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Perhaps the most ill-chosen sports metaphor of all time ...

2007-11-20T06:47:00.000-08:00

'Bama Football coach compares team's 21-14 loss to 9/11 and Pearl Harbor. I kid you not:http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/story/7467808?MSNHPHMASaban says 'Bama loss a 'catastrophic event'TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - Alabama's latest loss has coach Nick Saban searching for ways to motivate his team.Citing the 9-11 terrorist attacks and Pearl Harbor, Saban said Monday his team must rebound like America did

Gore's Nobel No Boost to Presidential Bid

2007-10-16T09:30:00.000-07:00

Well this must take the gilt off the Nobel Peace Prize for the former Veep.Despite winning the exceedingly misnamed gong, Al Gore has seen no boost in the number of people who think he ought to run for President. The Gallup Organization, which skews consistently Left in its polling, claims the following results:Asked if they would like to see the former vice president run for president in 2008,

Mexico pays to educate Mexicans in the U.S.: won't do so at home

2007-09-20T08:47:00.000-07:00

From the W-T-F? Department: http://www.kgw.com/news-local/stories/kgw_091907_education_mexican_curriculum_.ede64566.htmlSome Oregon schools adopting Mexican curriculumSome Oregon high schools are adopting Mexico's public school curriculum to help educate Spanish-speaking students with textbooks, an online Web site, DVDs and CDs provided free by Mexico to teach math, science and even U.S.

Jesse Jackson is a race-baiting scumbag

2007-09-19T11:46:00.000-07:00

Yes, I said it.Anyone who "attends" here regularly (and I really do wish you'd comment!) knows I am no fan of Senator Barack Obama. I think his candidacy is a "Cult of Personality", as his statements on both foreign policy and domestic issues betray his not being ready to assume the mantle of the President of The United States. A lesser quibble of mine is his lamentable tendency to play the

If September's Vogue is 840 pages, and 727 pages are adverts ...

2007-08-21T07:43:00.000-07:00

shouldn't the magazine be sold at a discount? I love how the cover says 840 pages of fearless fashion (see here http://holycandy.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/siennamiller-vogue.jpg ) ** thanks to Candy @ www.holycandy.com ** when, in fact, I'm getting exactly 113 pages of content created by something other than their advertizers (how much of that is Table of Contents, Editor's Note, and

James Lileks on the Minneapolis Bridge Collapse

2007-08-03T13:56:00.000-07:00

Minneapolis Star-Tribune columnist (and eminent Blogger) James Lileks has a continuously updated column that's a must-read for anyone who is interested in the Minneapolis I-35 Bridge collapse from a local perspective. I have mixed feelings about this story: I don't, for example, believe that the United States is living on borrowed time with regards to its road and bridges infrastructure. Some

A Question about "Racial Profiling"

2007-07-26T09:56:00.000-07:00

Drudge linked to an article in Yahoo! News about pressure being put on Maricopa Country, Arizona Sheriff Arpaio to end a phone hotline for reporting information about illegal immigrants. Latino "leaders" anf "faith-based" groups are angry, saying such a hotline is an exercise in "Racial Profiling". PHOENIX - Latino leaders and faith-based organizations want Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio

"It's A Different World"

2007-07-19T11:49:00.000-07:00

Granted, my blogging has been less than light lately. What brings me out of semi-retirement? The alternative universe lives in by John Forbes Kerry.Via Breitbart.com http://www.breitbart.tv/?p=3274, comes the amazing perspective of Sen. Kerry on South Vietnam post-U.S. pullout: There was never a bloodbath after the U.S. left.I kid you f**king not.Sen. John Kerry said during a C-Span appearance

Fred Thompson Delivers a Lethal Smackdown to Michael Moore!

2007-05-16T07:23:00.004-07:00

Thompson to Moore from breitbarttv on VimeoOver at Wizbang I came upon the story of Fred Thompson's response to Michael Moore's challenge to a debate (a a damn shame it is that Fred doesn't have time for it ... I'd pay Barbra Streisand concert ticket prices to see Fred mop the floor with Michael!). The challenge came after Thompson wrote a rebuttal to Michael Moore's newest Mock-umentary, "

Does anyone in DC remember the Marielitos?

2007-03-10T10:12:00.003-08:00

Kim Priestap has a great post over at WizBangBlog regarding a proposal to detain the Guantanamo Bay facility and replace it with a US-based detention facility at Quantico, Virginia. As Kim states:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Democrat: Bring Guantanamo Detainees to the USWhat a stunningly bad idea. James D. Moran (D-VA) wants to bring the

Project(RED) is a Failure

2007-03-05T15:59:00.003-08:00

According to this article in Advertising Age, the celebrity-centered Project Red is a miserable failure (http://adage.com/article?article_id=115287). As author Mya Frazier notes:It's been a year since the first Red T-shirts hit Gap shelves in London, and a parade of celebrity-splashed events has followeed: Steven Spielberg smiling down from billboards in San Francisco; Christy Turlington

Good News from the Anti-Celebrity Front

2007-02-18T08:02:00.000-08:00

My friends know that I am offended by the degree to which our culture worships celebrity, followed closely by its worship of "celebrities". Yes, there is a distinction: we take fame to be the greatest of life's achievements. If it is we ourselves who are famous, all the better, but we'll gladly follow those who have it if we ourselves aren't the possessors of its elusive charms.The hallmark of

Ellen Goodman: Denying Global Warming = Denying The Holocaust

2007-02-11T18:33:00.000-08:00

I wish I could say that I was shocked by the extent to which people will politicize Global Warming into something that no longer bears any resemblance to reality.I wish I could say Ellen Goodman was an intelligent woman, and not a tool.Her latest, in the Boston Globe, is among the most astonishing examples of moral equivalence I've ever seen: in this essay, Goodman equates denying Global Warming

Is Barack Obama a 'Cult of Personality' phenomenon?

