Wallace is quite proud of his wife, a right-wing fanactic ever since she worked for Dubya.
I’ll let you, dear reader, read for yourself about the goings-on in Midland.
October 10, 2004
Censorship!
Gosh, I seem to remember some groups claiming that the Dixie Chicks and Linda Ronstadt were victims of censorship. Now that someone wants to air Stolen Honor, many of the same folks are advocating a boycott and have even set up a web site to build support.
Talk about commitment to ideals!
Peace Prize
Kenyan ecologist Wangari Maathai has won the Nobel Peace Prize this year. I’ve not seen any real explanation for her award, but this probably has much to do with it:
“She said (HIV/AIDS) was invented as a bio-weapon in some laboratory in the West,” a senior State Department official said.
The West is evil, and the root of everything bad in the world.
Howard’s Win
Slatts has this to say:
…this is a victory for common sense, decency, defined values and optimism. It is a shellacking for hate, envy, moral equivalence and appeasement with fascists.
Kev flies wing:
He needs to throw the “we wuz robbed” line into the dustbin with it’s equally sour grapes partner “the voters are stupid. Once again they have ignored our brilliance”
Congratulations to Mr Howard and his party. And to all those in Australia who rejected the same things we hope to reject here in three weeks.
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October 9, 2004
First round
Birdie – 91
Bunker – 80
Neither of us hit the ball well, and the back nine was flooded so we played the front twice. Better tomorrow on a tougher course. Birdie won the first hole, and that was his high point today!
Anniversary
When I watch television news, I watch FOXNews. They have now reached the 8-year point in their history. And it has been some run. As Neil Cavuto writes:
Our only saving grace was our only singular saving philosophy: News, fair and balanced.
People once laughed at that tag line. Little did they know it would tag quite a line and start a revolution among a nation of viewers sick of news being spoon-fed them and open to a news channel respectful of them.
I’ve written emails to various of the FoxNews Team–Neil Cavuto, Brit Hume, Mara Liasson, Juan Williams, Bill O’Reilly–and all but one have responded. I’ll let you guess which one.
They care, about the news and about Americans. I don’t get that same sense from the other major networks. I think MSNBC comes closer to being like FoxNews than any of the others–attempting to present the news in a factual, interesting way. They just don’t have quite the quality of people that FNC has.
Happy Birthday.
Afghanistan
Don’t expect much coverage of the Afghani election from our friends at ABC, CBS, and NBC. You will have to look elsewhere for any competent coverage.
A 19-year-old Afghan refugee in Pakistan became the election’s first voter early Saturday, casting a ballot in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad.
Women’s Rights? White House Office of Women’s Outreach? Pale in comparison.
Of course, the hardliners (like some we have here) will do what they can. Some have already launched a few rockets.
“In 25 years a lot of rockets have landed. If another one lands because of the election, it’s no problem,” said Noor Uddin, a 49-year-old Kabul businessman, on Friday. “(Saturday) is a happy and historic day. That’s what is important.”