Archive for January, 2005

In memoriam of the January surprise, that the draft would be reinstated, which perished on February 1st, 2005. This memoriam is dedicated to Democrat Chuck Rangel, the lawmaker who introduced legislation to reinstate the draft that was promptly put down by his fellow lawmakers. This montage of quotes serves as a reminder... »

Interview with Johnny Depp. “All Vanessa and I could think of was ‘When and where can we go smoke?’ ” he said, frowning. “And, ‘Where can we get a drink?’ And, ‘When is it over?’ And, ‘Please, don’t let me win.’ »

Inaugural Protest Falls One Person Short! In 1998, the Sierra Club’s rally to protect an old-growth forest in northeastern Washington failed because Seattle environmentalist Eddie Burgess decided to forgo the protest and “jam with his buddies.” »

Anti-Dad Bias in Family Court. Family courts force fathers to submit to interrogations and evaluations by court-chosen child-custody evaluators. Fathers are forced to pay the high fees of these private practitioners whom they have not hired, whose services they do not want, and whose credentials and bias are suspect. The children are also... »

Man as Dope in Advertisements. The NYT has finally noticed it. Baron Waste sent this along although, good Baron, if you go to blogger.com and sign in you can post there on top of comment. Hop on in! But men who describe themselves as rights activists are increasingly speaking out against the ads as... »

I Am Charlotte Simmons Review. »

Blogs Against Hillary has this on Ickes backing Dean for DNC head. I’m not so sure it’s a snub. What’s the head of the DNC do? Raise money and be a general cheerleader. If he ran in the primaries again in 2008, with the Deaniacs in tow (and this time remembering the... »

HAPPINESS RESEARCH There is another dummo academic (Richard Layard) reported here who points to the fact that getting richer does not necessarily make you happier. Any observer of Hollywood knew that long ago and I guess people have in fact known it for about 4,000 years. In 1 Timothy 6:10 St. Paul probably went... »

I hate Republicans and everything they stand for, but I admire their discipline and their organization. Well, now that we’ve gotten that out, and it looks like he is front runner to be the next DNC chair (unless he drops again like he did in the primaries at least), can we put this bipartisanship rhetoric... »

What a Sad and Miserable Life You Must Lead. I followed a link to the Democratic Underground (I refuse to link) from LGF (I think, and you all know where He’s at) that is so filled with abhorrence for both America AND the Iraqis that it demanded a Fisk: All the media keeps talking about is... »

HAPPINESS RESEARCH There is another dummo academic (Richard Layard) reported here who points to the fact that getting richer does not necessarily make you happier. Any observer of Hollywood knew that long ago and I guess people have in fact known it for about 4,000 years. In 1 Timothy 6:10 St. Paul probably went... »

Meanwhile, in east Africa… Defence lawyers for the first woman to be charged with genocide at the international tribunal for Rwanda have begun presenting their case. Pauline Nyiramasuhuko and her son are accused of helping to organize the murder of Tutsis and inciting soldiers to rape hundreds of women during the 1994 genocide. (Ironically, she was... »

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Ingrid at Sudan Watch sent me a link to the LA times article that says what happened and is happening in Sudan is not genocide. If it isn’t, I’m not sure what genocide means. How many people have to die? How many people have to be tortured and starved? How many people... »

In Iraq, there are many such as Ted Rall who proclaim the insurgents as glorious freedom fighters and heroes of their people. Then, the truth comes out. We’ve not seen Saddam Hussein, Osama Bin Laden, or Zarqawi strap suicide vests on themselves and run at Americans. No, these courageous men prefer to use... »

(A very old post.) I had remarked on a Dennis Prager interview with two sociologists, John Borneman and Laurie Hart, on the subject of marriage. One of the things that had struck me during the interview was the wide variety of human relationships that could qualify as “marriage” under the definition being proposed. I had taken... »

I’ll be hosting The Bonfire of the Vanities on Feb 15th. If you are new to the concept of the Bonfire of the Vanities read a few of the previous editions or check out the initial call for entries. To sign up for the reminder e-mail list click here. More later… »

Laura Ingraham speculated this morning that in the future, Iraqis will celebrate their independence day with, among other things, blue marks on their fingers. »

Senator Clinton collapsed today during a speech on Social Security. She blamed a stomach virus. I wish her good health, and hope it’s nothing more serious than her new moderate positions on various topics not sitting well. »

Beat Dead Dads. Bernard recently posted a bit by Edward Grey deriding Mike Seate’s article Deadbeat Dads Work to Avoid Manhood. In it he states that, “At this point, I’m likely to suffer a heart seizure if I ever meet a local man who gleefully announces that not only does he pay child support, he’s... »