2007-02-08T09:22:00.000-08:00

Here in Chicago, Sen. Barack Obama has been The Celebrity Politician for a several years.I'll be honest in that I've always found some of the public regard for him to border on prejudice, and that hasn't altered with Obama's growing public profile. In fact, I think it's gotten worse: witness Joe Biden's controversial (and inherently, condescendingly biased) endorsement of Obama as a "clean,

HELP: My nightmare is becoming My Reality!

2005-10-10T10:50:00.000-07:00

So what's my problem? It's nothing monumental, like Bill Clinton's moved in next door and he shows up at odd hours (and little clothing) asking if I can spare a couple of eggs. No, it's far simpler, and thank heaven, far more likely to happen than that nightmare scenario.It's that my beloved New York Yankees may well end up playing my hometown favorite, the Chicago White Sox. Some might look

Do Democrats Have a Message?

2005-09-29T09:15:00.000-07:00

One of the most ubiquitous phrases in politics is the concept of "Message". One is either "On Message" or "Off Message", meaning that you are successfully articulating the party's unifying theme or position. But what if you haven't any "message" at all?The Denziens of D.U. might quibble with him, but Howard Fineman of Newsweek & MSNBC makes a strong case for how not having a "big idea" can

Conservatives can (and should) fight like Liberals

2005-08-23T07:16:00.000-07:00

Brendan Miniter's piece in the Wall Street Journal online brings up a topic I have admittedly mixeed feelings about. The rules of political discourse have changed. The media deals in "soundbites": terse and shrill, they are designed to make the biggest point with the fewest words (not my forte, I know). Soundbites have evolved, or devolved IMO, into the verbal equivalent of smashmouth football

Christopher Hitchens on Cindy Sheehan & A.M.A.

2005-08-22T11:47:00.000-07:00

From last week comes Christopher Hitchens' assessment of "Gold Star Mom" Cindy Sheehan, courtesy of Slate. A.M.A., if you are unfamiliar, isn't the American Medical Association. Our newest acronym comes via lush extradinaire, Maureen Dowd, who unilaterally conferred upon Mother Sheehan "Absolute Moral Authority" by dint of having lost a child in Iraq. Somehow, I don't think MoDo would have

Can long-term addicts truly be rehabilitated?

2005-08-19T14:07:00.000-07:00

Quite frankly, I don't think so. It's entirely unrealistic to think that long-term substance abusers/adicts can be rehabilitated. Anyone who makes a lifestyle out of alcohol, drugs, or other self-abusive behaviors is an addict, and many if not most addicts move on to something else once they have stopped using. People who know addicts know what I mean. Too often they can tell therapists, the

What issue will be the undoing of Tony Blair?

2005-05-11T15:05:00.000-07:00

Iain Murray: "Europe Adds Headache to Blair's Post-Election Hangover"I like Tony Blair. He's young, bright, earnest and articulate in ways many of us hoped the younger "new guard" within the Clinton administration would be. I also feel oddly indebted to him: his support of the United States in our efforts to dismantle terrorism and prevent another September 11th is not to be dismissed as

Kyoto and it's undoing of the EU

2005-05-11T14:39:00.000-07:00

"Dave Matthews Apologizes" for $100, Alex ...

2005-05-11T07:05:00.000-07:00

Correct Response: "What was the tour bus dump onto a Chicago River architectural boat cruise!" Snarky 'Daily Double' Response: "What is his band's music!"Terry Armour: Band is Sorry for the MessDave Matthews finally comes clean.In his first public comments since his tour bus driver dumped 800 pounds of raw sewage onto a sightseeing boat on the Chicago River last August, Matthews apologized to

One for the "Perpetuating the Stereotype" files

2005-02-07T11:34:00.000-08:00

Yes, I am familiar with Pvt. Jessica Lynch. I have great respect for women like Specialist Shoshanna Johnson, one of the 1st female Iraq POW's. They are a tribute to the kind of women we want fighting alongside (if not on the frontlines) the men of our Armed Forces. It must be said, however, the I have always had a great deal of reservations about women in combat. It's not the idea that we are

Dems' Cynicism in the Face of Democracy's Triumph

2005-02-01T08:59:00.000-08:00

NY Post: Democrats' Depressing Denial In this morning's online edition of the Post, the editors rightfully take Sens. Kerry & Kennedy to task for their openly cynical (if not outright derrogatory) attitude toward the Iraqi elections. In so doing, not only are they pandering to the lunatic fringe of the party, they deny the courage and commitment of the Iraqi people to exercise their newfound

Oh, this is just too funny!

