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Thursday, May 4. 2006Multiculturalists Should Oppose Monoculturalists
Prefers death? He said he preferred death. That's not the same thing. Many men have the nerve to pitch themselves out of planes. Who can say if they are prepared to hit the ground? Bluster is not courage. He was perhaps willing to die on his own terms. But on ours? I doubt it. We should not care one whit what Moussaui or his ilk say they prefer anyway. Our society allows for the execution of those convicted of heinous crimes. What crimes could be more heinous, than to contemplate and participate in mass murder, and fervently pray for the deaths of those you could not kill yourself? Moussaui dared you to kill him. He and his kind will understand only that we didn't have the nerve to do it. He'll be perfectly happy in his solitary jail, offering his life up as a kind of prayer, just as he offered it up before, praying all day, every day, for the deaths of those that spared him.
Portion of painting by Washington Allston--Elijah in the Desert --from the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, MA
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Wednesday, May 3. 2006Weds night linksWho is lying about Bin Ladin, Bill Clinton or Albright? Pardon my English. Three myths about Islam. Atlas General McCaffrey, a strong critic-skeptic on Iraq, has returned with a report, which does sound like a turning point has arrived, finally. Belmont Herndon, VA sets a standard for the country. Wizbang Weds. Morning LinksAble Danger and the Clintons: They want to get rid of Curt Weldon, real bad. Gateway. Kill the messenger. Blankley blows off a load of steam on illegal immigration, here. Echoes of Shelby Steele's piece. More good news from Canada: Captain Ed aka "Special Ed." What a pleasure it is to see Canada begin to return to sanity. And more on Transgender bathrooms. WTH? What is wrong with these people, Dr. Bliss? And why should anyone care? Clayton Oh, I forgot to mention - That day without illegals was great! Can we have more of those? Please?
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Tuesday, May 2. 2006From the Horse's MouthQuotes from Quadaffi's recent speech, (via Bird of Paradise - can read the whole thing there):
In Which Bill Keller Admits that the NYT is Above the Law
After all, everybody would like to be above the law, but nobody wants anyone else to be. Hewitt takes a look at Keller's carefully-worded Manifesto, in which he claims that the NYT can break laws if they see fit to do so. Is this "All the laws we see fit to break?" The arrogance of these Ignore the "continue reading" below - a glitch. Continue reading "In Which Bill Keller Admits that the NYT is Above the Law" Tuesday mid-day links from the Barrister
A fine blog, new to me: Middlebrow. Augustine, plus some very good art criticism. A day without illegals? It was great. Keep it up. No problem. Moonbattery has "Why just one day?" Somebody has Bob Herbert's number. Link at Powerline. This is the best the NYT can do? Does anyone buy this BS anymore? Rich folks, playing the race card in court. Pathetic, and an insult to one's race. RTLC. Also from Lee, why he is totally p-o'ed with the Repubs - for good reason. We have posted on this already, but Captain Ed had more time to convince everyone that McCain is not fit for government. If the First Amendment doesn't matter to you, what does? Dr. Bob is fed up with his paperwork and coding requirements. Who can blame him? That isn't medicine - it's civil service. What's all this about depilation? The new hairlessness craze. Is it a way to be totally naked? Did Cory Maye get screwed? Aren't you allowed to shoot, in the US, when somebody breaks into your house? Yes. Our only hope is for Mexico to have a functioning economy. Their corruption, semi-socialism, and total ineptitude are the reasons their people are fleeing. Calderon has a chance to win, or they will be the next Venezuela. Most under-reported story of the yearThe US Economy. From Breibart, h/t Pejman: Manufacturing cranked up, builders boosted construction spending to an all-time high and consumers opened their wallets wider fresh signs the economy has snapped out of its end-of-year funk. A fence is going up along the border. Good news for the Canadians: We must envy them - they have a real Republican administration now. Demography in Britain, from Tangled Web:
Turning Point in Iraq? From CNN (H/T, HH):
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Monday, May 1. 2006Gun Crime Stats
Precipitants of homicides shows a steady drop in arguments/fights, but an increase in felony crime-related murders. All regions of the country have seen a drop in homicide. For all sorts of related interesting crime info, stroll thru the pages. Monday AfternoonProtest against gringo products in Mexico. Kelo in Rivera Beach. City wants to take 30 homes for private development. More Darfur. Is there a double standard, where genocide in Darfur must be stopped by the US, but genocide by Saddam was OK? NY Sun Why can't we buy our own caskets on Amazon? TCS If money can't buy happiness, why not let the government take it all? Lee and Miller, with the help of Adam Smith, at TCS take on the notion that we should all be taxed to poverty. A quote:
Read it all.
