Tag Archives: United States

Kyle Summerall: John Madden’s Eulogy of Pat Summerall

Source:Kyle Summerall– Pat Summerall’s longtime partner at CBS Sports John Madden, delivering his eulogy. Source:The Daily Press  “John Madden Eulogy” From Kyle Summerall As John Madden said, Pat Summerall’s long time partner on the NFL on CBS and then later on … Continue reading

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New York Times: Annie Lowrey: ‘Ending Poverty by Giving the Poor Money’

Source:New York Times columnist Annie Lowrey. “Can you alleviate poverty by just giving money to the poor? It seems like a tautology, sure. But for development experts, it is a subject of serious research. Say you give $100 to a … Continue reading

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Miles Corak: ‘Income Inequality, Equality of Opportunity & Intergenerational Mobility’

Source:Mile Corak blogger on WordPress. “The summer issue of the Journal of Economic Perspectives will feature a collection of articles on inequality and the top 1%, some of which are now being circulated by the authors. The paper by Tony … Continue reading

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The Young Turks: ‘Barack Obama Backs Patriot Act & Other Horrible Abuses of Our Civil Liberties’

Source:The Young Turks– President Barack H. Obama: 44th President of the United States (Democrat, Illinois) “The Patriot Act was renewed under President Obama despite his strongly stated opposition to large parts of it in 2008. Cenk Uygur breaks down the … Continue reading

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The White House: Weekly Address- President Barack Obama: ‘Celebrating Father’s Day Weekend’

Source:The White House– President Barack H. Obama (Democrat, Illinois) 44th President of the United States. Source:The Daily Press “President Obama discusses Father’s Day and notes that nothing substitutes for the love and support of the presence of a parent in … Continue reading

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Foreign Affairs: Edward Conrad & Fareed Zakaria: ‘How to Fix America’

Source:Foreign Affairs– with their rebuild American plan. “In “Can America Be Fixed?” (January/February 2013), Fareed Zakaria argues that American democracy has grown increasingly dysfunctional since the 1970s and that “a series of lucky breaks” — namely, the end of inflation, … Continue reading

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Wrangler: Wrangler Women’s Jeans

Source:Wrangler– women’s jeans commercial. Source:The Daily Press “Wrangler Women’s Jeans.” From Daniel Ray Source:Wrangler– women’s jeans. Love dem cowgirls en dem Wrangler jeans! Don’t y’all? Seriously I do, I just don’t normally talk like a country boy, since I’m not a … Continue reading

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Economist’s View: Ezra Klein: ‘No One Really Believes in Equality of Opportunity’

Source:The Washington Post– we get the government that we pay for. “Everyone in American life professes to believe in equality of opportunity. But nobody really believes in it. … You can’t have real equality of opportunity without equality of outcome. … Continue reading

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ABC News: Weekend Report (October, 1979)

Source:ABC News– covering Pop John Paul’s trip to Washington, in 1979. Source:The Daily Press “Opening minutes of the October 7 1979 edition of ABC News’ Weekend Report, anchored by Barry Serafin and devoted to Pope John Paul II’s visit to … Continue reading

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ABC News: Good Morning America: U.S. Representative Michele Bachmann Won’t Run For Re-Election

Source:The Washington Post– U.S. Representative Michele Bachmann (Republican, Minnesota) announcing that she’s not running for reelection to the U.S. House, so she can go back home and get the help that she deserves. Actually, I don’t know what she’s saying … Continue reading

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