Because there hasn’t been enough contentious controversy around here lately …. In this post on South Knox Bubba, the blogger Les Jones asks: If it’s Tuesday, it must be “mere firearms aren’t enough to stop a modern army with its tanks and airpower.” On Wednesday it’ll be “the U.S. is bogged down in a quagmire [...]
Archive for September 15th, 2004
Iraq and the Assault Weapons Ban
Posted in Politics on September 15, 2004 | 25 Comments »
The Worst Disaster in Grenada in 25 Years
Posted in Politics on September 15, 2004 | 5 Comments »
Hurricane Ivan is credited with killing 9 people in Grenada; it is reportedly the worst hurricane damage in Grenada in at least 10 years. Kevin and other bloggers are understandably concerned. 21 years ago next month, Ronald Reagan ordered an invasion of Grenada, two days after the bombing of the Marine barracks in Beirut (partly [...]
New Amber Alert
Posted in General on September 15, 2004 | 1 Comment »
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Rather and Hannity
Posted in Culture on September 15, 2004 | 7 Comments »
Kevin Drum has an interesting bit of history, courtesy of TNR: If this last offense sounds familiar, it’s because the right-wing media does it all the time. In February 2004, for instance, Fox News broadcasters Brit Hume, Sean Hannity, and John Gibson all showed a photo of John Kerry standing next to Jane Fonda on [...]
Stop With the Documents, Already!
Posted in Bloggin, Politics on September 15, 2004 | 6 Comments »
OK, I think it’s time I jump in here and try to calm this documents thing down. In other threads on this blog, Kevin and SayUncle seem to be getting into a pissing contest, and I think in many ways they may be talking past each other. First, let me establish my position here. I’m [...]
Matt Lauer Lied on Today Show
Posted in Politics on September 15, 2004 | 4 Comments »
This is weird: This morning, Lauer pressed Kelley on why she didn’t include any positive information about the Bush family. The author began her response by noting how gregarious former President Bush is on the golf course and that Lauer should know because he’s played golf with him. Lauer quickly interrupted to insist he’s never [...]
The Excuse Presidency
Posted in Politics on September 15, 2004 | Comments Off
Good line At that convention in New York the other week, President Bush talked about his ownership society. Well Mr. President, when it comes to your record, we agree you own it. Of course, the President would have us believe that his record is the result of bad luck, not bad decisions. That hes [...]
Memos May Be Faked — Still No Answers on Bush Guard Service
Posted in Politics on September 15, 2004 | 12 Comments »
CBS’s response to the new revelations is not very good: Killian’s former secretary, 86-year-old Marian Carr Knox, also questioned the documents in an interview with The Dallas Morning News. “These are not real,” Knox said in a story posted Tuesday on the newspaper’s Web site. “They’re not what I typed, and I would have typed [...]
American Priorities
Posted in Politics on September 15, 2004 | 3 Comments »
Sometimes, real life is meaner and more short-sighted than fiction: Because of a budget crunch, California has suspended a tax credit that reimbursed teachers up to $1,500 for classroom supplies. Meanwhile, a $250 federal tax deduction for teachers that helped defray out-of-pocket spending expired this year. Seelig said she will still buy hundreds of dollars [...]
The Daily Show on the AWB
Posted in Satire on September 15, 2004 | 2 Comments »
On Tuesday night, The Daily Show did a piece on the expiration of the Assault Weapons Ban. It was actually moderately funny, but what made it even more funny for me was that I spent the whole time imagining Say Uncle frothing at the mouth and going into a fit. Yes, Uncle, we know that [...]
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