The InstaDude makes a point relating the travails of Michael Bellesiles to l’affair Lott. He latches on to a cogent fact that I think is something of a prominent phenomenom in the annals of modern politics:
I think that there are parallels. Oh, not in the underlying offenses. But what puzzles many about the Bellesiles affair is that Bellesiles could have put paid to it early by simply admitting error. Instead, he kept issuing inconsistent statements and whining about persecution. Lott has done something similar. If he had issued Friday’s apology (except perhaps for the self-justification and self-pity) a week earlier, the whole thing would have been over. But he didn’t horse sex fetish.
This kind of scenario has played itself out many many times in modern political life. Throughout Clinton’s tenure, I don’t think a reasonable person could deny that Clinton would have been helped immensely had he owned up immediately to any number of blunders or dishonesties from the get-go. And of course, who can forget the all-time home run holder for political scandals and cover-ups, Richard Nixon? After Watergate, had he come clean and admitted that men he hired committed a crime, though one that he did not plan or order, and immediately denounced them for their actions publicly, I think there is a good chance he would have come out of the thing with little political damage.
Of course, there is the caveat that asks whether admitting to the Watergate break-in soon after it happened (or soon after questions began to be raised) would have opened the floodgates on the cavalcade of malfeasance that marked much of the Nixon administration, prompting reporters to only dig deeper with the solid expectation of finding something. I think that’s a possibility, but not very likely, since asuming the posture of openness in that manner goes a long way. Even if some reporters had smelled blood in the water and decided to hound him after Watergate, I think whatever they would have found wouldn’t have got much play. Of course, that all depends on how skillful Nixon’s original message of apology was. Sure, cute and cuddly he ain’t, and I don’t think his awkward personal demeanor would have most people pining away for him to date their daughters, or even do their taxes, but the man wasn’t completely clueless when it came to communicating only dog sex. It’s entirely possible that he could have pulled off another Checkers speech, and after that it would have taken a helluva lot of proven wrongdoing to bring him down the way he eventually was.
Yet time and again we get these scenarios where the attempt at a cover-up, or, in the less dramatic case of Trent Lott, an effort to simply ignore the problem and hope it dies, ends up only serving as fuel for the bonfire. And in go the vanities.
Does this mean that truth-telling and honestly facing mistakes is not only morally superior but strategically and pragmatically more viable than the traditional political tools of lie big and lie often? Well, I won’t go quite that far just yet. There’s much to be said for tangled webs, methinks. There are many cases when the all of the people got fooled, if not for all of the time, then at least for long enough so that the fooler got some acceptable dividends from his fooling. But that’s not really applicable here since the Bellesiles, Lott, Clinton, Nixon etc scenarios all involved an initial slip-up that basically made it so that the cat was decidedly bagless already, and all that remained was for perhaps someone enterprising to ferret out the details or give it the right shove in the direction of the spotlight.
So if you really want a nice amoral, realpolitik message from all of this, all I can really offer if this: Don’t screw up horse fucking. But if you do, accept responsibility early and sincerely (or at least appear sincere, for God’s sake).
Nothing too profound, I know. But hey, the Simpsons were positively lackluster tonight, so I don’t particularly feel the need to be in top form either.
use grown-up scissors), but nevertheless, even though he really didn't deserve it,Now could someone please tell me what concrete purpose that woman's behavior, and that of her great chanting unwashed bretheren,
the real fault of that government or its citizens, or the West in general, or capitalism, or any other ridiculous boogeyman
However, several of the exchanges I have had have definately been with those you might describe as "challeneged" in
By tossing out any reasonable standards of evidence as a prerequisite for military action, the White House puts us in a state
"The death of that man is a religious duty, but his case should not be tied to the Christian community," Shabestari,
President Bush says he wants to avoid "a future of fear." It's an admirable goal, but one hardly served by this new doctrine.
the teacher trying to impress both of them.
