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July 28, 2005

Former teen idol Leif Garrett comments on the news that President Bush will name John Bolton as a recess appointee to the UN Ambassadorship

Garrett:  “Off topic, I know.  But dude —you really wanna nuke Mecca…?

We have met the enemy, and he is NOT us

An X-Ray view of one of the unexploded devices found in the trunk of the bomber’s car shows that it was designed to inflict massive damage—source: ABC News. Sure, it looks scary.  But don’t despair!  Instead, think of this as a way to understand the root causes of terrorism!  Take a few minutes to name each nail in this undetonated bomb for an offense the West has committed against Islam. 

My third brief conversation with the ghost of John Merrick

Merrick:  “I AM NOT AN ANIMAL!” me: “I don’t care.” Merrick:  “I AM A HUMAN BEING!” me: “Whatever.” Merrick:  me: Merrick:  “There’s no reason to be so dismissive about it, you know.” me: “Just wipe your mouth, will you?  You’ve gotten the creme filling from your donut everywhere again.”

“BUSH LIED, GAY-HATING ASCOT-WEARING FUNDIES-IN-TRAINING FRIED!”

From KWTX News: About 300 scouts were treated for problems caused by high heat Wednesday night during the opening ceremony for the quadrennial National Boy Scout Jamboree at Fort A.P. Hill, Va. The scouts were among thousands awaiting the arrival of President Bush, who was scheduled to speak during the ceremony, but whose visit was canceled because of the threat of severe thunderstorms and high winds. Karl Rove, widely thought

Odds, Ends

1. The IRA ”renounced violence as a political weapon Thursday and said it will resume disarmament, taking a dramatic step designed to revive Northern Ireland peace efforts after a 35-year conflict that killed and maimed thousands” (via Hoodlumman, who asks, “Do you think that the IRA’s announcement today had anything to do with terrorism hitting the British isles?” Short answer?  I doubt it was the blood pudding…) 2.  Tim Worstall

Tancredo and Free Muslims Coalition

Dean Esmay received the following email, which he posts on his site: Washington, DC July 26) The Free Muslims Coalition (FMC), a national Muslim organization with 15 chapters, will meet this Wednesday with Congressman Tom Tancredo of Colorado about a recent comment in which he suggested that the United States should bomb Islamic Holy sites in Mecca as a deterrent against the terrorists. Following the congressman’s statements, he was immediately