Archives for the 'America' Category
Fighting Prejudice
Published on 15 May 2008 at 12:31 pm.
2 Comments.
Filed under America, religion.
It’s not just for Obama anymore. Surber stands up for West By God Virginia: The gap-toothed sister-loving semi-literate gun-toting kloset-Klan snakehandlers of recent report and casual disparagement place a premium on education.
Heart of Darkness
Published on 12 May 2008 at 8:42 am.
8 Comments.
Filed under pols, America, racism.
You can almost hear the “Scree! scree!! Ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo!!!” of exotic plumed birds and shrieking monkeys as this intrepid scribbler hacks his way into the clearing where he encounters natives heretofore ignorant of all trappings of civilization. It’s a tour de force of the genre as the UK’s Financial Times attempts to explain why Obama is […]
Frustrating Apathy
Published on 6 May 2008 at 3:04 pm.
3 Comments.
Filed under Iraq, pols, America.
These guys are right. It’s too bad Americans aren’t more concerned about foreign policy. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Great American Slaughterers Through the Ages
Published on 3 May 2008 at 2:45 pm.
6 Comments.
Filed under moronocy, history, America.
An Iraqi TV channel, apparently unhappy that the United States ended the three-decade reign of one of the modern era’s marquee mass murderers, takes a ramble through U.S. history to highlight great American “slaughterers” who have occupied the White House. A little fact-challenged, and considering all the death and destruction we get pinned with, not […]
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Among the Gun-Toters
Published on 29 Apr 2008 at 9:49 am.
5 Comments.
Filed under Britain, America.
Barcepundit channels Brit shock at the tranquility of bloodthirsty, armed-to-the-teeth American society. Not only are they surprised to find how civil, restrained and sober we are in our public conduct compared to old Blighty. I think I’ve already mentioned that a Brit I know who dwells among us colonials says visiting friends also like the way we jingoistically fly […]
He Was For It
Published on 27 Apr 2008 at 10:37 am.
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Filed under pols, America.
Before he was against it, before he was for it again. Obama takes umbrage over anti-flag smear, notes that he used to say the Pledge of Allegiance in grade school. With kudos for the exemplary IBSD* reportage, here’s ABC:
April Morning
Published on 19 Apr 2008 at 12:08 am.
23 Comments.
Filed under courage, history, America.
Patriots Day may be the least known American holiday, and the day most deserving of our recognition. Observed in Massachusetts and Maine only. Don’t know it? It marks the day, April 19, 1775, on which Americans took up arms against their king, and bled, at the crack of terrible dawn.
About Those Recruitment Issues
Published on 18 Apr 2008 at 8:11 am.
7 Comments.
Filed under Russia, military, America, mockery.
They want a draft? OK, let’s have a draft. No problem. A couple of things, though. The last thing we want to do is screw with the world’s greatest professional volunteer Army. And there has to be an alternative for principled peaceniks. The Work Corps. Sounds harsh, I know. The W-word. Just wait till you hear about the Punishment […]
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Little Nuthouse on the Prairie
Published on 18 Apr 2008 at 12:08 am.
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Filed under America, kids, husbands and wives.
Too bad there are tormented kids, elderly perverts and brainwashed women involved. Otherwise this perfect storm of American idiocy would be funny. Lawyers mob courthouse in battle over wackjob American throwback cult. via Mlive:
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Recruiting Trends, Ours
Published on 17 Apr 2008 at 9:37 am.
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Filed under military, America.
Army of dolts and criminals, or army of opportunity? Some media and DoD articles on the expanding wartime military. We’ll start with NPR’s report on waivers for substandard recruits:
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Burning Questions
Published on 16 Apr 2008 at 12:41 pm.
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Filed under al qaeda, America, Arabs.
If this is true, then why do so many want to drive cabs here?
via Poligazette, Brookings poll finds 83 percent of Arabs take a dim view of the United States, and 70 percent have no confidence in the United States. The answer may be America’s top freedom and democracy rating, despite high Arab approval ratings for […]
The Suite Life of Ali al-Marri
Published on 15 Apr 2008 at 11:40 pm.
2 Comments.
Filed under al qaeda, America.
Enemy combatant in the Charleston brig enjoys several cells converted to rooms for his use exercise equipment, a laptop, cable TV, and a 400-volume personal Islamic library. Try flushing that down the toilet. via Chron:
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West Side Story II
Published on 10 Apr 2008 at 10:22 pm.
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Filed under moronocy, literary, America.
It’s like the sequel to an American Romeo and Juliet story. Rocky Mountain News:
Absolut Apologies
Published on 6 Apr 2008 at 7:55 pm.
2 Comments.
Filed under shameless self-promotion, history, America, Spain, booze, Nazis, Mexico.
