Fans of Four Loko alcoholic “energy drinks” are about to discover that their favored concoction, which blends the downer that is alcohol with the upper that is caffeine, is about to lose that speedy sensation, thanks to the vigilant work of the FDA. Alcoholic drinks that contain caffeine are now officially on the Food and Drug Administration’s warning list and have been banned in several states already, making them instantly more appealing to youngsters across America.
Continue reading …The New York Times is fascinating in how closely it mirrors American liberalism – both in its politics and in its intellectual evolution. Like the American left, the Times has moved from the intellectual and patriotic liberalism of Jack Kennedy and Daniel Patrick Moynihan to the politically correct, post-American leftism that dominates what today we call “liberalism” – a term now completely unmoored from its etymology. Veteran journalist Bill McGowan, a former Times reporter, a long-time reader, and author of the new book ” Gray Lady Down “, elaborated on the Times's political evolution in a recent interview with PJM's Ed Driscoll. “At a certain point,” McGowan told Driscoll in discussing the Times's 1960s-style, counter-cultural skew, “you just have to say, this is not reporting. This is propagandizing.” read more
Continue reading …MRC-TV: Bozell Addresses PBS Editing Out Tina Fey’s Anti-Palin Jokes at Mark Twain Prize Ceremony
November 17, 2010 No Comment
Upon receiving the Kennedy Center's Mark Train Prize for American Humor on November 9, comedian Tina Fey trashed Sarah Palin in her acceptance speech. By the time PBS broadcast the taped ceremony, the taxpayer-subsidized network had edited out some of Fey's harsher jokes that maligned the former Alaska governor. NewsBusters publisher and Media Research Center founder Brent Bozell appeared in studio on today's “Fox & Friends” to address the controversy, lauding PBS for doing the right thing by making those edits. [Video follows after page break] read more
Continue reading …Buffalo launches assault on your USB ports with MiniStation Stealth and DriveStation Axis LED
November 17, 2010 No Comment
We love the smell of storage in the morning, and these two from Buffalo are smelling fine with their decidedly militaristic names. First is the MiniStation Stealth, a little black box that is not covered in absorbent paint but does at least rely on only a single USB cable for power and data, decreasing its radar signature considerably. That’s available nowish starting at $74 for 320GB and moving up to $104 for 640GB. Then there’s the DriveStation Axis LED, launching its assault in January, a larger external drive which extends its evil might with an array of lights on the front, letting you tell at a glance how your battle against disk capacity is going. To help your efforts this one starts at 1TB for $99, with the 2TB model going for $159. Just don’t forget to pick up a few war bonds while you’re at it. Gallery: Buffalo Ministation Stealth and DriveStation Axis LED Continue reading Buffalo launches assault on your USB ports with MiniStation Stealth and DriveStation Axis LED Buffalo launches assault on your USB ports with MiniStation Stealth and DriveStation Axis LED originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 17 Nov 2010 11:31:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …In light of the news that Big Labor is pushing to exempt its members from policies it spent millions of their dues to support, this video seems especially appropriate: read more
Continue reading …Verizon’s RedZone Channel-streaming FiOS Football app for iPad shows up on iTunes (again)
November 17, 2010 No Comment
Though the FiOS Football app for iPad only showed up on the App Store for a short time a couple of weeks ago, it was long enough for us to fall in love with having access to RedZone Channel video and stats in our laps while keeping the TV tuned to one key game. Assuming one is at home in front of their FiOS TV with an iPad and a subscription to the Redzone Channel (a remarkably specific set of circumstances, we must admit), it’s hard to imagine a better companion on football Sundays that doesn’t come with an unending reserve of one’s favorite adult beverage on tap. Check out our hands-on for more screenshots and impressions or hit the source links for Verizon’s FAQ and the official iTunes page. [Thanks, Michael] Verizon’s RedZone Channel-streaming FiOS Football app for iPad shows up on iTunes (again) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 17 Nov 2010 10:14:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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By Robert Scheer Rejoice, the housing market is back. Sandy Weill just picked up a humdinger of a wine vineyard estate in Sonoma, Calif., for a record $31 million, so the foreclosure crisis must be over. Related Entries November 15, 2010 California Is Sick November 15, 2010 Dollar vs. China
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We’re told that the blur of white pixels in these 100 leaked body scan images represents people. What they’re using at airports now is much higher resolution. Still, none of these images, like those taken at airports, was ever supposed to make it out into the world. Related Entries November 11, 2010 No Capitol Hill Job for Right-Wing Radio Host October 28, 2010 Bill Clinton Urged the Democrat to Drop Out of Florida’s Senate Race
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Senate Republicans have agreed not to use earmarks, the bacon delivery system favored by many a senator. It’s a party decision, but there’s movement for a floor vote banning earmarks altogether and the White House and some Democrats are on board. Los Angeles Times: Supporters of the earmark ban now will push for a full Senate floor vote and a promise from President Obama to veto any spending bill containing earmarks. “It’s a great first step,” said incoming Republican Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida. “We said we wanted to come up here and be an alternative to the direction that the president and the Democratic leadership were taking our country, and this is the first step towards putting our money literally where our mouth is.” Earmarks represent spending targeted at particular projects sought by lawmakers and are popular for their political appeal. But they also have become a symbol of excessive spending and government waste. Read more Related Entries November 11, 2010 No Capitol Hill Job for Right-Wing Radio Host October 28, 2010 Bill Clinton Urged the Democrat to Drop Out of Florida’s Senate Race
Continue reading …By William Pfaff To adapt to secular use a phrase from medieval mysticism, “the cloud of unknowing” deepens as the war-waging countries of North America and Western Europe approach their NATO “summit.” Related Entries November 16, 2010 A Cry From Argentina: ‘Close Guantanamo’ November 16, 2010 Obama’s New Book Is for a Younger Audience
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