2005-01-26T11:04:00.000-08:00

Well, at least it is to me. You see, I don't think much of people who can't enjoy a night out (whether at the local or a nightclub) without snorting a line. From Britain's Sky News comes the most amusing story 've seen in quite a while: WD-40 USED TO FIGHT COKE "A new weapon is being launched in the war on drugs - WD-40. The household lubricant, usually used for such challenges as

Good timing, Mr. Environmental Editor

2005-01-24T15:01:00.000-08:00

Just as Al Gore chose New York City's coldest day in decades to deliver his fire & brimstone Global Warming diatribe (at a moveon.org environmental conference last year), The Independent has chosen to sound its' own eco-alarm nearly one year from the day when Al Gore's base realized he was certifiably insane (speaking in tounges tends to do that to us secular folks). As to the logic of

The Chairman of Nokia wishes to return to the cooperative days of his youth ...

2005-01-24T12:05:00.000-08:00

The Chairman of Nokia, the mobile phone giant, is criticizing The West, citing a direct link between conservatism and the so-called "individualism" threatening to disintegrate community values. Of course, the United States comes in for the major portion of Jorma Ollila's disdain: "What I'm worried about is that if this disintegration of values continues and develops further, we'll get a

From the "Yeah ... Right!" files

2005-01-24T09:09:00.000-08:00

Say this along with me in your best Elmer Fudd impression: "Poo wittle Senat-uh Barbara Box-uh"According to The Washington Times' headline Sen. Boxer takes victim role after hearing for Rice, the B*tch from Berkeley is claiming, in essence, that "Condi started it!" Behavior like this is so petty, so unbecoming of a person of her stature, that I am completely at a loss to explain her continued

Oh What a Circus! Oh What a Farce ...

2005-01-19T11:58:00.000-08:00

"Oh what a circus, oh what a show The Beltway has gone to town Over the rise of a woman named Condoleezza Rice They've all gone crazy Mourning all day and mourning all night Falling over themselves, to get all of the misery right!" You'll have to forgive my bastardization of the song sung by Che, the protagonist anti-hero of Lloyd-Webber's "Evita". I'm feeling more than a bit peckish after the

Blast! I wish I could write like Mark Steyn ...

2005-01-18T13:09:00.000-08:00

Steyn is the British expat living in Toronto whose 'wit of write' makes the average columnist read like a fifth-grade grammar student. In today's column for the Telegraph he exposes the chattering journo-boobs who are piling on Prince Harry (of whom I hardly approve) for making the witheringly stupid decision to wear a swastika-emblazoned version of Rommel's desert kit. While I think the

Kudos to Essence magazine ...

2005-01-03T12:04:00.000-08:00

Stanley Crouch: "At last, women lash out at hip hop's abuses" Stanley Crouch, the NY Daily News' music and cultural critic, focuses on the campaign Essence is fighting Hip Hop's continued degradation of women, and the effect gangsta and pimp-centered rap has had on the self-image of young black women and girls. The campaign, as Crouch in no way exagerates, "could have monumental cultural

For FastEddie_Felson: a belated response

2004-12-31T12:53:00.000-08:00

For those of you who aren't coming over to my humble blog from Gaijin Biker, a short synopsis of the debate I have been in with FastEddie. We got into a discussion (click on the Gaijin Biker link above) about whether or not the concept of torture can be applied to the conduct of U.S. armed forces and secuity personnel in Iraq, specifically Abu Ghraib. Among his arguments were the following

2004-11-22T13:01:00.000-08:00

But for the lipstick on my teeth, I like this picture!

Curiouser and curiouser ...

2004-07-20T10:17:00.000-07:00

The story about Sandy Berger "inadvertently" removing classified documents from their files during his preparations for his appearance before the 9/11 Commission is getting really weird. Berger, Bill Clinton's former chief of the National Security Agency (NSA), claims that his souvenir taking was limited merely to his hand-written notes, along with documents that he accidentally packed away in

This is an issue I hoped not to have to discuss on this blog ...

2004-07-13T12:22:00.000-07:00

but Rosie O'Donnell has forced my hand. Anyone who reads this blog with any regularity knows that I consider the War on Terrorism to be the preeminent issue of our time. In fact, if we fail against our enemies, it makes all other issues moot. Especially the issue of Gay Marriage. Sorry if this offends my gay friends. I am not making a judgement about your commitment to your significant

Kerry/Edwards: 60's Narcissism Comes to Friution

2004-07-09T10:28:00.000-07:00

My father was born just before the "Baby Boomer" era, as was my mother. Eminently sensible they continue to be, while most "Baby Boomers" seem devoted to being anything but. Why bother? Sensibility means considering others as well as yourself, and that just gets in the way of relating everything to one's self - the "Baby Boomer" obsession. I'm not saying every person between the ages of 45 -

Holocaust deniers are "Murderers of Memory"

2004-07-07T11:25:00.000-07:00

Timothy Ryback, author of the book "The Last Survivor: Legacies of Dachau", has written a compelling essay (Wall Street Journal online edition) on the very real possibility that rock solid evidence of The Shoah, commonly known as the Holocaust, may one day cease to exist. Reasonable people everywhere might surmise that "this couldn't really happen, could it?" Time has a way of erasing all

