Archive for the 'politics' Category
The Liberals have it all wrong
5 Comments Published by jakeallen September 14th, 2006 in Jake's Musings, Cultural Commentary, News Commentary, metablogging, politics, economics, AmericaGeorge Will has a great piece on why liberals have it all wrong. Wal-mart, McDonalds, Coca-Cola, Kansas, and anything that Americans actually like, choose, or enjoy are the problem to liberals. (via digg)
Madness!
Always Coca-Cola
0 Comments Published by jakeallen September 11th, 2006 in travel, Jake's Musings, Cultural Commentary, politics, mythology, America, MoroccoThe Library of Congress has an impressive set of Coca-Cola television advertisements. Unfortunately, they require RealPlayer to play, and are of poor visual quality. I hit double-size to watch.
Two caught my interest. First, the 1998 Ramadan commercial “Charity” was filmed in Malaysia and shown throughout the Islamic world (akin to the Polar Bears or Santa […]
Tolerance from a non-role-model
0 Comments Published by jakeallen September 10th, 2006 in Jake's Musings, Cultural Commentary, Religion, metablogging, politics, quotes, Alabama, America“Religious people in general are so discriminatory against other people, and that really disturbs me. My idea of religion is we all love and respect. We all sin, but we still have common decency and respect for other people. So right now I’m struggling with my idea of what religion is.”
–Charles Barkley, via Thunderstruck
More future […]
Friends, Flair, and future
0 Comments Published by jakeallen September 7th, 2006 in jake.allen.ockhamist.com, travel, Jake's Musings, Cultural Commentary, The Simple Life, metablogging, politics, MoroccoTwo of my best internet-friends, Matt H and Meredith K, have put up my Kitchen Announcement. Thanks Matt! Happy Kafka dreams!
Here is the wikipedia about Morocco. It has the freest press in the Arab world.
Madness!
Wal-Mart is So Gay
5 Comments Published by Blandus September 7th, 2006 in Blandus' musings, Cultural Commentary, News Commentary, Religion, politics, AmericaWHY is Wal-Mart supporting homosexual activism?
On August 21, 2006, the “National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce” announced a “partnership” with Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
This means . . .
Wal-Mart is now a “corporate member” of the “National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce.”
A Wal-Mart vice president will now serve as an advisor to the “National Gay […]
More evidence of evolution
0 Comments Published by jakeallen August 29th, 2006 in Jake's Musings, Cultural Commentary, News Commentary, Humor, metablogging, politicsvia wonkette
MADNESS!
Suffering from delusions of adequacy
0 Comments Published by jakeallen August 26th, 2006 in Jake's Musings, Cultural Commentary, News Commentary, politics, economics, AmericaThe death of the forth estate
The Economist is predicting the end of the print newspaper. Unfortunately, we’ve got about forty years.
Madness!
Women at Forbes, who have careers, got mad at being told they are not good mates
0 Comments Published by jakeallen August 25th, 2006 in Jake's Musings, Cultural Commentary, News Commentary, metablogging, politics, economics, Health, WomenForbes pulled the article referenced below, and replaced it as a point-counter-point piece. The counter-point, however, is by a feminist who calls men lazy and explains why failed marraiges are really their fault.
Harldly a counter-point. The original author must be laughing. Or getting fired.
Madness!
Of babies and happiness . . .
4 Comments Published by jakeallen August 23rd, 2006 in Jake's Musings, Cultural Commentary, News Commentary, Science/Tech, Religion, politics, economics, America, Health, WomenNew stem cell proceedure does not harm embryo, but the embryo gets thrown away anyway. Who wants to raise a kid missing a stem cell?
Among former embryos, the happiest people are old, married, church-going, evangelical, rich, college-educated, retired, laid-back, male, conservative, white, suburban, Republican, healthy, sunbelt-living, parents. Is anyone surprised? Do young, poor, black, urban, […]
A dish served cold
4 Comments Published by jakeallen August 21st, 2006 in Jake's Musings, Cultural Commentary, News Commentary, politics, economics, quotes, Books, America“The best revenge is success.”
-Rush Limbaugh; DJ, author, thrice divorced, drug addict, four time Marconi winner, philanthropist, college drop-out, billionare, autoimmune patient, radio-host with largest weekly radio audience ever
Madness!
Helping the poor . . . help themselves?
1 Comment Published by jakeallen July 29th, 2006 in Jake's Musings, Cultural Commentary, News Commentary, politics, economics, history, AmericaDid the American experiment with conditional welfare work?
(Hint: yes.)
”Ten years on, America’s work-based welfare reforms have succeded.” -The Economist, July 29, 2006
Economist article (subscription required, I think)
Similar free article: Tough Love Works
Good thing Bill Clinton signed it! (Madness!)
Madness!
I think you’re crazy/I think you’re craaaaaazy
4 Comments Published by jakeallen July 27th, 2006 in Jake's Musings, Cultural Commentary, News Commentary, Humor, metablogging, politics, quotes, AlabamaCharles Barkley, newly Democratic and future governor of Alabama, quotes,
via wonkette:
“I really believe I was put on Earth to do more than play basketball and stockpile money.”
“I was a Republican until they lost their minds.”
“What I’ve said is I’m rich like a Republican. But I’m not one.”
Of Alabama’s past leadership: “If it wasn’t for Arkansas and […]
Bush talks like a Texan
2 Comments Published by jakeallen July 17th, 2006 in Jake's Musings, politics, quotesPresident Bush says that Hezbollah needs to stop doing this s***.
Madness!