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A second hypothetical

Were one to be out much of today hypothetically filming the first of his hypothetical internet teevee shows, would it kill some of you to maybe hypothetically wish him luck? And mow his lawn? While we’re at it, his Jeep ain’t likely to wash itself, either.  Hypothetically speaking.

Rocky Mountain Blogger Bash 5.5

Evidently set for the 25th of this month, though I heard about it accidentally for the very first time today.  Details here. To borrow a phrase, I’m not very popular with Chicago police department. Still, maybe I’ll show up anyway just to piss off the hosts.  Because that’s what I do.

blog sorbet, 2

I dreamed I saw Joe Hill last night / alive as you and me / and—ironically, working as a regional manager for about 40 Wal-Mart stores in the midwest. Which, I believe, easily trumps a “Dead Head sticker on a Cadillac.” So eat your deliciously fraught heart out, Mr Don Henley.

Thoughts for a Saturday morning that are more than likely the result of pouring bad milk on my Golden Grahams and not noticing until I was at least seven bites into breakfast than of any residual intellectual curiosity

In response to yesterday’s post detailing the structural linguistic assertions that I believe inform (either consciously or unconsciously) the progressivist project—namely a post-structuralist attempt to conflate interpretation with meaning, and so therefore to validate interpretations that are dependent upon nothing more than the agreed assertions of a given interpretive community without respect to originary signification, creating the conditions for relativism and the will to power that are, in my estimation,

Judging by the late hour, we’re guessing the little guy won’t be&#8212

—Let me just stop you right there and tell you that yes, you’re right, he won’t be dancing tonight—though in his defense, this whole Israel / “Lebanon” cease fire thing has him quite rattled. Which, to hear him talk about it is a testament to his undying support for the Zionist state, who he believes suffered a major geopolitical setback—while to hear his bookie talk about it probably has more

A hypothetical question

Just for the sake of argument, say someone was planning on doing an internet tv show that featured man-on-the-street -type interviews.  Anything special you’d like to see?  In this hypothetical scenario? Would the calculus change if the hypothetical host was willing to put on hypothetical disguises?  Discuss. Meantime, I have to go out and find a hypothetical replacement battery for my GL-1.

If instead of a Detroit US District Court Judge, Justice Anna Diggs Taylor were a rogue Nathan’s hot dog

Diggs Taylor: “Mustard asserts that it cannot defend its case as premier hot dog condiment without recourse to citing historical and cultural precedent. This plump and delicious Nathan’s hot dog disagrees. Mustard has, since the advent of consumerist manipulation, repeatedly been shown in advertisements for hot dogs.  Similarly, mustard is contained in the ‘street’ expression, ‘put some mustard on that hot dog, bitch.’ Consequently, the court finds Defendants’ argument that

Because it matters, and I care:  Even more on the anti-NSA surveillance ruling being celebrated by a number of “progressives”

First, here’s Mark Levin, discussing the New York Times’ framing of the strained decision.  Writes Levin: It seems to me that since the ACLU — the mother ship for the NYCLU and other affiliates — was one of the plaintiffs in the case, it would be nice if the Times would disclose this connection. But the biggest problem with the Times editorial is that is provides no serious analysis of

More reaction to NSA ruling:  “Amateur Hour”

This time from Bryan Cunningham, who “served in senior positions in the CIA and as a federal prosecutor under President Clinton, and as deputy legal adviser to the National Security Council under President George W. Bush”: Whatever Judge Taylor’s motives, it is critical to understand the impact of her decision, were it allowed to stand. Among many damaging results, the Terrorist Surveillance Program, publicly credited not 72 hours ago with

Fire in the Sky?

Via Powerline (thanks to JWebb), “Satellite Blackout in Tehran”: Blog of the Week Vital Perspective notes that the government of Iran is going from building to building in Tehran, smashing satellite dishes. This can only be construed as an effort to cut Iranians off, as much as possible, from news originating in the outside world. Which strikes me as ominous, especially with August 22 only five days away. Notes Vital