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Tabloid journalism rears its ugly head online

The blog post titled “When a Crane Flies, Duck” by Joe Wilcox under Microsoft Watch not only flies in the face of good taste, the pun is also lame, to say the least. This creeping tabloidization, where heretofore respectable news organisations are succumbing to the subjects and techniques of tabloid journalism, exploits visceral emotions aimed… Read More: Tabloid journalism rears its ugly head online »

Bush should resign, Rumsfeld should go to jail

Hugo Chavez, the President of Venezuela, has suggested that US President George Bush should follow the example of Donald Rumsfeld and resign, according to a Reuters report. “Heads have started to roll. The president should resign on moral grounds,” Chavez told a news conference after an aide passed him a note with word of the… Read More: Bush should resign, Rumsfeld should go to jail »

What it really takes to be great

In the October 30, 2006 issue of FORTUNE, Geoffrey Colvin cited Boeing CEO James McNerney as one of the 13 peak performers in the cover story on “Secrets of Greatness“. Somewhere in the interview, McNerney responded to the question of whether great performers in any field tended to receive a lot of early encouragement from… Read More: What it really takes to be great »

George Bush: Too stupid to be president?

Is George Bush too stupid to be president? Going by the evidence (cited here, here and here), no one in the right frame of mind would dispute this. Particularly damning are quotes uttered by Bush aboard Air Force One: “I’m the master of low expectations.” (June 4, 2003) “I’m also not very analytical. You know… Read More: George Bush: Too stupid to be president? »

Impeach Bush

The time has come to call for the impeachment of US President George Bush. Any president who maintains he is above the law, and acts repeatedly on that belief should be shot. Related posts:The Best War Ever Should Bush fire Donald Rumsfeld? Technorati Tags: George Bush impeach mid-term election