Wednesday, March 24, 2004
Bush on the defensive
Iraq Charges Against Bush Begin to Mount. (Reuters)
Paul Begala, co-host of CNN's Crossfire, opined yesterday that the two assets Bush had in his favor was the public's perception that he was strong on defence, the war on terror and national security and that he was a truth-telling, Texan straight shooter, but that recent events were finally starting to strain those perceptions. Agreed and let's hope that trend continues.
And the 9/11 commission is ongoing right now. While Team Bush tries to share some blame with the Clinton administration, this morning The Howard Stern Show astutely pointed out that, when Clinton ordered missile strikes against suspected terrorist bases during his tenure, conservatives attacked him for using them as a means to divert the public's attention away from the Monica Lewkinsky hearings at the time. (Reuters)
Meanwhile, more attacks in Iraq including on a hotel in the supposedly safe "Green Zone" of central Baghdad. Coalition Authority Head Jerry Bremer's take, according to one US official: "Today Iraq is not merely progressing but accelerating." If by that he means in terms of the number of attacks and bombings occuring, I guess he's right. (Reuters)
Kerry/Bin Laden Cartoon Draws Reader Response. (Editor & Publisher)
Related:
The cartoon:
Image courtesy: Augusta Chronicle
From a file labeled "Duh": NYPD Admits to Rap Intelligence Unit. (Village Voice)
It's almost time to update "The Hot Ish" list (in the sidebar at left). I thought N*E*R*D was gonna have a lock on the coveted featured album slot (currently occupied by Cee-Lo). But I gotta say so far, I'm not loving the new Fly Or Die album as much as I thought I would (I like Kelis' album more than this one) although it's growing on me. On the other hand, Usher's Confessions album is f-ckin' fantastic so he might get the nod although next Tuesday is the release date for Dead Prez's long-delayed R.B.G.: Revolutionary But Gangsta album too (as well as J-Kwon's Hood Hop album!) so it could be a toss-up. Have you seen the ads for the DPZ album? Fantastic, they remind me of a campaign clothing line P.N.B. Nation did in the early 90's where they flipped their acronym with various clever meanings for all my old school heads who remember that.
Related:
- Usher Says He's Not A Baby's Daddy. (MTV News)
Finally though, speaking of old school heads, I have to go back to J-Kwon and his "Tipsy" video for a minute: did you ever think you'd see the day where Daz of Tha Dogg Pound would be the old dude in a video? Damn, what does that make cats like Dr. Dre (or me)? (Blastro)
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Paul Begala, co-host of CNN's Crossfire, opined yesterday that the two assets Bush had in his favor was the public's perception that he was strong on defence, the war on terror and national security and that he was a truth-telling, Texan straight shooter, but that recent events were finally starting to strain those perceptions. Agreed and let's hope that trend continues.
And the 9/11 commission is ongoing right now. While Team Bush tries to share some blame with the Clinton administration, this morning The Howard Stern Show astutely pointed out that, when Clinton ordered missile strikes against suspected terrorist bases during his tenure, conservatives attacked him for using them as a means to divert the public's attention away from the Monica Lewkinsky hearings at the time. (Reuters)
Meanwhile, more attacks in Iraq including on a hotel in the supposedly safe "Green Zone" of central Baghdad. Coalition Authority Head Jerry Bremer's take, according to one US official: "Today Iraq is not merely progressing but accelerating." If by that he means in terms of the number of attacks and bombings occuring, I guess he's right. (Reuters)
Kerry/Bin Laden Cartoon Draws Reader Response. (Editor & Publisher)
Related:
The cartoon:
Image courtesy: Augusta Chronicle
From a file labeled "Duh": NYPD Admits to Rap Intelligence Unit. (Village Voice)
It's almost time to update "The Hot Ish" list (in the sidebar at left). I thought N*E*R*D was gonna have a lock on the coveted featured album slot (currently occupied by Cee-Lo). But I gotta say so far, I'm not loving the new Fly Or Die album as much as I thought I would (I like Kelis' album more than this one) although it's growing on me. On the other hand, Usher's Confessions album is f-ckin' fantastic so he might get the nod although next Tuesday is the release date for Dead Prez's long-delayed R.B.G.: Revolutionary But Gangsta album too (as well as J-Kwon's Hood Hop album!) so it could be a toss-up. Have you seen the ads for the DPZ album? Fantastic, they remind me of a campaign clothing line P.N.B. Nation did in the early 90's where they flipped their acronym with various clever meanings for all my old school heads who remember that.
Related:
- Usher Says He's Not A Baby's Daddy. (MTV News)
Finally though, speaking of old school heads, I have to go back to J-Kwon and his "Tipsy" video for a minute: did you ever think you'd see the day where Daz of Tha Dogg Pound would be the old dude in a video? Damn, what does that make cats like Dr. Dre (or me)? (Blastro)
