I’ve put off acknowledging this for a couple days now. I’m not sure why. One would think I’d jump at the chance to talk about how a blog entry of mine had been picked up by the “mainstream press” (althought that characterization is perhaps a little inappropriate with regards to The East Bay Express), but the whole thing really left me rather cold pony penetration. Indeed, for a while I considered the selfish, petty psychic satisfaction that could be garnered in them noticing me, but not vice versa.
Anyway, a couple days ago, I learned via CalStuff (what I suppose can be considered an exclusively Berkeley blog) that the East Bay Exrpress had mentioned my first post about Gregor’s PoliSci class. It can’t really be considered any kind of discovery on their part dog sex anyone. They probably saw the thing on Instapundit. Anyway, if you look through that post’s first 20 or so entries from the comments section, you’ll find that the issue elicited a long discussion, started by Jeff at Greenthink! which basically said Gregor’s class was just a conservatively-oriented example of the same kind of thought control exihibited by a class offered by one Snehal Shingavi which was titled “The Poetics of Palestinian Resistance,” a course that specifically asked conservatives not to enroll. If you read the syllabus of Gregor’s class that I transcribed and posted, and the posts in the comments section, I think you’ll notice that Jeff’s argument of the two classes being of the same intellectually repressive nature was about three steps below that of horse manure woman having sex with dog.
So it seems, as Kevin at CalStuff said, some lazy folks at the EBE looking for an easy news blurb that could at least make a pose of relevance, and for a facile opportunity to throw in some frightfully clever jokes like me being the new “thought police police,” latched upon this story and “covered” it in a decidedly lazy fashion, at times not even paying attention to what I actually said.
From the EBE piece:
But Wardlow and the other Berkeley bloggers couldn’t help but notice the similarity to Shingavi’s controversial caveat. Is there a double standard at Cal when it comes to pouncing on intellectual intimidation? Does Gregor’s syllabus qualify as Shingavi-esque?
Bringing up the silly Shingavi link was all Jeff’s deal fantasy horse sex. I had nothing to do with it, and strongly argued against its validity. What’s even stranger is that then Chris Thompson, the EBE writer, pens thusly:
Wardlow countered that Gregor’s quote was aimed at ideologues — like Shingavi, for instance — who are unwilling to confront ideas with which they disagree.
So which is it, Chris? What did I actually say? The most annoying part is that anyone reading the article couldn’t figure it out since Thompson didn’t link to the actual post beastiality slavegirls.
And that just gets my goat. Misrepresenting what I wrote is one thing, but passing up an opportunity to give me a traffic bump? Now you’ve gone too far!
Thompson closes with a nicely phoned-in bit of poseur-esque weary condescension:
Still, the debate over Gregor’s syllabus underscores just how surreal the university climate has become. We’ve now witnessed the emergence of the thought-police police, who scrutinize every faculty course description for evidence of intolerance. Somebody please wake us when the world gets back on its meds
So if we’re all the “thought police police” for scrutinizing courses like Gregor’s and Shingavi’s, I suppose then Thompson’s careful examination of our activities makes him a proud wearer of the steel-toed jackboots of the Thought Police Police Police, and this blog entry ratchets me up two whole notches into the fearsome ranks of the Thought Police Police Police Police.
Cool (cuz we have a much better health plan).
However, kids, the real lesson from tonight’s episode: never call your professor “a great big asshole” in a blog entry that gets picked up by a newspaper which then solicits quotes from said professor about said blog entry. Especially when that blog uses your real name and has a picture of you on the front page.
vulnerability.the way. Apparently that wasn't enough for the however, because they then started pulling at her legs to keep her from
he revealed himself to be a seriously dishonest debater (that, or he was so stupid that it wouldn't be safe for him to
I figured that was the way to go. But then I read this.
