From the monthly archives: September 2004

By On September 30, 2004 · 5 Comments · In Uncategorized

Bush vs. Kerry: 45 minutes into the debate…Bush is winning.

Kerry’s trying to appeal to logic while Bush is focused on emotion.

If this were boxing, Kerry is the technically-proficient pugilist with a steady jab, who writes essays on the sweet science for the New Yorker. Bush is the street brawler who can barely spell [...]

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Pumpkin Seeds: End of the World Edition

By On September 30, 2004 · 3 Comments · In Personal

1. What the hell is going on? Multiple hurricanes and random tornadoes, an earthquake in California and now the threat of Mt. St. Helens erupting again? Plus, there’s the whole mega-tidal wave in the works, just waiting for another volcano to go off in Africa! If I were a Republican, the obvious explanation would be [...]

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Democratic Scare Tactics

By On September 29, 2004 · Leave a Comment · In Politics

I’m always discouraged to see friends suckered into things because of their good intentions so when one of them forwarded me the latest email “virus” going around, I was both annoyed and disappointed. The email in question is from Kerry-Edwards 2004, Inc. in the form of their latest plea for money: “To keep the Democratic [...]

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By On September 29, 2004 · 4 Comments · In Uncategorized

Paul Berman rips apart The Motorcycle Diaries, the cult of Che and so-called “American intellectuals” in a blistering article on Slate.

The Cult of Che

Don’t applaud The Motorcycle Diaries.

By Paul Berman

The cult of Ernesto Che Guevara is an episode in the moral callousness of our time. [...]

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Using the Internet as a Media-Distribution Channel

By On September 29, 2004 · Leave a Comment · In Personal

Me, on a panel, talking about blogs and other stuff

Sure, why not!

Digital Dissemination
Using the internet as a media-distribution channel

Moderator: Troy Johnson, AALBC.com

Can you make an impact in the arts or on the political landscape while skirting the traditional avenues of physical print publications? Many are [...]

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