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March 02, 2005

"(Y)ou know well that freedom, democracy, and equality are the key solutions to the region�s problems."

Posted by Bill

A political dissident speaks from a Yemeni jail. I'd have to say that the willingness to talk smack about your government, while in prison for talking smack about your government, represents real conviction and courage.

And via Ace, behold unthinkable speculation from the Arab media:

[W]ith Arab satellite stations focusing so intensely on Lebanon, there is little chance that the symbolism of the opposition's victory has been lost on the wider Arab world, including Syria.
Arab newspapers are weighing up the possible knock-on effect of events in Lebanon on other Arab states, asking whether it is the precursor of the spread of genuine democracy across the region.

Why ... they're almost like ... like ... dominoes! The authoritarian regimes could successively fall like dominoes before a wave of freedom!

I must copyright this simile, I think it's got promise.

UPDATE: I LOVE this excerpt of a Daily Show interview and the subsequent conclusions:

Soderberg: It's scary for Democrats, I have to say.
Stewart: He's gonna be a great--pretty soon, Republicans are gonna be like, "Reagan was nothing compared to this guy." Like, my kid's gonna go to a high school named after him, I just know it.

Do read the whole thing.

(Via IP)

Posted by Bill at March 2, 2005 09:58 AM | TrackBack (4)

Comments

While the nuanced lefties played chess, the Texas cowboy played dominoes and beat them. Crazy like a fox.

Posted by: Retread at March 2, 2005 10:56 AM

I could kiss you right about now. Thanks Bill.

Posted by: Jane at March 2, 2005 11:38 AM

Ah, blog groupies.

Posted by: Bill from INDC at March 2, 2005 11:40 AM

Somwhere, but I forget just where, I read about the 'reverse domino' theory. Like it.

Is'nt it time for either John Kerry of little Dickie Clarke to make the talking head circuit to moan that the World is somehow 'less safe?'

Posted by: David at March 2, 2005 11:41 AM

"I'd have to say that the willingness to talk smack about your government, while in prison for talking smack about your government, represents real conviction and courage."

That is pretty ballsy. Kinda makes the "dissidents" here in Six Flags over JesusLand look like... um... what's the phrase I'm looking for? Oh yeah. Self aggrandizing losers who wouldn't know couragous dissent if it leapt up out of their weed stash and attatched itself to their faces, Alien-style.

I hate hippies.

Posted by: Kadnine at March 2, 2005 12:26 PM

HA!

Posted by: Bill from INDC at March 2, 2005 12:35 PM

Shouldn't you be at jury duty or something? If you happen to get called for the Abu Ali jury do you think they'll consider your 'kill all terrorist scumbag' policy a reason to let you out?

Posted by: Dr. Rusty Shackleford at March 2, 2005 12:46 PM

I wasn't called this morning. I have to call every night for two weeks to find out if I have it the next day.

Posted by: Bill from INDC at March 2, 2005 12:52 PM

Soderberg: 'There's always hope that this might not work.' That's the funniest bit.

Posted by: Mark at March 2, 2005 02:34 PM

Stewart & Soderberg were hilarious! Couldn't have given more away about their real attitudes if they had paid for billboards.

At lunch I was stunned to see a segment on UN peacekeeper abuses in the Congo... on CNN! Guess Kofi must have said "ok, you can still enter the U.N. building if you do this segment." Welcome to the story folks. Finally.

But what I really want is one of these dolls, er, action figures! (read down a bit)

http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000825270

Posted by: ubu at March 2, 2005 03:18 PM

Stewart hit the nail right on the head for me. I have been thinking exactly the same thoughts the last few days. Here's to more McDonalds in Lebanon!

Posted by: milowent at March 2, 2005 03:50 PM

Sorry to be a stickler, but isn't the GAME of dominoes played by matching the sides to each other?

But people just line them up and tip them over because it's more fun to watch?

Posted by: marchandchronicles at March 6, 2005 02:09 AM

Good point!

I need to work on my similes. Updated.

Posted by: Bill from INDC at March 6, 2005 03:34 PM

The "secret" is out. Leftists value POWER more than they value FREEDOM.

Posted by: benjamin at March 8, 2005 12:43 PM