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Thursday, July 31. 2008

Thursday morning links

Physician-Senator Tom Coburn wants to kill your granny. "The tyranny of good intentions." That's a damn good phrase.

The crime of "destroying social order." That's Asia, for you. We value truth and freedom; they value order. Except for their truth-speakers.

Linens'n Shit

Not from The Onion: Blacks hurt most by climate change

How messing around can cost you. NY Sun

The wonderful John Templeton died. I missed that.

Why is the black vote always in the Dem's pocket? Pajamas. I think it's crazy.

Why do gay guys always seem to put on a freak show? If somebody wants to be accepted as normal, they need to act normal, with modesty, self-restraint, and dignity. If you need to be kinky, why not do it at home? I confess, though, that their displays are interesting in a sick sort of way.

Living in a small world. Megan McArdle

Reaching the post-2004 voter. National Journal. Post-partisan? Not me. I am a Conservative.

The whole interesting story of GM's Volt, at The Atlantic. Great business case study. But what's the point? The power comes from coal. Not that I care.

Photo: That's Montauk Light, where I plan to do some fishing this weekend.

Posted by The News Junkie in Hot News & Misc. Short Subjects at 07:30 | Comments (7) | Trackbacks (0)

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i cannot access your story on Burma and the UN......
#1 ronan on 2008-07-31 09:08 (Reply)
I'll know gays are just like the rest of us when they cease to need gay pride parades and the such. I'd prefer we get back to keeping these matters a private concern. I'm tired of all the sex, hetero, kink and gay, in my face 24/7.
#2 phil g on 2008-07-31 11:26 (Reply)
TNJ, the San Francisco Gay Pride parade is the freak show of the gay world, about as extreme as you can find, and not terribly indicative of gays in general.

Sort of like the infield at Talledega not being representative of the mores and behavior in the wider world of motor racing enthusiasts, or Serrano's Piss Christ being proof that people who like art are all a bunch of hateful pervs.

By the way, there aren't any fish at Montauk Light. Try dropping a line in the Sound, instead!
#3 Seppo on 2008-07-31 11:32 (Reply)
Around Montauk, I meant.
#3.1 The NJ on 2008-07-31 13:08 (Reply)
I knew what you were saying, just having some silly fun. Have some silly fun fishing, wish I was doing that this weekend.
#3.1.1 Seppo on 2008-07-31 14:51 (Reply)
Seppo is mostly right about gay public behavior. Except in a few places, where critical mass eggs people on, it's only about as irritating as everyone else is.
#4 Assistant Village Idiot (Link) on 2008-07-31 17:49 (Reply)
It ain't a put on.

Gay guys ARE a freak show.
#5 Leag on 2008-08-01 10:22 (Reply)

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