Babel or Babble in Frederick County?

Election 2012, politics, society
February 24, 2012   Quick question: What is the official language of the United States? Answer? There isn’t an official language – yet. Yesterday Frederick County, Maryland, passed an ordinance making English the county’s official language. The comments by one dissenter, Nick Carrera, particularly caught my attention: “I’m really embarrassed that we have to go through this tonight. {Tags: , , } {More...}

Mr. Gingrich, Turkmenistan is Calling

Election 2012, politics, Space, Turkmenistan, Uncategorized
February 23, 2012 After a brief surge in the South Carolina primary, Newt Gingrich’s White House ambitions seem increasingly elusive. Polls released last week charted the decline. Gingrich won the January South Carolina primary with 40 percent of the vote.  Five weeks later, CNN–Opinion Research reported that 63 percent of the electorate viewed Gingrich unfavorably, while CBS–New York {Tags: , , , , , , } {More...}

Whitney Houston Died; Did You Know?

celebrities, entertainment
February 14, 2012 How can you possibly not know? Media outlets have gone into overdrive reporting every detail of the tragedy. Montages of her past performances and music videos have filled the air as heavily airbrushed photos tenderly guide the transition between news report and commercial. ABC news in particular is using a photo of a beatific Whitney {Tags: } {More...}