Background: I generally think The Onion's satire is funny as hell, but their pieces on divorce-related issues seem to have decidedly anti-father slant. One example is discussed in my post How Society Views Second Wives, Divorced Dads. Another is "Deadbeat Dads March On Las Vegas" below. To listen to the Onion radio report of...
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Last week I attended the San Diego International Comic-Con. The four day event has grown from covering comic books to all things associated with popular culture. But comic books are still at the heart of the convention, and Marvel Comics is still the industry leader. I’ve been a Marvel fan since growing up reading...
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Hillary has apparently reeled in the Entenmann’s endorsement, which should get her the votes of the kinds of people who get sexually aroused when they see Sara Lee. Oh well, I guess it’s time for me to go on a bit of a diet anyway.
Today’s quote of the day goes to the NY Post’s...
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We are exceedingly grateful to the creators of the Internet, microwave oven, cell phone and dozens of other time-saving devices that enrich and benefit us in so many ways. But these high-tech machines, as convenient and useful as they are, do not make me feel better. Logging on to the computer, sticking a bag...
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My new co-authored column, Maine’s Adoption of Primary Aggressor Doctrine in DV Arrests Will Ensnare Innocent Men (Lewiston Sun Journal, 8/5/07), criticizes LD 1039, a domestic violence bill. Combining with other misguided laws and policies, the bill essentially makes a street cop responding to a 911 call the arbiter of child custody, and of...
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The lamestream media told you: Nothing in most locations. The Uninvited Ombudsman notes however that: Most Americans are reasonably confident that free speech so boldly exercised on the Internet is not subject to government regulation, and will be the salvation of the freedom movement in the country. The decision by Google to censor its...
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The lamestream media told you: More Americans believe the U.S. Supreme Court is leaning to the right, ever since President Bush nominated two Justices to the Court, according to a story published nationally from the Washington Post. The finding is the result of a survey conducted by the Washington Post. The Uninvited Ombudsman notes...
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We are now into our 5th week of price controls and the resultant shortages. I am becoming increasingly alarmed at the situation and hope that my misgivings are not misplaced. Today there is no rice in the urban areas, very little bread and what is available is being rationed, there is no maize meal,...
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We generally think of the death penalty, at least in the enlightened and modern West, as being reserved for our most vicious and aggressive criminals. However, for men, and only for men, the death penalty may be invoked for simple psychological weakness. This truth is poignantly illustrated by the tragic case of Eddie Slovik,...
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