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Saturday, July 12. 2008

Saturday Morning Links

When I say 'Religious Left'... AVI

Will Israel attack Iran? Current

Chilled red wine in summertime

Good stuff. We linked to Salatin's essay, Everything I want to do is Illegal, in our post on farming yesterday. He's a farmer in VA.

India disputes global warming

MSM "confused" about Obama. Also, Obama's educational romanticism. Derbyshire

Insty: MASS TRANSIT IS FOR THE LITTLE PEOPLE

Posted by Bird Dog in Hot News & Misc. Short Subjects at 06:50 | Comments (3) | Trackbacks (0)

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I've got the fresh skinny on how the average East Indian on the street views global warming. I spoke to one just yesterday on the matter.

I was returning a piece of computer gear to an American company so naturally it made sense to relay my call 10,000 miles so a foreigner could take down the information.

She sounded fairly bright and had a pretty good grasp of Engrish, so I complimented her for her country's sane and reasonable approach to the global warming issue. I asked what she and her friends thought about it. Her answer is etched in my mind.

"We think you very silly."

Two hundred years of defending democracy around the globe, the longest-running democracy on the planet, and that's the word our proud legacy is reduced to.

Silly.

George Washington, call your office.
#1 Dr. Mercury (Link) on 2008-07-12 11:01 (Reply)
Not surprised.
#1.1 Bird Dog on 2008-07-12 11:26 (Reply)
To anyone interested in the article on chilled reds, my wife and I have been comming across quality Lumbrusco (slightly sweet sparkiling Italian red) at Aldi's and at our local wine shop. It's inexpensive and is a perfect pairing to my sweet and spicy slow smoked pork shoulder.
#2 saltme on 2008-07-14 14:20 (Reply)

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