Archive for 'Assholes'
Tiger Woods’ terrifying lack of humor
Mark Morford, one of my very favorite columnists, wrote this:
“ABC’s George Stephanopoulos called Tiger’s little speech “one of the most remarkable public apologies ever by a public figure.” Clearly, Stephanopolous might be more of a mental fluffball than anyone originally thought.
via Tiger Woods’ terrifying lack of humor.
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FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: One Massachusetts Poll That Democrats Shouldn’t Panic About
Thank you Nate Silver! A PR guy is pushing a bogus poll. Who woulda thought?
“The poll was conducted by a firm connected with the Black Rock Group, which bills itself as a “strategic communications and public affairs firm” and whose chief spokesman/strategist, Carl Forti, just so happens to be the spokesman for this polling firm [...]
Killing Us Softly 3: Advertising’s Image of Women | Watch Free Documentary Online
Great short film—actually a lecture—by Jean Kilbourne on the extent of advertising’s dehumanization of women and perpetuation of destructive stereotypes about both genders.
Killing Us Softly 3: Advertising’s Image of Women | Watch Free Documentary Online.
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Andy Ostroy: The Economy is Recovering, No Thanks to Republicans
“It’s the Democrats’ economy, stupid.
One year ago the United States economy was on the precipice of catastrophic meltdown. One year later America’s financial system, while not thriving, is surely showing signs of surviving and climbing back from its abysmal state, with a broad range of economic indicators signaling the early stages of recovery. The economy [...]
Les Leopold: Wall Street’s Latest Ponzi Scheme: Bailout Repayments?
Les Leopold, Author of , The Looting of America
“But bankers see nothing at all wrong with seven figure compensation packages for helping to create the Great Recession and destroy over seven million jobs. As my cousin Jeff points out, this is a precisely like the captain of the Exxon Valdez demanding and getting a big [...]
Editorial – A Gift to Credit Card Companies – NYTimes.com
It seems simple to believe that people are motivated by money—it talks and bullshit walks, right?—but why do I struggle to believe that anyone could so deliberately screw over his constituents? It gives rise to a feeling of outrage.
“Congress left consumers extremely vulnerable when it gave the credit card industry as long as 15 months [...]
I-Team: Former Weatherman Accused of Stalking – Las Vegas Now
Yikes! Personality disorder on display. What’s black is white and white is black. Notice the projection: He’s accusing her of stalking. I bet a lot of women prior to this one were intimidated and not believed when they talked about him. Scary.
“LAS VEGAS –John Fredericks had a 12-year career on the Las Vegas airwaves and [...]
Names of the Dead: Jesse Lee Johnson 25, Reseda, CA
Please read and share. Just one of hundreds of stories about people who have died due to lack of health insurance. What kind of people have we become?
Names of the Dead: Jesse Lee Johnson 25, Reseda, CA
“My cousin Jesse who was my best friend died due a blood clot that had traveled to his heart. [...]
Associated Baptist Press – Fear Not: What does virtual rumor-mongering say about Christians?
The answer to the man’s question below is that there is a distortion in the groupthink that lets Christians project their own flaws onto others and by doing so obscure whatever self-reflection they might have had. This, of course, is true for other groupthinkers, too.
“So, why are Christians so willing to believe unsubstantiated rumors? And [...]
Editorial – Credit Card Chicanery – NYTimes.com
So true! Again, I’m posting this under the “Assholes” category because only assholes would exploit good people like this.
“Congress blundered badly when it gave the credit card industry as long as 15 months to phase out the deceptive and predatory practices that were outlawed in a new law enacted in May.
Instead of backing away from [...]
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