Public revolts, Amazon repents
Tweet After the giant outburst this weekend over Amazon’s arbitrary removal of GLBTQ materials from the sales ranking with the reasoning that they were “adult” oriented, the retail giant repented.…
(One image NSFW) Just when it was time to start trusting Amazon again
Tweet I have to admit it. Amazon.com has gotten “sexy”. They have the new Kindle, and have even gotten me to come back as a customer after five years. They…
This is why we need corporate money out of our elections
Tweet The Employee Free Choice Act that has been introduced in Congress is an act that will help unionization withing the United States. Unions are what built this nation, though…
Add Vermont to the list!
Tweet As promised, Vermont’s Republican Governor Jim Douglas vetoed civil marriage equality for all Vermont residents. But this morning, the Vermont House and Senate have both voted to override the…
The most eloquent explanation about Iowa
Tweet One of my favorite talk show hosts is Mike Malloy, now self-syndicating since NovaM Radio went the way of the DoDo bird. I’m listening to his Friday podcast (which…
Palin wants Begich to resign?
Tweet Okay, here’s what I don’t get. First of all, I’m an Alaskan at heart. I grew up in Alaska, it’s what I identify with, and why I like Oregon…
Prank shows the true colors of some people
Tweet So I’m on assignment in a little town outside of Bakersfield, California. While here, if I don’t get a rental car with satellite radio, I listen to a local…
ABC investigates gay bashing
Tweet What if they were doing a gay bashing experiment in the bar that you frequented, and you didn’t know? ABC did this (click here), and in some ways the…
The problems at AIG
Tweet There is such a thing as a “bandwagon”, and our US Congress is not exempt. Sure, people were pissed about the bonuses paid to workers at AIG. They took…
Want to know a place to put your money right now?
Tweet We all are wondering what to do with our money right now, what little money we have left over to invest. Yeah, we *are* saving more these days, which…