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Thomas Jefferson, where art thou?
Submitted by Doug Allen on Tue, 2004-06-29 23:09"A wise and frugal government, which shall leave men free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor and bread it has earned - this is the sum of good government." - Thomas Jefferson.
They must've forgotten
Submitted by Doug Allen on Sun, 2004-06-27 23:26Once in a while I like to take a dark trip down into the deep reaches of the Democratic Underground, a popular message board for ultra-left chatter. Personally, when the topic isn't just another round of Bush bashing, I'm curious to find what the big government proponents and anti-individualists have to say. It's like a frightening reality show guaranteed to give one occasional nightmares. Read more »
Fro-Town Classic!
Submitted by Doug Allen on Tue, 2004-06-15 23:35My hometown parties tonight, as Good triumphs over Evil!
(Kudos to Johnathan ... not much to add to his post below) :)
Ronald Reagan R.I.P.
Submitted by Doug Allen on Sat, 2004-06-05 23:07Former president Ronald Reagan died at 93.
Baby Steps or Cold Turkey
Submitted by Doug Allen on Mon, 2004-05-31 01:37Imagine the following scenario... Read more »
Fantastic Fantasia
Submitted by Doug Allen on Wed, 2004-05-26 21:44Well, the dust finally settled on the third installment of American Idol, with Fantasia Barrino taking the top honors, receiving the majority of sixtysome million votes tallied last night. North Carolina native Fantasia is a talented singer who's been frequently compared to Macy Gray and Aretha Franklin, and edged out Diana Degarmo. Read more »
Critics Respond, Moore or Less
Submitted by Doug Allen on Mon, 2004-05-24 20:15The anti-Moore crowd will have some good reading material at the local bookstore this summer. I hope it's made into a film.
Trash Cannes
Submitted by Doug Allen on Tue, 2004-05-18 18:13The film The Edukators received a 10-minute standing ovation at the Cannes film festival. It could even win the top prize – the Palme d'Or award. Here is the plotline of the story:
Double Down?
Submitted by Doug Allen on Sat, 2004-05-15 00:40Not if taxes double up.
The state of Michigan is proposing increasing the gaming tax from 18 percent to 36 percent. Downtown Detroit casinos warned that doubling the tax would "force them to close table games and food outlets, which would result in layoffs."
Who's the big winner tonight? Neither the workers nor the consumers.
It's Censorship!... Or is it?
Submitted by Doug Allen on Thu, 2004-05-13 23:30An article by FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting) blares this headline: Michael Moore Film Faces Disney Censorship. This is referring to a situation whereas Disney is disallowing its subsidiary, Miramax, to distribute Moore's film Fahrenheit 911. In his usual martyr role, Michael Moore states: Read more »
Kick him in the Ralls
Submitted by Doug Allen on Mon, 2004-05-10 23:04I'm a week late on this topic, so this isn't exactly breaking news...
I was going to comment on political cartoonist Ted Rall, and his inaccurate and sick cartoon in which he calls Pat Tillman an "idiot", "sap", and implies he's merely a racist whose only goal was to "kill Arabs". But the folks at A Small Victory cover it well enough whereas I don't have much more to add. Read more »
Idol Chatter
Submitted by Doug Allen on Thu, 2004-04-29 23:30OK, I admit it. This is the first season I've caught the hit karaoke/talent competition American Idol, and I've been a faithful watcher each week. I highly doubt I'll wind up buying the CD of whoever wins this competition - it'll likely be more semi-bland Top 40 pop similar to that of previous competitors - but the show can get quite addicting.
Unfortunately, and unsurprisingly, even a seemingly safe foray into a sugary pop show like Idol can't escape the spector of race and racist allegations. Read more »