Daily Archives: 01/13/2011

Whattaya Mean, Inciting Violence?

Posted on 01/13/2011, 9:26 pm, by Kevin Featherly

A billboard in Tucson. Clear Channel decided it might be a good idea to take it down. Starting several weeks before the recent tragic incident in Tucson, Clear Channel Outdoor had been displaying an ad campaign created by a local … Continue reading →

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A Dangerous Ambition

Posted on 01/13/2011, 9:00 pm, by Kevin Featherly

It’s as though Hamilton looked through a glass across the centuries … and spotted Sarah Palin. “… a dangerous ambition more often lurks behind the specious mask of zeal for the rights of the people, than under the forbidding appearance … Continue reading →

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A Nation Recovering

Posted on 01/13/2011, 1:10 pm, by Kevin Featherly

The ever-thougtful Garry Wills reviews Obama’s Tucson speech, which he compares to Lincoln’s second inaugural, and to Henry V’s speech at Agincourt. For all the pontification inherent in those comparisons, it’s Wills’ closing sentence that grabbed me. The loudest cheers … Continue reading →

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Michael Caine Does Michael Caine

Posted on 01/13/2011, 12:55 pm, by Kevin Featherly

Michael Caine rocks. Michael Caine Does Michael Caine – watch more funny videos

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Thank You, Mr. President

Posted on 01/13/2011, 8:58 am, by Kevin Featherly

The greatest presidential address of my lifetime.

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‘We Couldn’t Stop Crying’

Posted on 01/13/2011, 8:51 am, by Kevin Featherly

It’s not often that a news story on the Web swings me close to the point of tears. This one did. [In her hospital room, U.S. Sen. Kirsten] Gillibrand mentioned having another night out with [Rep. Gabby] Giffords and her … Continue reading →

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