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• Olbermann Will Donate $10k To Charity In Recognition of Conservative Radio Host's Waterboarding. Hannity Still Refuses To Man Up.

  Sat May 23, 2009
  • I find Hannity to be reckless in much of his comments and assertions and way too self-absorbed.

• Olbermann Will Donate $10k To Charity In Recognition of Conservative Radio Host's Waterboarding. Hannity Still Refuses To Man Up.

  Sat May 23, 2009
  • Yannuzzi, you are suggesting that waterboading and other forms of torture would have made a difference in Vietnam? I'm no expert, but I don't think for a minute that torture would have turned the tide in any significant way in Vietnam.

• AA is Faith-Based, Not Evidence-Based

  Thu May 21, 2009
  • I'm quite sure if you pleaded to the judge that you are highly offended by the spirituality of AA and therefore can't attend meetings, he can provide an alternative for you. Such as forced outpatient rehab, where you can spend hundreds if not thousands of dollars.

• AA is Faith-Based, Not Evidence-Based

  Thu May 21, 2009
  • Factcheckme, To suggest AA participants sit around and reminisce about drinking is pretty unfair. Yes, a few will still tend to brag about drinking escapades, but much of the discussion is a heartfelt look at why you drink. Some of it is gut-wrenchingly sad.

• Bristol Palin: "If girls realized the consequences of sex, nobody would be having sex." Do They Not Have Sex Ed In Alaska?

  Thu May 21, 2009
  • She's just as superficial as her mother.

• AA is Faith-Based, Not Evidence-Based

  Thu May 21, 2009
  • This is correct.

• AA is Faith-Based, Not Evidence-Based

  Thu May 21, 2009
  • Maddad is right. The assertion by EverydayPeople is a twisted stretch.

• AA is Faith-Based, Not Evidence-Based

  Thu May 21, 2009
  • Sog has a good point. I also disagree with notions that the program is flawed. What aspect would you fix and how will this make it a better program?

• AA is Faith-Based, Not Evidence-Based

  Thu May 21, 2009
  • The success rate might not be as high as some would hope, but I have seen great personal triumphs as a result of AA. I've heard multiple stories of people who who wanted to die so badly (because of their insane desire to drink) that they stuck guns in their mouths, but couldn't pull the trigger.

• The Power and Perils of Headlines

  Sat Oct 27, 2007
  • Good stuff, but does anyone outside of a newsroom know what a deck is?