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...
Steve H. Graham over at Hog On Ice is not fond of Glenn Reynolds’ Instapundit.
It amazes me that anyone reads that site. If you go to LGF, you get information on the Middle East, plus a hearty dose of comforting racism from the commenters. If you go to Malkin’s site, you get very interesting information about sensational stories, plus a little borderline hysteria. But if you go to Instapundit, you get boring links reflecting the boring personality of the person who chose them, plus desperate links intended to prop up Pajamas Media.
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You can read Instapundit all year, never see an original or interesting thought, never laugh, and never learn anything about the man’s feelings. It’s like reading the instructions for a toaster. “TOM MAGUIRE SAYS to use the left slot when toasting only one slice of bread. More here.” I still have no idea who Tom Maguire is. I don’t know if he still gets links. I can’t remember the last time I read Instapundit without being prompted by somebody else.
Ah…well, different strokes for different folks. There’s “linker” blogs and “thinker” blogs. Hog writes a bunch of stuff…as do I. We’re the thinkers. Reynolds is a linker. In any given nugget-sized Instapundit post, the link is the point.
What’s the problem? Obviously, I agree with Graham about how to put up a blog, but I see it as a matter of personal taste.
But his complaint does have some merit. I’ll have to admit, sometimes a great deal of time does pass by before I go to Instapundit. It’s a little like watching a cartoon with a coyote and a roadrunner (the best kind) — with no music.
Another observation by Graham, is that he thinks Mike Nifong is a great argument, all by himself, against the death penalty. I find it tough to disagree.
People are surprised when I say I no longer support the death penalty. Here is my explanation: Mike Nifong.
Look at what he did, and then tell me you’re positive every inmate on death row is guilty. How many Nifongs have succeeded where this one failed? Now that we have the ability to replicate and analyze DNA, we have disturbing evidence that the number may be very high.
This is the same argument, I think, that Locomotive Breath was making a few days ago. How do you ensure all those sentenced are guilty, knowing full well that absolute perfection in anything is contrary to the human condition?
But — this is the very thing that restores my determination that the death penalty should continue. Nothing in the human condition can ever be absolutely perfect. That includes our determination that, in the absence of a death penalty, murderers will always stay behind bars forever. “Forever” is based on a concept of perfection. So is “always.”
This is the part death penalty opponents consistently miss, it seems to me. Our crude, mortal, post-apple-snake condition has left us incapable of ensuring any kind of “always,” including the part that says conficted murderers are always guilty. If that is the case, then it must logically follow that we can’t ensure they’ll always stay locked up.
In other words, I think these particular death penalty opponents are trying to have it both ways.
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