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...
So writes Chatterbox, whom you may know as Timothy Noah, of Slate Magazine (H/T: Boortz). He’s referring to a little list he cooked up of things you can say, now, if you are a left-wing kook. His point is that with McCain’s defeat now an inevitability, these items might soon be embraced by the mainstream; you won’t have to be safely insulated from major political campaigns to say them out loud.
It still isn’t wise for Obama to say them, but maybe the New Complacency will loosen other tongues within the political mainstream. Even if it doesn’t, it’s fun to think about what those utterances might be. What follows is a list, compiled with help from my fellow Slate staffers. The views expressed don’t necessarily reflect those of the contributors—one of whom is a conservative Republican—or even me. But they sure are a refreshing change from what we’ve been hearing since 1981. With a little luck, they may soon be orthodoxies.
I think Karl Marx had some valuable insights into capitalist economies!
I think abortion should be safe and legal. Rare is fine, too, but the way to achieve that is contraception, baby!
I think Mormons are kooks!
The Second Amendment does too allow government to ban handguns!
Let’s standardize the federal age of consent at 16!
Promiscuity between consenting adults is good exercise!
Wheeeee! Isn’t this fun?
Health care is a service, not a business!
Pot is no more dangerous than vodka. Legalize it!
I don’t support the troops. I support some troops, depending on whether or not they’ve committed war crimes!
No more wars without United Nations or at least NATO support!
Saving the boulder darter was worth a few thousand jobs!
If Eastern Europeans think NATO will go to war to defend them against Russia, they’re out of their minds!
Ditto if Taiwan thinks the United States will go to war to defend it against China!
Let’s teach evolution in Sunday school!
The military-industrial complex is a greater menace than most foreign nations!
If Israel isn’t out of the occupied territories in six months, we’ll cut off all aid.
I think Chatterbox deserves a profound thank you from the electorate for revealing what we are really debating here with this election. Karl Marx had valuable insight into capitalist economies, huh? Government should dictate that evolution is taught in Sunday school? I thought the left-wingers were all about separation of church and state?
Now this all sounds quite out-there and absurd…but you know, he’s right. Among Obama supporters, none of these ideas are out of their localized “mainstream,” so can it really be said such tidbits won’t find greater acceptance in the new Age of Obama, or perhaps codified into public policy.
Some, among his supporters, think they’re good ideas. If I understand his context right, it looks like I have written proof.
Can we please re-schedule and re-do that ridiculous “townhall” debate? Call me nuts if you want, but I think the public has a right to know what exactly we’ve been arguing about.
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Put enough of those into operation, you’d better be sure you’ve got the canned goods and ammo supplies locked down. Especially ammo.
- vanderleun | 10/10/2008 @ 17:34