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Saturday, October 04, 2003This just occurred to me: Hunter S. Thompson: Self-styled Doctor of Journalism, rose to prominence as a pessismistic counter-balance to the overly optimistic reformer liberalism of his day. Through savage, funny-as-hell parodies, argued that human nature tended toward Lord of The Flies behavior, and that a generation of pot-smoking college kids with good intentions could not change the world. Became so depressed at the notion that the world is going to hell that he retreated to a solitary life of drug abuse on his Colorado farm. Rush Limbaugh: Self-styled Doctor of Democracy, rose to prominence as a pessismistic counter-balance to the overly optimistic reformer liberalism of his day. Through savage, funny-as-hell parodies, argued that human nature tended toward Lord of The Flies behavior, and that a Presidential Cabinet of former pot-smoking college kids with good intentions could not change the world. Became so depressed at the notion that the world is going to hell that he retreated to a life of drug abuse in his Tampa mansion. UPDATE: To claify, a major difference is that Rush has continued his daily prognostication, while HST withdrew from public life except for a few rare (and drug-addled, hit-or-miss) columns. posted by Nate on 9:41 PM link Oh, you mean those weapons of mass destruction. Well, weapons of moderate scale destruction anyway. Like the Coneheads, the missiles come from France. The Roland 3 antiaircraft missiles were produced this year and delivered just prior to the war. Oddly, France has no official record of the transaction. This is likely due to the fact that military exports to Iraq have been banned by the UN since 1990. Perhaps there is a sophisticated, nuanced interpretation of that resolution that would allow missile trafficking. However, my jingoistic American black-and-white worldview cannot figure it out. I'll have to wait for the Dixie Chicks or Sean Penn to clue me in. Sorry. posted by Nate on 2:07 AM link Friday, October 03, 2003For the second straight year, the Detroit Lions' first round draft choice and running back of the future has torn up his knee. Last year, it was Miami's Willis McGahee; this year, it's Miami's Frank Gore. If you recall, Gore lost his job to McGahee in training camp last season when he tore up his other knee. If I'm Jarett Payton, right now I'm furiously typing on my computer, bidding on every knee brace on eBay. posted by Nate on 11:32 PM link Thursday, October 02, 2003Damien Cave has an interesting, melancholy article on tourism and the black market in Cuba. posted by Nate on 11:21 PM link The BIG NEWS (tm) today was about Rush Limbaugh's alleged abuse of the drug Oxycontin. Since I heard about the story last night from Drudge, I wasn't surprised that Rush skipped doing his radio show today. Although his absense was scheduled in advance (he was speaking at a broadcasters' convention), it seems a bit cowardly to not respond to these allegations. And saying, "OxyCONTIN? I thought I was buying OxyClean, that amazing stain fighter advertised by Billy Mays," just won't cut it. Even though a cupful of Oxyclean in the laundry indeed gets my socks incredibly white without using bleach. Speaking of "whites," I don't care one way or another about El Rushbo's comments last Sunday about Donovan McNabb. First off, I love Rush Limbaugh, and secondly, I love Donovan McNabb. Rush was one of the most influential people in my formative years, if only because he introduced me to the works of "Big C" Conservative and "Little R" republican writers. I respect McNabb because he put on the greatest individual performance I'd ever seen, effortlessly throwing 50 yard bullets and rushing for 30 yard gains against the defending nation champion Michigan Wolverines in Ann Arbor. (It was 38 - 7 when he-- and I-- left the game.) Rush is right in that the Eagle's defense is underrated, and maybe McNabb gets more credit for his play than his contemporary, the superior Peyton Manning. But that has less to do with McNabb's skin color than with athletic quarterbacks being en vogue. And were it not for Michael Vick, McNabb would be the prototype scrambling QB (and he's a much more polished passer than Vick). Maybe Rush is a bit too touchy on the subject: he is a big Pittsburgh Steelers fan, and they had several Super Bowl contenders spoiled by the erratic play of Kordell Stewart. And since it was a huge gamble to move a potentially great wide receiver to quarterback, Coach Bill Cowher gave Kordell far too many opportunities. Cowher deserately wanted Stewart to succeed, if only because it proved that Bill Cowher was right and his critics were wrong. (Cowher has a massive ego, which is only slightly larger than his chin.) Combined with the 1970's Steelers' decision to play an white, awkward, accurate Terry Bradshaw over black, athletic, scatter-armed Joe Gillam, this might have soured Rush on the overhyped scrambling quarterback in general. Or maybe Rush was loaded at the time. P.S.-- How cool would it be for Progresso Soup to sign Limbaugh as their celebrity endorser? He could go door-to-door complaining about how Chunky is overrated, and how it gets good press because Campbell's wants it to succeed. Really, the NFL tie-ins have been carrying it for years. posted by Nate on 7:59 PM link Bears on Trampolines!!! posted by Nate on 1:35 AM link Tuesday, September 30, 2003Eric McErlain is taking nominations for Best Hair in the National Hockey League. Although I'm partial to the Great One's effeminate late seventies mullet which connotated "I'm a Skill Player, Please Don't Check Me," my old college roommate Oliver would berate me if I didn't nominate Trevor Kidd's late 90's "Heavy Metal Hair and Evil Goatee" look. Back when he looked like a person on a Shirtless Trailerpark Meth Bender and/or making an appearance on COPS. (Oliver was a Club Team goaltender and a huge Kidd fan, and also sported said appearance. Oddly enough, he's a police officer now.) P.S. "Shirtless Trailerpark Meth Bender" would be a great name for a rock band. posted by Nate on 10:44 PM link Before you know it, they'll tell me that sandwiches do not actually contain sand. After months of testing, Max Sherman and Iain Walker of DOE’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory concluded that duct tape is good for lots of things, but it’s no good for sealing ducts. “We tried as many different kinds of duct sealants as we could get our hands on,” says Sherman, of Berkeley Lab’s Environmental Energy Technologies Division. “Only duct tape failed . . . often quite catastrophically.” Same as most people, I have never used duct tape to mend a duct. Although "Go mend your duct, you duct-mender" would be a great insult. posted by Nate on 8:51 PM link Monday, September 29, 2003Sports Illustrated is running an Internet poll where viewers can vote new models into the swimsuit issue. I love this country. posted by Nate on 7:59 PM link
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