BBG Watch News Commentary
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According to BBG Watch sources, executives in charge of U.S. international broadcasting have been trying to keep secret the fake Voice of America (VOA) interview with a Russian opposition leader from members of the Broadcasting Board of […]

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Adam Baker was deported by U.S, officials to Australia about 10 to 14 days ago according to what his attorney, Shell Pearce said Monday. Baker was held back from leaving while he faced charges which were not related to his daughter’s death in Catawba County, North Carolina. He received a suspended sentence of 45 days […]

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An Oscar nomination is every film makers dream. Alas the number of dreams that are realized is very few. This is particularly true for independent movies. The problem lays not in the quality of the films, but in the almost insurmountable problem of finding screening opportunities for eyeballs to watch it.
This is doubly true when […]

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All is fair in love and war and, I suppose we have to accept, politics as well. ‘Twas ever thus perhaps – only someone seriously ignorant of history would say that politics has ever been free of cant and cover up and of posturing and play-acting.  As Harry Truman said “If you don’t like the […]

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The great fish oil religion again. This is actually a fairly dishonest piece of work. As you will see from the appended journal article there was NO DIFFERENCE in overall allergy sensitivity at the end of the experiment.
But a bit of data dredging turned up a couple of reactions which looked […]

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In their constant struggle to get control of what we eat, the food Fascists are always warning us that “obesity” will give us diabetes, which is a very nasty ailment indeed. But, as far as I can see, this is deliberate dishonesty. A well-known symptom of diabetes is insatiable eating (”polyphagia” […]

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In part one I looked at the way that a very successful (or maybe lucky) World War II Navy frogman survived over a 100 missions, returned home and had aspirations of becoming an actor. He headed to Hollywood to seek his fame and fortune.

As you know Jack Young managed to get his first real break […]

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Earlier this week I published an article about  soon to be released book To Kill The Duke by author Sam Moffie. I went to great pains in the article to not discuss the plot nor the background of the story.
So I was somewhat surprised when a reader left a comment that revealed some insider info. […]

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Author Jeffrey Marks has put together an interesting and very enjoyable collection of previously published stories featuring Ulysses S. Grant. Each story occurs during the Civil War and before the time of the first US Grant Mystery Novel, The Ambush of My Name. The stories portray Grant as a detective bringing his skills to bear […]

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World War I is getting some attention in the entertainment industry lately, with the high class hit “Downton Abbey” and now the Stephen Spielburg film “War Horse”.
The plot is simple: think of Lassie comes home (the 1943 version) of a beloved animal separated from his master and trying to survive. Except in this one it […]

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On New Year’s Eve, Jessica Munday watched helplessly as her close friends, Matt and Melanie Capobianco were forced to hand over their adopted little girl, Veronica, to her birth father. Now Munday and Stephanie Brinkley (a Charleston adoption attorney) are on a mission to “save Veronica.”

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In a significant development in Bangalore, a quasi judicial authority has issued an order that has legal sanctity in which he has interpreted that under one important section of the Information Technology Act the term “Person” used in the Act applies only to a “natural person” and not a “body corporate”.
This decision has created a […]

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Here in the Philippines, thanks to Wikileaks, we know that not only American money is behind our “Reproductive Health Bill”, but that the American State Department is pressuring our president to pass the bill.
Heaven knows that the Philippines does need access to cheaper Birth control, but it’s not as if it’s not available: they sell […]

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 This is a guest article by author John Cherry. He is the author of two books, Better Than Lennon and Paul McCartney’s Solo Music Career 1970-2010 he can be found at Betterthanlennon.com - Simon
The second CD of the James McCartney “Complete EP Collection” is titled “Close at Hand,” and it is as impressive as […]

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The academic article below offers some interesting facts but the perspective appears to be a Leftist one so I thought I might offer a different perspective. I add some comments at the foot of the article
Psychological research has found that religious people feel great about themselves, with a tendency toward higher social self-esteem […]

