Alarming News: I like Morgan Freeberg. A lot.
American Digest: And I like this from "The Blog That Nobody Reads", because it is -- mostly -- about me. What can I say? I'm on an ego trip today. It won't last.
Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler: We were following a trackback and thinking "hmmm... this is a bloody excellent post!", and then we realized that it was just part III of, well, three...Damn. I wish I'd written those.
Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler: ...I just remembered that I found a new blog a short while ago, House of Eratosthenes, that I really like. I like his common sense approach and his curiosity when it comes to why people believe what they believe rather than just what they believe.
Brutally Honest: Morgan Freeberg is brilliant.
Dr. Melissa Clouthier: Morgan Freeberg at House of Eratosthenes (pftthats a mouthful) honors big boned women in skimpy clothing. The picture there is priceless--keep scrolling down.
Exile in Portales: Via Gerard: Morgan Freeberg, a guy with a lot to say. And he speaks The Truth...and it's fascinating stuff. Worth a read, or three. Or six.
Just Muttering: Two nice pieces at House of Eratosthenes, one about a perhaps unintended effect of the Enron mess, and one on the Gore-y environ-movie.
Mein Blogovault: Make "the Blog that No One Reads" one of your daily reads.
The Virginian: I know this post will offend some people, but the author makes some good points.
Poetic Justice: Cletus! Ah gots a laiv one fer yew...
A Pithy Observation
When a new rule is made and it is pleasing to people we call “conservatives,” our reaction tends to result in a prolonged discussion about how “our civil liberties are being eroded.” There is a prevailing sentiment that this should have been stopped and we have already gone too far, even if no one can identify anything they could do before that is now beyond their capacity.
When a new rule is made and it is pleasing to liberals, our tendency is to engage in very brief commentary about how we’ve come a long way, but we’re not there yet. There is a prevailing sentiment that the new rule is an overture to something larger, worthless if it is not, and the ink should not even dry before work begins on Chapter Two.
We somehow don’t seem to be receptive to the simple idea that liberals stop us from doing things. Perhaps this is why liberals have succeeded in keeping us from doing so many things. Yanking our kids out of a failing public school district, buying a firearm for household defense, and don’t forget the endless list of activities that have been curtailed by threat of civil action as opposed to hard-firm-statute. Putting up a picture of a nice-looking woman in an office, Easter baskets in city hall, “Please Speak English” policies in cheesesteak restaurants, keeping our homes when the city wants to buy us out for a new Wal-Mart, the list is endless.
What’s this “Religious Right” stopped me from doing lately, again?
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MKF,
Let me think a minute…uh..let’s see;
1. Thou shall not kill.
2. Thou shall not steal.
3. Thou shall not covet your neighbors wife, girlfriend, etc.
I’m sure there are a few others, but I’m at a loss to remember them all right now.
Later, JCC
- RunningRoach | 06/14/2006 @ 13:21PS
I had a list on the wall but I was told by HR to take it down.
JCC
- RunningRoach | 06/14/2006 @ 13:24