From Andy Borowitz: The GOP campaign for the White House is looking more and more like the screenplay for an unproduced Goldie Hawn film from the 1980’s, a Goldie Hawn film expert said today. Davis Logsdon, who teaches at the University of Minnesota’s School of Film and is considered the world’s foremost expert in theContinue reading “GOP Campaign Increasingly Resembles Unproduced Goldie Hawn Pic”
Author Archives: Kit Stolz
Mold Warrior Attacks Yours Truly
Interesting: a couple of weeks ago I linked to an LA Weekly story about the battle over mold. I thought it was a fascinating piece, but Sharon Kramer, the controversial "mold warrior" at the center of the story, most certainly did not like it. In her defense (see her comment to the link above) sheContinue reading “Mold Warrior Attacks Yours Truly”
Waiting for Gustav
As the hurricane, now listed at Category 4, spins its way north towards Louisiana, I can’t help but think of those in its path. Some bloggers are choosing to wait it out, despite the mandatory evacuation, such as Kyle LeBoeuf, who in Lafayette dared the hurricane to "bring it on!" The taunting might be crazy,Continue reading “Waiting for Gustav”
No One Frames an Election Better than Bill Clinton
As Barack Obama, Matt Miller (of the influential radio show Left, Right and Center), and now Frank Rich of The New York Times all agreed, a well-known Democrat gave one heck of a speech this week at the Democratic National Convention. No one frames an election better than Bill Clinton. Here, I think, is theContinue reading “No One Frames an Election Better than Bill Clinton”
It’s No Party at the LA Times
Miguel Bustillo, a first-rate reporter and writer who came up through the ranks of the LA Times, is leaving to take a job with the Wall Street Journal. American journalism is full of LA Times ex-pats: another is Robert Lee Hotz, was the top writer at the paper on global warming issues before he leftContinue reading “It’s No Party at the LA Times”
Sarah Palin: Global Warming Doubter
The newly-chosen GOP vice-presidential candidate doesn’t really believe in global warming, unlike her would-be boss John McCain, according to a brief interview with far-right Newsmax: What is your take on global warming and how is it affecting our country? A changing environment will affect Alaska more than any other state, because of our location. I’mContinue reading “Sarah Palin: Global Warming Doubter”
STOP THE PRESSES! Rush Limbaugh Sees Environmental Problem
For perhaps the first time ever in his radio career, Rush Limbaugh has spotted an environmental problem. He talked about how bad publicity thanks to Hurricane Gustave could hurt the image of the Republican convention on Wednesday. He asked former Republican candidate Mike Huckabee a question about it live on the air on Wednesday: LIMBAUGH: Continue reading “STOP THE PRESSES! Rush Limbaugh Sees Environmental Problem”
Gustav and the GOP: Let’s Dance!
A plot from the National Hurricane Center (below)…Gustav could arrive in New Orleans just in time to compete with the Republican National Convention. As a Category 3 hurricane. One presumes that the city and the Republican leadership will be better prepared this time, but the news is still not good for a White House linkedContinue reading “Gustav and the GOP: Let’s Dance!”
“Burn All the Fossil Fuels” Right Here, Right Now
Ted Rall gets the fundamental absurdity of John McCain’s position on drilling right (below). Yes, we can drill more, and possibly (according to the Energy Information Administration) reduce the price of gas by three or four cents in 2028. (To specify, if we opened ANWR to drilling, the price of oil would fall by betweenContinue reading ““Burn All the Fossil Fuels” Right Here, Right Now”
True Conservativism
In a new book of essays by Gore Vidal, Jay Parini describes old-fashioned conservatism succinctly. "…Vidal is conservative in many respects,” writes Parini. “He stands behind individual choice, the limitation of executive power, and preservation of the environment. Like his grandfather, he dislikes the empire. … He would return us, if possible, to the pureContinue reading “True Conservativism”
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