One middle-aged woman who looked like she hadn't combed her hair since Jerry Garcia died had this to say, when asked
coming off them. It was really a terrible sight," she said. "You could just hear people crying up in the Bounty foyer -
Hesiod over at Counterspin Central is one such fellow. Not only with myself, but in his conversations with Den Beste,
just now. Admittedly they do face significant challenges in carrying out their duties due to their imaginary nature,
Stand up to these thugs This Wednesday, the 16th at noon, an apparent composite of the Students for Justice in Palestine
we despise no less the coward and the voluptuary. No man is worth calling a man who will not fight
I was already in a state of "moving on" and being "over it" before I even heard about the Bali attacks, with the result
In theory, I was of course angry, but I had a vaguely detatched sense about the whole thing. A large part of that of
a careful, precise argument, what point is there in engaging them verbally anymore?
they're done, hang them on his wall next to the framed heads of Iraqi dissidents and say to himself, "Well, I can check
I figured that was the way to go. But then I read this.
Kevin Mitnick will be able to use a computer again in approximately 3 months.
For that reason and others, I didn't actually start reading the news coverage until this morning.
"I said it's being taken care of, dammit. Mind your own business."
When I first heard about the bombing in Bali, my initial reaction was, "Another terrorist attack? Well, of course."
weapons inspections in Iraq represent a good example of how the rule of law has been used, and can be used again, to avert
"The lethal combination is when you exploit both people and technology," Mr Mitnick told BBC News Online.
of a lack of imagination or basic humanity; the fact that it's difficult for me to feel deeply for people suffering unless
so that he will be better equipped to fulfill point 1). Show me another nation that's like that today.
Don't worry, I'll sit here with my rifle ready to take out any airborne porcines, should they come flying by.
that off my list of things to do. Now, on to learning how to square-dance."
agree that [insert additional badly-forced car metaphor here]!
or any other simply crappy country in the world, because none of them satisfy both those propositions.
and you'll get diversity in the speech by the politician, in the one by the principal who welcomes him and in the one by
psychopathic fancy without fear of retribution.
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which is all about the biggest threat to the security of all companies: their own employees.
world that even today harbors and offers succor to the same groups that piloted the 9/11 planes, right?
both at home and abroad, can go heartily fuck themselves, or jump off a cliff, or shoot themselves in the head. I don't
I'm going to be checking the weather channel for reports of snowflakes in Hell, but meanwhile you should go read it now.
a representative of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was quoted as saying.
I finally went and did it.
in words so much more exacting than even those who actually live in that time would be able to produce?
not just "fear," as if we're going to indiscriminantly nuke the floor under our beds because monsters might be hiding there.
satisfy you. I'd be much more amendable to the idea however if you were willing to be a personal eye-witness to this
world that even today harbors and offers succor to the same groups that piloted the 9/11 planes, right?
agree that [insert additional badly-forced car metaphor here]!
off a bunch of secretaries and other office workers who probably agree with them on the war anyway will further their
Eventually he got a little ticked off and said roughly, "Get away from me!" I was hungrily anticipating the energetic dissenter
Many in the global community also distrust the Bush administration's expanding war aims. It is not easy for our friends around
One of the great advances of the modern era has been the spread of the rule of law. This is the now common idea that
Peace is generally good in itself, but it is never the highest good unless it comes as the handmaid
"The lethal combination is when you exploit both people and technology," Mr Mitnick told BBC News Online.
Many in the global community also distrust the Bush administration's expanding war aims. It is not easy for our friends around
...but there's no shame in being a follower when those you're following make such damn good points.
Mr Mitnick even had to get permission from his probation officer to use a computer to write his book, The Art Of Deception,
You must be triple jointed to be able to twist words like that.
of a lack of imagination or basic humanity; the fact that it's difficult for me to feel deeply for people suffering unless
Watching Channel 7 news today (the Simpsons were in a commercial), they reported on a wad of dingbats who blocked access
side of the political spectrum... what are they called?
