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« The Council Has Spoken | Main | Washington, DC is a Small, Small, Small Place » June 26, 2004
INDC Blog Roundup: The Depressing, Gathering Anger Edition
Posted by Bill In this week's blog roundup, we're going to highlight things that depress me. * First up? Matthew "Mattie" Stepanek, that incredibly talented and bright-eyed boy-poet with muscular dystrophy died on Tuesday. Anyone that failed to be inspired by that kid lacks a functioning human heart. (Via DW) * Then (of course) we have the fact that the South Korean hostage who pleaded for his life was predictably beheaded. That's pretty upsetting. * And beheadings aside, Val at babalu blog documents one of the most disturbingly pointless and malicious acts of human behavior that I've read about in quite awhile. * Don't forget that the vanguard of the American media, a "technically American" propaganda artist and a former Vice-President are still waging a somewhat successful, full-scale campaign of largely irresponsible arguments against this country's leadership in the war on terror ... and somehow ... the accusations still maintain support and evade responsibility. * Not depressing enough? How about this tidbit, from LGF: From a discussion thread titled Al Qaeda for Kids, posted with a comment in Swedish (“Salam aliykom. Look how cute!”), here’s a death cult video that breaks new ground in loathsomeness, as smiling, laughing Muslim children reenact the savage beheading of Nick Berg. * Wow, this is all really depressing. I mean, I can't even get my news from anything but the blogosphere anymore, and even then it's bumming me out. But wait - the blogosphere - that's the land plum with VRWC patriots who support independent journalism, support our troops and want to "do something," right? Really want to ... do something? Hmmmmm ... I'm giving you the opportunity to "do something," namely support the family of a special operations warrior who died to protect you and leaves behind a wife and two small children. Only 19 of several thousand visitors have stepped up to the plate (several generously).
You want to do something? Read about it here and here, and donate. If you don't have PayPal, e-mail me: bill@indcjournal.com It doesn't have to be $100, as a few extremely generous donors have given; PayPal takes increments as low as $2. $5. Whatever. There is no shame in a $5 donation, people. Posted by Bill at June 26, 2004 09:57 AM | TrackBack (1) Comments"I can't even get my news from anything but Fox and the blogosphere anymore..." If you're only willing to listen to like-minded viewpoints, you're doing yourself a disservice. Posted by: James F at June 26, 2004 08:29 PM Thanks for the patronizing advice James, but my ability to absorb competing viewpoints like Judy Woodruff asking Bob Dole six times in an interview about why Iraq is a "failure" do me little good. It just makes me have high blood pressure. It's not an "opposing viewpoint," it's misinformation, much like the Washington Post informing me that the admin and the 9-11 commission are in conflict about Al Qaeda ties, when that is not the case AT ALL. You'll have to trust me that I am very familiar with opposing viewpoints. But thanks for playing. Posted by: Bill from INDC at June 26, 2004 09:13 PM Delurking... I had six bucks in my paypal account just laying around, so I threw in a couple bucks. And that's big bucks for me, believe it. Love the blog, keep up the good work. Posted by: McGurk at June 26, 2004 10:15 PM Thanks McGurk! Posted by: Bill from INDC at June 26, 2004 10:37 PM "I can't even get my news from anything but Fox and the blogosphere anymore..." Actually, I stopped watching TV altogether about two years ago. My life is a peaceful Zen bubble. I keep up with the news by checking Allahpundit and IMAO regularly. Posted by: dillene at June 26, 2004 11:41 PM Oh my dillene ... that's not healthy. IMAO and Allah for all your news? LOL Posted by: Bill from INDC at June 27, 2004 12:36 AM I like Michelle Malkin now that she linked to you. Posted by: Jane at June 27, 2004 02:45 AM She's always been great. Surprisingly, uh, "candid and straightforward" for a mainstream columnist. Posted by: Bill from INDC at June 27, 2004 10:17 AM Bill, this is a great thing you're doing and yet another demonstration of what the blog world is really good at. I found you via Michele (the Italian Michele, not the Filipino) and was thrilled to toss a little into the kitty. Please let us know how it turns out. Posted by: Matt at June 28, 2004 09:16 AM Another few bucks in the jar, and I second the request to let us know how it turns out. Posted by: Robin Munn at June 28, 2004 04:32 PM |
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