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Fightin’ words to the cineaste

Overrated: Antonioni’s Blowup (1966). Underrated: Shelton’s Tin Cup (1996). Discuss.

Fightin’ words to the cineaste

Overrated: Antonioni’s Blowup (1966). Underrated: Shelton’s Tin Cup (1996). Discuss.

Warning:  You must be THIS tall to read this post

Ever eager to prove that condescending liberal gnomes with cute li’l beardlets can engage in serial sophistry, Robert Reich propped himself up on a stack of phonebooks last evening and penned this idiocy for today’s New York Times. A summary: “Everything I say is a lie,” he said, truthfully.* For a more complete analysis, see here. For a sure-fire way to avoid Reich’s inanities in the future, avoid pots o’

Warning:  You must be THIS tall to read this post

Ever eager to prove that condescending liberal gnomes with cute li’l beardlets can engage in serial sophistry, Robert Reich propped himself up on a stack of phonebooks last evening and penned this idiocy for today’s New York Times. A summary: “Everything I say is a lie,” he said, truthfully.* For a more complete analysis, see here. For a sure-fire way to avoid Reich’s inanities in the future, avoid pots o’

Recensorship

You’d think the irony alone would shame these people. But you’d be wrong. Oh: And “firm, rosy-tipped breasts.” Just because I still can.

Perspective

Roll Call‘s Mort Kondracke, sober as always: The abuse of Iraqi prisoners that is now coming to light was without a doubt despicable, abhorrent and illegal. But on the basis of presently known facts, these events do not justify the ouster of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld nor the political frenzy it has caused in Washington. This was not the My Lai massacre, in which U.S. troops butchered hundreds of innocent

Lulu gets a lesson in libertarian metaphysics

Sailor: “This snakeskin jacket symbolizes my individuality and belief in personal freedom.”

Top 10 Things that don’t quite rhyme with “Ted Kennedy” but are close enough

10.  4 Arby’s “Big Beef and Cheddar” Sandwiches – ennedy. 9.   Nepotism Nepotism Nepotism – ennedy. 8.   Enormo-skulled uber-liberal – ennedy. 7.   Glenfiddich – ennedy. 6.   Not your brother 1. Not your brother 2. Not your brother 3 – ennedy. 5.   Rose’s little secret – ennedy. 4.   “Are you gonna finish that cheeseburger?” – ennedy. 3.   “Last call my ass — do you have any idea who I am…?” – ennedy. 2.   John Kerry’s 400 lb. Senate pimp –

Top 10 Things that don’t quite rhyme with “Ted Kennedy” but are close enough

10.  4 Arby’s “Big Beef and Cheddar” Sandwiches – ennedy. 9.   Nepotism Nepotism Nepotism – ennedy. 8.   Enormo-skulled uber-liberal – ennedy. 7.   Glenfiddich – ennedy. 6.   Not your brother 1. Not your brother 2. Not your brother 3 – ennedy. 5.   Rose’s little secret – ennedy. 4.   “Are you gonna finish that cheeseburger?” – ennedy. 3.   “Last call my ass — do you have any idea who I am…?” – ennedy. 2.   John Kerry’s 400 lb. Senate pimp –

Words that just sound funny, #34:  “dickey”

eg. “Is that your dickey?” “Yes, that dickey belongs to me.”