Tentacles?!?!?
― Mordy, Saturday, 24 July 2010 15:53 (thirteen years ago) link
Islam is not a religion. Islam is an ideology that has some spiritual elements, but strives for authoritarian control of every aspect of human life — social, political, and economic.
wow
― be told and get high on coconut (gbx), Saturday, 24 July 2010 18:23 (thirteen years ago) link
that's a new favorite meme. see here and here, e.g.
― a tenth level which features a single castle (tipsy mothra), Saturday, 24 July 2010 18:33 (thirteen years ago) link
oh man do i have to
― be told and get high on coconut (gbx), Saturday, 24 July 2010 18:39 (thirteen years ago) link
Sharia law is the law that subjugates women, that cuts off the hand of the thief, that beheads the adulteress, that's sharia law, and that's what Islam is.
you'd think the corner would be cool with this tbh
― mookieproof, Saturday, 24 July 2010 18:43 (thirteen years ago) link
Imo the problem isn't describing Islam as an all encompassing jurisprudence, economic, political system so much as how is that different than any other religion? Last I checked the Church wasn't exactly hands-off.
― Mordy, Saturday, 24 July 2010 18:54 (thirteen years ago) link
oh idk if you've heard Christianity isn't a religion or a way of life - it's a personal relationship with Jesus Christ <--- this summary is seen as irreducible & immune to restatement
nifty right?
― les yeux sans aerosmith (underrated aerosmith albums I have loved), Saturday, 24 July 2010 19:07 (thirteen years ago) link
Islam Christinanity is not a religion. Islam Christianity is an ideology that has some spiritual elements, but strives for authoritarian control of every aspect of human life — social, political, and economic.
― balls and adieu (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 24 July 2010 19:11 (thirteen years ago) link
I don't know how Andy proposes winning this "war" if he dismisses the religion of half a billion people as a historical aberration.
conversion duh
― balls, Saturday, 24 July 2010 19:12 (thirteen years ago) link
ann coulter had the answer all along:
We should invade their countries, kill their leaders and convert them to Christianity.
of course back in 2001 that was enough to get her dumped by NRO. how things change.
― a tenth level which features a single castle (tipsy mothra), Saturday, 24 July 2010 19:18 (thirteen years ago) link
Part biography, part history, part detective story, RADICAL-IN-CHIEF reveals the carefully hidden tale of Barack Obama’s political past. Stanley Kurtz, who’s research helped inject the Bill Ayers and ACORN issues into the 2008 presidential campaign, presents the results of more than two years of digging into President Obama’s radical political world. The book is filled with previously unknown information about the president’s past, tied together by a bold argument about what Obama’s deepest political convictions really are.
RADICAL-IN-CHIEF marshals a wide array of never-before-seen evidence to establish that the president of the United States is indeed a socialist. Tracing an unbroken thread of socialist activities and political partnerships, from Obama’s youth through his community organizing days and beyond, the book confirms that the president’s harshest critics have been right about his socialism all along.
― balls and adieu (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 27 July 2010 13:54 (thirteen years ago) link
Socialism in America [Stanley Kurtz]
Jonah, I thought your socialism piece was very much on target. Essentially, my book provides the American version of what you were describing using European examples. American socialism is similar in some respects to the European variety, but also differs in interesting ways. Community organizing is a big part of what makes American socialism distinctive, and this, of course, is where Obama comes in. This is what I will show in detail, drawing on a lot of material that has never been seen.
07/28 10:41 AMShare
i'm on the edge of my seat here!!
― goole, Wednesday, 28 July 2010 15:59 (thirteen years ago) link
Kurtz cut and pasted the synopsis for Goldberg's book?