World-bettering boozemaker is sorry. I’ll say. And that’s nice. But first, here are some more Absolut worldviews from clever readers. This one neglects to put Absolut Sweden in the Nazi camp, which is more or less where the Nazi-enabling neutrals spent the war. via Gateway:
Absolutly Hilarious
Published on 4 Apr 2008 at 8:42 am.
1 Comment.
Filed under America, booze, Mexico.
Reader comments at Malkin’s re the Absolut Reconquista campaign, a booze company’s principled effort to make the world a better place. Sounds like glug flack Jeffrey Moran’s had a bad couple of days.
Absolut World
Published on 3 Apr 2008 at 11:11 am.
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Filed under America, booze, Mexico.
You’d have to be drunk to think this was a good idea. If you follow the links to Absolut’s “Absolut World” campaign site, by the way, you’ll learn that vodka spurs creativity, vision, construction, better things. Creative PhotoShoppers might want try responding to Absolut’s invitation to share their vision of an Absolute World at the campaign site, […]
8 in 10 Americans
Published on 22 Mar 2008 at 9:54 am.
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Filed under pols, America.
Apparently don’t entirely get how the Constitution works. World Public Opinion reports 8 in 10 Americans want more governance by poll. They’ll get their chance to vote on that in November.
Kinder, Gentler Superpower
Published on 22 Mar 2008 at 9:46 am.
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Filed under Iraq, GWOT, academia, America.
Envisioned by Shawn Brimley, the Bacevich Fellow at the Center for a New American Security,* who says in this essay at Small Wars Journal we need to be willing to use force, yet not in ways that piss people off. There is of course a fundamental disconnect there, and Brimley’s opening Bush-bash fails to notice that a big […]
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Dinner Tab
Published on 20 Mar 2008 at 11:23 pm.
2 Comments.
Filed under America, food.
Thirty days for Del Taco scammer. UK Telegraph:
Arab Change-Hoping
Published on 19 Mar 2008 at 8:23 am.
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Filed under pols, middle east, America.
It’s different than the American variety. Reformist Al-Aafaq Website, via MEMRI:
No Money No Honey
Published on 16 Mar 2008 at 11:29 pm.
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Filed under pols, media, sex, America.
Here’s what purports to be the alleged hooker’s putative ambulance chaser’s letter.
Another One Bites The Dust
Published on 14 Mar 2008 at 9:17 pm.
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Filed under pols, America.
Rev. Wright down. Politico:
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American Dream
Published on 14 Mar 2008 at 8:41 am.
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Filed under pols, sex, America, song.
For the happy hooker?
Frogman Explains
Published on 13 Mar 2008 at 11:38 pm.
1 Comment.
Filed under France, America.
How lame are the French in matters of war, how lame are L’Americains in affaires de l’amour.
Skittled
Published on 13 Mar 2008 at 10:55 am.
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Filed under moronocy, America, education.
Hard candy = hard luck for honors student.
Fresh-Faced Honesty
Published on 13 Mar 2008 at 9:24 am.
13 Comments.
Filed under military, moronocy, America, peaceniks.
From Berkeley’s own Jimmy Olson. Kenneth Thiesen at the Daily Planet on why he doesn’t support the troops.
Rallying for Recruiters
Published on 9 Mar 2008 at 11:34 am.
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Filed under military, America.
Rally art and vid via Malkin.
Washington Post: FBI says Times Square bomb, congressional letters not linked. They think he’s an independent wackjob.
CNN: Suspect photo released.
NYT: Recruiters soldier on.
Fox: NYC anarchists eyed.
With a nod to Blackfive, this WSJ story on 1/503 commander’s letters to families.
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Another Endorsement for Change
Published on 7 Mar 2008 at 9:12 am.
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Filed under America, Libya.
Moammar Ghaddafi,* via MEMRI:
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Mullahs for Change
Published on 5 Mar 2008 at 8:15 pm.
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Filed under Iran, pols, America.
Iran weighs in on the U.S. presidential campaign:
“Whoever speaks of changes definitely would be more welcome.”
Not clear who they’re talking about. They didn’t say. Also not addressed in this report, mullah desire for change would appear to be a “do as we say, not as we do” kind of thing.
Missiles for Meds
Published on 5 Mar 2008 at 10:02 am.
1 Comment.
Filed under America, commies.
I would have though Daniel Ortega could get all the medical aid Nicaragua needs from Fidel, but to the contra(ry), he wants to swap his leftover commie missiles for the decadent capitalist imperialist stuff.
Buckley the Fighter
Published on 2 Mar 2008 at 10:43 pm.
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Filed under America, conservatism.
Kristol’s at the Weekly Standard and others:
Cutting and Running
Published on 29 Feb 2008 at 10:54 am.
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Filed under Iraq, America.
On cutting and running. Allah at Hotair with America’s continuing surge of confidence in Iraq:
1 in 100
Published on 28 Feb 2008 at 8:24 pm.
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Filed under crime, punishment, America.
