MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'fox news'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 01:59:34 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4714727&cid=t_100860_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FoDEj_uRdXlk%2F By Roger PilonToday POLITICO Arena asks: Given that Planned Parenthood’s online donations have shot up over the last two months, is Mike Pence (R-Ind.) correct to say it could — and should — operate without taxpayer funds? My response: Given that many Americans believe that abortion is murder, of course Planned Parenthood, the nation’s leading abortion provider, should not be publicly funded. (And please don’t say that no taxpayer funds go for abortions: money is fungible.) Democrats think that almost everything should be publicly funded – education, health care, retirement, the arts. What’s next? News? Entertainment? Oh, I forgot: NPR and PBS. But only that programming that meets their exacting standards. FOX News? Faget about it! Where you from? Kansas? And they won... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4714727 Thu, 14 Apr 2011 13:16:19 +0100 4714727 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4626886&cid=t_100860_113_f&fid=34625&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FNeilVerselsHealthcareItBlog%2F%7E3%2FuP93TL-iZGE%2F The slams on Dr. Donald Berwick, frankly, are getting pathetic. Today, Fox News medical contributor Dr. Marc Siegel dismissed Berwick as a “basically a policy wonk” who “hasn’t really practiced since 1989.” Siegel tried to score points with sound bites. “This guy has more quotes than Yogi Berra, and let me tell you something, these quotes are an indictment on people that want clinicians to make decisions,” Siegel said on Fox this afternoon. Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com According to Siegel, comparative effectiveness “doesn’t work in the real world.” Well, sure, that’s the point of clinical decision support. Best practices are for common conditions, and clinical decision support is to help physicians either foll... Neil Versel's Healthcare IT Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4626886 Wed, 23 Mar 2011 22:11:49 +0100 4626886 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4575055&cid=t_100860_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Funiversal-cardiac-screening-for-all-young-athletes%2F2011.03.11 It’s heart wrenching when young athletes die of sudden cardiac death (SCD). Last week the death of Wes Leonard, a Michigan high school star athlete, was especially poignant since he collapsed right after making the game-winning shot. This sort of tragedy occurs about one hundred times each year in America. That’s a lot of sadness. The obvious question is: Could these deaths be prevented? Let’s start with what actually happens. Most cases of sudden death in young people occur as a result of either hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), an abnormal thickening of heart muscle, or long QT syndrome (LQTS), a mostly inherited disease of the heart’s electrical system. Both HCM and LQTS predispose the heart to ventricular fibrillation — electrical chaos of the pumping chamber of the he... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4575055 Fri, 11 Mar 2011 22:00:35 +0100 4575055 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4536247&cid=t_100860_133_f&fid=35452&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.graphictruth.com%2F2011%2F03%2Ffox-doesnt-even-try-any-more.html My takeway: If you are stupid enough or ignorant enough to think there could be palm trees in Madison Wisconsin, you might still be watching Fox News. Or at least, that's likely the calculus over at Faux, so why put any effort into that Journalism stuff? It's not like the core audience cares...For the rest of humanity, let the mockery commence. Oh, as for CNN, and other "Liberal Media," - maybe it might be time to spend more time on the real issues of the day, and less time on Charlie Sheen. (Source: Graphictruth) Graphictruth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4536247 Wed, 02 Mar 2011 04:43:00 +0100 4536247 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4477704&cid=t_100860_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FYGTW9YOSXeY%2F By Neal McCluskeyAfter House Republicans' weak first attempt at offering cuts to gargantuan federal spending -- a proposal that included nary a flick at education-related outlays -- and the Obama administration's hinting that it would leave education totally untouched, there is a tiny bit of good news: Both the GOP and the administration are apparently willing to trim funding putatively intended to help educate people. But these are just tiny bones they're throwing to people who know that the federal government likely does zero net good when it comes to actually educating people, and that there is no acceptable excuse not to make big cuts to federal "education" programs. House Republicans, for their part, scheduled lots of education programs for shaves in their second attempt at mak... