In the arena of both “funny” and “perhaps too true,” The Colbert Report had a segment on Mormons. Click on the picture below to watch it. A few highlights to watch for: Mormon = weird…as defined by a guy who looks great, has great hair, and was the weird guy in high school with all […]
“One of these two Mormons could be our next president…the other is Jon Huntsman.”
August 16, 2011 by
Is Botox Mom the Most Recent Example of Yellow Journalism In America?
May 25, 2011 by
Maybe this is old news to you, but I’m a little behind the curve on non-political new, so it’s news to me: the “Botox Mom” story was a hoax. Thank you, Yellow Journalism for putting fake news front and center. You heard about it on ‘Good Morning, America,’ ‘Inside Edition,’ and, if you live locally […]
Grintegrity: Learn it. Know it. See it.
May 9, 2011 by
Nation–do you know grintegrity when you see it? Grintegrity: expressing joy while reporting on the misfortune of others. We (my Better Half and I) thought it was just another funny moment on the Colbert Report—Stephen Colbert making fun of talking heads who seemed to rejoice at the problems President Obama is facing with high gas […]
When the LDS Church shows up for a press conference, does it jeopardize tax exempt status?
March 16, 2011 by
I’m expecting an Utah paper editorial separation of church and state any day now. I’d bet dollars for donuts that it’ll be in the Salt Lake Tribune, too. The Deseret News just doesn’t roll that way. Yesterday, the LDS Church openly supported Governor Herbert’s signing of HB 116 by sending Presiding Bishop H. David Burton to […]
Justice Alito versus…the Supreme Court?
March 3, 2011 by
Justice Alito wears his heart on his sleeve. And he’s not afraid to take on the whole court to do it. Yesterday, Justice Alito was the lone dissenting voice in the Supreme Court’s decision to allow Westboro Baptists to protest at military funerals. As Josh Blackman points out, though, it’s not his first time. Last […]
State Falling Apart? Repeal the First Amendment!
February 23, 2011 by
State Falling Apart? Repeal the First Amendment! Senate Joint Memorial 8007 [in the Washington state legislature] requests Congress to pass an amendment declaring that corporations are not persons so that their speech can be restricted.The reason, according to the Memorialists, is that corporations cannot vote and therefore should not be protected by the First Amendment. But […]
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