Tuesday, July 11. 2006
A couple of new posts last nite - don't miss 'em.  Duct Tape in space: repairing the shuttle.
Lying lies and the liars who tell them. When you smear someone with a lie, it never goes away, even after corrections. The American Left has learned that lies work as well as facts, but you run out of facts too quickly. For example, after Rather, how many Americans still think Bush played games with his Guard service? Tons. How many people still believe the NSA was listening in on their phone calls? Tons. Now the Ann Coulter plagiarism smear has been corrected, but as a commenter to the piece at Lucianne succinctly says: Sorry, Ann, too late. The progressives' stink bomb has gone off and the old media doesn't care what you say. As long as some know-nothing moderates now think there was plagiarism, the left's idea of the greater good has been served.
Nature Conservancy buying fishing fleet. Good example of the market approach to conservation. Marginal Rev. No religion please - we're English. Brits believe they have better ways to reach and reform jailbirds than through religion. Wish they would share this hitherto unknown knowledge with the world. Dinocrat Probably read this already, but Al Baradei was covering for the Iranians. But he keeps his UN job. Wizbang The beheadings, on video. I cannot watch. Can you? My Vast Right Wing Conspiracy. But go ahead, and ask me what we are fighting for. Bill Keller in 1944. Why do these folks love Jihadist Islam? Horsefeathers. Is John McCain unstable? He just sounds like a tough guy to me, but how come no-one who knows him likes him? Corruption? More Clintons and money. They do love their money. Captain Ed. Always funny how socialists love their own money, but don't want you to keep yours. Bush 41. What a gentleman. He gets a ship named after him, with grace and humor. Rhymes with Right Wackos reveal their true view: The US Army are Nazis. Is there a name for this disorder? LGF
Monday, July 10. 2006
The University of Wisconsin at Madison has, in their wisdom, hired a certain Mr. Barrett to teach a course called "Introduction to Islam." Mr. Barrett has founded an organization called: "The Muslim-Jewish-Christian Alliance for 9-11 Truth." That sounds nice, if a nightmare for the caterers; people of many faiths getting together to... hey! What's this "truth" he's talking about? ''The physics of those collapses clearly could not have resulted from plane crashes and jet fuel fires with office materials.'' Barrett says jet fuel does not burn hot enough to melt steel, and says recent tests on melted steel from the building prove his theory that it was wired to collapse, by the Government. Barrett says the Bush Administration is fooling the American public with the Adolf Hitler 'Big Lie Technique'...
Out there in Iowa...I mean Wisconsin... That's truth with a capital "T" and that spells out Trouble! the Muslim-Jewish-Christian Alliance, which claims the Bush administration planned the attacks to create a war between Muslims and Christians. He argues that members of the faiths must work together to overcome the belief that terrorists were to blame.
"The 9/11 lie was designed to sow hatred between the faiths," Barrett has written on the organization's Web site.
"Either we discuss the compelling evidence that 9/11 was an inside job, or there is precious little to talk about."
Oh, I see. George Bush is a crazy lunatic that wants to foment war with the Muslims. Hmmm. Well, since George Bush is the President, I guess he can do that without all the genocidal urban renewal Mr Barrett figures he needs to undertake, but hey, I'm not the expert. Apparently, Mr. Barrett is. He claims to know all about the structural properties of skyscrapers, and the ramifications, if you'll pardon the term, of ramming big airplanes filled with jet fuel into them. Who are we to quibble? He's got degrees in Arabic and African Folklore. Those come in handy when you're setting rebar in concrete, no doubt. He's a deep thinker, Mr Barrett: 9/11 was designed by non-religious, Machievellian-Straussian cynics who believe that hatred and hostility are what move the world. By uniting for 9/11 truth we are standing up for love and compassion against their hatred. And we are standing up for astonishment and awe against their cynicism. For them, it was just a minor special effects extravaganza, put together by Hollywood specialists to manipulate audience emotion and pave the way for war—a slightly more realistic version of Wag the Dog. For them, the deaths of a few thousand people mean very little..
