Insert A Trite Metaphor for a Corral #34

Posted on January 22, 2007 in Roundup

Tonight is the annual propaganda event known as The [[State of the Union]] address. Any facts that you glean from it must be obtained obliquely: do not trust Bush to tell the truth on any matter. It’s not his way.

• Zogby reveals that only 29% of Americans feel that the country is on the right track.
• The military, supposedly the guardian of our civil liberties, is making moves to restrict freedom of the press by subpoenaing reporters who quote conscientious objectors and war resisters.
• China isn’t talking after its test of a killer satellite.
• Attacks on Christian Barack Obama have commenced, focusing on his middle name Hussein, which in the slander book of wRong wing pundits means “he must be a Muslim”. These clowns are hoping that you never graduated from grade school.
• Duke University researchers have pinpointed the part of the brain responsible for altruism using a computer game. “Altruism – the tendency to help others without obvious benefit to oneself – appears to be linked to an area called the posterior superior temporal sulcus.” Say the name fast.
• Actress [[Keira Knightley]] is suing the Daily Mail for suggesting that she has an eating disorder. The shock that came to me is that she’s only 21!
• [[George McGovern]] says that there are “many things I must still do before entering the mystery beyond” and before all others comes getting our troops out of Iraq.
• Dogs can now enjoy beer brewed especially for them. Cats continue to favor [[catnip]].
• Pediatricians must now focus on the mental health of infants. Is this back to the old “Mama made me like this” [[Freudianism]]?
• Bill the Lawyer did have a meat theft story on his blog. Also check out his piece about changing times at an adult book store.

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