 |
|
« The Council Has Spoken | Main | Washington, DC is a Small, Small, Small Place » June 26, 2004
INDC Blog Roundup: The Depressing 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. 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 |
