- AOL News Blogger Dinesh D’Souza questions Ron Paul’s libertarianism with regards to Iraq, and is promptly out-reasoned by over 50 rational and relatively well-behaved commenters.
- “Writes Steve Dekorte: “What I don’t understand about the nationalized healthcare movement is why it must be done using the threat of force. If there are people in the US who wish to be a part of a healthcare system in which each contributes according to their means and receives according to their needs (with rationing), then aren’t they already free to form a private insurance organization of freely consenting members to do so?”
- “I’ve been a blogger for years and my Technorati account dates back to March of 2004. But, I’ve never seen anything like the sustained presence of Ron Paul in the Technorati top search terms. The Paris Hiltons and iPhones come and go and YouTube is almost always at the top. But a politician? When has that ever happened before? According to a Technorati spokesman, never.”
- And lastly, how encouraging.
Archive for the ‘National’ Category
Chunks Of Liberty
Wednesday, July 11th, 2007“I Done Wet My Britches”
Monday, November 27th, 2006You can keep your Cal-Stanford “Play”, the Music City Miracle, Flutie’s Hail Mary, even Belue-to-Scott… give me Plano vs. John Tyler 1994, because this is the most entertaining final five minutes of any football game I’ve ever seen.
Week 4 Top 15
Monday, September 25th, 2006Co-Number Two:
- 3. USC
- 4. Louisville
- 5. West Virginia
- 6. Florida
- 7. Texas
- 8. Michigan
- 9. LSU
- 10. Iowa
- 11. Notre Dame
- 12. Georgia
- 13. Oregon
- 14. Virginia Tech
- 15. Clemson
- 3. USC
- 4. Louisville
- 5. West Virginia
- 6. Florida
- 7. Texas
- 8. Michigan
- 9. LSU
- 10. Iowa
- 11. Notre Dame
- 12. Georgia
- 13. Oregon
- 14. Virginia Tech
- 15. Clemson
Observations:
- I had to drop UGA at least a spot, as much as I hated moving them below Notre Dame. The Irish are hard to figure out; will they be a first-three-quarters-of-the-Michigan-State-game team or a fourth-quarter-of-the-Michigan-State-game team the rest of the season?
- The Sun Devils drop after getting pasted by Cal. The Bears are right around 16 or 17 now.
- You could put my 4-9’s in a hat and randomly draw ‘em out and most people wouldn’t argue too much.
- Clemson hops back in thanks to a convincing victory over UNC. A bigger test than most people realize comes in two weeks when the Tigers travel to Winston-Salem to take on the 4-0 Demon Deacons. Nutty.
- Speaking of the Deacs, they manhandled UGA’s next opponent, Ole Miss, last week. Normally I’d say that bodes well for the Dawgs, but after last Saturday I’m just gonna shut up.
Week 3 Post-”Separation Saturday” Top 15
Monday, September 18th, 2006Co-Number Two:
- 3. USC
- 4. Louisville
- 5. West Virginia
- 6. Florida
- 7. Texas
- 8. Michigan
- 9. LSU
- 10. Iowa
- 11. Georgia
- 12. Notre Dame
- 13. Oregon
- 14. Virginia Tech
- 15. Arizona State
Observations:
- Auburn and Ohio State might as well be co-Number-Ones, but any way I can stick it to that pathetic cheating-laden shithole I’m gonna take it. I’ll leave it to you to decide which school I’m talking about.
- I hate to say it, but I have a feeling we’re going to be seeing USC in the national title game again. The thought of which undoubtedly gives Mark May an erection.
- I really, really wanted to put LSU ahead of Michigan, but I’m gonna let the Wolverines enjoy their stay at #8 before their inevitable collapse and another 4-loss season.
- Unlike Doug, I put Georgia ahead of Notre Dame. While UGA hasn’t been spectacular offensively and hasn’t played the same caliber of teams as the Irish, Georgia gets the nod because Stafford’s INT’s haven’t killed his team’s chances the way Brady Quinn’s did.
- Florida and West Virginia are both undefeated, but in my opinion LSU and Texas have looked better. Everywhere except their records, anyway.
Get well soon, David.
We Must Remember This Date Forever
Monday, September 11th, 2006
Today is a date that will forever be remembered in history. A date that inspires overcoming disaster and rising above adversity.
Never forget, my friends. Never forget the day when the news came through and America changed forever.
God bless America.
