Daily Archives: June 17th, 2008 «

 

Gore’s “green” home uses more energy now than it did before

Posted by: ST on June 17, 2008 at 7:34 pm » 14 Comments

When last we left you, The King of Green Al Gore was using 20 times more electricity in his home compared to the average household. In fact, the Tennessee Center for Policy Research reported in February of 2007 that “Gore’s mansion, [20-room, eight-bathroom] located in the posh Belle Meade area of Nashville, consumes more electricity [...]

 

Tuesday open thread

Posted by: ST on June 17, 2008 at 3:51 pm » 8 Comments

I’ll be back later this evening. Wednesday Update: Things are hectic for me today – will check back in later tonight to catch up.

 

CNN=Cuba/Castro News Network?

Posted by: ST on June 17, 2008 at 12:51 pm » 3 Comments

CNN’s been caught before displaying a pro-Cuba/Castro bias, and now they’ve been caught again, this time over the news that Elian Gonzalez, once a young boy caught in the middle of an international custody dispute, has joined Cuba’s Young Communist Union. First, here’s the CBS report: CBS News correspondent Kelly Cobiella reports Elian has spent [...]

 

The general electorate – PLUS: Obama’s position on the Boumediene ruling

Posted by: ST on June 17, 2008 at 9:45 am » 7 Comments

The Atlantic’s Marc Ambinder has examined some recent polls and has determined some common themes among them. The first one may surprise you: There is a remarkable consistency across all these polls, one that helps us draw certain boundaries around the electorate. There will always be variation, either random or events-driven, but the rough plot [...]

 

Obama promises Iraq’s foreign minister that he will visit before November

Posted by: ST on June 17, 2008 at 12:09 am » 3 Comments

Once upon a time Obama acted like he wasn’t going to go to Iraq again (outside of the one visit he made in January 2006). Now he’s trying to follow in McCain’s footsteps – literally: (CNN) – A day after his Republican counterpart sat down with visiting Iraqi foreign minister Hoshyar Zebari, Barack Obama spoke [...]