Month: September 2005
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Triggers and itchy fingers
A lot of people — including Andrew Sullivan, who is indignant — are upset about the lack of law and order in the filthy muck that was once New Orleans, and I don’t like it either. (My natural response when I saw reports of rescue helicopters being fired upon was “Why the hell didn’t they…
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In the wake of the Flood come the moralizers
Not long ago, I was surprised to see Professor Bainbridge criticize the war in Iraq, but that was “pre-Katrina.” At the rate things are going, I wouldn’t be surprised to see public support — and the key here is conservative public support — for the Iraq war (if not the concept of GWOT) drowned in…
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UPDATE — GIVE! GIVE! GIVE!!
In addition to Catholic Charities, I have now donated the American Kennel Club’s Canine Relief Fund, the American Red Cross, and the Salvation Army. I plan to give more. New Orleans is a festering squalid mess — a total disaster, which is getting worse fast. If you think it’s bad now, just wait until another…
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A single tragedy (which I’m praying will end happily)
I just heard that Fats Domino (who refused to leave his New Orleans home) hasn’t been heard from since Monday. He was last seen on the porch on the second floor of his flooded home. I hope he makes it out of there somehow. I don’t think I’ll ever hear “I’m walking to New Orleans”…
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Which Convention is to blame?
Because of all that’s going on, something doesn’t seem right about writing satire today. But something never feels right about satire, and I think this issue is important enough that perhaps an overabundance of satirical logic is the best way to tackle the problem. If this offends anyone, please remember that it isn’t my intent…
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Not helping at all
In hateful remarks which will doubtless be echoed elsewhere, Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan has stated that Hurricane Katrina is “God’s punishment” for the war in Iraq: Speaking to a large crowd in South Philadelphia tonight, Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan suggested that the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina was divine punishment for…
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(Just trying to help)
Like so many bloggers, I feel a little powerless where it comes to assisting with the Hurricane Katrina effort. What I’d say again, is GIVE, GIVE, GIVE. I donated to Catholic Charities, and I also plan to donate to the American Red Cross. Animal lover that I am, I have just donated to the American…