Links (most recent first) that caught my eye, but did not warrant full-blown blog entries ….
- ‘Are You Guys Eventually Going To Disclose?’ Chamber Responds Bluntly, ‘No!’ – I’d very much welcome an investigation into this. It will be too late for this election cycle, but …
- News Corporation Shareholders Rebel Against Company’s Political Donations – I’d loooove to see Murdoch take some serious heat over this.
- Belgian archbishop represents the church’s love – Dear Abp. Leonard: There is a difference between not pulling your punches and punching a sick person in the face. Even if one ascribes AIDS to some sort of “immanent justice” regarding homosexuality, it doesn’t at all address (a) gays who don’t get AIDS, (b) straights who get AIDS, (c) people who get AIDS through sexual contact they thought was safe/legal/moral (the wife of a man who got it from a prostitute, for example), (d) people who get AIDS from non-sexual causes (tainted blood in transfusions, for example). Until you can account for those conditions, I suggest you refrain from blithely ascribing God’s “immanent justice” to a group of the population.
- Jonathan Chait: If Republicans Win The House They’ll Impeach Obama – I have no doubt. The GOP has made it clear they will use any and all governmental tools at their disposal to thwart the Democrats and exercise whatever power they can, no matter the cost to the country.
- Public Employees and Elections: A Conflict of Interest? – By Pat Sajak – The Corner – National Review Online – No more than “Property Owners and Elections” or “School Parents and Elections” or “Taxpaers and Elections” or “Citizens and Elections” are a conflict of interest, Pat. How asinine (about as much so as the majority of the comments, most of which are, “Yeah, and no unionization of public employees, either, hyuk, ’cause they’re all stupidheads eating from the taxpayer’s trough!”).
- Muslims and Martians : Dispatches from the Culture Wars
- NPR staff told to stay away from Colbert, Stewart rallies if not covering them – Good Lord — it’s like they’re trying to abide by professional journalistic standards or something. Compare and contrast to Fox’s talking heads cavorting around at Tea Party and other conservative events as supporters and participants.
- Communicating with Academica – SMBC October 14, 2010
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3. I thought you were misspelling “imminent” until I looked it up. 🙂
5. Obviously, if you receive government funding of any sort, you should not be allowed to vote. If your company gets tax breaks, you should not be allowed to vote. If you have ever used government services, you should not be allowed to vote. I guess even if you’re paying into Social Security, you shouldn’t be allowed to vote. Whom does that leave?
7. I had no idea that NPR restricted the rights of its employees this way. “NPR journalists may not participate in marches and rallies involving causes or issues that NPR covers, nor should they sign petitions or otherwise lend their name to such causes, or contribute money to them.” Maybe NPR employees can’t vote, either! :/