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Astaire vs. Kelly
Let’s have a happier discussion. In this thread, I was asked to give my opinion on Fred Astaire versus Gene Kelly. So here it is. Kelly was excellent. Astaire was transcendent. Kelly was a strong and very good dancer. Astaire … Continue reading →
What was Biden’s all-fired rush to get out of Afghanistan about?
There was nothing external pushing our exit from Afghanistan in terms of time. The deadlines were all self-imposed. Ah, but we were there for 20 years, you might say. That is true. But there was no special crisis there anymore. … Continue reading →
Larry Elder, the white supremacist
About Larry Elder: A Friday column in the Los Angeles Times ran the headline, “Larry Elder is the Black face of white supremacy. You’ve been warned,” calling the conservative Los Angeles radio host’s candidacy “an insult to Blackness.” That’s actually … Continue reading →
Roundup
(1) Can it be that the delusional White House believes that the scenes of carnage in Afghanistan won’t prevent Americans from supporting the administration’s actions in Afghanistan? This article says so: “The public opinion is pretty damn clear that Americans … Continue reading →
Open thread 8/21/21
How Biden stiffed the Afghan military
This story is over two weeks old. I didn’t see it at the time, but it took on more significance once Biden compounded all his other errors by excoriating the Afghan military for not fighting: Airpower is important to military … Continue reading →
Afghanistan roundup
No doubt there are other things happening in the world, but right now Afghanistan is front and center. (1) Here’s how Joe Biden, our stalwart Commander-in-Chief, indicated in his Stephanopoulos interview that he is unaware that we have US military … Continue reading →
Later than scheduled, Biden gives a speech on Afghanistan
Is the Biden charade finally collapsing? Or not? How long can the Democrats and the MSM delude themselves? Indefinitely? Of course, there’s always the theory that they want the country to collapse into flailing incompetence. If so, perhaps they’ve already … Continue reading →
Open thread 8/20/21
Ozzy Man to cheer you up (language warning, of course):
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(1) On the genius decision to abandon Bagram prematurely: Gen. Milley took up answering the question of why Bagram was abandoned after Austin acknowledged that some U.S. military aircraft have been piloted out of Bagram by the Taliban. Milley carefully … Continue reading →
Joe Biden, time, and making decisions
I think that this is telling: “But we’ve all seen the pictures,” Stephanopoulos said. “We’ve seen those hundreds of people packed into a C-17. We’ve seen Afghans falling…” Biden interrupts, livid. “That was four days ago, five days ago!” That … Continue reading →