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MSNBC and Keith Olbermann: A Clear Case of Corporate Hypocrisy

Posted on November 6, 2010 by Gene

MSNBC fired Keith Olbermann for making financial contributions to democratic political candidates. They said that these gifts violated their company policy regarding the impartiality of their news people. Here is a summary of MSNBC’s stated policy on such matters, as … Continue reading →

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Stuck Like Congress, or Stuck in Philly With a Wandering Mind

Posted on February 26, 2010 by Gene

Here I am, stuck in Philadelphia…literally. Another Nor’Easter has blown in with a vengeance, and I am a shut-in at the Homestead Suites. Stuck. One might see the way recent weather has brought much of the Northeast, including Washington DC, … Continue reading →

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Sarah Palin and the Advancement of Political Correctness and Gotcha Politics

Posted on February 10, 2010 by Gene

Say it isn’t so, Sarah. Please tell me you are not turning the Political Correctness cannon on the party that created it. I know that Rahm Emanuel’s use of the term “f—ing retarded” was insensitive, calloused, and hurtful to many, … Continue reading →

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Is Forrest Gump Smarter Than Barack Obama?

Posted on July 24, 2009 by Gene

I am going to go ahead and make a snap judgment here and say that men in authority ought not make snap judgments and brash statements. It seems that our current president is finding that it is much easier to … Continue reading →

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