Today's literary quote of the day is from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Poison Belt: The future was with Fate. The present was our own. As always, share your thoughts on today's literary quote in the comment section of this post. H/t E.E.B. … [Read more...] about Literary Quote of the Day: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Take A Peek
...at Clicked, MSNBC's blog on blogging. WARNINING: If you enjoy reading blog opinion, Clicked is shockingly habit forming. MSNBC's chat producer Will Femia is a blog fan so he is doing what most people who write blogs do: starting his own. But, as the site explains, there's another useful purpose to all of this:The modern news consumer ignores Weblogs and online citizen … [Read more...] about Take A Peek
Guess Who Started A Blog?
And it's complete with lots of You Tube embeds. She did. Hey, do you want to exchange links? Thanks to Crooks and Liars for the tip. … [Read more...] about Guess Who Started A Blog?
How Will the Libby Trial End?
Methinks that it will end with a whimper and not a bang. Can you say hung jury? And while we're at it, how is it that Scooter Libby was the only person who lied? … [Read more...] about How Will the Libby Trial End?
Iraq War Planning Was Not Stellar
When war planning goes (seriously) awry. The New York Times:When Gen. Tommy R. Franks and his top officers gathered in August 2002 to review an invasion plan for Iraq, it reflected a decidedly upbeat vision of what the country would look like four years after Saddam Hussein was ousted from power. A broadly representative Iraqi government would be in place. The Iraqi Army … [Read more...] about Iraq War Planning Was Not Stellar
The Event Club
As I reported last Tuesday, Mick LaSalle published the seventh chapter of The Event. I'm wondering what you all think about it - C.P. wrote that he considered it to be a bit far-fetched. My answer to that is that you have to look at the Bible and see what the Bible has to say about the end of time, about the beast, and about what changes he will push through. In my … [Read more...] about The Event Club
Iraq and Good War vs. Bad War
The time-honored concepts of soldiers fighting with a sense of purpose on the battlefield and civilians supporting them on the home front are getting vigorous workouts as the Iraq war slouches toward its fifth year with no end in sight. But how do these concepts play out -- and are they even valid -- if the war in question is morally suspect? There is a chillingly prescient … [Read more...] about Iraq and Good War vs. Bad War
President Limbaugh
Hot Air has a video up of it. This is not even remotely funny. Bob Cesca agrees. As does Ace who suspects that the writers of the show are liberals "deliberately sabotaging the show, or so horribly out of touch with conservative opinion as to have no real idea what a conservative might find funny, or -- likeliest of all -- convinced conservatives are abject morons who … [Read more...] about President Limbaugh
Was Al Franken A Success Or Flop As A Talk Show Host?
Ask and ye shall receive -- what's predictable. Ask someone on the right about what they think of comedian Al Franken's stint as Air America's highest-profile talker and they will say he was a failure. But enough about Bill O'Reilly. Others will say the same thing, too. Ask many people on the left what they think of Franken and they'll say he put progressive talk on … [Read more...] about Was Al Franken A Success Or Flop As A Talk Show Host?
Inside The Religious Right
Reposted by Good Will Hinton and still a must-read. … [Read more...] about Inside The Religious Right
This Just In!!!
THIS JUST IN from investigative reporter Andy Borowitz:Networks Criticized for Lack of Anna Nicole Smith Coverage CNN: We Dropped the Ball A media watchdog group today blasted the major news networks for failing to provide enough coverage of Anna Nicole Smith’s death in the 72 hours following the blonde bombshell’s passing. The media watchdog group, which calls … [Read more...] about This Just In!!!
Those KIDS!
Obama and Howard feud
Language Matters: Political Rhetoric and North Korea
The use of political rhetoric has played an important role in the recent nuclear deal with North Korea. In the early years of his presidency, Bush's rhetoric was often coarse, and sometimes straight-up nasty. Talking about North Korea, he famously referred to the nation back in 2002 as a part of the "Axis of Evil," and he labeled its leader, Kim Jong Il, a "tyrant," a … [Read more...] about Language Matters: Political Rhetoric and North Korea
Hot Water
I bet that John Bolton is in hot water with the White House. Talking yesterday about the recent nuclear arms agreement reached with North Korea, Bolton said: "It's a bad, disappointing deal, and the best thing you can say about it is that it will probably fall apart." Whoops. That's probably not what the Bush administration had in mind for him to say. Indeed, during the … [Read more...] about Hot Water
Daily Rant
Today's focus: People who strawman liberal bogeymen without knowing what they actually are saying. No specific news trigger, but God is it irritating. … [Read more...] about Daily Rant
Bizarre Story of the Day
BBC: Feng Shui guru aids zoo's quest to make monkeys feel at home Los Angeles Zoo has hired the services of a Feng Shui expert to help three golden monkeys loaned by China feel at home in their future surroundings. Simona Mainini, who is also a qualified architect, believes the move may be a first in animal enclosure design. "It's very experimental. We don't have any … [Read more...] about Bizarre Story of the Day
9 Out of 10 Hill Observers Agree
Putting Reps. Tom Tancredo (R-CO) and Keith Ellison (D-MN) in neighboring offices is a really dumb idea. … [Read more...] about 9 Out of 10 Hill Observers Agree
Is al Qaeda self-destructing?
Finally, some good news to cheer the day (CNN): A Saudi wing of al Qaeda called for attacks on U.S. oil sources across the world, saying targets should not be limited to the Middle East and listing Canada, Venezuela and Mexico as U.S. oil suppliers. The threat appeared in the al Qaeda Organization in the Arabian Peninsula's e-magazine, Sawt al-Jihad (Voice of Holy War), … [Read more...] about Is al Qaeda self-destructing?
Literary Quote of the Day: D.H. Lawrence
Today's literary quote of the day is from D.H. Lawrence' Studies in Classic American Literature: Never trust the artist. Trust the tale. The proper function of a critic is to save the tale from the artist who created it. Share your thoughts on today's literary quote in the comment section of this post. … [Read more...] about Literary Quote of the Day: D.H. Lawrence