CNN: “Two men arrested in missile sting operation”: The imam and the founder of an Albany, New York, mosque are being held after an FBI sing operation in which the suspects tried to help an undercover agent posing as a terrorist, federal law enforcement sources said Thursday. The suspects are Yasin Aref, a 34-year-old Iraqi with asylum status who is the imam at the Masjid As-Salam mosque, and founder Mohammed
August 2004
August 5, 2004
The Atrios Buys a T-Shirt poem
for Glenn Reynolds* I was going to buy a three-pack of Fruit of the Loom crew necks in a nice, traditional white But then I thought, What would a white t-shirt say about my commitment to the colored people? So I went with a pricey Benetton V-neck, instead — striped in seven colors, just like a rainbow. Coda Janeane Garofalo really digs my new rainbow tee! And how freakin’ cool
August 5, 2004
Ladies and Gentlemen, your modern Democratic Party…
From UPI: Several members of Congress sent a letter Tuesday to Rupert Murdoch, owner of Fox News, to express their opposition to what they say is the network’s “unfair and unbalanced” bias towards the Republican Party. The group, composed of 38 Democrats and Independents from the U.S. House of Representatives, has requested that Murdoch meet with them to discuss their concerns. “The responsibility of the media is to report the
August 5, 2004
Ladies and Gentlemen, your modern Democratic Party…
From UPI: Several members of Congress sent a letter Tuesday to Rupert Murdoch, owner of Fox News, to express their opposition to what they say is the network’s “unfair and unbalanced” bias towards the Republican Party. The group, composed of 38 Democrats and Independents from the U.S. House of Representatives, has requested that Murdoch meet with them to discuss their concerns. “The responsibility of the media is to report the
August 5, 2004
Slouching toward dementia, 2 (or, my scissors speak to me again)
What did I tell you about those Hot Pockets coupons, guy? Here, $2 off Centrum Prostate Health with Lycopene. Upper right hand corner. More your speed, trust me on this.
August 4, 2004
Great 70s-era put downs that no longer resonate (first in a series)
“The Unknown Comic called. He says he has a spare bag for your face.”
August 4, 2004
John Edwards professes his love for kittens
Edwards: “That’s right, kittens. Kittens and bunnies. So adorable, what with all that fur and everything. Don’t you think?”
August 4, 2004
Go Buckeyes!
see also: ASV, INDC, Michelle Malkin, Ace, Allah, Redsugar, Overtaken, Aaron, Say Anything, Cold Fury, McGehee, Wizbang, Hog on Ice, SarahW, Undercaffeinated, Laurence Simon, and Powerline.
August 4, 2004
Like Prunes to Diarrhea
I don’t recall saying Oliver Willis “hates freedom.” Leafy vegetables, sure. Treadmills, certainly. But freedom? Nope. Wasn’t me. As for the rest of Ollie’s suggestive dismissal of the recent Terror Alerts as so much politically motivated nonsense, well, what are you going to do? Oliver probably thinks Atta and his crew carried out the 911 attacks on a whim. No advanced planning—just extemporaneous tomfoolery by a group of rowdy Islamists