Liberal Talk Radio

Remember the last time the U.S. intervened in the Horn of Africa? Yeah, that didn’t work out so well. And keep in mind that in ‘91, we went into Somalia with the best of intentions, and with a kinder, gentler kind of big-stick diplomacy.
There’s trouble a-brewin’ in the Horn again. War looms [...]

Great fact nugget tucked away in George Will’s op-ed on why Barack Obama should run:
the center of the nation’s population, now southwest of St. Louis, is moving south and west at a rate of two feet an hour
Neat. Call me when it gets past Texas.

Found (via Slate link) this great article recounting the difficulties faced by Army medical teams in Iraq, and the organizational structure they’ve developed in response to those challenges.
Here’s the tale of how one severe casualty was (successfully) treated:
One airman with devastating injuries from a mortar attack outside Balad on September 11, 2004, was on an [...]

Yes, it’s better than a Mexican standoff, I promise. Interesting story on NPR yesterday:
LAURA BELOUS: In a lot of ways, Ruben Sanchez and his wife are the picture of the American dream. They came to the U.S. seven years ago from Mexico and he began working two jobs as a janitor. He and his [...]

I still can’t believe that this idea still gets mentioned seriously as a reason to rebuild the Viaduct:
But tunnel opponents, who recent polls suggest may be the majority, say a tunnel is a costly luxury and replacing the elevated highway with a similar structure would preserve a harbor view for motorists. That decision also would [...]

If you’re a conservative, I guess nothing gets you as riled up as the prospect of a woman and a black man running the country (and, presumably, sleeping together at the same time — those damn liberals and their non-traditional values!).
The Bug Meister himself, Mr. Tom “Would You Like Some Dioxin and Scandal with Your [...]

Just when you assumed college kids couldn’t possibly be more out of touch with reality comes proof that they are, in fact, even more out of touch with reality than you previously assumed, and apparently have been for a long time:
The City College of New York will remove from one of its community centers the [...]

I suspect there’s a reason we haven’t heard too much about media consolidation in radio lately, but then there it is — a stable of aging country stars decrying the current state of affairs:
Radio consolidation is shrinking playlists and creating a homogenized musical landscape, several singers and songwriters told the Federal Communication Commission on Monday.
“Big [...]

Fortunately for the rest of us, no one really pays attention to either Ward Churchill or doucheturd college students:
An ethnic studies professor from the University of Colorado, Ward Churchill, received a standing ovation last night from a crowd of more than 200 New School students after blaming the 2001 World Trade Center attacks on America’s [...]

Creeping Kerryism is back again with headlines like “Lesbian Cheney Pregnant”:
Mary Cheney, the daughter of Vice President Dick Cheney, is pregnant with her first child. While her parents are welcoming the blessed event with “eager anticipation,” the religious right is up in arms about her baby being denied a father. Ms. Cheney, 37, will rear [...]