Outrage of the Week, Anyone? Your tax dollars at work: Why is terrorist leader Osama bin Laden so popular in some parts of the world? Perhaps, said Sen. Patty Murray, it
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Let The Over-Reach Begin Lott
Let The Over-Reach Begin Lott has stepped down, which means that I do not have to shred my registration card. I am glad they did the right thing, and I am glad we can move on. Except we can’t. The left is now, to use one of their favorite terms, ’emboldened,’ and we are going …
I went to go see
I went to go see LOTR today, and guess what? Every showing is sold out. You know why? Because they gave precisely ONE FRIGGING SCREEN for what everyone knows will be the best movie of the year. One screen. Have no fear, though. If you want to sit through 2 hours of sophomoric penis jokes, …
New Republic Jackasses The dolts
New Republic Jackasses The dolts at the New Republic have me defending Ted Turner: Five years ago, zillionaire Ted Turner was showered with praise when he announced he would give $1 billion to the United Nations by the end of the year 2002. Since then, in addition to constantly wringing his hands over the implosion …
My Friend Caz on Nelson
My Friend Caz on Nelson Mandela’s Criticism of the U.S. (link is to Reuters story): Former South African President Nelson Mandela criticized the United States Tuesday for disregarding the international community as it prepares to wage war against Iraq. He demanded respect for the authority of the U.N., urged the U.S. to respect those democratic …
Media Bias Several weeks ago,
Media Bias Several weeks ago, Gore and Daschle railed about the ‘Conservative media bias.’ Gore went so far as to call conservative influence in the media a ‘fifth column.’ To prove that there exists a massive conservative media bias, go check the NY Times fawning lead editorial congratulating Al Gore for essentially doing nothing: Al …
Dance With the Girl Who
Dance With the Girl Who Brung You I am not sure why Krugman is employed by the NY Times as their economic analyst. It seems to me he does nothing but provide third-rate commentary on social/political issues. I thought that was Dowd’s job description.