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June 06, 2006

Oh, the Fun!

It's so great to be back in the blogosphere. I've been so busy lately that I've been neglecting my carefully crafted Web persona. But no more! I -- of the overly dramatic blog header at the top of the page -- am back to reel off some more crazed thoughts before I forget them.

Bill Hobbs dug my citizen journalism piece. Though I'm not convinced he would have even read it if he wasn't quoted in it.

The new John Stossel book is quite good. Despite the opinions of the gentleman who E-mailed me (unsolicited) to tell me that Stossel is a pathological liar. To each his own, I suppose.

Did you know that hate speech is recognized as such in virtually every conceivable situation EXCEPT when the targets of said hate speech are conservative Christians? To hate them these days, you see, is socially acceptable. And often politically advantageous. It's also regularly viewed, in a sick way, as "tolerance." Wanna watch a diehard liberal's head explode? Accuse them of hate speech. Even better, call the ACLU on them.

The arrest of SEVENTEEN TERRORISTS (HELLO!!!) in Canada has led to investigations in seven other countries, including Great Britain, where "no fewer than 1,200 Islamist terrorists are biding their time within British suburbs." No comment. That's just a lot of terrorists.

All but one of my nieces and nephews are now over 21 years of age. My niece Joy turned 21 last week. (Happy Birthday, Girlfriend!!!) It's very odd being the uncle of more