Alleged Al Qaeda Terrorist Trial Begins Today in NYC Courtroom

By: Monday September 27, 2010 6:38 am

When Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani was first transferred to New York from Guantanamo Bay last year, House Republican leader John Boehner of Ohio called it “the first step in the Democrats’ plan to import terrorists into America.”

Will George W. Bush Reject Outrageous Anti-Muslim Demagoguery On the Right?

By: Wednesday August 4, 2010 11:19 am

Here’s an opportunity for a failed President to achieve some measure of redemption.

People Magazine Confuses Elton John with a Marriage Equality Advocate

By: Sunday June 6, 2010 2:24 pm

Reporting on the despicable Rush Limbaugh wedding, People magazine mischaracterized the wedding singer, Million-Dollar Elton John, as an “outspoken gay-marriage advocate.” Sir Elton, who’ll apparently sing in front of roomful of bigots anywhere if the price is right, is far from a proponent of marriage equality.

Watercooler – Can We Stop With The Silly Polls Already?

By: Wednesday April 14, 2010 7:00 pm

Nevermind the ridiculous premise that respondents are asked to choose in a hypothetical race without any context or actual campaigning. Just doing a poll more than 2.5 years before the actual election is meaningless. Even polls that are done much sooner usually end up being way off the mark.

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