President stands up for Palmeiro

Could it possibly be that Raffy Palmeiro got juiced by accident? Apparently El Presidente thinks so: President Bush — who owned the Texas Rangers while Palmeiro played for the team — called Palmeiro a “friend” in a round-table interview with reporters from several Texas newspapers. “He’s testified in public, and I believe him,” Bush added. … Continue reading “President stands up for Palmeiro”

Could it possibly be that Raffy Palmeiro got juiced by accident? Apparently El Presidente thinks so:

President Bush — who owned the Texas Rangers while Palmeiro played for the team — called Palmeiro a “friend” in a round-table interview with reporters from several Texas newspapers. “He’s testified in public, and I believe him,” Bush added.

I dunno, maybe he took some over-the-counter supplement thinking it was vitamins, but either the dude is lying or they need to look into the test some more.

In related news, Palmeiro has been seen doing tequila shots with Valerie Plame at the Covert CIA Agents Bar in Virginia, so there may be some trickery here.

And in other related news, young Joe Blanton and the A’s took down Johan Santana and the Minna-so-duh Twins tonight to cut the LA Anaheims’ margin to one game. The Anaheims were too chicken to play tonight, so the Good Guys don’t get to officially climb into first place until tomorrow.

Matt Welch is burning

Angels fan Matt Welch still insists they’re doing fine. Go to his bloggy and help him out. Right now, 4 of my picks are in first or second place, and in the other two divisions one is lead by my second-place pick and the other is the NL West (where my pick is the Dodgers) … Continue reading “Matt Welch is burning”

Angels fan Matt Welch still insists they’re doing fine. Go to his bloggy and help him out.

Right now, 4 of my picks are in first or second place, and in the other two divisions one is lead by my second-place pick and the other is the NL West (where my pick is the Dodgers) so we’re looking pretty good.

My worst picks so far are the Mets for Wild Card in the NL and the Tigers to take their division. The Mets are playing below their ability – especially that Beltran clown, who must have been juiced – and the Tigers were a perverse pick even if they have come a long way since losing 114 games year before last. I hate the White Sox because they beaned Chavez and broke his wrist last year, so I’m not permitted to pick them to win anything.

Unassimilated terrorists

Prospect magazine interviews notorious British jihadi Hassan Butt for some insight into his demented psyche. This is from the setup: Radical Islam draws recruits from many walks of life, but in Britain its agents are of a type—second-generation British Pakistanis. Somehow they have been worst hit by the populations shifts of the last 50 years … Continue reading “Unassimilated terrorists”

Prospect magazine interviews notorious British jihadi Hassan Butt for some insight into his demented psyche. This is from the setup:

Radical Islam draws recruits from many walks of life, but in Britain its agents are of a type—second-generation British Pakistanis. Somehow they have been worst hit by the populations shifts of the last 50 years and the alienation that came with them. A few have rallied under a banner which brings an intense sense of grievance. And when they are done chasing absurd dreams of caliphates, there is always martyrdom. “For me there’s nothing bigger,” said Butt. I met many in Beeston with his makings: small, rootless lives, seeking bigger things.

I think we’re looking at the consequences of multi-culturalism and its opposition to proper assimilation, but read it see what you think.

Good and Evil

In our screwed-up society, where man-hating peroxide feminists pass themselves off as conservatives and “feminists for life” pursue a stealth agenda of normalizing the single-parent family under the guise of anti-abortion activism, it’s good that we have the purity of baseball to exemplify the triumph of good over evil. Damn Rafael Palmeiro.

In our screwed-up society, where man-hating peroxide feminists pass themselves off as conservatives and “feminists for life” pursue a stealth agenda of normalizing the single-parent family under the guise of anti-abortion activism, it’s good that we have the purity of baseball to exemplify the triumph of good over evil.

Damn Rafael Palmeiro.

Why should we tolerate these Islamofascists who hate us all?

This is rather pithy example of Burchill: Of course, it is all very well to spend your days lecturing others to “celebrate diversity” when you go home each night to Hampstead. But surely the faces of the people who were killed last week told their own story — if this is such an unwelcoming, racist … Continue reading “Why should we tolerate these Islamofascists who hate us all?”

