Thomas Sowell takes off his belt and spanks the “Spoiled Brat Media”.  From RCP: The first revolt of the American colonists against their British rulers was immortalized by Ralph Waldo Emerson as “the shot heard round the world.” Vice President Dick Cheney’s hunting accident has now become the shot heard round the Beltway. The accidental shooting of Harry Whittington, while he was on a hunting trip with Dick Cheney, has

In a post that I fear wouldn’t pass Barry’s litmus test for commenting on feminist issues—nor would it be authoritative enough to prove worthy of additional conversation to either Jill from feministe or Countess Trish, who would just as soon “debate” sex and gender-related social controversies in an arena where the other debaters have agreed to accept their carefully drawn preconditions for joining the “discourse” (most notably, that they be

“Cheney” Oh yeah (*burp*) Mmmmmm Still don’t know what I tipped my waiter for As my glass was always dry A million years it seemed and Every time I thought, ‘oh here he comes,’ He seemed the hurry past without my drink So I turned myself to face him But I never caught a glimpse Of how the others must see the drinker Who keeps a flask inside his vest

Neal Boortz, “Torture at Gitmo?”: Yesterday we told you that the U.N. Human Rights Commission had made a finding [pdf] that the United States was using “torture” at the detainee center at the Guantanamo naval base in Cuba.  Now .. are we talking about driving wood splinters up under fingernails?  No.  What about breaking fingers or toes?  Nope.  Not that either.  It seems that we were using light and temperature

Earlier today I touched very briefly on the left’s growing “Cheney was drunk!” meme—mostly as a way to distinguish their breathless, relentless, almost swarming interest in what was an unfortunate hunting accident (at a press conference today, spokesmen for the hospital housing Mr Whittington noted that the 78-year-old wanted to know what all the fuss was about) with their notable lack of interest in reports that ABC’s Nightline will be

me: “So… Are you, like, ready to give us another go, or…?” rimless glasses:  “Well, that depends.  You promise to stop asking if your slutty prescription sunglasses can maybe join us in a (and I quote) ‘pageantry of moistened ocular delights’?”