Tuesday, March 18, 2003

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Celebrity idiots continue to be...well, idiots:

There are many questions that beg to be asked. Some are being asked
rhetorically by many journalists, including a great writer at the New York
Times by the name of Daniel Friedman. For example-if we are claiming that we are
going into Iraq to save it's people from such an oppressive regime and such
heinous human rights infractions, then why are we not addressing these
situations in other Middle Eastern countries that are our allies? What is
the standard? Is there a way to justify the human loss that we can expect
from this war....our own as well as innocent Iraqis?


Tom Friedman is the preeminent authority on the Mid-East (at least in the Times mind). I gotta read Dan sometime.

I'm feeling really upset for this wuss:

Crooner Justin Timberlake nearly cried a river when the jumbo jet he was taking to Japan was hit by a bird shortly after takeoff.

The pilot of the Singapore Airlines flight decided to return to Los Angeles to calm frightened passengers.

"Justin said that he and everybody on the plane was frightened," his rep said. "Justin hates flying and was left very, very badly shaken."


and the make-believe president just won't shut the hell up:

Activism by celebrities does carry added responsibilities. Statements, demonstrations and marches that include public figures undoubtedly receive a measure of press, providing access to a stage that others often cannot reach. As a result, we are often called to give voice to the voiceless and a presence to the marginalized.

Whether celebrity or diplomat, cabdriver or student, all deserve a turn at the podium. In speaking the truth as we know it, my friends and I have stood proxy for all those yet to join this great public debate. We urge their participation and welcome them to the fray, for in the end, this is not about us but is truly about the matter of life and death.


The simple fact Mr. Sheen is that the idea of someone who thinks like you as President is horrifying to a large group of Americans. Some wars are just. I do not recall you saying anything about Clinton waggin' the gog in '98 or Kosovo.


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