Hey Everybody! Guess What? I've Just Set Up a Facebook Page For Windypundit! Now You All Can Visit Me There! Then You Can Read The Articles I've Posted Here! And You Can Leave Comments! Or Discuss Something! The folks at Facebook seemed all excited about it. I don't get why it's such a big deal, but I'm trying. … [Read more...] about Hey Everybody! Windypundit’s On Facebook!
Sarah Visits the Uncanny Valley
I just felt like taking my retouching of Sarah Palin one step further too far: (click to enlarge) It looks like the cover of a bad women's makeup magazine... … [Read more...] about Sarah Visits the Uncanny Valley
In Defense of Being Undecided
I just got to Thursday night's Daily Show on Tivo, and one of the featured segments involved Samantha Bee and Jason Jones expressing their frustration at a focus group of undecided voters. How could they not see the difference between the candidates? How could they not know who they like better after 20 months of campaigning? It's like they're stupid or something! It was … [Read more...] about In Defense of Being Undecided
A Lesson About Child Pornography
They just caught an alleged child pornographer in Newark, Ohio. The miscreant had taken nude photos of a 15-year-old girl and was sending them to the girl's friends---also minors---on their cell phones. What really makes this a story, however, is the identity of the individual who was exploiting this poor girl. Some of you know where this is going, don't you? The girl took the … [Read more...] about A Lesson About Child Pornography
So Your Lawyer Has Some Influence?
Saturday, Scott Greenfield posted about the ethics of defense lawyers who make a big deal out of the fact that they used to be prosecutors and can therefore do a better job of defense. Scott, let's say, has his doubts: The pitch is intended to capitalize on a basic misperception by the public, that the skills one develops as a prosecutor, characterized as "experience in … [Read more...] about So Your Lawyer Has Some Influence?