Friday, October 10, 2003

-------------------- LA Times Self-Destructs.  [little green footballs] Apparently, Judt—the history professor—hasn’t noticed that every other country in the Middle East is one of those “belligerently intolerant, faith-driven ethno-states” he decries. So the solution, according to Judt, is for Israel to cease to exist—and for another intolerant Islamic nightmare state to take its place. Brilliant analysis, professor. And excellent work, LA Times, at turning yourself into even more of a sick joke. This one is really beyond the pale. 11:28:30 PM    comment []

-------------------- Quagmire, My Aching African-American Ass. Apologies for the long, Kubrickian title, but in case anyone didn't see this little item at John Cole's sector of the blogiverse, now you have no excuse. My favorite line: Six months ago there was no freedom of expression. Satellite dishes were illegal. Foreign journalists came on 10-day visas and paid mandatory and extortionate fees to the Ministry of Information for “minders”  and other government spies. · Today there is no Ministry of Information. · Today there are more than 170 newspapers. · Today you can buy satellite dishes on what seems like every street corner. · Today foreign journalists and everyone else are free to come and go.That, right there, is the key to all of it. Open information and public scrutiny, under which no tyrant can survive for long. Oh, and in the Comments section, Oliver Willis proves why his website should renamed: "Like Flypaper To Stupid" (as one commenter points out after Willis makes what is, even for him, an unbelievably moronic comment).   [Kim du Toit] 11:22:41 PM    comment []

-------------------- Addiction.  until you have been in serious pain, shut the... [Kim du Toit] 11:18:16 PM    comment []

---------------  CIOs express caution over Linux. 7:05:47 PM    comment []

-------------------- The Conservative Betrayal. [t a c i t u s] 3:06:03 PM    comment []

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-------------------- Morning Comics [American RealPolitik] 7:56:20 AM    comment []

--------------------  You're walking down a deserted street with your wife     and two small children. Suddenly, a dangerous looking     man with a huge knife comes around the corner, locks     eyes with you, screams obscenities, raises the knife,     and charges. You are carrying a Glock .40 and you are     an expert shot. You have mere seconds before he     reaches you and your family. What do you do?   Liberal Answer:     Well, that's not enough information to answer the     question! Does the man look poor or oppressed? Have I     ever done anything to him that would inspire him to     attack? Could we run away? What does my wife think?     What about the kids? Could I possibly swing the gun     like a club and knock the knife out of his hand? What     does the law say about this situation? Does the Glock     have an appropriate safety built into it? Why am I     carrying a loaded gun and what kind of message does     this send to society and my children? Is it possible     he'd be happy with just killing me? Does he definitely     want to kill me or would he just be content to wound     me? If I were to grab his knees and hold on, could my     family get away while he was stabbing me? This is all     so confusing! I need to debate this with some friends     for a few days to try to come to a conclusion.     Conservative Answer:     BANG!     Texan's Answer:     BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!     click... (sounds of reloading).         Wife: "Sweetheart, he looks like he's still moving, what do you kids think?"         Son: "Mom's right Dad, I saw it too..."       BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! click.         Daughter: "Nice group, Daddy! Were those the Winchester Silver Tips?" 7:48:20 AM    comment []