David Brooks: Age of Political Segregation

2004-06-29T13:16:00.000-07:00

Is the information age responsible for an increasingly polarized American society? In today's online edition of The New York Times, David Brooks asks this question, and provides compelling evidence for the affirmative: "I've been writing about polarization a fair bit recently, and the more I look into it, the more I think I'll just move to Tahiti. That's because the causes of polarization — at

TCS: "The Real Air War Has Now Started"

2004-06-29T12:35:00.000-07:00

Tech Central Station online has an essay by James K. Glassman that everyone concerned with the affect of left-leaning non-profit media sites on the presidential election should read ... " A free-market conservative organization -- called a "527 political organization" after a section in the tax code -- goes public on Friday with hard-hitting independent issue ads on television. It's about time.

Sarasota principle defends Bush from "Fahrenheit 9/11" portrayal

2004-06-24T10:43:00.000-07:00

NaplesNews.com Article "Michael Moore's film "Fahrenheit 9/11" criticizes President Bush for listening to Sarasota second-graders read a story for nearly seven minutes after learning the nation was under attack on Sept. 11, 2001. But Gwendolyn Tose'-Rigell, the principal at Emma E. Booker Elementary School, says Bush handled himself properly. "I don't think anyone could have handled it

"If Bush is another Hitler, what words are left to describe Hitler?"

2004-06-23T07:18:00.000-07:00

In today's Wall Street Journal online edition, Bret Stephens asks a question that, were this world (or at least its' media) sane, wouldn't even need to be asked. Yet it does, and should be shouted from the proverbial rooftop. In case you are unable to access it, I have reprinted it in its' entirety below. Just Like Stalingrad: If Bush is another Hitler, what words are left to describe Hitler?

Safire Assails 9/11 Commission Posturing

2004-06-21T10:14:00.000-07:00

In his op-ed piece entitled The Zelikow Report, New York Times columnist William Safire (one of the few reasons to read The Slimes nowadays) assails the swiftness with which major media outlets jumped on the report of what the Commission stated was a 'lack of connection between Saddam Hussein's Iraqi Regime and the perpetrators of 9/11. Did you know that the report detailing these findings was

A Unique "Eye" on Chicago

2004-06-18T09:09:00.000-07:00

Chicago Sun-Times WeatherCam This webcam is situated atop the Chicago Sun-Times building at Wasbash Avenue and the Chicago River. It's panoramic and fully controllable through a unique (I've never seen one like it) feature located below the live-updated image. Catch it while it's still there, folks, because come October 2004 the Sun-Times will be moving out so that The Donald can move in and

Anti-Zionism Does Equal Anti-Semitism

2004-06-16T12:14:00.000-07:00

From Little Green Footballs comes a must read: Because They Are Jews: Enemies of Israel insist their hatred has nothing to do with Israel being a Jewish state. Can this be true? In BeliefNet online, Rabbi David Wolpe clearly and concisely outlines the reasons why those who claim to be Anti-Israel / Anti-Zionist but not Anti-Semitic are deluded at best, amoral at worst. One could call this

From the "That's News To Me" department ...

2004-06-15T10:53:00.000-07:00

In a deposition regarding sexual harassment of females by University of Colorado football players, the University of Colorado President, Elizabeth Hoffman claims (President)says slur can be "term of endearment" . Hoffman, a Medieval History scholar, asserts that the "C-word" (used to refer to a woman's private parts) hasn't always been a pejorative one. Perhaps this was so in 500 - 1400 AD,

Tammy Bruce in Townhall.com: President Reagan Changed Me

2004-06-08T12:31:00.000-07:00

I haven't written yet about former President Reagan's passing, and for good reason. Reagan was President during my formative high school & college years, and during that time there was a certain degree of indoctrination that had taken hold in my still-forming socio-political psyche. It wasn't considered compassionate, or particularly intelligent, to allign oneself with an unabashed conservative

Peggy Noonan on Today's College Graduates

2004-06-04T09:14:00.000-07:00

It's commencement season, readers (all 3 of you, lol!), and Peggy Noonan takes an optimistic yet measured look at the next generation in today's online Opinion Journal: Big Mike, No Message: Sizing up college grads, secular Europeans, antismoking zealots and John Kerry. In this first portion of the piece, she remarks how struck she is by the number of young Ivy League graduates planning to go

The Onion comes to the rescue with Tornado Safety Tips!

2004-06-04T08:39:00.000-07:00

A little humor as we head into the first weekend in June - Yippee! Sorry to admit that I am clueless about photo-hosting for the site, so I will have to link up to my favorite The Onion infographic in many moon: Tornado Safety Tips My personal favorite? "In the event of a tornado, lie down in a ditch. If you are already lying in a ditch, do not attempt to sit up."

Walter Williams: "Three Cheers for the Cos"

2004-06-02T07:15:00.000-07:00

In today's Townhall.com columnist Walter Williams weighs in a the controversy surrounding Bill Cosby's recent statements at a service commemorating fifty years since the landmark "Brown v. Board of Education" decision. Williams provides a good intro: " May 17 saw several gatherings commemorating the 50th anniversary of the 1954 U.S. Supreme Court school desegregation decision in Brown vs. Board

Just when I think I can't take my job anymore, some little thing makes it all worthwhile ...