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It seems the Muslim version of a slander suit is cutting off your head. Now when I read this I was shocked, just shocked
getting an education. When she tried to talk to one of the organizers after her test about how some people were just
Those people are especially useful when they have access to the core computer systems that hackers would otherwise struggle
just now. Admittedly they do face significant challenges in carrying out their duties due to their imaginary nature,
You mean everyone in America aren't like San Franciscans?
It seems the Muslim version of a slander suit is cutting off your head. Now when I read this I was shocked, just shocked
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
In your face, Space Coyote!
I strongly suspect TR had access to some sort of time machine and traveled into the furture about a hundred years.
When I first heard about the bombing in Bali, my initial reaction was, "Another terrorist attack? Well, of course."
by both Instapundit and Cold Fury (and probably by sundry others by now):
conflict.
Do you mean the Muslim world that celebrated 9/11, saying the US deserved it all along? Or perhaps you mean the Muslim world
Russia and shit. Besides, it's just the Russians. Why don't we just contain them or something? Hey, who's up for some
Sorry folks, but slippery slope arguments don't hold water by themselves. We're going after Saddam because he 1) has shown
cause, but I,
Diversity. More than motherhood, it is the one unassailable concept these days. Open any teaching publication, and you will
Also, I've printed out and made a bunch of copies of some flyers from this site and will be passing them out.
When they aired some actual interviews with the protesters, I started to honestly think they were part of some sort of
owned," she pontificated, in that snotty "52% of my clothes are made of hemp which therefore makes me morally superior
cause, but I,
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world that even today harbors and offers succor to the same groups that piloted the 9/11 planes, right?
Really, how often is someone able to so perfectly crystallize the dilemmas that will exist a century in the future
the real fault of that government or its citizens, or the West in general, or capitalism, or any other ridiculous boogeyman
During the last half of the 20th century, this principle was expanded internationally through the United Nations. The U.N.
act such as this. In a few days or weeks, I'm sure it will subside to a colder, more focused resolution to continue to
world that even today harbors and offers succor to the same groups that piloted the 9/11 planes, right?
Iranian cleric Mohsen Mojtahed Shabestari, addressing weekly Friday prayers in the northwestern town of Tabriz, said
of the mass moron movement.
Mr Mitnick even had to get permission from his probation officer to use a computer to write his book, The Art Of Deception,
predictable frequency. Follow a politician to a school photo-op,
something-really-awfuls, BlogSpot.
lap dance.
According to the president, "we cannot wait for the final proof" that Saddam Hussein's government is planning an imminent
Yes, well I suppose you're suggesting that we would be well-served to wait for this "final proof," then? Very well. I'll
I finally went and did it.
That is, until this morning. Now I'm glad to say that I've gotten over getting over it, and am thoroughly pissed again.
Quite the contrary, Bush's aggressive rhetoric, disregard for international law, and his lack of any vision other than war
, "I don't believe the American people support this war. Everyone I've talked to is against it!"
The book details the ways that employees can inadvertently leak information that can be exploited by hackers to compromise
Saddam is so hot to get his grubby hands on nukes is enough evidence of aggression. What's he going to do with them once
alternative economy." I suppose that's better PR than saying they want to impose a grab bag full of sociialistic silliness
Such as this quote by Teddy Roosevelt concerning his acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize, posted now
Wheeler Hall last spring.
You must be triple jointed to be able to twist words like that.
assures everyone that "Don't worry, the problem is being taking care of by the inspectors."
to roost," those sniveling, carping appeasers,
a representative of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was quoted as saying.
Now at this point, most people would just say, "let it go, and move on."
