Archive for the ‘Big Brother’ Category

Two Women have been nominated for Vice President. There have been women Senators and Governors. Women Secretaries of State. Women within a snowball’s throw of being president (Hillary Clinton).
But Nancy Pelosi decides not to be completely brow beaten, like many other Democrats, by absurd threats of “filibuster” and helps pass an overly controlling health [...]

Florida Representative Alan Grayson is not your average politician, or, well, Democrat. Grayson, back in October:
They understand that if Barack Obama were to cure world hunger tomorrow, they would blame him for overpopulation.
They understand that if Barack Obama were to somehow bring about world peace, they would blame him for destroying the defense industry.
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Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty’s contempt and ignorant sneering is something that should give Americans at least quick pause.
It’s easy to just scapegoat a group, and mix in a few wildly exaggerated and in most cases idiotic stereotypes that appeal to our deepest and most base emotions.  It’s the exact opposite of leadership. It’s cowardly, it’s [...]

This humble, and somewhat obscure blog, if known, might not always be a favorite of Maureen Dowd’s. Here’s a very recent, but we think fair, example.
Today, Dowd wrote a column in the NY Times very space limited op ed pages, essentially saying that 3d movies are cool, or might be cool, or that people [...]

The slippery slope toward a pseudo Big Brother-ish type of American Society just got a bit steeper and more slippery:
Could stacking your Twitter or Facebook contacts lists with financially-responsible friends help improve your chances of getting a loan?
The answer could be yes, according to a report out this week from CreditCards.com. In a story entitled, [...]

Do you really need “cyber friends”?  Do you really need to show the world who your friends are in order to validate them, or who you are? Is the time spend gawking at or on facebook, with all the amazing things to do out in the physical (or even virtual) world today, really time well [...]