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4477704 Mon, 14 Feb 2011 15:33:36 +0100 4477704 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4438995&cid=t_100860_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2011%2F02%2F05%2Fglenn-beck-and-his-tower-of-babble%2F New cartoon by Trussell & Trussell on Politics Daily. Glenn Beck and His Tower of Babble. Are you staying up tonight? It’s the looney eclipse. Filed under: Music - TV - Film, Politics Tagged: fox news, glenn beck, robert donna trussell, tea party (Source: Donna Trussell) Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4438995 Sat, 05 Feb 2011 17:18:35 +0100 4438995 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4338215&cid=t_100860_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2011%2F01%2F12%2Fthe-right-tones-down-the-rhetoric%2F New cartoon by Trussell & Trussell on Politics Daily. The Right Tones Down the Rhetoric. The medium is the meringue. Filed under: Politics Tagged: arizona shooting, fox news, Media, robert donna trussell, talk radio, tea party (Source: Donna Trussell) Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4338215 Thu, 13 Jan 2011 05:03:50 +0100 4338215 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4238098&cid=t_100860_136_f&fid=35302&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FWhitePebble%2F%7E3%2FiSdMuFqKQ6w%2F I doubt there’s ever been a true thing said on Fox. Maybe the weather report, maybe not. — Fran Lebowitz Filed under: qotd Tagged: Fox News, Fran Lebowitz, qotd (Source: white pebble) white pebble blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4238098 Tue, 07 Dec 2010 05:26:11 +0100 4238098 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4172296&cid=t_100860_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2010%2F11%2F16%2Fbend-it-like-glenn-beck%2F New cartoon by Trussell & Trussell on Politics Daily. Bend It Like Glenn Beck. Also known as freeper association. Filed under: Politics Daily Tagged: cancer humor, fox news, glenn beck, political cartoon, republican, robert donna trussell, tea party (Source: Donna Trussell) Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4172296 Tue, 16 Nov 2010 16:35:12 +0100 4172296 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3718377&cid=t_100860_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F5vs-YmLC2Xk%2F By David BoazJohn Stossel, usually seen on Fox Business Network, will have a special on the Fox News Channel this weekend, well targeted to Independence Day: “What’s Great about America.” He’ll interview Dinesh D’Souza and immigrant businessmen, among others. Saturday and Sunday, 9 p.m. ET both nights. Fox News is on lots more cable systems than Fox Business, so if you don’t get Fox Business, this is your chance to see Stossel. Tonight at 9 p.m., I think it’s a rerun of his recent show on Milton Friedman’s Free to Choose, featuring . . . me. Along with Johan Norberg, Tom Palmer, and Bob Chitester. For some of my own thoughts on what’s great about America, see this article. (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3718377 Thu, 01 Jul 2010 20:50:33 +0100 3718377 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3429311&cid=t_100860_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F2010%2F03%2F30%2Fday-by-day-march-30-2010-bite-me%2F Day By Day by Chris Muir Apple Computer can advertise where and when it wants. This is private enterprise. More than 200 companies have joined a boycott of Beck’s program, making it difficult for Fox to sell ads. The time has instead been sold to smaller firms offering such products as Kaopectate, Carbonite, 1-800-PetMeds and Goldline International. A handful of advertisers, such as Apple, have abandoned Fox altogether. Network executives say they believe they could charge higher rates if the host were more widely acceptable to advertisers. However, Fox News and Glenn Beck in particular have a following and should a competitor arrive to rival Apple’s products (particularly thinking the new i-Pad) that competitor may very well pick up this business. It is not politics or politic... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3429311 Tue, 30 Mar 2010 13:24:15 +0100 3429311 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3416007&cid=t_100860_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FKsQzcQ3YE6w%2F By Chris MoodyHe did it again: Florida governor and senatorial candidate Charlie Crist cited Cato’s 2008 Governors’ Report Card as evidence of his fiscal conservative credentials, this time in a Fox News Sunday debate with his primary opponent Marco Rubio. Trouble is, the report card’s author, Chris Edwards, has gone on the record again and again explaining how Crist has fallen hard off the fiscal responsibility wagon since the report was released two years ago. The Florida media has publicized Edwards’ correction of the record numerous times since Crist began citing the Cato rating in his political ads. It is difficult to believe that Crist can be unaware of that. Here’s Edwards in October 2009: Since I wrote the report in mid-2008, the governor seems to have fallen off ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3416007 Mon, 29 Mar 2010 15:46:03 +0100 3416007 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3385322&cid=t_100860_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Ffeel%2Fdid-we-just-have-sex%2F Girls: Apparently, sex is all in our heads. According to a recent Fox News article, a whopping 64 percent of the time we don’t even know we’re aroused, because our brains and our va-jay-jays aren’t synced up so well. But even if that’s true, we can still blame the guy. Post from: BlissTree (Source: Healthbolt) Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3385322 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:19:25 +0100 3385322 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3358960&cid=t_100860_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FZZRUyIWzdhI%2F By Julian SanchezCan I send Time magazine the bill for the new crack in my desk and the splinters in my forehead? Because their latest excretion on the case of Colleen “Jihad Jane” LaRose and its relation to Patriot Act surveillance powers is absolutely maddening: The Justice Department won’t say whether provisions of the Patriot Act were used to investigate and charge Colleen LaRose. But the FBI and U.S. prosecutors who charged the 46-year-old woman from Pennsburg, Pa., on Tuesday with conspiring with terrorists and pledging to commit murder in the name of jihad could well have used the Patriot Act’s fast access to her cell-phone records, hotel bills and rental-car contracts as they tracked her movements and contacts last year. But even if the law’s provision... