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Posted by Anne Segal on May 07, 2012 3 Comments

In case you missed the weekend I locked out the Professor from his own blog, here are some highlights: Yet another Obama campaign hashtag attempt: #Readytogo No longer feeling sorry for Dick Lugar Heartland Institute unveils marketing campaign on global warming Berkshire Hathway's Munger: civilized people don't buy gold France...

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Posted by Anne Segal on May 07, 2012 31 Comments

A graphic entitled "The Illusion of Choice" has been circulating among those keen to expose the interconnectedness of many of the brands available to consumers: "Interconnectedness" might be a nice way of putting it, for some. That's because this graphic plays into the misplaced alarm that has...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 07, 2012 3 Comments

We have seen this phenomenon before in Obamaville. From Linda in Tennessee, who writes: Obamanomics =hard times. Note the "hardware store" "12" pasted over the '08. ...

Posted by Anne Segal on May 06, 2012 50 Comments

Twitchy.com reports that James O'Keefe has been subpoenaed by the New Hampshire Attorney General in connection with his New Hampshire voter-fraud investigation. James O'Keefe tweeted early Sunday evening that New Hampshire Attorney General Michael Delaney "attempted to serve a criminal grand jury subpoena on me at event...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 06, 2012 24 Comments

I've been traveling without a computer this weekend but this story at IndyStar is worth a PDA post, so excuse some formatting issues like no embedded links. The inclination I've had to feel sorry for Dick Lugar that his career may reach an inglorious end is...

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Posted by Anne Segal on May 06, 2012 27 Comments

Today challenger Francois Hollande unseated incumbent French President Nicolas Sarkozy with 52 percent of the vote, in doing so becoming the second Socialist president in France's history. Sarkozy, who conceded defeat late Sunday, thanked the French people for his five years as leader of the country, adding: From...

Posted by Anne Segal on May 06, 2012 28 Comments

This Friday Charles Munger of Berkshire Hathaway addressed the growing interest by Americans in investing in gold. Munger, Warren Buffett's "right-hand man," and the vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway made his comments on CNBC: Gold is a great thing to sew into your garments if you’re...

Posted by Anne Segal on May 06, 2012 18 Comments

Yesterday, 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (KSM) was arraigned at Gitmo along with his four co-conspirators. The team at This Ain't Hell was there, in person, and liveblogged the entire trial beginning with this photo taken from the parking lot full of media: This Ain't Hell reports...

Posted by Anne Segal on May 06, 2012 32 Comments

At the risk of beating a dead horse, I'm letting you know that the Obama campaign has unveiled yet another hashtag: #readytogo. Now they're just making it too easy. The campaign, which officially kicked off Saturday in Ohio, even got some some college students (a la 2008)...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 06, 2012 4 Comments

Another one from Bill on his trip to New Orleans. The sticker is from ProjectGoPink (Facebook), a Republican woman's group: ...

Posted by Anne Segal on May 05, 2012 18 Comments

Politico reports that Liz Cheney's increased presence in Wyoming has caused some to wonder about her future political future plans there: With little fanfare, Cheney, a former State Department official and the eldest daughter of the former vice president, has spoken at six events in different corners of the...

Posted by Anne Segal on May 05, 2012 19 Comments

GreenFestival, a project of Green America and Global Exchange, purports to be an experience for young and old alike to celebrate "in sustainable style" the food and philosophy of the green movement. The festivals are taking place across the country; this past April in New York,...

Posted by Anne Segal on May 05, 2012 24 Comments

Free-market think tank The Heartland Institute has taken their policy insights one step further by securing a high-profile billboard on global warming: According to Joe Bast, the Heartland Institute's president: The most prominent advocates of global warming aren’t scientists...

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on May 05, 2012 18 Comments

Jim McAfee, of that McAfee, lives in Belize and has become the victim of their national "Gang Suppression Unit." Technically, those who put him in custody were arms of the state working to preserve the safety of their citizens, though one has to wonder who...

Posted by Anne Segal on May 05, 2012 43 Comments

In the days since the unveiling of the Obama campaign's cartoon Julia, critics on both the left and the right have laughed off the cradle-to-grave depiction of life with Big Brother handling everything for "its women": MSNBC's Willie Geist: "They did lob this up as a softball...

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