Favorite poster from NR's "The Corner"

sticking it wherever and doing it with whatever

This should be a lost 80's Prince song.

is he still a jehovah's witness?

anyway, mr. rogers nelson sir:

People call me rude, I wish we were all nude
I wish there was no black and white, I wish there were no rules

God, what I wouldn't give for Lowry, K-Lo, Steyn et al to take sides: Around The World in a Day vs Parade.

The plot thickens...

http://perezhilton.com/2008-11-17-prince-was-misquoted-the-singers-camp-claims

Contrary to what a recent interview with the New Yorker is reporting, a source close to the rocker tells us that Prince was grossly misquoted and misinterpreted as not down with gay rights.

Apparently, the interviewer did not even use a recorder when she spoke with His Holy Purpleness, and that when she called his people to fact check, it turned out she had several factual inaccuracies, including a little bit about Prince recovering from hip surgery, which he never even had. Like Prince is really made of bones or something and not nebulous gold glitter - come on!

What His Purpleness actually did was gesture to the Bible and said he follows what it teaches, referring mainly to the parts about loving everyone and refraining from judgment.

That sounds better, considering he's a man who caused his own Controversy!

"We're very angry he was misquoted," says our Prince insider.

No tape recorder? How unprofessional!

I don't really buy Perez as a credible source.

Interviewees are always like that. "I didn't say that! They mischaracterized my words! Blah blah blah."

Would it be crazy to suggest that Prince bans the use of microphones when he's interviewed? What a perfect foil.

"He didn't even use a microphone! (because it was on my rider)"

quoting Krikorian quoted by and what

Paul D. alerted me to a Richard Pryor skit from his show in 1977 where he was the president conducting a press conference that, like everything else I've seen by Pryor, manages to be both unfunny and so chock full of stereotypes it might as well have been produced by the Klan.

I just can't see why Frum wants to leave NRO. ;_;

Jonah Goldberg now begins the task of dealing with why people in the government will not listen to him.

Prince doesn't allow anyone to tape him, and then gets mad when he's misquoted. Oh, Prince.

My Day of Ceremony (Rick Brookhiser)

The ceremony for recipients of the National Humanities Medal and the National Medal for the Arts was held in the East Room of the White House. President and Mrs. Bush ran the show. I knew that I would have only a few seconds contact with GWB on the podium, so I wore a pair of boots as a topic of conversation. "Like your boots," he said. "They're Libertys," I said. He nodded, as any son of the Lone Star State would.

Brookhiser now The Corner's foremost slash writer

since when is connecticut the lone star state

Cruising [Kathryn Jean Lopez]

I'm getting a number of e-mails from people who complain that we have some nerve asking for money after spending on a cruise last week. I totally understand how that looks bad. But here's what you need to know: The reason we do these cruises is they bring in money. It's another fundraiser. And rather than tanning in the Bahamas, we do work — panels, interviews, dinner, lunch, and other discussions. I tell you that not to whine — its a nice thing to work with a little sun in the cabin window vs. the usual Lexington Avenue noise. But we don't do these as staff vacation perks. The time spent is an investment in the conservative future — because it supports NR and because real conversations happen, with policymakers, with young people, with supporters.

tried to get laid, failed, so now it was a work thing not a vacation

ahahzahaha

threw a fuckin z in there

I did not need that image of K-lo sunbathing.

INGRATES!!

In reference to this.

Though that doesn't seem to be the direct piece Ta-Nehisi linked!

Meantime:

Yes, there is rot on both sides. But social conservatives are not rotten and it's rotten to suggest they (we, in my case) are.

And, dear God, it's not God who is the problem.

really need this immortalized:

INCONVENIENT FACT: THE IRAQIS DON’T LIKE US
This last point is the one that gnaws. Thousands of American lives and hundreds of billions in taxpayer funds have been expended to provide Iraqis the opportunity to live freely. And this despite the facts that (a) the U.S. interest in Iraqi democracy remains tenuous (our interest was the elimination of Saddam’s terror-mongering, weapons-proliferating regime), and (b) Americans were assured, when the nation-building enterprise commenced, that oil-rich Iraq would underwrite our sacrifices on its behalf. Yet, to be blunt, the Iraqis remain ingrates. That stubborn fact complicates everything.

how did we ever get along w/o a rolling corner thread?

because it was a lot more boring before 2008?

sticking it wherever and doing it with whatever

sounds like the sermon in green velvet's "preacherman"

CATCH whoever you can!
KISS whoever you can!
DO whatever you wanna DO
with WHOEVER YOU CAN!!!

(cue ridiculous synth orgy)

oh man, we should send "Preacherman" to the Cornerites, see what they say

We should send Green Velvet to the Cornerites.

K-Lo has been begging for donation all day today. Doesn't that go against her Free Market beliefs? Maybe she should get a job.

I think it was TOMBOT who wondered how this fucking guy got a job in the Justice Department. I give you Andy McCarthy:

"This last point is the one that gnaws. Thousands of American lives and hundreds of billions in taxpayer funds have been expended to provide Iraqis the opportunity to live freely. And this despite the facts that (a) the U.S. interest in Iraqi democracy remains tenuous (our interest was the elimination of Saddam’s terror-mongering, weapons-proliferating regime), and (b) Americans were assured, when the nation-building enterprise commenced, that oil-rich Iraq would underwrite our sacrifices on its behalf. Yet, to be blunt, the Iraqis remain ingrates. That stubborn fact complicates everything."

Post-Racial? [Peter Robinson]
A reader, prompted by today's Uncommon Knowledge interview with Shelby Steele:

Interesting anecdote: I have a fairly large circle of friends and four children. Two of my children are in college. While both voted for John McCain they were they only two people I know on either side who was convinced that Barack Obama would not, could not win the election. And they were shocked when he did.