Astonishment and awe? I thought it was "shock and awe." And he wants to do swell things by talking about this stuff: Kevin Barrett will discuss strategies for turning the 9/11 psychological warfare operation against its perpetrators, and using 9/11 truth as a "magic bullet" that could demilitarize the American economy, overthrow corrupt elites, turn attention and resources toward pressing environmental concerns, and usher in a new era of peace and justice.
Hmm. Magic bullets. What, no magic beans? Now when someone tells me they want me to believe them about one thing, so they can get me to do something else, I wonder about the veracity of that thing I'm supposed to believe. Like when bums ask you for money for food. Sometimes, I hate to disappoint you, but they spend the money you give them on booze and drugs. That's just FYI; I don't want to cast aspersions on hobos by associating them with Mr Barrett. And so if Mr. Barrett wishes to have me pay attention to his beliefs on environmental concerns and so forth, which seem, well, not germane to discussions of mass murder, and to get me to do so by accusing the President of the United States, along with large numbers of other persons in the government and military necessary to mount such an audacious scheme, I have but one question for him. Just the one.
Continue reading "Just One Question, Please, Mr. Barrett"
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Image? You noticed? Seen on the beach on Cape Cod on Saturday. When body-surfing in the Atlantic, the ocean waves can play fun tricks with a gal's bathing top. World Cup - Great game, until the end. The trouble with low-scoring sports is the larger role of luck. Maybe just eliminate the goalies? Naw, that would worsen unemployment in Europe. What are colleges warning the kids about in freshman orientation these days? Poker, facebook photos, etc. VDH's latest: Facts about the war that no-one is talking about. Racist Oil: RTLC has Jesse Jackson's number. Last week I posted the following: Hamas can't let Israel go. That's right - opposing the existence of Israel is their only claim to power. If the Palestinians were interested in anything else - like running a country, and an economy, having normal happy lives, getting educated, etc. - these terrorist creeps would be outta there. Tiny Israel, with no natural resources other than people, is the Great Middle-Eastern scapegoat and distraction from their own failings. Without Israel, or the Americans, they'd have to look at themselves in the mirror - and who wants to do that? So killing Jews, a handful at a time, can keep them in power for a long time, because there are lots of Jews in Israel.
As if to confirm that notion, Ahmadinejab said this on the 8th (Gateway): "The basic problem in the Islamic world is the existence of the Zionist regime, and the Islamic world and the region must mobilise to remove this problem," the president said at the opening of the two-day conference.
Well, if Israel is the greatest problem, then the Middle East has no problems. These guys learned from history that distraction, hatred, and scapegoating are effective political tools, especially with the ignorant and the uneducated.
Sunday, July 9. 2006
A new drug to quit smoking. Kevin MD Joe Lieberman's problem: He doesn't hate Bush enough. So it's all about hate? Good update on the challenge against Lieberman, and their debate, in which Ned was crushed - so they accused Lieberman of being a bully. Lieberman?!? Is it just possible that Ned isn't ready for the Major League? Ned is being used, and the danger is that it will go to his head. Wkly Standard Truth, Justice, and the American Way. That's not cool anymore? But, may I ask, what adult seeks to be cool? Oh, right. Hollywood adults. Betsy, with Lileks. Rudy is running. I think the Repubs are going to face some good, tough choices in the primaries. Cap'n Ed Missing Headlines: Jobs growth continues apace: Am Thinker Bill Keller Unplugged. The NYT defence is unravelling. At the brand new shiny Town Hall Blog Europe must look to the US to find their roots. Brussels Journal David Warren suggests prayer as a foreign policy towards North Korea.
