Everyone in the world is probably going to link to these guys this morning, but if you have any interest in the Rathergate dustup, this is really a must-see. Uncle Dan appeared on Letterman last night, and to hear him tell, the memo-gate thing was all a little misunderstanding. Sure people lost their jobs, but that was just because people focused too much on the memos.
I don't expect Letterman to conduct investigative journalism, but it was nauseating to see him fawn over Rather. Letterman should never have had this guy on.
Friday, March 4, 2005
Thursday, March 3, 2005
One Simple Question
Will somebody please explain to me why KENTUCKY Fried Chicken plays Sweet Home ALABAMA during their commercials?
Thank you in advance for your assistance.
Thank you in advance for your assistance.
The Momentum Grows in Lebanon
On his visit today to Saudi Arabia, the boy optometrist, was told in person by Saudi officials that Syria must leave Lebanon. Now, as linked above, Syria's long-time ally, Russia, has joined the call for Syria to leave Lebanon. Not one to miss a good parade, Gerhard Shroeder stopped ruining Germany's economy just long enough to also make the same demand.
Towers of courage all, don't you think?
Towers of courage all, don't you think?
Coming Soon, Men Wearing Skirts!
Get a load of this. The murse! All I can say is, what is wrong with a regular old briefcase. Well that and do not ever expect me to carry a murse.
I am so tired of the feminization of the American man, Can you imagine Sinatra being handed a murse? Good Lord, he'd probably deck the gifter on the spot. All of us should begin a campaign to cruelly and publicly mock anyone seen with one of these things. We enforced the social code in grade school with wedgies, perhaps that would work here? I mean its not like anyone carrying these things would fight back! If successful the murse would end up on the ash heap of history with Kramer and Mr. Costanza's Bro (Manziere!)
Via the very manly Spoons
I am so tired of the feminization of the American man, Can you imagine Sinatra being handed a murse? Good Lord, he'd probably deck the gifter on the spot. All of us should begin a campaign to cruelly and publicly mock anyone seen with one of these things. We enforced the social code in grade school with wedgies, perhaps that would work here? I mean its not like anyone carrying these things would fight back! If successful the murse would end up on the ash heap of history with Kramer and Mr. Costanza's Bro (Manziere!)
Via the very manly Spoons
The Forces of Hate; At Home and Abroad
To flourish, a functioning liberal democratic society requires three basic building blocks; Individual rights, a functioning monetary system, and the rule of law to ensure the stability of the first two. Lose any one of these building blocks and its darn near impossible to maintain a modern state and culture.
For this reason, the safety of members of the judiciary has always been sacrosanct in U.S. society. Looking back at our battles with a succession of criminal enterprises over the past century and this principle, with few exceptions, can be scene as the rule by which we lived. Police and criminals may have battled it out in the streets, but once the arrest was made the fight moved to the courtroom and the rule of law took over. Witnesses were deposed, evidence examined and a jury or judge ruled on the fate of the accused. Assassinations of prosecutors or judges was rare for the simple reason that the criminal element knew this would be a losing proposition for their businesses.
On Monday night, this changed in Chicago as the elements of hate attacked. Chicago judge Joan Lefkow's husband and 89 year old mother were found murdered in the basement of their home, and early speculation is that the hit was ordered by a white supremacist previously convicted of ordering the judge's murder. Whether or not this turns out to be the case, the basic truth remains. This murder, as foul a deed as one can imagine, is more than just another murder. It is an attack on our system and why of life, an attempt to intimidate and destabilize the rule of law.
In Baghdad, a similar operation that resulted in the murder of two judicial members of Saddam's tribunal was carried out on Wednesday. As with the Chicago hit, nobody has yet been arrested, but I'm pretty sure we can guess who is at the heart of this crime.
While murder is awful in any form, it is especially heinous in these instances because it is a crime designed to strike at the fundamental building blocks of society. In Chicago, the hit on Judge Lefkow's family was a clear attempt to intimidate the judiciary of a stable country. In Baghdad, the murder of the tribunal judges was a clear attempt to scuttle the courageous efforts of the Iraqi people to form the world's newest democracy which as events in Lebanon and Egypt demonstrated this week is lighting the torch of liberty in the Middle East.
