February 05, 2011 Happy Lying Anniversary

Eight years ago today, Colin Powell went to the UN and lied and lied and lied:
Powell's lies were a successful attempt to give the U.S the opportunity to do this:
On the upside, Colin Powell is supposedly quite personable.
(Thanks to vastleft for the reminder on this too.)
—Jonathan Schwarz

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Ten Dollar Saturday

Since I'm a day late with Five Dollar Friday, ten dollars today will go to Chris Floyd, who deserves it every week but especially now that he's had to deal with the aggravation of getting hacked constantly.
(Thanks to vastleft for the nudge.)
—Jonathan Schwarz

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February 04, 2011

Quality Control Collapses at New York Times

The New York Times has a firm rule: they will at all times cover the news absolutely without fear or favor. As long as what they're writing about took place more than 50 years ago. Until then it's all lies.

So something's gone very wrong over there, as you can tell by the first sentence of this column a few days ago by Ross Douthat:

As the world ponders the fate of Egypt after Hosni Mubarak, Americans should ponder this: It’s quite possible that if Mubarak had not ruled Egypt as a dictator for the last 30 years, the World Trade Center would still be standing.

WHAT THE WHAT? Sure, everything Douthat says after that is the standard blend of mendacity and warm, gooey pap. Still, someone really needs to be fired for this.

—Jonathan Schwarz