June 22, 2009 | Posted by Steve As promised, I skipped Jon and Kate Plus 8 tonight. Instead, I hopped on the treadmill, fired up the Playstation 2, and played a riveting game of “Burnout Revenge.” (Hey, we all have our vices. Mine is ramming computer-controlled cars off bridges. Who needs “road rage?”) By comparison, Burnout Revenge turned out to be a [...]
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June 20, 2009 | Posted by Steve Writing over at my other Blog, the relatively more mellow “sdpearl.com“, I opined back in late March that unless Kate Gosselin pulled the plug on the couple’s show, “Jon & Kate + 8,” their marriage would soon be over. I had no idea just how quickly the wheels would come off the the cash-laden armored [...]
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February 26, 2009 | Posted by Steve NOTE: This has been sitting in the “Draft” bin for a long, long time. I had forgotten it until just today. This is the conclusion of a multi-part series begun during the presidential election cycle of 2008. I hope you find it useful even though it is somewhat less timely.) (This is Part III of [...]
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October 30, 2008 | Posted by Steve Talk radio is a wasteland. There are very few people on the air today who know how to hold a civil conversation without shouting at or talking over their opponent. Fewer still are the people who actually do their homework before conducting an interview. Journalism has taken a back seat to persuasion, “telling” people what [...]
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October 30, 2008 | Posted by Steve I was rummaging through the Gallup Poll web site today and stumbled across the following, new poll. PRINCETON, NJ — A Gallup update based on more than 21,000 interviews conducted as part of Gallup Poll Daily tracking in October shows that registered voters’ religious intensity continues to be a powerful predictor of their presidential vote [...]
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September 3, 2008 | Posted by Steve Here’s one of those things that makes you scratch your head and go, “Hmmm…” Today I heard women interviewed about their attitudes toward Sarah Palin’s selection as the VP candidate for the Republican party. One of them said, with obvious glee, “She’s just like one of us. She’s got a pregnant teen and a Downs [...]
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September 3, 2008 | Posted by Steve It’s amazing how homogeneous the Republican party has become these days. All you need to do is take a gander across the crowds at the convention. Suits. Ties. Specifically, gray suits and red ties. The women are perfectly coiffed, their dresses looking as if they are prepared to go to a dinner party at La [...]
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June 5, 2008 | Posted by Steve (This is Part II of a multi-part series on the emotionally-charged topic of abortion. Please read “Part I: The Journey Begins” for important background.) Argue your case as much as you wish. Your complaint will fall on deaf ears here at NoMoreGreed.com. You will never convince me that there is anything pleasant or sweet about [...]
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February 22, 2006 | Posted by Steve Every now and then I look in the mirror and come to an inescapable conclusion… “I must be nuts.” I am sure you’ve experienced one of these moments. It’s that instant when you suddenly realize that you are about to agree with someone with whom you almost never agree. “What’s wrong with me? When did [...]
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