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10.6.2001 7:00 PM Jon Podhoretz on Politically Incorrect:
"Politically Unforgivable" Sean Hackbarth | 6:00 PM We need great works of art to truly honor those men who gave the ultimate sacrifice in order to save thousands. Great sculpture showing the power and bravery of the policemen and firemen would be a start. We also need great poems and symphonies and songs and movies. President Bush's speech to Congress was a start, but more is needed. Last week's West Wing was a history lesson mixed with some liberal psychobabble. Those men deserve epic works of art that last beyond their children's children. I want cultural items that will define the present so anyone in the future can know what it means to be brave, loving, and American. From the outpouring of sorrow and anger, we know the present generation has the patriotism needed to support this war, but do our artists, musicians, writers, and actors have the talent, ability, desire, and intellectual capacity to create beautiful monuments to capture these moments? "Courage Under Fire" [via Reductio] Sean Hackbarth | 4:53 PM It only took Barry Bonds three swings to go from 70 to 72. Congradulations on a tremendous accomplishment. "Bonds Smashes No. 71 and Keeps on Going" "72: Barry Breaks Record, and then Some" Sean Hackbarth | 10.5.2001 12:12 AM If we seriously want to talk about causes for such rage that breeds suicide bombers, then look at this exhibit in a Palestinian museum glorifying a recent attack on an Israeli resturant. Sean Hackbarth | 12:08 AM AlGore did the right thing by standing behind President Bush. He also did the politcally smart thing. Continuing to hint that Bush was an illegitimate President in a time to national crisis doesn't smooth the path to a possible rematch in 2004. "Legitimate at Last" Sean Hackbarth | 12:02 AM This speech by Tony Blair is Churchillian at times. Speaking to the U.S., Blair says, "We were with you at the first. We will stay with you to the last." Then there is this touching part:
Blair also goes after those intellectuals who think America had it coming saying, "America has its faults, but it is a free country, it is our ally and some of the reaction to September 11 betrays a hatred of America that shames those that feel it." While being completely tied to his Labour Party's socialism, I have faith in Tony Blair to stand by the U.S.'s side in this war on terrorism. Edited Version of Tony Blair's Conference Speech Sean Hackbarth | 10.4.2001 11:41 PM Buckley is right in stating that peace-loving Muslims have a responsibility to protect their religion from being used as a tool for murderous thugs. For them, it must be a holy war of a different sort. Peaceful Muslims must find a way to reconcile modernity with their faith. They have a choice: civilization or destruction, both internally and externally. It's similar to pro-life activists who must reject, excommunicate, and stamp out those zealots who advocate, condemn, and carry out violence against abortion doctors and clinics. If the zealots aren't contained, the movement as a whole is severely damaged. "So You Want a Holy War?" Sean Hackbarth | 11:24 PM Reagan National is open! It's about time! Not surprisingly, the first plane to head to New York went south away from Washington, D.C. before heading northeast. "Party Atmosphere As Reagan National Reopens" Sean Hackbarth | 10:52 PM Rich Galen has some experience with the stringent security of El Al, Israel's national airline. "Be Careful What You Wish For" Sean Hackbarth | 1:07 AM Emily Yoffe rejects poverty as the "root cause" of the 9.11 attacks. Some of the terrorists were highly educated and not from poor families. The terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden is a millionaire. Knee-jerk Left-wing wealth redistributionists (and a certain writer for The West Wing) should heed Yoffe's words:
"Poor Excuse" [via Fredrik] Sean Hackbarth | 10.3.2001 11:15 PM While Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson both made asses of themselves a few days after the 9.11 attacks to equate them with a terrorist leader like Osama bin Laden takes moral relativism to a truly tasteless level. Bin Laden organized the killing of thousands of people. When have Falwell and Robertson planned the death of any person? When have Falwell and Robertson called for the destruction of a nation? They haven't. Even with their faults, those men of God should not be thoughlessly tossed into the same basket as a murderous thug. The Falwell/Robertson/Bin Laden Quiz [via blogdex] Sean Hackbarth | 10:59 PM Any bloggers in the Southeastern Wisconsin area in gathering together in physical space? E-mail me. We'll have coffee. We'll talk. The Weblogger User Group [via Blogger] Sean Hackbarth | 10:54 PM Stick a fork in Salon, it's done. "News Coverage Worth the Price" [NOT!] Sean Hackbarth | 10:41 PM I don't support Bill Maher, won't sign the petition backing him, and hope Politically Incorrect gets axed. It's not because he said lobbing cruise missiles from 2000 miles away was cowardly. He's right. Bill Clinton's reliance on cruise missiles was only a bit of style to appear tough while drawing attention away from his own scandals. I don't support Maher because his show isn't funny. Celebrities talking intelligently about politics doesn't happen on that show. The comedians crack a joke as soon as there's an opening. The supermodels act as dumb as the stereotype suggests. Then there's perrenial guest Arianna Huffington who got tired of being a sensible Gingrich-conservative and hopped on board the populist, big-government train. There's little humor, a lot of stupidity, and really little that is politically incorrect. If and when Maher gets canceled I won't be shedding a tear. Support Bill Maher Sean Hackbarth | 10.2.2001 4:27 AM From GreyDay.org:
It was like that way back in 1994 with Mosaic, but it sure beat Gopher. Sean Hackbarth | 3:21 AM Thomas Sowell doesn't see the 9.11 attacks as a jihad or religious war. He's see them based on simple envy. Is the conflict ideological or not? If it isn't, then it may be smothered through concerted military strikes and covert operations that destroy terrorist networks and deal with a limited number of people. But if it is ideological, then it becomes not only a military battle, but a battle of ideas. It becomes a battle of competing worldviews. In short, it becomes a new Cold War where populations must be convinced that one side is correct. "Islam and the West" Sean Hackbarth | 10.1.2001 1:52 PM Bob Novak has an answer to why President Bush still has faith in the CIA and the intelligence community. Novak reports that the FBI has some inkling of terroists using planes as weapons but didn't act on that information. With Robert Mueller in as new FBI Director, Bush must feel that the new leadership shouldn't be blamed for past incompetence. What must happen is to question ex-Director Louis Freeh about what went wrong for the attacks to happen as a complete surprise to law enforcement. "Tom Ridge's Challenge" Sean Hackbarth | |
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