The title of the latest episode of The Newsroom is "Unintended Consequences", and the show is chock full of them. While this show hit many of the story lines (and even linked a couple of them together), this was Maggie's show. As with all the episodes this season so far, the events are framed around a person being interviewed at a … Read More
Duckworth Dresses Down IRS Contractor
It is one of those rare Congressional exchanges that's both dramatic and compelling: Yesterday during a House Oversight Committee hearing, Rep. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), who lost her legs and use of her right arm when she served in Iraq, dressed down an IRS contractor who used his military disability status to receive government contracts reserved for disabled vets. The catch? The … Read More
Miss Utah Crowned As New Youtube Babbling Pageant Contestant
It’s been six years, but the memory of Miss South Carolina Teen USA contestant Caite Upton tackling a pretty straightforward question about the geographical ignorance of our fellow Americans with words fished out of the garbage disposal is as fresh as ever: “People in our nation don’t have maps, The Iraq, like, everywhere such as, something something schools in the U.S. should … Read More
Bad Day For Conservatism In Sports
Tim Tebow get the boot. The first active player from any U.S. professional sports league to publicly reveals his homosexuality.
FCC Gives David Ortiz A Pass
During the nationally broadcast pre-game ceremonies last week — the one where the Boston Red Sox had their first home game following the Boston Marathon bombing — Red Sox player David Ortiz took to the microphone and spoke from the heart, uttering these words: “This is our fucking city, and nobody’s going to dictate our freedom.” Now remember, the Second … Read More
The Insane Sorority Girl Letter… Read By Michael Shannon
If you've been under a rock the past few days, the latest Internet meme is an actual letter written by a Delta Gamma sorority girl to her sisters. It demands to be printed in full: If you just opened this like I told you to, tie yourself down to whatever chair you’re sitting in, because this email is going to … Read More
April Fool’s Day From The White House
Obama announced he was to have a "very special message" this morning. Turns out to be YouTube phenom, Kid President:
Today in the Supreme Court
Early reports are that the Supreme Court is again concerned about standing in the DOMA case. Roberts in particular noted that it was unusual for the executive branch to choose not to defend a law passed by Congress. So again, SCOTUS seems wary about even deciding the case. UPDATE: Final update: #scotus 80% likely to strike down #doma. J Kennedy suggests … Read More
Just Sayin’
Anne Hathaway's husband looks like William Shakespeare…. …. who was married to a woman named Anne Hathaway 500 years ago.
Chilling Out, Maxing, Relaxing All Cool
Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air Theme Song Prompts School Lockdown Travis Clawson's life got flipped, turned upside-down. A receptionist at an eye doctor's office in Pennsylvania called 19-year-old Travis Clawson on Thursday to confirm an appointment. Instead, she got an outgoing message that alarmed her. She thought she heard the teenager say something about shooting up the school. The receptionist then … Read More
Distracting Headlines
Report: As many as 8 people may be involved in avalanche in Scottish Highlands - @STVNews "Involved"? What does that mean? Does that mean "buried" or "trapped"? And if so, why not say that? Unless the headline is saying that these 8 people started the avalanche. But if that's the case, then the headline should say that. *Sigh(