“I didn’t mean for this to happen, Billy—for me to become the righteous Spark the universe chose to ignite the flame of Truth, you know?  I mean, that I’ve become the Rosa Parks of the Peace Movement—me, a simple Mom who lost her son and wasn’t looking for any media attention—it’s just crazy!  Not to mention a bit embarrassing, truth be told. In fact, I plan to talk at some

Reacting to McQ’s argument that deficiencies in the MSM’s Iraq coverage are the result of editorial framing decisions that create an almost incidental bias by omitting important contextual markers that would worry their sensationalist narrative, Tall Dave suggests that something more intentional may be at work here: I’m not saying the media hates America or supports the terrorists or anything silly like that. Far from it. As in Vietnam, the

Sunday night’s Pundit Review Radio again featured Michael Yon, this time for a focused look at what is happening on the ground in Iraq.  Yon also reacts to hearing a clip of Cindy Sheehan for the first time.  Worth checking out.

Clear and warm this evening, low 70s.  With very little breeze to speak of, the air in my backyard is pregnant with the smells of Carne Asada and Bistec Ranchero, both of which waft over from my neighbor’s woodchip grill.  Having just finished taping large Xs over each of our storm windows, I lean back in a deck chair, light the citronella candle, and pour myself a pint of Guinness. 

Kerouac:  “Sure, ‘Cheerios’ sell well.  But they’re just so 1940’s, y’dig?  Whereas my new ‘Daddy-O’s!’—delicious whole grain O’s baked through with bits of cannabis and topped with a sweet heroin glaze—now these really speak to a new generation, man.”

(picture courtesy NRO; h/t John Cole) **** update:  HOW DARE YOU WARMONGERING FASCISTS QUESTION MOTHER SHEEHAN’S PATRIOTISM!* **** update 2:  Sheehan said to her supporters today (I’m paraphrasing), “when the history books talk about the Camp Casey movement, you’ll be able to say you met Casey’s Mom”—proof positive that Cindy Sheehan believes her own press clippings and truly does see herself as a modern day Gandhi or King, Jr. Next,

In “Lessons Learned:  Red States May Be Outbreeding Blue States, but Blue Cities—Particularly Blue College Towns—Can Help Turn the Tide,” Bill Savage, a lecturer in the Department of English and a college adviser at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, argues that indoctrination is not really indoctrination when it’s people like him doing the indoctrinating; instead, it’s remedying the horrific materialist upbringing foisted upon the rich womb droppings of wealthy Rethuglicans,

John Cole points me to this astounding piece from TalkLeft’s TChris, reprinted here in all it’s confused glory: The right wing built its power by embracing extremism, but surely those who still claim to be “compassionate conservatives” will publicly oppose this hate mongering: “Members of a church say God is punishing American soldiers for defending the United States, a country that harbors gays, and they brought their anti-gay message to

A very sunny and pleasant Monday morning, high 70s, a few high clouds.  Looking southward, I spot a heavyset woman leaving Arby’s with her mouth wrapped around the fat buttery corner of a Market Fresh bacon and turkey sandwich, a large beverage poking sidewise from her purse, which appears overburdened with sundries. Closer to home, a dozen or so hornets have built a nest inside one of the crossbeams of

Looking southward, all I see right now is the vivid orange neon of an Arby’s sign, bright and crisp against a blue-black Colorado sky.  Well, that and a group of Mexican teens sitting in the bed of a Ford pickup, passing a joint and shotgunning cans of Bud Light.  But I suspect they‘ll be evacuating the lot, too—just as soon as they’ve finished their large Curly Fries.* Developing… **** More