Locked up in the United States. We’re tops. NYT:
Overseas Learning Experience
Published on 27 Feb 2008 at 9:42 pm.
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Filed under America, Egypt, education.
Talk about learning how the other half lives. Our education special continues with this vital foreign exchange lesson: Leave before you starve. Maine exchange student claims his Coptic hosts in Egypt were tight with a crumb.
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Fine American Tradition
Published on 27 Feb 2008 at 9:42 pm.
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Filed under history, America, hair.
The Mohawk. Now a suspendible offense.
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Hotties for Ron Paul
Published on 18 Feb 2008 at 1:37 pm.
6 Comments.
Filed under pols, sex, America.
Some people are going to debate how hot they really are. Others will get incensed about the flag usage. I don’t see that as any bigger a problem than this. Oh beautiful, for sexy babes. Still others will wonkishly use it as a kickoff point for a boring discussion of grassroots Ron Paulism. Free country. I’d […]
Embrace Your Inner Moron!
Published on 17 Feb 2008 at 1:32 pm.
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Filed under moronocy, America.
Susan Jacoby at Washington Post with a nostalgic bit about books, reading, American anti-intellectualism and how insufferably dumb we are, delivers what is ultimately, no big surprise here, an elitist Bush-bash: “The Dumbing of America: Call Me a Snob, But Really, We’re a Nation of Dunces.” Speak for yourself, Sue!
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There’s the Right Way
Published on 17 Feb 2008 at 10:58 am.
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Filed under pols, America.
The wrong way, the Army way, my way, the highway … then there’s the American way. Joyner, threading off a WaPo op-ed condemning caucuses, mulls the way we elect presidents. I’ll just add that it’s curious a political system that was designed like 18th century clockwork ended up with this Rube Goldberg appendage, but unfortunately the people […]
Frog Affronted
Published on 12 Feb 2008 at 9:40 am.
2 Comments.
Filed under Oz, Britain, moronocy, France, America.
Support the Dissident Frogman’s campaign for compensation from Her Majesty’s Government for all the centuries of anti-Froggism: Exhibit A in the Frogman’s case. Hey, if they’re doling out $$$ for cultural slams, then as an first-generation Australian-American … small but fiercely proud minorioty … I’ll take mine in beer.
Pop Quiz
Published on 11 Feb 2008 at 9:10 am.
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Filed under sex, America.
Q: What could possibly be more American than Bikini Girls with Machine Guns?
American Pinups
Published on 10 Feb 2008 at 2:25 pm.
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Filed under sex, America.
Fine, patriotic tradition lives on. It was never just about the cheesecake. I mean, not always. Boston Herald:
“Peace and Justice”
Published on 10 Feb 2008 at 10:20 am.
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Filed under moronocy, America.
Was the killer’s aim. Gateway rounds up Kirkwood, where the killer’s wife says the city had it coming.
Putin Wants to Play
Published on 10 Feb 2008 at 9:15 am.
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Filed under Russia, pols, Europe, America.
New Arms Race! Just in time for the 2008 election. Maybe we’ll get a president who knows that game. Telegraph:
Super Tuesday Dodgeball
Published on 4 Feb 2008 at 1:43 am.
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Filed under pols, America, sports.
I was thinking I ought to try to convey something thoughtful about the profound meaningfulness of Super Tuesday. You know, civic duty, American way blah blah blah. But then I saw Director Blue already had.
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Young Citizen Demands Accountability
Published on 23 Jan 2008 at 10:02 pm.
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Filed under moronocy, America, high school.
Hey dude, how come no snow day? Washington Post:
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Sgt. Jill Needs You
Published on 22 Jan 2008 at 10:48 am.
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Filed under Iraq, military, America.
Gateway with the update and art on Sgt. Jill Stevens’ Miss America battle.
Yeah, Well
Published on 20 Jan 2008 at 11:57 am.
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Filed under Canada, Guantanamo, America.
Canada removes the United States from its list of nations that practice torture. NYT:
What Is Hip
Published on 20 Jan 2008 at 8:15 am.
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Filed under media, America, culture.
Sunday morning deep thots compliments of West Coast hipster Driscoll, who weighs in on Kelly and Steyn re Sinatra, Wayne, Hope vs Fonda etal in The Birth of Cool. Whether or not Sinatra succumbed to irony or not could make someone’s dissertation, though. Kelly, in case you don’t know him, was very cool, unironic, made […]
Hills vs. Hill
Published on 8 Jan 2008 at 9:26 am.
4 Comments.
Filed under pols, America.
In accordance with our quaint homespun practice of amplifying the electoral power of remote hill-dwellers, here’s Dixville Notch. CNN:
Pond View
Published on 8 Jan 2008 at 9:04 am.
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Filed under pols, America.
Brit longs for representation in taxing Yank election. Simon Heffer at UK Telegraph :
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