Archive for October, 2008
The Governator Wants Your Tax Dollars
Arnold Schwarzenegger is the latest beggar chasing after a taxpayer bailout.
W. Is an Insult to 62 Million Voters
Oliver Stone's President Bush is a bumbler who drifted to the top and destroyed the world.
Interview: Brian Anderson on media freedom
img alt=”andersoncov.jpg” src=”http://politicscentral.com/audio/2008/10/andersoncov.jpg” align=right width=”108″ height=”160″ /Today, our guest is Brian C. Anderson, the editor of emCity Journal and /emauthor (along with Adam Thierer) of a href=”http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1594032289?ie=UTF8tag=wwwviolentkicomlinkCode=as2camp=1789creative=9325creativeASIN=1594032289″ em A Manifesto for Media Freedom./em/aimg src=”http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=wwwviolentkicoml=as2o=1a=1594032289″ width=”1″ height=”1″ border=”0″ alt=”" style=”border:none !important; margin:0px !important;” / Anderson discusses his new book, the mainstream media, the Fairness Doctrine, and what to do to produce a freer and healthier politics in the future. br /br /One thing Anderson said that struck me was that with an Obama presidency, we might see more media regulation by subterfuge–that is, local broadcasting and media stations could be affected by regulations that might put some conservative broadcasting under more subjective control by lefty pressure groups like Acorn. This is extremely troubling and should concern all of us who care about free speech and diversity of ideas in politics. What can we do? Listen to the podcast and find out.br /br / You can listen to the podcast directly — no downloading needed — by a href=”http://politicscentral.com/2008/10/15/the_glenn_and_helen_show_brian.php”going here/a and clicking on the gray Flash player. Or you can download it and listen at your leisure by a href=”http://gg2000.cachefly.net/pjm/audio/glenn_and_helen/20081016-Anderson.mp3″clicking right here./a Music is bya href=”http://www.thenoes.com/dl/jtb/”John T. Baker./a
Euro-Snobs Slight American Literature
The reason Americans don't win the Nobel Prize is that they're not anti-American enough.
PJM Political Plumbs the Last Presidential Debate of 2008
Joe the Plumber could not be reached for comment, but recorded at 11:00 PM eastern on Wednesday, October 15th, Join the PJM Political all-stars (sadly minus Steve Green, who’s under the weather) for the final postmortem of the 2008 presidential debates:
- James Lileks of Lileks.com.
- Glenn Reynolds of InstaPundit.com.
- Jennifer Rubin, Pajamas Media’s DC Editor.
- Hosted and Produced by Ed Driscoll of Ed Driscoll.com.
Click here to listen to this 25-minute long discussion:
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Justice Dept. Targets GOP Activists
Partisan lawyers are running criminal investigations against conservatives who point out that noncitizens shouldn't vote.
Congressman Cheats, Media Yawns: The Hottest Sex Scandal You Never Heard of
How we are being denied the juicy tale of Democrat Rep. Tim Mahoney.
The Final Presidential Debate: Not a Game Changer
No fireworks — barely a few sparks. Bad news for McCain, who needed a triumph. (Read also: Roger Simon, Phyllis Chesler, and Claudia Rosett — or listen to the PJM Political postmortem podcast with James Lileks, Glenn Reynolds and Jennifer Rubin)
From This Week’s PJM Political: The Unedited Mark Steyn!
The 55-minute maximum running time of PJM Political, our weekly show on XM Satellite Radio’s POTUS ’08 channel often demands that we edit the interviews that appear, in order to produce as varied a show as possible. Fortunately, the Internet allows us to air the complete “Director’s Cut” version of these interviews.
