Lots of stuff going on today, but I don’t feel like blogging. I’m going offline to read a book or something. I invite you to comment about whatever you want. Is there something you want others to know? An interesting post or article you want people to see? Maybe you want to sound off on an issue I haven’t blogged about this week. Now’s your chance. The thread is open.
Suggestions:
- Last night’s “CSI” season finale — Good acting. I felt so sorry for Nick. George Eads will be nominated for an Emmy, I predict.
- Will Linda Foley get away with accusing “the military” of assassinating journalists?
- The Pepsi controversy?
- Absolutely SICK!
- Have you seen “Revenge of the Sith,” and if so, what did you think? I heard it stinks. Read Donald Sensing’s review.
- Oliver Willis lists LBC among the right wing blogs (but doesn’t link) that aren’t buzzing about remarks made by Rick Santorum. Honestly, the first time I heard about the controversy was this morning. But why include me? Interesting. Captain Ed obliges.
[Note: Oh, brother! Listen to this. Indra Nooyi, president of PepsiCo, spoke to Columbia U's Business School graduates (PDF copy of her speech), and leftist that she is, implied that the United States was giving the world the finger! This is her lame, revisionist, damage-control explanation:
"As part of this illustration, I assigned five of the world’s continents to the different fingers and thumb. I refer to North America and particularly the U.S. as the middle finger because it is the longest and anchors every function the hand performs. The middle finger also is key to all the fingers working together effectively. That is how I view America’s place of importance in the world."
Do you believe that's what she meant???]
Update: I suddenly feel like blogging. Check this out:
When ace reporter Michael Isikoff had the scoop of the decade, a thoroughly sourced story about the president of the United States having an affair with an intern and then pressuring her to lie about it under oath, Newsweek decided not to run the story. Matt Drudge scooped Newsweek, followed by The Washington Post.When Isikoff had a detailed account of Kathleen Willey’s nasty sexual encounter with the president in the Oval Office, backed up with eyewitness and documentary evidence, Newsweek decided not to run it. Again, Matt Drudge got the story….So apparently it’s possible for Michael Isikoff to have a story that actually is true, but for his editors not to run it.
Why no pause for reflection when Isikoff had a story about American interrogators at Guantanamo flushing the Quran down the toilet? Why not sit on this story for, say, even half as long as NBC News sat on Lisa Meyers’ highly credible account of Bill Clinton raping Juanita Broaddrick?
Good questions, all. This is what I was talking about when I said Newsweek didn’t have to report the Koran story and that reporters make such decisions all the time. They can be discerning when they want to be.
Update II: Blogging is steering Jeff Jarvis’s professional life in a new direction. It’s an amazing new medium, one that’s changed my career path, too.
LA SHAWN BARBER came up as the #1 search for Linda Foley on Google
….though it probably won’t be the case by tomorrow morning.
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a thousand words:
Link is spilling off the page. I’m writing this to push the link further down in the comment. – Admin
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/050516/323/fixbz.html
La Shawn, I first want to say that I love your blog, your sincerity and your honesty.
I have comments to a recent article written by David Limbaugh concerning the press’ reaction to the whole Newsweek meltdown on my blog. I wouldn’t mind getting some reaction here as to the increased hostility the media has been exhibiting, now that the blogosphere has become a greater force in shaping the media and for how blogs have taken the MSM to task following such outlandish errors over the past few years (i.e. this issue, Rathergate, Jason Blair, etc.).
ROTS does not stink.
We saw it last night, and I was afraid I was going to be as disappointed as I was with the last two, but I’m angling to get dear hubby to take me again this weekend. If you liked the O.T. (IV-VI), you’ll really like this one.
I thought Star Wars was great! Of course, it was a bit predictable because, just like the Titanic movie, we all know the boat sinks at the end. But it was awesome and the actors were even smoother in their parts this time.
I think the Pepsi “controversy” is over-carbonated. People are just being picky to label this as controversial. I don’t think she was even trying to be political but talking about how our individual actions as American business men can affect other nations view of Americans.
I thought “Revenge of the Sith” was pretty good. I got lucky and made it into the Wednesday night midnight show (it was a zoo!) I know there has been a lot of criticism to the prequel movies, but this should silence a lot of critics mostly because this movie shows what everyone wanted to see and that is how Anakin became Darth Vader. But it also ties up so many other loose ends of the whole Star Wars series and does a good job of leading right into the original Star Wars movie. And I think I’ll end it there before I give away too much about the movie and ruin it for others.
my thoughts on the pepsico outrage …. http://zelgeekspot.blogspot.com/2005/05/carnegie-course-in-reverse-or-how-not.html
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La Shawn Barber reports:
SEATTLE – Mary Kay Letourneau and her former sixth-grade pupil — the father of her two youngest children — will be married
http://marklaroi.blogspot.com/2005/05/molesters-reward.html
The real reason they’re out to get Galloway:
“The Glasgow Kelvin MP [Galloway] went on: “In the last few hours it has been revealed that four inspectors working in Iraq under pseudonyms and carrying false passports were in fact Colonel Khadouri, Lieutenant Shamani, Colonel Rabscon and Jador Dalal Shamoni – all operatives of the Mossad Israeli intelligence.”
