glitter-graphics.comWITHOUT A DOUBT, THE BIG STORY OF THE HOUR IS THE UNFORTUNATE EVENTS @ FORT HOOD, TX YESTERDAY which saw an Army psychiatrist of Islamic derivation (fodder galore for the "patriotic" Islamaphobes of conservative prolefeed, doubtless) go on a firearms rampage as would make the National Rifle Association (motto: "Happiness is a WARM gun!!") rather proud to the point of arrogant in its misinterpretation of the Second Amendment's supposed "right to keep and bear arms."Which, i... Read Full Story

glitter-graphics.comWELL ... ALMOST.In any event, this particular e-mail received of Your Correspondent is the sort as is too good to not share with you readers:For reporting that is an embarrassment to the profession of journalism, and for being beholden to corporate paymasters rather than the citizens of America, Fox "News" wins this week's Media Putz Award.. The MSM loves to tell us that there is Fox "News" with O'Reilly, Hannity, and Beck and then there's Fox "News" on the rest of the tim... Read Full Story

glitter-graphics.comONCE AGAIN, TARDINESS BECAUSE OF PRIOR COMMITMENTS @ THE MOTEL I DO FOR (AS IN USING THE LEAF BLOWER TO CLEAN UP THE LOT) is the order of the day, reader; hence, I would appreciate your patience and understanding in this respect.*************IF THERE'S A LESSON WORTH LEARNING FROM INDECISION 2009 AS CAN BE APPLIED TO INDECISION 2010 (especially when you consider easy Republican wins in the New Jersey and Virginia governors' races, not to mention Democratic victories in spe... Read Full Story

glitter-graphics.comOWING TO MY ANNUAL MEDICAL CHECKUP, WHICH INCLUDED THE ADDITION OF HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE TO THE PRESCRIPTION COCKTAIL I TAKE inasmuch as I have a Familial Predisposition to high blood pressure, heart disease and colorectal cancer, the posting of this item is rather later than usual.For which Your Correspondent greatly and graciously apologises.(In case you ask, hydrochlorothiazide is a diuretic used in early-stage instances of high blood pressure, the which can cause potassi... Read Full Story

glitter-graphics.comYOUR CORRESPONDENT UNDERSTANDS THAT THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION (FTC) IS NOT AMUSED about the website FreeCreditReport.com, a byproduct of credit-reporting agency Expirian infamous for its rather reechy-sounding tunes promoting what turns out being a come-on to a subscription-based credit-file monitoring scheme needlessly duplicating services that one can do free or @ nominal cost.Especially galling is the fact that said website's URL (as in its address) is a deliberate t... Read Full Story

IF EVER THERE WERE A CLEAR AND COMPELLING REASON FOR COMPLETE, FINAL AND BINDING HEALTH-CARE REFORM IN OUR "MORALLY SUPERIOR" UNITED STATES, it would have to be this item from the CBS News show 60 Minutes last evening.Which, for want of giving the plot away, ought be seen by everyone.And shared with Your Congressman, especially now that the debate over health-care reform has reached critical mass all the more. In other words, inaction now will shut the door indefinitely on serious reform whil... Read Full Story

glitter-graphics.comFOLKSIES, WOULDN'T YOU AGREE THAT THE IMAGE LEADING TODAY'S POST IS RATHER APROPOS THE TIME OF YEAR, particularly among such of you in the Northern Hemisphere as are still seeing autumnal effects?*************PERHAPS IT WAS OVERSIGHT MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE, but perhaps it was time to add to the FAQ's I asked back on Saturday this particular one:Why are your blog posts shown in UTC time, not prevailing local time?The reason for this is logical more than anything else: It's... Read Full Story

glitter-graphics.comCONWEBBLOG IS NOTING WHERE JOSEPH "WORLDNETDAILY" FARAH IS STARTING TO GET PARANOID, even if it means resorting to devious, illicit and questionable pseudo-journalistic tactics to make sure the Fourth Estate (or what remains of it) kowtows to him and him alone, reinforced by the one command he knows--OBEY:Joseph Farah's Oct. 31 WorldNetDaily column is another whine-fest about how the rest of the media is being mean to WND over the birther issue, and this time he's issuing ... Read Full Story

glitter-graphics.comJ. EDGAR HOOVER MUST PROBABLY BE SPINNING IN HIS GRAVE @ THE CONGRESSIONAL CEMETERY IN WASHINGTON, DC (AND LAUGHING ALL THE WHILE) when he hears the news that certain weird and unwholesome circles are claiming that the FBI is "recommending" that people start watching Glenn Beck and listening to conservative talkback radio "if you want to know The Truth."(The which Your Correspondent learned about on News Hounds, in case you ask.)Sadly, though, the FBI disagrees: Your Corre... Read Full Story

glitter-graphics.comEVEN IF THIS WERE HALLOWE'EN, NOT TO MENTION THIS BEING THE CHANGEOVER WEEKEND FROM SUMMER TO STANDARD TIME IN THE UNTED STATES AND CANADA (with Certain Obvious Exceptions), Your Correspondent perhaps felt it was time to devote today's edition to a "pre-emptive" edition of the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's) for this blog.Especially considering where there are some of you as probably have questions about Your Correspondent and The Exaggerator as are going through your h... Read Full Story