Valle Vidal Vote House Panel Votes to Protect Valle Vidal A key House committee voted Wednesday to protect the Valle Vidal— 102,000 acres in New Mexico’s Carson National Forest— from gas drilling. “This is a huge step forward in the process to protect one of New Mexico’s most precious gems,” said Rep. Tom Udall, D-N.M., … Continue reading Dendahl Is For Drilling Valle Vidal — And Out of Touch With Most of Us
If you have ever read my blog before, you may know what I think of John Dendahl, aka Dimdahl. In spite of his puckish & jovial manner, he is one nasty character. It is not remotely possible, in his mind, that he is ever wrong. Worse, his opponents are not simply misguided, they are “insipid” … Continue reading In Defense of Dendahl (gag)
The year is only half over, but I have a nominee for the dumbest political opinion column of the year — and it’s not by John Dimdahl, but by Jonah Goldberg (editor-at-large of National Review Online). mjh The case for extremism by Jonah Goldberg On issue after issue, the left and right get into a … Continue reading In Praise of Extremism?
I know I’m becoming more predictable with regard to my regular postings about The Line and my frequent excoriating of John Dimdahl. Still, something interesting and unpredictable happened this week (amidst much that was very predictable). The biggest hoot on the show was in a juxtaposition of Dimdahl’s. First, he raged against all whacko enviros … Continue reading The Dim Defense
Now, I don’t mean to obsess with The Line, KNME’s local news analysis roundtable. Still, as one of the four people who watch and are not related to the participants, I feel a right to respond (and, there, my friends, is the force that powers most blogs). Fellow blogger Chantal Foster was the guest participant … Continue reading More on The Line
You can’t judge any news or opinion source by a single piece. Further, two people looking at the same piece will reach different conclusions — we all have our filters. That said, today’s Albuquerque Journal tilts a bit to the right (“in my opinion” should always be implied). When the first individual cited is Steve … Continue reading Lobbing Grenades in a Political Minefield
I’m still not quite happy with The Line on KNME (7pm Fridays). What brings me back is the hope the guest panelist will make it all work better for me. Friday night, the combination of Janice Paster and Susan Conway did just that. Afterwards, I wrote theline@knme.org : There is one important defect in comparing … Continue reading Local Talking Heads