Containment and deterrence were responses to US weakness, you silly-headed dunderpate. It was obvious that using direct
she can last 6 hours). I make this declaration keeping in mind that this does not imply a judgement on the Idiotarian
alternative economy." I suppose that's better PR than saying they want to impose a grab bag full of sociialistic silliness
owned," she pontificated, in that snotty "52% of my clothes are made of hemp which therefore makes me morally superior
US: Italy, Australia, Poland, Spain, Qatar, Kuwait and, of course, Britain. I know it's hard to find out this kind of
And exactly how do you go from no "final proof" to there being no evidence of impending aggression? The very fact that
being the reaction described above.
but they make up for any lack of actual existence with pure unadulterated enthusiasm.
owned," she pontificated, in that snotty "52% of my clothes are made of hemp which therefore makes me morally superior
So seeing as how we've got massive approval from the House of Representatives and similar support in the senate is likely,
lying in order to gain information that gave him access to restricted systems.
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them into a thin paste of protein on a cave wall, to wipe out every last vestige of the disgusting stain they have left
destroying the technological infrastructure of Western civilization again. And it's only 3 months away!
to make the first world poor and make sure the third world stays that way.
If and when you find one, that means that I'll be perfectly willing to advocate an attack against them as well.
During that protest, my girlfriend had to take a midterm in Wheeler auditorium and had to step over the bodies lying in
have democratically elected rulers I'm sure doesn't throw any flies into your ointment.
Now could someone please tell me what concrete purpose that woman's behavior, and that of her great chanting unwashed bretheren,
fact that these people are thugs, bullies and liars.
way why we're doing all of this, and why, if they still choose to berate us about "root causes" and "birds coming home
Stand up to these thugs This Wednesday, the 16th at noon, an apparent composite of the Students for Justice in Palestine
United States invade a distant country without any evidence of impending aggression.
However, several of the exchanges I have had have definately been with those you might describe as "challeneged" in
Well I wouldn't be surprised if this Wednesday at Sproul there will be similar behavior, and I plan to be there. Maybe
them into a thin paste of protein on a cave wall, to wipe out every last vestige of the disgusting stain they have left
Meanwhile, the fact that we are able to use pre-emptive action when deemed necessary is a fact of our strength, not weakness
But I am thankful that at least for now, I've been able to summon that deep-seated, personal wrath so appropriate to an
one of the most fad-driven enterprises imaginable. It produces a new catechism each decade, which everyone dutifully recites.
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
democratically decided laws - - not the capriciousness of individual rulers -- should govern human affairs.
of fist.
hunting dairy cows with a high-powered rifle and scope."
But I am thankful that at least for now, I've been able to summon that deep-seated, personal wrath so appropriate to an
and make them wish that congress had instead passed a resolution authorizing military force against people
War, by three fellows that hail from Global Exchange. You know who I'm talking about. The folks that want to "build an
that has the temerity to look at us cock-eyed.
to all of you warmongering neanderthals" tone of voice. She then struck a pose of righteous exasperation when she asked
During the last half of the 20th century, this principle was expanded internationally through the United Nations. The U.N.
The book details the ways that employees can inadvertently leak information that can be exploited by hackers to compromise
Well, being the abject conformist that I am, I would like to welcome all new and oldcomers to my new blog, which will
morally, that this is the right thing to do.
lap dance.
I simply love it when my case is made for me.
you could see stink lines of self-satisfaction coming off her so that he could simply get to his job. She of course started
trying to get an education
to prolonged indulgence in luxury and soft, effortless ease, or to the deification of a warped and twisted sentimentality.
I figured that was the way to go. But then I read this.
alternative economy." I suppose that's better PR than saying they want to impose a grab bag full of sociialistic silliness
care. Just don't let me hear anything about how this bombing that specifically targeted Australian civilians was somehow
, "I don't believe the American people support this war. Everyone I've talked to is against it!"
making a point of reading in depth about any such future atrocity to ensure that I don't allow myself to be instantly "over it."
Containment and deterrence were responses to US weakness, you silly-headed dunderpate. It was obvious that using direct
fact that these people are thugs, bullies and liars.
Please. I can't swing around a dead Saddam on a rope without hitting this argument these days. At bottom, it's a slippery
and the decisions to do so would based on (as in this case) measured calculations of the relative benefits and costs,
Peace is generally good in itself, but it is never the highest good unless it comes as the handmaid
side of the political spectrum... what are they called?
