The sixteen recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, this country’s highest civilian honor, were awarded their medals today in the East Room of the White House. I was lucky enough to cover it today, even though I ended up, as per usual, behind everybody. Good pictures were hard for someone without a professional setup [...]
Eff You, PETA. Eff You in the Effing Face.
I’m paraphrasing one of my tweeps (Tricia Llanes), and trying to adhere to my “no profanity above the fold” policy, in reference to this little item on PETA’s newest ad campaign by Andrea Grimes: (read the whole thing when you’re done here) More and more, PETA is looking like the snarky, self-righteous vegan film student [...]
Gibbs Lets the Media Have it Over Healthcare, Town Hall Coverage
White house Press Secretary Robert Gibbs unloaded on the media today, criticizing their “he said/she said” coverage of the healthcare debate, and its focus on the more sensational aspects of recent town hall meetings: During the rest of the briefing, Gibbs revisited the theme, several times, of the media being disappointed that the President didn’t [...]
Billie’s Quickies…Texas mandates high school Bible study elective
This fall Texas will mandate that public high schools in the state offer Bible study classes. A couple of thoughts: First, the way some teachers are describing how they intend to approach the class seems thoughtful – would that it were a world religion study class, though.. that’s something I could really get behind. Second, [...]
Billie’s Quickies…”Greed has poisoned men’s souls”
The President is headed to a New Hampshire town hall today, which could be contentious. I really hope that some measure of respect will be shown to President Obama, but I’m really excited to see what he will have to say at the event…and who exactly will attend. Have trouble making a proper grilled cheese [...]
If they’re so poor, why are they so fat?
Why are so many Oklahomans overweight? According to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Oklahoma ranks eight on the list of hungriest states and seventh in food insecurity. However, Oklahoma also – according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) – is the 10th fattest state in the Union. How can this be? If [...]
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