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This, of course, is sterling proof of the first rule of counter-terrorism – terrorists are sane, rational people, unlike the editors of Commentary magazine. Specifically, that al-Qaeda knows exactly what its doing by threatening to waterboard an American POW, to put the U.S. into precisely the wrenching dilemma that Jack describes.
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I’ve spent many of the last few weeks hearing from many self-described conservatives that waterboarding is not torture. Most are offended I would even suggest such a thing. Bush protected this country. Shut up, Jack. We can all hope that my next question remains hypothetical, but given the harsh realities of war chances are it [...]
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Freddy’s post about the attention given to the Audit the Fed bill raises some interesting questions about what its ultimate impact is going to be. This story in the Politico also sheds light on the new found respect for Ron Paul, but perhaps the biggest watershed was the article in last month’s American Prospect (not [...]
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From an instant-messenger conversation with a younger friend this evening: 6:00:31 PM Friend: i have to make a run to your favorite store real quick. i’ll be back later 6:00:37 PM Me: Have fun. 6:00:47 PM Friend: do you know which one i’m talking about 6:00:52 PM Me: I presume Wal*Mart. 6:00:57 PM Friend: exactly [...]
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The Economist, remarkably, has taken note of Ron Paul’s “Audit the Fed” legislation. You can listen to the publication’s interview with the Texan congressman about it here: The interview itself is fair, barring a slightly cruel question about Paul’s embarrassing “cameo” in the “Bruno” movie. In the end, however, The Economist narrator can’t let Paul’s [...]
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Do you? I was young in the leadup to the Iraq war, but today’s political climate still feels familiar. The Western press puppets the war line by presenting a crazy and irrelevant war quote-of-the-week by a tinpot dictator and refuses to be critical about the actual threat presented by said tinpot dictator. Israel, having set its mouthpieces a’drumming [...]
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As someone who works in talk radio in the deep red state of South Carolina (we have the highest amount of military personnel per capita), I don’t completely agree with George Hawley about the futility of appealing to the better nature of the talk radio audience, or as he wrote disparagingly “many anti-war conservatives and [...]
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The trolls over at the Free Republic have set their sights on the Obama children and in decidedly bigoted language to boot: “A typical street whore.” “A bunch of ghetto thugs.” “Ghetto street trash.” “Wonder when she will get her first abortion.” These are a small selection of some of the racially-charged comments posted to [...]
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“If you loved George W. Bush for his incompetence but hated his executive experience and rationality . . .” – Jon Stewart on Sarah Palin
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