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$200 Proof

By jelewis8 ⋅ July 21, 2004 ⋅ 2 comments

Transcendental Bloviation is offering $200 for anyone who can email him with direct and irrefutable proof that Joe Wilson lied about the Niger Yellowcake. It’s an interesting proposition. I certainly don’t know enough about the affair to be able to offer definitive proof that he lied, but I think it’s obvious that Wilson’s supposed honesty [...]

Thou Shalt Not Remake

By jelewis8 ⋅ July 14, 2004 ⋅ One comment

So my roommate informs me that they’re going to remake The Ten Commandments (“they” being Paramount Pictures), and I sleep on it, knowing that I don’t like the idea of a remake of a fantastic movie, knowing that the writer will probably update it for 21st century PC sensitivity training. For instance, I imagine that [...]

The Disinvite

By jelewis8 ⋅ July 12, 2004 ⋅ Post a comment

Bill at INDC Journal is pissed that the DNC boosted his invitation to blog the convention. He’s out $250 for arranging travel that he’s since had to cancel. Personally, I think he’s right – the DNC was incredibly naive and arrogant.

Size Matters

By jelewis8 ⋅ July 1, 2004 ⋅ 15 comments

Yesterday I was told by my boss that a woman had complained about me wearing my Guinness T-Shirt. She was offended by the connotations of the “Size matters” phrase, though with Guinness, it really does matter. A half pint’s not going to do it. But no matter. So I can no longer wear the shirt [...]

Another Hostage Killed

By jelewis8 ⋅ June 29, 2004 ⋅ Post a comment

Another hostage killed. No words, only white hot anger. James Joyner is right; these thugs aren’t ‘militants’. They’re serial killers.

Drudge Fattens Moore

By jelewis8 ⋅ June 25, 2004 ⋅ One comment

Defamer reports that Drudge Report is stretching Michael Moore pictures to make him look more corpulent. Really, is that necessary, Mr. Drudge? Resorting to cheap trickery like this is equivalent to what Moore does in his own films. Distortion, Mr. Drudge, is Moore’s trademark. Don’t make it yours.

Haram!

By jelewis8 ⋅ June 25, 2004 ⋅ 2 comments

Why it’s so hard to gain support of Muslims who are against Muslims who commit violence: “Are you crazy? It’s haram [forbidden by Islamic law] to support an infidel, even when he is right, against a brother Muslim.” Forget the right thing! Islamic law forbids it! Just another reason why they’re still living in mud [...]

Marriage Values of Single Males

By jelewis8 ⋅ June 24, 2004 ⋅ 22 comments

I’m deeply suspicious of the institution of marriage right now, but not because I’m a single male. The survey, released Wednesday by the National Marriage Project at Rutgers University, found that the men with negative attitudes were far more likely than the rest to have been raised by a divorced parent in a non-churchgoing family. [...]

Felon Canvassers

By jelewis8 ⋅ June 24, 2004 ⋅ One comment

Kerry campaign group is paying felons to conduct voter registration drives in at least three election swing states. Some of these felons have been convicted of sex offenses, burglary, or assault. Personally, I think the most unfortunate paragraph is the second one, in which the word ‘canvassers’ is used to describe the felonious boosters. Given [...]

Chrenkoff’s Good News Roundup

By jelewis8 ⋅ June 23, 2004 ⋅ Post a comment

Arthur Chrenkoff has a good roundup of positive news from Iraq. How in the world you could have missed this is beyond me (NB: extreme sarcasm here), but in case you did, he’s got it in 4 accessible pieces. Part 1 offers us evidence that democracy is beginning to take root across the country, and [...]

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