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Below is an academic journal article which claims that “racists” have low IQs. I append some comments at the foot of it
Bright Minds and Dark Attitudes
Lower Cognitive Ability Predicts Greater Prejudice Through Right-Wing Ideology and Low Intergroup Contact
Gordon Hodson et al.
Abstract
Despite their important implications for interpersonal behaviors and relations, cognitive abilities have been largely […]

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An Amber Alert was issued yesterday for 11 year old Taylor Vo, from San Jose California. Reports say that 42 year old Tri Truong Le broke into his ex-girlfriend’s home looking for her and since he could find her at home he took her daughter at gunpoint forcing her to go with him.
Yesterday afternoon authorities […]

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I have no clue as to how many CD’s and DVD’s I have. Buts it’s a lot, most are crap, and sit in huge piles in dark corners. I do have a list of favorites, but rarely do I have the time to visit with them. In fact my ‘favorites’ pile has been dwindling. […]

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The San Jose Police Department issued an Amber Alert for an 11 year old girl that was apparently abducted by 42 year old Tri Le, her mother’s ex-boyfriend. According to the police Le broke into his ex-girlfriend’s home on Taffy Court San Jose, California.
The police say Le assaulted a family member then he fired off […]

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(London, UK) Autism Sunday celebrates 10 Years (2002 - 2012) on Sunday the 12th of February this year. Autism Sunday is the brainchild of British autism campaigners Ivan and Charika Corea - what started as a small acorn of an idea in their front room has turned into a massive global event, celebrated in many […]

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During the latter half of the past decade, a heated battle has been fought around the world to determine which payment method will take center stage in the coming years. Many believe mobile payment will leapfrog what is known as EMV, which stands for Euro MC/Visa, or chip and PIN credit card technology, and that […]

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There are changes coming in the world of security technology. Never before have so many criminals been so organized across borders as they are today. The Internet has spawned international crime syndicates of the best of the best criminal minds, who seek to take from you, your government, and all the merchants we rely on […]

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A commentary by BBG Watch
Cute High School Intern
Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) officials have gotten so used to running their small federal agency like their own private country club that they still frequently forget that at least some of their meetings can now be viewed online.
While the video from the last BBG meeting was streamed […]

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The Roman Catholic church claims special authority for itself on account of the alleged fact that the disciple Peter was the first Bihop of Rome and that Christ had given Peter special powers that Peter passed on to later bishops of Rome. The Bishop of Rome is these days referred to as the Pope, […]

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Many of our readers here at Bloggernews.net wondered what had happened to our Sunday radio regular TJ Hart. Well I am very pleased to tell you all that TJ is alive and well!
He has moved from Florida and taken up residence in Des Moines, Iowa where he is the Operations Manger for five regional radio […]

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Let’s get one thing straight: it’s no longer possible to deny that your personal life in the physical world and your digital life are one and the same. Meaning, while you are present here on the ground, you continue existing online, whether you know it or like it or not.
Coming to terms with this reality […]

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Last night I was sound asleep in my nice warm bed, when I heard a familiar voice calling out to me saying, “Mom can you come here a minute?” I wasn’t exactly jumping for joy that my son woke me from a good sleep since that is something I don’t often get to do but […]

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Ever since the Government of India summoned the major social networking companies namely Google, Face Book and Yahoo and demanded that they install a pre-publication manual monitoring system for content filtering, there has been considerable discussions about what is right, what is feasible, what is legal etc about the “Due Diligence” required to be exercised […]

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1. During the holidays, criminals engage in “black-hat SEO,” wherein they create fake websites and then use the same techniques as legitimate online businesses regarding search engine optimization, marketing, and online advertising via Google AdWords. They use keywords to boost rankings on Internet searches, causing their spoofed websites to appear alongside legitimate websites. These same […]

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This week on Sundays program we will be exploring the world of Arson. It is a complex crime, oh not complex to commit, rather, I mean complex in the reasons why it occurs. Sometimes it is a crime of pure stupidity, sometimes a crime of hate, sometimes a crime of insanity, and sometimes a crime […]

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