Click here to view this media The clip is from earlier this month on Fox Business, but seeing as perhaps 800,000 people are about to lose their unemployment benefits at midnight, and a further 1.2 million on December 31, it seems as good a time as any to see the arguments presented through the Fox Looking Glass. For instance, the host notes armed guards are now being posted at unemployment centers, in case anyone “loses it”, and then asks if his guests are armed. Assured both aren’t “packing”, things move along to the more natural questions of just how bad things are out there in the job market (otherwise known as “the real world”), but not before Bo Dietl suggests the strong likelihood of such incidents with the coming Holiday season. Former Senator Al D’Amato thinks that if only the Obama’s wouldn’t take foreign trips that would somehow pay for unemployment extensions. Near the middle things go off the rails again when one of the guests dares to say out loud that all the Bush Tax Cuts be repealed and “everyone pay their fair share” to get us out of this mess. An uproar naturally ensues for the next 2-3 minutes on how horrible it would be for small buiness owners (aka millionaires) to be subjected to any such thing. All in all, probably a typical moment in everyday Fox Land, where the unemployed are painted as lazy and criminal, while the rich are not expected to be subjected to any personal sacrifice whatsoever.
Continue reading …During Wednesday's 12PM ET hour on MSNBC, anchor Contessa Brewer attacked those who want to maintain the military's 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' policy: “…the Marine Corps and Catholic chaplains, who say they support the policy on moral grounds. It doesn't make a lot of sense…if it's homosexuality that they have a problem with – they're basically saying, 'Yeah, just keep lying about it.'” Later in the hour, Brewer interviewed Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman about his support for repealing the policy. She labeled Arizona Senator John McCain as the villain preventing repeal: “So John McCain has been one of the most formidable foes when it comes to repealing this policy….Both Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Admiral Mike Mullen support repealing this policy. Have you talked with Senator McCain? Is he willing to give?” read more
Continue reading …LeBron James returns to Cleveland Thursday night with his new Miami Heat teammates. AP Sports Writer Tom Withers says James can expect a healthy serving of boos as the city and Cavs fans haven’t quite gotten over losing their superstar forward. (Dec. 1)
Continue reading …Breast shields should be used to spare the breast tissue from radiation in both men and women undergoing CT scans of the lung.
Continue reading …AP college football writer Ralph Russo says the NCAA has cleared Cam Newton of certain allegations but the book is not closed on the Auburn quarterback. (Dec. 1)
Continue reading …AP college football writer Ralph Russo says the NCAA has cleared Cam Newton of certain allegations but the book is not closed on the Auburn quarterback. (Dec. 1)
Continue reading …Diabetes cuts about 8.5 years off the life span of the average 50-year-old compared to a 50-year-old without diabetes, new research indicates.
Continue reading …Photo: GM If There’s One Thing Michigan Needs, It’s Jobs… While the “green jobs” bonanza that some predicted hasn’t quite happened yet, there are many high quality green jobs that are being created all around the world these days. The latest announcement comes from GM, who starting today will start hiring 1,000 engineers and researchers in Michigan to “significantly expand its vehicle electrification expertise and lead in the development of electric vehicles from hybrids to electric vehicles with extended-range capability, like the Chevrolet Volt.”… Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …Just because your mother had a medical condition, does that mean you will too? WebMD discusses the role of genetics in several health scenarios.
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