Well I wouldn't be surprised if this Wednesday at Sproul there will be similar behavior, and I plan to be there. Maybe
"I said it's being taken care of, dammit. Mind your own business."
Heh. Didn't Nostradamus write something about "a bespeckled plague rising in the West..."?
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
If and when you find one, that means that I'll be perfectly willing to advocate an attack against them as well.
During that protest, my girlfriend had to take a midterm in Wheeler auditorium and had to step over the bodies lying in
anger that is so justifiable -no, demanded- by these despicable acts, but if that must be the case, then from on, I'll be
War, by three fellows that hail from Global Exchange. You know who I'm talking about. The folks that want to "build an
a representative of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was quoted as saying.
lying in order to gain information that gave him access to restricted systems.
For that reason and others, I didn't actually start reading the news coverage until this morning.
who has been deprived of food for at least 6 hours - sounds like an unusually cruel thing to do, I know, but I'm sure
I strongly suspect TR had access to some sort of time machine and traveled into the furture about a hundred years.
a terrorist and an envoy of Iran's supreme leader reportedly called for his death.
Watching Channel 7 news today (the Simpsons were in a commercial), they reported on a wad of dingbats who blocked access
Already, even if the UN thumbs its irrelevant nose at the idea of going after Iraq (and if it actually does, then they'll
Well I'm far far far too petty a person to do that.
vaunted proof of yours. Then you could be really sure.
superiority.
War, by three fellows that hail from Global Exchange. You know who I'm talking about. The folks that want to "build an
both at home and abroad, can go heartily fuck themselves, or jump off a cliff, or shoot themselves in the head. I don't
owned," she pontificated, in that snotty "52% of my clothes are made of hemp which therefore makes me morally superior
During the last half of the 20th century, this principle was expanded internationally through the United Nations. The U.N.
The book details the ways that employees can inadvertently leak information that can be exploited by hackers to compromise
I was already in a state of "moving on" and being "over it" before I even heard about the Bali attacks, with the result
Either that, or I now have to admit the existence of clairvoyance.
Meanwhile, the fact that we are able to use pre-emptive action when deemed necessary is a fact of our strength, not weakness
attack against the United States. Even though President Bush acknowledged in his speech that Iraq does not currently
"A bunch of people died from terrorism over the weekend? Sure, that's awful, but we all knew this was going to happen
So I hereby declare myself Ayatollah Mustardah of Blogistan. From this day forward, I will call down, on any Idiotarian
they're done, hang them on his wall next to the framed heads of Iraqi dissidents and say to himself, "Well, I can check
we could go and stop the Soviets and all their expansionist hijinks, but then we'd like, have to go all the way over to
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
care. Just don't let me hear anything about how this bombing that specifically targeted Australian civilians was somehow
Wheeler Hall last spring.
conflict.
Now could someone please tell me what concrete purpose that woman's behavior, and that of her great chanting unwashed bretheren,
be replacing the old site that was hosted on that evil of evils, that bane of banes, that something-really-awful of
Please. I can't swing around a dead Saddam on a rope without hitting this argument these days. At bottom, it's a slippery
One middle-aged woman who looked like she hadn't combed her hair since Jerry Garcia died had this to say, when asked
"Standing in the foyer of the Bounty Hotel, people were just walking in, blood dripping off them, burns to their face, skin
which is all about the biggest threat to the security of all companies: their own employees.
And perhaps because of the collective weight of all those accumulated exhortations, perhaps from the psychic weariness
on the civilized world. And when I resort again to that frame of mind, it will be because I realize, intellectually and
When they aired some actual interviews with the protesters, I started to honestly think they were part of some sort of
Replace "powerful" with "crazy and armed with nukes" and you'd be right. Otherwise, your statement is nonsense.
