They’re against NATO? What are they for? Soviet troops racing across Europe, eating all the croissants?
– US Naval Officer Fred Boynton (played by Chris Eigeman), in Whit Stillman’s Barcelona, a film that appears wiser by the day.
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“Many of you are well enough off that… the tax cuts may have helped you. We’re saying that for America to get back on track, we’re probably going to cut that short and not give it to you. We’re going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good.” Hillary Clinton, at a San Francisco fundraiser for fellow statist Sen. Boxer.  June 29th, 2004 | 27 comments - (Comments are closed)
 One last thought: Fahrenheit 9/11 is many things, but for pity’s sake let’s not call it a documentary. June 24th, 2004 | 14 comments - (Comments are closed)
Indeed, according to this survey, Ronald McDonald House is twice as trusted as Amnesty International and more than twice as trusted as the Australian Conservation Foundation and Greenpeace. June 23rd, 2004 | One comment - (Comments are closed)
Those who follow its coverage know that BBC “impartiality” usually means not favoring Hamas over Islamic Jihad. via Instapudit and Free Will. June 20th, 2004 | 10 comments - (Comments are closed)
“Well, maybe he was a lot smarter than most people thought.” George P. Shultz, in his introduction to Reagan In His Own Hand June 10th, 2004 | 3 comments - (Comments are closed)
“Even our dogs and cats are fat … and it’s not because they’re watching too much advertising.” and There’s lots of things government can do, but I don’t think government can prevent children from nagging their parents. June 7th, 2004 | 32 comments - (Comments are closed)
“Don’t become a novelist; be a statistician, much more scope for the imagination.” -a cartoon man drawn and given a voice by Mel Calman in How to Lie with Statistics June 7th, 2004 | Comments are closed
When Ronnie wrote his letter to the people telling them that he had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, I didn’t really know or understand what that meant. I really didn’t. But I found out. Those with Alzheimer’s are on a rocky path that only goes downhill. Ronnie’s long journey has finally taken him to a distant place where I can no longer reach him. We can’t share the wonderful memories of our 52 years together, and I think that’s probably the hardest part. And because of this, I’m determined to do what I can to save other families from this pain. And now science has presented us with a hope called stem cell research, which may provide our scientists with many answers that have for so long been beyond our grasp. I just don’t see how we can turn our backs on this. – Nancy Reagan, speaking last month. June 5th, 2004 | 7 comments - (Comments are closed)
Imagine the police surrounding a bank and telling the robber barricaded inside, “Just throw out your weapons; you can keep the money and the hostages!” – Todd Skelton on Gadhafi’s “rehabilitation”. May 28th, 2004 | 3 comments - (Comments are closed)
… and the reason I was listening to Radio 4 (see below) was to hear one of my favourite programmes, which is called Quote Unquote. Some recycled quotes, then. Apparently, a newspaper whose name I did not catch had on the front at the top, everyday, the following slogan:
I requote this in my turn because (a) I like it, and because (b) I think it says a great deal about blogging. This was supplied by Simon Jenkins, who then went on to say that he “used to be” a pompous reporter, which also made me laugh. He did later somewhat redeem himself in my ears by reporting this motorway sign:
I guess emergency toilets, like newspaper independence, occur as often as resources permit. May 23rd, 2004 | 4 comments - (Comments are closed)
“As the great German philosopher Fred Neechy once said: That which does not kill us is gonna wish it had because we’re about to FedEx its sorry ass back to Skank Central where it came from. Or something like that.” – The words of Starla Grady (played by Jane McGregor) in the opening credits of Slap Her… She’s French May 21st, 2004 | Comments are closed
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