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Friday, October 10
Did Hell Freeze Over When I Wasn’t Looking? What Happened to FoxNews?
by
Linda Thieman
on Fri 10 Oct 2008 08:38 PM CDT
Did Hell Freeze Over When I Wasn’t Looking? What Happened to FoxNews?
by Linda Thieman
 There is something really weird going on in the country right now. I’m not talking about the scary economic collapse, the subject of which McCain seems to be ignoring completely. I’m not talking about the way the desperate McCain campaign has, for weeks now, been inflaming the GOP masses, almost to the point of inciting a riot every time McCain mentions Barack “Hussein” Obama’s name. I’m not even talking about the part where all around him, McCain’s mouthpieces, including his wife and his formerly-charming VP candidate selection are trying their darnedest to smear Obama’s good name and character while John McCain disingenuously tries to take the high road by uttering trite aphorisms admonishing those who boo Obama that Obama deserves respect and that, he John McCain, is going to treat him thusly.
No, I’m talking about the way that FoxNews seems to have turned against McCain.
FoxNews is now against McCain’s using smear tactics? Instead of leading the charge like they usually do? It’s true that this is posted under the heading Blue Streak, meaning it comes from an author who is left of center. But come on, whenever FoxNews tries to portray a “reporter” as even so far to the left as to be called a moderate, that moderate is generally just a millimeter to the left of ultraconservative. The moderate is used to firm up ultraconservative convictions by picking one tiny point and disagreeing with that while tacitly reinforcing the underlying assumptions.
And then, directly following that, FoxNews runs a report stating that “a state legislative panel has concluded that Sarah Palin abused her power in the firing of the state's public safety commissioner.”
Where’s the whitewash? Where's the spin? Where’s the defensive posture that FoxNews is so well-known for? Seems like you can’t count on anything these days.
Ah, well, back to our regularly scheduled program.
Johnson County Ballot: Say YES to Conservation on November 4th
by
Linda Thieman
on Fri 10 Oct 2008 05:00 AM CDT
Johnson County Ballot: Say YES to Conservation on November 4th
Citizens for Our Land, Water and Future
 This November 4th we will have the opportunity to vote for a $20 million investment over the next 20 years for increased water and air quality, conservation, open spaces, wildlife habitat, trails and recreational areas.
This local investment will be leveraged with grants, donations, and federal, state and private money for a likely multiplying effect of 2.5 to 3 times, for a total investment of $50 to $60 million for our land, water and future.
For a homeowner in Johnson County, this would be an investment of about $2.20 a month, or the cost of a large coffee. An owner of a $200,000 house would pay an additional $26.36 a year. Farmland owners would pay approximately an additional 21 cents per acre.
No land will be condemned; only willing sellers will be considered.
The money will be administered by the Johnson County Conservation Board.
The plan will be flexible, comprehensively developed with citizen input, and will be subject to annual audits.
Preserving our land and water improves our quality of life, increases land and property values, and contributes to the economic vitality of the area for not only our lifetime but that of our children and grandchildren.
If you think it is time for something so bold and revolutionary, we could use your support. All the usual things that happen in a campaign will be needed—campaign donations, yard sign locations, volunteers, letters to the editor, and advocacy mailings. If you want to be involved in these activities, just let us know.
Together we can make a difference for our land, our water, and our future.
Click here for further information.
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