Archive for February, 2008
Education, You’ve Been Terminated
The American dream is evaporating before our very eyes. Our infrastructure needs attention badly, as epitomized by the ravages of Hurricane Katrina. Our hospitals are a bureaucratic nightmare of red tape, with emergency rooms closing their doors to an ever-increasing population. And one of the most fundamental building blocks of a society
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Televangelist Declares Holy War on Senate ‘Stickler’
Iowa Republican Senator Chuck Grassley may not be the hippest cat in town (or the most logical), but he hardly deserves to have a holy war against him. Texas-based televangelist Kenneth Copeland begs to differ. During the Jan. 22 broadcast of his 2008 Ministers’ Conference, Copeland pledged to wage his very own holy war against [...]
I.D. Rakes it in and Gets Rake in Face
Every so often, a group will try to promote its cause and give itself the proverbial rake in the face. The pointy end of the rake came up when the makers of ‘Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed’ started bribing fundamentalist schools to organize mandatory field trips forcing students to watch the film. Bribery? Great publicity move! [...]
‘Obamaniacs’ Clamor for Change at UCI
A few days ago, Senator Ted Kennedy endorsed Barack Obama by stating that ‘it’s time again for a new generation of leadership.’ He was talking not only about the candidacy of Obama, but also about the energy of the many young people who support him.
I’ve been phoning people who live in Orange County and working [...]
Chemerinsky Today, Gitmo Tomorrow
The firing and re-hiring of Erwin Chemerinsky as founding dean of the UC Irvine Donald Bren School of Law was used to silence professors, academics, students and left-wing activists critical of the Bush administration. The message that right-wing activists wanted to convey was ‘shut up or we’ll shut you up.’
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UCI Has Egg on its Face
UC Irvine and animal cruelty should not go together. However, every day UCI Dining Services offers eggs produced by animals subjected to cruelty. We may not realize it, but every time we order scrambled eggs or a mushroom omelet in a dining hall or campus eatery, we are essentially ordering cruelty.
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Public NewSense
Thumbs down: According to President George W. Bush’s State of the Union Address, ‘We must trust in the good heart of the American people,’ which explains warrantless wiretapping, Guantanamo Bay and Ann Coulter. But hey, if you can’t trust the American people to pay for their own damn healthcare, then who can you trust?
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Drawn and Quoted
Douchebag of the Week: ‘When Sean Hannity says he’s voting for me, when Laura Ingraham says she’s endorsing me … Rush [Limbaugh] has been going after McCain pretty aggressively. Michael Reagan has been pretty aggressive. The world of conservatism is pretty solidly behind my effort,’ remarked Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney. If this is Romney’s [...]
