Archive for March, 2008
Hamas Bigwig Says IDF Soldier Gilad Shalit Still Alive
Khaled Meshal, Eli Yishai, Palestine, Palestinians, Gaza, Lebanon, Syria
Sadr Rages Against Iran
In an unprecedented move, embattled Iraqi Shiite leader Muqtada Al Sadr has publicly lashed out at Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei. Why?
The Fitna Firestorm
The equation of Islam with violence doesn't come from Dutch politician Geert Wilders; it comes from the words and actions of Muslims he features in his controversial film.
Is Al Gore About to Make His Move?
Al Gore could easily put speculation to rest by declaring he has no interest in becoming the Democratic nominee and endorsing Clinton or Obama. So far he hasn't.
March Madness and Bear Stearns
Investments can be as random and as risky as a coin flip or a basketball game. Just ask Bear Stearns.
Monitoring Political Correctness
a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6XsGr86A1rs/R-_FwazeOBI/AAAAAAAAADM/6QQu8rRvKek/s1600-h/barnesnoblegoldbergsm.jpg”img style=”float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;” src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6XsGr86A1rs/R-_FwazeOBI/AAAAAAAAADM/6QQu8rRvKek/s200/barnesnoblegoldbergsm.jpg” border=”0″ alt=”"id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183579131746334738″ //aI was at my local Books-A-Million and noticed that right on the front stacks sat Jonah Goldberg’s book, a href=”http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0385511841?ie=UTF8tag=wwwviolentkicomlinkCode=as2camp=1789creative=9325creativeASIN=0385511841″iLiberal Fascism./i/aimg src=”http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=wwwviolentkicoml=as2o=1a=0385511841″ width=”1″ height=”1″ border=”0″ alt=”" style=”border:none !important; margin:0px !important;” / “Great,” I thought, but I have often seen Books-A-Million put out a variety of books that are not as politically correct as some displayed prominently at other bookstores such as Borders or Barnes Noble. So today, when I was at my local Barnes Noble, I decided to see if they also gave prominent placement to Goldberg’s book. br /br /I was pleasantly surprised to see that they did. It was right up front as you can see from the pictures, both under “Current World Affairs” and “Best-selling Non-fiction.” As you can see from the picture below, there are other right-leaning or libertarian books displayed, for example, a href=”http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0061540463?ie=UTF8tag=wwwviolentkicomlinkCode=as2camp=1789creative=9325creativeASIN=0061540463″iFairTax/i/aimg src=”http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=wwwviolentkicoml=as2o=1a=0061540463″ width=”1″ height=”1″ border=”0″ alt=”" style=”border:none !important; margin:0px !important;” / by Neal Boortz and a href=”http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/141655985X?ie=UTF8tag=wwwviolentkicomlinkCode=as2camp=1789creative=9325creativeASIN=141655985X” span style=”font-style:italic;”John McCain: An American Odyssey/span/aimg src=”http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=wwwviolentkicoml=as2o=1a=141655985X” width=”1″ height=”1″ border=”0″ alt=”" style=”border:none !important; margin:0px !important;” / by Robert Timberg. It’s nice to see that (at least at this local Barnes Nobles), books that are left, right and in-between get displayed. So, glad to see that my political correctness monitoring was unnecessary, I grabbed (and paid for, of course) a book by Bill Cosby, a href=”http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1595550925?ie=UTF8tag=wwwviolentkicomlinkCode=as2camp=1789creative=9325creativeASIN=1595550925″ span style=”font-style:italic;”Come On People: On the Path from Victims to Victors/span/aimg src=”http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=wwwviolentkicoml=as2o=1a=1595550925″ width=”1″ height=”1″ border=”0″ alt=”" style=”border:none !important; margin:0px !important;” / that I have been meaning to read, and left. br /br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6XsGr86A1rs/R-_F4KzeOCI/AAAAAAAAADU/y_yK6_YZIcA/s1600-h/barnesnoblecurrent.jpg”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;” src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6XsGr86A1rs/R-_F4KzeOCI/AAAAAAAAADU/y_yK6_YZIcA/s320/barnesnoblecurrent.jpg” border=”0″ alt=”"id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183579264890320930″ //a
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