Another exciting installment of our Love to Hatemail feature. This particular piece should be noted...

Posted by Seamus at 01:05 PM

SCOTUS Rules Whistleblowers Not protected by First Amendment

Senior Commander says no significant drawdown of troops this year

Will New Treasury Secretary Make a Difference?

Fence Advocates Send Bricks to Congress

California Angles for Bigger Role in Presidential Elections

City Hospitals Allay Illegal Immigrants Fears

Posted by Seamus at 08:48 AM

Taking a yellowcab to the beach may sound impossible, but now that the Water Taxi Beach is open...

Posted by Seamus at 06:27 PM

CBS Journalists Killed In Iraq (LA Times)

Number of Guantanamo Bay Hunger Strikers Rises to 75 (USA Today)

Democrats Not The Only Ones Touting “Speaker Pelosi” (NY Times)

Bloomberg Said He Urged WTC Memorial Pres to Stay (NY Times)

Diplomats Airport Perks Criticized (NY Post)

Posted by Seamus at 08:31 AM

Co-director Kathleen Russo with artist Hazelle Goodman discussing "Leftover Stories to Tell" - a tribute to her late husband Spalding Gray. 5/29/2006.

Posted by Seamus at 01:26 PM

Artist Hazelle Goodman performing lines from "Leftover Stories to Tell" as fellow actor James Urbaniak looks on.

Posted by Seamus at 01:07 PM

Blair Bowed to U.S. Pressure in Speech, Paper Says (Washington Post)

Irish History Film Wins Cannes (AFP)

Haditha Allegations “Caused Serious Concern at the Highest Levels” (Time)

Would Jefferson Have Raided Jefferson’s Office? (Slate)

Bloomberg Makes Gay Marriage Vow (Daily News)

Beach to be Built in Manhattan? (AP)

Posted by Seamus at 09:08 AM

Guest host Danielle Smith leaving the Brian Lehrer office, 5/26/2006

Posted by Seamus at 03:20 PM

Required Reading: May 25, 2006

Fitzgerald Plans to Call Cheney to Testify (LA Times)

Hastert Under Investigation (Reuters/ABC)

Levees Rebuilt But Are they Strong Enough? (NY Times)

Pakistani Immigrant Convicted in Herald Square Plot

Giuliani Shut out of GOP? (NY Post)

Delay Finds “Support” in Stephen Colbert (Think Progress)

Posted by Seamus at 08:47 AM

Laurie David, environmental advocate and co-producer of "An Inconvenient Truth." Leaving after her interview with Brian, 5/24/2006

Posted by Seamus at 12:22 PM

FBI Raid on Democrat Divides Republicans (NY Times)

OBL Tape Says Moussaoui Had Nothing To Do With 9/11 (NY Times)

Gibson Move a Shake-Up Call for Morning News (Wash Post)

Parents of Child Killed By Bus Urge Mercy for 8-Year-Old Defendant (Daily News)

First ever on-stage theater ad (ABC)

Cell Phones Fuel Teen Angst? (LA Times)

Morbid Humor as Feds Look for Hoffa (NY Times)

Posted by Seamus at 10:56 AM

Writer Jonathan Ames and CBS News Correspondent Randall Pinkston, talking about the Moth event at Symphony Space, 5/23/2006

Posted by Seamus at 12:28 PM

Howard Beach Hate Crime Comes Down to Use of One Word (NY Post)

Next Dem Convention in NY? (Daily News)

Good Credit for NYC (NY Times)

US Bombs Village in Afghanistan (Wash Post)

NYT Examines Clintons’ Relationship (NY Times)

Immigration Bill Expected to Pass Senate (Wash Post)

Frozen Goods – FBI find Cash in Congressman’s Freezer (Wash Post)

Posted by Seamus at 10:20 AM

An artist takes interest in the Municipal building -- the home of WNYC.

Posted by Seamus at 03:49 PM

The Brian Lehrer Show T-Shirt shows up in Memphis (courtesy of our board-op, Debbie).