Do you mean the Muslim world that celebrated 9/11, saying the US deserved it all along? Or perhaps you mean the Muslim world
Anyway, take the new site for a test drive. Take her easy on the clutch and go steady on the hills, and I think you'll
Kevin Mitnick will be able to use a computer again in approximately 3 months.
which is all about the biggest threat to the security of all companies: their own employees.
that continues to characterize the US as the Great Satan and preach jihad against all things Western? Oh I know, the Muslim
that has the temerity to look at us cock-eyed.
I mean come on, when you're arguing with someone who's just going to call you a Nazi when you spend 2,000 words making
"The lethal combination is when you exploit both people and technology," Mr Mitnick told BBC News Online.
It may be a sad illustration of my lack to find sympathy within myself without reading descriptions or seeing pictures,
he is willing to act aggressively and recklessly and cannot be reasonably deterred and 2) is working to get and use nukes
Now at this point, most people would just say, "let it go, and move on."
"to prolonged indulgence in luxury and soft, effortless ease, or to the deification of a warped and twisted sentimentality"?
But it's not really fair to denigrate someone's ideas just because they themselves come from an organization riddled with
of fist.
I suppose you mean that it's not "multilateralist" unless France says so?
The fact that this is being published in the Chronicle is no small feat. Even more reason for you to go read it.
One middle-aged woman who looked like she hadn't combed her hair since Jerry Garcia died had this to say, when asked
let you know when there's a mushroom cloud over New York, because that's the only "final proof" that seems to be able to
serves? As far as I can tell, all they did was take some people who were probably overwhelmingly against the war anyway,
Do you mean the Muslim world that celebrated 9/11, saying the US deserved it all along? Or perhaps you mean the Muslim world
be replacing the old site that was hosted on that evil of evils, that bane of banes, that something-really-awful of
Now of course I'm sure that these open-toed folks have a flurry of perfectly well thought-out reasons as to why pissing
But I am thankful that at least for now, I've been able to summon that deep-seated, personal wrath so appropriate to an
You try to make it seem as if the Joint Chiefs were lying around on a Sunday afternoon and said to themselves, "Yeah sure,
According to the president, "we cannot wait for the final proof" that Saddam Hussein's government is planning an imminent
I've been blogging since July 2005, and in that time, I've had a few inter-blog arguments with the folks on the other
Hesiod over at Counterspin Central is one such fellow. Not only with myself, but in his conversations with Den Beste,
military action to counter the Soviet threat was not possible, because of their equal capacity to destroy us through
nothing may stand in our way!
the All Men Are Rapists self defense workshop? Surely that must be a representative sample of the country!
support (in the small, mostly insignificant ways that are possible for one such as myself)
rivals.
According to the president, "we cannot wait for the final proof" that Saddam Hussein's government is planning an imminent
I suppose you mean that it's not "multilateralist" unless France says so?
the not-being-a-jerk department.
vaunted proof of yours. Then you could be really sure.
It may be a sad illustration of my lack to find sympathy within myself without reading descriptions or seeing pictures,
care. Just don't let me hear anything about how this bombing that specifically targeted Australian civilians was somehow
Diversity. More than motherhood, it is the one unassailable concept these days. Open any teaching publication, and you will
Hey, didn't there used to be a city where this smoking crater is?
curiosity that trumps any sort of legal resriction placed on him, but it's pretty much a foregone conclusion that he's
University or Diversity
we despise no less the coward and the voluptuary. No man is worth calling a man who will not fight
that continues to characterize the US as the Great Satan and preach jihad against all things Western? Oh I know, the Muslim
be harried by idiots who have full compliments of heads and genitals! With the ranks of my imaginary gnomes rallied,
for the life of me, cannot see it. The news showed a clip of a guy trying politely to walk around a woman so self-righteous
Hesiod over at Counterspin Central is one such fellow. Not only with myself, but in his conversations with Den Beste,
I urge anyone in the bay area who has the time on the 16th to come as well and lend credence with your example to the
economic stupidity, especially when their ideas would do such a better job of it by themselves. Case in point:
sloth, or as an instrument to further the ends of despotism or anarchy.
news editors of Cannel 7 to allow, as the segment ended right there.
