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12.29.2001 11:57 PM According to Maria Angelidas in the NFL's office, "Packer fans are the most loyal in the NFL." Why? Because everytime the Packers have been on television this season they were the highest rated show of the week in Milwaukee. "Packers Top Show in Milwaukee" Sean Hackbarth | 11:54 PM Tony Snow's two-year-old column uncovers the facts behind that collectivist, manufactured holiday called Kwanzaa. "The TRUTH about Kwanzaa" Sean Hackbarth | 12.28.2001 11:32 PM What a beautiful piece of writing from Wendy McElroy. I especially like this quote:
"Random Acts of Kindness" Sean Hackbarth | 11:25 PM Dan Mitchell points out that the IRS may force banks to report interest earned on foreign money in U.S. banks. This could drive billions of dollars from our shores. "The Anti-Stimulus Plan" Sean Hackbarth | 10:49 PM Country music may be the dominant genre on radio, but it didn't do well in concert. Tim McGraw was the biggest selling country draw, and his $24.9 million in ticket sales only placed him 17th. The Top 40 North American Concert Tours of 2001 Sean Hackbarth | 10:45 PM The University of Wisconsin's contribution to The Lord of the Rings movies is David Salo, a linguistics graduate student. He turned English dialogue into the Elves' tongue. "Scholar Helps Decipher Tolkien Talk" Sean Hackbarth | 12:12 AM Alan Dershowitz has been in front of too many hot television lights. He thinks Lingua Franca was a French magazine. Sean Hackbarth | 12.27.2001 11:46 PM James Pinkerton wraps Tolkein, Plato, and politics into a nice little bundle. "Tolkien Rings True in His Distrust of Power" Sean Hackbarth | 11:34 PM Deborah Solomon of the NY Times hasn't been to the Milwaukee Art Museum, yet she's been commenting on the "enormous white bird" that is the Burke Brise Soleil. Ms. Solomon should actually visit a museum before shooting her mouth off next time. "Times, Bowman Clash over Museum's Collection" Sean Hackbarth | 10:51 AM Democrats' mouths are watering over Enron's access to GOP politicians. They see this as the Republican's Whitewater. It will be hard to make any psuedo-mud stick unless there's something there connecting Washington lobbying to personal benefit. The whole stink behind Whitewater was the pressure Bill Clinton and his cronies put on federal savings and loan regulators to look the other way at an Arkansas S&L. The closest smoking gun with Enron is a possible conflict of interest between ex-chairman of the Senate banking committee, Phil Gramm (R-TX) and his wife who was sitting on Enron's board at the same time. "Enron's Political Ties in Spotlight" Sean Hackbarth | 12.25.2001 7:14 PM Merry Christmas. Sean Hackbarth | 12.24.2001 3:09 AM Rudy Giuliani as Time's Man of the Year is an admirable choice. He rose above the smoldering ruins of Ground Zero and kept New York City from tumbling into chaos. At the same time, he displayed an image of sensivity, emotion, patriotism, machismo, and anger that all Americans have within themselves because of 9.11. Is he the best choice? No. That distinction must go to the evil mastermind of the terrorist attacks, Osama bin Laden. His attacks on America to advance his Holy War against civilization has altered foreign relations, domestic tranquility, and the pop culture. The affects from bin Laden's henious acts will, unfortunately, leave a more permanent mark on history than Rudy's fine efforts in NYC. I know why Rudy was picked over Osama. Time is located in NYC. The magazine's editors are up close and in person to all that Rudy's accomplished. From their offices, they probably can still smell the metallic order from the fallen towers. It's a simple case of home town bias. Time 2001 Person of the Year [via Drudge] Sean Hackbarth | 2:12 AM The book's finished. Now, bring on the movie. "Ring: One for the Book" Sean Hackbarth | 12.23.2001 10:12 PM Bombs in shoes. How do you combat that? Should I expect Japanese-style flying with everyone taking off their shoes before boarding? There are other ways to sneak explosives and weapons onto a plane. There are a few nooks and crannies on the human body that can be used. Will mandatory strip searches be next? Do you have faith in the newly federalized airport security bureaucracy to protect you? What the events on Flight 63 show is that it will be difficult for terrorists to carry out their attacks in the plane's cabin. Passengers will fight back. 9.11 raised the costs of not fighting back. Before then, the worst a passenger would expect from a hijacking is being taken to another country and possibly shot. Now, passengers know they could be potential riders of a poor man's cruise missile with assured death. Under those conditions people are more willing to risk taking action to prevent on-board attacks. As more and more passengers fight terrorists, hijackings should go down. The bad guys will look for less costly ways to reek havoc and destruction. "FBI Finds Explosives in Bomb Suspect's Shoes" Sean Hackbarth | |
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