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...
Kevin at The Smallest Minority is apparently on a mission to find the perfect statement of what the tea parties are all about.
We applaud the effort, and will do whatever we can to highlight the (many) successes.
Quote of the Day – American Dream Edition
Their (Tea Party supporter) values are pretty much mine. I live in a town in North Alabama where there are plenty of blacks driving Mercedes and living in big houses. Only in America can someone come from a little island and live the dream. I’ve liked it, and that’s what I want for my children. [But] I saw the window closing for my own kids.
— Les Phillip, candidate for Alabama’s fifth congressional district challenging Republican incumbent Parker Griffith, as reported in Glenn Reynolds’ WSJ piece, What I Saw at the Tea Party Convention
“I saw the window closing for my own kids.” Ab-so-freakin’-lutely perfect. Just change that verb to present tense.
Kevin offered us some linkage to humble ol’ us, when we clued him in on Phil’s post. Kevin said much the same thing in a few more words, and seemed to feel Phil’s polished prose put him to shame.
I’m not sure I agree with that. They’re all good words, proud words, nevermind how many of them there are. I’m sure there were some drafts of the preamble to the Declaration of Independence, that were shorter than the final version, but some of the subsequent polishings embiggened the product a little. Shorter isn’t always better.
“Seeing the window closing on my own kids,” however…that is a brilliant summation. That expresses a noble human struggle, one of the oldest ones. It is a primal urge. And a sacred human right. To make things better, or at least try to make things better, for your children.
And this effort is confined to no color, gender or sexual preference.
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“Polished Prose”, eh? 😉
Guess ahm’a gunna hafta start t’ clickity-clackin’ in mah natcheral-bornd dialectical ‘n stuff fr’m now’n, so’nz folks don’t start t’ thinkin’ ahm gittin’ all high falootin’ on y’all.
I agree. “Seeing the window closing on my own kids”. Well put.
I see the same thing speaking of my grandson, but either I’m paranoid or I’m a bit less selfless. I see it closing on me. At least the distinct possibility of it.
- philmon | 02/15/2010 @ 12:17