Regardless of your politics, there is little question that Chris Wallace is still cleaning his entrails off the floor of that studio.
If only the rest of the intelligent opposition – from independents to party loyalists – was this good.
Speaking of intelligent opposition, Keith Olbermann is really starting to step up. His end-of-segment “special comment” essays have been incisive and dead-on. Transcript here and video below.
I watched Bill Maher’s show today (from last night) and it was a very strong show – catch the re-airs over the weekend if you can. Therein I learned of Willie Nelson getting busted this week in Louisiana. His tour bus was stopped by the State Police, and in what seems like a cordial interaction, underwent (what seems to be) a probable-cause search based on the smell of marijuana from inside the bus. The police found a pound and a half of marijuana and about a quarter pound of psilocybin (”magic”) mushrooms. The Nelson group were not arrested but were cited for their violation of the law and released. I remain fascinated that there are millions of Americans who feel this is a sensible use of police power. I just wish more people would do something about it. Say, by supporting DPA or MPP, depending on your political tastes. And if you still don’t know why you should, read this and then support one of them.
“An old woman drinking a bottle of water doesn’t concern me … the whole screening process is a facade to make the public feel safe; to show that the government is doing something.”
– Gary Boettcher, pilot and president of the Coalition of Airline Pilots. [Washington Post]
I know the idea of sitting in front of your computer for three hours to watch a documentary is not very appealing. Usually the only thing that’ll keep me in place that long is slumber or adolescent porn.
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I learned something new today. As one fascinated with the politics of the Middle East and with the US space program, you’d think that among the useless trivia in my head might be the little tidbit that President Reagan dedicated a shuttle launch to the Afghan Mujahideen. There’s more weirdness and irony where that came from … check it.
“We must go beyond public condemnation of the Soviet puppet regime in Kabul…”
Oh, who’d have thunk it? Oh, I know who.
Five years after 9-11, Americans seem to have learned nothing – although I guess we’ve learned to suck up the politics of fear that now permeates our so-called system of governance. And, as I allude to above, we now face many heads of a beast we helped create.
(h/t, Chris, for sending me down this rathole.)
