January 2011
1 post
books not bombs →
follow the link to an old op/ed video by nicholas kristof. dil is great organization working to provide education alternatives in pakistan.
check out their website at yourdil.org
December 2008
3 posts
easy
a jar of amana colonies apple butter from iowa, a jar of chunky peanut butter… and a spoon. i’m easy to please.
regarding the previous post… there exists a majority, albeit a silent one, in the muslim world that hates these attacks. a majority that sees the futility of the goals held by the groups that carry out these attacks — and, more importantly, a majority that laughs...
“After all, if 10 young Indians from a splinter wing of the Hindu nationalist...”
– …from friedman’s excellent op/ed piece in the times: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/03/opinion/03friedman.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
May 2008
5 posts
what does the keffiyeh mean to you? according to fox news commentator michelle malkin, the keffiyeh “has come to symbolize murderous Palestinian jihad. Popularized by Yasser Arafat and a regular adornment of Muslim terrorists appearing in beheading and hostage-taking videos…” the keffiyeh has been worn by arab men for centuries, and it was certainly popularized far before...
racism
scene: 1:50 Monday night, Linn St. i’m crossing the street to my car, and there is no one else out on the block of linn street i’m walking on. suddenly i hear two or three guys yelling from a balcony in grandview terrace: “where you going little nigger? get your ass over here little nigger… asshole nigger… where do you think you’re going? how come you have a...
flag pin?
pictures are popping up all over the web of obama with an american flag in his lapel… seriously, dude? what happened to the post-partisan rhetoric that got america so fired up about your campaign in the first place? are we sinking to the level of the blind patriotism of middle america? america needs far more than flags and symbols… obama should not let those who wield these symbols...
discourse does not equal appeasement
matthews is absolutely right when he says there’s a difference between talking to the enemy and appeasing the enemy…
