October, 2010 archive
If a Fact Falls in a Forest and There’s No One There To Hear It, Is It Still a Fact? 0
I have one small quibble with this snippet:
Most voters don’t believe it.
A Bloomberg National Poll conducted Oct. 24-26 finds that by a two-to-one margin, likely voters in the Nov. 2 midterm elections think taxes have gone up, the economy has shrunk, and the billions lent to banks as part of the Troubled Asset Relief Program won’t be recovered.
“The public view of the economy is at odds with the facts, and the blame has to go to the Democrats,” said J. Ann Selzer, president of Selzer & Co., a Des Moines, Iowa-based firm that conducted the nationwide survey. “It does not matter much if you make change, if you do not communicate change.”
In the last paragraph, the first “if” should be “whether.”
Big Time College Athletics Amalgamated, Inc. 0
I doubt seriously that anyone thought the real estate firm was run by the college. It’s not about the oxymoronically-termed “student athletes.”
It’s about the money.
The story goes on the dig into some of the finer points of trademark law. Short version of the legal question: There are other businesses unrelated to VPI&SU which use the word “hokie” in their names. (In other words, there are hokie businesses in Blacksburg.) Does Tech’s trademark on “Hokie” in athletics extend to real estate where they have no business presence?
On the bright side, if they put the folks who play the Hokie Pokie at weddings out of business, the world will be a better place.
Wonder whether they will sue the YouTuber who posted this:
Stray Questions 2
Are cats aware of their tails?
Do cats control their tails or do cats’ tails betray them?
Under the Radar and Down the Drain 0
Excerpt:
That big sucking sound you don’t hear? That’s the war—spending that’s getting away with murder.
The Voter Fraud Fraud 0
Shaun sums it up.
Dengre looks at the history.
Afterthought:
I remember my Daddy’s making sure he paid the poll tax so he could vote. It was only $5.00, but it was enough to disenfranchise most of the black folks, at least the ones who passed the literacy test.
Sample literacy test question for white folks:
What is the name of the Constitution of the United States of America?
Sample literacy test for black folks:
Compare and contrast the influence of the writings of Voltaire and the writings of Locke on the underlying political philosophy of the United States Constitution.
Cleanliness Is Next to Impossible 0
Lather, rinse, remand:
The man replied, “I’m taking a bath,” police said.
Light Bloggery 0
Out and about.
This Is Not a Post about Stomping on Moveon.org Ladies 0
Blaming the victim is a much larger Republican thing.
PSA: Drinking Liberally Virginia Beach 0
When:
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Thursday, 6:00 p. m.
Where:
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CROC’s 19th Street Bistro
620 19th St. (19th at Cypress Ave., one block east of the Virginia Beach Convention Center)
Virginia Beach, Va.
More information.
“Come for the beer, stay for the check.”
Dis Coarse Discourse 0
StevenD comments on the consequences of tea-hate-full-ness.
I cannot do it justice with an excerpt or summary. Just please read it.
Another Sign of Our Farcical Politics 0
Generally, wearing clothing or accoutrements that favor a candidate is prohibited with in polling places, unless you are Candidate World Wrestling Entertainment Linda McMahon:
U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton issued an order Wednesday that requires that Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz not to apply state election laws regarding political advertising to the WWE fans.
Voting Is Not a Right. It Is a Duty. 0
A little history:
Twits on Twitter 0
James Madison University:
(snip)
Matthews said reporters were “announcing to the world” what was happening at practices and he wouldn’t tolerate it because he has “an obligation to the university and the program.”
