Favorite poster from NR's "The Corner"

lol:

Hitchens [Mark R. Levin]

If you thought there was hope for this guy, reconsider.

You all realize this will be THE hot ticket here next month:

http://www.nrcruise.com/

If I had a huge disposable income I would so be there.

hahaha xxp

No Jonah Goldberg! I'll bet the high seas make him sickly. But the inclusion of Mittens makes up for it.

Uh, Jonah Goldberg is there.

Not sure how I missed that. I guess he's like the Ted McGinley of this Love Boat.

Activities:

Work out in the state-of-the-art fitness center
Learn Yoga
Relax by the pool
Enjoy High Tea
Take an arts tour
Pamper yourself in the Greenhouse Spa
Take a class in the Culinary Arts Center
Play paddle tennis
Attend a wine tasting
Surf the internet
Attend an art auction
See a first-run movie
Enjoy coffee and the New York Times
Relax in a hydrotherapy pool
Check out a book from the library

I thought The New York Times wouldn't be allowed on board.

Can't wait for all the talk everyone will have with Christopher Buckley. Restrained and thoughtful I'm sure.

I thought The New York Times wouldn't be allowed on board.

"Ladies and gentlemen, our special guest speaker -- Paul Krugman!"

this is a total liberal rickroll from the sound of the activities

Surf the internet

good thing to know the corner wont be shut down by these paddle tennis shenanigans

We just need a 'wacky' mix-up in booking between this and the VNV Nation goth cruises.

Those activities seem so twee! Why no skeet shooting?

Why no skeet shooting?

Nowhere near as good as skeet surfing.

skeet skeet skeet

Actually Nicole is right, I've found the skeet shooting that they would love to practice. (5:54 forward.)

Respectfully Disagreeing [Kathryn Jean Lopez]

David Frum was on CBS this morning and expressed his view that the choice of Sarah Palin was a mistake. He complained that it was a play to the base that hurts people like Coleman and Dole who need help, and some centering from the top of the ticket would help them and McCain.

I’m getting really frustrated with the reflex some on the Right have to want to push conservatism to the side or on hold. Someone has to hold the line at all times. Ideas have consequences. And so do campaign choices.

How about this exciting Sarah Palin talking more about McCain’s policies that are, in fact conservative? How about Palin talking about his record of good judgment on the surge and fighting against the excesses of government? How about Palin talking about his health-care plan? And I do think that she should continue to talk compassionately about abortion, because few can as she can. This does not reject either conservatism or non-ideological centrists who are moved by populist talk that touches their lives.

I swear, K-Lo is laff-a-minute. She's irrepressible.

the corner's post-mortem on this election is going to be something to watch

It might be instructive to paste their responses to the 2006 midterms.

ah yes the thumpin

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this exciting Sarah Palin

As opposed to that boring Sarah Palin.

She seems so invested in Sarah Palin.

Going to be a bad rate of return.

Haha, wow, going back to that cruise page, check this:

http://www.nrcruise.com/Pages/faq.htm

Specifically this prominently featured link:

http://www.nrcruise.com/Pages/faq.htm#commitment

For many years, Holland America has stressed environmental awareness, conservation, waste reduction and recycling. Today, our environmental initiatives positively affect the lives of guests, staff, and the inhabitants of the many regions visited by our cruises and tours.

Our Five-Star ships are as environmentally sound as they are physically beautiful. We were the first to follow MARPOL standards for garbage processing and disposal (adhering to the standards three years before they became law).

Read the whole thing. Who knew they were such greens over at the NRO.

can we start an ILX cruise?

Elsewhere:

http://www.nrcruise.com/Pages/faq.htm#Notes...

If you consider your cruise ship a floating resort which transports you from one port to another as an added bonus, everything will be placed in proper perspective. If you feel naked without your diamonds and emeralds, or a lot of cash on hand, then bring them along.

would only be worth it if it was the same as the NR cruise xp

http://www.nrcruise.com/Media/IMG_7280.jpg

Jonah Goldberg, Ramesh Ponnurru
and fellow cruisers

Why there's a full photo gallery even:

http://www.nrcruise.com/Pages/photo_gallery.htm

"If you need to bring your reminders that a cultural and financial gap exists between you and the citizens to and for whom you're speaking, be our guests."

Learn Yoga = namby-pamby urbanite/Californian nonsense
Enjoy High Tea = elitist "European" tradition
Take an arts tour = anti-western deviants peeing in jars
Pamper yourself in the Greenhouse Spa = spa warming is not man-made
Play paddle tennis = urban miniaturized sport oppresses land-use rights
Attend a wine tasting = elitist Georgetown cocktail-party nonsense
Attend an art auction = money for anti-western deviants peeing in jars
See a first-run movie = Hollywood liberal elites
Enjoy coffee and the New York Times = New York liberal elites
Relax in a hydrotherapy pool = water isn't "therapy" it is for lawns
Check out a book from the library = complimentary lighter included?

Why am I so not surprised by Jonah's casual look:

http://www.nrcruise.com/Media/IMG_7216.jpg

Swingers

wow, love the martini Robert Bork is drinking.

that's a Borktini, FYI

Photos from the speakers list:

http://www.nrcruise.com/Media/m-steyn.jpg

http://www.nrcruise.com/Media/r-long.jpg

http://www.nrcruise.com/Media/b-bozell.jpg

the heavy-lidded gaze of the common dbag

were those pics sent by Interpol?

As Sadly, No! likes to point out, Brent Bozell = http://lalengua.info/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/dr-zaius2a.jpg

http://www.nrcruise.com/Media/ws-explorer-lg.jpg

Explorations Café, powered by The New York Times: a comfortable, coffee house environment where you can browse through an extensive library, surf the Internet and check email or simply read the morning paper.

Commies.

That 'coffee house environment' vs:

In every coffee shop ever

were those pics sent by Interpol?

"Take You On a Cruise" has a new resonance.

Anyway, if only David Foster Wallace could have written about THIS cruise.

so who's gonna forward this thread to k.lo? (subject line: you're a winner!)

i did not until this moment know that mark steyn was a dead ringer for seth rogen.

has anyone noticed how insane the corner is about everything Google recognizing holidays? They get all pissed off if Google doesn't celebrate, like, Columbus Day

In the tradition of President George Washington, a leader Thompson admired growing up, he walked away from an easy reelection victory in 2002 to seek new challenges.