You try to make it seem as if the Joint Chiefs were lying around on a Sunday afternoon and said to themselves, "Yeah sure,
and the decisions to do so would based on (as in this case) measured calculations of the relative benefits and costs,
let you know when there's a mushroom cloud over New York, because that's the only "final proof" that seems to be able to
rather than submit to infamy or see those that are dear to him suffer wrong.
Really, how often is someone able to so perfectly crystallize the dilemmas that will exist a century in the future
why she thought there weren't more stories about protests going on in the news, "Well, because the media is corporately
that extended anger and sadness bring, or maybe even from just the fact that my threshold of human suffering sufficient
we despise no less the coward and the voluptuary. No man is worth calling a man who will not fight
psychopathic fancy without fear of retribution.
economic stupidity, especially when their ideas would do such a better job of it by themselves. Case in point:
Whereas the Cold War doctrine of deterrence and containment rested on strength, the new idea of pre-emption insists on U.S.
democratically decided laws - - not the capriciousness of individual rulers -- should govern human affairs.
In fact, the idea of pre- emptive attack depends on fear. It presupposes insecurity and assumes we will always be threatened.
faith at large, since many of them are peaceful, albeit intellectually stunted, people.
the Feds know about it.
Maybe I can't change the fact that I have to be intimately confronted with the death and pain in order to really feel the
No nation deserves to exist if it permits itself to lose the stern and virile virtues; and this
the world to stomach the imperial scent of our newly enunciated military doctrine that proposes pre- emption of any powerful
...but there's no shame in being a follower when those you're following make such damn good points.
chanting in his face and moved in front of him every time he tried to get around her.
be harried by idiots who have full compliments of heads and genitals! With the ranks of my imaginary gnomes rallied,
University or Diversity
And exactly how do you go from no "final proof" to there being no evidence of impending aggression? The very fact that
You try to make it seem as if the Joint Chiefs were lying around on a Sunday afternoon and said to themselves, "Yeah sure,
Sure, it'd be nice to be a leader...
Mr Mitnick even had to get permission from his probation officer to use a computer to write his book, The Art Of Deception,
military action to counter the Soviet threat was not possible, because of their equal capacity to destroy us through
about equal probability.
off a bunch of secretaries and other office workers who probably agree with them on the war anyway will further their
The experience made me think of the instructions from all corners of the media after 9/11 that what we, as Americans,
Also, I've printed out and made a bunch of copies of some flyers from this site and will be passing them out.
to roost," those sniveling, carping appeasers,
Already, even if the UN thumbs its irrelevant nose at the idea of going after Iraq (and if it actually does, then they'll
and that it wasn't fair for these people to stop them, the girl started literally screaming at her about selfish she was.
one of the most fad-driven enterprises imaginable. It produces a new catechism each decade, which everyone dutifully recites.
be harried by idiots who have full compliments of heads and genitals! With the ranks of my imaginary gnomes rallied,
The BBC has a story about the so-called "master hacker", in which it does a good job of destroying the mythos that
However, several of the exchanges I have had have definately been with those you might describe as "challeneged" in
superiority.
it is shoved, in all its detailed horror, right into my face.
"Standing in the foyer of the Bounty Hotel, people were just walking in, blood dripping off them, burns to their face, skin
Eventually he got a little ticked off and said roughly, "Get away from me!" I was hungrily anticipating the energetic dissenter
and make them wish that congress had instead passed a resolution authorizing military force against people
"approach parody" is too mild. They sprinted towards parody, jumped on top of it and proceded to give parody a spirited
University or Diversity
And exactly how do you go from no "final proof" to there being no evidence of impending aggression? The very fact that
It is time for a new day to dawn in the Blogosphere, my gnome brothers. A glorious day. A day when no longer will we
The article also points to this site, which maintains a running clock of how long it will be until Mitnick can start
not just "fear," as if we're going to indiscriminantly nuke the floor under our beds because monsters might be hiding there.
vulnerability.
