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February 2004

NBC Hiding Embarassing Kerry Interview?

Good heavens, Random Observations seems to have become a "media bias" blog lately. I swear, it's not because I'm trying....

PBS Frontline Corrects the Bible

Frontline apparently pulls a few punches in order to make the New Testament look bad. Sadly, though, they're below the belt, and they're refuting their own words, not those in the bible.

Guardian Environmental Hoax / Building Liberals, One Brick at a Time

Yet another fake story in the press (Bush Buries Secret Global Warming Report) triggers my ire, and I rant intemperately about the state of things as they are. Of course, I'm not shocked: This is precisely what my worldview predicts. Still, it's appalling to watch.

G.K. Chesterton on Environmentalism

The essence of all pantheism, evolutionism, and modern cosmic religion is really in this proposition: that Nature is our mother....

The Simpsons and Tony Blair

Matt Groening admits the satirical is political, and gives us a bit of insight into how his political views color The Simpsons.

Religious Affirmative Action

New York Second Circuit Federal Court Judge Sifton has decided that the US Constitution compels us to oppose Christianity and favor other religions. What version of the Constitution is he reading?

The 1000 Fighting Styles of Donald Rumsfeld

Worried about facing a hostile press corps, armed with nothing more than a stack of Pentagon briefings? You might want...

"Embedded", Revisited

Is Robbins' controversial play "Embedded" an even-handed, touching portrayl of the Iraqi war, or is it, as critics charge, a vicious pack of lies?

How to Write Compelling Web Pages

Want to persuade people you're a nut? Does your central thesis lack substantiating evidence? Then follow this easy ten-step guide when creating your web site! There's something here for everyone...

IBM Deliberately Sells Defective Hard Drives

Slashdot: IBM was well-aware that its click-of-death 75GXP hard drives had a failure rate of as much as 10 times...

Astronomers Discover 'Diamond Star'

Twinkle, twinkle little star,DeBeers craves you from afar... BBC News: The cosmic diamond is a chunk of crystallised carbon, 4,000...

ABC News Promises More Bias

ABC News tells us what we already know, and threatens the Bush administration with a shocking gloves-off display of threats to bias his coverage.

Can a Christian be an Economic Conservative?

Previously, I've questioned whether Christianity mandates socialism. Today we examine an essay which implies a sincere Christian can't possibly fail to support state redistribution of funds and bans on global trade.

O'Reilly on Entertainment Weekly on "The Passion"

Entertainment Weekly says Mel Gibson is attacking the media, but (apparently) omits any mention of recent media attacks on Mel. Fox News's entertainment correspondant Lisa Bernhart says this is justified, apparently, because Mel Gibson has faith.

Of Bombs and Belief; Of Arundhati and Oppenheimer

Unlike Arundhati Roy, I'm not absolutely convinced that the world would certainly have been a much better place without Los Alamos; nor do I feel the sins of the fathers should be visited upon the sons. But sometimes it's useful to consider her arguments in light of her own apparent standards.

The Laffer Curve Strikes Again

Is raising taxes fiscally responsible when we are in a recession? Can you really cut taxes in order to get out of a deficit? The answers may suprise you.

Kerry: Republicans Go Negative?

Guess who's accusing the President of saying negative things about his political opponent? Wow, that's an amazingly bold move, considering the recent behavior of the accusers.

P.J. O'Rourke on Government and the Press

P.J. O'Rourke: You say we (reporters) are distracting from the business of government. Well I hope so. Distracting a politician...

Press Conference: Bush's National Guard Service

I'm watching a press conference with a white house official. They've released the payroll records which demonstrate George W. Bush...

Antisemitism and German Media Bias

The whole thing started innocently enough. "Dr. Dot" was just trying to get her jacket and leave. Little did she know she'd end up with a fat lip and a false story in a German newspaper...

Diamonds Made from Coal?

Are diamonds made from coal? Wouldn't that be further evidence that oil isn't made from diosaurs or decaying plant materials?

What's in the heart of another?

What can we learn from M*A*S*H, the National Prayer Breakfast, Gregg Easterbrook, and Ronald Reagan's 1976 campaign about judging a book by its cover?

Sunnyside Elementary, Meet Handbasket

Guns and knives in school. Kids having sex in the bathroom. Disrespecting the teacher and failing to show up for...

Kerry and Health Insurance: It Doesn't Add Up

A quick look at one thing John Kerry is going to do to make health care in America more affordable. Sadly, it seems to violate common sense.

Bush and WMD

Josh Marshall at Talking Points Memo has some reasonable complaints regarding WMD. For one, that Perle has long complained that...

Peter Pan is Evil; Monologues is Good

Here's a high school with some interesting priorities: The Amherst-Pelham Regional School Committee banned "West Side Story" because its members...

Understanding Liberals

Sorry: I normally try to keep Random Observations more of a news-channel-like format. But lately, I'm going to be putting...

Sushi and Hatred

Rambling about sushi, politics, leftist hatred, and blogging...

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