My picks for the best non-fiction books of 2006 include a great telling of a tragic historical moment, a great analysis of the political landscape, and the technological empowerment of anyone.
Manhunt by James Swanson. The story of John Wilks Booth’s attempted escape makes for riveting reading. It’s a novel except for the fact that it’s […]
The year isn’t complete without some TAM Awards. These are the most arbitrary awards in the entire blogosphere. The only criteria is I think these were the best albums, books, and weblogs of 2006. There are no nominations and all decisions are final. Like everything, there’s always next year. Let’s start with the best albums […]
Video of Saddam being hanged is now on the net. It’s not as gruesome as you’d think. It appears to be from a camera phone and not from the official videographer:
You don’t see him fall from the gallows, but you can hear it. You do see Saddam dangling from the noose. Camera flash bulbs […]
It was fun to dream about the Green Bay Packers’ outside chance at making the playoffs. But Tiki Barber is running all over the Washington Redskins. The New York Giants lead 34-21 midway through the fourth quarter. The Giants, a team that has been imploding before our eyes is reaching deep when it counts. This […]
What happens when you’re so hung up on the United States’ “illegal war” based on “lies” and a moron President’s “need” for family revenge? You don’t show the least bit of satisfaction that a brutal dictator ceases to breathe. One example is Shakespeare’s Sister:
Leaving aside any debate about the ethics of capital punishment for a […]
Fantastic Four was ok. I’ll probably check out the sequel for the Silver Surfer and a possible glimpse of Galactus.
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Early this morning Fox News showed parts of a video of Saddam Hussein’s hanging. In it you see a group of black masked men lead the Butcher of Baghdad to the gallows and put a noose made of thick rope around his neck. Fox News also showed a picture of Saddam after the execution. He […]
CNN reports some details from Saddam Hussein’s hanging:
Rubaie, who witnessed the execution, said the former leader was “strangely submissive” to the process.
“He was a broken man,” he said. “He was afraid. You could see fear in his face.”
Rubaie said that Hussein carried with him a copy of the Quran and asked that it be given […]
Iraqi-Americans were dancing in Dearborn, MI.
[via Random News From Michigan]
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Anyone can go over to the Democratic Underground or the Daily Kos to see what the loony Left is screaming about. I found some choice comments from the geeks occupying Digg
There’s yanked:
This is not the way a civilized country deals with criminals. Iraq is, of course, a mess, but we ran the show, and we […]
Fox News reports on Arab media stories that Saddam Hussein has been executed:
Saddam Hussein, the former president of Iraq, was executed by hanging shortly before dawn on Saturday in Iraq, Arab media outlets reported.
The U.S. military and FOX News have not yet confirmed that the execution has taken place. Al Jazeera, Al Arabiya wire […]
All signs are that Saddam Hussein will soon be executed:
The official witnesses to Saddam Hussein’s impending execution gathered Friday in Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone in final preparation for his hanging, as state television broadcast footage of his regime’s atrocities.
The Iraqi government readied all the necessary documents, including a “red card” _ an execution order […]
The hardest part of Mark Belling’s year-end current events quiz isn’t the questions, it’s getting through. I already fried the batteries on one cordless phone. Now, I’m hoping Skype doesn’t let me down.
UPDATE: After 1 1/2 hours of hearing busy signals I finally got through, got a true-false question after the person before me got […]
For the last few weeks I’ve been playing with another weblog. Now is as good a time as any to formally unleashed the TAM Money and Finance site onto my (plain, old) TAM readers. This is where I’ll be writing–duh–posts on money and finance. Here’s one on iTunes suffering from post-Christmas popularity. I’ve also been […]
John Edwards will announce he’s running for President. Great, I get to hear endless Wal-Mart bashing and droning about “Two Americas” until he drops out in early 2008:
Former Democratic vice presidential nominee
John Edwards jumped into the presidential race Wednesday a day earlier than he’d planned, prodded by an Internet glitch to launch a candidacy focused […]