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3358960 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:38:57 +0100 3358960 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3354272&cid=t_100860_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Ffeel%2Fmust-sleep-more%2F We women do it all: Pull ourselves together every morning, keep the kids from killing each other before school, talk to the boss on the phone, tell your husband where he left his watch, drive to work – and that’s all before 7:30 a.m. Hopefully we don’t do all these things simultaneously, but sometimes it sure feels like it. According to a recent Fox News.com article, a new study shows that we women (desperately) need an extra 20 minutes of sleep every night, thanks to our incredible multi-tasking skills. Now get some shut-eye! Post from: BlissTree (Source: Healthbolt) Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3354272 Sun, 07 Mar 2010 22:00:57 +0100 3354272 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3105251&cid=t_100860_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2009%2F12%2F19%2Fits-the-comedy-stupid%2F Jon Stewart My new post on Politics Daily / Woman Up: Newspapers are hanging on for dear life. Comedians, meanwhile, are cleaning up. In fact, one is a now the junior senator from Minnesota. For many Americans, “The Daily Show,” hosted by satirist Jon Stewart, has supplanted the evening news. And this year The Onion, a site that is 100 percent parody, won a Peabody Award for its online send-up of cable-TV news. One-time sportscaster Keith Olbermann brings attitude aplenty to his MSNBC show, “Countdown.” They say things. They’re not afraid. You might call them modern-day court jesters. From wikipedia: Jesters could give bad news to the King that no-one else would dare deliver. The best example of this is in 1340, when the French fleet was destroyed at the Batt... Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3105251 Sat, 19 Dec 2009 15:41:08 +0100 3105251 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3067017&cid=t_100860_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FfCo2ph1mOy0%2F By Roger PilonToday, Politico Arena asks: NPR v. Fox News? My post: Do I sense a bit of chutzpa in Politico’s report today that NPR executives have asked their top political correspondent, Mara Liasson, to reconsider her appearances on Fox News because of what the executives perceive as the network’s political bias?  The request would be impertinent if NPR itself were beyond reproach, ideologically, but “fair and balanced” it is not.  It’s a playpen for the left, subsidized by the American taxpayer, exceeded in its biases only by Pacifica Radio, another tax subsidized playpen straight out of the late ’60s. There’s nothing wrong with a news organization tilting left or right, of course:  let the public then decide, as the Fox News numbers show ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3067017 Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:17:42 +0100 3067017 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2995724&cid=t_100860_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FQ6mLE33klFU%2F Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani appeared on Fox News Sunday this weekend to argue against the Obama administration’s plan to try some alleged terrorists in New York courts. He did not acquit himself well. Giuliani argued, for example, that criminal defendants aren’t tried “at the scene of the crime.” Criminal defendants are almost always tried in the jurisdictions where their crimes took place (not at the actual crime scene, of course). Giuliani’s insistence on misstating basic criminal procedure showed that he was twisting to score points against the administration. This is inappropriate political use of terrorism issues. But Chris Wallace roasted Giuliani—with quotes from Rudy Giuliani. Of prosecuting the 1993 World Trade Center bombers, ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2995724 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:37:11 +0100 2995724 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2973905&cid=t_100860_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FIt5l_9cEIBk%2F Today marks 20 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall. Full round-up of commentary on that historic day, here. The heroes who helped bring down the Wall. One size does not fit all: How the federal health care overhaul will disrupt progress in states that are already addressing problems at home. Move over Fox News: The Obama administration takes aim at climate scientists. Podcast: “ObamaCare: A Bad Deal for Young Adults“ (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2973905 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:42:09 +0100 2973905 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2923238&cid=t_100860_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FoSkodqtmGXU%2F In an effort to achieve “network neutrality” online, the FCC is starting to write new regulations for Internet providers.  