Friday, July 7. 2006
The DaVinci Barcode. A new train - the Beijing to Tibet express. A plea for support for Diana Irey - she is running against Murtha. Cotillion Hamas can't let Israel go. That's right - opposing the existence of Israel is their only claim to power. If the Palestinians were interested in anything else - like running a country, and an economy, having normal happy lives, getting educated, etc. - these terrorist creeps would be outta there. Tiny Israel, with no natural resources other than people, is the Great Middle-Eastern scapegoat and distraction from their own failings. Without Israel, or the Americans, they'd have to look at themselves in the mirror - and who wants to do that? So killing Jews, a handful at a time, can keep them in power for a long time, because there are lots of Jews in Israel. How dumb can you be? Coke employees try to sell secrets to Pepsi. NYT Nice clips from the Volvo sea-racing video. Not for the faint of heart. You Tube The economics of the minimum wage. Good, clear stuff. Cafe Hayek. Nutjobs in lab prove 9-11 was a hoax. Good grief. Yup, that sure looks like proof to me. Gateway A good birthday post for our youthful Pres, by Anchoress Update on the Iraq govt's peace plan. Oxblog. For better or worse, control is gradually being transferred to them, as it must be. Why would a state pay for kids of illegals to go to college? Wizbang takes a look at Massachusetts. Walkin' down Main Street, looking for a hoe. Any idea how many kinds there are?
Thursday, July 6. 2006
Wordplay. Pejman likes this new movie. For iPods, file-sharing is down, legal music is up. Ars Technica The Godfather of the Muslim Brotherhood and Grandfather of Al Quaida: Saayid Qutb. A bit of recent history at Gates of Vienna Flag-burning on July 4th. Moonbattery First it was dodge-ball, now tag, soccer and flag football are being banned from school recess. Ed. Wonks Henry Paulson is a bird-watcher and nature lover. I like this guy already. The Commons Brit National Health Service attacks "complementary and alternative" cancer treatments. These things are enjoying growing popularity in the US. Is Hawaii really part of America? Brown at RCP Haha. Fred Sanders offers a bit of art criticism at Middlebrow Is Bin Ladin turning into a religious fanatic? Blame Bush Why do some gays want kids? Gay Patriot explains. Multiculturalism is a social nuclear weapon. View from 1776
Wednesday, July 5. 2006
EU votes for "green tax" on airfare. What will a tax on airfare do to reduce air pollution, I wonder? Daily Pundit Everyone on earth has royal roots. Knew I did. That asteroid near-miss: It will come back again, in a while. Excerpted from The Conspiracy: According to the Theory of the Unitary Editor, whenever a Times reporter is given unauthorized classified information, Bill Keller's editorial conscience allows him to unilaterally declassify national secrets, bypass Congress, and violate the law in the interest of keeping the nation safe from a popularly elected President who he fears may be bypassing Congress and breaking the law.
Rhode Island has a 9% state income tax. Even their Dems are now trying to cut. Lib Leanings From Jed Babbin, via Dinocrat: Since 9-11, none but a few of our former allies have given us more than lip service to help fight terrorism. And among them, fewer still have been willing to do so openly. When those who cooperate in secret are exposed, the damage is enormous, whether someone dies the next day or not. The NYT and WaPo bloody well knew, before the stories ran, that their publication of the CIA prisons and the SWIFT program would make it impossible for some nations to continue cooperating with us. By using their power to interrupt nations’ cooperation with us, the New York Times and the Washington Post have done more damage to our nation’s security than Usama bin Laden has been able to since 9-11. They have become a weapon in the terrorist arsenal. Their claims to still be guardians of our freedom are laughable, and tragically so.
Stossel adds himself to the Gore debunking squad: RCP From Atlas: 
Tuesday, July 4. 2006
Samizdata found this good blog which deals with Chinese business and law: China Law Blog Govt unions oppose performance pay. Big surprise. Redstate We love our Brit cousins, but we are still glad that we had the revolution. After all, we have less crime, a booming economy with essentially no unemployment, more babies, no class system, millions of people gleefully resisting nanny-statism and political correctness, freedom of medical care, lots of guns, and the ability to hunt foxes with dogs and horses. Plus better skiing, better beaches, better sex - and NO MARMITE. Hey - I guess we just do not have the serf mentality. Gateway on how the Brits look down on us. Shame on them. They gave us our foundation, for which we are forever grateful, but our self-determination had to be taken by arms, and we still detest, or at least distrust, State power. I never exhaled. Enviros want to control CO2 emissions. In New Zealand, cow farts are the major source (really), but animals and people exhale tons of it all day long. Let's face it - the enviros want YOU to go away. They could always set an example? Coming out of the closet by becoming a black Repub: neo neo Why solar energy won't work: you'd need to cover two states with solar collectors. YARGB did the math. Read Powerline yet today? Too much good stuff. George Mason has benefited from reaching the Final Four. Good for them, but it's still a dumb way for a university to get visibility. Volokh Haha. Chomsky is a deep cover CIA operative and agent provocateur. Sure, probably. But isn't he a bit obvious? Church of England: being destroyed from within. Big Lizards shows how the same news is and would be reported, depending on the party involved. He is right as rain. Just heard Sean Hannity say he doesn't read blogs. Too bad, but I don't know how he would have the time. Really, talk radio is just a verbal blog anyway. Or vice-versa.
