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« Overheard on Fox News | Main | I Just Love It » May 27, 2004
Light Blogging Morn
Posted by Bill Busy, but some brief thoughts - * I hereby endeavor to blog no more about She Who Will Not Be Named Or Linked. Also, no more ecosystem bashing, unless I present a credible alternative. * Behold the new evil on America's horizon! Last night at about 11:30, I awoke to a strange ring from my cellphone - it was text message spam. * Have a chuckle about this blogger's experience dealing with a Chicago Fox News affiliate that interviewed her for a special interest story on "Blah Blah Blogging." "How do you communicate with others? Do you use your cell phone, or emails? Brilliant feature writing, thy name is Fox News Chicago. (Via Flea) * Ilkya Damen documents how political divisions are undermining domestic bliss. More on this later. * I recently received an e-mail inviting me to check out the "crack staff at The Hatemonger's Quarterly." My review? The humor is painfully dry and I'm confused, but it has a strange and repetitive cadence that somehow hypnotized me into reading the whole front page. I think I like it. The prose sort of reminds me of an autistic Jay Nordlinger. * Pennywit won't vote for Bush in November, but I partially agree with his analysis of the President's speech. Partially, as I'm not keen about the "Democracy at gunpoint" meme; polls seem to indicate that Iraqis prefer it to "Brutal Dictatorship at plastic shredder-point." * I admit it: the borderline hate speech at Curmudgeonly and Skeptical is one of my guilty pleasures. Check out his sober and thoughtful analysis of Al Gore's latest contribution to the public interest, parts one and two (with some help from Podhoretz). * And finally, read this riotous account of a man being jumped by thugs in Warsaw (it's long, but it's totally worth the read): If you are ever, ever in Warsaw, I highly recommend you flag down a passing cop car and tell them you've been assaulted. You will meet with a kind of unconditional acceptance and emotional support that I didn't know could be found outside one's immediate family. The police will also go apeshit and run around with guns and screaming sirens in a way that very few families do, and for the police it's perfectly legal. I was lucky enough to flag down an entire van full of Warsaw's finest, and they immediately shouted for me to climb in and tell them which way to go. No invasive questions about who I was, no skepticism of any kind, not even questions about what had happened - just an instant desire to kick hooligan ass. (Via Dorkafork) Pontificate in a bit. Posted by Bill at May 27, 2004 07:27 AM | TrackBack (0) CommentsThat Warsaw post is amazing. Posted by: Iraqi Intelligence at May 27, 2004 11:20 AM On the "Democracy at gunpoint" thing. Democracy is not a natural state. The natural state is one of dominance of many by few. The natural state is one of brutality. Democracy must sometimes be imposed at gunpoint. This is just and proper. The other day, I took my dog to the vet to get his shots. He was traumatized by the whole experience, as usual. He got prodded and probed and humiliated and, worst of all, he got giant metal shafts stuck into his tender body in no fewer than three places. It was cruel and inhumane and I should be brought up on charges at the Hague for it. Except that it was for his own good. He's better off for it, sure, but more than that: without it, he would have suffered horribly. So yeah. Democracy at gunpoint. Whatever it takes, man. (Please don't spin this into a defense of Abu Ghraib and whatever else. Taking out a force like the al Sadr Militia at gunpoint is like giving your dog his shots. What those little shits pulled at Abu Ghraib is like beating your dog senseless just for the fun of it.) (And can I mention how pissed off I am that I feel compelled to distance every positive, supportive remark I make regarding our strategy, tactics, or forces from what went on at Abu Ghraib?) Posted by: Jeff Harrell at May 27, 2004 11:37 AM Yup yup. No argument here. Posted by: Bill from INDC Journal at May 27, 2004 11:39 AM Who is she who will not be linked or named? --|PW|-- Posted by: pennywit at May 27, 2004 01:24 PM Um ... I'll give you a hint: her favorite planet is Uranus. Posted by: Bill from INDC Journal at May 27, 2004 01:38 PM |
