Blogworthies XXXV

Because The Blog from the Core simply can't cover everything.

Noteworthy entries @ I love Jet Noise, Eject Eject Eject, Lead and Gold, Envoy Encore, Cold Fury, HerbEly, I love Jet Noise (again), Sed Contra, Turnabout, Southern Appeal, South Dakota Politics, Daschle v. Thune, Precinct 333, Non PC in Latte Land, Lead and Gold (again), The Remedy, Eutychus Fell: Becoming Catholic, The Remedy (again), Chicago Boyz, and Summa Minutiae.

Return of Da Grunt @ I love Jet Noise (emphasis and ellipsis in original):

WOO-HOO!!!!

I have been holding back because, as a Mom, I guess there is something in me that was afraid of jinxing this at the last minute. So I didn't want to say anything until he was safe on US soil, but ....

Da Grunt is HOME!!!

That's right — Jarhead Dad's son Kris is back from Iraq, safe and sound. It just doesn't get any better than this: ....

Deterrence, Part 1 @ Eject! Eject! Eject!:

Watching the Presidential debates of October 1st, and the subsequent reactions to them, has left me once again with the sad realization that there are many millions of people who prefer a man who says the wrong things well over one who says the right things badly – and in the case of the first debates we are talking about saying very, very stupid things well and intelligent things very, very badly....

(Deterrence, Part 2)

Nothing to see, just move along @ Lead and Gold:

The 9/27 Ad Age was the first issue to weigh in on the Rather/forgery scandal. It decided to dismiss the whole matter in a snide little column on page 75: ....

Unconditional Surrender @ Envoy Encore:

Protestants see salvation as a point in time event resulting from a personal commitment of faith in Christ; a personal surrender of ones life to Christ. Most Protestants can tell you the date they made that commitment. They refer to it as the day they were “saved.” To them, being a Christian means giving control of their lives to Christ; doing life His way, rather than their own way. Once they are “saved,” they read the Bible and pray in order to grow in Christ.

Years before my conversion to the Catholic faith, I made a personal commitment to Christ. In fact, it was that personal commitment that made it possible for me to surrender to Christ, leave the Baptist tradition and cross the Tiber. God lead me in the wilderness more than forty years to test my willingness to do things His way before He lead me across the river and into the arms of Holy Mother Church....

My case for Bush @ Cold Fury:

Well, that took a bit longer than I expected, but by the time I’d gotten everything done that I needed to yesterday and could actually sit down to write this, TCM was playing That’s Entertainment, and the Fred Astaire section was on, and whenever I get a chance to watch Fred Astaire dance I make damned sure I do it. What Astaire did was simply incredible; his was an ability that transcended the old equation that called for the application of buckets of sweat to whatever talent you might have; the guy was a miracle. But I digress.

No, I’ve been thinking about why exactly it is that I’m wholeheartedly for Bush’s reelection, and why a libertarian-leaning guy like me could even contemplate adding “wholeheartedly” to that statement. I’m not religious, although I’m not anti-religious either; I don’t believe abortion is murder; I think an absolute separation of church and state is an unqualifiedly Good Thing; I’m definitely pro-sex, drugs, and rock and roll generally. I’m definitely a “go ahead and swing your arms all you want, as long as you ain’t hitting me” kind of person. I don’t jibe all that well with the standard-issue portrait of Republicans that the Left has fed us for years, and that has always had at least some element of truth to it. The cold, clammy hand of Patrick Buchanan’s paleoconservatism, when he laid it on our shoulders with his “culture war” speech back at the ‘92 Repub convention, chilled me to the marrow....

An Intelligence Analyst's Dream — and Nightmare @ HerbEly:

Two stories in this morning’s WaPo brought back old dreams and nightmares. In the first, trend watching is automated, easier and, ostensibly more reliable. In the second, burgeoning bureaucracy makes it nearly impossible to deliver useful conclusions to decision makers. On one hand, the IT gurus promise new tools to spot trends early enough to provide warning. On the other hand, management gurus make it virtually impossible to deliver the warning on time....

International Episode @ I love Jet Noise (emphasis in original):

spd rdr sent me this incredible WSJ piece yesterday, and it just blew me away. Not that it takes that much to blow my mind these days. At any rate, I suspect mr. rdr sends these things just to sit back and watch the inevitable implosion. The entire article is well worth reading, but it requires a subscription....

