Archive for September, 2005
Quick!
Bill Quick has a lot of interesting things to say today. Go, QUICKly.
Big Media Lacks — A Lot
I found this interesting. Jay Rosen and a bunch of other well known bloggers met with some of the bosses of big media to discuss the future of web development and cultural change. Here’s part of the story:
Big Media does not know how to innovate.
What capacity for product development do news organizations show? Zip. How are [...]
Air America Advocates Violence Against Blogger
As if they didn’t have enough problems already (bad ratings, lack of revenue, terrible hosts), liberal radio network Air America now advocates violence against those who disagree with their political positions.
Host Mike Malloy told his listeners last night that Blogs for Bush writer Mark Noonan should be beat up, a lot. The audio has been [...]
It’s Miller Time
As you’ve no doubt learned by now, recently jailed New York Times reporter Judith Miller was release late yesterday. I haven’t spent a lot of time on the Plame issue, mostly because I just wasn’t all that interested, and also because there were plenty of other bloggers covering it. There’s no sense in me picking the [...]
Quote of the Day
As for Mrs. Clinton, her vote shows her to be an extremist, to the left even of the Democratic Party. As New York’s other senator might say, she has drifted far outside the mainstream and is headed for an iceberg, and if she doesn’t stop rearranging the deck chairs before she finds herself in the [...]
The Statements Speak for Themselves
Read any one of these quotes and you’ll agree — Cindy Sheehan is off her rocker.
“I don’t understand” the “Gold Star Moms who still support [Bush] and his war,” and “I . . . pray for these ‘continue the murder and mayhem’ moms to see the light.” [From her online diary, Aug. 27, 2005]
Saddam Hussein [...]
Like (Spoiled) Buttah
Would even Linda Richman buy this CD? The thought of it gives me shpilkes in my genecktegessoink.
Streisand, Gibb Reunite After 25 Years
Barbra Streisand and Barry Gibb hadn’t worked together in 25 years. But Gibb still knew the best way to express what Streisand was thinking — especially when it came to the war in Iraq.
The [...]
“Be Lame or Get Game”
This was called ‘Basket Weaving 101’ when I was in school.
50 Percent
That’s about as close as I’ll come to agreeing with Kevin Drum.
WHISPERING CAMPAIGN….Is every single liberal blog in the world planning to post a sniggering, wink-wink-nudge-nudge mention that David Dreier is rumored to be gay? Pardon me while I throw up.
And spare me the drivel about the “principled” case for outing gay politicians. I’m not [...]
The Senate Hearts Blanco
When ex-FEMA chief Michael Brown testified before the House select committee last Tuesday, he was questioned directly and sharply (and appropriately as far as I’m concerned) by committee members about the lame job he did in the days following Hurricane Katrina. So, one would expect that an appearance by Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco would be met with the equal criticism.
Think [...]
When Death Wears a Smile
CBS’ 60 minutes will report this weekend on what life is like today for Elian Gonzalez, five years after.
The question is, what kind of indoctrination has young Elian been through since his repatriation? Despite his ‘Stepford Child’ perma-smile, one can only hope he is as genuinely happy as he appears in the photo on the right.
In what [...]
Mr. Chief Justice
John Roberts has been confirmed by the Senate as 17th Chief Justice of the United States. The 50-year-old Roberts was sworn in a little more than three hours after he was confirmed by the Senate on a vote of 78-22. The oath was delivered by Justice John Paul Stevens.