It’s guest-written by Stephen Colbert, who takes shots at everyone he can. My favorite: Before I get started, I have to take care of one other bit of business: Bad things are happening in countries you shouldn’t have to think about. It’s all George Bush’s fault, the vice president is Satan, and God is gay. There. Now I’ve written Frank Rich’s column too. So why I am writing Miss Dowd’s column today? Simple. Because I believe the 2008 election, unlike... Read more
Newsbusters is celebrating the Media Research Center’s 20th Anniversary by offering a daily collection of newsmedia excesses, rants, distortions, etc. Today they give us what they call the most “notable quotables” – the excessive love some members of the press have expressed for Mr & Mrs William Jefferson Clinton. Let me go on record to say that these startlingly sycophantic snippets would be appalling displays of lip-smacking bias by responsible journalists were they written/speaken about ANY president. But I believe... Read more
UPDATE:::: If you have not been hearing good news from Iraq, that’s Bush’s fault…because…because he wants the Democrats to look bad…or…something. I don’t know.:::: END UPDATE Ed Morrissey explains: Michael Yon has grown frustrated with American and European coverage of the war in Iraq. He has experienced the vast gulf that has opened between the reality of his own observations throughout the Iraqi nation and the depictions of doom that the Western media create out of whole cloth — and... Read more
Someone wrote worriedly, asking me if I am not writing because I am zonked out on painkillers. No, the back is better, the pills are packed away. I had every intention of getting back to work today and was looking forward to it. The problem is that over the weekend a family member has been dealt a very bad blow and is suffering hugely and needs a lot of attention. There is an old song by Paul Simon, called “Some... Read more
Tough to blog when one has company… I’ve got company. It’s good company – family members I like, but can’t really blog. Be well, all. Read more
Every once in a while, a public figure blips across my radar, and when I see him I am reminded of my birth-father, for there is a very strong physical resemblance between the two men. I noted it today to a friend who knows my background and my “story.” “Whenever I see him,” I wrote, “it’s like looking at my father.” My friend wrote back, “that must be disconcerting for you.” I thought about that for a while and realized,... Read more
I laughed and laughed at these two college level essays posted by Mamacita (she swears they’re real). Then I read the comments section and laughed some more – full fledged tears streaming down my eyes. And I feel such love for the writers, too. Okay, I’m on painkillers (the lower dose) and loving everyone, but still. Both essays are brilliant in their ways, but I must vote the first as my favorite (since the second writer had a bit of... Read more
James Taranto, in todays Best of the Web, tells us that Hillary Clinton is not too keen on getting tough with Iran over nuclear or humanitarian concerns, but she’ll give ’em the back of her mighty hand if they mess with the oil! What if we told you one of the presidential candidates accepted the last rationale–blood for oil!–but rejected arguments for war based on concerns about human rights or nuclear proliferation? Based on the media stereotypes, you’d probably think... Read more
Al Qaeda is reportedly crippled in Iraq. The U.S. military believes it has dealt devastating and perhaps irreversible blows to al-Qaeda in Iraq in recent months, leading some generals to advocate a declaration of victory over the group, which the Bush administration has long described as the most lethal U.S. adversary in Iraq. That’s really good news. And thankfully no one is getting overconfident and declaring “mission accomplished” but by the same token, let’s feel good about things for a... Read more
Rose Castorini is a wonderful character in the film Moonstruck. Beautifully played by Olympia Dukakis (she won an Oscar for the role) Rose is the long-suffering wife of Cosmo (Vincent Gardenia), who is going through a mid-life crisis, and the mother of Loretta (Cher), a woman approaching her 40’s with a case of the dowdies and a practical idea about becoming a bride. I’ve always loved the character of Rose because she is so real. Her first lines are uttered... Read more
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