Monthly Archives: November 2004

none dare call it

If Abraham Lincoln were president today, there’s a good chance that the doors would be shut at the New York Times and CBS, and Michael Moore, Terry McCauliffe, Ted Kennedy, Howard Dean, and even John Kerry would be rotting in … Continue reading

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my brother, Jeff, disagrees

I don’t think IQ is the key, and I agree that certain qualities of character and doggedness and judgment and boldness and also a certain kind of flexibility are probably more important (after a certain minimum of intelligence, of course). … Continue reading

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IQ and the presidency

Much has been made of late of the probablity, which I am willing to accept, that the average IQ of Kerry voters is higher than that of Bush voters. The dumb states went to Bush for the most part, and … Continue reading

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violence, commies, and poetry

Posted by Harcamone Here’s an extraordinary example of cultural violence committed by people claiming to be dedicated to non-violence. You might not know the original song — Tramp on the Street —  but Candance almost surely does. And if you … Continue reading

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multiple causes of error

In my 35+ years of programming computers of all kinds, using many different computer languages, and developing many different kinds of applications, I have noticed a recurring phenomenon that, I believe, is a universal principle of the human psyche, which … Continue reading

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echoes of laughter

Posted by Harcamone A few days ago in a Goodwill store I saw an old LP, in good condition, of “The First Family,” the perfect-pitch satire of JFK & Co. by a comic named Vaughn Meader. Meader’s act was good; he … Continue reading

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corruption of our youth

This is very funny: Blue State Blues as Coastal Parents Battle Invasion of Dollywood Values

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too cool for words

Posted by Harcamone This site is so cool that it contains no information. If you need to know what it’s about, you are not cool.

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understanding

Posted by Harcamone Arianna Huffington doesn’t delude herself that Bush won on homo-hating. She has very interesting things to say about the election. And take a look at her blog-page, where she lays out some useful stepping stones to guide … Continue reading

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more on secular democracy

I can’t stop thinking about the issues raised by the Archbishop of Australia in his article. I have always been of the opinion, that, yes, we do have to put up with having a billion dollar porn industry and an … Continue reading

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