Don't worry, I am not posting the video of my latest encounter with The Rear Admiral. Katie Courec already scooped the field of gastroenterologic porn. You might go to You-tube if you are looking for that sort of entertainment.
Lately, I have been thinking about things that we really need to make life bearable. With all the dire warnings about the failing economy and hard times, it's clear that the government needs to spend money more wisely.
I am not a fan of earmarks, but there is one area of medicine that I think deserves a hefty government subsidy: Finding a colonsocopy prep that doesn't taste like elephant ass.
11/18/2008
11/10/2008
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Like most of my fellow Americans I do not believe that we need government censorship. The recent interest in "The Fairness Doctrine" has thrown some of the local right wing talk show hosts into a state of screechy fear.
The righties are always blathering about the Liberal bias of "the mainstream media." So when they (quite accurately) observe that the major outlets of news and entertainment tend to slant liberal, they are always full of righteous (and somewhat pompous) indignation. In other words, they see a vast left wing conspiracy.
But if the majority of the most-watched news networks and programming are aimed at the vast (Liberal) majority of viewers, it would seem that the benefactors of the Fairness Doctrine would be the under-represented Conservatives. How is my logic flawed?
Despite the constant and eternal drumbeat of negativity towards anything not-conservative (ie, America hating Democrats), these pompous pundits worry that the fairness doctrine will put them out of business. Supporters hurry to defend the one-sided rants of these talk show hosts by citing the ubiquity of the mainstream. Note that Limbaugh and Savage and lessor known imitators seldom have guests - especially not anyone who can present an intellectual defense of an opposing position. Instead they entertain the loyal listeners with soundbites clipped out-of-context to which they mount their mocking attacks.
The public does not need the government to tell us what to listen to on the radio or TV. The FCC certainly has a legitimate role to ensure that the airwaves are not being used to promote illegal activities or to incite the public to acts of violence. But I do not want the government shutting-down Rush Limbaugh or Michael Savage in the name of the fairness doctrine.
Air America the anti- right wing network failed because it didn't attract enough listeners/sponsors. That is the American way - we abandon those who fail to entertain us.
My personal vote has been registered via my radio dial. I no longer listen to the local talk shows. The traditional role of talk radio as a place where one might hear a balanced perspective has been replaced by ego-maniacs on a mission. Not entertaining.
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The righties are always blathering about the Liberal bias of "the mainstream media." So when they (quite accurately) observe that the major outlets of news and entertainment tend to slant liberal, they are always full of righteous (and somewhat pompous) indignation. In other words, they see a vast left wing conspiracy.
But if the majority of the most-watched news networks and programming are aimed at the vast (Liberal) majority of viewers, it would seem that the benefactors of the Fairness Doctrine would be the under-represented Conservatives. How is my logic flawed?
Despite the constant and eternal drumbeat of negativity towards anything not-conservative (ie, America hating Democrats), these pompous pundits worry that the fairness doctrine will put them out of business. Supporters hurry to defend the one-sided rants of these talk show hosts by citing the ubiquity of the mainstream. Note that Limbaugh and Savage and lessor known imitators seldom have guests - especially not anyone who can present an intellectual defense of an opposing position. Instead they entertain the loyal listeners with soundbites clipped out-of-context to which they mount their mocking attacks.
The public does not need the government to tell us what to listen to on the radio or TV. The FCC certainly has a legitimate role to ensure that the airwaves are not being used to promote illegal activities or to incite the public to acts of violence. But I do not want the government shutting-down Rush Limbaugh or Michael Savage in the name of the fairness doctrine.
Air America the anti- right wing network failed because it didn't attract enough listeners/sponsors. That is the American way - we abandon those who fail to entertain us.
My personal vote has been registered via my radio dial. I no longer listen to the local talk shows. The traditional role of talk radio as a place where one might hear a balanced perspective has been replaced by ego-maniacs on a mission. Not entertaining.
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11/02/2008
McCain was on SNL last night. This time he was pretty good. Cindy also made an appearance. I got the impression that he figured "What the hell; I've got nothing to lose." He seemed to enjoy doing the skit with fake Sara Palin (Tina Fey).
Somewhere you will probably see a clip of last night's host Ben Aflec, stating that he supports John McCain for president. The clip will probably not include Aflec's build-up where he notes that every candidate that he has ever publicly supported from Dukakis to Gore to Kerry has lost. So in that spirit he hopes to ensure an Obama victory by publicly coming-out for McCain.
Barney Frank has an ad that shows a daisy chain of elephants mounting each other from the rear. He should fire the company that came up with that one. He totally blames the Republicans for the Wall street meltdown. He promises to clean up the mess when he is re-elected.
Well, this effing election thing is almost over. No October surprise. Gas is $2.56 per gallon. People are shopping for SUV's again. What a world.
Sign at the local Starbucks: "POLITICS Poly = many Tics=Blood-sucking parasites"
Well said.
Somewhere you will probably see a clip of last night's host Ben Aflec, stating that he supports John McCain for president. The clip will probably not include Aflec's build-up where he notes that every candidate that he has ever publicly supported from Dukakis to Gore to Kerry has lost. So in that spirit he hopes to ensure an Obama victory by publicly coming-out for McCain.
Barney Frank has an ad that shows a daisy chain of elephants mounting each other from the rear. He should fire the company that came up with that one. He totally blames the Republicans for the Wall street meltdown. He promises to clean up the mess when he is re-elected.
Well, this effing election thing is almost over. No October surprise. Gas is $2.56 per gallon. People are shopping for SUV's again. What a world.
Sign at the local Starbucks: "POLITICS Poly = many Tics=Blood-sucking parasites"
Well said.
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