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Posted by The Eleventh Hour 2 years ago.
I’m going to say this once again: “Because that’s just the way I was raised” may be a chosen (and unthinking) reason for why you do something or act a certain way, but it’s not an excuse. You are capable of acting whatever way or doing whatever ...
Posted by The Eleventh Hour 2 years ago.
I've been thinking this for some time:Under the circumstances, investing additional resources in defending airplanes is unlikely to be a cost effective investment. It’s also worth underscoring the fact that flying in an airplane is much safer than drivi...
Posted by The Eleventh Hour 2 years ago.
When I first heard about the so-called "Undie-Bomber" this weekend, I knew there was something familiar with the concept. Looking back in my archives, I discovered why:My only other comment about flying is the total stupidity of making so many of use tak...
Posted by The Eleventh Hour 2 years ago.
In a cable news debate, area reps Aaron Schock “The Monkey” and Phil Hare talk about bringing Gitmo detainees to Illinois. In the process, Schock, the sniveling, fear-mongering coward that he is, endorses torture as U.S. policy. What a disgrace. Surel...
Posted by The Eleventh Hour 2 years ago.
There are a million points of contention between people who support general healthcare reform and those who don’t. But the one I find most interesting is the starting point of most of the pro and con arguments.Those, like myself, who support sweeping he...
Posted by The Eleventh Hour 2 years ago.
I know this is incredibly simplistic math but if we are sending 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan at a cost of $30 billion, that means each troop sent there is costing us a million dollars. And, of course, each troop only sees an infinitesimally small fra...
Posted by The Eleventh Hour 2 years ago.
Atrios, commenting on Sarah Palin’s political star status:…imagine if John Kerry had put Dennis Kucinich on the Veep ticket [in 2004] and then lost. Kucinich would have increased stature in the Democratic party, and probably be quite popular with "the...
Posted by The Eleventh Hour 2 years ago.
I really think this country is headed toward anarchy. With more and more people becoming detached from reality and believing almost anything they want to, there can’t even be the basis for foundational consensus. Add to this the growing belief that gove...
Posted by The Eleventh Hour 2 years ago.
Oh it just keeps getting better.Most of the Republican candidates for Illinois governor flatly reject the idea that human activity contributes to global warming, a position that contradicts the overwhelming consensus among climate scientists.Five of the s...
Posted by The Eleventh Hour 2 years ago.
Oh it just keeps getting better.Most of the Republican candidates for Illinois governor flatly reject the idea that human activity contributes to global warming, a position that contradicts the overwhelming consensus among climate scientists.Five of the s...
Posted by The Eleventh Hour 2 years ago.
What Cenk says:Predictably, after the Ft. Hood shooting some idiot conservatives are suggesting that we do some sort of loyalty exam for Muslim-Americans before allowing them into the US military. Who is "we" Who gets to do this exam What, presumably mo...
Posted by The Eleventh Hour 2 years ago.
Especially in light of the Blagojevich debacle, I’ve promised to keep an open mind on deciding on who to support for Illinois Governor next year. But I can already tell you that I can’t vote for any of these guys. That didn’t take long. What a bunch...
Posted by The Eleventh Hour 2 years ago.
Richard Roeper wonders what I wonder:If you watched any football over the weekend, you probably saw a certain commercial for DirecTV once. Or twice.Or 20 times.For the last three years, DirecTV has been enlisting the services of actors who re-create a fam...
Posted by The Eleventh Hour 2 years ago.
This is last week’s news, but I was fascinated by the story about the justice of the peace in Louisiana, Keith Bardwell, who refused to marry an interracial couple and then declared:"I'm not a racist. I just don't believe in mixing the races that way," ...
Posted by The Eleventh Hour 2 years ago.
This blog is getting (relatively) heavy traffic today because if you search Google Images for “Meghan McCain boobs”, the fourth pic listed is the photo I used in this post. The post was about Meghan’s fondness for Rep. Aaron Schock (the Monkey) and ...
Posted by The Eleventh Hour 2 years ago.
This may be the single best take down of cable news I’ve ever seen. And as a bonus, it’s funny!I spend most of my workday lunches in front of the TV flipping between cable news channels. I’m just trying to get me a little information! Mostly I’m f...
Posted by The Eleventh Hour 2 years ago.
While I’m happy for the residents getting better cell phone service, I always thought it strange that there was this substantial dead zone along I-55 in that same area. Given the traffic on the interstate, I never could understand this. Hopefully, those...
Posted by The Eleventh Hour 2 years ago.
Really Number 4 on a list of The World’s Ugliest Buildings is the Harold Washington Library in Chicago Really
Posted by The Eleventh Hour 2 years ago.
I love it when the media discovers the world. The childlike awe and amazement is cute:(CNN) -- Nearly one in four people worldwide is Muslim -- and they are not necessarily where you might think, according to an extensive new study that aims to map the gl...
Posted by The Eleventh Hour 2 years ago.
Just to add a late bit to my snarky post from yesterday:I was watching MSNBC at lunch today and they were broadcasting the news conference from Chicago on new efforts to combat teen violence. U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan, Attorney General Eric Hol...
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