I urge anyone in the bay area who has the time on the 16th to come as well and lend credence with your example to the
off a bunch of secretaries and other office workers who probably agree with them on the war anyway will further their
that off my list of things to do. Now, on to learning how to square-dance."
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of fist.
needed now was healing, closure; in short, to "get over it" and "move on."
be replacing the old site that was hosted on that evil of evils, that bane of banes, that something-really-awful of
that has the temerity to look at us cock-eyed.
During that protest, my girlfriend had to take a midterm in Wheeler auditorium and had to step over the bodies lying in
assures everyone that "Don't worry, the problem is being taking care of by the inspectors."
and the UC Divestment folks will be holding a rally for what looks like the primary purpose of protesting the fact that
The book details the ways that employees can inadvertently leak information that can be exploited by hackers to compromise
world that even today harbors and offers succor to the same groups that piloted the 9/11 planes, right?
Replace "powerful" with "crazy and armed with nukes" and you'd be right. Otherwise, your statement is nonsense.
by both Instapundit and Cold Fury (and probably by sundry others by now):
we despise no less the coward and the voluptuary. No man is worth calling a man who will not fight
and make them wish that congress had instead passed a resolution authorizing military force against people
When I first heard about the bombing in Bali, my initial reaction was, "Another terrorist attack? Well, of course."
some of their cohorts are actually being held accountable by the university for their disruptive, illegal actions at
hunting dairy cows with a high-powered rifle and scope."
she can last 6 hours). I make this declaration keeping in mind that this does not imply a judgement on the Idiotarian
When I first heard about the bombing in Bali, my initial reaction was, "Another terrorist attack? Well, of course."
only be revealed as more useless than it already seems), there is right now a coalition prepared to go into Iraq with the
and that it wasn't fair for these people to stop them, the girl started literally screaming at her about selfish she was.
faith at large, since many of them are peaceful, albeit intellectually stunted, people.
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The BBC has a story about the so-called "master hacker", in which it does a good job of destroying the mythos that
the not-being-a-jerk department.
that blatantly called for some rhetorical bitch-slapping.
hacky-sack?"
University or Diversity
A taste, just a taste...
she can last 6 hours). I make this declaration keeping in mind that this does not imply a judgement on the Idiotarian
slope proposition, claiming that because we go after Saddam, we'll suddenly be all aggro-ed up to obliterate any country
Wheeler Hall last spring.
trying to get an education
I urge anyone in the bay area who has the time on the 16th to come as well and lend credence with your example to the
agree that [insert additional badly-forced car metaphor here]!
The BBC has a story about the so-called "master hacker", in which it does a good job of destroying the mythos that
The book details the ways that employees can inadvertently leak information that can be exploited by hackers to compromise
I simply love it when my case is made for me.
In your face, Space Coyote!
Shiite Muslim clerics in Lebanon and Iran have reacted with rage at the Rev. Jerry Falwell for calling Islam's prophet
What it does not mean however, is that this suddenly signals that we are going to be going after China, Saudi Arabia, Cuba
Diversity. More than motherhood, it is the one unassailable concept these days. Open any teaching publication, and you will
I strongly suspect TR had access to some sort of time machine and traveled into the furture about a hundred years.
Meanwhile, the fact that we are able to use pre-emptive action when deemed necessary is a fact of our strength, not weakness
weapons inspections in Iraq represent a good example of how the rule of law has been used, and can be used again, to avert
news editors of Cannel 7 to allow, as the segment ended right there.
rivals.
democratically decided laws - - not the capriciousness of individual rulers -- should govern human affairs.
satisfy you. I'd be much more amendable to the idea however if you were willing to be a personal eye-witness to this
use grown-up scissors), but nevertheless, even though he really didn't deserve it,
Anyway, take the new site for a test drive. Take her easy on the clutch and go steady on the hills, and I think you'll
The BBC has a story about the so-called "master hacker", in which it does a good job of destroying the mythos that
However, several of the exchanges I have had have definately been with those you might describe as "challeneged" in
That is, until this morning. Now I'm glad to say that I've gotten over getting over it, and am thoroughly pissed again.