Monday, July 3. 2006
 Maggie's Farm is still in vacation mode. A long July 4th vacation.
How to force your liberal arts major kids to grow up? Reality boot camp. Someone should have sent Pinch Sulzberger. It's for kids who are reluctant to grow up. I could run this: are whips and chains allowed? Jeff Jarvis: Can the press please just tell us what their principles are? Other than trying to bash conservatives? American Left going crazy. Why don't they move to France or China or Bolivia or Venezuela or Cuba, where voting doesn't mess things up? norm. Rejection hurts, but you have to adjust. Moonbattery thinks he found a prof who is nuttier than Ward Churchill. A State Department officer talks, after two years living in the Green Zone. No Pasaran Where is the Supreme Court? In transition? And what's with Justice Kennedy? Greenhouse in the NYT Belgium: "The Frog is getting warmer" by Dymphna USA Today corrects/retracts their NSA spy story. It's too little, too late, and the damage is done. A defense of Ann Coulter's book Godless, by Kirk in Am. Spectator
Sunday, July 2. 2006
Big Moslem Hate-fest this weekend in the US. Front Page. Canada Day yesterday. Will they figure out how others are taking advantage of them, while they bask in their innocent and foolish nursery school virtue? Maxed Out Big reptile show at the American Museum of Natural History. I always think of it as Teddy Roosevelt's place. Two-tier Anglicans? Is that like business class and coach? WTH? Where's God in this? Newsmax
Saturday, July 1. 2006
 Here. What's the big deal? It's your own yard, and it feels cheerful and wholesome to have the summer breeze blowing past your private parts. And why is anybody looking anyway? Keep your eyes to yourself. What goes on in my yard, stays in my yard.
For Santay, Sasha threw on some clothes for the photo, while taking a break from lawn-mowing and dead-heading the roses in the most charming manner. Who cares for your gardens in the nude? Or am I just lucky?
Friday, June 30. 2006
 Resurrecting mothballed Navy ships: a great piece by Confederate Yank - photo on right, of the former USNS San Diego, stolen from him. Few things as sentimental or soulful as an old Navy ship: the combination of ocean, power, and vulnerability is plain wonderful.
Gonzales wants porn ratings for web sites. I want the govt's hands OFF the internet. Marvin Olasky has written a novel. h/t, SmartChristian Robinson Jeffers. A fine appreciation of the California poet, by Middlebrow. "Now, I'm going to make like a divorce and split." Althouse on Dylan's radio show. Hawkins on the Lieberman challenge in CT. Ned Lamont is having fun, but is he doing the Dems any favors? They would be nuts to give up Joe Lieberman, unless they want a very small tent. It's about emotion, not reason. Ankle Biting Pundit takes another look at Howard Dean's 60s nostalgia. Have you seen dignity? Joe at Evangelical Outpost looks at human dignity as the foundational concept of civilization. Manliness vs. Boyishness. Part-time Pundit seems to get it right. Academic political correctness in Holland. Do not say "It can't happen here." Augean Stables.
How media leaks damage intel-gathering: CSM China trying to crack down further on internet: expected to have 60 million blogs this year. The internet is a heck of a challenge for a totalitarian country. via Drudge Kesler says Bill Keller had good legal advice. I agree. Legal, but immoral. Al Gore's mentor, and how Al Gore tried to bury him. Am Thinker Hostas. Bridgewood Gardens Hosta Catalog. Nice. Dem Strategy: Everybody RUN! People's Cube Black Americans come out of the GOP closet: Hawkins at Human Events. Yes, it's way past time for this. Is Canada part of Europe? No Pasaran doubts it.
