Hillary’s become unusually easy to pick on lately, not that it was ever much harder than throwing a basketball in the ocean. This bit about her recalling sniper fire upon landing in Bosnia is sticking hard. Chronic liars have it tough in McLuhan’s global village, don’t they? I hit her once on it already, but … Read more
I suppose it sounds all too-cool-for-school (-5) to say that I don’t find fame inherently impressive. Sounds like something the jerk who won’t ever shut up about how he never watches television would say, you know? However, it’s true. If you’re playing Bo’s-a-Prick Bingo, go ahead and put a marker on the “Isn’t Impressed By … Read more
John Derbyshire, a favorite writer of mine who straddles cantankerousness and gentlemanliness brilliantly, has been saying it for months. Anyone who’s ever seen a certain film has wondered about it. Now it’s getting traction in the “mainstream media.” Gore 2008. Is that really a possibility? Consider: Jeremiah Wright, evidently a fine man except for those … Read more