Attorney General Eric Holder signed off on the Department of Justice’s request for a warrant to search and seize the electronic communications of Fox News reporter James Rosen. According to NBC News‘ Michael Isikoff, based on information just obtained, Holder affirmed the decision. Meanwhile, today, President Obama claimed to be troubled by the possible chilling effect […]
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Holder Signed Off on Rosen Warrant
23 May 2013
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DOJ Targets Fox Journalist–Shocked?
21 May 2013
The scandals continue to evolve. We now know the Department of Justice targeted James Rosen, Fox News’ chief Washington, D.C. correspondent, for his possible role in releasing sensitive, leaked information. After Rosen published a report on North Korea’s possible response to international sanctions, he was suspected of meeting with Stephen Jin-Woo Kim, a State Dept. […]
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Star Trek: Into Darkness
19 May 2013
Star Trek: Into Darkness (While the movie’s producers have determined not to use appropriate punctuation, I am not bound by such an agreement.) is the latest installment in the long-running television and movie franchise. While technically science fiction, Into Darkness (J.J. Abrams, Director) is an action, popcorn film, more in the mold of Star Wars than Blade […]
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Scandals: The Cumulative Effect
16 May 2013
The Obama Administration is, for the first time, mired in scandal. The IRS problems continue to irritate. Benghazi bubbles. The Department of Justice’s wiretaps rile. The most interesting article, for me, was Mike Allen and Jim Vandehei’s assertion that the DC political culture is turning on Obama as a consequence of these possible misdeeds. As […]
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“Our House is on Fire…”
13 May 2013
So begins Scott Pelley, CBS journalist, as he lays out the media’s recent string of embarrassments. In a solid Quinnipiac University speech that will create few enemies, and that does not necessarily articulate new ideas, Pelley nevertheless manages to say a few things succinctly and appropriately. Pelley concern for journalism’s integrity in the information age […]
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IRS=UhOh 4 O
12 May 2013
While pockets of the internet are still fluttering over the Benghazi hearings, the larger story, for me, is the recent news that the IRS has been targeting right-leaning groups for extra scrutiny and investigation. Apparently, groups with “patriot” or “tea-party” or “9/12” in their names were subjected to additional questioning and burdensome oversight via the […]
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Benghazi as Watergate?
08 May 2013
Congress is set to begin hearings on the Benghazi attack, in which four Americans, including Ambassador J. Christoper Stevens, were killed. The 9/11/12 assault, which was initially blamed on a YouTube video that defamed Mohammed, is now seen as a full-scale act of terror on a relatively soft target, the U.S. Consulate. The primary controversy […]
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Obama: The New Mr. Irrelevant
01 May 2013
Mr. Irrelevant, in the sporting world, is the last player picked in the NFL Draft. This year, the Indianapolis Colts selected Justice Cunningham, South Carolina tight end, with the 254th, and last, pick. I hope, for Justice’s sake, he has a long and profitable career, but the name sticks because the odds are that Cunningham […]
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When Nerds Collide
30 Apr 2013
I thought some of you might find the following email exchange between two of our bloggers of interest. If nothing else, this is how nerds generally communicate. Nerd 1: “I just saw you walking across campus w/o a bow tie. Standards?” Nerd 2: “Given their overwork this year, my bow ties declared a work stoppage. I […]
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Standin’ In The Need of Prayer
29 Apr 2013
http://youtu.be/Zetp-0J2Raw It is finals week here at Cedarville University, where all of us work. While many, many songs might be appropriate for finals week, I think this, admittedly old-fashioned, one might best capture the mindset of most students and even professors. Students pray for grades and jobs, while professors pray for endurance and serenity. Nat […]
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