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My Vast Right Wing Conspiracy cannot find it in herself to miss Galbraith. A Noah/government joke. Not bad. GOP bloggers. A litle guy looking for a career? Kentucky now has a jockey university! Impeach Bush? Bring 'em on! The world has gone nuts. Evangelical Outpost. Elaine Pagels writes fiction? How would I know? It could be. Interesting stuff, but probably only of historical interest. "Only of historical interest"? Tom Paine. A complicated life. A summary, here. I never knew that the French almost killed him. Darfur. What do people want? It is a horror. But is it a political football, too? Do I want unilateral US involvement? I don't know. Don Sensing (of One Hand Clapping) says you cannot have a life and be a sole blogger. I think that's right. That's why we have a Farm; a plantation, really, with slave-writers. Free Speech Zones at the University of Nevada. WTH? FIRE Gays do not get married, even when they can. They just want the freedom - I can sort-of understand that. Gay Patriot. Deep thinking in Vermont, on the war in Iraq. Env. Repub. What happened to the Green Mountain Boys? This truly blew my mind. I had to have a beer after I read this one: McCain thinks "clean government" is more important than free speech. Didn't he take a vow to defend the constitution? And who ever heard of clean government anyway? Captain's Quarters. Good reasons for Jews to flee Euristan. But can they enter the US legally? Or is it only Mexicans? Gates of Vienna Reason # 127 why the UN is a joke: The New Human Rights Commission. Gateway Moslems are joining the May Day protest. Why not? It's commies, Moslems, illegals, criminals, etc. Good grief. Bird of Paradise. Hey - it's our country. We get to decide who joins. Is Bush spending more than the "liberals" did? Yes. With eight million people, ya gotta have some moonbats. From LGF:
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Saturday, April 29. 2006The Bird Flu has hit FloridaEver seen John Waters' Pink Flamingos with Devine? Don't bother. We will tell you about it. "Mr. Egg Man, Mr. Egg Man, what kinds of eggs have you brought me today?"
Friday, April 28. 2006California Surrenders to Unarmed Mexican InvasionSanta Anna is smiling in his grave. Story here. Please tell me, somebody: what laws do I need to obey, and which ones do not matter? Just curious... cuz I am a little bit confused. Details of the story at Linknzona.
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Mommy, where does oil come from: Supply and What? Lib. Leanings Congress drives gas guzzlers to their offices, one block away. Phony jerks. Clever piece by Parker in the Charlotte Observer, re Duke:
The new Oslo Peace Process: Bend Over, Europe. Has anyone not yet read Fjordman's piece, posted at Gates of Vienna? If not, do so now. "Is there anyone here who can make me feel like a woman?"On a transatlantic flight, a plane passes through a severe storm. The turbulence is awful, and things go from bad to worse when one wing is struck by lightning. One woman in particular loses it. Screaming, she stands up in the front of the plane. "I'm too young to die," she wails. Then she yells, "Well, if I'm going to die, I want my last minutes on earth to be memorable! Is there ANYONE on this plane who can make me feel like a WOMAN?" For a moment there is silence. Everyone has forgotten their own peril. They all stare, riveted, at the desperate woman in the front of the plane. Then an Italian man stands up in the rear of the plane. He is a drop-dead gorgeous hunk. Tall, slender, well- built with curly dark brown hair and hazel eyes. He starts to walk slowly up the aisle, unbuttoning his shirt, one button at a time. No one moves. No one says a thing. He removes his shirt. Muscles ripple across his chest. She gasps in excited anticipation. He whispers in her ear, "Iron this, and get me something to eat." Friday LinksThis is getting stranger: the Duke kids used a broomstick? My skepticism about this case is growing by the day. Moslems in space? Daily Pundit Todd Beamer's Dad had a piece in the WSJ yesterday about United 93. A new Indian empire? India expands military bases to protect oil supplies. Captn. Ed. 52 Lessons that lawyers can learn from card players: Althouse Kudlow makes a visit to Planet Hillary: Kudlow (h/t, Powerline). Sounds very similar to what View from 1776 said this week. A quote:
And that Kudlow piece on Hillary makes for a nice segueway to this piece on Chirac: He proposes a govt. commission for innovation? How is that for an oxymoron? The article really does read like a satire. Cannot be too cynical to understand politics: The Sen. Rockefeller memo, at YARGB. Yes, it is clear that there is a war going on, and the Dems are loaded for bear. What did Dana Priest know and when did she know it? New info, from Confed. Yank