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/207223.stm
With respect to Robert, Mollo and Caltech Girl, I’m going to have to disagree. I found ROTS to be “just ok,” which is pretty disappointing considering my expectations. The script was pretty weak, particularly during some of the love scenes. The visuals were great though, as was Ewan McGregor’s performance. It just can’t compete with Star Wars and Empire.
Judicial Filibusters & The Homsexual Agenda
http://www.newleadership.blogspot.com
Indra gets $8.74 million a year!
Aaron CC blog has a neat graphic on it (tee hee hee)
Because you have a habit of deleting links and trackbacks that are even remotely critical of you.
How would I delete your link to my blog? Interesting. So what’s your excuse for not linking to the other blogs? Nice try, but I delete trackbacks leading to nasty posts, which yours isn’t. In fact, you tracked back to my FakeHate.com post a couple of weeks ago, and I didn’t delete it.
You know the difference between nasty and civil disagreement, Oliver. Just like most human beings, I don’t like being personally and unfairly attacked.
The Rick Santorum thing is a bunch of nonsense. I watched Rick say it and he is being tarnished only because he mentioned Hitler.
Knowing that it’s not smart as a politician to mention Hitler, that is Rick’s only sin (that he mentioned Hitler.
Oliver Willis falsely states (as the left does all the time) what Rick said. Oliver Willis states verbatim “Not one of these blogs has a single word on Rick Santorum calling the entire Democratic party Nazis.”
It would be easy to be done with the issue and criticize Rick if that was what he said. But HE DIDN’T.
What did Rick say?
Rick was doing an ANALOGY and he even did a HYPOTHETICAL. He said it would be like Hitler taking over Paris and then when the Allies bombed Paris, Hitler saying why are you bombing my country. This is my country. ((((I totally paraphrased here))))) But the point was Rick was making a HYPOTHETICAL even in order to make an analogy and his only sin was actually saying Hitler which it seems in this day in age no politician should ever do ever again.
Nowhere in Rick’s statement did he even remotely say what Oliver Willis (the fabricator) said he said.
The difference between nasty and civil. I would say nasty includes things like making stuff up. Civil is an honest disagreement or honest difference in opinion. See my above post for what Oliver did.
So why did Santorum apologize for it? Or did he apologize for something he didn’t say, which is beyond stupid. The video/audio is linked on my site if you want to see something for yourself versus have it be interpreted by Fox, Newsmax, or the cadre of rightie bloggers.
So, Oliver, if I check out your blog, I will no doubt find a post decrying Robert Byrd for his comparison a few weeks ago of the Nuclear Option to what Hitler did?
Any politician should apologize if the drumbeat is loud enough. And….. I honestly don’t think that any politician should ever mention Hitler again in any analogy.
The only reason a politician OR ANYONE should mention Hitler is when conveying HISTORY.
We all would like to see the left apologize for their moveon type ads comparing Bush with hitler and what not but it SEEMS that the only responsible politicians left in Washington are Republicans. Unfortunately the Republican party is to the left also.
We have on a scale of -10 to +10 the Democrat party which is a -5 (to the left) and the Republican party which is a -2 (to the left).
At least the closest party towards moderation/centrism/conservatism is somewhat responsible wouldn’t you agree Oliver?
Oliver wrote, “Or did he apologize for something he didn’t say, which is beyond stupid.” He definitely didn’t apologize for what you accused him of (fabrication).
Oliver wrote, “The video/audio is linked on my site if you want to see something for yourself versus have it be interpreted by Fox, Newsmax, or the cadre of rightie bloggers. Nice accusation there Oliver. You lefties know how to keep accusing people of things but can’t ever get to the truth. You’ll accuse the military of “targeting” journalists. You’ll accuse the President of being AWOL. You’ll accuse the president of lying to get us to go to war. ALL WITHOUT actually stating the truth yourself. THE FACT IS that when I saw the clip on FoxNews they played the clip of Rick Santorum. They didn’t do what you accused them of and interpret what he said and then relay that to me. You can either keep up your lefty pattern of misinforming and accusing or keep losing elections.
Haven’t seen ROTS, but the six Star Wars movies reveal a generation gap in our household, as we try to agree on which movie is which. That inspired me to write a bit of real life humor, “Which Movie Is On First?” which I posted on my site today. http://www.downingworld.com
It was so easy to find. Oliver Willis wrote this on 8/5/2003
It’s the latest incarnation of the Nazi meme – a word that rhymes with dream and describes an idea that spreads like a virus, regardless of whether it is true or false. In the age of the Internet, when anyone with a computer can download a peace song accompanied by a slide show of Bush and Hitler in similar poses, or print out lists of their alleged similarities, the Bush-equals-Hitler meme has spread like SARS. – Oliver Willis
On Third Superpower.
