Archives for September 2005
The Seattle Times: Reports of anarchy at Superdome overstated
Remember Frank Rich’s “Hell in New Orleans” screed?
It might have been based on a little exaggeration:
After five days managing near riots, medical horrors and unspeakable living conditions inside the Superdome, Louisiana National Guard Col. Thomas Beron prepared to hand over the dead to representatives of the Federal […]
¶ Posted September 26, 2005 § U.S. - General, Media ‡ Comments (10)
Now up at Tinkerty Tonk. Rachel collects 25 of the latest wisdom from those who might stampede, but never (okay, “only once in a while,” .. er… well, “sometimes,” … like when Oliver Willis or Paul Krugman piss us off) overdose on the Party Kool-aid.
Belated thanks to j.d. for starting to use Roman numerals […]
¶ Posted § U.S. - General, Raging RINOs ‡ Comments Off
Aljazeera.Net - Hamas: Attacks from Gaza to end
A senior Palestinian resistance leader has said his movement would stop attacks against Israel from the Gaza Strip, after Tel Aviv resumed its policy of air strikes in the newly evacuated enclave.
Hamas official Mahmoud al-Zahar told reporters on Sunday that the organisation had declared an end “to its […]
¶ Posted September 25, 2005 § Israel ‡ Comments (4)
Sadie speaking…crossposting this from my co-blogger, Chrissy, at our homesite:
My mom and my best friend’s (Susan’s) mom are in DeRidder, Louisiana, a small town just above Lake Charles.
I have confirmed with the local electric company they will be out of power for two to three weeks.
Cameron and Lake Charles have been laid to waste.
I’m told […]
¶ Posted § U.S. - General ‡ Comments (2)
No, Captain Ed, ‘Articulate’ Does Not Mean Racist
I wasn’t aware that “articulate” constituted some sort of racist smear, but apparently Oliver Willis writes his weblog to set us all straight. When I wrote that Michael Steele, Maryland’s lieutenant governor, had that particular quality, it must have made Oliver rather angry. Paying a compliment to an […]
¶ Posted § Blogosphere & Internet ‡ Comments (8)
NYT: Exiled Iranians Try to Foment Revolution From France
Shades of 1979!
MARYAM RAJAVI, a wide-eyed woman who goes by the title president-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran … [lives in] … The sleepy town of Auvers-sur-Oise, 20 miles northwest of Paris, … now home to an almost cult-like […]
¶ Posted September 24, 2005 § Middle East & Islam ‡ Comments (1)
New evolution spat in U.S. schools goes to court
A new battle over teaching about man’s origins in U.S. schools goes to court for the first time next week, pitting Christian conservatives against educators and scientists in a trial viewed as the biggest test of the issue since the late 1980s. Eleven parents of students […]
¶ Posted § Evolution ‡ Comments (1)
12:00 - AP: Rita Causes New Flooding in New Orleans
I shouldn’t make light of this circumstance, but in New Orleans they sure seem to have difficulty getting those school buses out of the way.
Hurricane Rita’s steady rains sent water pouring through breaches in a patched levee Friday, cascading into one […]
¶ Posted September 23, 2005 § U.S. - General ‡ Comments (3)
Now its Jane Novak and the Abu Ghraib Culture, an article published on the back page of a newspaper in Yemen.
This is what I get for writing an article about the use of the Yemeni official media as a tool of personal destruction. Note the web address of this paper is www.alwahda.gov.ye
The article says […]
¶ Posted § Middle East & Islam, Guest bloggers ‡ Comments Off
An illustration of Irish Elk’s excellent idea for that controversial Flight 93 Memorial:
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Clenched Fist Salute: Beth at Bamapachyderm
¶ Posted § U.S. - General, War on Terror ‡ Comments (5)
Hamas To Convert Synagogue to Weapons Museum
The ‘People of the Rocket’ make a statement.
Emboldened by Israel’s withdrawal from Gaza and part of the West Bank, Hamas yesterday announced its plan to turn a synagogue in Netzarim into a museum that would display weapons employed by the terrorist group’s members against Israeli civilians.
A statement issued yesterday […]
¶ Posted September 22, 2005 § Israel ‡ Comments (1)
First of all, what is a “lurker?” … That is someone who reads a blog, but never comments on it.
A clenched fist salute to those leftie bloggers Pharyngula and Feministe, from whom I picked up this meme.
I get curious sometimes. Who are these readers? What are their lives like? Do they like […]
¶ Posted § U.S. - General, Blogosphere & Internet ‡ Comments (26)
THE PICTURE:
THE AUDIO - listen
THE VIDEO - at Political Teen
THE TEXT:
Honore: Not to my knowledge. Again, the current place, I just told you one time, is the convention center. Once we complete the plan with the mayor, and is approved by the governor, then we’ll start that in the next 12-24 hours. And […]
¶ Posted § U.S. - General, Media ‡ Comments (5)
Simon Wiesenthal Dead at 96
Simon Wiesenthal was determination, patience and righteousness all rolled up in one unpleasant, deeply bothersome package.
The first time I interviewed Wiesenthal, at his office in Vienna, I was warned by members of his own staff that I would find him curt, superior and difficult. He was a small man, physically and […]
¶ Posted September 21, 2005 § Europe & UN, Israel ‡ Comments (2)
When Michelle Malkin and Maureen Dowd agree on something, it’s worth understanding. The Bush administration is seeking to appoint Julie Myers to head the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency, part of the Department of Homeland Security. Ms. Myers has little customs or law enforcement experience. She worked briefly as chief of staff to […]
¶ Posted § U.S. - General ‡ Comments (2)
