Archive for June, 2009
Letterman and the Law of Holes
Obviously, David Letterman has never heard the saying “When you’re in a hole, stop digging”. Maybe that’s something he should have been researching along with the ages of Sarah Palin’s daughters.
What’s Funny and What Isn’t.
Apropos of this post, I present this tweet from Andrew Malcolm. JimmyFallon on Iran’s elections: The loser claims fraud, wants to sue. If he still losses [sic], he plans to make a documentary on global warming. Now that’s a funny joke. Do you see the difference between that and what Wanda Sykes and David Letterman [...]
Freedom Isn’t Free, But Supporting Freedom Need Not Be Expensive
I’m afraid it may be Iran-heavy around here for the next couple of days. I don’t apologize for that, but I’ll understand if you head off for more varied climes for a couple few days. See, freedom is a big deal to me. It is the only thing of value we can pass on to [...]
Iran, on Fire
The country of Iran is on fire tonight. Tens of thousands of people who voted for the more moderate Mir Hussein Mousavi, only to find the election impossibly won by reigning President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, have taken to the streets and the Mullahs who rule Iran have sent forth their thugs to beat them into submission. [...]
President Obama’s Terrorist-Fighting FAIL
I’m having a difficult time figuring out how, exactly, the Obama administration figures that exporting Islamic terrorists to the island of Palau is a successful way to fight terrorism. It seems to me that detaining highly-radicalized trained terrorists, fattening them up on halal victuals and giving them top-shelf health care, then turning them loose on [...]
Learn a New Language and Spend Less Cash
Amazon has a very nice deal that you may find too good to resist – $100 off Rosetta Stone language-learning software. Rosetta Stone is probably the premiere software program if you want to learn a second (or third) language. Everything I’ve ever heard about it has been very good. I have looked at buying this [...]
That’s What You Said