Yesterday, Darleen wrote about the dust-up over graduate student putz Sean Parrish’s typically stupid assertions regarding what the academy is all about, and as others point out, if he’s right, then all literature departments ought to be made portions of social studies and political science departments. Approaching this subject, I feel like Jeff does whenever he feels compelled to make the same arguments regarding intentionality with respect to the endless

RIP.

From the AP: President Barack Obama went for the defining television shot in Iraq and got it — pictures of hundreds of U.S. troops cheering wildly as he told them it was time for the Iraqis to take charge of their own future. The war zone photo opportunity produced a stunning show of appreciation for Obama from military men and women who have made great sacrifices, many serving repeated tours

Totally harsh. What else don’t I know about the Salvation Army? OSHKOSH, Wis. — The leader of a Wisconsin Salvation Army will lose his job if he goes ahead with plans to marry outside the organization. Capt. Johnny Harsh of Oshkosh is engaged to a woman who’s not affiliated with the Salvation Army. They’re planning to marry in June. Harsh says he’s well aware of the agency’s rule that says

Michelle Catalano, writing for Pajamas Media, explains: Is community service synonymous with slavery? Whether that service is mandated or suggested, could it in any way be construed as enslaving citizens? This week, an acquaintance noted the “irony” that college students would be required by a black president to do community service. She then pointed out the 13th Amendment. There were two things wrong with this statement. First, by the time

From Nielson: Overall, for the six networks that aired the program simultaneously, the spot had a household rating of 21.7% (meaning that 21.7 percent of all households watching television were tuned to the spot.) In comparison, the final debate between the two presidential candidates received a 38.3 household rating in the top 56 local TV markets. The candidates’ first debate on September 26 received a 34.7 household rating in the

**SEE BELOW FOR FRESH PW POSTS, MADE FROM ONLY THE FINEST MALT BARLEY** **** With day 3 of my fundraising drive coming to a close, I’m at a bit over 50% of my goal. Maybe Tuesdays are just slow days. Or maybe I set my goal too high.

Obama spokesman Robert Gibb claims on FOXNews that he doesn’t know the details of Senator Obama’s connection to William Ayers, whose radical terrorist organization, you’ll recall, was blowing shit up when Obama was eight (including, if memory serves, a Pig of Color) — and Ayers himself being an unrepentant blower-up of shit all throughout his relationship with Obama, which Roger Simon notes stretches back at least 21 years. During that

Dan has the scoop.

From Hot Air: The final tally was 207-226, with Democrats supporting it 141-94, while Republicans opposed it 66-132. How did the markets react? Initially, with panic. Dow dropped from around a -290 to more like a -660, but then recovered within minutes to a -400. Within a few minutes after that, it rose a little further to about -360, a 300-point gain, but it continued to go up and down,