2004-06-02T07:07:00.001-07:00

Yes, I work in a hospital. No, it's not very interesting work, as I am not a clinician (medical staff). Once in while, though, the comedic value of this place outweighs all other considerations. Case in point? This morning the caffiene intake from my morning joe isn't proving sufficient, so I head over to the vending machines in the Emergency Room waiting area to grab a Diet Coke. To get to

Jose Padilla is right where he belongs

2004-06-01T10:58:00.000-07:00

Seems like a fairly strong emotion for someone I do not know personally, hmmm? After all, say the LLL's, I am affected more by his denial of civil rights than his murderous plans. To hyper-intellectualized (or perhaps dissociated is a better word) asshats, this may be true; to me, Jose Padilla is a direct threat that's been neutralized, and that's a very good thing. U.S.: 'Dirty bomb' suspect

A little note of explanation ...

2004-05-28T13:18:00.000-07:00

I have been a bit remiss in making sure to post at least one article each day, I'll be the first to admit. To be frank, I have been trying to remain a little detached from the goings on of this contentious day and age. The level of vitriol in this country, especially among those who occupy opposite ends of the political spectrum, is not only disheartening to me, it's astonishing. I know all of

Zachary Selden in WSJ's Opinion Journal: What Europe Doesn't Understand

2004-05-26T07:59:00.000-07:00

What Europe Doesn't Understand: Neoconservatism is neither neo nor conservative. It's just American. A portion of this wise and illustrative essay ... Although there are notable exceptions, many European commentators and much of the public are resorting to conspiratorial theories to explain the direction of U.S. foreign policy and somehow overlook the fact that American public opinion runs in

Bill Cosby's Right

2004-05-24T13:45:00.000-07:00

First of all, I will admit that I am a white, upper-middle class woman. I didn't grow up in the concrete jungle, but I am the product of one of the most racially mixed suburbs in the Chicago area, so I know at least a little bit of whence I speak. I also spend one night a week working with teen girls who are incarcerated in the juvenile detention system, so I'm at least clued in to Ghetto: its'

Christopher Hitchens is a man you want on your side ...

2004-05-19T13:24:00.000-07:00

Unfortunately, for the LLL/anti-war/root-causes crowd, he's not in their camp. The man is playing on our team, and he's batting .1000: Christopher Hitchens/Slate: What Went Wrong - The flaw in Seymour Hersh's theory, and lo and behold Michael Moore makes a cameo appearance: I ask this because, in the news cycle that preceded the Iraq atrocities, the administration was being arraigned from dawn

Michael Moore & The Politcs of Entertainment

2004-05-19T13:08:00.000-07:00

I think Rachel Lucas had it right in her opinion of Michael Moore: PIG! PIG! PIG! PIG! PIG! Have I made it clear how I feel about Monsieur Moore? Good. In today's Opinion Journal: Daniel Schwammenthal exposes the less-than-honest goings-on of the porcine mockumentary director at Cannes, the post-Oscar festival of self-aggransizement that takes place in the south of France: WSJ: Michael's

A Little Fun & Games ...

2004-05-17T09:01:00.000-07:00

Too much going on to do much in the way of blogging, so I'm putting in a friendly diversion to pass the time. Back soon! What Color is Your Brain? brought to you by Quizilla

Barbara Amiel Kicks Some Media Ass

2004-05-10T11:46:00.000-07:00

The inimitable Barbara Amiel, one of my heroes, has written yet another sharp-focused and insightful (or perhaps, to the British LLL's "inciteful") Op-Ed piece on the manipulation of public opinion and scandal-mongering inre: Abu Gharaib ... The Telegraph: "War is a minefield for any democratic government" This week's Economist cover screams, "Resign, Rumsfeld". With the tide of condemnation

From "The Pot Calling the Kettle Black" files, a New Entry!

2004-05-10T11:18:00.000-07:00

Poor little Tommy Daschle. Mainstream US politics have become "too mean". From the Aberdeen (SD) News comes: Senate minority leader sees 'startling meanness' in politics The money quote is this one: "There are things that matter more than political parties," Daschle said. "There are lines we should not cross regardless of the advantage we think it may give our party at times." He continued

Jury's Requests Don't Bode Well for Jayson Williams

2004-04-28T13:48:00.000-07:00

Williams Jury Hears Testimony Readback As the jury in Jayson Williams' manslaughter trial continues its' second day of deliberations, his attorneys are likely trying to convince the New Jersey Net to accept a plea bargain ... that is, if the prosecutors are even offering one. This case is, and I use this term precisely, a "Slam Dunk". Williams' documented arrogance likely precludes recognizing

Atrocities Against Muslim Women & Girls Pooh-Pooh'ed by Left-Leaning-Lunatics ... er, Peaceniks

2004-04-27T11:41:00.000-07:00

Pamela Boone has the LLL's sussed out in The Age: The enemy is not America. In spite of numerous instances where women and girls have been villified, dehumanized, and terrorized by misogynist Islamist cultures, many Feminists, and The Left in general, see America and its' military as the oppressors. This fundamental disconnect is something that fascinates me(that is, until I quickly find myself

From the "Pot Calling the Kettle Black" files ...

