Archive for December, 2003
Under The Radar : Patriot Act Expanded
Remember December 13? It was a wonderous time, as we all sat in rapt attention in front of our television sets, watching a disheveled Saddam Hussein spend some quality time with a tongue depressor. December 13 was also notable for another reason, as the administration quietly signed into law significant parts of the Patriot Act [...]
Street Arguments and Shopping
I bomb atomically, Socrates’ philosophies and hypothesis can’t define how I be droppin these mockeries, lyrically perform armed robbery – Inspectah Deck on “Triumph” If you ever need any proof that humans are stupid, cruel and inconsiderate, go to a major urban downtown area (or a mall for that matter) on the weekend after Christmas. [...]
’twas the day before xmas
I’m not lazy, per se, but I am a wuss. I do not like to be cold or wet. I do not like crowds and I do not like Xmas. When I found out my office would be closed on Xmas eve it was more gratifying to know that I’d be staying home on a [...]
Hard Numbers
That’s not a pretty picture “If the 2004 presidential election were being held today, do you think you would probably vote for George W. Bush or probably vote for the Democratic candidate?” George W. Bush…………49% Democratic Candidate….40% “If the 2004 presidential election were being held today, and the candidates were George W. Bush, the Republican, [...]
What’s Good for the Goose…
…should be good for the international war criminal. Muammar Gaddafi: The Saddam of his time. Does anyone remember the 80s? No, not John Hughes movies and Van Halen albums, but Libya as The Rogue State and Gaddafi as The Evil Madman. Libya has admitted responsibility for downing Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland and [...]
Anti-Dean Blog
Jonathan Chiat started a new blog at the New Republic last week to catalog his fear of Howard Dean getting the Democratic nomination. This one’s already on the bookmark bar both for substance and writing. All the more relevant when things like this happen. Dean’s people re-leaked a conversation Dean had with Wesley Clark “Joe [...]
Yuengling & Cheesesteaks – Part One
Ah, the holidays. There’s nothing like them for good blogging fodder, as Matt proved with his Thanksgiving celebration of all that is Pittsburgh. My turn now—my Powerbook is broadcasting from deep within the Philadelphia suburbs. And I’m trying to keep warm. After five years of the California life, I have officially turned into a weather [...]
Broadway Joe: Keepin’ it Real Crunk
Posted by Sam Besides being the quarterback who guaranteed victory in Super Bowl III, Joe Namath is best known for his off-the-field antics during the glory years of the early seventies, a period of time he celebrated by sporting a Fu-Manchu mustache, parading around in full-length fur coats and shilling for underwear manufacturers. Namath was [...]
Accidentally Hilarious Headline of the Day
They were talking about a raccoon, but really, who OK’ed this one? Thanks to Dizzy for the heads up. Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postShare on Facebookshare via RedditShare with StumblersTweet about itBookmark in BrowserTell a friend
A Journalist with a Set of Balls
In a previous entry we discussed the media, patriotism, responsibility, and the the pathetic job that the press has done since September 11th. One of the things that has been lost in the post September 11th is the art of the follow-up question. The President does a fair amount of speaking to cameras, but the [...]