I see that Wan Juilliams is at it again, this time on that thatliberalNPR, pitching the same abject nonsense about the allegedly effective strategy George Bush is cooking up to appeal to the African-American voters who have treated him so unfairly. For a change, does he present any empirical evidence this time? Is the Pope Jewish? Mark […]
Month: August 2004
Chavez forces claim victory, 58-42. It looks as if the OAS numbers agree. The opposition disagrees. Instapundit seems to prefer the opposition account. Two possibilities on the stance of the opposit
I’ve been looking around for any indication about the Chavez referendum, no news that I can find from any reputable source. I’m inclined to think he’s going to win, largely because h
I’ve been letting myself get a bit too optimistic about November, so it’s time to discuss some possible reasons for pessimism. First, via Daniel Geffen, I direct your attention to this post be Ed Fitzgerald. I fear he may be prescient about this: What can you say about these people? They seem completely blind to the fact […]
A short month ago, this approximately 0% of this blogs authors could plausibly affix a “Dr.” in front of their names. That percentage has grown at an alarming rate, and now stands at rough
First, if you’re going to arrest someone and hold them incommunicado for two years, at least make sure that they’re guilty. Oh, well, I guess that the latter may be connected to the forme
One of the many great features on baseball reference.com is a feature that allows you to look up the players who share your birthday. (And to think my degree only took six years!) Alas, my team is almost as crappy as my list of celebrity birthdays (although Thora Birch is a nice recent addition to Lawrence Welk, […]
David Locke actually tackles an issue that the toadying local sports media generally won’t touch: the Mariner’s persistent inability to develop minor league position players. He identifies
Paperwight does an excellent job of limning Randy Cohen’s ridiculous “Ethicist” column from this Sunday in the NYT Magazine. The key is here: Randy Cohen doesn’t even bother
Kevin Drum does a good wrap up of the nonsense associated with Kerry’s claims that he spent time in Cambodia during the Vietnam War. He establishes that Kerry has maintained a straight story since at least 1979, and that the story is on it’s face plausible. This only serve to further enrage the Swift Boat boys. […]
Or at least this is what John Farah would have you believe. Details from Digby; essentially, Farah is claiming that the only reason McCain has defended Kerry’s cowardly lack service is that Mc
More on the appalling O’Reilly/Russert interview from the typically brilliant Bob Somerby. I think the important point the Howler emphasizes is Russert’s culpability. To criticize O’