― balls and adieu (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 28 July 2010 15:59 (thirteen years ago) link
http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=NDMwZjZmMzUxM2M0MjJiNDg1ZjU3YWRhZWIzMWQwMmY=
this takes the day's award for pissant petty whining
― goole, Thursday, 29 July 2010 21:16 (thirteen years ago) link
http://www.nationalreview.com/images/ads/ad_subscribe_article-bottom_2009.jpg
― the crucible of easily debunked e-mail fwds (stevie), Friday, 30 July 2010 07:08 (thirteen years ago) link
how come no one's mentioned the redesign?
Also, welcome back, Jonah from sun and teabagging:
I’m back from the San Juan Islands, where I had a delightful time with family, and speaking to tea partiers.
― Gucci Mane hermeneuticist (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 3 August 2010 21:54 (thirteen years ago) link
The San Juan Islands are up near Vancouver Island. I suspect the tea partiers = crusty friends of his deceased father.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 3 August 2010 22:53 (thirteen years ago) link
http://global.nationalreview.com/images/logo_corner_080610_square.jpg
lol
― Andre Gunder Frank 3000, Saturday, 7 August 2010 19:35 (thirteen years ago) link
Don't ever change, Andy:
Andy McCarthyAugust 07, 2010 11:25 AMBy Kathryn Jean Lopez
issues another Ground Zero mosque warning.
― Gucci Mane hermeneuticist (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 7 August 2010 19:37 (thirteen years ago) link
http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/243052/judging-books-their-covers-jonah-goldberg
i can't decide which is funnier, Jonah's pretensions to intellectualism or his total lack of self-awareness (okay these things are probably connected)
― Andre Gunder Frank 3000, Wednesday, 11 August 2010 19:39 (thirteen years ago) link
his whole shtick is one giant straw-man argument conducted in a vacuum. why of course, jonah, you don't need to read those liberal's books or listen to the arguments they "may" counter you with - they're wrong. they're liberals.
I've gone from finding the corner perversely amusing to being really annoyed by these people, which I guess is their point. delete bookmark.
― the legendary sirius trixon (m coleman), Wednesday, 11 August 2010 21:20 (thirteen years ago) link
The new design isn't helping. I'm hoping things get more batshit as election time approaches. Don't give up hope, m@ark!
― Gucci Mane hermeneuticist (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 11 August 2010 21:21 (thirteen years ago) link
The speakers are booked!.
― Gucci Mane hermeneuticist (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 12 August 2010 16:23 (thirteen years ago) link
Buy the Book, Cruise with the Author
hiyo
― da croupier, Thursday, 12 August 2010 16:32 (thirteen years ago) link
can't decide which is funnier, Jonah's pretensions to intellectualism or his total lack of self-awareness
http://global.nationalreview.com/images/logo_corner_081310_square.jpg
― the legendary sirius trixon (m coleman), Friday, 13 August 2010 16:27 (thirteen years ago) link
Chickening Out Hurts the Bottom LineAugust 18, 2010 3:10 PMBy John Hood
The suits at KFC — the restaurant chain that used to be called, proudly, Kentucky Fried Chicken — have claimed that their 2009 decision to emphasize grilled chicken and sandwiches was based on “extensive consumer research.” I don’t find their assertion credible. I think they were trying to adjust the company’s direction and marketing strategy to their perception of the prevailing political and social attitudes about obesity. I don’t think the execs carefully considered how their consumers would react, particularly to ad campaigns that explicitly repudiated the fried-chicken brand of KFC.
I’m not alone in drawing these conclusions. KFC franchisees are livid about the resulting loss of business. They have sued the parent company to wrest control of KFC marketing from execs who fail to understand that, in the words of one franchisee, “by and large the general public doesn’t give a damn how many calories are in it.” After all, dieters and health-nazis are unlikely to make up a significant share of the KFC customer base in any event.
