Archive for February, 2004
The Passion
Sunday, February 29th, 2004I haven’t seen The Passion and probably won’t; I’m not a Christian and The Passion is probably far too graphic for me to watch it as just another movie.
But critics of the movie are missing an important point. As Kevin M. Cherry put it in NRO:
The Passion is supposed to be punishing; the death of [...]
What McCarthyism?
Friday, February 27th, 2004Hollywood “blacklists” are fine and dandy as long as they’re made by liberals. (Link via James Taranto’s Best of the Web.)
“Let Them Eat Cake”
Friday, February 27th, 2004Marie Antoinette was a limousine liberal.
“Anti-semitic”
Friday, February 27th, 2004You know those kooky conspiracy theories Weasel Clark used to peddle before he imploded? His supporters seem to be even kookier. One of them thinks I’m anti-semitic because I used the phrase “Weasel Clark.” Here’s the brilliant explanation of why that’s anti-semitic:
“The references to Clark as ‘weasel’ Clark are very interesting. Are they subliminally [...]
Upcoming Ads
Friday, February 27th, 2004Here’s some info on the Bush campaign’s upcoming ad campaign:
The Bush-Cheney campaign got one step closer to launching its ad campaign which is still slated to begin next week.
The campaign will feature at least two English language ads (at least one of 30 seconds and one that will be a minute spot) and at least [...]
Kerry Ranked
Friday, February 27th, 2004An interesting factoid from The Note:
National Journal’s new 2003 congressional vote rankings rates John Kerry the most liberal senator.
As you may also recall, Kerry’s lifetime rating from ADA, the prominent liberal group, is higher than Ted Kennedy’s.
UPDATE: Drudge has more.
Outsourcing
Friday, February 27th, 2004One reason all those jobs are being outsourced to India is that, after the Soviet Union collapsed, socialist governments across Asia began de-regulating their economies. So now India finally has its share of billionaires, like this guy.
But all those Asian countries have a long way to go if they want to become like the capitalist [...]
The Times Endorsement
Friday, February 27th, 2004The Old York Times’ editorial endorsing John Kerry was breathtakingly partisan. I thought I’d make fun of it; but I’ll defer to RealClear Politics.
Quote of the Day
Friday, February 27th, 2004“Those men who dragged James Byrd behind that truck in Texas — they deserve the death penalty. And I think there are some crimes that deserve the ultimate penalty.”
— John Edwards, justifying his support for the death penalty (John Kerry has voted against the death penalty for terrorists.)
Couldn’t Edwards’ line be used much more [...]
“Divisive”
Friday, February 27th, 2004If gay marriage is “divisive” and passing a federal constitutional amendment would “write bigotry into the constitution,” why is John Kerry supporting an amendment to the Massachusetts state constitution to ban gay marriage? Isn’t that “divisive” and isn’t that “writing bigotry into the state constitution?”
The Convention
Thursday, February 26th, 2004Over a year ago, I noted how brilliantly the GOP had scheduled its 2004 national convention. Now The Hill says that it’s not just the scheduling that’s brilliant:
According to sources privy to convention planners’ discussions, the 2004 GOP conclave at New York’s Madison Square Garden will be unlike any previous quadrennial gathering of either party. [...]
Documents
Thursday, February 26th, 2004See documents from Kerry’s Vietnam-protesting days.
NBC Conspires with Kerry
Thursday, February 26th, 2004Why won’t NBC release the audio of John Kerry’s 1971 Meet the Press appearance? Do you think they would give President Bush the same courtesy if he’d said something embarassing in a 1971 interview?
“Clarify”
Thursday, February 26th, 2004Viking Pundit notes that the following phrase appears in virtually every story about John Kerry: “Then he sought to clarify his position…”
Kerry’s Testimony
Thursday, February 26th, 2004Did John Kerry’s outrageous 1971 Senate testimony come from the KGB?