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Ann Coulter, Miss Sensitive
We've heard from the brilliant and the near-brilliant on Jeff Gannon and his saga. Now, it's talent spotting time at Daily Kos -- See if you can spot any talent in this bit of repartee by pillar of...
View ArticleDavid Horowitz, at it again
"It's a program to control every aspect of Colgate life," said David Horowitz, an author and free-speech advocate, from the steps of the Delta Kappa Epsilon house. "This isn't a battle just about this...
View ArticleTime Magazine's cover girl this week...
Update [2005-4-17 13:22:43 by Armando]: From the diaries by Armando. The love affair between the SCLM and the extreme Right Wing continues apace. is Ann Coulter. She's perky! She's cute! She makes fun...
View Article(n+1) essay: Farewell, Hitch
I want to give a shout out to Eric A. at Altercation for recommending this exquisite pimp-slapping of Christopher Hitchens by George Scialabba. A choice quote: Even when all the provocations Hitchens...
View ArticleCity Journal smackdown of Jon Stewart
I don't agree with much in this anti-Stewart screed from the house organ of The Manhattan Institute, though I kind of admit that Stewart's press has been a bit over the top. The writer, Harry Stein,...
View ArticleQuiz Time at DailyKos
Hope you're enjoying this holiday weekend. I thought I'd pose a stumper for you... In 1993, Joe McGinnis published The Last Brother, an unauthorized biography of Ted Kennedy. McGinnis quickly came...
View ArticleAnti-Lakoff piece in NY Observer
...Or is an op/ed headline DEMOCRATS BUYING ELECTORAL SNAKE OIL merely a term of endearment? There are Democrats across the country, in City Halls and statehouses and township committees, who...
View ArticleReport: US Holding Prisoners on Warships?
So it ain't Tom Cruise behaving like an insular, spoiled movie star on national TV, but you might still find this of interest... US suspected of keeping secret prisoners on warships: UN official The UN...
View ArticleBill Bennett, a/k/a Mr. Sensitivity
Here's William Bennett on his radio show this morning talking to a caller abour reducing crime: I do know that it's true that if you wanted to reduce crime, you could -- if that were your sole...
View ArticleGeorge Stephanopoulos: Bush involved in Plame case
Here's what George S. said on This Week this AM: Definitely a political problem but I wonder, George Will, do you think it?s a manageable one for the White House especially if we don?t know whether...
View ArticleAnn Coulter Speaks!
She's baaaa-ack! Here's what Annie tells Time magazine about her comments on the 9/11 widows:
View ArticleOur President's Gas Policy
Here's a news item about our Crepitator-in-Chief... Animal House in the West Wing He loves to cuss, gets a jolly when a mountain biker wipes out trying to keep up with him, and now we're learning that...
View ArticleShit: US military deaths post-9/11 now = 9/11 deaths
A grim milestone to head into the weekend: Now the death toll is 9/11 times two. U.S. military deaths from Iraq and Afghanistan now match those of the most devastating terrorist attack in America's...
View ArticleLimbaugh: Everything I Ever Needed to Know About Women I Learned From My Cat
Hoo-boy. From Thursday's radio show: LIMBAUGH: My cat -- here's how you can get fooled. My cat comes to me when she wants to be fed. I have learned this. I accept it for what it is. Many people in my...
View ArticleBill Bennett's meditations on the Iraq Study Group
Bill Bennett's meditations on Iraq Study Group From National Review Online (h/t James Woclott's blog) Smug, Arrogant, Insufferable [Bill Bennett] I’ve now read the report, and I can’t add much beyond...
View ArticleDr. Laura's paratrooper son had "lurid Web page"
UPDATE: Title of diary amended to avoid implication of criminal charge... Here's the nitty-gritty about Deryk Schlessinger's Internet escapades:
View ArticleSalon.com: Bush knew Saddam had no WMD
From the latest Salon.com, Sidney Blumenthal confirms what we've all known these last five years: On Sept. 18, 2002, CIA director George Tenet briefed President Bush in the Oval Office on top-secret...
View ArticleFLASHBACK, March -- WSJ to collegians nervous about economy: "Let them eat...
The past week's news about the economy reminded me of a Wall St. Journal op-ed I came across in March, where WSJ senior economic writer Stephen Moore described his encounter with college students who...
View ArticleA toast to those who should have lived to have seen Tuesday
Amazing history we're experiencing, huh? At this moment, a salute to those people who should have lived to see January 20, 2009.
View ArticleBREAKING: Eunice Kennedy Shriver Has Died (Updated 2x)
The NY Times now reporting that Special Olympics founder Eunice Kennedy Shriver has died at age 88.
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