Monday, September 22, 2003

-------------------- Bashing the U.S. makes us feel good all over.  [Zogby Blog] 8:32:34 PM

-------------------- Could we get that in writing?. I traveled to Iran recently... We were in the back of a cab and Mr. Azarian and the driver were engaged in some light political conversation... Many of the people in the cabs in Tehran had the similar thoughts. "Tell George Bush to come and get rid of the mullahs for us." I was shocked by the openness of that statement. With one fellow I tried to discuss it with him in more detail to see if he really meant it or was just talking. I told him that if George Bush came and got rid of the Mullahs, it would not be to help the people of Iran; he would be coming for the oil. The fellow replied, "He can have the oil, its not doing us any good anyway and at least then we would be free." --Duncan Beatty  [American RealPolitik] 7:44:04 PM

-------------------- Morning Comics.  [American RealPolitik] 1:49:10 PM

-------------------- Same Old Crap, Different Day.  You know I have had bad health care, fair health care, and excellent health care throughout my life. It depends on the Doctor, the Nurse, the facility, the insurance you have, etc. etc. But I don't blame my race. [Right We Are!] 1:46:17 PM

------------------------- The Dixie Shits Pissing and Moaning. Chicks to break with country scene The Dixie Chicks say they don't want to be a country music band any more. Violinist Martie Maguire told Spiegel magazine: "We don't feel part of the country scene any longer, it can't be our home any more." She said she was disappointed other country singers didn't back up the Dixie Chicks in their criticism of George W Bush's politics on Iraq. Oh? They don't feel like they are a part of the country scene any longer because others... [Right We Are!] 1:42:09 PM

-------------------- American Drug Companies Gouging American Consumers At Cash Register Is Un-American. You can show drug companies that you feel this way by taking your business to their overseas competition, courtesy of the gracious global economy. [Blogcritics] 12:17:30 PM

-------------------- Nuclear Ends. Reuters reports this morning: Iran Shows Off Missile Might Amid Nuclear Concerns. Iran, under mounting pressure to dispel fears it is developing nuclear arms, Monday paraded six of its newly deployed medium-range missiles, military analysts say could reach Israel... [Cox & Forkum] 12:06:46 PM

-------------------- Flaming Assholes (terpsboy.com) You may have a different take on this Dallas Morning News story, Democrats still talk conspiracy talk, but here's mine. 9:52:10 AM

-------------------- MEDIA BIAS ON IRAQ: I've got a followup to last week's post on media bias and Iraq, which will be up at GlennReynolds.com later. But a reader just sent me this link to a piece by Democratic Congressman Jim Marshall, who recently visited Iraq and who says that media bias... [Instapundit.com] 9:40:57 AM

-------------------- Quite possibly the best job in the world.  [Blogcritics] This is what I want to do when I grow up.  I'm highly qualified.  Where do I send the application? (LP) 9:18:58 AM

-------------------- Freedom of Treason [USS Clueless] The Poor defenseless old lady.  My heart bleeds!  Traitor!  (LP) 9:07:24 AM