Sunday morning, a cold front has replaced the driving rain with chilly sun. What better time to enjoy a cup of your favorite morning beverage and dig into substantive topics.
These links caught my eye in the last 24 hours.
** What exactly caused our latest economic meltdown? Kevin Drum weights the evidence... the housing bust or ... ?
** War is on idahospud44's mind, read Bobby Sent Me a Human Ear in the Mail.
** Tim Huber has the latest in the Aracoma trial: Blankenship appears via video.
** Speaking of Blankenship, do you think he's being totally forthright in this interview?
** Finally, Kevin Drum again, makes this observation: In other words, for the first time since Reconstruction, the South will be almost completely shut out of national power.
What are you reading?
Update from Carnacki
Good article on the persistence of cliches and stereotypes in movies about West Virginia from Tony Rutherford, entertainment editor of the Huntington News. We see that the stereotyping not only in films but also from many political pundits and bloggers.
Speaking on behalf of Gov. Manchin, press secretary Matt Turner stated the governor believes that often " the writers and producers responsible for the portrayal not only are not familiar with the state, [but] in many cases they have never been here. It's easy to pass judgment on a place or people you don't know and to base that on an existing stereotype." |
