Timothy Joseph “Big Russ” Russert: RIP (age 85)

Big Russ has passed:

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The father of the late “Meet the Press” moderator Tim Russert, the inspiration for his son’s best-selling book about their relationship and lessons learned, has died.

The family of Timothy

The New York Times is reporting:

William Safire, a speechwriter for President Richard M. Nixon and a Pulitzer Prize-winning political columnist for The New York Times who also wrote novels, books on politics and a Malaprop’s treasury of articles

An interesting “Mia Culpa” from the New York Times this morning, in the form of an article from Clark Hoyt, The Times “Public Editor”

ON Sept. 12, an Associated Press article inside The Times reported that the Census Bureau had

A rule that is being phased in this year requires that the names on IDs and tickets match perfectly; it’s not permissible to have an ID that reads “John Smith,” your legal name, and a ticket as “Jack Smith,” the

Does Obama use more Botox than Mrs. Pelosi.  The last item that saw that moved less than  Obama’s face had pigeon droppings on it, video:

Barack Obama’s amazingly consistent smile from Eric Spiegelman on Vimeo.

Hat tip: Fausta.

Armenia, with a population of three million, has won the last two men’s world team chess championships, beating opponents including Russia, China, and the US. What is their secret? David Edmonds travelled to the country to find out.
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The old emo standbys, Hot Topic and Spencer’s, have a few men’s styles, but the real motherlode is the Topman store in SoHo. The men’s jewelry section offers probably 40 or 50 different varieties, from dangling daggers to an Eiffel

Steven Benen,  Washington Monthly, has his knickers in a twist because he believes free citizens should forced by the federal government to cover the costs of a woman’s pregnancy.   Benen blasts  Arizona Senator Jon Kyl for having the audacity

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• SCALPER: Don Surber mentions how the scalps are starting to pile up around Glenn Beck.
• WHAT’S

A rare day after a storm, where tunring one way, you can see rainbows, and in the other, a sunset like few others. Drill each pic to get the full sized version

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This is the “Burgers and Fries and Cherry Pies” Edition. Ah, Charley Pride.

• NEW WORLD ORDER: Does anyone remember when that

Is it just me, or do you find it creepy that school children are taught to chant the name  Barack Hussein Obama to tune of John Brown’s body?

Video:

Hat tip: Michelle

Points to ponder:

• Prior to the one’s election,

CBS News has learned that Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick will name former Democratic National Committee chairman Paul Kirk to the Senate seat left vacant by Ted Kennedy’s death last month.

After all the screaming about the the way Mass state

There’s something about a road leading off into the distance that makes one want to follow, even when you don’t know, and can’t see, where it leads.

There’s something about a nightfall, that makes the darkness seem inviting.

There’s something

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• So, Barney Frank wants an investigation…. Of the people who investigated and reported on ACORN. A retaliatory strike,