be harried by idiots who have full compliments of heads and genitals! With the ranks of my imaginary gnomes rallied,
cause, but I,
However, several of the exchanges I have had have definately been with those you might describe as "challeneged" in
superiority.
that boiled up to the surface when I read things like this.
by both Instapundit and Cold Fury (and probably by sundry others by now):
And exactly how do you go from no "final proof" to there being no evidence of impending aggression? The very fact that
destroying the technological infrastructure of Western civilization again. And it's only 3 months away!
I have to admit I'm pretty curious just to see what he's going to do. The guy has shown himself to have an overpowering
An insightful, well-written and quite simply excellent column somehow found its way in the SF Chronicle's website today.
have democratically elected rulers I'm sure doesn't throw any flies into your ointment.
them into a thin paste of protein on a cave wall, to wipe out every last vestige of the disgusting stain they have left
going to be monitored so closely that I'd be surprised if he were able to put in a phony name at a porn site and not have
coming off them. It was really a terrible sight," she said. "You could just hear people crying up in the Bounty foyer -
And at most, UN weapons inspectors have delayed conflict by a few years, not averted it. In actualyity, I think they have
Saddam will use these nukes when he gets them, whether that use takes the form of vaporizing a city or merely being hung
going to be monitored so closely that I'd be surprised if he were able to put in a phony name at a porn site and not have
I'm going to be checking the weather channel for reports of snowflakes in Hell, but meanwhile you should go read it now.
But I am thankful that at least for now, I've been able to summon that deep-seated, personal wrath so appropriate to an
Either that, or I now have to admit the existence of clairvoyance.
After 3000 of your countrymen die in a couple hours, anything less than that is wont to be downplayed in significance
I see. Did you talk to this "everyone" at your International Socialist Organization direct action planning seminar or
In theory, I was of course angry, but I had a vaguely detatched sense about the whole thing. A large part of that of
The book details the ways that employees can inadvertently leak information that can be exploited by hackers to compromise
I urge anyone in the bay area who has the time on the 16th to come as well and lend credence with your example to the
care. Just don't let me hear anything about how this bombing that specifically targeted Australian civilians was somehow
the All Men Are Rapists self defense workshop? Surely that must be a representative sample of the country!
find testimonials to diversity. Flip through any recent social sciences or humanities textbook and diversity pops up with
over the heads of the world's nations as threat so that he can act willy-nilly in whatever new adventure captures his
he is willing to act aggressively and recklessly and cannot be reasonably deterred and 2) is working to get and use nukes
information with your heads crammed so far up your asses, so I'll give you a pass.
I'll get a chance to ask why they've been glorifying images of Hamas murderers on their flyers.
just now. Admittedly they do face significant challenges in carrying out their duties due to their imaginary nature,
Don't you people ever get tired of just pulling shit out of your asses?
For that reason and others, I didn't actually start reading the news coverage until this morning.
I finally went and did it.
just now. Admittedly they do face significant challenges in carrying out their duties due to their imaginary nature,
If and when you find one, that means that I'll be perfectly willing to advocate an attack against them as well.
In fact, the idea of pre- emptive attack depends on fear. It presupposes insecurity and assumes we will always be threatened.
I was already in a state of "moving on" and being "over it" before I even heard about the Bali attacks, with the result
It is time for a new day to dawn in the Blogosphere, my gnome brothers. A glorious day. A day when no longer will we
Kevin Mitnick will be able to use a computer again in approximately 3 months.
Eventually he got a little ticked off and said roughly, "Get away from me!" I was hungrily anticipating the energetic dissenter
Heaven forfend them not being on board with us!
alternative economy." I suppose that's better PR than saying they want to impose a grab bag full of sociialistic silliness
to really concern yourself with, except in a somewhat general, theoretical way.
and that it wasn't fair for these people to stop them, the girl started literally screaming at her about selfish she was.
fact that these people are thugs, bullies and liars.
that has the temerity to look at us cock-eyed.
of fist.
the not-being-a-jerk department.
