The Carnival of the Vanities Number Nine, Number Nine - Page 3

Madkane - Say Goodbye To Privacy - (To be sung to "Say Goodbye To Hollywood" by Billy Joel)
Bush is drivin' through a bill that strips rights,
Turns your life to an open, guided tour.
It sends your info to a Fed'ral machine.
It's a scene straight from Nineteen-Eight-Four.
Say goodbye to privacy.
Say goodbye to freedom.
Say goodbye to privacy.
Say goodbye to freedom.

Marlboro Country

Jimspot - Smoking Policies - As far as restaurants and bars, let them bear the weight of the market. If enough non-smokers are offended and put off by there being a smoking section in a restaurant, they'll stop going and the place will change its policy.

Media Bash

Helloooo chapter two! - Reviewer Bias - So, at the "Radio City Christmas Spectacular," you were shocked to find them retelling the story of Christmas from the Bible? Did you expect them to lift the story from "The Santa Clause 2" instead, or are you surprised when the morning news shows tell you about what happened the day before?

Sine Qua Non Pundit - The Scourge of Richard Cohen, Boobies to Florida! - There used to be a saying that every senator saw a future President in the mirror each morning when he was shaving. I suppose that's just as true for the female senators, whether they are shaving or not.

Politicking

The Eleven Day Empire - Daschle Speaks - Do you think the "authorities" - of which, as the Minority Leader of the Senate, you are a part, moron - are sitting on their asses, playing Freecell on their computers instead of trying to track down the source of the purported Bin Laden message?

Heretical Ideas - The Choice Is Obvious, Politically Speaking - But, of course, the big plus for New Orleans is that it can help the GOP shore up their "South Park" base. Aside from Vegas, what city expresses the confluence of capitalism and hedonism better than New Orleans? The sales from "GOP Girls Gone Wild" alone will help the Republicans make tons of cash for what little soft money contributions can be made these days.

Readin', Ritin' an 'Rithmetic

Philosoblog - A College Education - Philosophy professors tend to be slightly but catastrophically dogmatic. Each clings to his favorite premise and spends his career bending over backwards to fill in a story that brings the evidence into alignment with this premise. There are exceptions, but in general, philosophy professors don't spend much time investigating commonsense solutions to philosophical puzzles.

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