Posted by Seamus at 03:41 PM

In which: the AG says journalists could be prosecuted over leaks, some Republicans lose their zeal for military spending, John Roberts calls for fewer 5-4 decisions, the Bloomberg administration tries to solve a "diversity problem", a study says New Orleans is unprepared for the next flood, and Jim McGreevey speaks of anonymous turnpike hookups.

"Prosecution of Journalists Is Possible in NSA Leaks" (Washington Post)

"GOP's family feud over spending" (CS Monitor)

"Chief Justice Says His Goal Is More Consensus on Court" (AP via NY Times)

"Race is on to sell Mike on top aide" (NY Daily News)

"Corps' Levee Work Is Faulted" (LA Times)

"Mc Greevey's Gay Road Thrill Memoir Bares Highway Hookups" (NY Post)

Posted by leboheme at 11:32 AM

Every name in this USA Today article is bizarre - the town, the boyfriend, the girlfriend.

"ACLU to sue after community rejects unmarried pair" (USA Today)

Posted by leboheme at 10:16 AM

Mayor Bloomberg gets his own personal rapper

Posted by Seamus at 09:45 AM

In which House ethics committee takes on ethics, Italian PM slams Iraq war, NY Republicans try to derail Faso, military contractors bid for immigration contracts, Rudy makes makes right turn, Richard Clarke to be played by Sean Penn, new clues in Hoffa remains search?

House Ethics Committee Investigating Ethics (Wash Post)

Prodi Calls Iraq Invasion “Grave Error” (Wash Post)

G.O.P Hopes to Block Candidate as Extreme (NYT)

Bush Turns to Big Military Contractors for Border Control (NY Times)

Rudy Makes Right Turn (Daily News)

Sean Penn to play Richard Clarke (ABC Blotter)

FBI Search for Jimmy Hoffa’s Remains? (AP)

Posted by Seamus at 09:38 AM

Author and activist Irshad Manji discusses Ayaan Hirsi Ali's recent relocation to the United States (05/17/2006).

Posted by Seamus at 12:53 PM

Ian Buruma leaving the studio after discussing Ayaan Hirsi Ali's recent relocation to the United States (05/17/2006)

Posted by Seamus at 12:45 PM

Giuliani Time director Kevin Keating stares down Giuliani, and his political aspirations, in his new documentary (05/17/2006).

Posted by Seamus at 12:42 PM

Rudy Giuliani in drag with Donald Trump. From the film, Giuliani Time, directed by Kevin Keating

Posted by Seamus at 09:09 AM

Seems like everyone has an opinion on the school cell phone ban, but one group is trying to channel the rants into action by offering cash prizes for the best solutions.

Posted by Seamus at 03:07 PM

Some listeners' emails on the issue of cell phones in the schools:

please...i was raised by a single mom in the 70's and 80's before these damn phones even existed. i never wore a bike helmet or had a play-date either.
we survived.
-jc

Although I believe that students should be able to carry their cell phones
to school & should have the OFF during school hours I find it obnoxious that
THIS is the issue that gets parents, students, and public officials
motivated so quickly. With all of the problems in NYC public schools, it's disheartening that this is the issue that gets media attention and public
traction.
-is

my husband is an asst. principal, head of security at a large high school in queens. the amount of time he spends searching and investigating cell phone theft in the school is ridiculous, not to mention the violence sometimes involved. yet he has also said that the necessary confiscations that would occur if they were prohibited would be pure chaos. hmmm...
-go

Cell phones aren't going to disappear. We're educating students to live in a world with constant cell phone use. This should be a time to teach responsible and polite use of phones, laptops, etc. Compare with a corporate office, where a ban would be impossible and still the consequences of a phone ringing in the middle of a meeting are clear.
-pb

Posted by leboheme at 01:51 PM

The New School's Jan Clausen and Brittany Charlton after discussing student protests of Senator John McCain's commencement speech 5/16/2006

Posted by Seamus at 01:01 PM

In which, Herald Square defendant says police pushed him into bomb plot, staphangers rail a new subway ads, Dutch MP Ali quits over falsified asylum application (but goes to work at conservative US think tank), Rove blames Iraq war for Bush low poll numbers, Rudy takes national tour to South Carolina, God channeled through electronic devices.

