Simon for Governor. With increasing doubts about Bill Simon, the people are demanding Laurence Simon. At least most of the campaign signs could remain the same.
Axis of Ignorance: Egypt upholds prison sentence for a webmaster for posting a profane and politically sensitive poem on the Internet. Will many of the West's self-appointed "progressive intellectuals" speak out against this medieval assault on human rights? doubt it.
France and Russia are happy to go along with UN Security Council resolutions against Iraq, provided however that the resolutions don't carry any weight. Remind me -- wasn't it Russia that signed a non-aggression treaty with Hitler in 1939 and France that capitulated in 1940? Please do send us your foreign policy advice, Jacques and Vladimir, and we'll get back to you.
MSNBC's "Best of Blogs" column trashed the Little Green Footballs blog with the ridiculous charges of racism and being a "hate site". To be fair, if LGF's Charles Johnson hates anything at all, he hates terrorism, hypocrisy and the refusal by many to recognize the dangers that exist in the world. LGF is one of the most useful sites on the Internet that helps educate the public about the threats from radical elements in the Islamic and Arab worlds -- largely by linking to Arab and Islamic sources. But contrary to the ignorant and baseless accusations levelled against him by MSNBC, Johnson targets his criticisms only against the perpetrators of the violence and hatred. There is nothing in his writing to suggest broad prejudice against an entire religion or ethnic group. MSNBC should wake up and recognize the real sources of hatred and violence in the world, and not smear the messengers who help point them out to the rest of us. I sent MSNBC an e-mail in support of Little Green Footballs, and so should you: bestblog@msnbc.com.
Today's headline reads: Palestinians Welcome Statehood Plan. Yesterday's bus bombing must have been the celebration.
Jay Nordlinger tells a tale of Judenrein furniture
Perhaps we were too hasty to execute Timothy McVeigh. He's not going to help us answer any of the interesting questions that keep popping up about a possible Iraqi connection. Then again, wouldn't he have said something about this when he was still alive?
Posted by Stefan Sharkansky at October 22, 2002 12:09 PMI wouldn't move to California if it were the last place on Earth. I'd grow gills and go Waterworld before living there.
Posted by: Laurence Simon on October 23, 2002 10:57 AM