Your government at work

Today's House Appropriations bill vote will slash tsunami warning systems in the U.S.

Via Slog

I am perfectly happy being agnostic; people like this simply add evidence. I mean, seriously? You're joyful that Japan was destroyed, and attribute it to your prayers to "wake up" atheists?

UPDATE: I should really listen to the voices in my head saying it's a troll…

Prescient—Reality imitates art

I'm late on this, but with all of the vilification of teachers and union workers recently, I pondered on this story. The Fox reporter (while off-camera) claims the protesters hit him, called him names, etc. (Again, none of it caught on their camera.) But another camera shows the assault (a tap on the shoulder):


Which reminded me of this brilliant and prescient bit:

Bullies

Sure, it's an outlier, but it is far too common for Christians:

More of your liberal media pushing the protests right here

Here are some of the "above the fold" pages for the traditional media. We have 100,000-person rallies right here in the US, with dozens of other rallies in support in other cities. Ohio is also ramping up. The rallies have been going on for 14 days in Madison. They have already ceded all—ALL—financial concessions, which the Governor rejects. He just wants to take their collective bargaining rights (but only from the unions that opposed him; the unions that support him are exempt.)

Big news, right?

Here's today's snaps of the major traditional media frontpages (kudos to CNN and ABC for having stories buried in there, but you'll have to squint to pick them out):

Unlike the US, Canada bans lying on its airwaves/cable

Which is why there's no FOX News Canada.

Your liberal, union-supporting traditional media at work

Your liberal media is working furiously to cover the Wisconsin protests (note the Police have commended the protesters on their peacefulness). So, the coverage of this big, American, working class story? Nothing above the fold. Charlie Sheen's more of a pressing issue for Americans, apparently.

CNN:

MSNBC:

Coverage: Charlie Sheen, Angry Birds, Protests in Libya/Middle East, Oscars, and a blasphemous portrait of Jesus.

Non-coverage: Anything relating to the Wisconsin protests, which are happening right here, right now, (with many rallies across the country,) and directly impact working Americans.

That's your liberal media for you.