Double-plus-unthink
A post on the WyethWire mocking Instapundit as an adherent of Newspeak made me think a little bit about some of what we’ve seen this week. After months of statements calculated to link Saddam Hussein’s regime in Iraq to the 9-11 attacks, President Bush stated that there was “no evidence that Saddam Hussein was involved [...]
The annotated Paul’s Boutique
Seen on Boing-Boing: Paul’s Boutique samples and references list, a collaborative guide listing all samples and cultural references on the seminal 1989 Beastie Boys album. Kind of understated: for “Shadrach,” the commentators note that “Sly & the Family Stone’s ‘Loose Booty’ comprises most of the song.” Yeah, like just about all of the non-rapped contributions, [...]
Max Cleland: Welcome to Vietnam, Mr. President
Former Senator Max Cleland, in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, drops the V-bomb on the Bush administration with a stinging editorial that points out not only the damning parallels between the Vietnam War and our current extended occupation in Iraq, but the damning fact that “the people who drove the engine to get into the war in [...]
