The Chicago Tribune quotes from my blog in its editorial pages this morning. Read it here (scroll down a bit — right above Arianna Huffington’s post) [Thanks to Mark S. for informing me….] Really, people! Such a fuss! I bloviate this stuff aaaaall the time and nobody reads or listens to me. Heck, I don’t listen to myself most of … Read More
Now I’ve Done It….
Sully’s link to my blog post — a post critical of the military’s handling of the Pat Tillman matter — has gotten me a lot of attention. Over 8,000 hits in the past two days alone. But now, I think I’m in some hot water over it. Look who visited my blog a few minutes ago: Domain Name (Unknown) IP … Read More
Lost
The AP asked the presidential candidates what item each would "most like to have if he were stranded on a desert island." Democrats: Sen. Joe Biden: "Jill, my wife." Sen. Hillary Clinton: "A good book." Sen. Chris Dodd: "Coffee with cream and sugar." John Edwards: "A book." Rep. Dennis Kucinich: His wife, Elizabeth. Sen. Barack Obama: "Other than my wife … Read More
Study: Bill O’Reilly Hurls An Insult Every Seven Seconds
Not making this up: A new study by Indiana University media researchers finds that Fox News host Bill O’Reilly calls “a person or a group a derogatory name once every 6.8 seconds, on average, or nearly nine times every minute during the editorials that open his program each night.” The study documented six months worth, or 115 episodes, of O’Reilly’s … Read More
If You Ask Me….
I think the American Family Association is a little obsessed with sex. I certainly hope Cybersitter and other web-blocking programs censor their site.
Four Dead In Ohio
It’s hard to believe — even now — that there was a time when this country was so divided that National Guardsmen actually opened fire on Americans. But it happened at Kent State University, 27 years ago, on May 4, 1970. A student protest of Vietnam — a common scene in those days — resulted in the deaths of four … Read More
This Is My 4,000th Post
What? No cake? The blogswarm from yesterday seems to have abated somewhat. All-in-all, about 6,000 visits to my site between 1:00 p.m. and the end of the day. But traffic is still heavy so far today (including a visit from someone at the office of the Army Director of Information Management — hmmm……), due to Sully’s link to my post … Read More
I Oughta Be In Pictures
They’re filming the George Clooney movie "Leatherheads" in front of my office building this morning. This is pretty common for L.A. and New York, but it doesn’t happen very much in Winston-Salem. Clooney wrote the movie — he’s also starring in it, and he’s directing it. It’s a movie having to do with football in the 1920’s, and that’s about … Read More
Yikes! It’s A Blogswarm, Dorothy!
2,500 3,300 Over 4,000 visits to my blog since 1:30 p.m. today?!?!?!? Whaddup? Folks, I swear — there’s no porn here. I mean it was just a simple post about Alyssa Milano. Really. Ah, it’s Andrew Sullivan (from The Atlantic Online) linking to me and my not well-composed "thoughts" about Pat Tillman. Jeez, if I knew y’all were coming over, … Read More
Martin Scorsese’s “Sesame Street”
Contains strong language, so be sure to show it to the kiddies:
Secret Order To Politicize DOJ Uncovered
Murray Waas has a fascinating article in the National Review describing a secret order by Alberto Gonzales that delegated unprecedented control over the hiring and firing of senior Justice Department officials–including those who oversee the DOJ criminal division–to Kyle Sampson and Monica Goodling. This order bypassed the traditional authority given to the deputy attorney general, the associate attorney general, and … Read More
Four Years Later
Bush, standing on the platform of an aircraft carrier, May 1, 2003. "Major combat operations in Iraq have ended" From Think Progress, a by-the-numbers look at the situation then, compared to the situation now: May 1, 2003 Today U.S. Troops Wounded 542 24,912 U.S. Troops Killed 139 3,351 Contractors Killed 69 916 Journalists and Media Assistants Killed 11 167 U.S. … Read More