2004-04-26T12:35:00.000-07:00

Bill & Hillary Clinton's rabid hound, DNC Chair Terry McAuliffe is screaming "No Fair!" McAuliffe Defends Kerry After Cheney Rap "Call off the republican attack dogs," McAuliffe howled, castigating the Vice President Cheney for a speech he has yet to make. "It's time for Dick Cheney to call off the Republican attack dogs. The American people have better things to do with their time than

John Kerry Should Have an Honorary PhD in Double Talk

2004-04-26T09:57:00.000-07:00

John Forbes Kerry continues to engage in mind-numbing double talk, and frankly my brain is fried from trying to make sense of the reasoning behind statements made to "Good Morning America this AM. As is clear from this GMA Transcript of Kerry, the democratic candidate for President is unable to adequately explain why, after years of claiming that he had thrown his medals over the White House

Bringing a Marine Home

2004-04-23T12:36:00.000-07:00

From BIG, a poster at Little Green Footballs (see post #220) comes this story of a US Marine named LtCol Strobl, who accompanied the body of Marine PFC Chance Phelps home to Wyoming. It's an incredibly moving story and one that is especially fitting as we are mourning Pat Tillman and the other soldiers who have died in order that we might never see another September 11th. Taking Chance Be

Peggy Noonan on Pat Tillman

2004-04-23T08:38:00.000-07:00

Privileged to Serve Privileged to Serve: In this war, not only the sons of the poor are enlisting. Friday, July 12, 2002 12:01 a.m. Maybe he was thinking Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country. Maybe it was visceral, not so much thought as felt, and acted upon. We don't know because he won't say, at least not in public. Which is itself unusual. Silence

Pat Tillman, an American Hero, is Dead.

2004-04-23T08:11:00.000-07:00

Pat Tillman, the former Arizona Cardinals football player (and the subject of several posts here, as Pat has been one of my heroes for some time) who gave up a multimillion dollar salary to enlist in the Army and defend our country, has been killed in a firefight in Afghanistan. (ABC NEWS) In the Line of Duty: U.S. Army Ranger and Ex-NFL Player Pat Tillman Killed in Afghanistan A former member of

For those who take their freedom for granted, a must read ...

2004-04-21T14:02:00.000-07:00

Roger L. Simon points the way to a poignant and powerful essay by Mohammed, one of the two brothers (Omar being the other) who write the blog Iraq The Model. In today's piece, titled "A Routine Day in Iraq", Mohammed tells of his wishes for an Iraq free of the fears and violence of Saddam's regime, and how, on his birthday, he fears that his liberators may have more courage to stay the course

From the "Doesn't Government Have Better Things To Do?" file ...

2004-04-20T10:38:00.000-07:00

State, County May Require Condoms in Adult Films Don't get me wrong; preventing the spread of AIDS is an important issue. But if a group of adults is determined to engage in unsafe behavior, esp. when such behaviors can be rendered (relatively) harmless with minimal effort on their part, is it not a waste of government's finite resources to attempt to change their mind? Such is the problem in

Melanie Phillips: The Hard Lessons of Terror

2004-04-19T12:52:00.000-07:00

A regular op-ed columnist for London's Daily Mail, Melanie Phillips is one of the most rational journalist in Europe. On the heels of Israel's pre-emptive strikes on the '"spiritual" and "political" leadership palestinian terror group Hamas, Phillips argues that Europe is not ready, not is it willing, to face the truth about Islamist terror, and may pay the price for its' policy of appeasement:

Democratic Party Apologizes for Local Club's Call for Assasination of Rumsfeld

2004-04-14T06:25:00.000-07:00

St. Petersburg Democratic club ad says 'pull trigger' on Rumsfeld USA TODAY online continues the story of the St. Pete (FLA) Democratic Club's Local News advert calling for Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's assasination. The advert, in the free community newspaper Gabber contains the following 'call to action', if you will: And then there's Rumsfeld who said of Iraq 'We have our good days

The "Anyone But Bush" Psychosis Reaches Critical Mass

2004-04-12T10:29:00.000-07:00

Courtesy of (who else) The New York Times and Howard Dean: For Ralph Nader, but Not for President When Howard Dean can write in something beyond simple sentences ("a sentence must have 1 noun & one verb"), please wake me up. In an otherwise unremarkable plea to the DNC electorate, Dean argues that we can't let Ralph Nader "steal" votes from the democratic candidate. A Vote for Kerry + a Vote

A Fitting Tribute to Journalist Michael Kelly

2004-04-05T11:06:00.000-07:00

Robert Vare, Senior Editor @ The Atlantic Monthly has penned a fitting tribute to the late (and truly great) journalist Michael Kelly, who died nearly one year ago in Iraq, where he was embedded with US troops during the second war on the Baathist regime. The essay will be published as the forward to Kelly's final book of writings Michael Kelly: True to his Words . Kelly's attention to detail

Mark Bowden "America must answer last week's barbarity in Fallujah"

2004-04-05T10:46:00.000-07:00

The Lesson of Mogadishu (Wall Street Journal - Opinion Journal) Mark Bowden, best known as the author of the book "Black Hawk Down" has written yet another compelling op-ed piece in today's Wall Street Journal's Opinon Journal. Besides the obvious comparisons to Mogadishu, Somalia, last week's attack on four civilian contractors in the Baathist stronghold of Fallujah, Iraq presents an

Fallujah must die.