This is rather pithy example of Burchill:

Of course, it is all very well to spend your days lecturing others to “celebrate diversity” when you go home each night to Hampstead. But surely the faces of the people who were killed last week told their own story — if this is such an unwelcoming, racist place to live, why do all races continue to flock here, as they do to evil, imperialist America?

Why indeed are the US and the UK the top immigrant destinations in the world? It’s not like anybody moves to places like China and Syria, you know.

The wisdom of Clarence

In It’s a Wonderful Life the angel Clarence says that every time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings. It seems to me that every time an American political partisan lies about Guantanamo, a suicide bomber gets his vest. Given Juan Cole’s recent statement about jihadi software, I don’t think this is far from … Continue reading “The wisdom of Clarence”

In It’s a Wonderful Life the angel Clarence says that every time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings. It seems to me that every time an American political partisan lies about Guantanamo, a suicide bomber gets his vest. Given Juan Cole’s recent statement about jihadi software, I don’t think this is far from the mark.

Another New York Times columnist in trouble

Krugman colleague Nick Kristoff has to face libel charges after all, per an Appeals Court decision in the Hatfill case: A.T.C.F.k.: They laughed when kf argued that the New York Times was “massively exposed” in the Steven Hatfill libel suit against op-ed columnist Nicholas Kristof. … They paid no attention when, after a lower-court federal … Continue reading “Another New York Times columnist in trouble”

Krugman colleague Nick Kristoff has to face libel charges after all, per an Appeals Court decision in the Hatfill case:

A.T.C.F.k.: They laughed when kf argued that the New York Times was “massively exposed” in the Steven Hatfill libel suit against op-ed columnist Nicholas Kristof. … They paid no attention when, after a lower-court federal judge threw the Hatfill suit out, kf wrote:

Maybe I’m missing something, but if I were Kristof, I wouldn’t crow too loudly. Lower court decisions are made to be reversed. …

They are not laughing now! Haftill’s suit has been reinstated on appeal. … P.S.: Kristof reported that Hatfill had “failed three successive polygraph examinations” in connection with the anthrax mailings of 2001. How could that, if it isn’t true, not be libelous? … 11:23 P.M.

We predict Kristoff and the Times will lose big. Kristoff’s slander of Hatfill was mean-spirited, beyond the pale, and generally bogus.

Krugman’s French Connection

Today’s Krugman column about the French Utopia is hilariously bad: French people, don’t fret. Things are going well. Just read Paul Krugman’s column in the New York Times and you’ll see that your stagnant ecomomy is actually doing great … even if you can’t find a job! You’ll also learn that Krugman assumes you’re happy … Continue reading “Krugman’s French Connection”

Today’s Krugman column about the French Utopia is hilariously bad:

French people, don’t fret. Things are going well. Just read Paul Krugman’s column in the New York Times and you’ll see that your stagnant ecomomy is actually doing great … even if you can’t find a job!

You’ll also learn that Krugman assumes you’re happy — even when you tell pollsters you’re not.

Krugman kicks off today’s column with a demonstration of what to do when you can’t get your desired result using one set of metrics. Change them!

Krugman is the classic example of the ravages of Bush Derangement Syndrome.

German election coming

The German election coming next month (probably) is a high-stakes gamble for Schroeder, who forced an early election in hopes of retaining power in the face of mounting criticism of his management of the economy. With the repudiation of Chirac by his voters on the EU constitution ringing in his ears, Schroeder no doubt hears … Continue reading “German election coming”

The German election coming next month (probably) is a high-stakes gamble for Schroeder, who forced an early election in hopes of retaining power in the face of mounting criticism of his management of the economy. With the repudiation of Chirac by his voters on the EU constitution ringing in his ears, Schroeder no doubt hears a death-knell sounding for his Red-Green coalition. Some wags predict an outright victory for the pro-American Christian Democratic Union of Angela Merkel, and others speculate about an unholy alliance between the CDU and Schroeder’s SPD. Either way, it’s most likely compost time for the Greens.

Deutsche Welle has some background.