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• Arthur C. Clarke, Premier Science Fiction Writer, Dies at 90

  Tue Mar 18, 2008
  • He was in a league of his own. Big ideas, big questions, no particular agenda, no allegory, not particularly interested in providing a lot of answers, no cardboard, no space opera. Hard to find anyone that can hold a candle to his body of work -- ideas more so than style, perhaps.

• Arthur C. Clarke, Premier Science Fiction Writer, Dies at 90

  Tue Mar 18, 2008
  • TM: I wish I got to read more of your writing... the few times I have encountered your commentary, it is always refreshing.

• Dalai Lama says will quit if violence out of control

  Tue Mar 18, 2008
  • The Dalai Lama is truly one of my heroes and has been for as long as I was cognizant of who he was and the things he espouses (I'm sure his media appearances and the movies have helped, too, but what can /I say -- I'm a product of the late 20th century).

• Obama's Minister Committed "Treason" but When my Father Said the Same Thing He Was a Republican Hero

  Sun Mar 16, 2008
  • 1.9: bloviate Wow. I had to look that one up. Fantastic word.

• God Damn America: Frankie Schaeffer and the Hypocrites.

  Tue Mar 18, 2008
  • Very interesting piece. One major question, though:

• Obama's Minister Committed "Treason" but When my Father Said the Same Thing He Was a Republican Hero

  Sun Mar 16, 2008
  • Wow. put his or her own country first for once... What does this mean?

• Bush's Surprise Serenade Hits YouTube - Leaked Video Shows President Singing About Administration Failures

  Fri Mar 14, 2008
  • Somebody mentioned the NY Times editors... that's a start. I'm sure there were others. I'm not sure we should decry their mingling, though. Either way -- Mr Bush's merrymaking is disturbing -- the crassness is almost unfathomable.

• Bush's Surprise Serenade Hits YouTube - Leaked Video Shows President Singing About Administration Failures

  Fri Mar 14, 2008
  • Troll alert

• How I’ve Come To Loathe the Democratic Party

  Mon Mar 17, 2008
  • This is a fantastic seed, but full of sad truths. I feel the pain. Thanks for seeding it.