Now of course I'm sure that these open-toed folks have a flurry of perfectly well thought-out reasons as to why pissing
US: Italy, Australia, Poland, Spain, Qatar, Kuwait and, of course, Britain. I know it's hard to find out this kind of
So I hereby declare myself Ayatollah Mustardah of Blogistan. From this day forward, I will call down, on any Idiotarian
they're done, hang them on his wall next to the framed heads of Iraqi dissidents and say to himself, "Well, I can check
superiority.
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
care. Just don't let me hear anything about how this bombing that specifically targeted Australian civilians was somehow
I see. Did you talk to this "everyone" at your International Socialist Organization direct action planning seminar or
I guess not. The fact that the UN is anything but democratic since the vast majority of countries represented there do not
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
world that even today harbors and offers succor to the same groups that piloted the 9/11 planes, right?
just now. Admittedly they do face significant challenges in carrying out their duties due to their imaginary nature,
Quite the contrary, Bush's aggressive rhetoric, disregard for international law, and his lack of any vision other than war
a representative of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was quoted as saying.
Mr Mitnick even had to get permission from his probation officer to use a computer to write his book, The Art Of Deception,
and that it wasn't fair for these people to stop them, the girl started literally screaming at her about selfish she was.
"I said it's being taken care of, dammit. Mind your own business."
When they aired some actual interviews with the protesters, I started to honestly think they were part of some sort of
Replace "powerful" with "crazy and armed with nukes" and you'd be right. Otherwise, your statement is nonsense.
has been built up around Mitnick, a basically curious guy who just as often used old face-to-face (or voice-to-voice)
US: Italy, Australia, Poland, Spain, Qatar, Kuwait and, of course, Britain. I know it's hard to find out this kind of
So I hereby declare myself Ayatollah Mustardah of Blogistan. From this day forward, I will call down, on any Idiotarian
Saddam is so hot to get his grubby hands on nukes is enough evidence of aggression. What's he going to do with them once
Many in the global community also distrust the Bush administration's expanding war aims. It is not easy for our friends around
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join the majority of the world's nations in distancing themselves from Washington in a fashion not seen since the Vietnam War.
that I hadn't thought of it first!
chanting in his face and moved in front of him every time he tried to get around her.
that extended anger and sadness bring, or maybe even from just the fact that my threshold of human suffering sufficient
If a good education is meant to produce independent thinkers, I've seen precious little evidence it does. Education is
Really, how often is someone able to so perfectly crystallize the dilemmas that will exist a century in the future
"The death of that man is a religious duty, but his case should not be tied to the Christian community," Shabestari,
by both Instapundit and Cold Fury (and probably by sundry others by now):
In fact, the idea of pre- emptive attack depends on fear. It presupposes insecurity and assumes we will always be threatened.
In your face, Space Coyote!
them into a thin paste of protein on a cave wall, to wipe out every last vestige of the disgusting stain they have left
Shiite Muslim clerics in Lebanon and Iran have reacted with rage at the Rev. Jerry Falwell for calling Islam's prophet
economic stupidity, especially when their ideas would do such a better job of it by themselves. Case in point:
so that he will be better equipped to fulfill point 1). Show me another nation that's like that today.
To quote a boozed up, cynical and misanthropic individual whom I greatly admire: "Making fun of these people is like
have democratically elected rulers I'm sure doesn't throw any flies into your ointment.
"What I found personally to be true was that it's easier to manipulate people rather than technology," he said.
fact that these people are thugs, bullies and liars.
slope proposition, claiming that because we go after Saddam, we'll suddenly be all aggro-ed up to obliterate any country
owned," she pontificated, in that snotty "52% of my clothes are made of hemp which therefore makes me morally superior
During the last half of the 20th century, this principle was expanded internationally through the United Nations. The U.N.
The book details the ways that employees can inadvertently leak information that can be exploited by hackers to compromise
The Muslim world -- whose support is vital to any real effort to end the causes of terrorism -- is adamantly opposed.
