Hello,
As the war in Iraq continues to go badly, President Bush appears determined to avoid the unmistakable reality that the war is no longer winnable. Finally, Republicans and Democrats in the House are putting the administration under pressure to produce tangible results. While some Republicans have termed these efforts to be "political" in nature, they could not be more mistaken. With support for the war at an all time low, it is high time that members of the House and Senate reflect the views of their constituents back home who want an end to the war. Read more about the battle in Washington here
Best,
Me
Friday, May 11, 2007
Wednesday, May 2, 2007
A great big hello to all my homies in the 505,
I've been completely delinquent when it comes to updating this page. I'm graduating next week and this semester has been a little tougher than expected. I guess that's how these things go. When I first started this blog, I had every intention of updating it more frequently. I guess my addiction to crack cocaine and indie porn has really gotten in the way of that. Oops! Don't feel any pity for me, though. I've checked myself into a top-rated rehab center in Thailand and I'm getting all the help I need. The monks say I've made remarkable progress and that I'm a joy to have in small group sessions.
In any case, I'm doing my best to digest all this graduation stuff. To be honest, I don't know what it means yet. In the short term, it probably means I should stop hanging out at my dealer's house and find a job that will pay me more money so I can spend even more time at his pad. I'm happy to be done, that' s for sure. And I think I've deserved it.
As far as this blog goes, I'm planning on being a much more devoted parent. My best girl and I are embarking on a trip to northern California later this month and I'm going to do my best to make this page an important part of that. We've scored tickets to see the Arcade Fire in Berkeley and Hot Chip at the Fillmore so there should be plenty to report on. A trip to Napa is on the intinerary as well. So there's really no excuse.
On a more personal note, I'd like to tell all the professors who I've despised through the years that they can kiss my Franco-American Negro Catholic ass. You undoutedly know who you are.
Best,
I've been completely delinquent when it comes to updating this page. I'm graduating next week and this semester has been a little tougher than expected. I guess that's how these things go. When I first started this blog, I had every intention of updating it more frequently. I guess my addiction to crack cocaine and indie porn has really gotten in the way of that. Oops! Don't feel any pity for me, though. I've checked myself into a top-rated rehab center in Thailand and I'm getting all the help I need. The monks say I've made remarkable progress and that I'm a joy to have in small group sessions.
In any case, I'm doing my best to digest all this graduation stuff. To be honest, I don't know what it means yet. In the short term, it probably means I should stop hanging out at my dealer's house and find a job that will pay me more money so I can spend even more time at his pad. I'm happy to be done, that' s for sure. And I think I've deserved it.
As far as this blog goes, I'm planning on being a much more devoted parent. My best girl and I are embarking on a trip to northern California later this month and I'm going to do my best to make this page an important part of that. We've scored tickets to see the Arcade Fire in Berkeley and Hot Chip at the Fillmore so there should be plenty to report on. A trip to Napa is on the intinerary as well. So there's really no excuse.
On a more personal note, I'd like to tell all the professors who I've despised through the years that they can kiss my Franco-American Negro Catholic ass. You undoutedly know who you are.
Best,
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Hi.
In case you haven't heard, Frontline aired the first episode in their four part series on journalism on Feb. 13. The series is called "News War." The first episode was devoted to the Valerie Plame affair and traces the principal events and actors involved. The next installment of the series will be broadcast next Tuesday on PBS. I'm left with mixed feelings concerning what happened. It seems clear that journalists are currently relying far too heavily on anonymous sources. You can't read a story about national or international politics without running into, "An anonymous source said..."While this method of gaining information is obviously invaluable to journalists, it often leaves me with the impression that I'm not getting the full story. Concerning Miller herself, I'm not sure what to think. In the past, I've often thought that she acted as the administration's lackey. An argument raised in the show suggests that she may have chosen to go to prison for 2 reasons. 1) She was trying to make up for her bad reporting on WMD's and 2) she had no real source to protect and she was actually the source of the link. I'm not sure. In any case, the struggle between freedom of the press and the government's right to know is not an easy question to solve.
In case you haven't heard, Frontline aired the first episode in their four part series on journalism on Feb. 13. The series is called "News War." The first episode was devoted to the Valerie Plame affair and traces the principal events and actors involved. The next installment of the series will be broadcast next Tuesday on PBS. I'm left with mixed feelings concerning what happened. It seems clear that journalists are currently relying far too heavily on anonymous sources. You can't read a story about national or international politics without running into, "An anonymous source said..."While this method of gaining information is obviously invaluable to journalists, it often leaves me with the impression that I'm not getting the full story. Concerning Miller herself, I'm not sure what to think. In the past, I've often thought that she acted as the administration's lackey. An argument raised in the show suggests that she may have chosen to go to prison for 2 reasons. 1) She was trying to make up for her bad reporting on WMD's and 2) she had no real source to protect and she was actually the source of the link. I'm not sure. In any case, the struggle between freedom of the press and the government's right to know is not an easy question to solve.
Wednesday, February 7, 2007
Hi,
I'm probably not the only person who was grossly disappointed by the President's State of the Union address. But at this point, I shouldn't be surprised. Despite the overwhelming evidence to the contrary, Bush still believes that victory in Iraq is possible. I don't understand why the press has adopted the White House's term "surge" when the correct word for Bush's proposal is "escalation." Although the President is chiefly to blame for the mess we're in, I have no doubt that if the press were doing a better job, we'd be a hell of lot better off.
Best,
D
I'm probably not the only person who was grossly disappointed by the President's State of the Union address. But at this point, I shouldn't be surprised. Despite the overwhelming evidence to the contrary, Bush still believes that victory in Iraq is possible. I don't understand why the press has adopted the White House's term "surge" when the correct word for Bush's proposal is "escalation." Although the President is chiefly to blame for the mess we're in, I have no doubt that if the press were doing a better job, we'd be a hell of lot better off.
Best,
D
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
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