Click here to view this media A Fox News interview with Karl Rove ended abruptly Wednesday after the conservative analyst repeatedly suggested potential Republican presidential candidate Sarah Palin had a “thin skin.” Earlier this week, Palin had lashed out at Rove and other pundits for speculating that she may or may not run in 2012. “What is it about Governor Palin that if anyone says her name, someone like you, that it just explodes?” Fox News host Greta Van Susteren asked Rove. “Is that the media or is that Governor Palin or is that Karl Rove?” “No, no, that’s Governor Palin,” Rove asserted. “I’m mystified. Look, she is all upset about this saying I’m trying to sabotage her in some way. And how dare I speculate on her future. If she doesn’t want to be speculated about as a potential candidate, there’s an easy way to end the speculation. Say, ‘I’m not running.’” “It is a sign of enormous thin skin if we speculate about her, she gets upset. And I suspect, if we didn’t speculate about her she would be upset and try to find a way to get us to speculate about her.” Van Susteren tried to steer Rove’s rage back toward the subject of the media but he continued to talk about Palin. “End the speculation by saying, ‘I’m not going to be a candidate.’ Until then, I would recommend she might get a slightly thicker skin. If she has this thin a skin now when people are saying, ‘I think she might be a candidate,’ how is she going to react if she does get into the campaign and gets the scrutiny that every candidate does get?” Rove asked. “I mean, that’s not going to be a pretty sight if she’s as thin-skinned in the fray as she is on the edges of it.” After that comment, Rove was quickly interrupted by a “Fox News Alert” about Steve Jobs’ resignation from Apple, news that had been first reported hours earlier.
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Click here to view this media A Fox News interview with Karl Rove ended abruptly Wednesday after the conservative analyst repeatedly suggested potential Republican presidential candidate Sarah Palin had a “thin skin.” Earlier this week, Palin had lashed out at Rove and other pundits for speculating that she may or may not run in 2012. “What is it about Governor Palin that if anyone says her name, someone like you, that it just explodes?” Fox News host Greta Van Susteren asked Rove. “Is that the media or is that Governor Palin or is that Karl Rove?” “No, no, that’s Governor Palin,” Rove asserted. “I’m mystified. Look, she is all upset about this saying I’m trying to sabotage her in some way. And how dare I speculate on her future. If she doesn’t want to be speculated about as a potential candidate, there’s an easy way to end the speculation. Say, ‘I’m not running.’” “It is a sign of enormous thin skin if we speculate about her, she gets upset. And I suspect, if we didn’t speculate about her she would be upset and try to find a way to get us to speculate about her.” Van Susteren tried to steer Rove’s rage back toward the subject of the media but he continued to talk about Palin. “End the speculation by saying, ‘I’m not going to be a candidate.’ Until then, I would recommend she might get a slightly thicker skin. If she has this thin a skin now when people are saying, ‘I think she might be a candidate,’ how is she going to react if she does get into the campaign and gets the scrutiny that every candidate does get?” Rove asked. “I mean, that’s not going to be a pretty sight if she’s as thin-skinned in the fray as she is on the edges of it.” After that comment, Rove was quickly interrupted by a “Fox News Alert” about Steve Jobs’ resignation from Apple, news that had been first reported hours earlier.
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It’s been over a year since “Overrated: The 50 Most Overhyped Things in History” was published by Perigee in New York, and even longer since the Australian edition. Since then, I’ve been churning out extra lists of overrated and overhyped things and people for “The Huffington Post” – and many people have disagreed with some of my selection. As open-mindedness is not overrated, here are some things that, after due consideration, deserve second thoughts. (And no, “Sergeant Pepper” is not on this list – so if you think it should be, too bad!) Also, check out my newly relaunched site, http://overrated.markjuddery.com/!
Continue reading …It’s been over a year since “Overrated: The 50 Most Overhyped Things in History” was published by Perigee in New York, and even longer since the Australian edition. Since then, I’ve been churning out extra lists of overrated and overhyped things and people for “The Huffington Post” – and many people have disagreed with some of my selection. As open-mindedness is not overrated, here are some things that, after due consideration, deserve second thoughts. (And no, “Sergeant Pepper” is not on this list – so if you think it should be, too bad!) Also, check out my newly relaunched site, http://overrated.markjuddery.com/!
Continue reading …It’s been over a year since “Overrated: The 50 Most Overhyped Things in History” was published by Perigee in New York, and even longer since the Australian edition. Since then, I’ve been churning out extra lists of overrated and overhyped things and people for “The Huffington Post” – and many people have disagreed with some of my selection. As open-mindedness is not overrated, here are some things that, after due consideration, deserve second thoughts. (And no, “Sergeant Pepper” is not on this list – so if you think it should be, too bad!) Also, check out my newly relaunched site, http://overrated.markjuddery.com/!
