Being There
The entire quote: “Well, I really think that he shatters the myth of white supremacy once and for all; it shows that, in this great country, anybody can become president.” Spotted at Shakespeare’s Sister.
Ten Views I Hold Without Evidence
What, another meme? 1. Someone, somewhere, wants to have sex with me. 2. Old age won’t be so bad. 3. People are basically okay and will do the right thing if given the choice. 4. Animals have souls. 5. A well-reasoned argument can change peoples’ minds. 6. I can keep drinking beer and still lose […]
The Challenge
I haven’t posted anything overtly political in a while, so here goes: From a speech by Al Gore, 16 January 2006: . . . As President Eisenhower said, “Any who act as if freedom’s defenses are to be found in suppression and suspicion and fear confess a doctrine that is alien to America.” Fear drives […]
Protect Our Troops
Headline in the Stars & Stripes: No “Brokeback Mountain” for overseas troops Officials: Film’s absence due to timing, not subject matter I used to wonder how my other blog wound up on the military network’s banned list. Now, at last, I know. It’s the timing, not the subject matter!
Vermin (Part III)
Last time, I didn’t have the presence of mind to run get the camera. Unlike last time, it’s not a pack rat. Look close. Yup, it’s a rabbit. And oh by the way, while the pack rat didn’t chew through any wiring, the rabbit did. One of the cylinders isn’t firing, and so far I […]
We Have Always Been at War With Eurasia
Listening to today’s coverage of Samuel Alito’s confirmation hearings, I wasn’t sure which reality applied: the reality I grew up in, or the reality of the alternate universe next door. Like this unitary executive business: what the hell is that? Out of nowhere comes, to hear the media tell it, this well-precedented and widely-accepted doctrine […]
Fifteen Years Later . . .
Remember this perennial Soviet Union joke? “If the USSR ever takes over the Sahara, within three years there’ll be a shortage of sand.” Yeah, that one? So how’s this for irony?
The Dumbing Down of Virtually Everything (Part IV)
Several months ago, I bitched about the empty-headed celebrity chitchat that passes for “news” on NBC’s Today show. My complaints are usually ineffectual, and this was no exception: my wife still watches Today on the bedroom TV every morning. Then as now, as I brush my teeth in the adjoining bathroom, I’m an involuntary listener. […]