Herald Square Defendant says police informer pushed him into subway bomb plot (AP)

Straphangers Rail at Subway Tunnel Ads (Daily News)

Dutch MP Ali quits amid asylum row -- takes up US post (BBC/Der Spiegel)

Rove Blames Iraq War for Low Bush Numbers (AP)

Giuliani Takes National Aspirations from Iowa to South Carolina (NY Sun)

God's Call Comes by Cellphone (LA Times)

Posted by Seamus at 08:51 AM

Dan Goldstein of Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn taking issue with the Atlantic Yards Development project - 5/15/06

Posted by Seamus at 01:42 PM

Keith Gessen and Mark Greif, co-founding editors of N+1 journal on politics, literature and culture - 5/15/06

Posted by Seamus at 01:41 PM

Dailykos blogger Markos Moulitsas and mydd's Jerome Armstrong talking Monday morning politics - 5/15/06

Posted by Seamus at 01:41 PM

New York's ex-police commission, William Bratton opened up the the LAPD to its citizens with a blog. Any chance New York could follow suit? Apparently LA's PD has a flickr account in the works.

Posted by Seamus at 12:30 PM

This is what happens when producers are too hasty getting their guest on the air. They interviewed one pundit's cab driver.

Update: Turns out the guest the BBC mistakenly interviewed was not a cabbie, but a candidate for an IT job who happened to be waiting in reception. His name was Guy Goma, not a million miles off from the real guest name -- Guy Kewney. (BBC Mea Culpa)

Posted by Seamus at 12:00 PM

In which Times Square Signs go up for sale, the WTC Memorial unravels, Hillary clarifies "young people don't work" comments, Gators attack Floridians.

For Old Times Sake: Times Square Signs for Sale (Daily News)

The Breaking of Michael Arad (NY Mag)

Clinton Pulls Back From Lazy Youth Comments

Gator Attacks in Florida

Posted by lehrer at 10:25 AM

For the orchid-loving listener who called it to ask for travel advice from guest Rudy Maxa, some fellow listeners wrote in with these suggestions:

Orchid Room
Phipps Conservatory
Pittsburgh

the best way to find orchids is trekking in Burma or any other
mountainous part of SE Asia.
Vietnam has many wonderful places, many off the beaten track and my
trek out of Sapa. in NW Vietnam, near the border with Vietnam was
through fabulous scenery, staying in a house above the clouds with
a white buffalo undreneath. The best orchids, growing au naturel off
the sides of trees were in Burma. But travel there is fraught. The
Lonely Planet is the best start for all of this.

Your caller should go to the American Museum of Natural History's butterfly exhibit, which is a greenhouse set up in the Museum filled with real, live butterflies and also with orchids. You spend an hour there and it's a wonderful minivacation.

The orchid seeker should consider south Florida. You can stay somewhere lovely in Miami, or South Beach and make a day trip to Robert Fuchs Orchids, which you can find on the Web. They sometimes offer teas and tours. If you are more adventurous, you can seek out some of the other growers mentioned in the Orchid Thief, but they are not in very beautiful settings.
Otherwise, try Hawaii.

Posted by leboheme at 04:44 PM

In which Qwest bucks the trend in NSA cooperations, Gehry tells brooklyn protesters they should've picketed Henry Ford, A NY Post Columnist Ponders a Different Kind of Voting Problem, Times Columnist ponders the time when he was fired from the Times, 7-11 Expands in City
(Apologies for the tardiness)

Qwest Was Lone Holdout In Nsa Domestic Phone Database (Business Week)

Gehry says Brooklyn activists should have picketed Henry Ford (Daily News)

Singing the "Bronx Deer" (NY Times)

Post Columnist Ponders a Different Kind of Voting Problem (NY Post)

Haberman recalls Getting Fired From Times Under Rosenthal (NY Times - registration required)

Living In A Post 7-11 World (Curbed)

Posted by Seamus at 12:42 PM

By now you have probably seen them around town: ads for a new line of ladies' jewelry (sorry, it's all in slow-to-load flash) designed by Frank Gehry for Tiffany ("a collaboration of historic significance".

