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Uncle Jay Explains the News: Oct. 12, 2009

October 13th, 2009 · No Comments

“Acronym” is Uncle Jay’s word of the week, and he employs them frequently while covering a wide range of topics (below) in this week’s edition of Uncle Jay Explains the News:

NASA blew up the moon;

Miley Cyrus decided to dump her Twitter page in order to regain some of her privacy — and then she sang [...]

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Barack Obama E-mail Reeks of Fear, Desperation

September 4th, 2008 · 3 Comments

After reading the text of an e-mail (Message from David Plouffe: ‘What you just saw’) sent to supporters of Barack Obama by his campaign manager David Plouffe at 2:44 a.m. Eastern today, I must conclude that Sarah Palin’s nomination acceptance speech last night left those in the Democratic Party presidential nominee’s campaign afraid and desperate.
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Republicans Responsible for Midwest Quake

April 18th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Before the day is over, I fully expect presidential candidates Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton will attempt to place blame for this morning’s 5.2 Midwest earthquake squarely on the shoulders of President George W. Bush and their Republican rival, John McCain.
In an attempt to beat the dueling Democrats to this ludicrous punch, I offer below [...]

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Cancel Your Subscription to the Chicago Sun-Times

July 10th, 2007 · 4 Comments

Every once in a while, I visit the Editor & Publisher web site to see what’s “news” in the world of newspaper editors and publishers. Today, I found a disturbing article under the headline, ‘Chicago Sun-Times’ Looks to Redefine Itself as ‘Liberal, Working-Class’ Paper. Written by Mark Fitzgerald, the piece began this [...]

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500 Service Members to Re-Enlist in Baghdad

July 3rd, 2007 · No Comments

During a press briefing this morning, White House Press Secretary Tony Snow delivered news that 500 U.S. service members would re-enlist during a ceremony in Baghdad tomorrow and, if I understood correctly, that an additional 500 individuals serving in the U.S. Armed Forces would take oaths of citizenship. Why? Because they believe in [...]

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