Posted on November 11, 2009 by The Vogts
If you ever thought our country was in bad shape, you don’t know the half of it.
We have a Supreme Court justice sitting on the bench that thinks subjects of journalistic stories should be allowed to review the article before it is printed or published.
This is a fallacy and doesn’t bode well for press and [...]
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Posted on October 29, 2009 by The Vogts
Political powerhouse Politico (www.politico.com) has become a master at scooping other news outlets for stories on the political scene.
Such prowess in reporting can easily cause frustration for the competition, which is why it is interesting to note that Politico-owner Robert Allbritton is making a gutsy move.
He already basically owns the political news coming from the [...]
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Posted on October 10, 2009 by The Vogts
Early Friday morning, U.S. President Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize.
Strange, right? But it is true. No joking.
The award was announced in Oslo that day.
He reportedly won because of his efforts to rid the world of nuclear weapons.
Obama already made history by being the first black man elected president, and now, at the tender [...]
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Posted on October 7, 2009 by The Vogts
On Friday I posted a commentary about how Chicago lost its bid to become an Olympic host city.
In this post I blamed President Barack Obama for the loss because I asserted he was meddling in issue that didn’t concern him.
Since its posting, several people have contacted me and tried to explain the error of [...]
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Posted on October 2, 2009 by The Vogts
Today the International Olympic Committee voted to have the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
This is the first time a South American city has won the honor.
Rio beat Madrid 66-32 in the voting. It came down to the final round of ballot casting.
Being an Olympic host city is always an honor, which [...]
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