2004-04-01T07:36:00.000-08:00

4 From U.S. Killed in Ambush in Iraq; Mob Drags Bodies A part of me can't believe I'm writing this. After all, I do recognize that there are people in Fallujah who were horrified at the attack on four American civilian contractors. According to reports, many residents of Fallujah hid in their homes while the merry-makers desecrated the bodies of four people whose job it was to plan & provide

Chicago-Based Organization Harasses Rove at his D.C. Home

2004-03-29T10:30:00.000-08:00

The LLL's, who demand the highest sensitivity from their foes, once again demonstrate for all and sundry how badly in need they are of their own admonition. Unhappy with President Bush's political advisor, whom they doubtlessly believe is the 'man behind the curtain' in the current administration, the loosely-affiliated group known as the "National People's Action" bused picketers to Karl Rove's

Chris Muir's "Day By Day": The Anti-Doonesbury

2004-03-25T11:19:00.000-08:00

MM_changeProp('dayByDay','','src',parseUrl(),'IMG'); Day By Day© by Chris Muir. If you're not reading his cartoon regularly,

Baldilocking Juliette's Experience with the VLWC

2004-03-03T10:51:00.000-08:00

If you haven't checked out the "Baldilocking Juliette" blog you're missing a great read. She's an Air Force reservist, she's left-handed, she's tall, and oh yeah, she's also a conservative black woman. Which creates some problems for her when the time comes to vote It's a party.: Did the VLWC try to invalidate my vote? You decide. I walk in, hand over my ID and two people with separate lists

John Kerry Hopes to be the "second black president"

2004-03-03T06:43:00.000-08:00

Back from a two-week hiatus during which yours truly spent a long weekend in fine art-laden London, stories like this about the democratic party nominee for president leave me wishing I'd claimed political assylum in Britain. According to this story by Ron Fournier in Yahoo! News, John Kerry has cited the oft-used expression for former president Clinton, "America's first black president", and

Woman Cited for Improper Bovine Registration

2004-02-19T13:43:00.000-08:00

I must admit to you that when I saw this link on Drudge, I thought it must be one of two things: a joke or the latest transgression by Daley Democrats ("Vote Early and Often!"). Alas, the story comes to us by way of Merrie Olde England. Woman Fined for Registering Cows as Voters The woman, Brenda Gould of Newmarket, committed the electoral offense last year as well, prompting the local council

From The "Why didn't I think of this?" Dept.

2004-02-17T12:25:00.000-08:00

Eleni's Cookies, a specialty bakery in NYC, has the coolest cookies on the planet. Really. My favorite? Movie Quotes Cookies One of the gems: "(Luke) I am your father". A second set of cookies includes the classics: "Go ahead. Make My Day." and "I'll have what she's having." Brilliant! Famous Movie Quotes: The Sequel Now if I can only find the time to persuade them to do an

Howard Dean Has Good News for George Bush

2004-02-10T08:33:00.000-08:00

Howard Dean, onetime democratic presidential front-runner turned electoral bridesmaid, is backing down on a claim he made to supporters last week. In a fundraising e-mail, Dean pleaded for the cash required to emerge victorious from the Wisconsin primary, as "anything less will put us out of this race." ** Any "note to Howard" I'd send would simply state the obvious: you're already out of

That's it. I'm done with the NBA. Scumbags all!

2004-02-05T10:19:00.000-08:00

Don't even get me started on Michael "I want to drive my kids to school" Jordan. Or Kobe. No more can be said about either. Much more can be said, however, about the current state of morality in the NBA. Yesterday, the judge in the Jayson Williams murder trial decided that the jury would not hear of another shooting incident attributable to the Nets player. Too inflammatory. I'd have to

Can a Policy of Nonviolence Result in Voiolence?

2004-02-03T11:54:00.000-08:00

It's hard to cross a public square in Chicago (and many similar places across the country) or surf the web without encountering anti-Bush / anti-Iraq protesters. One of their common slogans is "violence begets violence", and they implore us to seek nonviolent means of adjudicating international crises. But is violence more likely to be brought about through non-violent means than through direct

California, the ADA and Victimology as Self-Image

2004-02-02T14:03:00.000-08:00

Jury rejects claim by man in attack on dog by library cat Why is it that one of the most beautiful of American states is also the most deficient of common sense? Perhaps because liberal democrats encouraged it? In Escondido, Richard Ramon "Rik" Espinosa sued the local library for $1.5 million after the biblio's feline mascot, L.C. (for Library Cat), attacked his assistance animal, Kimba.

