11 April, 2008
Obama’s Silver Tongue
is tasting some shoe leather.
Some days I look at the field of presidential contenders and conjure Kissinger: “It’s a shame they can’t all lose.”
Update:
Ace of Spades nails it.
Obama To Rural Pennsylvanians: Vote For Me, You Corncob-Smokin’, Banjo-Strokin’ Chicken-Chokin’ Cousin-Pokin’ Inbred Hillbilly Racist Morons.
The funny part is that this is Obama just accidentally being honest. A bad habit he picked up from the little woman?
Appearing Soon on Page One of the NYT
I kid. I’m a kidder.
Michael Ledeen adds:
In Naples, for centuries, churches had doors with revolving platforms, through which unwanted babies were delivered to the sisters within. There’s a considerable literature on these abandoned children, who were known as “esposti” or “exposed,” and that is the origin of one of the most common Neapolitan names, “esposito.” Now you know.
In Baghdad they’re called “Callahan.” I’m sure Clint Eastwood is smiling.
He also links to a nice letter from an Aussie. Worth reading.
Let’s “Surge” Some More
Read all of Michael Yon’s Op-Ed in the WSJ.
It is said that generals always fight the last war. But when David Petraeus came to town it was senators – on both sides of the aisle – who battled over the Iraq war of 2004-2006. That war has little in common with the war we are fighting today.
I may well have spent more time embedded with combat units in Iraq than any other journalist alive. I have seen this war – and our part in it – at its brutal worst. And I say the transformation over the last 14 months is little short of miraculous.
The change goes far beyond the statistical decline in casualties or incidents of violence. A young Iraqi translator, wounded in battle and fearing death, asked an American commander to bury his heart in America. Iraqi special forces units took to the streets to track down terrorists who killed American soldiers. The U.S. military is the most respected institution in Iraq, and many Iraqi boys dream of becoming American soldiers. Yes, young Iraqi boys know about “GoArmy.com.”
Friday Silliness
Lost in Translation (keep clicking on the next picture icon).
Seems to me the first part of this trick shot is the trickiest part.
I’d love to hear what a real sax player could do with this. (Watch all the way to the end for a good laugh.)
