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MLK had a dream
By Michelle at 28 August, 2008, 2:52 pm
45 years ago today, Martin Luther King Jr. had a dream, and he shared it passionately with a nation. Tonight, part of his dream will officially be answered. We will hear Barack Obama accept the nomination, the first person of color to lead the ticket for either of the top two political parties in the [...]
Read More >>What’s wrong with this headline?
By Michelle at 27 August, 2008, 10:33 am
Wow. Way to go, South Africa.
Article’s here.
Westboro Will Protest at Tubbs Jones Funeral
By Michelle at 27 August, 2008, 9:28 am
Those crazy fundies are at it again. The Westboro Baptist Church, who believes that God hates everyone who is gay, Canadian, and Middle Eastern — a lot of other groups, too, but why dwell on the depressing.
Anyway, the Kansan church is going to Ohio to do what they do best: protest funerals. Perhaps you’ve seen [...]
Rachel Maddow Gets a Show
By Michelle at 19 August, 2008, 3:46 pm
Yaaaay, finally, a brilliant, awesome, woman is getting a news show on a major cable news network, and it has nothing to do with her looks (Paula Zahn) or her craziness (Nancy Grace) or her allegiance to the right wing (Greta Van Sustren).
Radio host and television commentator Rachel Maddow will have her own show on [...]
Putting the “Field” in Track and Field
By Michelle at 18 August, 2008, 9:15 pm
Now, I like watching a lot of Olympic events, but I haven’t really been super pumped about anything except for track and field. Unfortunately, we got schooled in the women’s 100M and the marathon, but in the events that many people aren’t paying attention to (those that take place inside of the track) we’re not [...]
Read More >>Cable News Pines For Your Eyes (and Dollars)
By Michelle at 18 August, 2008, 4:06 pm
Hey there, 20somethings — you’re making the TV news dorks itch with anxiousness. Seems that since our preceding generation didn’t really give to poops about politics, we’re something of a rebirth of political conscious. Polls are showing a surge in primary votes from people under the age of 30… probably because a lot of us [...]
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