While Baghdad must deal with daily bombings, this attack requires special attention since it represents the old hand of Saddam reaching out one last time attempting to strangle the will of Iraq's people. With each day, however, evidence continues to grow that Iraqis have learned that the monster is no more, and the Iraqi system becomes just a bit more stable
There is a lesson for the U.S. here as well. Over the past decade we were slow to recognize the enemy from beyond. We denied that we were at war, until that day in September when he attacked our homeland. The forces of hate exist in many forms, and whether the Chicago hit was from white supremacists, drug dealers or some other criminal element, there can be no doubt that the murder of Judge Lekow's family members on Monday was an attack from within. Domestic terrorism in its purest form.
Acts such as these cannot be allowed to stand. Common sense tells us where to look for the enemy, and of course the authorities must stay within the rule of law to find the perpetrators and crush them. Both attacks demonstrate that with freedom comes responsibility to stay ever vigilant in the defense against foreign and domestic foes and remove the threat that they pose to our liberty, our freedom, and our way of life in a liberal democratic society.
For this reason, the safety of members of the judiciary has always been sacrosanct in U.S. society. Looking back at our battles with a succession of criminal enterprises over the past century and this principle, with few exceptions, can be scene as the rule by which we lived. Police and criminals may have battled it out in the streets, but once the arrest was made the fight moved to the courtroom and the rule of law took over. Witnesses were deposed, evidence examined and a jury or judge ruled on the fate of the accused. Assassinations of prosecutors or judges was rare for the simple reason that the criminal element knew this would be a losing proposition for their businesses.
On Monday night, this changed in Chicago as the elements of hate attacked. Chicago judge Joan Lefkow's husband and 89 year old mother were found murdered in the basement of their home, and early speculation is that the hit was ordered by a white supremacist previously convicted of ordering the judge's murder. Whether or not this turns out to be the case, the basic truth remains. This murder, as foul a deed as one can imagine, is more than just another murder. It is an attack on our system and why of life, an attempt to intimidate and destabilize the rule of law.
In Baghdad, a similar operation that resulted in the murder of two judicial members of Saddam's tribunal was carried out on Wednesday. As with the Chicago hit, nobody has yet been arrested, but I'm pretty sure we can guess who is at the heart of this crime.
While murder is awful in any form, it is especially heinous in these instances because it is a crime designed to strike at the fundamental building blocks of society. In Chicago, the hit on Judge Lefkow's family was a clear attempt to intimidate the judiciary of a stable country. In Baghdad, the murder of the tribunal judges was a clear attempt to scuttle the courageous efforts of the Iraqi people to form the world's newest democracy which as events in Lebanon and Egypt demonstrated this week is lighting the torch of liberty in the Middle East.
While Baghdad must deal with daily bombings, this attack requires special attention since it represents the old hand of Saddam reaching out one last time attempting to strangle the will of Iraq's people. With each day, however, evidence continues to grow that Iraqis have learned that the monster is no more, and the Iraqi system becomes just a bit more stable
There is a lesson for the U.S. here as well. Over the past decade we were slow to recognize the enemy from beyond. We denied that we were at war, until that day in September when he attacked our homeland. The forces of hate exist in many forms, and whether the Chicago hit was from white supremacists, drug dealers or some other criminal element, there can be no doubt that the murder of Judge Lekow's family members on Monday was an attack from within. Domestic terrorism in its purest form.
Acts such as these cannot be allowed to stand. Common sense tells us where to look for the enemy, and of course the authorities must stay within the rule of law to find the perpetrators and crush them. Both attacks demonstrate that with freedom comes responsibility to stay ever vigilant in the defense against foreign and domestic foes and remove the threat that they pose to our liberty, our freedom, and our way of life in a liberal democratic society.
The Last Gasps of Winter in the Midwest
It snowed overnight Monday. This might be our last snow, so I went out to try and capture some of winter's fleeting beauty.
Wednesday, March 2, 2005
Good Old American Initiative
This is the kind of thing that makes you proud to be an American. Sure he was smuggling ammo and tasers out of the country. Yes, he probabaly should have expected that the pepper spray and bullet proof vest on an airplane might attract some interest from the authorities, but dammit people there's a madman out there with a USD 25 million bounty on his head.
And and Matt Mihsen thinks he is just the guy to get both. Who are we to argue?
And and Matt Mihsen thinks he is just the guy to get both. Who are we to argue?
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