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Archive for September 10th, 2009

Thursday, September 10th, 2009

Chief Mistake

It never ends.
As a retired Army National Guard colonel, Wilson gets a lot of benefits (one of which, apparently, was not a full appreciation of the customs, traditions, and courtesies that mandate respect for one’s commander in chief).

No, no no. A thousand blog posts no. (I’m surely getting close to that number on this topic.) [...]

Thursday, September 10th, 2009

Would the right honourable commenters agree that the heckler is a jolly bloke of the most esteemed character?

By Thoreau
Look, I’m going to abide by my promise to sit out the health care debate, and I certainly am not a fan of any Congressional Republican, but I will not stay out of the debate over heckling.  Frankly, we need more heckling, even heckling of the President.  Lord knows we needed it for 8 [...]

Thursday, September 10th, 2009

John Stossel, Say it Ain’t So!

By Mona
As a long-time fan of John Stossel’s, I find his decision to join Fox News most disturbing. True, Fox has not corrupted Judge Andrew Naplitano’s libertarianism, but still. Why provide Fox with your voice, John? Most of the crew there are as authoritarian (and dumb) on the right as it comes!

Thursday, September 10th, 2009

Fandom Is A Way Of Life

Adam Serwer notices that
We’re not seeing too many "professionals" argue the case for torture–instead we see those who believe fighting terrorists is about some kind of contest of will between Islam and the West romanticizing criminal behavior as "necessary" because, for some reason, they think protecting American society requires that take our cues from those [...]