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Wednesday, October 26, 2005
A major show on politics...
As I was logging in to post this, Larry King on my tv just mentioned that tomorrow night he will have a major show on politics. That is how I feel right now. Tonight, let's dick around with Prince Albert of Monaco. Tomorrow, we'll see if there is any meat on these bones.
I've been playing with some interesting ideas in my mind about our government right now, the scandals and disappointments and the failure over the last few months for it to essentially do its damn job.
No indictments today, either.
Three more years. Will anything be left by then? Will anyone even care?
We'll meet in five years at Judith Miller's beachfront mansion, waiting her return from the secret cave where she stashes her winnings, I mean earnings, after her martyrdom, and we'll pour some into the earth for our dead and dying... Freedom of speech, abortion rights, democracy, and hope...
I've been playing with some interesting ideas in my mind about our government right now, the scandals and disappointments and the failure over the last few months for it to essentially do its damn job.
No indictments today, either.
Three more years. Will anything be left by then? Will anyone even care?
We'll meet in five years at Judith Miller's beachfront mansion, waiting her return from the secret cave where she stashes her winnings, I mean earnings, after her martyrdom, and we'll pour some into the earth for our dead and dying... Freedom of speech, abortion rights, democracy, and hope...
Sunday, October 09, 2005
Mid-East/Africa Travelblog
This is a very interesting look at life in Lebanon, Jordan, Yemen, and various other locations. The two recently crossed over into Africa, but the earlier stuff on the Mid-East is very interesting.
CharlesFred: Trip to Middle East and Africa 2005-2006
Their Photos
CharlesFred: Trip to Middle East and Africa 2005-2006
Their Photos
Saturday, October 08, 2005
Saturday, September 03, 2005
Rehnquist Dead
Today...
My car died. I lost my Debit card. Finally, after phoning the bank, I get my very late dinner started and now, while I am boiling my noodles, I turn on the TV and find out that W gets two.
At least Rehnquist was not a liberal justice. But I am so scared of the Scalia court.
Sleep will be fretful tonight.
My car died. I lost my Debit card. Finally, after phoning the bank, I get my very late dinner started and now, while I am boiling my noodles, I turn on the TV and find out that W gets two.
At least Rehnquist was not a liberal justice. But I am so scared of the Scalia court.
Sleep will be fretful tonight.
Wednesday, August 31, 2005
“Pilgrims, Martyrs and Saints”: The Death of New Orleans
I’ve been locked into this for days. On break, my boys with their mother this week, I can’t turn it off.
To me, it seems like everyone is in denial. The Mayor of New Orleans was quoted a couple hours ago saying that hundreds or thousands are probably dead in the city, and Wolf Blitzer said that this idea shocked him. How can it shock him? Seeing the pictures, listening to the reports, understanding the numbers of people who did not evacuate, how can anyone not expect thousands dead?
It seems almost certain that there are more dead than on 9/11. Will it reach Galveston numbers, 6,000 to 10,000? That seems to me to be the real question. And it seems very possible.
Imagine if there had been a direct hit. Actually, it may not be possible to imagine this. I suspect that instead of rooftops poking out of vast lakes we would just see the unbroken, still surfaces of vast lakes.
And I do not want to hear anymore about how oil prices will make us all victims of the hurricane. Paying an extra buck at the pump compares in no way to death, the death of loved ones, or the loss of everything that makes life worth living.
A million plus refugees, most likely. Not waiting to be allowed to go home, but with no home, no job, no nothing… just memories of what has been lost.
Everyone acts like this will be over when the water is drained. It took hundreds of years to build this city. It took hours to destroy it. Does anyone expect a New Year’s Eve broadcast from partiers on Bourbon Street this year? Next year? The year after?
Say a prayer for the survivors. Say a prayer for the dead.
Though such a political statement my not be appropriate here, remember… if we spend $100 Billion rebuilding the Gulf Coast, it is less than we spend in one year on our military activities in Iraq.