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Among the many bizarre items uncovered as Libyan rebels ransacked Muammar Gaddafi’s Tripoli compound: an album filled with photos of former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. The discovery was perhaps not surprising given Gaddafi’s much-professed admiration of the former U.S. Secretary of State, MSNBC is noting. “I support my darling black African woman,” Gaddafi told al-Jazeera television in 2007, according to The Guardian. “I admire and am very proud of the way she leans back and gives orders to the Arab leaders…Leezza, Leezza, Leezza. I love her very much. I admire her and I’m proud of her because she’s a black woman of African origin.” In 2008, Rice historically became the first U.S. Secretary of State to visit Tripoli since 1953. She and Gaddafi are reported to have enjoyed a private dinner, during which a State Department report indicates the Libyan leader also showered his visitor with an estimated $212,000 worth of gifts — including a diamond ring in a wooden box, a lute and an accompanying DVD, and a locket with Qaddafi’s own picture inside. Also included among the gifts: “Wonder-Womanesque wristbands” and an autographed copy of his revolutionary Green Book with an inscription that expressed his “respect and admiration,” according to The New York Times. There are, of course, strict rules about the acceptance of gifts by public officials but when it comes to foreign leaders, diplomatic concerns take priority, as “non-acceptance would cause embarrassment to donor and U.S. Government.” Though Rice praised the meeting with the Libyan leader as “a historic moment,” her gift to Gaddafi was considerably less opulent: a plate with the U.S. seal, The Atlantic notes. Related News From The Huffington Post: BBC Team Attacked By Gaddafi Forces
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Among the many bizarre items uncovered as Libyan rebels ransacked Muammar Gaddafi’s Tripoli compound: an album filled with photos of former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. The discovery was perhaps not surprising given Gaddafi’s much-professed admiration of the former U.S. Secretary of State, MSNBC is noting. “I support my darling black African woman,” Gaddafi told al-Jazeera television in 2007, according to The Guardian. “I admire and am very proud of the way she leans back and gives orders to the Arab leaders…Leezza, Leezza, Leezza. I love her very much. I admire her and I’m proud of her because she’s a black woman of African origin.” In 2008, Rice historically became the first U.S. Secretary of State to visit Tripoli since 1953. She and Gaddafi are reported to have enjoyed a private dinner, during which a State Department report indicates the Libyan leader also showered his visitor with an estimated $212,000 worth of gifts — including a diamond ring in a wooden box, a lute and an accompanying DVD, and a locket with Qaddafi’s own picture inside. Also included among the gifts: “Wonder-Womanesque wristbands” and an autographed copy of his revolutionary Green Book with an inscription that expressed his “respect and admiration,” according to The New York Times. There are, of course, strict rules about the acceptance of gifts by public officials but when it comes to foreign leaders, diplomatic concerns take priority, as “non-acceptance would cause embarrassment to donor and U.S. Government.” Though Rice praised the meeting with the Libyan leader as “a historic moment,” her gift to Gaddafi was considerably less opulent: a plate with the U.S. seal, The Atlantic notes. Related News From The Huffington Post: BBC Team Attacked By Gaddafi Forces
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It’s been quite a while since we’ve heard any news about those spiffy specs that put private subtitles in your field of view. It looks like they’re finally inching closer to reality though, with some help from Sony’s UK arm. The BBC recently took hard-of-hearing Brit Charlie Swinbourne to the theater and let him give the glasses a go. Rather than displaying subtitles on screen the eye-wear projects text on the lenses where only that particular user can see them. Going to see a French film in an American cinema, but your first language is Spanish? One day you could pick your language, in addition to keeping the captions out of other movie goers way. Sony hopes to trial the glasses in UK theaters next year. Check out the source link for the full report. Personal subtitle glasses from Sony may get trial run in UK next year originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 25 Aug 2011 17:30:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Help could be on the way for struggling homeowners with government-backed mortgages: The Obama administration is considering a proposal that would allow such homeowners to refinance their mortgages at today’s interest rates, which hover around a low 4%. Many homeowners can’t currently refinance because they owe more than their house’s…
Continue reading …Pretty much everyone seems to agree : A video love note Jim Carrey recorded for the actress Emma Stone, apropos of nothing, is creepy. An apparently serious Carrey tells Stone how beautiful she is and envisions the “chubby little freckle-faced kids,” not to mention the sex, they would have if only…
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