5. februar 2004

Fox gay marriage poll There is an opinion poll (unscientific and all that) on the front page of Fox News right now, asking "To what extent should gay couples be legally permitted to commit to one another?" As expected from its mosty conservative audience, the "should not be legally recognized" option leads by 67% right now. But spread the word, and we'll see... 2:48:11 PM    comment []

The stars say: NYT needs to shape up How on earth can a supposedly respectable newspaper like the New York Times come up with the idea of writing an analysis of the democratic candidates based on their star charts? Didn't the liberal press, of which the NYT is a card-carrying (standard-bearing?) member, poke fun at the Reagans for their astrology connection? Erin Sullivan, NYT''s house astrologist, writes an immense amount of self-evident punditry about the candidates, and attributes it to her star chart reading. It would be so much more useful if the NYT staff gave her the birth dates of the candidates first, without letting her know who was who. You think Clark would be called a "master strategist" or Kucinich "the peaceful warrior" solely based on the celestial positions at their births? Nah, me neither. Via Volokh. 1:18:39 AM    comment []

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