Trophy kids hit the workplace -- employers tremble
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Trophy kids
There was a story out this week in the Wall Street Journal about the trophy kids -- those brought up in the politically correct era of giving trophies out to all and correcting papers with a purple pen. Just how are these coddled kids doing now that they are all grown up? Read the transcript. Insiders listen here.
Stanley Kurtz
The media went absolutely nuts on Sarah Palin's connection with a group that advocates Alaska getting out of the union and becoming its own country. The media didn't quite attack Barack Obama's connection to a Marxist group called the New Party -- not a shocker that the media would ignore it -- but the beliefs of the group are quite shocking. Read the transcript. Insiders listen here.
Glenn calls the election
Glenn interrupts Stu's important political geek update to call the election early (for Obama). Perhaps he was not entirely serious because as he said 'anything can happen' but it's not looking good for McCain. Is Glenn throwing in the towel too soon? Get the latest on the geeky election stats here. Read the transcript. Insiders listen here.
Arguments Against Idiots
Colin Powell set off a media frenzy, because nothing is more exciting for them when they can suddenly fawn all over people they have hammered in previous years. Colin Powell was literally the guy who made the case for the war that, as your idiot friend will say, inspired the 'he lied, they died' slogan. Get the winning argument to deal with the brand new Colin Powell fan.
Who's supporting Obama?
There have already been several crazies out there supporting Obama. Who could forget the wacko's making school children sing a Chairman Mao-esque song for Obama, and the militant teenagers painfully failing to look like some impressive soldier unit as they say Obama inspired them to be a mechanic. Here is Glenn's reaction to the latest nut job video (Editor's Note: This video has been removed from You Tube since Glenn mentioned it on air, wonder why?). Read the transcript. Insiders listen here.
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