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thudfactor on
July 8, 2004
Dave Kopel is working on a review of F911 for National Review Online. You can
preview it here. This is certainly more along the lines of how I think people ought to address the film. Far from saying F911 is unconvincing and leaving it at that, Kopel actually goes into detail.
However, for the most part I [...]
Posted in Politics
| Tagged Afghanistan, Al Gore, Al Smith, al-Qaeda, America, Arbusto, Ashcroft, Brian Wilson, Brit Hume, Britney Spears, Bush administration, Byron York, Carlyle Group, Caspian Sea, CBS, Chris Ullman, Clinton Administration, CNN, Congress, Craig Unger, Dan Briody, Data Base Technologies, Dave Kopel, Democratic commission, Edward Koch, Emma E. Booker, Emma E. Booker Elementary School, energy, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Florida, Florida Victory, George Soros, George W. Bush, Gwendolyn Toseï, Hamid Karzai, Hizballah, House Permanent Select Committee, Houston, Iraq, Islamic Republic of Iran, Israel, Italy, James Bath, Jeffrey Toobin, Jim Jeffords, Jim McDermott, Julian Borger, London, Michael Castle, Michael Moore, national guard, news media, oil, oil interests, oil man, oil pipeline, Oliver Burkeman, online journal, Osama bin Laden, Peter Gross, Poland, Republican Party, Richard Ben-Veniste, Rosa Parks, Saudi Arabian government, Secret Service, Securities and Exchange Commission, senate, servile tool, SGD, Spain, Taliban, Texas, The Guardian, the New York Times, the Washington Post, U.S. military, UAE, United Defense, United Kingdom, United States, United States Army, Unocal, USD, VA Hospital, Vermont, Washington, weapons systems, White House, World Trade Center
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By
thudfactor on
April 1, 2004
Our people were attacked and killed and mutilated and dragged through the streets of Iraq. Yeah, I’m mad at the Iraqis. But I’m about twelve different kinds of pissed at the conservative response, which has been pretty much along the lines of “kill them all.”
First of all, how could they? I mean, the real motivation [...]
Posted in War
| Tagged al-Qaeda, Andrew Sullivan, Bush administration, chemical warheads, Damascus, Iraq, London, middle east, New York, Ryadh, Saddam Hussein, Tehran, U.S. military, United States
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By
thudfactor on
March 16, 2004
Mac’s made a
mix tape of violent music and wants to know what she’s missed. I thought to comment on it, but then I decided I’d just make my own list…
Run for Your Life – The Beatles
Smack My Bitch Up – Prodigy
Knocked Out – Paula Abdul
‘Till My Head Falls Off – They Might Be Giants
Pistol Grip Pump – Volume 10
How I Could Just Kill a Man – Cypress Hill
Killing in the Name – Rage Against the Machine
Big [...]
Posted in Music
| Tagged Dre, Falls Off They Might Be, London, Man Cypress Hill, Paula Abdul, The Beatles
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By
thudfactor on
November 18, 2003
I really enjoy the “I Love the 80s” shows on Vh1. And the new set has this short segment — the “What the f#$%?!? Moment of 198x.” Yah. All those are pretty wacked.
But not as wacked as the What the f#$% moment of 2003, which has to be the President of the United States using 1/9th of [...]
Posted in Archived Unsorted
| Tagged Buckingham Palace, London, United Kingdom, United States, Wales
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By
thudfactor on
September 9, 2002
The Washington Post has an interesting article today on the World Trade Center site. In “A Wellspring of Grief, and Hope”, Post writer Lynne Duke explains the difficulty of merging people’s emotional desires with the economic realities of Manhattan. On one hand, the place is a mass grave. On the other hand, the World Trade [...]
Posted in Archived Unsorted
| Tagged France, Germany, Hiroshima, janitorial services, London, Lynne Duke, New York, Oklahoma City, Pearl Harbor, Pentagon, World Trade Center
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