Thursday, June 30, 2005

Generation Chickenhawk

It's not hard to say what's gone wrong in young conservative minds when they speak of defending high ideals and liberating the opressed: they know little of costs and penalties. Where there is death and protracted misery; there is know way they could know it. They see only the shrouds of glory.

"And they are beating back the Iraqi insurgency when they demand that their university budget more money toward bringing conservative speakers (like Horowitz) to campus, which he also advised them to do. This equation holds a special appeal among College Republicans who are loath to risk their lives on the battlefield but don't want to feel that they are missing the action either."

Wednesday, June 29, 2005

Read Erotica Aloud

ok, have you every read erotica out-loud in "mass foreplay". it seems like a pretty good idea.

Friday, June 10, 2005

America's Coming Economic Crisis

about WBUR Boston's On Point program day brown says

Why would I wanna listen, when I can read 5 times faster than anyone can talk? And why would I wanna listen, when if I'm reading, and I come to something that dont sound right, I can quickly glance up to see of the premises are correct? Nobody stands up to challenge bullschitt from the pulpit, but we do it here all the time.

If the dude has anything to say, let him put it in ascii like this. Then, we can see if his case is reasonable.