Let's see - the Guggenheim in Bilbao...that concert hall in LA...Bruce Ratner's controversial Brooklyn project....and now bling! Why haven't the Develop Don't Destroy folks seized on this yet?

Posted by leboheme at 04:59 PM

Andrew Sullivan reads geo-social significance into Google's newest indexing service.

Posted by leboheme at 04:42 PM

In which, gov candidate holds solo debate, NSA said to retain massive database of domestic calls, Bush wants to keep his job in the family, i's not Utah, but Sundance comes to Brooklyn

Suozzi Holds a Debate, but Nobody Comes to Argue With Him (NY Times)

NSA has massive database of Americans' phone calls (USA Today)

Mel Gibson Turns Attention To Iraq (Yahoo News)

Pres wants Jeb to Succeed (Editor and Publisher)

Sundance Comes to Brooklyn (NY Times)

Posted by lehrer at 10:34 AM

Once you've been disinvited from the Democratic Convention by Shelly Silver, is it too much of a leap to call for his firing? Tom Suozzi demands the booting Silver and Bruno in an email today.

How serious is he? Will he be stumping on the Lower East Side and in Saratoga Springs?

Posted by leboheme at 11:20 AM

In which: Cory Booker wins the second time around, Iran’s letter to Bush was religious lecture, US wants Britain to extradite a hacker, Hillary defends her growing Murdoch links, obese man walks country for cause.

Booker Wins (Bergen Record)

Iranian Letter: Using Religion to Lecture Bush (NY Times)

British Hacker Faces Extradition to US (Guardian)

Hillary Defends Murdoch Links (Financial Times)

Man Completes Cross-Country Walking Trek In New York City, Sheds 100 Pounds (Newsday)

Posted by Seamus at 09:39 AM

We played selections from the following songs while talking about protest music with Kelefa Sanneh and Todd Gitlin.

BLOWING IN THE WIND
Bob Dylan
1963

DEAR MR. PRESIDENT
Pink
2006

IMPEACH THE PRESIDENT
Neil Young
2006

OLD SOUL SONG
Bright Eyes
2005

WE SHALL OVERCOME
Bruce Springsteen
2006

IF I WERE PRESIDENT
Wyclef Jean
2004

DIAMONDS FOR SIERRA LEONE
Kanye West
2005

MARY DON’T YOU WEEP
Bruce Springsteen
2006

FORTUNATE SON
Clearance Clearwater Revival
1969

WORLD WIDE SUICIDE
Pearl Jam
2006

GIVE PEACE A CHANCE
John Lennon
1969

Posted by leboheme at 01:38 PM

Kelefa Sanneh of the New York Times, comparing protest songs across the generations

Posted by Seamus at 01:11 PM

In which: White House dismisses Iranian pen pal, Dusty Foggo bites the dust, Blair signals he'll quit, Murdoch hosts Hillary fundraiser, Broadway nixes high school play

White House Calls Iranian Letter a Ploy (LA Times)

“Dusty” Foggo Bites the Dust with Hayden Nomination (Wash Post)

ABC Challenges Lawmakers to Sing Anthem (in English) (ABC)

Blair: I'll quit next year - trust me (Daily Telegraph)

Murdoch to host fundraiser for Hillary Clinton (Financial Times)

Broadway Nixes School Play (Daily News)

Posted by Seamus at 09:52 AM

Schama: Re-examining early U.S. history

Posted by admin at 02:37 PM

Program Director Mikel Ellcessor and Brian making the case for listener supported public radio

Posted by admin at 02:37 PM

In which: Republicans wonder about Hayden for CIA, National Guard may lose combat role, City seeks to regulate pedicabs, C-Span sidelines YouTube, state pols woo Bloomberg, Bush demonstrates fishy memory, illegal immigrants urged to name their offspring Lou Dobbs.