Click here for the unedited version 20-minute version (18.3 MB file size) of of this week’s interview with the legendary columnist to the world, Mark Steyn, fresh off his pyrrhic victory in the British Columbia “Human Rights” Tribunal system:
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PJM Political 10/15/08: The Tyranny Of The Nice Cold Civil War
Tune in each Wednesday to XM Channel #130, POTUS ’08 at 1:00 PM Eastern/10:00 AM Pacific for Pajamas Media’s weekly PJM Political show! (And at 12:00 AM Eastern Friday/9:00 PM Pacific Thursday for a rebroadcast.) If you missed this week’s show, click below to listen:
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This week’s edition of PJM Political comes at you from the intersection of the Tyranny of Nice and the Cold Civil War, exploring the Canada of today, and a potential sneak preview of the America of tomorrow, starting with our first guest, the legendary columnist to the world, Mark Steyn of Steynonline.com. Steyn was recently acquitted by the British Columbia “Human Rights” Tribunal of charges of hate speech, stemming, bizarrely enough, from a reprint of a chapter of his best-selling book America Alone, in Canada’s leading weekly news magazine, Maclean’s. But as Mark explains, it’s very much a pyrrhic victory.
Plus:
- Kathy Shaidle and Pete Vere on their new book, The Tyranny of Nice, for which Steyn wrote the introduction.
- Blogger April Gavaza wonders if voter anger combined with the growing divide between blue and red state voters portends the early stages of “a cold civil war.”
- James Lileks with his own trademark Lileksian take on the voter anger fermenting on both sides of the aisle.
- From PJTV, Pajamas CEO Roger L. Simon interviews Todd Zywicki of the George Mason University School of Law and The Volokh Conspiracy on how personal bankruptcies are playing a surprisingly large role in driving the election.
- And host Steve Green with a forecast of tonight’s debate and a snapshot of where the Electoral College stands.
- Produced by Ed Driscoll.
For the complete version of Tuesday’s interview with Mark Steyn, click here. And for the (very) extended version of the interview with Shaidle and Vere on their new book, click here. Finally, if you missed any previous episodes of PJM Political, click here and scroll through for hours of audio archives. And tune in to Pajamas’ new PJTV channel for video coverage of the presidential race throughout the week.
Obama’s Meddling Undermines Future U.S.-Iraq Relationship
Iraqis want victory in the war; Obama wants victory in the election.
Ask Dr. Helen: Is it time to "go John Galt?"
a href=”http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/ask-dr-helen-is-it-time-to-go-john-galt/”My PJM colum is up:/abr /br /blockquoteAs Ayn Rand foresaw, productive Americans are fed up with supporting the unproductive and may not take it anymore./blockquotebr /br /I found commenter’s responses a href=”http://drhelen.blogspot.com/2008/10/going-john-galt.html”to my recent post/a on this topic fascinating and expanded it to include PJM readers. a href=”http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/ask-dr-helen-is-it-time-to-go-john-galt/”Take a look./a
No Awakening in the Cards For Pakistan
Why an Iraqi-style Awakening movement in Pakistan is destined to fail.
Media Selectively Outraged by Campaign ‘Hate’
Displeasure directed at Obama is condemned; seething rage directed at Bush and Palin is ignored.
Ask Dr. Helen: Is It Time to ‘Go John Galt’?
As Ayn Rand foresaw, productive Americans are fed up with supporting the unproductive and may not take it anymore.
Obama Will Be Going for Knockout in Debate. What Should McCain Do?
As the GOP candidate bobs and weaves, his Democrat counterpart will move in for the kill. Here's how to turn things around. [Also, Victor Davis Hanson on Pre-Debate Anxieties]
Obama Sells Out Education to the Revolution
Ayers-influenced schools replace a respect for knowledge with a devotion to radicalism.
New ‘Peace’ Prize Laureate Was Accessory to War
Martti Ahtisaari, Finland's ex-president, is yet another bizarre choice for the Nobel committee.
JROTC on Life Support in San Francisco
Parents are fighting to keep the Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps alive in the Golden Gate City.
Michael Moore Makes Odd Appearance at Canadian Debate
The rotund propagandist took the opportunity to mock the Conservative candidate and trash American voters.
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