Now this is a country music video!
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
David Halberstam, 1934-2007
Got to admit, I'm pretty sad about this one. David Halberstam, to me, is just an icon in journalism and long-form storytelling. Although every reporter says they want to be like Hunter S. Thompson, most secretly would be happy beind David Halberstam. He wrote well but used simple language. He wrote interestingly about interesting and important subjects. And he was brave enough to write honestly and impartially about a fateful war well before it was the popular thing to do. "Making of a Quagmire" should be required reading for any journalism or modern history student.
As much as I enjoy the new breed of modern essayists like Chuck Klosterman, I can't help but miss people like George Plimpton, Hunter Thompson, and Halberstam.
Thursday, April 19, 2007
Anti-weed promo
Don't see how this is any better than the Super Bowl Snickers commercial...but maybe that's because its on Canadian TV and not American. It's funny no matter what.
Smells like teen suckitude
Should these kids get a break since they're only in the 6th grade? I say no. You get no bonus points when you can't even angrily fire off your hoodie.
Pitcher runs fah rah rah rah rah
Something a little lighter today. This may be the greatest unsuccessful attempt to start a basebrawl.
Stolen from BSG
Stolen from BSG
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Cowardly massacre victims?
Sigh. Stolen from Keith Olbermann, here's some thoughts from some right-wingers on the Virginia Tech massacre.
First, from Nathanael Blake, of HumanEvents.com:
College classrooms have scads of young men who are at their physical peak, and none of them seems to have done anything beyond ducking, running, and holding doors shut. Meanwhile, an old man hurled his body at the shooter to save others. Something is clearly wrong with the men in our culture. Among the first rules of manliness are fighting bad guys and protecting others: in a word, courage. And not a one of the healthy young fellows in the classrooms seems to have done that.
When Kip Kinkle opened fire in Thurston High School a few years back, he was taken down by students, led by one who was already wounded. Why didn’t that happen here?
And from John Derbyshire, of nationalreviewonline.com
As NRO's designated chickenhawk, let me be the one to ask: Where was the spirit of self-defense here? Setting aside the ludicrous campus ban on licensed conceals, why didn't anyone rush the guy? It's not like this was Rambo, hosing the place down with automatic weapons. He had two handguns for goodness' sake—one of them reportedly a .22.
At the very least, count the shots and jump him reloading or changing hands. Better yet, just jump him. Handguns aren't very accurate, even at close range. I shoot mine all the time at the range, and I still can't hit squat. I doubt this guy was any better than I am. And even if hit, a .22 needs to find something important to do real damage—your chances aren't bad.
Yes, yes, I know it's easy to say these things: but didn't the heroes of Flight 93 teach us anything? As the cliche goes—and like most cliches. It's true—none of us knows what he'd do in a dire situation like that. I hope, however, that if I thought I was going to die anyway, I'd at least take a run at the guy.
First, from Nathanael Blake, of HumanEvents.com:
College classrooms have scads of young men who are at their physical peak, and none of them seems to have done anything beyond ducking, running, and holding doors shut. Meanwhile, an old man hurled his body at the shooter to save others. Something is clearly wrong with the men in our culture. Among the first rules of manliness are fighting bad guys and protecting others: in a word, courage. And not a one of the healthy young fellows in the classrooms seems to have done that.
When Kip Kinkle opened fire in Thurston High School a few years back, he was taken down by students, led by one who was already wounded. Why didn’t that happen here?
And from John Derbyshire, of nationalreviewonline.com
As NRO's designated chickenhawk, let me be the one to ask: Where was the spirit of self-defense here? Setting aside the ludicrous campus ban on licensed conceals, why didn't anyone rush the guy? It's not like this was Rambo, hosing the place down with automatic weapons. He had two handguns for goodness' sake—one of them reportedly a .22.
At the very least, count the shots and jump him reloading or changing hands. Better yet, just jump him. Handguns aren't very accurate, even at close range. I shoot mine all the time at the range, and I still can't hit squat. I doubt this guy was any better than I am. And even if hit, a .22 needs to find something important to do real damage—your chances aren't bad.
Yes, yes, I know it's easy to say these things: but didn't the heroes of Flight 93 teach us anything? As the cliche goes—and like most cliches. It's true—none of us knows what he'd do in a dire situation like that. I hope, however, that if I thought I was going to die anyway, I'd at least take a run at the guy.
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
I want my money!
Holy crap this is funny!
But in a small way I do feel bad for the kid...I mean you're two years old and Daddy has taught you to say obscene things to his buddy Will Ferrell and then tapes it. That's some good parenting.
But in a small way I do feel bad for the kid...I mean you're two years old and Daddy has taught you to say obscene things to his buddy Will Ferrell and then tapes it. That's some good parenting.
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