Holy Krikey! preemptive update: Oliver Willis, suddenly quite unconcerned with the stifling of dissent or the chilling of speech (but still very friendly with barbecue pork rinds, I’d venture), seems rather gleeful over what he calls Chris Matthews’ smack down of Ms. Malkin. Which I’m guessing is because in his creme-addled brain, Oliver believes the stifling of right-wing dissent is patriotic. After all, silencing Bush supporters is doin’ the Lord’s
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August 20, 2004
Liberal media bias? The hell you say, part 3
Holy Krikey! preemptive update: Oliver Willis, suddenly quite unconcerned with the stifling of dissent or the chilling of speech (but still very friendly with barbecue pork rinds, I’d venture), seems rather gleeful over what he calls Chris Matthews’ smack down of Ms. Malkin. Which I’m guessing is because in his creme-addled brain, Oliver believes the stifling of right-wing dissent is patriotic. After all, silencing Bush supporters is doin’ the Lord’s
August 20, 2004
Peter, Paul, and Mary: a (quasi-libertarian) reimagining, #2
Lemon tree very pretty / and the lemon flower is sweet / But the fruit of the poor lemon / — while clearly not for everyone—/ should take its rightful place in the free market / so that consumers and growers / can make their own decisions / regarding both the lemon’s gustatory value/ and its potential profitability / as an agricultural commodity.
August 20, 2004
Great 70s-era put downs that no longer resonate (fourth in a series)
“Is that Mason Reese in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me…?”
August 20, 2004
Kerry: “I condemned the Moveon.org ad before I uncondemned it”
Not surprisingly, the Kerry campaign has decided to flip-flop on its “condemnation” of the recent Moveon.org anti-Bush ad aimed (yawn) at George Bush’s Air National Guard record. From CNS: The Bush campaign has suggested that Sen. John Kerry join President Bush in calling off the dogs—those “shadowy” 527 groups that run ads for and against Bush and Kerry. The liberal group MoveOn.org and the anti-Kerry group Swift Boat Veterans for
August 20, 2004
Kerry: “I condemned the Moveon.org ad before I uncondemned it”
Not surprisingly, the Kerry campaign has decided to flip-flop on its “condemnation” of the recent Moveon.org anti-Bush ad aimed (yawn) at George Bush’s Air National Guard record. From CNS: The Bush campaign has suggested that Sen. John Kerry join President Bush in calling off the dogs—those “shadowy” 527 groups that run ads for and against Bush and Kerry. The liberal group MoveOn.org and the anti-Kerry group Swift Boat Veterans for
August 19, 2004
Jessica Cutler borrows a pogo stick
little girl: “Hey! Where’d you hide my pogo stick, lady?”
August 19, 2004
Jack Boots
AP: The Senate Judiciary Committee has heard this morning from one of its own about some of the problems with airline “no fly” watch lists. Massachusetts Democrat Ted Kennedy says he had a close encounter with the lists when trying to take the U-S Airways shuttle out of Washington to Boston. The ticket agent wouldnt let him on the plane. His name was on the list—in error. After a flurry