If a good education is meant to produce independent thinkers, I've seen precious little evidence it does. Education is
Quite the contrary, Bush's aggressive rhetoric, disregard for international law, and his lack of any vision other than war
Another Australian tourist, 18-year-old Rachel Hughes, said she and her boyfriend had just arrived in Kuta when the blast
has been built up around Mitnick, a basically curious guy who just as often used old face-to-face (or voice-to-voice)
To quote a boozed up, cynical and misanthropic individual whom I greatly admire: "Making fun of these people is like
really just put Saddam in a better situation than he was before because the presence of inspectors invites complacency and
to penetrate.
of a lack of imagination or basic humanity; the fact that it's difficult for me to feel deeply for people suffering unless
You mean everyone in America aren't like San Franciscans?
Don't you people ever get tired of just pulling shit out of your asses?
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 book details the ways that employees can inadvertently leak information that can be exploited by hackers to compromise
I was already in a state of "moving on" and being "over it" before I even heard about the Bali attacks, with the result
Finally, long after the fad has grown tiresome, everyone's attention turns to another scrap of dogma for the next decade.
When I first heard about the bombing in Bali, my initial reaction was, "Another terrorist attack? Well, of course."
a representative of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was quoted as saying.
of righteousness; and it becomes a very evil thing if it serves merely as a mask for cowardice and
However, several of the exchanges I have had have definately been with those you might describe as "challeneged" in
(or to have their genitalia eviscerated by a rabid Rosie O'Donnell
I strongly suspect TR had access to some sort of time machine and traveled into the furture about a hundred years.
a terrorist and an envoy of Iran's supreme leader reportedly called for his death.
economic stupidity, especially when their ideas would do such a better job of it by themselves. Case in point:
or any other simply crappy country in the world, because none of them satisfy both those propositions.
Don't worry, I'll sit here with my rifle ready to take out any airborne porcines, should they come flying by.
Saddam is so hot to get his grubby hands on nukes is enough evidence of aggression. What's he going to do with them once
I tried to present my ideas in an honest and truthful way, and not be seriously offensive, even when he acted in ways
War, by three fellows that hail from Global Exchange. You know who I'm talking about. The folks that want to "build an
that has the temerity to look at us cock-eyed.
owned," she pontificated, in that snotty "52% of my clothes are made of hemp which therefore makes me morally superior
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.
that continues to characterize the US as the Great Satan and preach jihad against all things Western? Oh I know, the Muslim
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 simply love it when my case is made for me.
threaten the United States, he said we must "assume the worst." Essentially, the White House is proposing that the
And perhaps because of the collective weight of all those accumulated exhortations, perhaps from the psychic weariness
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
I strongly suspect TR had access to some sort of time machine and traveled into the furture about a hundred years.
Replace "powerful" with "crazy and armed with nukes" and you'd be right. Otherwise, your statement is nonsense.
Kevin Mitnick will be able to use a computer again in approximately 3 months.
Wheeler Hall last spring.
Don't worry, I'll sit here with my rifle ready to take out any airborne porcines, should they come flying by.
news editors of Cannel 7 to allow, as the segment ended right there.
superiority.
War, by three fellows that hail from Global Exchange. You know who I'm talking about. The folks that want to "build an
care. Just don't let me hear anything about how this bombing that specifically targeted Australian civilians was somehow
It seems the Muslim version of a slander suit is cutting off your head. Now when I read this I was shocked, just shocked
sloth, or as an instrument to further the ends of despotism or anarchy.
