“A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song.” – Chinese Proverb

“All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind.” – Aristotle

Here’s another fine example of Faux News and their hypocritical approach to journalism.

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“There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.” – Jawaharlal Nehru

“It is easier to love humanity as a whole than to love one’s neighbor.” – Eric Hoffer

This is a fabulous read on Robert Ebert’s online journal about not necessarily Bill O’Reilly speciflcally, but more to his actions and behavior and what the harmful trends it’s causing in our society. Now, it just so happens to be a topic on a guy I don’t care for at all, but that is merely coincidence. I know there are plenty of others out there that this very concept of “school yard bullying” can apply to.

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Bill O’Reilly has been brought low by the same process that afflicted Jerry Springer. Once respected journalists, they sold their souls for higher ratings, and follow their siren song. Springer is honest about it: “I’m going to Hell for what I do, and I know it,” he’s likes to say. O’Reilly insists he is dealing only with the truth. When his guests disagree with him, he shouts at them, calls them liars, talks over them, and behaves like a schoolyard bully.

Full Article

So far we’re in for more of the same…

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The Obama White House has denied requests by msnbc.com and a nonpartisan watchdog group for the names of White House visitors. The watchdog group says it filed suit Tuesday, accusing Obama of “following the same anti-transparency policy as the Bush administration.”

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“Man is free at the moment he wishes to be.” – Voltaire

“A full cup must be carried steadily.” – English Proverb