6.30.2004
intellectual dishonesty
So my very good friend Richard just got off of the radio: seriously. He was on the radio talking about Fahrenheit 9/11, which I have not seen, but about which I have heard much. He made some excellent points, not the least of which was to question whether Michael Moore wants to be known more as an entertainer or as a journalist. It was also fun to hear the voice of someone I often engaged in discussions poking fun at someone famous while on the radio. Click here for the show in question.
I'll confess, I called in. I asked whether moderate liberals (guilty) should be either concerned or angry that Moore's 'documentary' might, while doing the good of galvanizing some Leftists might also be doing the harm of becoming a rallying cry for the Republican Right. I don't think I was very articulate, though, and I have even more respect for Richard getting up and taking a national microphone.
And as my friend Diana notes, frog eggs are not supposed to stay inside the frog. I was not saying that the frog eggs are supposed to stay inside the frog indefinitely, just that perhaps the squeezing of said frogs was the equivalent of taking the frog eggs before their time. And I would like to reiterate that I have absolutely no idea what she does with these eggs, or with these frogs.
I'm writing this post on my brand new Macintosh Powerbook G4 (15-inch). It's a "refreshed" computer, which is just marketingspeak for "not exactly new, but certainly not owned for an extended length of time." It's about a generation old, which doesn't bother me since I won't be using it for the most cutting-edge of applications, but it's mighty good for what I need. Plus it's a sleek and sexy looking computer with a lot of power and a lot of memory. Funny that the same specifications might apply in looking for a mate... hmm.
I'll confess, I called in. I asked whether moderate liberals (guilty) should be either concerned or angry that Moore's 'documentary' might, while doing the good of galvanizing some Leftists might also be doing the harm of becoming a rallying cry for the Republican Right. I don't think I was very articulate, though, and I have even more respect for Richard getting up and taking a national microphone.
And as my friend Diana notes, frog eggs are not supposed to stay inside the frog. I was not saying that the frog eggs are supposed to stay inside the frog indefinitely, just that perhaps the squeezing of said frogs was the equivalent of taking the frog eggs before their time. And I would like to reiterate that I have absolutely no idea what she does with these eggs, or with these frogs.
I'm writing this post on my brand new Macintosh Powerbook G4 (15-inch). It's a "refreshed" computer, which is just marketingspeak for "not exactly new, but certainly not owned for an extended length of time." It's about a generation old, which doesn't bother me since I won't be using it for the most cutting-edge of applications, but it's mighty good for what I need. Plus it's a sleek and sexy looking computer with a lot of power and a lot of memory. Funny that the same specifications might apply in looking for a mate... hmm.
