corner.nationalreview.com - 10/20/2008
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Sometimes you get a letter you have a hard time answering:
Dear Jay,
Cuba's ambassador to the U.N., Mr. Díaz, has accepted an invitation to speak at our club. He will be interviewed by [one of the most powerful journalists in America]. There will also be an audience Q&A.; Clearly, ...
Ambassador Oprah?
blogs.ft.com 10/21/2008 — As the US presidential election nears, so the game of “pick the next administration” will grow in popularity. I have been indulging in a little speculation of my own, elsewhere.
In London, the local interest centres around the question of ...
The End of the End of the Revolution - Castro's Cuba at 50
nytimes.com 12/6/2008 — ON MY FIRST DAY IN HAVANA I wandered down to the Malecón, the world’s most haunting urban seafront promenade. A norte was blustering, sending breakers crashing over the stone dike built in 1901 under short-lived American rule. Bright explosions of ...
Obama Appoints Castro's Lawyer as White House Counsel
americanthinker.com 11/19/2008 — Among the throng of Clinton regime retreads recruited for the Obama administration we find Gregory Craig. The media mostly has omitted mention of Craig's role as chief facilitator for Fidel Castro's shanghaiing of Elian Gonzalez.
Another Question
corner.nationalreview.com 10/23/2008 — Why was Nina Easton just on Fox defending CNN against liberal-bias accusations in regard to its Byron quote butchering? They're just sloppy, not biased, she said. I don't know why she'd bother making the distinction. I think this whole episode -- ...
Good question
jimtreacher.com 10/19/2008 — What, exactly, is so awful about "spreading the wealth"? Oh, nothing. Now that we've cleared that up, Mr. Cohn, I'll take yours. Gimme. I haven't earned it, but it's not fair that you have more than I do. Hand it over. No, you don't have any choice in ...
Castro's One 'Hell' of an Achievement
realclearworld.com 1/3/2009 — Fifty Years ago Fidel and Raul Castro hijacked an entire island, and ever since that New Year’s day, they have never relaxed their grip on it. What can one say about such an anniversary, if one is Cuban? This fateful date hovers over all of us like a ...
Question Of The Day
andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com 10/15/2008 — Steve Benen : Is Sarah Palin shockingly dishonest or is she functionally illiterate? My guess is that she is out of her tiny, fundamentalist mind. As I've been documenting for six weeks: she lies as no other politician I know lies: she just denies ...