Speaking at Gonzaga University @ Sed Contra:

.... As sometimes happens, the news of my talk proved controversial before it even took place. Dr. Raymond F. Reyes, the Associate Vice President for Diversity, according to the Newman-Stein students group which had invited me, had initially agreed to co-sponsor the presentation thought better of it later and asked that his name be taken off the flyers advertising it. He then penned an article for the school newspaper, in part apologizing for initially agreeing to sponsor the talk, and to some extent decrying it — all, bear in mind, without ever having met me or communicated with me or, as far as I know, having read Beyond Gay....

What sense does this "God" stuff make? @ Turnabout:

One of the problems people have with religion today is that they don't know what to make of the word "God." ....

Blogging Q&A @ Southern Appeal:

As many of y'all know, I was recently interviewed for an article that ran in the Macon Telegraph on the impact blogs are having on the political landscape. Now that the article has run, I thought y'all might be interested in reading some of the email responses I gave to the reporter, Andy Peters, as our interview was conducted exclusively via email. Here are my responses to some of his questions: ....

NYT: Daschle's election in 1986 a "turning point" on abortion @ South Dakota Politics:

In light of Senator Daschle's attempt to parse his fundraising e-mail on behalf of NARAL as "for a colleague and not a cause" it's important to digest what the New York Times had to say about Senator Daschle's election to the Senate in 1986....

The Two Faces of Tom Daschle: Abortion @ Daschle v. Thune:

When Daschle is sending fundraising emails for NARAL, the nation's leading pro-choice group, Daschle says: "As the Majority Leader of the U.S. Senate, I've stood up for a woman's right to choose" and that his "pro-choice leadership of the Senate has made a difference by safeguarding women's rights from the anti-choice agenda." There you have it. Daschle is pro-choice, just like lots of people in the country. But wait, Daschle is now saying, during an election year in South Dakota, something different. It's classic Daschle. He is truly shameless. And the press doesn't hold him accountable....

Anti-Catholicism Lives @ Precinct 333:

Some folks don't understand the concept of a religious mission. Ellen Goodman is one of those, as she again proves in her latest column. Or maybe she does — but would rather take another opportunity to engage in a bit of Catholic-bashing, since Catholicism isn't in line with her fuzzy-wuzzy feel-good belief-system....

Fairness In Iraq @ Non PC in Latte Land:

On 9/11 a firefighter wearing badge 672 barely escaped the collapse of the first World Trade Center. After pausing for a minute, he headed into the second tower. An incredulous reporter, noting his recent escape and his obvious need for medical attention, asked him why he would do that....

Where do blogs go from here? @ Lead and Gold:

There is no doubt that blogs have already changed the dynamics of news and politics. However, their total effect is limited and the results, so far, fall short of their revolutionary potential....

"Berkelefication," or Manifesto of the Modern Protester @ The Remedy:

Thoughts occasioned by the closing of downtown Washington due to the semi-annual IMF protest: ....

Reagan, SDI and Bunker Busting Missiles @ Eutychus Fell: Becoming Catholic:

I was wrong in 1986.

I grew up under the threat of nuclear war. Our rural grade school actually had nuclear drills, where we would hide under our desks. We took civil defense classes in public school so we would know how to handle our local area should the federal government be destroyed. I don't think people born much later than I can imagine the culture when Reagan was elected. I watched "War Games" and "The Day After" and "Testament" in 1983. I watched "Threads" in 1984. I'm sure there were more nuclear disaster films in the 1980's if I could just remember the titles. It was a scary time....

Bush v. Kerry, Round 1 - Abridged @ The Remedy (emphasis in original):

Lehrer: Senator, the first question goes to you. Should you be president?...

Objective Media? @ Chicago Boyz:

Before the 1920s, the idea of an "objective" or "non-partisan" media did not exist. The previous 100 years had seen the reign of the newspaper as the primary news medium and newspapers of that era never portrayed themselves as objective or non-partisan.

Newspapers evolved from the pamphleteers who considered themselves polemists. Their goal was to propagandize for their side. Most newspapers in the golden era of newsprint were publicly associated with a major political party or faction. Many newspapers had the words "Democrat" or "Republican" in their names. It was considered normal. Everybody who bought a paper knew what its biases were....

Jerry B. Keiper - 1953-1995 @ Summa Minutiae:

You math folks may be interested in the story of Jerry Keiper....

Lane Core Jr. CIW P — Sat. 10/09/04 01:07:20 PM
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