http://www.thedailybackground.com Progressive news and opinions, daily. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:22:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Not that anyone needed more proof that Glenn Beck is a terrible, terrible person, but... On his daily radio and television shows last week, Fox News personality Glenn Beck set out to convince his audience that "social justice," the term many Christian churches use to describe their efforts to address poverty ... http://www.thedailybackground.com/2010/03/08/glenn-beck-run-as-fast-as-you-can-away-from-social-justice-preachings/ What an excellent, cogent comment on this post, sir or madam. I had no idea that abortion had such uplifting opinions. Installment 2. Previously...ShareThis http://www.thedailybackground.com/2010/02/28/from-the-spam-comments-hall-of-fame/ I'm with Oliver and Paddy. This is so freaking awesome. I cannot wait for him to unveil his evidence.ShareThis http://www.thedailybackground.com/2010/02/26/video-did-you-know-that-obama-was-a-cia-spy/ Our American media's reporting on Iran's nuclear program is dangerously bad quality-- to the point where 71% of Americans mistakenly believe that Iran currently has nuclear weapons. Meanwhile-- and you would never hear this repeated in American news-- Ayatollah Khamene'i once again proclaims that nuclear weapons are contrary to Islam. Earlier Our press ... http://www.thedailybackground.com/2010/02/20/our-press-is-stupid-stupid-stupid-when-it-comes-to-reporting-on-iran-part-2/ Oh boy, look at this: Jon Ralston reports the Tea Party has qualified as a third party in Nevada and will have a candidate in the U.S. Senate race. Assuming the Tea Party candidate would draw votes away from the Republican candidates, it may be just the thing Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) ... http://www.thedailybackground.com/2010/02/14/the-tea-partiers-make-their-dumbest-move-yet/ I just stumbled across this 2008 article by investment expert Rick Aristotle Munarriz arguing that Google should intentionally manipulate its stock price for the purpose of tricking unwitting potential employees into working for them. Excellent. Clearly ethical behavior, as evidenced by the fact that none of the commenters seem to ... http://www.thedailybackground.com/2010/02/04/a-symbol-of-wall-st-vs-main-st/ Major hat tip to Oliver Willis.ShareThis http://www.thedailybackground.com/2010/01/28/the-funniest-two-minutes-ive-seen-in-a-week/ For an article about childhood obesity and how the first lady is stepping up to urge mayors across the country to combat it in their communities, the Huffington Post gives this us headline: Pathetic.ShareThis http://www.thedailybackground.com/2010/01/24/does-the-huffington-post-have-no-editorial-guidelines/ Hopefully little or nothing. The AP just called the special election in Massachusetts about a minute ago and Coakley (D) has just conceded. Well, that was pathetic, no matter what the final tally turns out to be. Unbelievably pathetic. A Republican won Ted Kennedy's seat in the bluest state in the ... http://www.thedailybackground.com/2010/01/19/what-does-scott-browns-win-in-massachusetts-means-for-health-care/ Jon Stewart brings it. Nothing much more to say here.ShareThis http://www.thedailybackground.com/2010/01/19/yep-that-pretty-much-sums-it-up/