“Are you a flake?”
Not a flake, not even more prone to mistakes than the next guy, but certainly sheltered by a woefully compliant media: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVMhz0tSllo[/youtube] Hat tip: Ace
Continue readingMonth: August 2011
European surrender
I noted when I was in London that the City was filled with obvious Muslims (by which I mean burqa-ed and hijab-ed women, and their male escorts). London, though, still felt like a modern western city. Not so other cities in Europe. Andrew McCarthy explains why, and warns us that
Continue readingThe hyped hurricane
I predicted that the much vaunted hurricane would be a media event, and it was. JJ was right to comment that officials need to yell to get the message through to dunderheads who won’t listen, but we also need to recognize that the media gets locked into narratives and can’t
Continue readingSunday morning Open Thread
I’m upright, but my brain is still asleep. Feel free to comment here while I gather my errant thoughts.
Continue readingResults are in at the Watcher’s Council
As always, it was a good week, with Council members recognizing their fellow members’ worth (and with a lot of ties, showing just how hard it is too separate really good from very good): Council Winners *First place with 3 1/3 votes! Right Truth––Israel In The Crosshairs Second place with
Continue readingRisk benefit analyses for vaccinations
In Marin, a surprisingly large number of kids do not get vaccinated. This is because a lot of the yuppies here have hippie inclinations. They want everything natural. They spend a fortune on organic foods, think raw is always good, and consider vaccinations to be an unnatural and therefore dangerous
Continue readingHype.
Last night I said to Mr. Bookworm, “I bet this Irene story is hype.” I knew that there was a hurricane heading towards land, but I didn’t believe the stories. As it turned out, I was probably right. Irene will bring a ton of water and some wind, and there
Continue readingI’ve got friends in high places
This is quite the Saturday. Not one BUT TWO of my friends have been published today at American Thinker. Navy One, who blogs at The Mellow Jihadi, and has for years been a Bookworm Room visitor, has a great piece there, a rumination (and book review) about Navy life, non-Navy
Continue readingBad seeds and total war
Rick, at Brutally Honest, struggles with an agonizing question that always faces moral nations when they embark on a war: What about the enemy’s civilian population? Is there ever a justification for targeting women and children, as was done at Hiroshima and Nagasaki? He links to an equally thoughtful Joe
Continue readingLearning curves, intelligence and Rick Perry *UPDATED*
Although Obama’s grades are still a state secret, we know that the MSM is going to make hay of the fact that Rick Perry had a 2.22 GPA at Texas A&M. There’s no escaping the fact that he wasn’t much of an academic. I have a few thoughts on that
Continue readingDying certitudes
On the heels of Bookworm’s excellent, hard-hitting essay on narcissism comes a nice coda on man-made global warming that is emblematic of Bookworm’s theme. Because of major discoveries involving the interaction of atmospheric aerosols and cosmic radiation, “climate models will have to be revised,” stated a communication from CERN that
Continue readingThe narcissistic delusions of Leftists *UPDATED*
Can I say that an entire political ideology is narcissistic? Because I’d really like to say that about Leftism, a political movement that sometimes seems like the textbook definition of narcissism. Although the DSM is a highly political book, it’s still the starting point for any diagnosis of narcissism: The
Continue readingThe usual high quality Watcher’s Council fare
From the Watcher’s Council (and go over to the site to see the picture). Council Submissions Rhymes With Right – More On Rick Perry And Gardasil Simply Jews – New Russians and their old tricks The Noisy Room – Of Secrets, Jobs and Tea Right Truth – Israel In The
Continue readingFloccinaucinihilipilification
Floccinaucinihilipilification is a great word. Twenty-nine letters to describe something as valueless. It’s an entirely accurate word to describe Biden’s recent foray into defining the virtues of brevity and clear communication: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uRtsoJHmiM[/youtube] In the old days, the king’s fool frequently served a useful purpose. Not only did he entertain, he
Continue readingKinky Friedman applauds Rick Perry
It’s not an official endorsement, but what Kinky Friedman has to say about Perry is just as good as an official endorsement. And unlike most celebrity political writing (“my candidate will save the world and give everyone a unicorn, plus a really cool swag bag”), Friedman’s got some specifics: More
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