Both have dated outside their race and I have no reason to believe they harbor any racist feelings.

Then it hit me: after four years of high school and time spent in college, they are convinced the country is much more racist than it is. And they are convinced because that is what they have been taught. They have had no personal experiences which would lead them to that conclusion.

Of course! Colleges are responsible for any racism in this country! If we ignored all those videos of people at Palin rallies calling Obama a monkey, then they wouldn't exist!

Then it hit me
Then it hit me
Then it hit me
Then it hit me

a-huh-huh-huh-huh

Btw, is the NR protest against the EFCA the most disingenuous thing they've ever done? If they really think the EFCA will be bad for Unions, they should be in favor of it. Not protesting it every chance they get.

TREASURE-TROVE ALERT
http://kabukivillage.typepad.com/my_weblog/

When I bought Jonah Goldberg's book, Liberal Fascism, months ago, it would have been much easier to buy it in suburbia. But I waited...waited until I knew I would be in Manhattan for the day…a day when I could purchase it at the book store at Grand Central (making sure to ask the clerk where it was even though it was on a table in the center of the store...just because I knew it would drive the guy nuts) and could then carry it throughout my day of meetings.

another swath:

* Michelle Malkin : The eHarmony Shakedown
* John Hawkins : In Defense of "The Oogedy-Boogedy Branch of the GOP"
* Suzanne Fields : Lessons From the Vampire
* Lorie Byrd : The Only Way for Republicans to Win
* Kathleen Parker : The Word for Freedom
* Michael Gerson : Iraq's Costly Success
* Linda Chavez : Welcome to America
* David Limbaugh : Evangelicals - A Drag on or Essential to the GOP?
* Brent Bozell III : Hollywood's Ridiculous Lawyers
* Mona Charen : Thoughtful Warriors
* Patrick J. Buchanan : Who Killed Detroit?
* Rachel Marsden : Obama Upsets French, Arabs
* Jonah Goldberg : Honestly, Another Abe?
* Burt Prelutsky : Does the GOP Have a Future?
* Mike Gallagher : Hard-working, decent, honest people right?
* David Harsanyi : Who Wants To Live Forever?
* Hugh Hewitt : Rush's Lesson: The Time To Overhaul The GOP 2012 Primary Calendar and Rules Is Now
* Shawn D. Akers : Donkeys, RINOs, and PUMAs, Oh My!
* Dan Kennedy : Politicians, Journalists Have Eyes On The Wrong Ball
* Diana West : Pay Attention to the Somalis
* Donald Lambro : Shultz to Obama: Follow Ronald Reagan's Approach
* Michael Reagan : Quo Vadis, GOP?
* Paul Weyrich : 2010 Congressional Elections, Unpredictable and Varied Performance
* Amanda Carpenter : Pelosi, Reid Stall on Auto Bailout
* Amanda Carpenter : Ways and Means Member Promotes Transparency
* Sandy Rios : More Trouble Outside the White House Than In
* Cliff May : Obama's War

Most Viewed

* Ann Coulter : Genius, Thy Name is Obama
* Mike S. Adams : Lawrence of Eurabia
* Thomas Sowell : It's Priceless

Most Forwarded

* Walter E. Williams : Evil Concealed By Money
* Mike Gallagher : Finally, a Religious Leader with Guts
* Thomas Sowell : It's Priceless

Most Linked

* Brent Bozell III : Hollywood's Ridiculous Lawyers
* Mike Gallagher : Hard-working, decent, honest people right?
* Hugh Hewitt : Rush's Lesson: The Time To Overhaul The GOP 2012 Primary Calendar and Rules Is Now

Hugh Hewitt : Rush's Lesson: The Time To Overhaul The GOP 2012 Primary Calendar and Rules Is Now

I encourage them in this.

we should write Hewitt to urge him to assemble a GOP 2012 All-Stars calendar.

"Right Men"

Meanwhile, at Defense, it looks like he will keep George W. Bush's man, Robert Gates. Admittedly, Gates has always been more nuanced about the war than, say, Don Rumsfeld. But surely keeping Bush's SecDef is not exactly what the anti-war Dems had in mind as "change we can believe in."

I emailed Jonah today to give him shit for that weak-ass concern-trolling.

If it bleeds, it leads [Mark Steyn]
I didn't think I could like Sarah Palin more than I do, but the nancy boys at MSNBC bleating all over the screen about the Great Turkey Carnage is hilarious. This is a great caption:

TURKEYS DIE AS GOVERNOR PALIN TAKES QUESTIONS FROM MEDIA

Or was it: MEDIA DIE AS GOVERNOR PALIN TAKES QUESTIONS FROM TURKEYS.

After she's sworn in in 2013, I hope President Palin arranges for a ritual turkey slaughter to be going on behind her at every press conference, if only during David Shuster's questions.

Keeee-aaaiiiiii!from The Corner on National Review Online by John Derbyshire

For anyone who doubts, or does not know, that the late Bruce Lee was a very extraordinary person indeed, here is a brief video clip of him playing ping-pong with nunchucks. Children, please do not try this at home. My personal memoir of Lee is here.

hahahah

Palin Increases Turkey Sales [Kathryn Jean Lopez]

An e-mail: "My wife and I have never been that fond of turkey, but with this dust-up we went shopping for a Thanksgiving/Christmas turkey and will thoroughly enjoy every bite."

we're buying a TURKEY for THANKSGIVING!!!! booya!! fuck u LIBTARDS!!!!

in your FACE

ha xp

I really have no problem with Palin making stupid people more stupid.

k-lo probably increased her thanksgiving intake from 3 to 4 turkeys this year as a show of support

palin love/excuses still blow my little mind.