We demand an apology !!
I love this—-an open forum !!!
1. 2008: I fear that the Republican Party will not continue their 8-year Presidential winning streak…….if they don’t jump on the whole illegal alien thing now. GWB isn’t getting it. And, the GOP needs to intervene. Illegal Alien, and Border Security will be their undoing in 2008, unless something is done, right now.
If tragedy strikes, and it was because of Border Security/Illegal Immigration. Dems will be only too happy to blame GWB, and an angry electorate will listen. The Public has stated it wants Border reform and Illegal Immigration stopped. GOP better start listening, or kiss 2008 goodbye.
2. GITMO: They cannot simply release Guantanamo (sp?) detainees back into the wild. Many of them will rejoin Anti-American forces, and be even more violent. And furthermore, those that have given over to us, information— are in danger. The detainees become snitches to their own people and are marked for death. Part of why they are being held is to keep them safe. It’s not an ideal situation. But, it’s the best for right now.
I have no idea whether the detainees have been abused or not. If there was abuse, and it can be proven….then that is horrible.
However, it isn’t more horrible than civilians who were beheaded by Islamic extremists. Islam is not a religion of peace. The beheadings prove it. Nobody in their right mind would release detainees so they could go do “payback” in the form of beheadings.
The detainees should stay where they are for now, until it’s safe to release them.
“Sheets” Byrd has done that several times; one such occasion is March 1, 2005 (http://byrd.senate.gov/byrd_speeches/byrd_speeches_2005_march/byrd_speeches_03012005.html)
Calling a conservative/Bush Administration member a Hitler or Nazi is one of the favorite tactics of the libs.
And on 11/30/2003 Oliver wrote, “Fighting Al Qaeda isn’t easy. There’s no central point to hit them. You have to destroy them, cell by cell. That’s why President Bush’s actions are so disturbing. Essentially he said “It’s too hard to figure out how to destroy Al Qaeda, so I’ll attack Iraq and build a new government thereâ€. It’s practically appeasement, a capitulation to the worst enemy America has faced since Hitler. – Oliver Willis”
We demand an apology
Any more accusations Oliver? If so we’ll keep shifting the leaders towards conservatism.
With our votes….
Because voters aren’t pursuaded with leftists arguments anymore….
An apology because George Bush is crappy on fighting terrorism? Ohhhhkay. No wonder I so rarely venture into wingnuttia.
A couple of things I want to share:
(Thanks for the option.)
How do you proclaim the truth of Christ in a country that’s 99% Muslim? Come with Keith Smith, an African missionary, as he shares Jesus in the Mosque.
http://texlex.typepad.com/just_keep_swimming_just_k/2005/05/jesus_in_the_mo.html
On the ligther side, whiteboydj.com has a hilarious Christian parody of the Sir Mix a Lot song “Baby Got Back” called “Baby Got Book”.
Take a few minutes to check out the video.
http://www.whiteboydj.com/babygotbook/index.html
My post about it is here:
http://texlex.typepad.com/just_keep_swimming_just_k/2005/05/baby_got_book_a.html
Thanks, La Shawn.
BTW, we’re going to ROTS tonight, dh for the 2nd time today. He likes it and is even more stoked about the upcoming Narnia movie, says it’s annointed.
ROTS: Just saw it. From a WOW, action and FX standpoint, it is the best of the trilogy. From a dialogue standpoint, it beats out I and II, but not Empire. From the immature politics/dummywood POV, it is better than I and VI, maybe a bit worse than II, and below IV and V. But worth seeing, and I admit I will own it on DVD. I will say this, when Vader gets in the armor and steps forward… the scene is over the top cheese.
For Olliver’s site… you’ll see the words nazi and Hitler alot, but streaming off of his keyboard. You’ll also see the word racist alot.
Ohhhh Yeahhhhhh.
I just got back from watching ROTS with the family. I liked it, but I still prefer Star Trek. I promised my son 3 weeks ago I would take him to see it. Poor thing fell asleep and missed the last 45 min. He looked comfy though. And I know I will buy the DVD when it comes out. Now I suppose I will have to watch the original ones again. Didn’t see them when I was a kid. Watched the original Star Wars in the early 90’s. Thought it sucked.
Oliver wrote, “An apology because George Bush is crappy on fighting terrorism?”
Hey everyone, I predicted it. Another accusation and Oliver followed through.
