« The War on Christmas: In Pictures Vol. 2 | Main | Friday Musical Selections »

Rhetorically waterboarding Andrew Sullivan:

And Andrew Sullivan -- pursuant to his apparent brand differentiation strategy, I guess -- is bravely standing up to the "NRO-Reynolds chorus," whatever that means. I don't think I really agree with Mark Levin, Rich Lowry, et al. on the specific subject at hand, though I confess that I haven't followed that particular pissing match very closely. However, I do agree with them that Andrew has been consistently, pompously, and annoyingly moralistic and irritatingly unspecific. So if that's the chorus, well yes -- but it's a song that has a lot of notes, most of them struck by Andrew himself. And I'm irritated with him, not for the reason you might think -- because I disagree with Andrew -- but more the contrary, because every time I read one of his preening posts, I find my opposition to torture weakening in response, even though I've been consistently in opposition to torture since 2001 (and before). God help me if he ever starts blogging in support of nanotechnology and bans on cloning -- I'll probably start looking at Leon Kass more sympathetically. It's like listening to Robert Bork talk about original understanding jurisprudence.

Ah, that's the stuff. Call me a sadist.

*** Iraqi election commercials, interesting as Hell. The first is oddly goofy, the last (3:42) is very good.

*** I couldn't believe this:

“Mr. Trump, I firmly believe that this is ‘The Apprentice,’ that there is one and only one apprentice, and if you’re going to hire someone tonight, it should be one,” Randal said. “It’s not ‘The Apprenti,’ it’s ‘The Apprentice.’”

Stone cold. And just a little bit bizarre.

*** Researchers discover the genetic mutation that gave rise to white skin:

Scientists said yesterday that they have discovered a tiny genetic mutation that largely explains the first appearance of white skin in humans tens of thousands of years ago, a finding that helps solve one of biology's most enduring mysteries and illuminates one of humanity's greatest sources of strife.

The work suggests that the skin-whitening mutation occurred by chance in a single individual after the first human exodus from Africa, when all people were brown-skinned. That person's offspring apparently thrived as humans moved northward into what is now Europe, helping to give rise to the lightest of the world's races.

Fascinating. Can the "Michael Jackson Institute for Gene Therapy (Manama, BHR)" be far behind?

Ba-rump-BUMP.

Someone get me a job with Leno.

Posted by Bill at December 16, 2005 06:44 AM | TrackBack (2)

Trackback Pings

TrackBack URL for this entry:
http://www.indcjournal.com/cgi-bin/mt/dafrules/tapaz.cgi/2226

Comments

Posted by: Wes at December 16, 2005 10:36 AM

Posted by: TallDave at December 16, 2005 11:15 AM

Posted by: Ghost of a flea at December 16, 2005 12:17 PM

Posted by: Bill from INDC at December 16, 2005 12:29 PM

Posted by: JohnAnnArbor at December 16, 2005 02:05 PM

Posted by: Matt Moore at December 16, 2005 04:24 PM

Posted by: pennywit at December 19, 2005 10:51 AM

Posted by: karel at October 18, 2006 09:51 AM

Posted by: kranik at October 20, 2006 03:42 PM

Posted by: korneplod at November 6, 2006 12:14 PM