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Monthly Archives: October 2010
Juan Williams and the Elsa Effect
Juan Williams, as everybody knows by now, was fired by National Public Radio for admitting when boarding a plane he gets nervous when he sees obviously Muslim-looking men boarding. The fact he then thoughtfully disected his own prejudice and lamented … Continue reading
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The creeiest story in my repertoire, part 2
This isn’t the creepiest story in my repertoire by itself. As creepy stories go, it’s not even in the big leagues. But it happened in the same context as Creepy Story, part 1. That in itself makes it kind of … Continue reading
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Hauling… seed
Just spent three days hauling high-olaic sunflower seeds over North Dakota country roads. It was back and forth from the grain elevator in Wimbledon to the sunflower seed plant in Enderlin – about 83 miles one way. Nights I parked … Continue reading
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Torture debate
A discussion list I sometimes participate in had a comment from a retired English military officer, who thinks holding the prisoners at Guantanamo is our national disgrace. The discussion veered into torture, and whether waterboarding is torture or not, and … Continue reading
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How to make an American citizen dead
There’s something interesting going on in the ongoing right/left debate these days. One Anwar al-Awlaki has made Obama’s Hit Parade – to be terminated with extreme prejudice as soon as located with a reasonable degree of precision. Precision defined by … Continue reading
Run Johnny run!
Over at National Review Online you can find this interview with John Bolton, about his political philosophy, what’s wrong with things in America today, and his chances of running for President in 2012. Bolton describes himself as a “Goldwater conservative.” … Continue reading
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