Author: Richard

Remember when Bill Clinton thought Iraq’s WMD was a big deal?

Ya… Didn’t think you did. Because you’re more interested in scoring political points than knowing basic bullet points of recent history and American foreign policy.

I’m only indignant because it’s been years of this history revision as if Iraq was a total invention by the current President as being an issue at all when the not-so-distant history is that Iraq has always been on the radar as a looming threat that requires more action than just containment and hoping things go well.

Dude, come on though. It’s been years of this. I used to balk at the “liberal media” cries but the mass cover of how the President directly preceding this one was using the exact same foreign policy based on the exact same national security advice of both his administration, his friends and even his not-so-friends – while attacking that same strategy by a different president of the non-liberal party is kindov an argument ender.

It’s fine to criticize any policy decision, but why does the left rely on such manipulation and distortion to make their emotional appeals? It’s unnecessary. There is plenty of legit criticisms to be made about the war on terror and Iraq as a battlefield in it. Why is literally anyone anywhere still peddling the “Bush lied, people died” nonsense? And why is there not a concerted effort among all mainstream publications to just inform the public and THEN editorialize on what is good or bad or a mix of the two?

Every intelligence agency in the world including those who didn’t support the Iraq invasion like France, the KGB, but also the Mossad, German intelligence – everyone looking into the subject concluded Iraq was probably illegally harboring deadly weapons with the ability to destroy on a mass scale.

If you want to argue that after having 3 thousand innocent civilians murdered on our soil by groups in the Middle East, THAT was the time to all of a sudden drop our foreign policy from the previous administrations regarding a different Middle Eastern enemy then do it. Have the guts to do it.

Don’t be a coward and lie about lies that were never lied about.

Picky Eating may be in your genes

In response to kids not liking their vegetables, Dr Jane Wardle says “Children could actually blame their mothers for this.” That’s because according to a study published this month in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (co-authored by Wardle), neophobia – the fear of new foods and a condition I guess I suffer from – is mostly in the genes.

Identical twins, who share all genes, were much more likely to respond the same way to new foods than non-identical twins, who like other siblings only share about half their genes. Researchers concluded that genetics played a greater role in determining eating preferences than environment – since each pair of twins lived in the same household.

Wardle said food preferences appear to be “as inheritable a physical characteristic as height.”

Unlike nearly every other phobia, neophobia is a normal stage of human development.

Scientists theorize that it was originally an evolutionary mechanism designed to protect children from accidentally eating dangerous things – like poisonous berries or mushrooms.

The study also sheds light on why I have never had any idea what “bitter” is supposed to taste like.

Other taste-related traits – like the ability to taste bitterness – are also inherited. Scientists have already identified the gene responsible, and have found that approximately 30 percent of Caucasians lack the gene and cannot taste bitterness.

Pictures: Ohio flood aftermath

The AP reports that Findlay Service Director Mike Sobczyk says the damage to city-owned buildings and property will cost between $20 million and $31 million.

The city’s health department and wastewater treatment plant sustained serious damage. A number of city-owned trucks and vehicles are damaged, too.

City officials also have decided to tear down a community center that sits near the Blanchard River.

The river rose about 8 feet above flood stage last week, soaking much of the downtown and surrounding neighborhoods.

Click here for lots of high res pictures of the disaster.

Miss Teen South Carolina talks about her gaffe

God bless Ann Curry and Matt Lauer. All other media take note: this interview is the standard on how to deal with issues of this nature. They acknowledged that its getting big buzz but didn’t let that obfuscate the reality of this not being THAT big a deal. They made her comfortable and were comforting themselves, adding the “we do dumb things on live tv all the time” lines where appropriate – and she even got a do-over on the question and knocked it out of the park.

UPDATE: is it wrong that I am against making fun of this poor girl and then I post this video?

Kimmel defends. See you guys. the answer totally made sense if you just walk through and think about it…

Miss Teen South Carolina talks about her gaffe

God bless Ann Curry and Matt Lauer. All other media take note: this interview is the standard on how to deal with issues of this nature. They acknowledged that its getting big buzz but didn’t let that obfuscate the reality of this not being THAT big a deal. They made her comfortable and were comforting themselves, adding the “we do dumb things on live tv all the time” lines where appropriate – and she even got a do-over on the question and knocked it out of the park.

UPDATE: is it wrong that I am against making fun of this poor girl and then I post this video? Kimmel defends. See you guys. the answer totally made sense if you just walk through and think about it