Proof Positive: CBS Top-Brass Approved Jackson Flashing

2004-02-02T07:19:00.000-08:00

Jackson's & Timberlake's Moment of Reproof Sunday's Super Bowl halftime show gave literal interpretation to the term "Boob Tube". CBS' professed "outrage" at the stunt and Justin Timberlake's laughable "wardrobe malfunction" excuse pushed the boundaries of implausibility, and Drudge proves that it was indeed planned all along. Sorry CBS & MTV, but I never bought the ruse that it was all some

Pat Tillman Update

2003-12-24T12:58:00.000-08:00

Thanks to Andrew Sullivan (www.andrewsullivan.com) for the link to a December 22nd story on Pat Tillman in the online edition of the Airzona Republic: Pat Tillman Visits AZ Cardinals in Seattle Tillman was Sullivan's "Hero of the Year" for 2002, and the impetus for the AZCentral item was Tillman's first visit to the Arizona Cardinals since he (and his brother, Keith) enlisted in the Army

Wolf to Investigate Slayings at Henhouse

2003-12-19T07:52:00.000-08:00

Wolf to Investigate Slayings at Henhouse In a follow-up to my post of October 15th "Gaza Strip Blast Kills 3 Americans", Israel Law Center Director Nitsana Darshan-Leitner has informed Attorney General John Ashcroft (via the website for the Independent Media Research Center) that the lead investigator assigned to the case by the Palestinian-Authority is in fact the likely perpetrator of the crime

To Be Filed Under: Meow!

2003-12-17T10:22:00.000-08:00

Why I Think Little of Madeleine Albright "Do you suppose the Bush administration has Osama bin Laden hidden away somewhere and will bring him out before the election?" -Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright in Fox News Green Room conversation with Morton Kondrake Goodness, Madeleine - bitter much? And since when is 10 months prior to an elelection capitalizing on same? Although, in

Christopher Hitchens on Saddam's Capture

2003-12-15T10:34:00.001-08:00

Christopher Hitchens on Saddam's Capture Christopher Hitchens (known to UK readers for his columns in The Spectator and the tabloid Daily Mail, and US readers for his bi-monthly column in Vanity Fair) has penned a must-read column on the capture of Saddam Hussein, and how it marks the end of a regime so brutal, it is unimaginable to those of us fortunate enough to have lived in secular Western

I think I may have found my life's purpose ...

2003-12-15T10:34:00.000-08:00

I think I may have found my life's purpose ... Well, that may be a bit of an overstatement, lol! Quite frankly, I would love to be a GOP Babe of the Week. Granted, a few pseudo-Babes are included in the list (Shannen Doherty, ewww), but this week's choice is Elizabeth Hasselbeck, new to ABC's "The View". It's good to know at least one of the hosts of that show possesses a modicum of common

Allow Me To Aquaint You With One of My Heros

2003-12-09T12:20:00.000-08:00

The NFL's Lonely Hero: By Paul Beston In Decmber 4th's online edition of The American Spectator, writer Paul Beston has reminded me of the guise in which you will find true heroism, pure valor and plain-speaking patriotism. Many of us may have, for lack of a better expression, forgotten about former NFL player Pat Tillman. A starting strong safety for the Arizona Cardinals, Tillman left the

Wilson & Wife's Idea of "Going Undercover"

2003-12-03T11:24:00.000-08:00

It's been a while since former ambassador Joseph Wilson lashed out at the Bush administration after columnist Robert Novak "outing" of his wife, Valerie Plame. In Novak's column, a "senior White House staff member" named Plame as a CIA field agent: Robert Novak's Column of 14 July 2003. At the time, Novak did not directly name or divulge the location of his source, and Novak has since denied

The Continuing Crisis

2003-11-21T06:49:00.000-08:00

Yesterday's bombing of the HSBC headquarters and the British Consulate in Istanbul left me saddened, and as I read the initial opinions stated (on the Beeb's website) in this morning's "Having Your Say" topic on the Beeb's website (Thoughts on Istanbul Suicide Bombers), I worry about those well-meaning but ultimately idiotarian anglos who think that if you just take the time to piously examine

"Welcome to the Hotel Palestornia"

2003-10-15T10:49:00.000-07:00

Gaza Strip Blast Kills 3 Americans US Diplomats were in the PA-controlled territories to interview Palestinian Rhodes Scholar candidates Diplomats Killed in Gaza Last thing I remember, I was Running for the door I had to find the passage back To the place I was before 'Relax, ' said the night man, We are programmed to receive. You can checkout any time you like, But you can never leave! I

Lust Is In The Air, Every Time I Look Around ...

2003-10-01T14:04:00.000-07:00

What is it with men? When I'm single, you're indifferent, but when I'm taken, I'm like honey for the bees? I recently started going out with a really amazing guy. Handsome, self-assured, well-spoken and yet thoroughly devoid of that strutting, cocky vibe that can be so off-putting. A part of me is wondering when the bloom will fade, and yet I'm more optimistic than I've ever been about a guy.

2003-08-28T12:17:00.000-07:00

I like Japan in April, how about you? You know what they say: Frequent Flyer Miles - use them or lose them. So I used them. I have wanted to go to Japan forever and a day, or at least the last few years. I'm not sure why, but I think I am EU-sed up with Britain, France, Holland, and the rest of the motherland. Call it ill will left over from the pre-Iraq lindy hop that was promised to be a