Monthly Archives: January 2005

powell Leaving FCC

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The grass may not be greener on the other side but I am happy to see powell leave this part of the American Taliban. His tenure also brought us such wonderful government intrusions as the V-chip which some folks may want in their equipment and the rest of us will now get to subsidize.
It is the FCC and it is the federal government and the bushies1 will be appointing a replacement so we should not have high expectations of any contribution to freedom, liberty, or our economic well being.
1Yes, I’d say the same thing about the dems.

Friday Ark

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Cats, Dogs, Spiders and ? every Friday.
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O’reilly

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I had an unfortunate accident last night. On the way home from work, I was, as usual, scanning through the radio stations trying to avoid commercials and find scraps of good listening material.
Just a few minutes from home the station scan found O’reilly saying come back after the break to hear my interview with a scientist about intelligent design. It hooked me. Damn.
PZ Meyers accurately describes the person I was listening to:

I have never, in my entire 12 year career as a college instructor, ever had a student as stupid, as dense, as arrogant, as oblivious, as Bill O�Reilly. I have never had a conversation with a lay person about science that was as grossly wrong as this eructation of ignorance out of the mouth of Bill O�Reilly. And this man is a highly paid commentator on a nationally broadcast and popular program?
I am really impressed with Dr Michael Grant, though. He actually managed to sit through that and make civil and competent responses. I would have been shocked into silence, or would have simply left the room as soon as he said, �there are four seasons. That�s science.�

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