Week One Top 15
Wednesday, September 6th, 2006
- Auburn
- Ohio State
- Texas
- USC
- West Virginia
- LSU
- Notre Dame
- Louisville
- Iowa
- Florida
- Clemson
- Tennessee
- Florida State
- Georgia
- Montana State
Observations:
- After losing Michael Bush for the season, Louisville’s current spot is best described as “very very very tenuous”. West Virginia and Miami loom.
- Cal is not good. Tennessee is.
- Notre Dame drops despite their win over Tech – I said last time they were “Texas Tech with a national television contract”. I was wrong. They can’t put up points like Texas Tech. A convincing win over Penn State will help.
- I can’t help it if the Top 15 is Deep-South-heavy. I can’t justify having other teams here yet.
- Michigan drops out because of their lackluster performance against Vandy in the “Big House”. I’m sure they’re better than that, but until they show it, they won’t be back on this list.
- This may come across as a little too Mark Mayish, but Montana State may be the greatest team of all time. I smell a dynasty.
I’ll Play Your Game, You Rogue
Friday, September 1st, 2006
Well, It Doesn’t Look Good
Friday, August 25th, 2006The impression we’re getting regarding the Trivia face-off now is that it ain’t gonna happen. Frankly I’m disappointed. People get married all the time, but a For-All-The-Marbles Trivia Shootout? Once in a lifetime, my friends, once in a lifetime.
Here’s the discussion that went down on Q100 Wednesday morning about all this (mp3, 3.5 mb).
Sorry to get everyone’s hopes up, but I take comfort in the fact that it wasn’t my fault. Maybe one day it’ll happen but everyone involved doesn’t seem too optimistic. At least now I can get my full focus back on more important things – primarily college football, secondly finding a job.
Q100 Trivia Challenge Has Been Postponed
Tuesday, August 22nd, 2006Sorry for the late notice, and I doubt anyone will read this before tomorrow, but the trivia face-off has been postponed to a later date. Apparently, one of “El Chupacabra’s” team members actually thinks her wedding is more important than a trivia competition. Yeah, I know, right? They won’t be able to get their team together this week because of planning for the nuptials.
Assuming Alexandra is actually going on a honeymoon after her wedding this weekend, I don’t expect this thing to be rescheduled for at least a week, likely more.
If I already contacted you once, expect to get another e-mail when the new date gets set. Unless you don’t want an e-mail from me, in which case, I’ll cry. A lot.
It’s On. For Better Or Worse, It’s On, Or Not So Much.
Tuesday, August 22nd, 2006The trivia competition has been postponed. Info here.
Sometime in the (hopefully) near future Tomorrow, Wednesday, August 23rd at 7:30 AM, I will be uniting with Ben Sian and Beth Haggerty under the moniker “Wyld Stallyns” to take on VH1’s World Series of Pop Culture champions, “El Chupacabra” in a no-holds-barred trivia face-off, live on Q100 (100.5 on your FM dial).
A little backstory: From July 10th to August 3rd, VH1 broadcast its first-ever “World Series of Pop Culture“, an NCAA-tournament-style, single-elimination competition pitting 32 3-person teams from across the country. When the dust finally settled, Smyrna’s own “El Chupacabra” was crowned the champion and earned $250,000 for its efforts. Not long after, the members of “El Chupacabra” appeared on Q100’s morning drive-time program, “The Bert Show”, to talk about their victory. It was at this time that Ben Sian e-mailed the station and threw down the gauntlet; Ben insisted he could put together a team that could not only compete with “El Chupacabra” but beat them in a head-to-head matchup as well.
Via several degrees of separation that may or may not have included Kevin Bacon, Ben was able to recruit both myself and Beth to join him in the quest to unseat the champs. After a preliminary on-air deliberation with our valiant leader and Alexandra of “El Chupacabra”, the stakes are set:
If you listened to the file above, you see what we’re up against should we lose – I might actually have to venture outside the Perimeter. *shiver*
Not a good look for me.
And so, dear readers, I encourage all of you to tune in to Q100 tomorrow morning at 7:30 (the second half of the competition will be the same time Thursday as well), light a candle, or say a prayer, or whatever you’ve got to do. Do it not for me, but rather for the folks attending Smyrnabration1.
If you’re not in the Atlanta area and can’t pick up Q100 via the old-timey method of radio, visit their website and click “Listen Live” at the top of the page.
Thanks, and may the force or something be with me.
1 Not like we’re actually going to lose or anything. This is just hedging a bet, in gambling parlance.