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Thursday, April 27. 2006Thurs. LinksWhen women feel fertile, they are drawn to alpha males. Pejman. LaShawn is fed up with the Baby Daddy syndrome. So is everyone, LaShawn - you are not alone. A professor at Michigan State Univ. got in trouble for saying this:
What, may I ask, is wrong with that? Isn't that what 99% of people are saying? Story at LGF A fine holocaust memorial post, from Gates of Vienna: Last boat from Liverpool Part-time Pundit gives a full-time effort on the subject of marriage and gay marriage. One quote:
His whole piece here. Emmylou Harris with Mark Knopfler. Reviewed at The Shelf Jane Jacobs is dead at age 89. Her writing helped a lot of us see what a city really is. Driscoll 49% of Egyptians believe that Israelis bombed the resorts in Egypt - to drive Israelis away from Egyptian resorts. With this kind of logic, I could blame Jews for Katrina. Augean Stables and Big Pharoah agonize over the stupidity of it all. The honor of working for a futile cause. S&M compares the Euston Manifesto with The Bridge over the River Kwai. Great piece. One quote:
I would have to put blogging in the latter category.
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Wednesday, April 26. 2006Weds. LinksWhy are Jews liberal? Prager explains it. (h/t, News for Christians) In praise of opera on DVD: It's affordable, and has subtitles. Samiz. Big Oil? American oil companies control a mere 13% of the world's oil. They ain't so big: they're just tall, that's all. Oil pricing, at YARGB 60 billion emails are sent daily. Lots are spam, though. Is there such thing as too much communication? Are our media covering the war "on the cheap"? Kesler says so. A cool politician in Finland! From No Pasaran - a quote:
What's going on with the Kurds these days? All kinds of complicated conniving, just as one would expect from Kurds. Strategy Pages. State corporatism. Hillary likes it. So did Hitler and Mussolini. The very notion gives me the creeps. View from 1776. Was there ever any doubt that the Left are the fascists? Why else would they call everyone else fascists, other than to deflect attention from their own impulses? Fun with al-Zaquari's happy video time: Confed. Yank. This guy is pathetic, but a sociopath. Snow Storm: We were certain yesterday it would be Tony Snow. Good move, for all involved. Put him out there as much as possible (even tho he is wrong on immigration).
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Tuesday, April 25. 2006Tony Snow
The administration is in desperate need of a good spokeman and a good salesman. He will be that, and more. I have no doubt that he will speak up at meetings. FOX's loss will be The White House's gain. There will be a pay cut, and he'll have to move his family, and he had a nasty bout with a GI cancer last year, but who could turn down such an exciting opportunity? He'll accept the job: his country needs him, and I am sure he'd rather be a doer than a talker. Let's make him begin working six months ago. Monday, April 24. 2006At It Again: Bush has found the perfect issue to destroy the Republican majority
What remains unsaid in the article, however, is that no one in either in the House or the Senate has ever pushed for the immediate deportation of millions of people, so Bush has merely set up a straw man in place of the reasonable arguments of those in his own party, thereby relieving himself of having to actually engage in serious debate. The sad fact that he is unable even to knock down the straw man is testament to the intellectual bankruptcy of the illegal alien lobby, which rarely if ever deigns to venture beyond clichéd soundbites and accusations of racism and nativism. Meanwhile, back on Sunday's Meet the Press, Teddy Kennedy was only too eager to urge the President on in his self-destructive quest, telling Bush to "take on the right wing" of his party, otherwise known as the approximately 90 percent of Republicans who are opposed to the President's stance on illegal immigration. Kennedy, who elsewhere in the interview sizes up the Democrats' prospects for regaining control of congress in the midterm elections, is no doubt well aware that any debate which pits House Republicans against Senate Republicans, and the President against his base, is an ideal debate to be holding in the run-up to November. My solution to the problem? Have Teddy personally drive the illegals back over the Rio Grande - that experience ought to discourage them from any further incursions. More: Linknzona has more on the "establishment" conspiracy to win votes and fool the public.