What’s the larger significance of KFC’s internal battles? In both the public and private sectors, far too many decisions are made on the basis of silly fads, partial glimpses of nebulous trends, a temptation to placate powerful interest groups, or a pathetic desire to be seen as enlightened. In the private sector, companies sometimes waste time and money on pointless public-relations exercises, senseless recycling programs, and the like. But subjected to the rigors of competition, these firms tend to pay the price over time and adjust their behavior accordingly. In the public sector, however, politicians don’t have to worry as much about losing ground to competitors. Their absurdities persist. Their pretensions multiply.
Leaders who make hard-headed decisions on the basis of valid empirical evidence, logical reasoning, and sound priorities tend to do well. Leaders who chicken out and pander tend to fail in the long run — except in safe political districts, where they can afford to screw up, hang around, and accumulate rent-controlled apartments.
― goole, Wednesday, 18 August 2010 20:00 (thirteen years ago) link
the restaurant chain that used to be called, proudly, Kentucky Fried Chicken
― Gucci Mane hermeneuticist (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 18 August 2010 20:01 (thirteen years ago) link
There would be mass suicide at the NRO offices if KFC ever went out of business.
― ô_o (Nicole), Wednesday, 18 August 2010 20:03 (thirteen years ago) link
KFC-Jean Lopez.
― Gucci Mane hermeneuticist (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 18 August 2010 20:03 (thirteen years ago) link
'mass' as in a lot of people, or just by weight?
― goole, Wednesday, 18 August 2010 20:03 (thirteen years ago) link
lol has the dude not seen the DOUBLE DOWN
― How could you forget the crazy hooker? (HI DERE), Wednesday, 18 August 2010 20:04 (thirteen years ago) link
here's the article linked in there
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/10_34/b4192019553596.htm
― goole, Wednesday, 18 August 2010 20:05 (thirteen years ago) link
Leaders who chicken out
Oh the wit.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 18 August 2010 20:08 (thirteen years ago) link
What a bunch of mothercluckers.
― ô_o (Nicole), Wednesday, 18 August 2010 20:13 (thirteen years ago) link
so proud I never fell for that recycling fad
― bnw, Wednesday, 18 August 2010 20:24 (thirteen years ago) link
The sun's not red, it's chicken.
― Gucci Mane hermeneuticist (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 18 August 2010 20:27 (thirteen years ago) link
Someone use their Photoshop powers and do something with K-Lo and a bucket of KFC chicken.
― Gucci Mane hermeneuticist (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 18 August 2010 20:44 (thirteen years ago) link
god no
― How could you forget the crazy hooker? (HI DERE), Wednesday, 18 August 2010 20:45 (thirteen years ago) link
Bucketgirl
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 18 August 2010 20:48 (thirteen years ago) link
Here play with this:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/obsequies/2605265939/
― Gucci Mane hermeneuticist (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 18 August 2010 20:49 (thirteen years ago) link
AUGH xp
― funny hats were good enough for monk, goddamit! (zorn_bond.mp3), Wednesday, 18 August 2010 20:55 (thirteen years ago) link
I hate you so very much, Ned Raggett
― How could you forget the crazy hooker? (HI DERE), Wednesday, 18 August 2010 21:09 (thirteen years ago) link
Ah well.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 18 August 2010 21:23 (thirteen years ago) link
"Hey there, Alfred...pass the potatoes..."
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v296/WilliamCrump63/ColonelLopez.jpg
― My totem animal is a hamburger. (WmC), Thursday, 19 August 2010 02:04 (thirteen years ago) link
:o
― bnw, Thursday, 19 August 2010 02:06 (thirteen years ago) link
lol at the hair
― Gucci Mane hermeneuticist (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 19 August 2010 02:10 (thirteen years ago) link
holy christ. This is like Laura Dern's face in Inland Empire -- it will haunt me for the rest of my days
― Gucci Mane hermeneuticist (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 19 August 2010 02:11 (thirteen years ago) link
Now just replace 'chicken' with `Lopez.'
I don't think Jonah is being given enough credit as a KFC fan.
― cackle of rads (Nicole), Thursday, 19 August 2010 02:16 (thirteen years ago) link