third glass of Glenkinchie: “No offense, but I think your boy Al’s ‘concern’ can probably be traced back to something relatively unremarkable, like, say, a high-wattage bulb in a low-wattage lamp, or maybe a busted water hose in his freezer. Because me? I’ve got plenty of ice. And there’s lots more where this came from, too, believe you me…” **** update: “Hell, I’m practically swimming in the stuff!”
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February 26, 2007
my third glass of Glenkinchie Edinburgh lowland Scotch addresses the Academy Award-winning documentary, “An Inconvenient Truth”
February 25, 2007
Internet privacy: rights vs. privileges (an open forum)
What my latest dustup with Broome Community College’s Dr Andrew Haggerty and NPR’s David Ferguson has showcased, I believe, are some of the growing pains of the new media, which, given its virtual nature, makes it easy for anyone wishing to do so to obscure his or her personal identity online. This ability to create a controlling persona— to write from the position of near-absolute freedom that comes with shedding
February 25, 2007
Christina Kicks Ass (CraigC)
When the pop tarts first came up, I paid about as much attention to Christina Aguilera as I did to the rest of them, which is to say zero. I’ve been listening to her more over the last year or so, cuz it turns out that she’s the only one who has any talent. Who knew? Check out this video, courtesy of TUA over at Sondra’s. It’s produced and co-written
February 25, 2007
Letter from a Military Reader, in re Walter Reed [Dan Collins]
I received this excellent email from an avid PW reader, who wishes to remain anonymous:
February 25, 2007
Mystery of Jesus Definitively Solved [Dan Collins]
Good Sunday morning! The mystery of the historical Jesus has been solved by Hollywood director James Cameron, because he’s a friggin’ genius. I am not the King of This World! Britain’s Channel 4 will dutifully shill for this dreck with a documentary. The Goracle. Sunday morning NYT op-ed, suitable for framing. A classic. The gift that keeps on giving.
February 25, 2007
The House of Mirtha [guest post by happyfeet, via Collins]
In response to Glenn Greenwald’s accusation of administration neglect inflicted on soldiers belying its interest in their welfare, Dan Collins posted this. As Themistocles points out in the comments, the account of problems at Walter Reed detailed in the Dana Priest/Anne Hull series distinguishes the problems found in Building 18 from the well-maintained facility as a whole (all cites from this WaPo piece unless otherwise noted): While the hospital is
February 24, 2007
Mexico Angered by Alleged Border Violation [Dan Collins]
American illegals flooding 10 meters into Mexico. Father Ted Festival At Power Line’s new AOL site, more comparison and contrast between Sandy Berger and Scooter Libby–including just how close Berger came to having his theft and destruction of property belonging to the American people swept under the rug completely. Only 13% of Sarasota voters too stupid to read a ballot. Kiss of death. Gates orders review of Walter Reed. I
February 24, 2007
On Dr Andrew ("Thersites") Haggerty, Community College Professor (UPDATED and UPDATED AGAIN)
[I’m posting this update here, because I wish it to be stated up front. It has come to my attention that Dr Haggerty wrote the following on his site with respect to our debate on interpretation and how it works: My sense was that JG had one theory and was overcommitted to it, and wasn’t aware of other approaches to the issue. His response to that post confirmed that, so
February 24, 2007
Dis-Mantling Greenwald [Dan Collins]
I’m a little late coming to this party, but in an article from 2-19 in Salon, Glenn Greenwald takes issue with Jonah Goldberg regarding comments in NRO’s The Corner, where he promotes reading of Dana Priests articles on the execrable conditions at Building 18 at Walter Reed, but opines that he’s wary of Priest’s motives: I don’t trust Dana Priest that much, and I am suspicious of some of possible