For fashionistas and television fans alike, there is nothing more sacred than ‘Sex and the City.’ Now, new rumors are swirling that the smash HBO show and movie franchise could be hitting the big screen again — as a prequel starring Blake Lively. (more)
In the aftermath of Keith Olbermann’s abrupt departure from MSNBC, some are speculating on whether he’ll end up at another network or return to sports broadcasting. (more)
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3: “Countdown” viewers witnessed a small but historic moment tonight when Keith Olbermann tacitly admitted he is a giant pain in the Keith Olbmermann. The admission came during his nightly “Tweet of the day” segment, when he reads aloud Twitter postings that are either funny (to him) or flattering (to him). Tonight’s tweet addressed his tiff last week with Bristol Palin: “Aww, Keith, Bristol is pissed at you,” a woman named Sabrina Brown wrote. “To Ms. Brown and Ms. Palin, I worked for ESPN for a total of seven and a half years,” he replied on air. “‘Bristol is pissed at me’ is my default setting.” (more)
Philadelphia Eagles’ quarterback Michael Vick will join the Humane Society of the United States in speaking about the horrors of dogfighting with students of two high schools in New Haven, Connecticut, on Tuesday. (more)
HARTFORD, Conn. — Three weeks before she would travel to face an opponent she thought often about this summer, Baylor coach Kim Mulkey sat in her office at the Ferrell Center and reflected on the moment when last season was lost. (more)
Senator John Cornyn said Senate Republicans next year would extend their hand across the aisle … and try to pull Democrats and Independent Joe Lieberman over to their side. (more)
WASHINGTON — Alex lives in Washington but votes at a church in Virginia. Kathleen signed a lease here but casts her ballot in Pennsylvania. Nicolas moved to the nation’s capital a year ago, but his polling place is in Connecticut. (more)
Most attendees The Daily Caller interviewed at Comedy Central political pundits Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert’s rally to “Restore Sanity and/or Fear” didn’t know for whom they are voting on November 2. They did, however, know they’re voting Democrat, down the line, because, they said, Republicans don’t fit their mold of “moving forward” in the country. (more)
NEW YORK (AP) — Jim Calhoun says he can’t forget the time he walked across Ford Field for a game against Michigan State in the national semifinals and heard Spartans fans bellow “cheater!” (more)
A confessed burglar said he “lost control” while beating Dr. William Petit with a bat before going on to murder Petit’s wife and two daughters and admitted he started to “enjoy it,” according to his journal entries read in court today. (more)
Democrats can’t seem to wait for Sarah Palin to be back on a ballot. (more)
CONNECTICUT (WPIX) — A producer for ESPN was busted after he was caught peering into his neighbor’s window and masturbating while she was getting dressed. (more)
Democrats have a mountain to climb in West Virginia. (more)
Democratic Connecticut Senate candidate Richard Blumenthal lied about serving in Vietnam. His challenger, Republican Linda McMahon, in this new ad, reminds Connecticut voters about Blumenthal’s self-aggrandizement. (more)
Last week, libertarian think tank the Cato Institute released its Fiscal Policy Report Card for governors. In the study, “governors are graded on their fiscal performance from a limited-government perspective,” earning points for tax cuts and spending cuts, and losing points for tax hikes and increased spending. (more)
Propelled by Connecticut likely voters who say they are “angry” with government, former wrestling executive Linda McMahon, the Republican U.S. Senate candidate, is closing in on Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, the Democrat, and now trails just 49 – 46 percent, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today. (more)
They take it all back. (more)
For decades I’ve advised students to let the facts speak for themselves, while avoiding the indulgence of shouting at the facts. In other words, we should take in all the available, reliable information; process it; and let the emerging mosaic tell its story—whether the picture pleases or not. The human (and partisan) tendency to twist facts into pretzels in order to produce a desired result must be avoided at all costs.
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