The article also points to this site, which maintains a running clock of how long it will be until Mitnick can start
Meanwhile, the fact that we are able to use pre-emptive action when deemed necessary is a fact of our strength, not weakness
obviously they have lost loved ones or friends."
vaunted proof of yours. Then you could be really sure.
over the heads of the world's nations as threat so that he can act willy-nilly in whatever new adventure captures his
When I first heard about the bombing in Bali, my initial reaction was, "Another terrorist attack? Well, of course."
, "I don't believe the American people support this war. Everyone I've talked to is against it!"
Well I'm far far far too petty a person to do that.
morally, that this is the right thing to do.
When I first heard about the bombing in Bali, my initial reaction was, "Another terrorist attack? Well, of course."
I see. Did you talk to this "everyone" at your International Socialist Organization direct action planning seminar or
trying to get an education
Finally, long after the fad has grown tiresome, everyone's attention turns to another scrap of dogma for the next decade.
So seeing as how we've got massive approval from the House of Representatives and similar support in the senate is likely,
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assures everyone that "Don't worry, the problem is being taking care of by the inspectors."
the All Men Are Rapists self defense workshop? Surely that must be a representative sample of the country!
the teacher trying to impress both of them.
"approach parody" is too mild. They sprinted towards parody, jumped on top of it and proceded to give parody a spirited
United States invade a distant country without any evidence of impending aggression.
Hesiod over at Counterspin Central is one such fellow. Not only with myself, but in his conversations with Den Beste,
it is shoved, in all its detailed horror, right into my face.
Wheeler Hall last spring.
No nation deserves to exist if it permits itself to lose the stern and virile virtues; and this
not just "fear," as if we're going to indiscriminantly nuke the floor under our beds because monsters might be hiding there.
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and make them wish that congress had instead passed a resolution authorizing military force against people
Meanwhile, the fact that we are able to use pre-emptive action when deemed necessary is a fact of our strength, not weakness
by both Instapundit and Cold Fury (and probably by sundry others by now):
to get a good smack upside the head (or as I call it, a "hippie hello"), but that was apparently too much for the niggardly
being the reaction described above.
nothing may stand in our way!
information with your heads crammed so far up your asses, so I'll give you a pass.
The Muslim world -- whose support is vital to any real effort to end the causes of terrorism -- is adamantly opposed.
but I hope to do that soon. I also hope to win the Nobel Prize in Kickboxing, and judge each of those things to be of
Kevin Mitnick will be able to use a computer again in approximately 3 months.
Well that's not really true. People on a different side of the debate than I are not necessarily jerks, just wrong.
chanting in his face and moved in front of him every time he tried to get around her.
cutting-edge performance art group impersonating real anti-war folks, as the whole ordeal seemed to approach parody. No,
The BBC has a story about the so-called "master hacker", in which it does a good job of destroying the mythos that
needed now was healing, closure; in short, to "get over it" and "move on."
Well I'm far far far too petty a person to do that.
War, by three fellows that hail from Global Exchange. You know who I'm talking about. The folks that want to "build an
the Feds know about it.
Now at this point, most people would just say, "let it go, and move on."
Those people are especially useful when they have access to the core computer systems that hackers would otherwise struggle
be harried by idiots who have full compliments of heads and genitals! With the ranks of my imaginary gnomes rallied,
only be revealed as more useless than it already seems), there is right now a coalition prepared to go into Iraq with the
And at most, UN weapons inspectors have delayed conflict by a few years, not averted it. In actualyity, I think they have
I figured that was the way to go. But then I read this.
Such as this quote by Teddy Roosevelt concerning his acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize, posted now
However, several of the exchanges I have had have definately been with those you might describe as "challeneged" in
one of the most fad-driven enterprises imaginable. It produces a new catechism each decade, which everyone dutifully recites.
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