tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33543511.post4374913588017577015..comments2023-11-05T06:51:51.312-06:00Comments on Here Comes Johnny Yen Again...: Don't Say We Didn't Tell You...Johnny Yenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06561248220244037567noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33543511.post-33713934740086077392007-01-17T18:30:00.000-06:002007-01-17T18:30:00.000-06:00Ah, but Arnold has people to make noise for him, m...Ah, but Arnold has people to make noise for him, most notably (for me, at least) the LA Times, which under its old editor penned an expose on Arnold's past history of sexual assault, but under it's new, more conservative editor, finds Arnold more presidential material. Nikki Finke's column in the LA Weekly had a great piece on the story if you want to know more:<br /><br />http://www.deadlinehollywooddaily.com<br />/la-times-has-convenient-arnold-amnesia/vikkitikkitavihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01501311175482530001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33543511.post-4593588269292213052007-01-17T17:15:00.000-06:002007-01-17T17:15:00.000-06:00Hmm. I thought the Robert Kaplan piece on bulletpr...Hmm. I thought the Robert Kaplan piece on bulletproof vests might come true earlier than Fallows', at least in the sense of being news you can use. I'm relieved that's not so. :)Alasdairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15289004474066548692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33543511.post-26140324716605814072007-01-17T11:17:00.000-06:002007-01-17T11:17:00.000-06:00Palette-
It's a shame people don't study more hist...Palette-<br />It's a shame people don't study more history in this country. They think that the United States will be a superpower forever. They have no idea that Greece, Persia and a bunch of other countries thought of as backwaters were once world powers.<br /><br />Bubs-<br />Thanks! Been missing your posts! You must be busy lately.<br /><br />Danny-<br />I suspect wordplay was a factor in word choices.<br /><br />Erik-<br />I've seen the name, and my late friend Mark talked about Kennedy some. I'll check out that book.<br /><br />TenS-<br />Sometimes I think we should have a draft just to shake people up. I sometimes wonder how long the Vietnam War would have gone on if there hadn't been a draft.<br /><br />Vikki-<br />You're not hijacking it, you're adding to it. California always does seem to be the ugly stepsister, doesn't it? <br /><br />For my part, I love California, at least the north. I try to make it to Oakland as often as I can.<br /><br />The Gubanator's going to have some Constitutional problems with his presidential aspirations. Article 2, Section 1-- the President must be:<br /><br />35 years old or older <br /><b>Must be a native-born U.S. citizen</b> <br />Must have lived in the United States for fourteen years <br /><br />He's made some noise about having that part amended. I don't think even he has that much juice. And why not go the better and easier route and elect Nancy Pelosi for President?Johnny Yenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06561248220244037567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33543511.post-57144789988802831952007-01-17T10:51:00.000-06:002007-01-17T10:51:00.000-06:00I admire you for approaching the war with a fresh ...I admire you for approaching the war with a fresh perspective in this post, it's a thing that I am finding increasingly hard to do.<br /><br />I know I am hijacking your point, but as a resident of California, I feel compelled to point out that we receive back only 79 cents for every dollar that we send to the feds. Given that, and the fact that the rest of the country treats us like their ugly child-molesting drug-dealing step-half-uncle (although to paraphrase Woody Allen, I think of us that way sometimes and I LIVE here) I think the only thing stopping us from a serious secession movement is the governator's presidential aspirations.vikkitikkitavihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01501311175482530001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33543511.post-40312629624688602972007-01-17T08:25:00.000-06:002007-01-17T08:25:00.000-06:00The word that circles around in the back of my bra...The word that circles around in the back of my brain, whimpering in pain and disbelief is, "Why?" I watch what is happening and I am so overwhelmed with shock, sadness, anger, and sadness that I want to grab people on the street and ask them why they don't understand what we are ALLOWING to happen. Between this war and global warming..........Tenacious Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15133857720793708520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33543511.post-22867009447081567612007-01-16T23:12:00.000-06:002007-01-16T23:12:00.000-06:00Great great post. James Fallows is an insightful g...Great great post. James Fallows is an insightful guy. I remember reading some of his work back in college for PWAD (Peace War and Defense) at UNC. The Roman Empire rears its head one more time for the back seats!<br /><br />Ever come across Paul Kennedy? I think one of his pertinent books is called something like <i>The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers</i> and dovetails nicely with your well-considered points.<br />Imperial overreach.Erik Donald Francehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02332500850365598564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33543511.post-48771118947356856552007-01-16T22:35:00.000-06:002007-01-16T22:35:00.000-06:00Yeah - really great post. Just heard a song calle...Yeah - really great post. Just heard a song called "From A to I" from Pulp's ex lead singer, Jarvis, taking in tales of an empire's decline and fall, with the odd couplet:<br /><br />"It's the end, why don't you admit it/it's the same from Auschwitz to Ipswich."<br /><br />??!! Ipswich is a town in eastern England.<br /><br /><br /><br />Unsure what to make of that - but worth listening toDanny Tagaloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15899578338574197919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33543511.post-78210444973990825052007-01-16T22:19:00.000-06:002007-01-16T22:19:00.000-06:00Great post.Great post.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09747874295331152779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33543511.post-23707774859141806432007-01-16T18:26:00.000-06:002007-01-16T18:26:00.000-06:00You know, I was just thinking of how the totalitar...You know, I was just thinking of how the totalitarianism of our current state was beginning to mimic the fall of the Roman empire. I fell asleep thinking about that- no kidding. Excess, gluttony and lack of focus. That is us in a nutshell.Kaer Trouzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02262032006818120039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33543511.post-45683885530682104002007-01-16T13:33:00.000-06:002007-01-16T13:33:00.000-06:00Hate to tell you, but it was on the headboard of t...Hate to tell you, but it was on the headboard of the bed.Johnny Yenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06561248220244037567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33543511.post-86932498435030955312007-01-16T13:21:00.000-06:002007-01-16T13:21:00.000-06:00See, don't you love it when you clean out your new...See, don't you love it when you clean out your newspaper bin...look at all the goodies you find!kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17203640645714698292noreply@blogger.com