In GOP, Doubts Linger Over Bush's CIA Pick (Wash Post)

National Guard to be Phased-Out of Combat Role? (LA Times)

City Wants to Oversee Leg-Powered Cabs (NY Times)

YouTube sidelined in C-Span/Google Colbert Video Deal

Wannabe Govs Seek Bloomberg’s Endorsement (Daily News)

Bush's Best Memory as President? Fishing for Bass

LA DJ: Illegal Immigrants Should Name Their Baby After Lou Dobbs

Posted by Seamus at 08:58 AM

On Saturday, The People's Poetry Gathering features The New New York City Epic Poem and Poems of our Fair (and sometimes Unfair) City. This mornig, we put out a call for poems for the epic at 10:00AM and got 70 entries before the show was over. Here are some we picked to have read on the air:

I am loose electricity.
I am the barren, yet over-run land of East New York
I am Belvedere Castle, weather station,
I am the East River.
I am the corner of East 10th Street where the Second Avenue Deli used to be

Here's one the author couldn't read because his cell phone wouldn't work on the air:
I am the turnstile

I am loose electricity. You need my cousins for your very existence. I need you for mine. I like to harm....I like to kill. I hide out in your daily lives... I go after your most vulnerable... your women... your pets... I am

Under you


A r o u n d you


I strive to get in u... come walk on me... come touch me... come burn with me.

Funny... you can stop me... but they say it costs too much money... That is only a CON

ED ucate yourselves... and fluffy may live... ignore... and you... you decide...
-David Ott

I am the barren, yet over-run land of East New York.

Crowded by the high noise of broken English, Patois and Kreyol, temming with plated dinners of stew-peas, fried plaintain, ox-tail, Funyuns, expired dairy, golden arches, dilapidated C-towns, high priced corner stores, 45s, and men assembled at corners in tight vitrolic huddles - marking territory and time

I am overcome by hopes of several fortnight's wages saved for escape to areas of greater expanse and affordability - Florida, Atlanta and other areas south as Mothers' admonishments their little ones that until then they are to return straight home.

I have been forgotten by the taxed dollar as trains struggle through unreliable aging stations as mothers dangerously balance their babies' carriages on unreliable stairs because of a lack of elevators.

I am dismissed by city hall as undeserving of pilot projects, model schools, or intensive redevelopment, the eye sore and embarrasment of any civic endeavor, regarded with glazed eye and unbelieving spirit - I have practically been wished away.

But I'm still here,
-Stacey Antoine

I am Belvedere Castle, weather station,
watchtower, pick-up paradise, rising
out of Vista Rock, a Victorian Folly
(or so said Olmstead); overlooking the

Delacorte Theatre, I cast shadows on
kings and beckon tourists, a home to some,
a place for a quiet lunchtime break
on a warm and busy May afternoon;

high amid the wisteria, close to the bird's nests,
I sit above time, watching the world climb
my rocky staircase to find space, sky and,
(not incidentally) a great City view.

The temperature in Central Park is now
71 degrees, and it's sunny.
I am Belvedere Castle, a small eye,
taking the measure of the timeless City.
-Rita Tobin

I am the East River.
I'm not the beautiful and glamerous and historic Hudson.
I'm not the bustling harbor.
I'm just the odd sister
The skinny, grey, dribble of water that
Snakes along between beautiful Manhattan and
Queens - and the beginning of Long Island.
Bridges span me
Many pretty bridges
The "necklaces of New York city"
But me?
I'm no necklace
No crown
Nothing much.
They didn't even name me
They just call me "The East River."
But you know something?
Without me
Manhattan in all her glory
Would just be stuck to Queens!
The Macy's fireworks would have no where to reflect from.
The United Nations would just be a building on the shore of nothing.
And all of the "necklaces" would have nowhere to go.
I am the East River
An odd sister
A strange old coot
Here I am - keeping Manhattan
Apart from the world!
-Jane E. Meckwood-Yazdpour

