Loyalty is an important quality, but if its loyalty that keeps Andy Rooney on the air, it’s a quality misplaced by CBS.
I am not old enough to know if Andy was once insightful or relevant. In the years since I began watching 60 Minutes, I can assure you that I have found him to be [...]
Archive for June, 2008
Nature may not have killed Andy Rooney, but you can CBS
Posted in Journalism on June 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Obama and Fox News
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Calling Bullshit | U.S. v. Miller
Posted in US Politics on June 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I am not a legal scholar, but by the looks of the ruling in U.S. v. Miller, neither is Antonin Scalia. Scalia, a darling of the right wing judiciary, has taken aim at his more liberal colleagues for broad interpretations of the law. He has advocated a strict constructionist view that has focused on framers [...]
And the World hasn’t ended…
Posted in Canadian Politics, Queer, US Politics on June 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Gay marriages have begun in California and the world hasn’t ended. A headline in The New York Times, written hours after the first marriage certificates to same-sex couples were distributed, read “Sense of Calm as Gay Couples Wed in California.”
Here in Canada, same-sex marriage has been the law since June 20, 2005, having been [...]
No Love for “The Love Guru”
Posted in Entertainment on June 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I have been an ardent fan of Mike Myers movies, and appreciative of Myers himself. However, my early anticipation of “The Love Guru” died a quick death in seeing the trailer. It not only didn’t seem good, it seemed bad. I mean really bad. It looked like the sort of movie that kills a good [...]
Seperated at Birth
Posted in Canadian Politics on June 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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Word of the Day: Scabrous
Posted in Word of the Day on June 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Scabrous
Main Entry:
sca·brous
Pronunciation:
\ˈska-brəs also ˈskā-\
Function:
adjective
Etymology:
Latin scabr-, scaber rough, scurfy; akin to Latin scabere to scratch — more at scab
Date:
1646
1: difficult, knotty <a scabrous problem>2: rough to the touch: as a: having small raised dots, scales, or points <a scabrous leaf> b: covered with raised, roughened, or unwholesome patches <scabrous [...]
Word of the Day: Paean
Posted in Word of the Day on June 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Paean
Main Entry:
pae·an
Pronunciation:
\ˈpē-ən\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Latin, hymn of thanksgiving especially addressed to Apollo, from Greek paian, paiōn, from Paian, Paiōn, epithet of Apollo in the hymn
Date:
1589
1 : a joyous song or hymn of praise, tribute, thanksgiving, or triumph
2 : a work that praises or honors its subject : encomium, tribute
Source: [...]
Tim Russert
Posted in Journalism, US Politics on June 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I have been journeying across the U.S. Pacific Coast and arrived in Kent, WA to hear some sad news: Tim Russert passed away. People wiser than I and with more experience in the contributions of Russert will comment on his passing. However, as someone who once trained to be and was a political journalist, I [...]
Word of the Day: Salve
Posted in Word of the Day on June 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
salve1 (săv, säv)
n.
An analgesic or medicinal ointment.
Something that soothes or heals; a balm.
Flattery or commendation.
tr.v., salved, salv·ing, salves
To soothe or heal with or as if with salve.
To ease the distress or agitation of; assuage: salved my conscience by apologizing.
[Middle English, from Old English sealf.]
salve2 (sălv)
tr.v., salved, salv·ing, salves.
To salvage.
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