August 28, 2003
Thursday Reading
Esoterically on the children left behind.
Josh Marshall notes that whatever one could say about neoconservatism, you can't say it hasn't been tried. Below that, he finds a journalist in the Boston Globe spreading disinformation with a trowel.
Eclecticism points to an entry by Public Nuisance on biblically correct marriage. A sample: "If a married man dies without children, his brother shall marry the widow. If he refuses to marry his brother's widow or deliberately does not give her children, he shall pay a fine of one shoe and be otherwise punished in a manner to be determined by law."
Public Nuisance in their turn alerted me to an entry on Baghdad Burning about wasteful rebuilding contracts.
Making Light reviews the difficulty that would have been imposed on Al Franken's publishers if their lawsuit had gone through. Electrolite brings up something from the Memory Hole about the origins of education planning in America.
US finally concedes to a WTO drug patent deal, Oxfam unthrilled with the results.
Rush Limbaugh believes that owing to Dean's surge in the polls, the Democratic party needs to be put on a suicide watch. Because when it comes to advice on how Democrat's can win elections, Rush is the guy we turn to.
The RIAA finds itself on the receiving end of an antitrust lawsuit.
Asia Times: Iran prepares for parliamentary elections as the conservatives and reformers get ready to do battle. China has woken up to its environmental catastrophe, but fixing the problem will take a while. The Sunni and Shiite sects of Islam are looking to reconcile. As violence breaks out in Mumbai, are the Indian police up to the job?
Posted by natasha at August 28, 2003 09:06 PM | TrackBackOne shoe?!
Posted by: AlanH on August 29, 2003 12:03 AMOff Topic----
I heard on KUOW the other day that the City of Hunt's Point, site of Bush's fund raiser, spent $75,000 on various security measures for the visit. Among the expense items were police overtime, and hiring cops from other local jurisdictions to pitch in.
The problem is, Hunt's point is a little bitty place, and their annual municipal budget is $600,000. Doing the math, Bush's visit put a dent in their annual budget of 12.5%. The city fathers are looking for someone to foot the bill.
This reminded me a bit of the City of Portland's efforts to get the Smith for Senate campaign to pay for similar expenses from Bush's 2002 Portland visit.
I would be interested in finding out how various cities treat various campaigns on this issue.
Posted by: etc. on August 29, 2003 01:22 AMFrom the Bohemian Mama weblog:
http://www.bohemianmama.blogspot.com/2003_08_01_bohemianmama_archive.html#106201318521950641
"Those Stupid Protesters
My favorite comment in the news coverage of the Portland protests against President Bush's $2000/plate fundraiser last Thursday came from a woman who was part of the "pro-Bush" support group. When asked what she thought about the fact that the protesters had a far larger crowd than her bunch, she replied, "well, of course there's more anti-Bush people out here today, most of them don't have jobs!"
things that make ya go hmmmmmm......"
Posted by: Wayne on August 29, 2003 02:39 AM