Martin Longman a contributing editor at the Washington Monthly.
He is also the founder of Booman Tribune and Progress Pond. He has a degree in philosophy from Western Michigan University.
Anybody going to ykos? (I believe that in addition to myself, cabingirl and shermanesque are attending.) I know how some feel about dkos but the speakers scheduled are impressive.
on the irani “nazi badge” law. it appears he’s been misunderstood.
“… it seems that my column was used as the basis for a number of reports that somehow jumped the gun.
As far as my article is concerned I stand by it.
… I raised the issue not as a news story, because news of the new law was already several days old, but as an opinion column to alert the outside world to this most disturbing development.”
Add to that several other Iran/Palestine ‘Alert’ stories: one being that Hezbollah is operating or has been seen in New York with possible sleeper cells ready to attack-then reading the article is just a bunch of unsubstantiated crap(if that’s true why isn’t Homeland Security picking them up for questioning right?) and that Israel also says that Iran already has nuclear bomb and is just playing dumb about it-okey dokey you bet. Also Rice stating that even if Iran dropped the whole idea of nuclear capability we would give Iran no guarantee they we wouldn’t invade…well that’s swell diplomacy to make Iran feel ever so much better.
The records of 26 millions veterans have been stolen! This is huge! Names, S.S. #’s and birthdate! Someone is probably burning CD’s even while I type this…
former Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage is flipping Scooter Libby for Fitz…lead story on tonight’s Countdown…
And I wish I was going to YKos, but that’s the same weekend the spouse and I leave for Seattle/Alaska adventure; Majority Report will be broadcasting live from there on Thursday/Friday, so I’ll be monitoring it while packing. (Going to see if those “Space Bags” they advertise on TV actually freakin’ work…)
Anybody going to ykos? (I believe that in addition to myself, cabingirl and shermanesque are attending.) I know how some feel about dkos but the speakers scheduled are impressive.
I’ll be there.
Are you guys all listening to Tom Waits’ Mr. Siegal to set the mood?
on the irani “nazi badge” law. it appears he’s been misunderstood.
“… it seems that my column was used as the basis for a number of reports that somehow jumped the gun.
As far as my article is concerned I stand by it.
… I raised the issue not as a news story, because news of the new law was already several days old, but as an opinion column to alert the outside world to this most disturbing development.”
PRESS RELEASE: AMIR TAHERI ADDRESSES QUERIES ABOUT DRESS CODE STORY
Add to that several other Iran/Palestine ‘Alert’ stories: one being that Hezbollah is operating or has been seen in New York with possible sleeper cells ready to attack-then reading the article is just a bunch of unsubstantiated crap(if that’s true why isn’t Homeland Security picking them up for questioning right?) and that Israel also says that Iran already has nuclear bomb and is just playing dumb about it-okey dokey you bet. Also Rice stating that even if Iran dropped the whole idea of nuclear capability we would give Iran no guarantee they we wouldn’t invade…well that’s swell diplomacy to make Iran feel ever so much better.
The records of 26 millions veterans have been stolen! This is huge! Names, S.S. #’s and birthdate! Someone is probably burning CD’s even while I type this…
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See my diary ::
Personal Data of 26.5M Veterans Stolen
Mon May 22nd, 2006 at 02:26:36 PM PST
"But I will not let myself be reduced to silence."
▼ ▼ ▼ MY DIARY
And they said we would be greeted as liberators, we have enough troops to stay the course, with a plan for victory.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12922324/
former Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage is flipping Scooter Libby for Fitz…lead story on tonight’s Countdown…
And I wish I was going to YKos, but that’s the same weekend the spouse and I leave for Seattle/Alaska adventure; Majority Report will be broadcasting live from there on Thursday/Friday, so I’ll be monitoring it while packing. (Going to see if those “Space Bags” they advertise on TV actually freakin’ work…)