Carnal Reason

Rest in peace.

Posted on March 19th, 2008 by pwyll
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As good an explanation as one could reasonably expect from stick figure cartoons.

Posted on March 19th, 2008 by pwyll
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I read Obama’s speech. For me, this was the critical paragraph:

In the end, then, what is called for is nothing more, and nothing less, than what all the world’s great religions demand – that we do unto others as we would have them do unto us. Let us be our brother’s keeper, Scripture [...]

Posted on March 18th, 2008 by pwyll
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Yesterday I explained the correct way for journalists to attribute party affiliation when discussing the intimate affairs of elected officials. An understanding of this practice can be used to infer party affiliations. Today we’re having a quiz. Your assignment is to determine the party affiliation of the subject of the following excerpt.
The thunderous applause [...]

Posted on March 18th, 2008 by pwyll
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Mickey Kaus quotes a 2004 Obama speech:
… children can’t achieve unless we raise their expectations and turn off the television sets and eradicate the slander that says a black youth with a book is acting white.
I did not did not realize it was slanderous to accuse someone of acting white.

Posted on March 18th, 2008 by pwyll
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Ok, this is one impressive robot.

Posted on March 17th, 2008 by pwyll
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