Reuters reports: U.S. communications regulators voted unanimously Thursday to support an open Internet rule that would prevent telecom network operators from barring or blocking content based on the revenue it generates. The proposed rule now goes to the public for comment until Jan. 14, after which the Federal Communications Commissions will review the feedback and possibly seek more comment. A final rule is not expected until the spring of next year. Cato Director of Information Policy Studies Jim Harper appeared on Fox News this week to discuss the FCC decision. “This is governmental tinkering with a market place that is working really well and gr... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2923238 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:33:03 +0100 2923238 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2916405&cid=t_100860_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2009%2F10%2F22%2Fchaos-theory-faux-news-network%2F New cartoon by Trussell & Trussell on AOL’s Politics Daily: Faux News Network. Posted in Politics Daily Tagged: birthers, fox news, media bias, msm, obama (Source: Donna Trussell) Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2916405 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:09:52 +0100 2916405 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2908575&cid=t_100860_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FPfrTVhvf31w%2F Today’s  Arena question over at Politico asks: Is Fox News a “legitimate news organization?” Is the White House smart, or not so smart, to take on Fox? Is Fox News a “legitimate news organization?” As compared to what? The New York Times? NPR? MSNBC? Please. The Obama team, Democrats like my good friend Walter Dellinger, and the so-called Mainstream Media (MSM) howl about Fox News for two main reasons. First, Fox is covering news the MSM ignores because it doesn’t “fit.” And second, in part because of that, the Fox audience continues to grow while the MSM audience is shrinking, raising a serious question about whether the MSM is any longer “mainstream.” Let’s not pretend that the MSM doesn’t “manage” the n... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2908575 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:56:40 +0100 2908575 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2871934&cid=t_100860_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FiVY-x8EReD8%2F The golden spike (or, as Jill says and I wish I’d thought of this, “100 is the new 160″) has unleashed a crop of opinions in the general media on autism’s present and future impact — and, indeed, if the “real” numbers have risen at all. “Autism is on the rise — or is it?’ wonders Newsweek (”The new data has everyone who cares about autism abuzz. But, as with so many issues connected to the disorder, no one can quite agree on what it means … “). The Los Angeles Times seems have interpreted the new numbers chiefly by averaging the affected ages at 8, and an opinion piece in The Boston Globe and on Boston.com maintains that awareness can’t be the sole reason for the seemingly overnight doubling. Even bigger m... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2871934 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:30:48 +0100 2871934 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2766004&cid=t_100860_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F8YjqKkzldIM%2F Appearing on Fox News last night, Cato scholar Neal McCluskey weighed in on Obama’s upcoming address to students: (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2766004 Thu, 03 Sep 2009 18:55:00 +0100 2766004 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2702367&cid=t_100860_111_f&fid=34716&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FNurseRatchedsPlace%2F%7E3%2FftevCvwrKGw%2F I got an email from my mother the other day that caught my eye. It was a viral email that is making its way around the Internet. The author of the email is asking supporters of healthcare reform to boycott Apple products because they sponsor Fox News. Now, I’m all for the cause, but I draw the line at my computer. Let me remind you of something. I don’t just have a computer. I have a MacBook Pro. That’s scared, baby, but I digress. I asked myself what kind of person would ask liberal Apple devotees to turn their backs on Steve Jobs and his empire. The request is creepy and weird. It’s like asking a vegan to eat a side of bloody beef. I am a member of Steve’s cult, and I have to have my computer so I can write about the healthcare debate. There are a lot of myths circulating out o... Nurse Ratched's Place blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2702367 Sat, 15 Aug 2009 00:33:46 +0100 2702367 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2613832&cid=t_100860_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FKch2ATVeM5c%2F Appearing on the “Glenn Beck Program” with ABC’s John Stossel, Cato H.L. Mencken research fellow Penn Jillete discusses his views on health care reform, the nanny state, Canada and more. (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2613832 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:06:45 +0100 2613832 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2610887&cid=t_100860_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FHn9Z5ivfmb8%2F I was on the Glenn Beck Show yesterday… …talking about this rendering of the House Democrats’ 1,018-page health