Thursday, June 29. 2006
Can you believe that NYC has a "rent control board"? It's a vestige of socialism in the Leftist town, the world center of capitalist dynamism. Weird. We spend 350 million for the EEOC. What do we get? a lawsuit against Hooters for not hiring men. Jeez. Your tax dollars... The Mexican elections: What does it mean for the USA? VDARE Traffic calming. The govt slows you down, hoping you will use mass transit instead. A Desire named Streetcar. h/t, Gumshoe More climatologists say Gore is full of baloney. Hugh Hewitt interviews the LA Times on the subject of "crossing the line." Eisenhower's Autobahn at 50 - do we like it? I don't. The Interstate Highway system. But it was built for war. But it created "sprawl." Peekaboo, Assad. We know you're there. Israeli jets buzz Assad's summer house. Putin sends out "kill" order. Bet they will, too. We could use a bit of that attitude. Nice update on Simon Schama's career. Have his new one - haven't opened it yet. Landscape and Memory was remarkable. Overheard today in an elevator from Sulzberger, Jr.: "Hey, 200,000 cancellations today! We must be doing something right! Yeah, man - we are cool - in the vanguard! We are like hip. Finally, a groovy newspaper like Ramparts! Dig it, man." How the others think: Glenn Greenwald thinks Bush is the greatest danger to America. Does he really think this, or is he just saying it for effect? I cannot tell. Piling on the NYT. Howard Kurtz at WaPo The 2006 PlanetOut Travel Awards. Favored gay, lesbian and transgender destinations. Opie thought you might be interested, even if you're not g,l, t, etc. Good news for guys who appreciate: American bra sizes increasing. Is it a crisis for givernment intervention? The AP hides the climatologists who think Gore is an "embarassment." The more I learn, the more I think this is a big scam, foisted on a scientifically-ignorant public. Can you pass the US Citizenship Test? If you are awake, you can. Here. These are the "hard ones"!!! Is India one nation, or many states? Try driving a truck through India. CSM. Their corruption, and obstacles to commerce, are astonishing. Yet they continue. Howard Dean: "We're about to enter the 60s again". Umm, I think the problem is that he never left the 60s. How childish. Amazing to me that he would say that - so dumb. Some folks never grow up. Kumbaya, dude. Love and peace and pass me that bong. Hey, got any 'shrooms? Reality is getting to be a major drag, man.
Wednesday, June 28. 2006
Vote for Miss Hoosegow 2006, at Iowahawk. They are almost as cute as the Wal-Mart girls (see below) Climate scientists say Gore is an embarassment. The AP ignores them. Very windy and rainy here today: Thanks, George Bush for the rain - it is soaking in all the fertilizer I put out this weekend, very nicely, and my tomatoes are growing like crazy. Anchoress says environmentalism is a religion. She doesn't say "pagan," but she might as well have said. So we have two theories: a religion, or (last nite's post re Dr. Sanity) or a socialist power grab. Could be both, eh? Very curious about what is going on in Gaza - very hard to get any info. "Youths" in Antwerp kill bus driver. Belgium having increasing problems with Moslem "youths." If they cannot carry guns, I'd suggest Louisville Sluggers or knives. You cannot just let the punks kill you, if you have kids at home. Brussels Journal h/t Daily Pundit Bolton vs. Gore - How to Save the World? Hunger and disease, vs climate? The Economist. Che Guevera: Let's try to remember who this guy was. Sandmonkey South Florida Sun Sentinel praises CAIR. Front Page disagrees. Bush a threat to our very democracy, claims Gore in fund raising letter. That's fund-raising for ya: Scare the ignorant. Get their money. Why Moslems would rather move to the US than to Europe. Economist. Meet your new UN Human Rights Council. Gateway. Germans kill their only wild bear. Ridiculous. They should see all the bears in New Jersey. Bears in the garbage, bears under the porch. No need to kill the darn things, except during hunting season. You already saw this, didn't you? NYT caught with their pants down again, revealing their cute panties with pictures of Al Gore's face on them. Powerline. In 2002, they editorialized that we needed more aggressive intel on international bank transfers. Moral of the story: they are partisan pure and simple, without any apparent guilt about it. Playboy does the women of Walmart. Buy the DVD!
