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Thursday, 19 August, 2004
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Brain in Park
Haven't written much in the last week. I've had two idea's in mind which haven't been going anywhere. The first was from a Reuter's story on Bobby Fischer who I've been following in the news with my friend Robert Bratton. A sub-heading read "the Saga of Bobby Fischer". Turning to Robert, who was an English major, I say: "So when does something officially become a saga?". Helpfully Robert answers "Gee I dunno, sounds like the sort of thing somebody should look up." If you want answers - there is no better person to go to than a librarian. Eventually, after many long strenuous minutes turning the pages of my Webster's 7th collegiate to get to the S's I find the answer. A saga is (largely) any story told using, or fitting in to any of the assorted conventions of a Norse saga. Since then I've been partially occupied trying to re-tell Bobby Fischer's recent life story as a saga. "So, how's that working for you, you ask?" In response - I - in a subtle example of artful mis-direction change the subject.
Michelle Malkin came out with a book the other week entitled In defense of internment which, as the title suggests is a defense of mass concentrated detention of peoples in specific and general grounds. That is not only the the internment of U.S. Citizen Japanese-Americans during WWII, but defending it in terms of validating it as a political tool to be used when convenient. This seems a bit of a stretch coming from someone I've regarded hereforeto as being with the merry melodie right, as opposed to the loony tune right. Maybe, she's just ambitious. At any rate I decided I wanted to take a look at the book before I commented on it. In other Michelle Maglalang Malkin news: missed the event but saw some posts
Michelle Malkin, Deposed Leader of the Coalition of the Insane | Oliver Willis (with Quick time of event)
on her gig on the Chris Mathews show. Where she apparently tried the Matt Drudge Tactic of public talking in the legitimate media bout third source rumors and inuendo picked up from from the dust and repeating them without putting herself on record. I'm only surprised she seems surprised that she wasn't allowed to get away with it. She's been in that Fox news hot house so long she may have forgotten what it takes to get a point across in the real world (your reputation).
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- Prolegemma to any future FAQ.
- Who are you again?
- paul bushmiller
- what is it exactly that you do?
- at the least, this.
- What is this?
- it's a weblog.
- How long have you been doing it?
- 3 or 4 years. I used to run it by hand; Radio Userland is more convenient.
- Ever been overseas?
- yes
- Know any foreign languages?
- no
- Favorite song?
- victoria - the kinks
- favorite book?
- any book I can read in a clean well lighted place
- Is this one of those websites with lots of contentious, dogmatic and brittle opinions?
- no
- What do you expect to accomplish with this?
- something
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