From Atrios:
Church vs. Pro-Choice Catholic Democrats
No More MNB documents another bit of selective outrage by some members
of the Catholic church. You see, Kerry may be disinvited from the
annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation dinner, a charity fundraiser
sponsored by the New York
From The American Prospect:
Prince Hal vs. King Henry
When it comes to maturity, Kerry is light years ahead of Bush.
By Harold Meyerson
Web Exclusive: 04.29.04
In the course of the past week an odd double standard has emerged in
the presidential campaign. Every sentence and gesture of the
Space: Above and Beyond had a great first season, then it seemed like
they started to run out of ideas by the end of the 2nd season.
Except...it only _had_ one season...
(http://epguides.com/SpaceAboveandBeyond/)
Floridas constitution allows governments to take your land for a
public
purpose, such as a road or school, as long as you receive a fair price.
But legislation which could be approved this week would allow a
city
or county to take an individuals land, with fair compensation, and
sell
it
Yesterday Dick Cheney blasted John Kerrey for voting in the Senate
against various defense spending bills. It turns out, the Bush
Administration REQUESTED most of those cuts!
Cheney: Kerrey voted against defense spending.
Reporter: But, sir...you ASKED him to vote against those defense
Brahmini is also reversing the US process of de-Baathification - many
of his appointees held positions of authority under Saddam. He may
have good reason (presumably their technical knowledge and experience)
but one wonders how he can keep undoing what the US has done and still
create
Mike Lee wrote:
They don't work very hard. And if they do, it's because they're
neurotic or incompetent.
Gosh, Mike, how many kids have you raised? 'Cause we all know how
darn easy that one is. I frankly can't imagine doing the job my
wife does. I far prefer having my real job.
Why is anyone
Leonardo da Vinci is revered around the world as a master of
Renaissance painting and an ingenious engineer, but few have thought
of him as the father of the modern car.
But on Friday, the Museum of History and Science in Florence -- the
heart of Renaissance Italy -- unveiled the first automobile
To be fair, Leonardo did design the device, as opposed to Niven just
describing his hulls.
I realized that after I posted.
And it is possible that one was actually built
by Leonardo.
I recall that some of Leonardo's designs have actually been built and
that they worked. IIRC a pump is the best
Actually, the tree is in a supperpositon of up and down until an
observer
forces it into an eigenstate. :-)
Mmm...supper...
--
Tom Beck
my LiveJournal: http://www.livejournal.com/users/tomfodw/
I always knew
We're sorry for the inconvenience of the voters, Urosevich said.
Inconvenience? To call that putting it mildly is putting it mildly.
Weren't they actually disenfranchised? asked Tony Miller, chief
counsel
to the state's elections division.
After a moment, Urosevich agreed: Yes, sir.
Duh!
I won't be trying this:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4783035/
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Tom Beck
my LiveJournal: http://www.livejournal.com/users/tomfodw/
I always knew I'd see the first man on the Moon. I never thought I'd
see the
Galactica Launches
SCI FI Channel's upcoming original series Battlestar Galactica begins
production this week in Vancouver, B.C., the network announced.
Based on the December 2003 miniseries that became the most-watched cable
miniseries of the year, Galactica returns to SCI FI Channel as a one-
Not that I necessarily agree with it, but I thought I'd post this
rejoinder.
I'm always a fan of let's think about who's leaking this story
analysis of
news coverage, and David Frum* has one which I don't necessarily
beleive,
but is nevertheless thought-provoking:
So I just need to work out how to combine that with Atkins and I could
live forever!
Reminds me of the old joke, Wanna live longer? Give up rich food,
alcohol, desserts, sex, and fun. You won't live longer, it'll just FEEL
longer.
What about workers who put profit over their own lives?
Huh?
--
Tom Beck
my LiveJournal: http://www.livejournal.com/users/tomfodw/
I always knew I'd see the first man on the Moon. I never thought I'd
see the
The campaign in Iraq cannot be considered a success until Baghdad
becomes the cultural capital of the Arab world, producing not
less than 200 Arabic films a year: comedies, family dramas,
stories of Arab boys who have triumphed over adversity to become
doctors, scientists and
Such as anyone employed in a risky profession, e.g., coal mining, test
pilot, working for Haliburton in Iraq . . .
That's their personal choice to put themselves in harm's way. People
working for a company that deliberately subjects them to danger - only
a jerk would argue that it's their
Where did this first air, on cable, network?
It originally aired on the Sci Fi Channel over 2 nights (Dec. 8-9,
2003). The reviews were mostly good, the ratings were excellent, and
most fans seemed to like it.
Did this become a series and, if so, is it living up to its potential?
It was
Jewish Capitalism: You have two cows. You set them on fire and
they burn for 8 days.
Actually, it should be:
Jewish Capitalism: You have two cows. You complain they never call you.
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Tom Beck
my LiveJournal:
On Apr 14, 2004, at 12:23 PM, Gautam Mukunda wrote:
Furthermore, most Iraqis _do_ seem to be happy that
we're there. So that prediction too, is not
inaccurate. If you thought that some Iraqis wouldn't
oppose our presence before the war, it's because you
weren't paying attention and nothing
Which is fine, since we didn't _get_ a high number of
American casualties. Any death is a tragedy, and the
death of any American soldier is an immense tragedy.
But the British lost 40,000 people in the first few
hours of the Somme. We lost ~50,000 in Vietnam.
We've lost less than 600 people in a
Is it too late to nominate William Safire (op-ed columnist for the NY
Times, former-and-eternal apologist for Nixon) for the World Fantasy
Award? Because the opening paragraph of his column in today's Times
certainly merits a nod:
Democrats worry that President Bush is slumping too soon.
A guy by the name of Perry Campbell on another mailing list I'm on had
the following to say about radiation at the Capitol in Austin:
On the radiation question - take a Geiger counter to the state
capitol
and measure the background from all the granite - you might
re-think
having
Are you arguing that one American life is worth more than 10, 100,
1000,
10,000 lives in Iraq? I hope not, but this post makes it sound to me
that
you do. Clarification would be appreciated...especially if I
misunderstood
what you wrote.
I didn't realize it would come out that way, which
I'll say it again. In 1997 a Jordanian asked me why America was
killing 1000
babies a month with sanctions against Iraq.
Except, it wasn't America killing those babies - it was Saddam Hussein.
I never could stomach Arabs (or anyone else) letting him off the hook.
His people were starving
And we were. I can only imagine how much that must
have upset you, Tom, how much it must have _burned_ to
see people celebrating their liberation by Americans.
My joy at the sight was probably equaled by your pain.
Greeted as liberators didn't mean that _everyone_
felt that way. But at least a
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