by David Safier If you, like me, are a New Yorker subscriber who is furious about their Obamas-as-Muslim-terrorists satirical cover misfire, you might want to do something about it. Here’s what I’m doing. I’m sending the cover to the New Yorker’s Letters to the Editor section. I figure this is enough of a message to … Read more
by David Safier If you haven’t seen the New Yorker cover with Barack and Michelle Obama depicted as Muslims and terrorists, you’ll have to look elsewhere. I won’t give that cover another viewing here. I think the cover is despicable and wrongheaded. We don’t need yet another version of the Obama-as-Muslim/terrorist myth played out on … Read more
by David Safier Some people wonder how McCain can still be seen as a straight talking maverick when he’s held so many different positions on so many issues. John show us how it’s done. Mah friends, this here’s what I call mah Maverick Fence. Ah kin do mah straight talkin’ from both sides of this … Read more
by David Safier Some people are worried that our children who are texting, Facebooking, emailing and IM-ing will never learn how to write in complete sentences using capital letters and punctuation. Worse, they’ll only be able to write in the abbreviated, telegraphic style of these dashed-off, emoticon-laden messages and lose the ability to write long, … Read more
by David Safier (TASL) I’m reviving my TASL logo for today’s educational shorts, because they’re about education, the economy and tax dollars. When CNBC ran a piece on the Top States for Business, Arizona came in #12, which isn’t bad,though last year we were at #10, so we slipped a bit. The state scored best … Read more