Via Tim Ferriss’ twitter, a blogger’s guide to online defamation law. York’s in trouble.
More joys of twitter, rap style:
@EliLake Me + the mufti kick it Sufi-style/whirl wild like dervishes/+ rap acerbically/perturbing Deobandi jihadis/more neocon than Condi
@reihansalam Condi aint a neocon/soft like scowcroft/underboss rick-ross style realist/anti-idealist/freedom lovin neos never feelin it/
Anybody see Obama’s ND speech? I haven’t yet.
SPOILER ALERT: he’s still president.
“Washington Times Runs Photo of Obama Girls With Story of Murdered Schoolchildren in Chicago.” Come on!
Hitchens: Why Obama cited Churchill on torture. I think he’s grasping a little too much here, but it’s interesting.
Via Attackerman, a devastating song about waterboarding:
Via my brother, this youtube video is probably the best argument yet for the authoritarian nature of Putin’s governance:
Do we have any idea how earnest this is? Do people in Russia hear Obama Girl and think that she’s America’s transcendent artist?
—Eminem’s first video in five years. A lot like his old videos.
—Via Kenny via ESPN, a shootout goal very reminiscent of my legendary over the goalie move from King Kong Ball in Mr. Kolinski’s gym class:
—The most sensible thing I’ve read so far about the Spartans and the economy:
The people of Detroit reminded me in some ways of the people from New Orleans and even a friend I have who is Vietnamese. Just as those from NOLA resent being defined by Katrina, and my buddy from Vietnam says , “We’re a country not a war,” people from Detroit don’t want to be defined by crisis, abandoned factories, and unemployment. But at the same time, as in each case, it’s impossible to talk to anyone not affected by disasters both natural and man-made. Everyone has a story to tell and everyone hates having a story to tell. In Detroit, autoworkers are being told that the bankers’ bonus contracts are sacrosanct, while their union contracts aren’t worth the paper they’re printed on. People in the city get on a boat to go to across the border to Windsor, Ontario to buy prescription meds. The many casinos that flash their bright lights at the blight across the river seem like a realistic road out of poverty. But the Spartans aren’t just another shining bauble of success out of people’s reach. They matter.
[Emphasis mine.]
Anyone have any thoughts on this phenomenon? I don’t know what to think.
Also, Kenny left me a message yesterday and reminded me how annoying the coverage of Detroit during March Madness has been, but I’m trying not to go on a rant. There’s a novel to be written over here!
A lot of conservatives seem intent on making government not work in order to serve their free market, “the state is the problem” agenda. Kwame Kilpatrick’s destructive failure at civil service was similarly inevitable, not because of ideological aversion but because he isn’t capapble of serving anything greater than himself and his own appetites.
Thankfully, karma has finally caught up to the man. His new job with Compuware in Texas (note to self: Compuware needs new HR director) only pays 10 grand a month, and he’s now limited to a $900 a month Escalade and a $2700 a month crib.
How much house does one get for $2700 a month in Texas? Here are some Dallas area options: here, here, here, here, and here.
Meanwhile, in Detroit, $2700 could get you the rights to Miguel Cabrera or several blocks of real estate. Thanks for the leadership Kwame.
