Either our education system is dreadfully bad, or John Kerry likes to pull figures out of thin air.
We've got a two-fer. Idiot No. 1 is Iranian Preisident Mahmoud Ahmadinejad who today expressed his desire that Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon die. I think I can speak for Sharon and many Israelis and Americans by saying: "Right back at ya!" Idiot No. 2 is broadcaster Pat Robertson who suggested that God caused Sharon's […]
Last week over at OpinionJournal.com's "Best of the Web Today," James Taranto took note of an unfortunate choice of words on the Carl Zeiss Web site. Advertising Slogans German Companies Should Avoid "The final solution will be revealed on 01/18/06."--Carl Zeiss AG Web site On a photography message board I frequent, there was a post […]
Ever since the New York Times decided that they wouldn't get scooped by their own reporter and that in their enlightened judgement revealing a classified surveillance program wouldn't hurt U.S. national security, Sen. Barbara Boxer (Dumb-Calif.) has been crying "impeachment" to anyone who will listen. Well, I predicted it and now we've got a poll […]
The reporting in the Wall Street Journal is usually really good. However, this [subscription required] has got to be the most stupid statement I've seen in any report on the new Xbox 360 and its effects on the videogame industry. The new Xbox 360 has been a big hit for Microsoft Corp. this season -- […]
Diamonds, right? Wrong. The hardest substance on Earth is the skull of a New York Times editorial writer. Evidence? This. I'm only going to skewer the second paragraph, because after that, it's just meaningless. Virtually from the time he chose himself to be Mr. Bush's running mate in 2000, Because Bush can't make a decision […]
The Kenny Chesney/Renee Zellweger marriage has been annulled. The story contains this definition of "annullment." An annulment is a judicial declaration that a marriage never legally existed. It concludes with this story. It was the first marriage for both. Shouldn't that be: "It wasn't the first marriage for both"?
I don't know why I continue to deal with the unctuous piece of excrement that answers to the name Juan Cole, but when I saw an excerpt of his inane comments on the Iraqi elections on Kausfiles [who seriously needs to get better permalinks], I couldn't resist. The only way the vote will happen at […]
There are a lot of people who cringe at the phrase the "War on Christmas." It's a bit of hyperbole, which is always good to sell books or get TV viewers, however it does draw attention to what is a real issue: the continuing effort to remove religion in general -- and Christianity in particular […]