Archive for January, 2006

Juan and Sofia’s Great Circus of China »

It’s good to see that the Pseudo-Sino Circus is being brought to justice. A front page article in today’s SJ-R reports that the “Great Circus of China” that duped families in Springfield with their yellowface act, is now facing heat from the Texas Attorney General. Those Texans don’t cotton to swindlers. I’m sure they’ll take [...]

Huff Puff, Bang Bang »

The one thing that this blog is missing - besides spurious investigative reporting, partisan cheerleading,* and the salacious details of my personal life - is a regular feature. Other local blogs run weekly features, taking a break from the serious issues of the day to focus on lighter fare. Every Friday, Abelog talks up the [...]

al-Bashir Takes Home Coveted "Worst Dictator" Award, Joan and Mellisa Dish on Qaddafi’s Gown »

Parade magazine lobbed up a softball to left-wing bloggers today with their cover story that asks the question: Who is the World’s Worst Dictator?
I expect that before the day is through, the blogosphere will run heavy with posts suggesting, with varying degrees of facetiousness down to absolute zero, that President Bush should be appearing [...]

We Better Settle This One »

How could the SJ-R run a story on Robert Vaughn and not mention his star turn as hard-ass spokesman pitching the local legal services of Ron Kanoski and Associates? Granted it was an AP story, and the headline did play off the “Tell them you mean business” tag line from the ad. Still, I expected [...]

What’s Love Got To Do With It? »

The issue of gay marriage is once again in the media and I find the debate troubling on two fronts. First, I can’t think of one reason why homosexuals shouldn’t be allowed to marry. On the other hand, I don’t think that every person who opposes gay marriage is a bigot and don’t see what [...]