care plan: That’s you all the way on the left, and your doctor/hospital all the way on the right. What could be simpler? (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2610887 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:00:42 +0100 2610887 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2605946&cid=t_100860_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FcElIjZRcwC0%2F Appearing on Fox News on Monday, Cato’s Daniel J. Mitchell explained why taxing the rich to pay for big government programs may make for a good sound bite on the campaign trail, but when there aren’t enough wealthy people to tax, the middle class ends up footing the bill. “When politicians are aiming at the rich, it’s the middle class that winds up getting hit in the crossfire,” Mitchell said. “They use ‘tax the rich’ as the rhetoric, but they always go after the ordinary people to get more money to fund their big government schemes.” Watch the whole thing: (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2605946 Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:09:55 +0100 2605946 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2601957&cid=t_100860_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F75_IBe4sEn8%2F Fox News recently reported about how Oregon’s government-run health system gives people advice on how to kill themselves. The statist system in the United Kingdom has a different approach, relying instead on people dying as they languish on waiting lists. But the bureaucrats across the pond are not a bunch of joyless robots. They managed to divert some of their budget to produce leaflets telling kids about the cardiovascular benefits of orgasms. The Telegraph reports on this innovative use of taxpayer funds: NHS guidance is advising school pupils that they have a “right” to an enjoyable sex life and that regular sex can be good for their cardiovascular health. The advice appears in leaflets circulated to parents, teachers and youth workers and is meant to update sex educa... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2601957 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:47:35 +0100 2601957 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2452393&cid=t_100860_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F8Uk8DkhBPFI%2F General Petraeus recently gave an interview to Fox News. Petraeus speaks approvingly of the decision to close Guantanamo, limiting interrogation to the techniques in the Army Field Manual, and how adherence to the Geneva Conventions takes propaganda fodder out of the hands of our enemies. Andy McCarthy attacks Petraeus over at National Review Online’s The Corner: With due respect to Gen. Petraeus, this is just vapid. To begin with, he doesn’t identify any provision of the Geneva Conventions that we have actually violated - he just repeats the standard talking-point of his current commander-in-chief that we took “steps that have violated the Geneva Conventions” during those bad old Bush days. What steps is he talking about? How about naming one? McCarthy then uses th... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2452393 Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:52:24 +0100 2452393 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2441161&cid=t_100860_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FvhY-CVHgOTw%2F Obama Picks Sotomayor for Supreme Court President Obama chose federal Judge Sonia Sotomayor on Tuesday as his nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, the first Hispanic to serve on the bench. On Cato’s blog, constitutional law scholar Roger Pilon wrote, “President Obama chose the most radical of all the frequently mentioned candidates before him.” Cato Supreme Court Review editor and senior fellow Ilya Shapiro weighed in, saying, “In picking Sonia Sotomayor, President Obama has confirmed that identity politics matter to him more than merit. While Judge Sotomayor exemplifies the American Dream, she would not have even been on the short list if she were not Hispanic.” Shapiro expands his claim that Sotomayor was not chosen based on merit at CNN.com: In over 10 years on the Seco... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2441161 Fri, 29 May 2009 21:07:48 +0100 2441161 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2415654&cid=t_100860_133_f&fid=35452&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.graphictruth.com%2F2009%2F05%2Fjaneane-garofalo-is-foxbushed-and.html The blogosphere is all a-twitter of the confrontation between Ambush Journalist Ken Pittman and Janeane Garofalo.I shall leave all of the commentary on this aside, to simply observe, trenchantly, that there is a certain basic intent behind ambushing someone.The idea is to use the element of surprise to get the victim to blurt out something embarrassing and awkward for them.Regardless of the journalistic ethics or the intent; the form has been variously practiced for good or ill and can elicit many things.Unfortunately, sometimes it can elicit your own ass, handed you on tape.At times like this, an actual journalist - or at least, a proper news director, would guffaw, observe with some degree of professional commiseration that "that didn't go well" and suggest that the tape might be improve... Graphictruth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2415654 Fri, 15 May 2009 23:27:00 +0100 2415654 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2399072&cid=t_100860_133_f&fid=35452&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.graphictruth.com%2F2009%2F05%2Fif-this-be-treason-make-most-of-it.html