**** h/t John Resnick update: aha!
July 2004
July 23, 2004
Simpering liberal: “FoxNews? Nothing but a conservative propaganda machine.”
Me: “Faisal Gill.”*
July 23, 2004
Simpering liberal: “FoxNews? Nothing but a conservative propaganda machine.”
Me: “Faisal Gill.”*
July 23, 2004
Abu Let-it-go
“Abuses an aberration, report says”: The Army’s Inspector General reported Thursday that 94 incidents of confirmed or possible detainee abuse had occurred in U.S. prison facilities throughout Iraq and Afghanistan, but it added that the incidents did not result from “systemic” problems, even though a months-long inspection found soldiers were inadequately trained and lacked proper supervision and clear orders. The report by Lt. Gen. Paul Mikolashek, presented to the Senate
July 23, 2004
John Kerry courts the southern vote
winch salesman: “…Now this’n here’s a Warn electric, the best you can buy, in my opinion—spring-loaded control switches, 4 Solenoids for emergency back up, Planetary gears, 12’ remote, color-coded cables… You’ll get a really smooth line pull with this particular model, which uses a 4 Roller Fairlead and comes complete with 125’ of cable –” Kerry: “– Yeah yeah yeah, cables, roller thingies, whatever. What I need to know is,
July 23, 2004
the logistics of post-Edwardsian pragmatism
If there really are two Americas, where do you reckon I should park…?
July 23, 2004
“I hope Neil Young will remember…”
Academic justification for promoting group identity comes home to roost: During the last decade, the League of the South and other “southern heritage” groups have fought to preserve the state flags of Georgia and Mississippi. Some members of the League have demanded that universities hire Southern-born professors. Others have promoted antebellum style dances. Nearly all are quick to champion their “heroes,” including Robert E. Lee and Jefferson Davis, against any