The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel is reporting that Ray Charles has died. He was 73. His influence on music was unmistakable, but I’ll always remember him for his Arby’s “five for five” commercials, touting his “supernatural sense of smell.” Remember those? “Waiiiit a minute, I only smell four roast beef sammitches!” His musical talent, his far-reaching influence, [...]
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Ray Charles Dead at 73
Posted in Culture on June 10, 2004 | 3 Comments »
Congratulations to the Admirals
Posted in Sports on June 10, 2004 | Comments Off
While I was busy whining about the NHL, my Milwaukee Admirals won the AHL’s Calder Cup on Sunday, by virtue of a 4-0 sweep of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. Milwaukee is my original home town, and the Admirals are the team that first introduced me to the love that is hockey (although they were an IHL [...]
Reagan State Funeral and Wellstone
Posted in Politics on June 10, 2004 | 3 Comments »
Recently Kevin complained about the apparently Republicans-only nature of Wednesday’s Reagan state funeral as it was being planned. The source was Drudge, and so the information was dubious. Yesterday, it was confirmed: the only political speakers would be Vice President Cheney (R), President Pro Tempore Ted Stevens (R-AK), and House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-IL). Former [...]
Why Bush is Worse
Posted in Politics on June 10, 2004 | 7 Comments »
Kevin Drum wonders why he thinks Bush’s torture memo is worse than Nixon’s secret war, LBJ’s Tonkin Gulf Resolution, FDR’s internment of Japanese, or Reagan’s Iran-Contra affair: Michael Froomkin cited this approvingly, and his post then caught the attention of the Curmudgeonly Clerk at Crescat Sententia, who suggested I was taking a rather too rosy [...]
Terrorism Increases Under Bush
Posted in Terrorism on June 10, 2004 | 8 Comments »
Remember the original report purporting to claim that terrorism had hit a record low under Bush? Well, it turns out that was a mistake The State Department is scrambling to revise its annual report on global terrorism to acknowledge that it understated the number of deadly attacks in 2003, amid charges that the document is [...]
The Reality of Child Labor
Posted in Economics on June 10, 2004 | Comments Off
This paragraph says it all: Child labor perpetuates poverty by drawing the younger generation into the same low-wage manual jobs as their parents, often at the expense of education, according to poverty experts. Because children typically earn less than an adult performing the same work, widespread child labor helps depress wages, labor analysts say. Children [...]
"Let Reagan Be Reagan"
Posted in Politics on June 10, 2004 | Comments Off
A nice and timely column from Hoagland, reminding us of something important.
Baby Bell Bribe?
Posted in Economics on June 10, 2004 | 2 Comments »
I really do not know if Business > In Pivotal Case, Bush Backs Off Rule That Eased Phone Line Fees” href=”http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/10/business/10PHON.html?hp”>this was a good decision or not: In a move that critics say could lead to higher telephone rates, the Bush administration on Wednesday sided with the four regional Bell companies in a court case [...]
Good For Abizaid
Posted in Politics on June 10, 2004 | Comments Off
The commanding general of US forces in the Middle East wants a higher ranking officer Washington > Higher-Ranking Officer Is Sought to Lead the Abu Ghraib Inquiry” href=”http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/10/politics/10ABUS.html?hp”>in charge of the torture investigation The commander of American forces in the Middle East asked Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld this week to replace the general investigating [...]
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