Category Archives: 2012 Election

Google Vs the FCC

Posted on April 28, 2012 by Fred Stiening

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0412/75659.html This is gonna get ugly. The FCC decided to “Fine” Google for not answering its questions about their WiFi “snooping” while taking pictures of our houses. Google refused to answer the FCC’s questions.   The FCC has no legal authority … Continue reading →

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Libya Progress Report

Posted on April 26, 2012 by Fred Stiening

Out of sight, out of mind http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/25/us-libya-election-idUSBRE83O0Y620120425 In preparation for upcoming elections, the NTC has banned meetings based on religion, ethnicity or tribal affiliations. Isn’t it great to see the US Constitution and Democracy come to North Africa!  Our Leader … Continue reading →

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It’s culture, not skin color

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Fred Stiening

John Derbyshire’s story about going to an amusement park brought back memories of my visit in the 1980s to an amusement park called Boblo Island, a truly unique place.    It was located on an island out in the Detroit River, … Continue reading →

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John Derbyshire – first casualty

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Fred Stiening

http://www.johnderbyshire.com/April2012/page.html I’ve written in the past that I enjoyed listening to John Derbyshire’s podcast on Stitcher.   John is an immigrant from  the United Kingdom married to a bride from China (Leykis listener?). Up until a couple weeks ago, he … Continue reading →

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Fox News / 2012 Election

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Fred Stiening

The Top of the Hour radio news just proved again to me that if you’re looking for Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp to lead a Tea Party Revolution, your aspirations are in the wrong place. The first item on the broadcast … Continue reading →

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Roseanne Barr Radio Update

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Fred Stiening

The return of Bruce Williams got me thinking about other things being done on radio that have a small probability of success. A few years ago, TV’s Roseanne Barr joined the long list of people who think being a TV … Continue reading →

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Stu’s Excellent Analogy

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Fred Stiening

Glenn Beck’s Stu had a brilliant insight this morning [no sarcasm]. While discussing why people would vote for a dog eating Communist for President, Stu made the observation that most of America knows about as much about politics and the … Continue reading →

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The Fox Mole

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Fred Stiening

http://gawker.com/5900710/announcing-our-newest-hire-a-current-fox-news-channel-employee The Fox Mole has been fired by fox.  You could be aware that while I think Fox is better than CNN, I fundamentally dislike Fox’s yellow journalism.   News should be about reporting what is happening, not touting disinformation … Continue reading →

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The Hole in the Fence

Posted on April 8, 2012 by Fred Stiening

Back when the Trayvon Martin shooting came to national attention, I inferred from the first police tape I heard that Trayvon was “suspicious” because he came into the gated community (around 7 PM) by going through a hole in the … Continue reading →

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Taking Charge

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Fred Stiening

One of the first things an authoritarian leader usually does is perform a loyalty test, to purge people within the organization who don’t immediately respond and follow your orders. In the next two months, you will be hearing constant messages … Continue reading →

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