30-Aug-02

Today's reminder: Speak No Evil "...Ari Fleischer, reacted to comments from comedian Bill Maher about America’s cowardice in "lobbing cruise missiles from 2,000 miles away," by saying: "It’s a terrible thing to say and it’s unfortunate. There are reminders to all Americans that they need to watch what they say, watch what they do, and this is not the time for remarks like that; there never is." With two sentences, Fleischer seemed to extend President Bush’s challenge to the nations of the world — "Either you are with us or you are with the terrorists" — to Americans as well. And as of press time, his only attempt to modify his statement had been to claim he was speaking only of Maher and a particular member of Congress..." more comment [] 5:48:15 PM | permalink

Blogging Network > Daily Pundit Premium: No Barbra Streisand, Either: "Can you picture Elton John bellowing on like a gut-shot cow about the "Candles In The Wind Of Pearl Harbor?" Does the notion of (yet another) sea of waving lighters in... " comment [] 5:32:19 PM | permalink

Blogging Network > Joanne Jacobs Special: Don't Dianafy Sept. 11: "I've been dreading the upcoming mawkishness of Sept. 11 ceremonies and TV specials. Mark Steyn (if you missed InstaPundit's link) has a very good column on how not to mark the day. " comment [] 5:26:29 PM | permalink

U.S. Troops May Be Allowed In Canada In Event Of Terrorist Attack. Plastic::Politics::International: For those of you making a big fuss about heading up over to the great North sometime soon, this might be of concern: the Canuck government has said it will allow U.S. troops into the country if there is a signficant enough threat. [Plastic: Most Recent] comment [] 5:22:51 PM | permalink

The Big Payback: Revenge.. We've all been in situations that called for revenge. Whether you've been cut off in traffic, or have been laid off with no prospects, or had a significant other cheat on you, had a parking space taken, or if you've been swindled, you've probably wanted revenge. Revenge is an idea as old as man. What's your favorite revenge story? Do you have pointers you'd like to share with others? How do you feel about doing unto others? [kuro5hin.org] comment [] 5:21:05 PM | permalink

Syndication perturbation Salon blogger J.H. Farr was upset to find that the entire current contents of his blog were mirrored on another site that picked up the RSS syndication feed from Radio and reposted the contents. I understand where he's coming from: He's a writer trying to build a career, trying to get people to pay for his stuff some of the time, and I think he feels like he's being ripped off. (We contacted that other site -- I'm not linking to them because I don't particularly like...more [Scott Rosenberg's Links & Comment] comment [] 5:18:29 PM | permalink

Overdubbing: It's Not Just for Musicians Anymore. Senator Clinton was booed when she walked on stage last October at a rock concert in Madison Square Garden to benefit 9/11 victims. It was shown live by VH1, but the booing was replaced with cheering and applause on the DVD of the event. [Blogcritics] Welcome to The Matrix, not real. comment [] 5:15:09 PM | permalink

West Nile Case Suspected in Canada [AP Health] I have yet to read this specific article but heard there may be three infected.  To this I say: "Don't panic, everyone!"  (below on this page there's a National Post article that says it best)  I'm one of those types of people who worries way too much to be healthy, don't let this happen to you or your close ones. comment [] 5:12:41 PM | permalink

The Non-Expert’s Desk: Lift. Experts answer what they know. Dennis Mahoney answers anything. This week, the Non-Expert takes a look at some people’s pretty-darned-weird behavior. And why they keep pressing the elevator ‘call’ button. [The Morning News - Features] comment [] 10:52:00 AM | permalink