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Monthly Archives: August 2004
Waiting for Boydot, day 4
HINDROCKET adds: Reader Todd Tidgewell came up with this rather astonishing connection between Bert Lahr, the cowardly lion in the photo above, and Godot, the non-existent character whom we can wait for, but who isn’t coming. Just like Jim Boyd isn’t coming to debate us on Saturday, since he is a coward. Todd writes: I don’t know the origin of your “Boydot” nickname, but have assumed it was simply a »
The supreme compliment
Instapundit has paid us the supreme compliment. Glenn Reynolds’s kind words suggest that we’re beginning to land some punches on our old-media adversary, deputy editorial page editor of the Minneapolis Star Tribune Jim Boyd, known here variously as “the cowardly lion of Portland Avenue” and “Boydot” for reasons that will become apparent below. Boyd is the kind of bully who uses his megaphone to call names but who absolutely refuses »
Meet the bloggers
Pardon our pride, but the Wall Street Journal Online has posted its outstanding feature on the bloggers who will be covering the Republican convention, our own Rocket Man very much included: “Meet the bloggers, part two.” What a group! »
The real Jimmy Carter
Our friend Steve Hayward sees the hand of the real Jimmy Carter at work in his recent contribution to Venezuealan tyranny, as well as in his duplicitous account thereof: “The Carter-Chavez connection.” UPDATE: See also Steve’s post this morning over at No Left Turns on the internal contradictions of Kerryism: “Timing is everything.” »
Changing the subject
At the Standard Online Fred Barnes has an excellent column describing the efforts of John Kerry and those working on his behalf to avoid the relevant issues raised by Kerry’s long record: “It’s getting a bit dodgy.” On a related note, OpinionJournal has posted a long meditation by Houston lawyer and blogger Herman Jacobs of Adeimantus. Jacobs’s piece explores the internal contradictions of Kerryism with a subtlety, nuance and attention »
Epistemologically speaking
The unapologetic Christian apologist who is the proprietor of Double Toothpicks has a wonderful recap and consideration of the isssues raised by the cowardly lion of Portland Avenue: “Strib’s Boyd has the epistemological blues.” The Atomizer of Fraters Libertas has also taken a break from his wedding planning to do a little research on Boydot. Atomizer has come up with an interesting message from Boydot decrying personal attacks on the »
A Moment of Low Comedy
It’s hard not to feel sorry for Max Cleland, who lost both legs and an arm in an accident while he was serving in Vietnam. It’s hard, but you know, I’m almost there. Cleland has become the ultimate Democrat–a professional victim, defined entirely by his triple-amputee status, who will do anything for the party hacks. Cleland served a term in the U.S. Senate; he apparently believed that his victim status »
Boydot’s judgment
In “Boydot’s epistemology,” we noted that the cowardly lion of Portland Avenue issued a challenge to our friends over at Fraters Libertas. Reader Richard Jahnke takes it from there: You quote Jim Boyd of the Star Tribune issuing the following challenge: “I served for a year with an Army outfit named U.S. Army Field Activities Command in Washington. I’ll give you a week to find ANY mention of it anywhere. »
A case study
Those looking for a true life success story with lessons galore should look no further than David Frum’s case study: “The ad that worked.” »
In his father’s shadow
This past Sunday the New York Post published an excerpt (unavailable online) from the new book by psychoanalyst Dr. Stanley Renshon, In His Father’s Shadow: The Transformations of George W. Bush, just out from Palgrave MacMillan. The book is a psychological portrait of the president. Dr. Renshon teaches in the Ph.D. Program in Political Science at the City University of New York Graduate Center. He is also a Power Line »
Boydot’s epistemology
Our Northern Alliance colleague the Elder at Fraters Libertas wrote a terrific letter to the editor of the Minneapolis Star Tribune supporting us in response to Jim Boyd’s personal attack on Rocket Man and me in the Star Tribune this past Sunday. Here’s his letter to the editor: Perhaps if Jim Boyd wasn’t so busy selectively cherry-picking the arguments presented by Scott Johnson and John Hinderaker that he claimed to »
Boydot’s hermeneutics
Free Republic has posted a thread off of the email exchange between the gent we know as the cowardly lion of Portland Avenue and editorial cartoonist Linda Eddy: “Minneapolis Star Tribune censors IPW cartoonist.” The email exchange is deeply revealing of Boydot’s skills as a reader. Here’s Boydot’s take on John Kerry’s notorious 1971 testimony to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee: “His whole testimony was an appeal on behalf of »
On the road again
I’m heading to Kentucky on business for the rest of the week. While I was away and not blogging last week, our hits nearly tripled. With the Swiftvet controversy still hot, maybe history will repeat itself. »
Give them the gold medal for ingratitude
One of the big feel-good stories of the Olympics has been the success of the Iraqi soccer team. So why will I be pulling for Italy in the bronze medal match, notwithstanding that Italian teams are known for cynical tactics and cheap theatrics (e.g. diving in the penalty area)? This story by Washington Times sports columnist Tom Knott is why. It seems that certain Iraqi players regard President Bush as »
Fear and loathing
RatherBiased.com reports that Dan Rather is back at the CBS anchor desk and weighing in on the Swiftvet ads. With Rather back, CBS seems to be taking position that at least some of the allegations against Kerry are false but may well be effective because they appeal to people’s beliefs and fears (whatever that means in this context). What caught my eye, though, was CBS correspondetnt Bill Plante’s comparison of »
The many moods of John Kerry
John Kerry is beginning to remind me of a torch singer. The guy’s shifting moods and varying personas suggest to me that he should give up his axe and start working his way through the Sinatra songbook. Today Hugh Hewitt points us to this revelatory Ronald Brownstein story in the Los Angeles Times: “Advisor retracts remark on Kerry supporting war.” Hugh also directs us to this Reuters story: “Kerry takes »
