First militant: “Ever watch ‘H.R. Pufnstuff,’ Marwan? Some pretty trippy shit happening on that show, brother—talking flutes, magic mushrooms, polka-dotted horses… Not to mention Pufnstuff himself. I mean, what is he, anyway— how did he come to power, what’s his beef with the witch, what does he do for sexual companionship…? These questions plague me, friend…” Second militant: First militant: Second militant: First militant: “Say, do we have any Doritos?”
July 18, 2005
July 18, 2005
Union, Jack
Writing in The Australian, Emma-Kate Symons notes how Britain’s commitment to “multiculturalism” (at the expense of a more vigorous policy of promoting assimilation, which tends to earn supporters the “racist” label from academics and a progressive intelligensia drunk on its own self-righteousness) is forcing many of its cultural spokesmen into the uncomfortable semantic position of having to deny what to just about everyone else is painfully self-evident—namely, that Muslims are,
July 18, 2005
My first brief interview with Karl Rove’s breakfast burrito
me: “So. That Joe Wilson sure is giving you a heap of trouble, isn’t he?” Karl Rove’s breakfast burrito: “I’m not at liberty to discuss that at this time.” me: “Yes or no, then: Karl Rove outed Joe Wilson’s covert CIA operative wife, Valerie Plame, in retaliation for the Ambassador’s high-profile criticism of the Iraq war.”* Karl Rove’s breakfast burrito: “I’m afraid I can’t comment on that either.” me: “You
July 18, 2005
Justice delayed
The National Journal’s Stuart Taylor Jr. offers up “Five Reasons Not to Put Gonzales On the Court.” Worth a read—particularly if you are one of Gonzales’ supporters. For his part, protein wisdom insists that, if pressed, he could probably come up with, like, eight reasons not to put Gonzales on the Court. Without even breaking a sweat. But that would just be showing off.