Today: 07.28.11
Trying something new today – tell me what you think. This will be a running space — pinned to the top — to put links to things we’re reading that we don’t have time to write about, but think are important, along with a few random thoughts as we go through our day. It’s a test. Feel free to comment.
First up:
Alex Jones says, “you know, Glenn Beck, Alex Jones, we’re the folks they [Media Matters] attack every day…” I looked it up. Media Matters has 260 pages filled with 30 results each on Glenn Beck, and only five on Alex Jones. Nice way to try to get your listeners to think you’re important, buddy!
Stuff we didn’t get to…
Think Progress:Â Bradlee Dean Never Calls For The Persecution Of Gays, Except All The Time.
Fast Co. Design: Does Twitter Make Our Politics More Partisan?
NY Times: “Earlier this month, John Mica, the chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, told an aviation conference that adding the airport subsidy provision to the temporary bill to keep the F.A.A. running is “just a tool†to force the Senate to give in on the union issue.”
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