Obama was right. So says John Baer of the Philadelphia Daily News. As a native-born, small-town Pennsylvanian, a son of native-born, small-town Pennsylvania parents – one from the coal region, one from Lancaster County – let me assure you that the so-called offensive, condescending things Barack Obama said about the people I come from are …
A couple of weeks ago the legendary Fafblog came back from a lengthy sleep or hiatus. Today Giblets explains why Senator Obama’s “bitter” remarks are all wet: America’s impoverished working class are a chipper and cheerful lot, prancing and scampering about their foreclosed homes and crumbling industrial sectors with a spirit of adorable pluckiness, smiling …
Bumper sticker seen on the road this afternoon: “Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons. . .For you are crunchy and good with ketchup.”
You know, I’m glad there’s a new $450M building celebrating the collection and dissemination of news. The Newseum will serve a noble purpose, I’m sure: cheering on the First Amendment’s stipulation of freedom of the press. I just hope that somewhere in its exhibits is a room dedicated to press failures, such as its unwillingness …
Any admirers of Le Petit Prince here? Its author, Antoine de Saint-Exup?ry, disappeared in 1944 while on a reconnaisance mission for the Allies. He flew a P-38 from Corsica and never returned. The circumstances of his death have never been explained. Until now. A former Luftwaffe pilot has just revealed that he shot down a …
Trevor Immelman wins the Masters. Who is this guy? This is his 20th career appearance in a major. His previous best finish in a major was T-5th in the 2005 Masters. He’s the fifth South African-born player to win a major and the second to win the Masters, joining his idol Gary Player who claimed …
Library Thing has added a new feature which advises the library cataloger which of his/her books are part of a series. I foresee problems for those of us who are compulsive “completists.” The feature allows the user to determine which parts of a series he doesn’t yet own, which could lead to excessive book purchasing. …
Has Bush concluded that he’s immune from prosecution, impeachment, or even loathing? ABC news reports: President Bush says he knew his top national security advisers discussed and approved specific details about how high-value al Qaeda suspects would be interrogated by the Central Intelligence Agency, according to an exclusive interview with ABC News Friday. “Well, we …
Uh-oh. It’s bad enough I still haven’t read or reviewed Dream Lucky, which I got through Library Thing’s Early Reviewer program a week or so ago, but now I’ve been notified that I’m about to receive Barrie Sherwood’s Escape from Amsterdam as well. The To-Be-Read pile grows and grows.
Bah. My Federal tax refund will just about pay what I owe the State. Hawai’i has very regressive income tax rates. If you make even as little as $1,000 you owe $14. My AGI was a little more than that. Hopefully the Fed refund will be directly deposited into my checking account in time to …