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"One should either write ruthlessly what one believes to be the truth, or else shut up." — Arthur Koestler

Great Moments In Navigation: ‘Restoring Honor’ Edition

Smitty:   Are you sure this is where the Restoring Honor event was supposed to be? Skippy:   Well, it’s what I read in a comment on a post somewhere on the DailyKos. . . Guess it’s time to get moving if we’re to make the Mall.

Event To Build Character Scheduled On Ann. Of Famous Speech On Character Denounced By Those Lacking Character

by Smitty This blog is looking forward to having a fine, American, a-political time at Glen Beck’s 8/28 event. From the 8/28 page: What can I bring? You can bring small umbrellas, bottled water (plastic bottles only please), bag lunches, snacks (e.g. Stacy’s vanilla pudding), lawn chairs, cameras, blankets, small coolers, backpacks, and flags. Also, […]

28 August, Lincoln Memorial? Yeah, We’re Blogging That

by Smitty (via Bluegrass Pundit) Restoring Honor Location: At the steps of the Lincoln Memorial Date: August 28, 2010 Time: 10a-1p ET Two months is enough time to get our ducks in a row as far as covering the event goes. I’m not a regular Beck viewer, so Bluegrass Pundit’s post was news to me. […]

Newsweek Intern Attempts to Describe Hayek’s Road to Serfdom: Massive FAIL

Thanks to Kathy Shaidle for calling attention to this sophomoric effort by Princeton senior Isia Jasiewicz: On June 8, Beck devoted an entire episode of his talk show on Fox News to The Road to Serfdom, a work of political theory written in the immediate aftermath of World War II by Friedrich von Hayek, an Austrian émigré […]

Gold Price Hits Record High

Nothing to worry about: Gold futures closed at a record high on Thursday, handily surpassing the mark reached just last week as investors grew more concerned about the U.S. economy and its proxy, the stock market. Gold for August delivery, the most active contract, added $18.20, or 1.5%, to settle at $1,248.70 an ounce on […]

Obamanomics: Still Not Working

The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost another 115 points Monday, after losing 324 points on Friday, for a two-day loss of 439 points (4.3%) — and a cumulative loss of 1,389 points (12.4%) since April 26. In short, if your 401(k) is mainly in stocks, you’ve lost about 1/8th of that money in about six weeks. The […]

Everybody Should Buy Gold, Even If Glenn Beck Gets Paid to Tell You So

Look, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost more than 300 points today, and the DJIA is down more than 1,130 points since closing at 11,205 on April 26. The Greek debt crisis is pulling down the European economy, more than 700 U.S. banks are now on the FDIC “troubled” list, and concern about a “double-dip” recession is becoming mainstream. Now, let’s look […]

Hey, Howard Kurtz: Any Anonymous Fox News Employees Dissing Geraldo Rivera?

Howard Kurtz of the Washington Post had a column yesterday in which he allowed anonymous Fox News employees to portray Glenn Beck as a liability to the network who “undermines their credibility.” To which I responded at the Hot Air Green Room: OK, so Beck can be wrong and when he’s wrong, it looks bad for […]

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