Moraes on TV - Salahis speak!
voices.washingtonpost.com — Aspiring reality-TV stars Michaele and Tareq Salahi kick off their Media Whoredom Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony live Tuesday morning on NBC's "Today" show, guided by America's Sweetheart Matt Lauer. We're live-blogging at 7 o'clock: (Submitted by bettverboten) More...
Washington Post: Is the EPA silencing Obama critics?
voices.washingtonpost.com — The Environmental Protection Agency has ordered two agency attorneys to remove a YouTube video they produced that criticizes climate change legislation backed by the Obama administration. Laurie Williams and Allan Zabel, who are married and live in San Francisco, had previously received clearance from EPA to post the video. (Submitted by TheEngineer2008) More...
Security Fix - Poking at Google's New Privacy Dashboard
voices.washingtonpost.com — Google unveiled Dashboard, intended to give users a way to view -- and in modest ways limit -- the breadth of information the search giant collects about our online lives. You can manage which Google Documents you're sharing, edit your Gchat history, and clear out your search history that Google has stored about you. More transparency, but privacy? (Submitted by angel.wardriver) More...
White House releases visitor logs
voices.washingtonpost.com — In a move it is hailing as "transparency like you've never seen before," the White House on Friday released nearly 500 visitor records of individuals visiting the executive mansion between Inauguration Day and the end of July. Many of the names appear, on first glance, to be boldface ones -- such as Michael Jordan, William Ayers, Michael Moore.... (Submitted by bettverboten) More...
Here's the type of advice on health care Obama should ignore
voices.washingtonpost.com — Post writer argues that strong Republican opposition to health-care reform in Virginia -- a swing state -- should "give pause" to Obama and Dem lawmakers. Bullshit. If they can't simply do what's right -- irrespective of crystal-ball political calculations -- then they have no business being in office. (Submitted by nahsrocketeer75) More...
Redskins ban all fan signs at FedEx Field
voices.washingtonpost.com — I fished this sign out of a garbage can outside FedEx Field. It was in the garbage can because there's a new policy that says no signs of any sort are permitted inside the stadium. Even signs sending best wishes to husbands in Afghanistan. (Submitted by redsfaithful) More...
High Court Showdown: Dogs, Guns and Sexual Predators
voices.washingtonpost.com — Here's the truth: A lot of important -- really important -- Supreme Court cases would put most of us to sleep. In the abstract we may appreciate the importance of separation of powers, but we recoil at the thought... (Submitted by robinbal) More...
WaPo Roman Polanski Apologist Whines About Outraged Response
voices.washingtonpost.com — FTA: Of all the many and unexpected responses I received to my four-paragraph blog post on Roman Polanski, two struck me as worthy of reaction. Here is the first, from an online comment: "Hey Ann Applebaum do you have a young daughter? How about I rape her??? Please, I just love raping little girls." (Submitted by TheEngineer2008) More...
eBay to Gov? Meg Whitman and a Brief History of Not Voting
voices.washingtonpost.com — Former eBay chief executive Meg Whitman's spotty record as a voter -- she was never registered before 2002, according to reporting by the Sacramento Bee -- has become a major issue as she seeks the Republican nomination for governor of California in 2010 (Submitted by archivedigger) More...
Hanged Census Worker Was Bound, Gagged, Blinfolded & Naked
voices.washingtonpost.com — Yet the local police don't want to rule out suicide? Clearly the cops in KY are trying to keep the true nature of this Republican misinformation fear mongering fed hate crime on the down low. (Submitted by MiddleAmerica) More...
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