Be careful what you wish for…
I’m here at home on a “snow day” in DC catching up on personal work. I check my blog to see if commenters are behaving themselves, and I followed Political Teen’s trackback link. He writes:
On today’s Connected: Coast to Coast, they mentioned a few bloggers and one of their posts. One of them was La Shawn Barber’s Chris Rock complaint (and boy is she right).
I play the video he links to, and I hear Buzz Machine’s Jeff Jarvis mention my name and see a screen shot of my blog.
It dawns on me to turn my telephone on and check the messages. (I turn off the phone when I’m working. Bad move!) I’ve got a message from a producer at MSNBC inviting me to appear on Wednesday’s show. They’re doing a segment on women bloggers. The show is Connected Coast to Coast with Monica Crowley, one of my favorite conservatives. Oh, Ron Reagan’s hosting, too.
Finally, women bloggers other than Wonkette are being invited to do talking head shows. I left the producer a message, and I hope it’s not too late. Although the thought of being on TV is frightening, I think I’m ready. Maybe.
By the way, I said “Yes!”
Addition: While I was at CPAC the other week, the same producer e-mailed and asked me to appear on a show to talk about Karl Rove’s speech, which I didn’t hear, so I couldn’t do it. I asked her to contact me again if the right opportunity came up. I’ll let you know date and time tomorrow if confirmed.
Update (3/1): A slightly modified version of the post God and Man at CPAC is posted at Townhall.com.
Update II: According to Hugh Hewitt, the God blogging conference is still on:
GodBlogCon I is now on for October 13-15, 2005, on the campus of Biola University in La Mirada, California, under the guidance of Dr. John Mark Reynolds. Very good news indeed. I’ll post more info as it becomes available, but save the dates.
I will blog about the conference and what led up to it later. Smart Christian has more information.
by La Shawn on 02.28.05
in Lunacy
Comment Policy Update (3/1): For those of you (especially on discussion boards) wondering why I closed comments on this post, here’s my answer. It gives me the right to blog. It doesn’t give you the right to comment. The government may not prohibit your right to express yourself, but I can. On my blog. If you have something to say about this post, say it on your own blog. If I’m in a good mood, I’ll even let you trackback. If you don’t have a blog, I suggest you start one. The only free speech protected at this domain is MINE. Got it?
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What happened to class and civility?
Chris Rock said, “Sit your a**** down!” And people laughed? This passes for comedy these days. Rock is his own man and what he says or does is no reflection on me. But I’m embarrassed by his behavior, his very persona, nonetheless. His antics are the sort that should make a mother bow her head in shame that she’d raised such a fool.
Ignorant and vulgar men are considered funny in some circles. Not mine.
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I love living in a city that can’t handle a few inches of snow. 
From the Washington Post (reg. req):
A heavy snow warning is up for the Washington area with the National Weather Service forecasting the possibility of six to ten inches of snow between tonight and Monday night. In response, local authorities have started preparations for a major accumulation.
Update (2/28): Unfortunately, the District is not shutting down, but many have the option of “unscheduled leave.” I’ll take it.
Update (3/18/05): If you’ve landed here through an Internet search, please see the latest post on Terri Schiavo.
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On March 18, barring a court order to the contrary, Michael Schiavo’s wish will come true. The judge said he’s no longer “comfortable” trying to keep Terri alive. He washes his hands of the whole mess:
The judge wrote that he was no longer comfortable granting delays in the family feud, which has been going on for nearly seven years and has been waged in every level of Florida’s court system. He said the case must end….”The court is no longer comfortable granting stays simply upon the filings of new motions,” Greer wrote. “There will always be ‘new’ issues.” (Source)
Judge Greer’s got better things to do. March Madness must be on the horizon.
See the Schiavo category for links and background information.
Bloggers for Terri: Digital Brown-Pajamas, Blogs for Terri (and the saga of the censored/rejected ad that was subsequently accepted) Pro-Life Blogs, PoliPundit, Anchor Rising…
Terrisfight.org got so many hits, the site was knocked offline.
Read all about the pledge drive.
Update (10:17 p.m.): Michael Savage is going off. Liberals will hold vigils for murderous thugs on death row, thugs who are receiving the due penalty of their errors, but when an INNOCENT brain-damaged woman whose husband has two kids with another woman and may have put her in this state is facing death by starvation, they’ve got nothing to say. The greatest cause is protecting INNOCENT human life. Where are the feminists? Where are the Mumia Abu-Jamal clowns? (Visit the site of slain Officer Daniel Faulkner to clear the stench.)
What freaks they are, the whole lot of them.
Jody is more hopeful (and calmer) than I am. Please visit her site.
Update II (2/26):
Dr. William Burke, a neurologist in St. Louis describes the process: “A conscious person would feel it [dehydration] just as you and I would. They will go into seizures. Their skin cracks, their tongue cracks, their lips crack. They may have nosebleeds because of the drying of the mucous membranes, and heaving and vomiting might ensue because of the drying out of the stomach lining . . . death by dehydration takes 10 to 14 days. It is an extremely agonizing death.”
Dignified? If you did that to your pet dog, you’d be locked up for animal cruelty. (Source)
