Monthly Archives: April 2012

Obesity And The Obvious

Yesterday we were informed that fat intake in our diets has been successfully reduced, but it hasn’t helped at all with either our waistlines or our overall health. The article declared that now sugar was the culprit for obesity. Not … Continue reading

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Arby’s Quietly Initiates Damage Control

Twitchy is reporting that Arby’s has started unblocking users’ Twitter accounts: Over the weekend, conservatives discovered that Arby’s does damage control as effectively as it handles social media outreach. Ok, they took the turd out of the punchbowl. Anyone want … Continue reading

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Rhetoric and Deliberate Misdirection

Caught acting poorly and called out for fomenting racial unrest, inventing a war on women and more, the Democrats are now condemning the “War of Rhetoric”: Representative Emanuel Cleaver believes the “war on women” being pushed by his fellow Democrats … Continue reading

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California: Terminally Boned

I try to feel sorry for Californians. But from all appearances, to be boned is their goal. I wrote a snarky piece a few days ago which included this bit: Al Gore lectures you on how you can live and … Continue reading

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DWS: Republicans Rooting for Economic Failure

Democratic Party Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz  is quoted at The Hill suggesting that: “it almost seems like my Republican colleagues in Congress and Mitt Romney are rooting for economic failure. I mean, they’ve been hyper-focused on one job, Barack Obama’s, … Continue reading

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The Divided Peoples of America

Jammie Wearing Fools has a piece up about a recent murder reported as a hate crime. Shaima Alawadi was beaten in her home and died several days later from the trauma. Her 17-year-old daughter, Fatima Alhimidi, said after the attack … Continue reading

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Old and Busted: Fat is Bad. New Hotness: Sugar is bad.

Remember in the 70’s, eggs were “The Incredible Edible Egg?” Then we learned about cholesterol and eggs were identified as a high-risk food during the 80’s. Then we found that eggs weren’t so bad after all in the 90’s. My … Continue reading

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