Monthly Archives: February 2010

History Has Not Absolved ThemNeither Should We

Posted on February 28, 2010 by

Below is a list — largely courtesy of Humberto Fontova and Glenn Garvin articles — of famous people with documented sympathy for evil as opposed to people like Orlando Zapata Tamayo. I don’t bother to ask how they can say … Continue reading →

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Striding Out With A Dionysian Yea-Saying

Posted on February 23, 2010 by

Over at one of my favorite blogs, Marginal Revolution, they draw a contrast between the strutting of a Red-capped Manakin vs that of Indian and Pakistani border closing displays. Silly walks vs. moon walks. Manakin vs. Manichaeism. Before I laugh … Continue reading →

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Calling Pam and Bob Tebow

Posted on February 22, 2010 by

I think the E-Trade baby commercials are very funny. However, it would not take much imagination to foresee that the kid is probably destined for type of reality show freak existence. There is hope of course. Perhaps his parents are … Continue reading →

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Shudder Island

Posted on February 21, 2010 by

Spoiler alert – I recommend you watch [and even pay for] the movie Shutter Island, but this blog post will give away parts of the story. I am a fan of Martin Scorsese’s movies. So it has been disconcerting over … Continue reading →

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The Latest Miami Herald Dirty Trick

Posted on February 15, 2010 by

What is the Herald’s latest dirty trick? They are giving conservative views and writers a fair amount of coverage. I would have loved to add ‘recently’ to that initial sentence, but I can’t even remember the last time I had … Continue reading →

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Now That’s a Bunch of Lard

Posted on February 13, 2010 by

My love of Cuban Bread can survive knowledge of it’s ingredients, but why can’t food products have a spoiler alert? We could call the anti-spoiler law the IZ Alert. The IZ Alert law would acknowledge the inherent limitations of potentially … Continue reading →

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The Rest Of The Story

Posted on February 12, 2010 by

No mention of ‘the rest of the story’ should fail to note the late great American broadcaster Paul Harvey. This from a Time article which noted his death last Feb 28, 2009: “This is Paul Harvey.” That clarion Midwestern voice … Continue reading →

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One Possible Response to Tebow Super Bowl Ad

Posted on February 10, 2010 by

The fact that there are people in our society who take offense to the Tebow family story being a part of the Super Bowl made me think. Who or what would constitute the flip side to the Tim Tebow story? … Continue reading →

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Isiah Thomas: Failing Upwards and Onwards

Posted on February 6, 2010 by

The good news for FIU is that Isiah Thomas probably wasn’t destined to coach here for a long period of time. I didn’t like the hire [see here], but will concede that Thomas’ key recruits won’t see the floor until … Continue reading →

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