I am the corner of East 10th Street where the Second Avenue Deli used to be
I stand among the Yiddish stars bereft of brisket, melancholy over matzoh balls and crying my kishkas out over kasha varnishkes ne'er to be seen again in these parts
Who will remember Molly Picon and Fyvush Finkel and the Barry Sisters when their names etched in stars on the sidewalk stand in the shadow of the next (choose one) Duane Reade, Chase, Starbucks
I stood among the crowds who noshed on chopped liver on rye served while they waited for tables
I stood there waiting, a vegetarian who lived down the block, because my basset hound Dooley knew her devoted friends--Joe behind the counter, Tony the manager, Lisa the greeter at the door--would bring her fresh turkey breast
Where did her friends go?
I stand on the corner remembering the day the deli dedicated a star to Daniel Liebeskind who said in English and Yiddish that Jewish theater and culture--and food--wouldn't die.
He stood on that corner in front of the Second Avenue Deli and said have no fear--the deli would remain a testament to that culture, as venerable and unmoveable as historic and beloved as St. Mark's Church-in-the-Bowery.
I stand here wishing he was right.
-Adrienne Press

I am the turnstile

dizzy
and spinning
but never quite moving

bending backwards,
clockwise,
and counter to that

I watch you
and tally you
and tell you to go

I send you to work
and welcome you home

I can stop you
and punch you
(where you don't want to be punched)

And when you try
to swipe someone through
you're reminded
that unlimited ride
is only for you
-Shane Matthews

Posted by leboheme at 01:17 PM

In which: Zarkawi's videos backfire, WTC memorial costs escalate, Rumsfeld gets heckled by ex-CIA analyst, Tony Blair gives key cabinet members the ax, one of four rebel groups signs Darfur peace agreement

U.S. Uses Iraq Insurgent's Own Video to Mock Him (NY Times)

Memorial Cost at Ground Zero Nears $1 Billion (NY Times)

Rumsfeld heckled over Iraq war (BBC with video)

Blair Shakes Up Cabinet, Firing Foreign and Home Secretaries
(BBC)

Sudan, Rebel Group Signs Peace Agreement (Wash Post)

Posted by Seamus at 09:59 AM

As if Valerie Plame hasn't had enough leaks disrupting her life, the formerly covert secret agent was in covert negotiations for a book deal until it was leaked in today's New York Times (presumably by a former literary staffer). Don't expect a grand jury to convene on the matter any time soon.

Posted by Seamus at 03:27 PM

Posted by leboheme at 02:28 PM

Whatever about Stephen Colbert's subtle jabs at the President last weekend, late-night TV comedians -- with their more overt humor -- made W. the butt of their jokes 307 times, according to the Center for Media and Public affairs.

From the AP:
During the first three months of the year, Bush has been the punch line of 307 monologue jokes by Jay Leno, David Letterman and Conan O'Brien, according to the Center for Media and Public affairs, which studies this sort of thing.
That compares to 197 jokes during the same period last year. For all of 2005, the center's statisticians counted 544 Bush jokes.

Posted by Seamus at 12:42 PM

In which: Moussaoui dodges death penalty, Greenpoint developers fight over burnt building site, New York State pushes for DNA criminal database, post office pushes "forever stamp", and Americans signal they're not ready for a female president - at least in TV land

Moussaoui Sentenced to Life for Role in 9/11 Plot (Washington Post)

Two Developers Are Set To Fight Over Blaze Site (NY Sun)

New York State Draws Nearer to Collecting DNA in All Crimes (NY Times)

Post Office Hopes Idea of 'Forever Stamp' Sticks (Washington Post)

ABC pulls 'Commander in Chief' (UPI)

