Sunday Time-Waster: Great Songs About Geography

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Sunday June 29, 2008 · 3:17 PM PDT

2008/06/29 · 15:17

It's a quiet Sunday afternoon with the I-Pod on "shuffle." In rapid succession it gives me "A Song For Europe" by Roxy Music, "China My China" by Brian Eno, and "Japan" by Be-Bop Deluxe. And that gets me to reflecting about all the great songs in my collection that have geographical locations in the title.

Roddy McCorley

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Wednesday January 02, 2008 · 10:02 PM PST

2008/01/02 · 22:02

Leading off the New York Times obituary page is the sad news of the passing of George MacDonald Fraser, author of the Flashman novels. I know from the various book threads that pop up on this site that those books have a solid following here.

The obituary mentions his collaboration on the screenplay for Octopussy, but inexplicably omits his adaptation of The Three Musketeers for the two films directed by Richard Lester. Which is a shame, since those are two great movies. Go figure.

My apologies for the short diary. But really, what more is there to say? Except for a heartfelt "thank you."

Hey, Kids -- Let's make up Lincoln quotes!

Roddy McCorley

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Wednesday February 14, 2007 · 10:27 AM PST

2007/02/14 · 10:27

Glenn Grenwald tells us our friends on the right are now inventing quotes from Abraham Lincoln:

[Frank] Gaffney begins his column by purporting to quote Abraham Lincoln. Gaffney claims that Lincoln said:

Congressmen who willfully take actions during wartime that damage morale and undermine the military are saboteurs and should be arrested, exiled, or hanged.

This quote has become a favorite weapon for those who want to criminalize criticism of the Leader and the War. Jack Murtha's opponent in the last election, Diana Irey, cited this quote while discussing Murtha's opposition to the war.

But this quote is completely invented. Lincoln never said it. This "quote" was first attributed to Lincoln by J. Michael Waller in Insight Magazine, in a 2003 article revealingly entitled: Democrats Usher in an Age of Treason. But as Waller himself now admits, the quote attributed to Lincoln is completely fraudulent.

I say, why should they have all the fun? Let's make up our own Lincoln quotes.

Roddy McCorley

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Tuesday November 28, 2006 · 5:55 PM PST

2006/11/28 · 17:55

Kos has cited this story about Newt Gingrich and his severe allergic reaction to Freedom of Speech. I would like to counter Newt's cowardice with a bit of history.

When this country was founded, it was not some idyllic time free of care and worry. Those who claim that today we face an unparalleled threat overlook that the early years of this Republic were spent on a veritable knife edge.

Roddy McCorley

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Tuesday October 10, 2006 · 11:29 AM PDT

2006/10/10 · 11:29

If you're looking for guilt, if you're looking for blame,
Bill Clinton's the only guy you need to name.
There's no point disputing, no questions to ask.
Bill Clinton's the one to be taken to task

That bomb in Korea that just was exploded
Is Bill Clinton's fault - that's a fact to be noted.
After all, what's he done for six years to forestall it?
Not a darn thing - so his fault we can call it!

It's Bill Clinton's fault that Mark Foley is gay
Bill Clinton, you see, is who made him that way.
Don't ask how he did it - I don't have the proof.
But Clinton's responsible - that's just the truth.
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So Whaddya Think??? (w/Poll)

Roddy McCorley

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Friday September 29, 2006 · 11:55 AM PDT

2006/09/29 · 11:55

Kids, kids, kids -- we're looking at this torture thing all wrong. Now that Bush can disappear anybody he chooses, we have a tremendous opportunity.

Opportunity for what, you ask?

Only the all-time coolest betting pool ever!!! Read More

Hello there, NSA - more doggerel

Roddy McCorley

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Monday May 15, 2006 · 10:17 AM PDT

2006/05/15 · 10:17

Not channeling anybody in particular this time, unless it's Richard Armour...

Hello! Hello there, NSA. It's good to know you're there
I haven't got a lot to say, but you don't really care.
You just want to listen in on people when they talk -
And write down all their numbers while bin Laden takes a walk

I know it's lots of work to track me with your database.
I wish that I could be a much more interesting case
I don't know any people hatching plots in foreign lands
But I do hang out with people that Republicans can't stand.

I have a friend who's black. I have another who's a Jew
I know a couple gays. I know an immigrant or two.
I only know one Vegan -- she is quiet and reserved
That probably means she's up to something and should be observed. Read More

"I'm the Decider"

Roddy McCorley

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Tuesday April 18, 2006 · 3:50 PM PDT

2006/04/18 · 15:50

Well, it took me awhile, but I finally realized what "I'm the decider" reminds me of. It sounds like something a character in a Dr. Seuss book might say.

So with apologies to the late Mr. Geisel, here is some idle speculation as to what else such a character might say:

I'm the decider.
I pick and I choose.
I pick among whats.
And choose among whos.

And as I decide
Each particular day
The things I decide on
All turn out that way.

(You can decide if you want to continue below...)
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"Incompetent Design"

Roddy McCorley

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Thursday March 30, 2006 · 11:26 AM PST

2006/03/30 · 11:26

William Rivers Pitt posted a piece on Truthout.Org that is, in my humble opinion, essential reading for this community. It is titled "Incompetent Design." I have seen not a diary on it, so I decided to provide one.

Pitt's thesis is quite simple: The Bush administration has been quite successful, really. They have done pretty much what they set out to do, in Iraq and in America.

Money quotes below... Read More

The Anger Strategy

Roddy McCorley

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Thursday February 09, 2006 · 5:13 PM PST

2006/02/09 · 17:13

I came upon this on Yahoo this afternoon:

The Republican national chairman created a furor this week when he suggested Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton is too "angry" to win the White House in 2008. And to hear Republicans tell it, Clinton is just one of many Democrats with an anger management problem.
Former Vice President Al Gore is angry. So is Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid. The party is held hostage by the "angry left."
In recent months, GOP operatives and officeholders have cast the Democrats as the anger party, long on emotion and short on ideas. Analysts say the strategy has been effective, trivializing Democrats' differences with the GOP as temperamental rather than substantive.

However are we to counter such a thing? Well, as I did once before, I suggest we start agreeing with the Republicans. Immediately.
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Dear Mrs. Alito...

Roddy McCorley

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Thursday January 12, 2006 · 11:53 AM PST

2006/01/12 · 11:53

Dear Mrs. Alito,

I see that our mean old Senators asking questions of your husband has upset you terribly. It pains me to see anyone upset to the point of shedding tears in public -- even if what upsets them is a process that has been part of this Republic for 216 years. Leaving aside the fact that there are a lot more of us -- tens of millions as a conservative estimate -- who would like to have these questions answered than there are people crying in public about these questions being asked, I'd like to ask you this:

What would make you happy? Honestly, I'd really like to know. Read More

Dear Pat Robertson...

Roddy McCorley

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Thursday January 05, 2006 · 5:18 PM PST

2006/01/05 · 17:18

Rev. Pat Robertson
The Christian Broadcasting Network
977 Centerville Turnpike
Virginia Beach, VA 23463

Dear Rev. Robertson:

I see you have attributed Ariel Sharon's stroke to God's displeasure. I've noticed that you are very diligent about telling us when God is pissed off about this or that. Leaving aside the fact that God seems to get pissed off about the same things you do, I'd like to ask you this question:

How come you never tell us when He is happy?? Seriously -- why don't we ever hear about that? Read More

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"I'm the Decider"

"Incompetent Design"

The Anger Strategy

Dear Mrs. Alito...

Dear Pat Robertson...