Sobran
Great quote: "If you want government to intervene domestically, you're a liberal. If you want government to intervene overseas, you're a conservative. If you want government to intervene everywhere, you're a moderate. If you don't want government to intervene anywhere, you're an extremist." Joseph Sobran
I always liked Joe Sobran, and I was pretty bummed out when National Review kicked him out for Semitically-insensitive commentaries.
He's now an anarchist. A Murray Rothbard convert, but still Catholic. It has always amused me that he is a graduate of Eastern Michigan University. That's my wife's alma mater and, though a solid school, not known for its demanding academic standards. When juxtaposed against William F. Buckley's Yale, I snicker every time. (Yes, yes, I know: Spoken like a typical University of Michigan snob, but hey, UM ain't Yale, either.)
Rapper Fetish
When performers go on tour, they sign contracts. The contracts usually have unique provisions that are specifically tailored to the performers' whims. This site has assembled eleven of the oddest riders from rappers. Very entertaining stuff. Sample:
Public Enemy - Kosher food. This is absurdly strange for two reasons.
One, Public Enemy is famously associated with anti-Semitism, highlighted by Professor Griff's rant about how "Jews are responsible for the majority of wickedness in the world."
And two, while I get that Islamic dietary restrictions follow basic Kosher rules (as do, I guess, Nation of Islam dietary restrictions)... other parts of PE's rider completely belie the Kosher demand... starting with their request for one bucket of KFC. (They also demand a party tray with "kosher meat and... American and Swiss cheese.")