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Monday Coffee-Break Links
More bombs in Baghdad. The new govt must be driving them crazy. NY Sun. Sorry, guys. The war is over, and the good guys won. Now they are just killing their own people, for the hell of it. Libertarian Leanings points out that Iraq is doing well. Let's admit it. Male ratios in colleges dropping. Too bad. Of course, the feminists are not worried. Nor should anyone else be worried. Don't worry - Be Happy. Why does everything have to be a dang crisis? USA Today Academic English and noun-intoxication: If they knew what they wanted to say, it would not be so complicated. Language, grammar, and forthright, clear-thinking are cousins. Guardian Kerry-Kennedy quickly line up with Al Quaida. What world do these guys live in? More on Kerry's emotional immaturity from Boston's Soxblog. Penn State goes over the edge, in dhimmitude. Censoring a Jewish view, in art. Imagine if this were pro-Christian? Maxed Out Mama Estrich like totally embarassed by Dem Moonbats. HH has story. A quote here:
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Monday Morning Links
Auster explains "anarcho-tyranny", as exemplified in Britain. He does have a point. All About Mary McCarthy - a couple of posts at Belmont. Wizbang comments on Kerry's bizarre claim that McCarthy did the right thing - and this guy wanted to be Commander in Chief? There is a big story here - maybe worth a Pulitzer? Duke: This was not a normal police lineup. (h/t, La Shawn) Where are all the Lutherans? Haha. Marg. Revolution knows. Celebrate NYC, and its secrets: Another goodie from Marginal Rev. If you haven't seen this: Anchoress on the Cult of Lying - Malevolent Mendacity Joe Jemail demonstrates how interviewing a witness should not be done. A bad lawyer - post, with video - by the Prof. Mobbing. An interesting group phenomenon. Something to watch out for in organizations. Here's an appealing new car. What is it? Story at Owner's Manual. I guess the NYC Auto Show is this week.
Sunday, April 23. 2006Cheap GasEnviros have been clamoring for expensive gas for years: they have figured that costly energy should be a driving force for less gas use, and for the development of alternative sources. Indeed, the US has been spoiled by dirt-cheap gas prices for many years. But the prices we pay now are in fact politics-created. If you want cheap gas: 1. Remove the taxes. What is the federal and state tax per gallon where you live? 2. Get rid of this dumb ethanol additive nonsense. It costs more, complicates distribution, and is nothing more than a boondoggle for corn farmers. 3. Let's drill for oil in the US. Let's use our own, offshore and in Alaska, etc. Or do not complain. 4. Let's increase refinery capacity. And, whatever is done, the price of oil will increase due to worldwide demand. Pejman takes a look at how gas prices have become a political football. And Ex-Donk takes a look at how the Dems will try to exploit it - without offering any solution other than empty bromides, like "alternative sources instead of drilling," as Brewton points out today. Attack, attack, attack. Mary McCarthy and FriendsMary McCarthy, who was fired by the CIA this week for leaking CIA secret information to reporter Dana Priest, is just one of a bunch of ardently Democratic folks at State and the CIA who have been using their positions to undermine the Administration. A great Left-Wing Conspiracy?, asks Ace. McCarthy, Sandy Berger, Richard Clarke, Joe Wilson... Powerline has been talking about that for a year, in a non-paranoid manner, but I doubt that they imagined that such efforts might reach the level of treason. But it looks like it has, and she has let us down grievously and probably criminally. I doubt she was caught in a "mole hunt," as some have speculated - but she was caught in a leak-hunt. It matters not whether the CIA or NSA was sending terrorists to Uzbekistan for interrogation: the morality of that is a separate subject. From a piece by Protein on the subject:
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Saturday, April 22. 2006Video Triple Feature1. Travel Tip: When you're out for your Sunday drive tomorrow, watch out for old folks. They move slow, but they're mean and crafty. (video) 2. Still Free tags Air Force One. Amazing hoax video. 3. Rush Limbaugh on immigration: It sounds like a Rush rant - but wait 'til the end for the punchline: quick video download: Apr_6_Rush.wmv
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