A Memorial Day tribute in song
I can think of no better song for Memorial Day than Tim McGraw’s “If You’re Reading This“:
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Memorial Day: mourning and honoring
Before Memorial Day became a national three-day weekend in 1971 and the official kickoff to summer festivities, it was Decoration Day. I’m not all that ancient, but my earliest recollection of the holiday is of the latter name. It was … Continue reading →
Grieving parents in war: from Kollwitz to Sheehan
Who is this woman? The serene young artist, glowing with life: The worn-out older woman, lines of age etched deeper by profound grief: She’s Kathe Kollwitz, one of the greatest graphic artists of all time, in two of her extraordinary … Continue reading →
Translation of the Karsenty decision
Richard Landes has put up a preliminary translation of the appeals court decision in the France2/Karsenty case. Enderlin certainly can’t be happy about this one. Good.
Continue reading →John Kerry advocates talking with the enemy: again
John Kerry has a piece in today’s Washington Post that champions Obama’s policy of talking to any and all comers, friend and foe alike. It’s full of Kerry’s overheated and outraged rhetoric towards the opposition. Bush’s mention of appeasement in … Continue reading →
The networking Valley Boy (Silicon, that is): how Obama raised his money
Every time I’ve read that Obama has been one of the largest political fundraisers of all time, I’ve wondered how he did it. Here’s the answer. He did it by innovative networking-type fundraising among computer-savvy people who were excited by … Continue reading →
This is the kind of change Obama’s talking about
I keep vowing to take a break from talking about Obama (and talking about Obama talking), but I can’t help it. He’s keeps saying things that cry out for commentary. So if you’ve been wondering what sort of change Obama’s … Continue reading →
It’s not a good sign…
…when an email starts with the phrase “I wish to inform you that this letter is not a hoax and you need to treat it serious.”
Continue reading →Obamaphiles: well, nobody’s perfect
I have a friend who isn’t ordinarily very political. But from the start she’s been taken with Obama, and supported him enough to do some canvassing for him during the primaries—the first time in her long life that she’s actually … Continue reading →
Tough talk about—talking
Charles Krauthammer charts the shifting sands of Obama’s changing desire to talk to Iran, without preconditions and/or with. The responses in the comments section of his piece break down in the usual fashion. Supporters write, “You tell ’em, brother!” Haters … Continue reading →
More on the Karsenty win
Richard Landes has a roundup. And here, Karsenty adds that if France2 and Enderlin continue to assert their innocence, that “we will have victims of terror attacks that directly resulted from the [al-Dura] footage sue France 2.” Good. I’d like … Continue reading →
Obama: too intelligent and too weak
I added a link to the NY Times op-ed article by Nathan Thrall and Jesse James Wilkins entitled “Kennedy Talked, Khrushchev Triumphed” as an addendum to the previous post. But it’s such a good piece that I’d like to highlight … Continue reading →