No Oliver, I asked you to apologize for using Hitler’s name’s in the 2003 writings that you wrote that I posted. We’re waiting………
Hi Ms. Barber. I met you at the World Journalism Institue and decided to create my own blog. I invite you and anyone else to visit, matthew1236.blogspot.com and read my opinions. My first topic, how christianity and conservative politics aren’t always synonymous with each other. I mention you. Hope to read you there! and thanks for inviting me into the blogosphere.
I suppose Bill O’Reilly will now commence yet another boycott against Pepsi. As if he didn’t already have enough to gripe about.
Keep waiting Baklava.
Heres something interesting. Google La Shawn. Notice where in the results you find her blog, and when you find links critical of her. Now repeat for Odub. The results are interesting. No matter how you spell LB (La Shawn or Lashawn)
Star WarsROTS isn’t as bad as some make it. It does have its moments. I have a list of observations at my blog, http://badhairblog.blogspot.com/2005/05/few-observations-on-revenge-of-sith.html, since to me it was interesting enough to write about, but not enough for an actual review.
Do bear in mind, it’s not a movie for young children.
La Shawn:
I will take up your invitation on Friday Open Thread. Here is an issue you probably have never blogged on – college baseball.
We attended the last Texas A&M home baseball game for this season between the Aggies and the University of Texas Longhorns. The Texas A&M-tsip rivalry makes the Bush-Kerry election look like a love fest by comparison. A&M won in the 10 inning on a wild pitch by the tsip pitcher.
The game was very emotional, but the best moments that night had nothing to do with baseball. After the singing of the national anthem, there was a flyover by two Navy fighter jets. It turns out that one of the pilots is the older brother of one of the A&M players.
Later, both pilots came to the game and were given a standing ovation by fans from both universities. Everywhere the two pilots went that night they were greeted with enthusiasm, emotion, and sincere appreciation.
Some things transcend politics. Some things even transcend baseball!
I saw Star Wars Revenge of the Sith last night with a group of friends and we all agreed it was really, really bad!!! (I never thought I would be bored in a Star Wars movie.) The writing is terrible, most of the characters are terrible, and much of the acting is terrible! I never believed the love story or the friendship between Obi Wan and Ani at all. (In any of the last three movies.) And really pathetic was the reason Ani turned to the dark side.
The greatness of the first movie, which spilled over to some degree to the next two, was in the story, the writing, the characters, and in the first movie – the acting. At least the interaction between the characters was believable and well-done.
Samuel L. was good and Yoda was great to watch – but when the best acting is done by a computer generated being there is a problem with the movie. I wonder the George Lukas, not to mention most of the cast, isn’t embarrassed to be a part of this movie.
Blessings,
CAK
La Shawn, I saw Sith today and wrote a blog about what I thought about it. I really did enjoy the movie. Hubby thought it was the best one of the six.
Sorry, I don’t know why that weird URI link was on that last one. I changed it to the mainpage.
Oliver,
GW is crappy at fighting terrorism?? BAWAHHAHAHAH!
Yeah, right. The way the left would try it is called “The Neville Chamberlain Accords”. Signed papers arranging appeasement for the terrorists and leaving them free to continue what they’re doing. “Peace in our time” my….
Oliver, please start reading history. Appeasement only begets more violence. You HAVE to cut the head off the snake to end the bites.
Deal with it, or go over and talk nice nice to them and see if you don’t end up beheaded.
Dan
But Dan!! Doncha see? One can honestly state with a straight face that GWB was crappy, so long as they never offer a counterplan, they can always move the goalposts.
The best crappy example would be the MSM/DNC solemnly warning us of total anarchy on 30 Jan 05. Instead, a majority of eligible voters turned out to say YES to democracy, no matter how bumpy it may get and to say NO to another strongman.
A total opposite of their nuanced prophecies. So instead of taking their lumps like a good loser, they say, oh but it’s still crappy because we also flush the koran which is THE nail that will seal our loss. Next month, it’ll be some new Bush=Hitler meme which will finally do Bush in.
Oliver made me think of people who make the same-old New Year resolutions, without plan nor commitment, year after year to no avail. If change ain’t happening as wished, then it’s time to re-evaluate the rituals. Instead, these people click their shoes twice, repeat their irrational mantras over and over in hopes that one of these years, ‘Zippedly-zappedly-dabbidy-do‘, the fairy godmother grants their wish.
Hint: when you find yourself on the wrong side of history time and time again, maybe it’s time to evaluate your worldview. I’d rather take my lumps for being wrong than risk being dragged into the state of delusional paranoia by refusing to let go of the party line.
Witness the Dean Meltdown. Again!!! Was that the 49th or 81st? I lost count after 3 and that was back in ‘03.
If you praised Dean as savior of the DNC, then I’d say your faith was misplaced. Will you blog about Dean needing to go for the good of the party prior to his removal? Or will you blog about how Rove did Dean in after he’s gone?
How about some truths here? Wisdom isn’t hard to find: Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets.
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