Posted by Seamus at 09:21 AM

In which: Darfur talks continue beyond deadline, Greenpoint fire still blazes, Bolivia gas move draws crisis, Mexico legalizes some drugs, papers uncover history of Spanish language anthem with administration

Darfur deadline extended as rebels say no to deal (FT)

Greenpoint Fire Continues to Burn (NY Times)

Crisis talks on Bolivia gas move (BBC)

Mexico to Allow Use of Drugs (LAT)

State Department Posts Anthem in Spanish (Wash Post)

Bush Sung Anthem in Spanish in Campaign (Daily News)

Posted by Seamus at 10:30 AM

The DN reports that Jon Secada sang the national anthem in Spanish at W's 2001 inaugural.

And of course, Ricky Martin shook his bon bon, back in those more innocent days:

Posted by leboheme at 09:54 AM

The WH Press corps had a field day with President Bush's strident words over nuestro himno.

Q Scott, I wonder -- on Friday, the President firmly said he believes the National Anthem should be sung in English. Kevin Phillips, the Republican analyst, wrote a book called American Dynasty, and in there he claims that during the President's 2000 campaign, he did sing the Star Spangled Banner in Spanish at some Hispanic festivals, various campaign events. Are you aware, do you recall that from the 2000 campaign?

MR. McCLELLAN: No, I don't.

Q Do you think that that would be counter to what the President laid out on Friday?

MR. McCLELLAN: I don't recall that, and I'm not going to try to speculate on something I haven't looked into.

Q Scott, a two-part. Since the President called for the National Anthem in English alone, do you believe there is no inconsistency in one version of the White House website being in Español?

MR. McCLELLAN: I'm sorry. I'm not sure exactly the connection that you're trying to make.

Q Well, I just wondered if the National Anthem should be in English alone, why do you have a multilingual White House website?

MR. McCLELLAN: There are people in this country that come from all kinds of different heritages, and we should be celebrating people's heritage. The President has, going back to his days as governor -- maybe you were not paying attention in yesterday's briefing -- has talked about the importance of having an English-plus approach in America. That's something that he advocated while he was governor, and that says that it's important for people that come to this country to learn English, to be able to speak English, and to read and write in English. He also recognizes the importance of respect for people's heritage. And that's why, as governor, he talked about bilingual programs can be helpful if they're working to achieve the result of helping people to learn this country's language.

Posted by leboheme at 04:40 PM

The view from the Brooklyn Bridge en route to the WNYC studios

Posted by Seamus at 09:02 AM

"Consider this." In Which: The Vatican considers limited use of condoms, Giuliani considers presidential run, USA considers traffic fees in London, China considers global warming impact on "roof of the world," Jon Stewart considers his colleague's performance before the President "balls-alicious".

Vatican Weighs Limited Acceptance of Condoms (NY Times)

Giuliani Weighs ’08 Run (Newsday)

U.S.A. Is No. 1, on London List of Traffic Fees (NY Times)

China Says Global Warming is Melting Glaciers (Xinhua Net)

Jon Stewart defends Colbert's White House Dinner speech... (Editor and Publisher)

Posted by Seamus at 08:59 AM

From the 12:16 "human chain" demonstrating for immigration reform on Canal Street.

Posted by leboheme at 01:33 PM

In which the fake newsmen lampoon the president, Darfur talks go into extra time, Google cries anti-trust at Microsoft, and intel agencies defend polygraph machines.

Colbert Lampoons Bush at White House Correspondents Dinner -- President Not Amused?

Clocks stopped at Darfur talks

Google protests microsoft's search engine plans...

CIA, FBI Defend Use of Polygraph Machines

Posted by Seamus at 10:34 AM

Stephen Colbert roasted the prez last night, and YouTube has the video.

"Mr. President, please pay no attention to the people who say the glass is half empty. Because 32% means it's 32% empty. There is still some liquid in this glass at this point, but i wouldn't drink it. It's mostly backwash."

Posted by leboheme at 08:41 AM