I was confident the New York Times would find a way to pour cold water on the Fourth of July. Still, turning to it this morning, I was curious to see just what kind of wet [with that cold water]blanket the Times would throw on our national holiday. And the Grey Lady didn't disappoint, with a sour, melancholy editorial viewing America through the eyes of other countries -- and naturally finding us wanting.
Looking Outward on the Fourth begins with a lament over "these very difficult times, four years deep into a war that has turned much of the world against this country." Got that? It's America's fault that times are tough, not that the world seethes with madmen who want to destroy the West. ...
NB contributor Bob Owens has a great piece over at Pajamas Media on how he helped spot yet another instance of the Western press getting snookered by a fake news story promulgated by terrorists in Iraq. Once again, the media's desire to portray Iraq as a total disaster let them get tricked:
On Thursday, June 28, The Associated Press—and to a lesser extent,
Reuters, and a small independent Iraqi news agency—ran stories claiming
that 20 decapitated bodies had been found on or near the banks of the
Tigris River in Um al-Abeed, a village near Salman Pak, southeast of
Baghdad.
By 8:10, Thursday morning, I’d fired off the first of a series of
queries to Multi-National Forces-Iraq (MNF-I) Public Affairs and
current and former liaisons with the Iraqi Ministry of the ...
Welcome summertime with a simple Goodtime Party - which I believe involves motorcycling around the pool and hanging out in loose fitting bikinis. Ask R. Stevie Moore if he remembers those "goodtime parties", because this album is from his dad, Nashville session musician Bob Moore. So you don't get caught up in all the nostalgia and forget what this day is really about, don't miss this American jingoism! I wanna eat. American. Sleep. American. Weep. American!!! You just can't beat patriotic cheese for the Fourth of July. Take that, rest of the world. Especially all you Chinese Cowboys!
But in order to help you be a true patriot, you really need the ...
Today, Wednesday, July 4 at 3:21pm EDT (2:21pm CDT, 1:21pm MDT, 12:21pm PDT), C-SPAN2 is scheduled to carry the MRC's March 29 "2007 DisHonors Awards: Roasting the Most Outrageously Biased Liberal Reporters of 2006" -- the showcase of the MRC's 20th Anniversary Gala -- which was followed by Rush Limbaugh accepting the MRC's first annual "William F. Buckley Award for Media Excellence."
A rundown of the evening's events and winners, with a lot of pictures, as well as Real and Windows Media clips (or see text below).
The C-SPAN schedule page for Wednesday lists the exact start time at 3:21pm EDT, but it may be updated. Check it for any time change.
On Tuesday's Countdown, MSNBC host Keith Olbermann used his latest "Special Comment" to call on President Bush and Vice President Cheney to resign because of the commutation of Scooter Libby's prison sentence, contending that President Bush is only president of a "rabid and irresponsible corner of the Republican Party." Olbermann further accused Cheney of being "without conscience" and compared the two to a "ventriloquist" and "dummy." After calling on Congress to "pressure, negotiate, impeach," Olbermann concluded: "Display just that iota of patriotism which Richard Nixon showed, on August 9, 1974. Resign. And give us someone, anyone, about whom all of us might yet be able to quote John Wayne, and say, 'I didn't vote for him, but he's my President, and I hope he does a good job.' Good night and ...
Politics has once again managed to work its way onto the pages of ESPN. I recently wrote about Kenny Mayne adopting "Obama!" as a new signature call. For the record, Mayne wrote me to say that he was an independent, didn't intend any political overtones by "Obama!" and didn't realize, when agreeing to endorse Progressive Insurance, that head honcho Peter Lewis is a huge donor to a variety of left-wing causes including MoveOn.org.
This morning's online ESPN edition brings an article by Jason Sobel discussing, among other things, Tiger Woods' political potential. The item is prompted by Woods' appearance this week as host of a new tournament at the famed Congressional Country Club, just outside D.C. Observes author Sobel: "Hey, he's already among the world's ...
Via Bryan Preston at Hot Air:
On May 17, NBC reported a blockbuster exclusive on the superiority of Dragon Skin body armor over Interceptor, the body armor that the US Army issues to soldiers in combat zones. But NBC’s story has a major flaw: It’s wrong about nearly everything.
Watch the latest installment of Hot Air's Vent and actually hear an Army official, Brigadier General Mark Brown, conclude that NBC News possibly committed "emotional terrorism" after airing an "exclusive" segment on body armor. The segment, aired by NBC senior correspondent Lisa Myers, was "simply bogus," concludes Preston.
Check it out.
Ahhhh, the early days of summer and a dj's mind turns to thoughts of...Salade Nicoise. I just came back from a week at the beach, renting a lovely little shack with the tiniest kitchen, where merely boiling water felt like making entrees for ten. To overcome the need to cook daily I did most of my cooking the first day and nibbled off that for nearly the rest of the tour. Many versions of fresh salads followed, relying heavily on the farmers market and dried/canned accesories. Loads of fresh lettuces are cluttering up the aisles right now, along with young squash and cukes. Use 'em or lose them.
My secret ingredient, ...
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