Tuesday, June 27. 2006
Dr. Helen on "Desperate for friends?" Are we becoming a friendless society? I doubt that this is anything new. Transvestite gangs terrorizing New Orleans stores. Did they get the idea from Monty Python skits? Garrison Keillor is "the shock jock of wholesomeness."? Sam Anderson in Slate. But does his comfy schtick reflect the real Gary? Doubt it. Now Jackie Mason is a guy whose schtick is very close to his real self. Why Hillary can't win. Hawkins - h/t, Alpha. And may I take this opportunity to ask the obvious question to our feminist friends: What has this lady ever done, other than marry a successful man - and leverage that celebrity? Aw, who cares? But that's what they would be saying if she were a Repub. Palestinians threaten chem and bio attacks. Claim they made them. Right - and they invented the automatic camel milker too. LGF Dem poll numbers slipping. Am. Spectator Michelle's update on pieces on the NYT's treason. Scroll up - she has more. A .357 Smith and Wesson goes berserk in an Ohio Mall. Cottontail rabbits endangered in New England. Not in my neighborhood, they aren't. Who ever heard of this Glenn Reynolds guy? Well, his remark on Bill Keller's defense of the Times was pretty smart (h/t, Just one minute): A deeper error is Keller's characterization of freedom of the press as an institutional privilege, an error that is a manifestation of the hubris that has marked the NYT of late. Keller writes: "It's an unusual and powerful thing, this freedom that our founders gave to the press. . . . The power that has been given us is not something to be taken lightly." The founders gave freedom of the press to the people, they didn't give freedom to the press. Keller positions himself as some sort of Constitutional High Priest, when in fact the "freedom of the press" the Framers described was also called "freedom of the use of the press." It's the freedom to publish, a freedom that belongs to everyone in equal portions, not a special privilege for the media industry.
Correct. It is a people's freedom, making blogs possible - the mini-me pamphleteers and Tom Paines of our time. But if lowly blogger posted classified material, me suspects lowly blogger might be receiving friendly visit from Mr. FBI. Nouns! The top 25 most commonly-used nouns, in order of use: time, person, year, way, day, thing, man, world, life, hand, part, child, eye, woman, place, work, week, case, point, government, company, number, group, problem, fact. (h/t to someone, but I forget who). It says a lot about what we think and write about. Vietnam again? Wait a minute...the Tet Offensive had the enemy on their knees. But who knew? Not Walter Cronkite. The MSM lost that war, not the USA. Powerline refers to the "calcified" brains of the MSM, stuck in the past. Jack Kelly on Vietnam, Dan Rather, the MSM, Vietnam, etc.
Monday, June 26. 2006
The media jihad against the US: Atlas takes a look. Volokh considers the legal implications - can the Times be prosecuted? Peter King wants the NYT prosecuted: Ace discusses. Just One Minute takes a closer look at Bill Keller's explanatory letter. An interesting future for the Townhall website: A center for centrist Repubs. Daily Pundit The WMDs - Lib. Leanings agrees that nothing that is found will make any difference. Who is a liberal and who is a conservative? It isn't obvious. Auster takes a look. What nation has the third largest population? The USA. We will hit 300,000,000 this fall, and the baby that tips us over the number will be Hispanic. Rhymes with Right
Sunday, June 25. 2006
Another good blog bites the dust. New England Repub - RIP. Running a blog is real work. Life under siege in the New Orleans swamp: Open Democracy. No-one with any sense would live there. 100 Brit soccer fans held by police in Stuttgart. Haha. Not politically correct. Sounds like Dartmouth.
Friday, June 23. 2006
Lieut. Watada refuses deployment. This is a very serious matter, of course. The Lieut. surely would not be pleased when his team refused his orders on the battlefield. And he will not be pleased with the consequences of disobedience - just like any job, but in this case, more severe. If this guy is so much smarter and wiser than his commanders, then why is he not a professor at West Point? "Obedience to lawful authority is the foundation of manly character." - Gen. Robert E. Lee War is a very good way to separate the men from the boys.
