Drive-Bys

Patterico displays citizen journalism at its finest. Be sure and stop by to read his series of interviews with a soldier who served at Gitmo. This should be fascinating and illuminating reading.
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Friend of both Mr. Debonair Hizzownself and the Straightest of White Guys, Erica Sherman dishes up some mighty fine reading just in time for Yom Kippur.
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It's pretty bad when a television anchorman is funnier and stays in character better than the regular players. No, I don't think Tina Fey is great. In fact, SNL went downhill -- WAY downhill -- during her tenure as head writer. Of course, it's been a long, slow, painful slide. Why SNL is still on the air I have no idea. None at all. It ceased being funny years ago.
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I like this idea. It is, however, too bad that the lesson needs to be taught in the first place. Shouldn't it be parents teaching their children self discipline and responsibility, instead of the schools teaching those same lessons to the parents?
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