If any good comes out of this, than it should be a new perspective on our priorities as a nation.
Say a prayer for America.
To me, it seems like everyone is in denial. The Mayor of New Orleans was quoted a couple hours ago saying that hundreds or thousands are probably dead in the city, and Wolf Blitzer said that this idea shocked him. How can it shock him? Seeing the pictures, listening to the reports, understanding the numbers of people who did not evacuate, how can anyone not expect thousands dead?
It seems almost certain that there are more dead than on 9/11. Will it reach Galveston numbers, 6,000 to 10,000? That seems to me to be the real question. And it seems very possible.
Imagine if there had been a direct hit. Actually, it may not be possible to imagine this. I suspect that instead of rooftops poking out of vast lakes we would just see the unbroken, still surfaces of vast lakes.
And I do not want to hear anymore about how oil prices will make us all victims of the hurricane. Paying an extra buck at the pump compares in no way to death, the death of loved ones, or the loss of everything that makes life worth living.
A million plus refugees, most likely. Not waiting to be allowed to go home, but with no home, no job, no nothing… just memories of what has been lost.
Everyone acts like this will be over when the water is drained. It took hundreds of years to build this city. It took hours to destroy it. Does anyone expect a New Year’s Eve broadcast from partiers on Bourbon Street this year? Next year? The year after?
Say a prayer for the survivors. Say a prayer for the dead.
Though such a political statement my not be appropriate here, remember… if we spend $100 Billion rebuilding the Gulf Coast, it is less than we spend in one year on our military activities in Iraq.
If any good comes out of this, than it should be a new perspective on our priorities as a nation.
Say a prayer for America.
Monday, July 25, 2005
Insert pithy title here...
Focus on school for a few months and I miss so much...
The Roberts nomination, Rove's armor of shit cracked, London terrorist attacks, attacks in Egypt... Fourteen other important things that I cannot remember on my first cup of coffee.
One thing I noticed, London gets hit and we have endless hours of cable news navel gazing for days on end. Egypt gets hit, it is the top story, but no breaking reports when a Scotland Yard detective emerges from the john, potentially with new ideas on the case.
I do not lessen the trauma experienced in Britain, and I can understand why a country that we sometimes consider our 51st state may be of more interest, but somehow I feel that imbalance in coverage reflects less our special relationship with London than it does our general lack of concern with the Arab world.
Which is disturbing and has lethal consequences for Americans. It's not like we have any commitments or interests in being well liked in the Mid East...
Oh wait. Even I can remember the war on my first cuppa.
Maybe it is that the Mid East all blurs together? Maybe it is that we are so used to seeing 50 Iraqis blown up at once that we confused the Egyptians with Mesopotamians?
84 dead in Egypt as of this morning, about thirty more than London. And Bush is visiting the ambassador this morning. Good for him.
Well, time to start the day.
The Roberts nomination, Rove's armor of shit cracked, London terrorist attacks, attacks in Egypt... Fourteen other important things that I cannot remember on my first cup of coffee.
One thing I noticed, London gets hit and we have endless hours of cable news navel gazing for days on end. Egypt gets hit, it is the top story, but no breaking reports when a Scotland Yard detective emerges from the john, potentially with new ideas on the case.
I do not lessen the trauma experienced in Britain, and I can understand why a country that we sometimes consider our 51st state may be of more interest, but somehow I feel that imbalance in coverage reflects less our special relationship with London than it does our general lack of concern with the Arab world.
Which is disturbing and has lethal consequences for Americans. It's not like we have any commitments or interests in being well liked in the Mid East...
Oh wait. Even I can remember the war on my first cuppa.
Maybe it is that the Mid East all blurs together? Maybe it is that we are so used to seeing 50 Iraqis blown up at once that we confused the Egyptians with Mesopotamians?
84 dead in Egypt as of this morning, about thirty more than London. And Bush is visiting the ambassador this morning. Good for him.
Well, time to start the day.
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