Ever hear of Biola University? I had not, until I checked out the school where the three guys at Middlebrow teach. New Zapper may abort migraine attacks. Migraine is said to afflict one out of eight. This could be a good thing. Sabine Herold: Pejman hopes she will be the one to save France. Daily Kos rips into The New Republic. Many people posted on this yesterday. Apparently TNR isn't following the Party Line, as defined by Kos. Very strange. Do all Moslems hope for an East-West apocalyptic conflict? Ace thinks so. And is not pleased. Raphael at the Met. The NY Sun is deeply critical of the structure of the show, but says go, anyway. Voodoo economics is working again. Tax cuts dramatically reducing Fed deficit. Alpha Patriot Iraq govt offers insurgents a deal: this is interesting, at Captain Ed Never go for a walk without those poles. The new exercise craze. CSM. They used to call them "walking sticks," and sometimes, "canes."
Thursday, June 22. 2006
The state of the visual arts: London museum displays base of sculpture - thinks it's the whole thing. Sculptor wins prize, and is wise enough to let the story speak for itself. Driscoll Politest city in the world? Yes, NYC, where eye contact is considered a threat ("Hey - whatchew lookin' at?"), wins. In my experience, it is true. h/t, Ace. Andrew Sullivan (why do we read him?) says: "This is a battle between barbarism and civilization. We cannot destroy our moral compass in order to save it."
I say: "The hell we can't". Well, not destroy it permanently, but there are times for a bit of practical morality and practical immorality - like when someone is trying to kill you. The big world isn't nursery school, and when soldiers worry more about being good than killing and breaking, they will be useless, and a danger to eachother. Where did this idea of "nice war" come from, anyway?
You won't believe this. ABC News collecting data from "how is global warming affecting your life?" That's easy to answer: It's already hotter than May was, and I am having to run my air conditioner, thus burning tons of fossil fuels, which will probably cause July to be even hotter. People are so gullible, I bet they get tons of responses ("my roses are fading faster", "I was sweating like a dog today", etc) - all due to a 1 degree change in the past 100 years. And no, dogs do not sweat. On the same subject of climate hysteria, Londoners terrified by climate, and refuse nuclear power. Well, they should give up their cars and subways and electric, for starters. What else? (h/t, Am Thinker) Also, if you ask me, Londoners should be praying for climate change. Did you see this already? 3 airline plots foiled since 9-11. Aw, shut up already: The UN has plans for world gun control. I guess taking firearms and grenade launchers from genocidal maniacs in Africa is just too difficult. More self-satire from the UN which is as arrogant as it is impotent...and you know, if they had the power, they would make gun control exceptions for their own bodyguards. The Holy Trinity has been determined to be sexist and patriarchal, according to Presbyterians. Big surprise there - isn't everything sexist and patriarchal, these days, including ham sandwiches? It is comforting to know that the Presbys are focusing on the really important subjects like the gender and sexual orientation of the Holy Spirit. Moonbattery National Parks etc: Middlebrow has a map of the world's largest marine preserve, signed into law by who? last week. Not Bush? Also, in a move sure to please conservationists, the Parks have made a policy decision to favor protection over recreation. That is the right move. For idiot fun, try Disneyland, not Yellowstone. Volokh critiques Slate on its tenth birthday, respectfully but pointedly. We should all criticize like this. Whole Foods to discontinue selling live lobsters as "inhumane." I call that decision inhumane to humans. h/t, Junk Science Where did all of the Indian tech engineers come from? Private schools, in India. The missile shield. The American libs always opposed it - but why? Let's be grateful that Reagan pushed forward with it. Quote on subject from good piece in NY Sun: Maybe Senators Clinton and Schumer were reading the New York Times, which in December 2002 pronounced that "rushing" to construct a missile defense was "premature." Advised the Times editorial, "It would have made more sense to wait." For what could the editors of the Gray Lady be waiting - for Kim Jong Il to strip down to his underwear and fetch up as the Naked Cowboy, strumming a guitar and yodeling Joan Baez songs in Times Square? The serious answer is that we are watching an extraordinary moment in the showdown unfolding as America, for the first time, switches on its anti-missile defenses. It is one of those moments when the country will begin to understand the depth of President Reagan's understanding of the dynamics of the nuclear age.
