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Tuesday, October 21, 2003
THS It is time for the leaders of this great country to do something about the scourge upon our society that is third hand smoke. posted by Malaclypse the Tertiary at 9:43 AM · Saturday, October 18, 2003
Ethanot Lynne at The Knowledge Problem made note of forthcoming energy legislation in which ethanol again is foisted upon an unsuspecting populace. The more I learn about it, the more I realize that ethanol is neither efficient nor environmentally superior to petroleum. The knowledgeable llamas offers quite a bit of valuable insight in this debunkers.org thread. posted by Malaclypse the Tertiary at 7:36 PM · Congress shall make NO LAWS... Say what you will about Arnold, but IMHO, this kind of thing should be covered by the First Amendment. posted by Malaclypse the Tertiary at 11:12 AM · Friday, October 03, 2003
Senate Sikh Suman Palit's blog, The Kolkata Libertarian introduced me today, to the only Sikh-American politician I've ever encountered: Dr. Chirinjeev Kathuria. What is even more interesting is his Republican affiliation. He's seeking the GOP nomination to fill the seat to be vacated by U.S. Senator Peter Fitzgerald. Suman even set up a blog supporting his candidacy. I'd really like to see him nominated and elected, but I'm sure Harry Belafonte will just come along and call him a "House Sikh." posted by Malaclypse the Tertiary at 4:11 PM · Wednesday, October 01, 2003
Today's Tom Sawyer Rush Limbaugh is at it again, and now he's got sports writers all in a tizzy. I can't say I support Mr. Limbaugh's general tenor — in fact I'm tired of attempts (by what would seem to me to be almost everyone) to obfuscate the genuine philosophical differences that exist in today's political discourse by constantly portraying the opposition as fundamentally evil. In that vein, I think Rush had it coming to him as it were, but I still think it sucks. McNabb’s knee-jerk offense seems to me no more merited than Limbaugh’s constant knee-jerk suggestions that social engineering lurks in every corner – but come on, neither position is evil. I can’t see how Rush’s commentary can be construed as anything other than a snarky comment directed at the media for being ostensibly “racist” (by merit of Rush’s contention that any sort of preferential treatment based upon race is “racist” regardless of the motive.) This seems to me a position that can be argued for or against, but hardly a bit of pure malice, nor does it seem to me to be saying, as some have suggested, that QBs should only be caucasian. Here’s my take: We cannot look into people’s souls, and as such, we are under what I believe to be a considerable obligation to seek a better understanding of our political opponent’s views and their philosophical antecedents. The attempt to lead the populace by attaching purely emotional labels to any views that differ with our own, is to my mind, the greatest single challenge to an increased and improved political dialogue. posted by Malaclypse the Tertiary at 6:01 PM · |
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