Archive for September 8th, 2009

Atlas Shrugs Wants to Know: Is This Newsworthy Nail Polish?

8th September 2009 by Catherine Favazza Comments Off

via atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com
Michael Kruse, a reporter from the St. Petersburg Times, found it necessary to mention Rifqa Bary’s “dark red nail polish” in his news story about a hearing regarding Bary’s family. Bary recently converted to Christianity and ran away for fear that her Muslim parents would kill her. She’s been living with a [...]

Jimmie’s Most Brilliant Gaffe Theory

8th September 2009 by Catherine Favazza Comments Off

What I really noticed most about this story, though, is that it fits this administration’s “gaffe template” almost perfectly. Here’s how the template looks:

The administration overreaches and tries to do something it can not or lacks the authority to do.
When called on it, the administration either lies about what it is doing or attempts to [...]