Kerouac: “…And then the giant irradiated lizard smokes the enormous marijuana cigarette, has himself a big bowl of Wheaties, and takes a little nap —at which point the army corp of engineers ties him up and releases him back into the ocean. “Which you gotta admit is like, wonderfully O. Henry-esque, man…”
March 28, 2005
March 28, 2005
The next time you hear a group of anti-war hand-wringers attempting to criticize the war on terror by asking, portentously, “why haven’t we caught Usama bin Laden…?”
…refer them to this Richard Miniter piece: A lone U.S. ambassador compromised America’s hunt for Osama bin Laden in Pakistan for more than two years, The New York Sun has learned. Ambassador Nancy Powell, America’s representative in Pakistan, refused to allow the distribution in Pakistan of wanted posters, matchbooks, and other items advertising America’s $25 million reward for information leading to the capture of Mr. bin Laden and other Al
March 28, 2005
Debunking pop-cultural myths, 5
According to “Bridget Loves Bernie” producers Arthur Alsberg and William Frye, Bridget really did love Bernie—often times right there on the set, and in one infamous pre-tape incident, from behind, wearing nothing but polished black stormtrooper boots and a silicone strap-on with a two-buckle nylon harness.
March 28, 2005
Ozymandias, revisited?
In his “Memo to: Karen P. Hughes,” executive director of the Washington Institute Robert Satloff suggests a list of do’s and don’ts that the President’s nominee for undersecretary of state for public diplomacy might wish to follow: * Focus on mission, not message: Your job is not to win friends for America. Your job is to support Muslims committed to the political, social, and cultural battle against Islamist extremism and
March 28, 2005
BREAKING: Jackson Judge rules to allow in previous accusations (updated with link)
via Fox News. Big win for the prosecution. And a big win for media [c]overage of the case, I’d surmise. Developing…
March 28, 2005
“The yin and yang of intimate interpersonal relationships post, 5” (from the protein wisdom conceptual series)
yin: ”When Harry Met Sally?” yang: “Sure. And after that we can put on the cooking channel, then you can teach me to knit an afghan, then you can cut off my balls. Or maybe we could just watch, say, Bullitt, instead.”
March 28, 2005
“Appeals Court Upholds Soros Conviction”
Sure, I’m a little late on this, but that kind of thing happens when you’re off fighting for the implementation of the PAGANISTIC LIBERAL AGENDA.* From Forbes: A French appeals court on Thursday upheld George Soros’ conviction for insider trading, which the billionaire investor says has unfairly damaged his reputation. The court also upheld a 2002 fine of 2.2 million euros ($2.9 million at current rates) for the Hungarian-born financier.
March 28, 2005
An open note to those who insist on calling me a “Christophobe”
I am most certainly not afraid of Christians. In fact, I learned a long time ago that I could smack Christians around at will and take their wallets, and all they’d do in response is turn the other cheek and say a prayer for me. The pious dopes.* **** update: AND NO, I DON’T NEED ANY AMWAY ALL-PURPOSE LIQUID CLEANER!