Jul 02 2009
I’m sorry to hear about AG Holder’s tooth. Toothache pain is miserable. I trust that AG Holder has dental coverage to not only have the tooth extracted, but the bridge put in place so his smile is retained, and his bite doesn’t get distorted as the teeth shift around the gap.
I wish I had dental coverage…
Jun 30 2009
Pentagon mulls easing ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ law: Gates – Yahoo! News.
Gates offered as an example “when we’re given information from someone with vengeance in mind or blackmail, somebody who has been jilted.
“If somebody is outed by a third party, does that force us to take action?” he said.
“That’s the kind of thing we’re looking at — seeing if there’s a more humane way to apply the law until it gets changed.”
Ok. I appreciate the spirit of the idea here, but honestly, this would be a dumb move. Or a very smart one, depending on your perspective. If the new policy is that the president’s hand is not forced if someone is outed for less than honest reasons – the best thing for gay activists to do is out military personnel. A subversive undoing of DADT.
If that’s the president’s plan, then good. But then I sure do wish he’d come up with a subversive way to get us a solid health plan.
QT
Jun 25 2009
Barack Obama faced this question, but years ago, so did Michael Jackson. This video answered the question, and was SUCH a big deal, what with it’s all star cast (Eddie Murphy, Iman and Magic Johnson!). Plus – claiming Egypt for black folks.
Jun 25 2009
(Song clip here)
When I was 4 years old – I heard my dad’s lp of the Jackson 5 Christmas Album. “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus” was my favorite, because I really sympathized, feeling sorry for Michael that his big brothers didn’t believe him… and I TOTALLY believed him. Song under the fold.
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Jun 25 2009
Michael Jackson died today and I’m heartbroken. Here’s a link to prior blogging about him… and I’ll try to have something else to say:
QT’s prior posts about Michael Jackson
QT
Jun 16 2009
Until the unrest is settled in Iran, and in fervent hope for peace and justice, this site has turned green.
QT
Jun 04 2009
A critic of Obama’s speech took issue with the President extending the greetings of peace, writing:
According to Islamic law, a Muslim may only extend this greeting — Peace be upon you — to a fellow Muslim. To a non-Muslim he is to say, “Peace be upon those who are rightly guided,” i.e., Peace be upon the Muslims. Islamic law is silent about what Muslims must do when naive non-Muslim Islamophilic Presidents offer the greeting to Muslims.
Really? Is that also the rule when Jewish people address one another with Shalom Alechem? (Essentially the exact same phrase, but in Hebrew instead of Arabic)?
Even if this nonsensical criticism made sense, here’s what the President said:
I am honored to be in the timeless city of Cairo, and to be hosted by two remarkable institutions. For over a thousand years, Al-Azhar has stood as a beacon of Islamic learning, and for over a century, Cairo University has been a source of Egypt’s advancement. Together, you represent the harmony between tradition and progress. I am grateful for your hospitality, and the hospitality of the people of Egypt. I am also proud to carry with me the goodwill of the American people, and a greeting of peace from Muslim communities in my country: assalaamu alaykum.
In other words – he’s sending a message from Muslim to Muslim. I think some of the critics should slow their fast fingers and think first…
QT
May 27 2009
I don’t usually engage in this kind of “gotcha” wordplay, but I can’t resist this one… “At this time he’s the only [president] we’ve got”??? Doesn’t that seem to tell us how many presidents we had under Bush?
