Media Cynic Page: 17
Saudi Arabia Builds a Wall (2006-10-04): The Saudis have decided that Iraq is such a disaster that they are building a 550 mile wall along the Iraq-Saudi Arabia border.
Bob Woodward and the White House's State of Denial (2006-10-02): Bob Woodward dropped a bombshell on Washington, D.
Congressman Foley Resigns in Disgrace (2006-09-30): Florida Republican congressman Mark Foley resigned in disgrace yesterday after ABC news got copies of the emails and instant messages that Foley sent to a 16 year-old male page.
Newsweek to American Public: You Can't Handle the Truth (2006-09-28): In a striking display of cynicism, condescension or something else entirely Newsweek decided that the American people can't handle the truth about Afghanistan: that the Taliban is taking over again.
Schwarzenegger Signs Global Warming Bill (2006-09-27): Today California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law groundbreaking legislation to fight global warming.
Intelligence Agencies Say Iraq War Worsens Terrorism Threat (2006-09-25): The White House so far has refused comment on an incredibly embarassing report issued by the major intelligence agencies which states unequivocally that the Iraq War has made the U.
Ten Percent of Arctic Perennial Ice Lost in One Summer (2006-09-21): Scientists announced this week that new satellite images show huge new holes in the Arctic ice which are a consequence of global warming.
Crazy Dictator Day at the U.N. (2006-09-20): Apparently it was Crazy Dictator Day at the U.
Pope Benedict Says Sorry -- Sort Of (2006-09-16): Pope Benedict said he was sorry -- sort of -- for his remarks in a recent speech that have infuriated the Muslim world.
Private Insurance Out of Reach for Most Americans (2006-09-14): A new study by the nonprofit research group Commonwealth Fund reveals that nine out of ten Americans who attempted to buy their own health insurance, ultimately did not buy the insurance because they couldn't afford it or because they were turned down due to a prior exisiting medical condition.
Richard Armitage's Admission in Plamegate (2006-09-13): In an exclusive interview, Sidney Blumenthal answers the question about Plamegate that the main stream media seems to have overlooked: What is the significance of Richard Armitage's statement that he was one of the leakers in Plamegate? So, to sum up.
Reflections on 9/11 (2006-09-11): As we reflect on the tragedy of 9/11 five years ago, it becomes blindingly obvious that the path President Bush took in the aftermath has made our country much less safe than we were on 9/10/01.
Path to 911 Blog Returns (2006-09-10): The blog for ABC's extremely controversial and erroneous Path to 911 miniseries has returned.
Documenting the Lies in the ABC Propaganda Film The Path to 9/11 (2006-09-10): A New Zealand blogger who has already seen the nauseating propaganda film being shown on ABC tonight in the U.
Army's New Weapon of Choice: the Attack Frisbee (2006-09-08): Just when you think the defense department can't do anything more ridiculous, it does.
Kyra Phillips' Top Ten Excuses (2006-09-01): Poor Kyra Phillips! The personable CNN anchor had the worst week of her life: on Tuesday during President Bush's speech from New Orleans, Kyra went to the ladies room and forgot to turn off her wireless microphone.
Dems Seek No Confidence Vote on Rumsfeld (2006-08-31): Taking a page from British politics, Democrats are seeking to hold a no confidence vote on Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld.
Middle Class Spending Slows (2006-08-29): The Wall Street Journal reports that middle class spending is finally starting to slow.
Will Neptune Be Next? (2006-08-26): Some experts say that Pluto's recent demotion to dwarf planet could set a precedent and that Neptune could be next.
You Say Pluto, I Say Pluton (2006-08-24): The International Astronomical Union ("IAU") General Assembly has voted to strip Pluto of its designation as a planet because it does not meet the new defining criteria of a planet: that it have sufficient gravity to be a sphere shape and that it be the largest object in its area of space (Pluto is a sphere, but scientists have discovered there are tens of thousands of asteroids that are bigger than Pluto).
