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j jackson, editor-at-large
(nope. they haven't caught me yet.)

Sunday, April 27, 2003 / 10:01:15 AM

DRUDGE THE MP3 GEEK
Cybergossip Matt Drudge will be at tomorrow's celeb-studded brunch co-hosted by independent television producer Tammy Haddad and Recording Industry Association of America Chairman Hilary Rosen for people here for the White House Correspondents Association Dinner. "He wasn't on my list," said Rosen, who has tangled with Drudge over her so-far-successful crusade to stop Internet users from downloading music free of charge. "Drudge is an aggressive downloader," she added. "He's a lovable but irresponsible populist." Drudge retorted: "In Hilary's honor, I will be burning a CD of illegally downloaded songs." [Wash. Post] [HB] {I just knew there had to be a reason I liked him.}

PSEUDO-DEBATE STRATEGY
Gingrich's remarks "were totally inappropriate," Baker said. "They came from someone with no foreign policy or national security experience, and who was in effect forced to resign." [NY Daily News] {But he's still good for something when he allows himself to be the foil for the administration's Hawk/Dove pseudo-debate}

THINK FAST
Video games, not school, are teaching children how to think. [Wired News] {So who didn't know that already?}

WANNA HIT, JUDGE?
"If you have to appear in court, it's best to leave your drug paraphernalia at home. Unfortunately a Carlsbad, New Mexico, teen forgot this rule of thumb when he appeared in court for a traffic citation and accidentally dropped a marijuana joint in the courtroom. Robin Loftin, 18, was in court Tuesday on charges of driving with a suspended license and failure to renew his vehicle registration. After Judge Walter Parr entered the room, Loftin removed his hat and the marijuana fell from his hat onto the floor. The teen was charged with contempt of court and sentenced to two days in jail for taking the illegal substance into a magistrate courtroom." [Wired News] {Ah, first of all, dudes, a joint is not paraphernalia, its like actual drugs, man. And two days in jail for possession of a joint in a courtroom is a pretty good deal, y'know?}



Thursday, April 24, 2003 / 08:19:51 AM

RIGHT-WING WHINER
Poor Sean Hannity...Sean Hannity, a radio talk-show host and Fox News whiner, has a one-rut mind. Every criticism or dissent, no matter what the subject, the topic or the source, is a left-wing attack against his hero, George W. Bush. [Reese] {I don't have any smart remark on this. I just hate Hannity and love to publish derogatory comments about him.}



Monday, April 21, 2003 / 07:52:40 AM

JUST LIKE THE WING-CLIPPED DOVES...
"Fmr. Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich gave a speech this morning at AEI (American Enterprise Institute) blasting the State Department for its multiple "failures" and Colin Powell's trip to Syria...It's hot stuff, nuclear in fact...One of the Neocon's favorite think tanks, AEI is home to Perle and Ledeen, among others...Gingrich sits on the Defense Policy Board which is an informal advisory board to Rumsfeld...

"Bottom line, this tracks with the ongoing Rummy v. Powell, Hawks v. Doves, etc. etc. editorial thread Hardball has been reporting since 9/11...My big question, did someone in the administration give Gingrich the green light for this speech? Guys like Gingrich don't come out of nowhere with these types of pronouncements......

"State-Defense Policy Rivalry Intensifying...In the wake of military victory in Iraq, the State and Defense departments are skirmishing almost daily for control over policy toward North Korea and the Middle East, U.S. officials said Monday. (The Washington Post)" [Hardball Newsletter]

{This could all be another farce designed by the administration to keep the Lefties believing that they have The Great Black Hope within the doors of power. They gear up a "debate," as if there's a power struggle going on, and it keeps the peasants from rebelling. It's the same thing they did earlier this year before Powell "converted" to the wartime strategy.}



Friday, April 18, 2003 / 04:42:34 PM

CALL TO DISARMS
"Seeking to win international support for a growing campaign to disarm Syria, Colin Powell, the U.S. Secretary of State, called yesterday for all nations in the Middle East to rid themselves of weapons of mass destruction." (National Post) {Does that include Israel too? They're in the Middle East}



Thursday, April 10, 2003 / 07:19:49 PM

FCC TO RESTRICT DIVERSITY
"The Federal Communications Commission is overhauling decades-old rules that restrict the media industry, including one that bans common ownership of newspapers and either a radio or television station in a single market." [Wired News] {Yeah. So that conservative media owners, while accusing the media (themselves; projection) of a dubious liberal bias, can further control local markets with their bland and ubiquitous monocultural pap.}






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