This article establishes that Dick Cheney was one of, if not the major force behind the completely indiscriminate roundup of apparently randomly-selected victims, a process he apparently still defends as vital to national security.Fox news - as everyone is well aware, due to the mindless cheerleading of techniques of torture by such leading Republican intellectual leaders as Sean Hannity, apparently concurs that torturing the wrong people is as likely to produce good, actionable intelligence as torturing the right people. That is, of course, a common-sense conclusion - if you understand that torture does not produce high quality intelligence. So, we must presume that the "good results" would be something more along the line of terrifying the crap out of certain target elements - the Iraqi ... Graphictruth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2399072 Thu, 07 May 2009 17:45:00 +0100 2399072 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2390187&cid=t_100860_133_f&fid=35452&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.graphictruth.com%2F2009%2F05%2Fyour-8-day-silence-is-deafening-mr.html Hannity demonstrates a usage of the term "troll" I had previously been unaware of. (Credit to asgardshill on this digg thread)Think Progress » Eight days of silence since Hannity volunteered to be waterboarded: Is he chickening out? (rorr.im|mi.rror)Over a week ago — on Thurs., April 22 — Fox News’ torture enthusiast Sean Hannity agreed to be waterboarded for charity to prove that it is not torture. Though he dismissed waterboarding as simply taking someone’s head and “dunk[ing] it in water,” he has remained notably silent on his promise ever since, perhaps regretting that he volunteered to subject himself to the intensely terrifying suffocation experience. MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann offered last week to donate $1,000 to military families for every second Hannity is waterboarde... Graphictruth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2390187 Wed, 06 May 2009 20:11:00 +0100 2390187 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2376552&cid=t_100860_133_f&fid=35452&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.graphictruth.com%2F2009%2F04%2Ftinfoil-beck-accuses-daily-kos-of.html J.S. Mill on Conservatism by webcarve"Just here to get some pictures for the blog. Could you hold that sign about "faggits" a little higher? Yeah, you, the guy with the noose.""Glenn Beck accuses Daily Kos and Huffington Post of publicly conspiring with ACORN to infiltrate his tea bag parties."read more | digg storyFor what, a voter registration drive? That's not just stupid, it's Glenn Beck Stupid! (Source: Graphictruth) Graphictruth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2376552 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 23:59:00 +0100 2376552 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2239793&cid=t_100860_86_f&fid=34445&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwomenshealthnews.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F03%2F05%2Fway-to-completely-misrepresent-the-conscience-issue-fox-news%2F …by making it seem as though the idea that providers might go to jail for refusing to perform abortions if the Bush “conscience” rule is overturned by the Obama administration is legitimate or realistic at all. Because when you repeat and emphasize quotes that people would rather “go to jail” than do abortions, you completely ignore all of the existing rules that already allow providers to choose not to perform abortions. I don’t recall people rounding up Catholic hospital workers and hauling them off to jail prior to Bush’s last minute rule, and it’s not going to happen after it’s rescinded. Gah. Thanks to Media Matters for pointing to this, and reiterating the actuality of the thing: On the March 3 edition of Fox News’ Special ... Women's Health News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2239793 Thu, 05 Mar 2009 14:57:56 +0100 2239793 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1851078&cid=t_100860_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.com%2F2008%2F10%2F03%2Fthe-irishman-vs-barney%2F For D…..The Irishman takes on The Toe Tapping Bathroom Stall Dwelling Barney Frank            (Source: bipolar chicks blogging) bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1851078 Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:30:25 +0100 1851078 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1630963&cid=t_100860_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F2008%2F07%2F16%2Flaura-ingraham-watch-dont-come-in-my-ear%2F Apparently embedding of the video has now been disabled re-enabled or you can watch it here Outtakes from Laura Ingraham’s short lived Fox News Television Show, Just In Flap has always enjoyed Laura Ingraham’s radio show. Radio is definitely a better venue for her talents than television. Flap’s recommendations to Ingraham: 1. Less caffeine 2. Eat regularly to avoid low blood sugar 3. Lose the condescending attitude toward your staff Technorati Tags: Laura Ingraham, Fox News (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1630963 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:05:44 +0100 1630963 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1603133&cid=t_100860_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F07%2F09%2Ffoxs-smears-of-the-obamas-are-sooo-transparent%2F   Add your name to the petition. (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1603133 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:53:43 +0100 1603133 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1406902&cid=t_100860_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6873 Drudge has it, of course. First, Obama with Chris Wallace and now Hillary with O’Reilly. The LEFT is already pissed at Obama. But, Hillary needs to drive up her poll numbers among working class white voters nationally. Flap wonders if O’Reilly will play Jeremiah Wright clips? (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1406902 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:00:19 +0100 1406902 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=950964&cid=t_100860_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F170134254%2F5_brain_based_questions_for_fo.html I love to see the start of something new – especially when an older empire cannot meet the growing needs of many leaders out here. That something new will soon be reality, in a promising business channel that speaks to executives like those of us at MITA International Brain Based Renewal Center. Speculation grows daily for Fox News exciting venture … to create a stellar financial news channel ... with real viewers in mind.  Can you imagine money updates that actually speak to those who don’t live on Wall Street or articulate as one economist speaks to another?  It’s frustrating to watch CNN financial news about money manipulated by a few, while many of us have creative questions news' experts could address. Conspiracy has it that if you make... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=950964 Mon, 15 Oct 2007 13:40:15 +0100 950964 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=774100&cid=t_100860_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5371 Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani speaks at Norwalk Hospital in Norwalk, Conn., Tuesday, July 31, 2007. The New York Times discusses the friendship between Fox News Executive Roger Ailes and the Mayor. Is the NYT’s implying that the Mayor receives favorable coverage from Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. and Fox News? Yeah, but, consider the source. The [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=774100 Thu, 02 Aug 2007 12:44:27 +0100 774100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=740469&cid=t_100860_133_f&fid=35452&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.graphictruth.com%2F2007%2F07%2Ffaux-outrage-ellison-under-fire-for.html This article really says little against Rep. Keith Ellison, but it speaks volumes about Faux News, and what it doesn't want you to think about. And that, by the by, is the way to read and source Right-Wing propagandists, such as Faux News, "Newsbusters" and Freep. Consider the source and it's intended message along with what any particular message it might have.That and a good fact-checking will keep your credibility intact when opining upon such matters.Edit: I found this article at Right Web just after I hit "publish." "A Great Little Racket": The Neocon Media MachineNot by any accident, the neoconservatives' time of greatest influence on U.S. foreign policy coincided with the explosive growth of mass media outlets from which they could promote their policies. The omnipresent fluttering ... Graphictruth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=740469 Tue, 17 Jul 2007 04:00:00 +0100 740469 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=687683&cid=t_100860_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5157 Journalists dole out cash to politicians (quietly) MSNBC.com identified 144 journalists who made political contributions from 2004 through the start of the 2008 campaign, according to the public records of the Federal Election Commission. Most of the newsroom checkbooks leaned to the left: 125 journalists gave to Democrats and liberal causes. Only 17 gave to Republicans. [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=687683 Thu, 21 Jun 2007 17:45:05 +0100 687683 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=623529&cid=t_100860_133_f&fid=35452&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.graphictruth.com%2F2007%2F05%2Fomygawd-i-just-figureded-out-whats.html "Omygawd, I just figured out what's wrong with the Republican Party - the country they want to run is fictional!"tag: The Daily Show, Republicans, hilarious, Fox News, Britt Hume, 24, DebateYou can syndicate this site using our atom feed. (Source: Graphictruth) Graphictruth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=623529 Sun, 20 May 2007 04:00:00 +0100 623529 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=559847&cid=t_100860_133_f&fid=35452&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.graphictruth.com%2F2007%2F04%2Fattention-bill-orielly-and-melinie.html tag: Media matters, Hot Talk, hate speech, KSFO, Fox News, Melinie Morgan, Bill O'RiellyYou can syndicate this site using our atom feed. (Source: Graphictruth) Graphictruth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=559847 Sat, 21 Apr 2007 04:00:00 +0100 559847 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=471003&cid=t_100860_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D4558 Faces of news: Daytime anchor Jane Skinner and Fox News chief Roger Ailes. The Nevada Democrat Party wimps out to the pressure from the NUTROOTS and Moveon.org. So, the Democrats like John Edwards and Bill Richardson are going to pick and choose the coverage of their candidates? And object if the sponsors or venue do not [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=471003 Wed, 14 Mar 2007 17:30:04 +0100 471003