However, several of the exchanges I have had have definately been with those you might describe as "challeneged" in
be replacing the old site that was hosted on that evil of evils, that bane of banes, that something-really-awful of
of constant uncertainty and increased insecurity where almost anything could lead to war.
lap dance.
occurred, smashing the window of their hotel room.
cause, but I,
For that reason and others, I didn't actually start reading the news coverage until this morning.
who has been deprived of food for at least 6 hours - sounds like an unusually cruel thing to do, I know, but I'm sure
who like to chant slogans and can't come up with any better rhyme than something that has to do with the number "four" and "war."
of a lack of imagination or basic humanity; the fact that it's difficult for me to feel deeply for people suffering unless
nothing may stand in our way!
only be revealed as more useless than it already seems), there is right now a coalition prepared to go into Iraq with the
Well I'm far far far too petty a person to do that.
Saddam is so hot to get his grubby hands on nukes is enough evidence of aggression. What's he going to do with them once
I tried to present my ideas in an honest and truthful way, and not be seriously offensive, even when he acted in ways
just now. Admittedly they do face significant challenges in carrying out their duties due to their imaginary nature,
without end is causing traditional friends of the United States to
that I hadn't thought of it first!
sloth, or as an instrument to further the ends of despotism or anarchy.
the not-being-a-jerk department.
Well, being the abject conformist that I am, I would like to welcome all new and oldcomers to my new blog, which will
of constant uncertainty and increased insecurity where almost anything could lead to war.
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
occurred, smashing the window of their hotel room.
lying in order to gain information that gave him access to restricted systems.
needed now was healing, closure; in short, to "get over it" and "move on."
who has been deprived of food for at least 6 hours - sounds like an unusually cruel thing to do, I know, but I'm sure
Either that, or I now have to admit the existence of clairvoyance.
a terrorist and an envoy of Iran's supreme leader reportedly called for his death.
economic stupidity, especially when their ideas would do such a better job of it by themselves. Case in point:
At the very least, don't let me hear any of these things when you're standing in my presence, unless you want a faceful
the All Men Are Rapists self defense workshop? Surely that must be a representative sample of the country!
really just put Saddam in a better situation than he was before because the presence of inspectors invites complacency and
I tried to present my ideas in an honest and truthful way, and not be seriously offensive, even when he acted in ways
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
In theory, I was of course angry, but I had a vaguely detatched sense about the whole thing. A large part of that of
University or Diversity
of righteousness; and it becomes a very evil thing if it serves merely as a mask for cowardice and
Hesiod over at Counterspin Central is one such fellow. Not only with myself, but in his conversations with Den Beste,
be replacing the old site that was hosted on that evil of evils, that bane of banes, that something-really-awful of
By tossing out any reasonable standards of evidence as a prerequisite for military action, the White House puts us in a state
lap dance.
"Standing in the foyer of the Bounty Hotel, people were just walking in, blood dripping off them, burns to their face, skin
lying in order to gain information that gave him access to restricted systems.
The experience made me think of the instructions from all corners of the media after 9/11 that what we, as Americans,
predictable frequency. Follow a politician to a school photo-op,
to prolonged indulgence in luxury and soft, effortless ease, or to the deification of a warped and twisted sentimentality.
Replace "powerful" with "crazy and armed with nukes" and you'd be right. Otherwise, your statement is nonsense.
Watching Channel 7 news today (the Simpsons were in a commercial), they reported on a wad of dingbats who blocked access
"A bunch of people died from terrorism over the weekend? Sure, that's awful, but we all knew this was going to happen
Well I'm far far far too petty a person to do that.
Saddam is so hot to get his grubby hands on nukes is enough evidence of aggression. What's he going to do with them once
Heaven forfend them not being on board with us!
Why are you still here?!
In theory, I was of course angry, but I had a vaguely detatched sense about the whole thing. A large part of that of
University or Diversity
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
Hesiod over at Counterspin Central is one such fellow. Not only with myself, but in his conversations with Den Beste,
Well, being the abject conformist that I am, I would like to welcome all new and oldcomers to my new blog, which will
morally, that this is the right thing to do.
hacky-sack?"
So seeing as how we've got massive approval from the House of Representatives and similar support in the senate is likely,
of fist.
The experience made me think of the instructions from all corners of the media after 9/11 that what we, as Americans,
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