Foley
Well, I read the Foley email/instamessage exchange with the underage page. I've
taken four showers since and still don't feel clean, but I knew the risk going
in.
What's there to say that hasn't been said? Nothing, except maybe this: The
Topic
Current Affairs
A collection of 507 issues
Foley
Today's Wall Street Journal raises points related to the ones I raised earlier
today [http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110009033]:
> But in today's politically correct culture, it's easy to understand how senior
Republicans might well have decided they had no
Page Scandal
I don't blog much about politics, but I'm interested in the page scandal
[http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061003/ap_on_el_ge/foley_fallout;_ylt=AshUKVo__zDe9EqOluf28iyyFz4D;_ylu=X3oDMTA2Z2szazkxBHNlYwN0bQ--]
because I'm curious to see how the press handles it. Let's
No Citgo at 7-Eleven
> 7-Eleven Inc. dropped Venezuela-owned Citgo as its gasoline supplier after more
than 20 years as part of a previously announced plan by the convenience store
operator to launch its own brand of fuel.
[http://finance.myway.com/jsp/nw/nwdt_rt.jsp?section=news&feed=ap&
I Wouldn't Hold that Head in Public
> A leading opera house [in Berlin] canceled a 3-year-old production of Mozart's
"Idomeneo" that included a scene showing the severed head of the Prophet
Muhammad, unleashing a furious debate over free speech.
I'm shocked that the production lasted three years. Are
The Swedish Deal
Great commentary at Spero about the reality of Sweden's welfare state and
economy
[http://www.speroforum.com/site/article.asp?idcategory=34&idSub=158&idArticle=5664]
. Excerpt:
> A closer examination, however, reveals that the famous "Swedish Model" does not
work very well. This
Lewis' Overview of Modern Islam
Imprimis [http://www.hillsdale.edu/imprimis/] has run a good piece by Bernard
Lewis about Islam (does Lewis write about anything else?). The guts of the piece
is a fairly common overview of the modern Muslim world, but it's worth reading
if you're a little sketchy
Simple Solution to Water Threats
But can PETA protests be far away?
[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,214347,00.html]
[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,214347,00.html]
> San Francisco, New York, Washington and other big cities are using bluegills –
also known as sunfish or bream – as a sort of
The Pope's Sin
Well, I downloaded the Pope's statement that is causing all the excitement, and
I've concluded that it must be the statement set forth in the blog post below
that set off the Muslims. Only one page of the seven-page speech mentions Islam,
and that one
Nauseating is Right
I can't really set this one up any better than the blogger (established writer
Ross Douthat) has done. Just check it out
[http://www.theamericanscene.com/2006/09/nausea-so-profound-occasionally-i-like.php]
. And bring something to vomit in.
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