Thursday, August 12, 2004

Indian Sovereignty Redux Jesse Jackson explains what President Bush meant with his response on the Indian tribal sovereignty question: The President explained. You just didn't understand. Sovereignty is sovereignty. You understand? It's like in sovereignity. If you are on a reservation, you have been soverized. Your Ph.D. is in soverbication. You understand? I don't think you understand. What I would give to see Ali G interview President Bush. [Via Cursor] 2:37:53 AM    comment [] "Significant adverse effect"? From the men who brought you healthy forests, clean skies, no children left behind, fast food as manufacturing, and freedom fries as vegetables, an attempt to give a new meaning to "dolphin safe" tuna: SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - A federal judge ruled that the United States can't relax "dolphin safe" tuna label standards and criticized the Bush administration for ignoring scientific evidence and caving into political pressure from Mexico. U.S. District Judge Thelton Henderson struck down the U.S. Commerce Department's finding that tuna nets that encircle dolphins don't have a "significant adverse effect" on dolphins. The finding, if upheld, would have allowed less expensive Mexican tuna caught with nets that kill dolphins to be sold in the United States under "dolphin safe" labels. Mexico has been pressuring U.S. officials to relax tuna labeling rules so that companies such as Pinsa, Mexico's largest tuna processor, could sell processed tuna in the United States, court records show. Damned activist judges -- what do they know about fishing? 2:11:25 AM    comment [] Alan Keyes Jokes Baltimore City Paper's Brian Morton intersperses some Alan Keyes jokes in his latest column, "Rent-a-Joke," reviewing the politician's past floundering in Maryland Politics. Q: What's the difference between Alan Keyes and a U-Haul truck? A: Neither costs that much to rent round-trip. [Alan Keyes making cents?] Q: What does Alan Keyes' ego have in common with the Great Wall of China? A: Both are man-made creations that can be seen from space. Q: What's the difference between Alan Keyes and the Hindenburg? A: One's a flaming bag of hot gas, and the other's a dirigible. Knock knock! Who's there? Alan Keyes! Alan Keyes who? That's show biz. Q: What's the difference between Alan Keyes and a parrot? A: One's loud, annoying, colorful, and says a lot of things that don't make sense, and the other's a bird. Postscript: Alan Keyes campaigns with a song in his heart. 1:49:58 AM    comment [] What's good for the President ... Bruce Springsteen's hometown newspaper, the Asbury Park Press, published an article last Friday on the anger local fans feel for his participation in the anti-Bush Vote For Change concerts. Maria Castronova's reaction was said to be typical of local fan resentment: "I love Bruce Springsteen's work," the 40-year-old Spotswood resident said. "I love the man. His music has been the soundtrack for my life. But this announcement disappointed me. I don't take political advice from a college dropout. He should just stick to what he does best." Nobody tell Maria, but there happens to be another certain college dropout with the initials KR whose political advice President Bush happens to take quite seriously. 1:37:31 AM    comment [] The Counterpoint Readers may recall that I'm not a big fan of Mark Hyman, host of News Central's "The Point" and Sinclair Broadcasting's Vice President for Corporate Relations (click here and here and here). It was with great delight that I learned that Ted Remington has started a new blog, The Counterpoint, dedicated to debunking (crisply, soundly and entertainingly) Mark Hyman's Point commentary. For example, check out his discussion of Hyman's fawning interview with Andrew Breitbart, author of the widely panned Hollywood Interrupted and Matt Drudge's Mr. Slave (something Hyman conveniently failed to mention). I will be sure to drop by The Counterpoint regularly. You should too. 1:13:00 AM    comment []

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