and, I might add, to understand the suicidal foolishness of the Left. Read the piece (link above)
Wednesday, June 21. 2006
Fluffernutter under attack in MA. This is worse than the Brits attacking ice cream. Millions of hearty and rugged Yankees, including my family, have been raised on this (disgusting) New England concoction. And Rightly So. My opinion: They can ban fluffernutters when they ban alcohol to politicians. OK? The International Seed Vault. This is my idea of worthwhile international cooperation: making sure that we have seeds from every plant. Wonderful. Marginal Rev. found it.
Summertime! The news, and the blogs, lose some intensity in the summertime. And the less we post, the more readers we seem to have. Hmmmm. Stumbled into this piece at Chequerboard - discussing income inequality and output inequality. It makes sense. h/t, Vanderleun Collier and Horowitz consider the party of "retreat and defeat," in the light of Vietnam. We were defeated at home, no doubt. Front Page Monte Carlo methods. These are now used all the time, and there was a time when I could understand the math. I just tried to reconnect with the concepts. Squid recipes. Many of them, on the right side of the page. If they called it Sea Turkey, or Ocean Carrot, or something, people would eat more of this fine critter. In my opinion, tastier than octopus, but its name is too squiddy. Are we allowed to discuss the genetics of intelligence and Jews? Auster wonders. Iran. Beth is mildly annoyed by the Guardian's reportage. But Sandmonkey likes the Iranian soccer babe cheerleaders. For good reason. A bear in your kitchen, eating your oatmeal. What do you do? Conspiracy theories in the Arab world. Augean Stables.
Tuesday, June 20. 2006
You dirty rat. Study shows rats living in filth are healthier than those in clean laboratory conditions. Plus implications for the human immune system, and support for our preference never to bathe, shave, clean the house, or wash anything. NYT Left-wing nostalgia. Living in the past can distort your view of the present. Driscoll on Barone's piece. Gators, bears, cougars: They are less fearful of man (and dogs), and more likely to attack. We should leave them their own space, and quit moving into theirs: there really is enough space to go around. Murders up: Things getting back to normal in New Orleans. Gov. calls in National Guard. What are the limits of the Clean Water Act? The Supreme Court cannot decide. The issue is land ownership vs. wetlands protection. Call me Jose - Me no pay tax: Become illegal and cash in: P/T Pundit The history of the inheritance tax. View from 1776 I am Pasquale Orsini. Shape of Days - nice piece of writing. What is Murtha really thinking? And how can he get so much press if he doesn't make sense? Rick Moran Details on Al Quaida's NYC subway attack plan. Protein. I think they were afraid that they would piss us off even more.
Friday, June 16. 2006
Besides worrying deeply and seriously and with the most sincere sense of urgency about obesit y (see this mornings links), our dear cousins in Olde Englande have been busy worrying themselves silly about "this knife and gun culture we have." Notice that they used to just say "this gun culture," but, with less guns, people are offing each-other with knives instead. When knives are gone - so you cannot cut meat and all they can eat is chopped liver and obesity-inducing fish-and-chips, they will kill each-other with cricket bats, and can refer to "this batty culture." Better yet, they can use forks to kill each-other, thus neatly permitting themselves to appropriately complain about "this stupid forking culture." Atlas picked up the story, but I had previously read about it at Right for Scotland. As we pointed out earlier today, perhaps they have bigger problems than trying to be nannies to a nation of proud adults from proud Anglo-Saxon/Celtic warrior stock. You just knew it was all over when Blair banned fox hunting: their foxy Moslems got the message loud and clear: the Brit government has no spine, no pride, and no sense of history whatsoever. Your American cousins could not care less about the hopeless French, but we are worried about you all - because we love ya: you are us, but caught in a web.
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