Back in July, I pointed to a YouTube video of an NBC Nightly News broadcast from July 4, 1972. Here’s another one, found via Boing Boing, featuring a young Karl Rove in his role in the Young Republicans as the “GOP College Director”. Then-reporter “Gunga Dan” Rather describes Rove’s group in a voice-over as “an [...]
Category Archives: Politics
7 Wonders of the Totalitarian World
August 9, 2007 – 10:59 am
Man Hands!
It’s all about the giant hands:
Photos from Esquire, courtesy of Miss Fipi Lele.
Here’s what these wonders are:
Fist Crushing U.S. Fighter Plane, Libya
Monument to President Laurent Kabila, Democratic Republic of Congo
Lenin’s Mausoleum, Russia
Monument to President Saparmurat Niyazov, Turkmenistan
Mao Leading the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, China
The Hands of Victory, Iraq
Monument to the [...]
Scenes from NBC News, July 4th, 1972
July 7, 2007 – 9:51 am
The Evening News, 35 Years Ago
Here’s something that many (but not all) of you regular Accordion Guy readers might not find familiar — it’s five minutes from an NBC News broadcast from July 4th, 1972:
Some interesting differences between the nightly news 35 years ago and today:
There were far fewer superimposed graphics, [...]
A Photo Chock-Full of Unintentional Symbolism
February 22, 2007 – 6:42 pm
Photo courtesy of Miss Fipi Lele.
If You Can’t Argue with Your Friends, Who Can You Argue With?
February 9, 2007 – 6:09 pm
After some relative quiet in the comments of this blog, we’ve got ourselves some good ol’ fashioned internet-style arguin’!
Last week, we had my high school friend, who prefers to go by “Ignatz” in the comments, go on about his dislike for Accordion City Mayor David Miller and his appointment of a mere 29-year-old slip of [...]
Jonah Goldberg Loses His Bet
February 8, 2007 – 10:13 pm
I’d nearly forgotten about it, but thanks to the link list over at the blog Making Light, I remember this little bet placed two years ago by National Review screed-ist Jonah Goldberg during a nasty blog debate with Juan Cole:
Anyway, I do think my judgment is superior to his when it comes to the big [...]
How Would You Answer this Question? (Part 2)
January 26, 2007 – 7:54 pm
In a previous post, I asked how you would respond to the following:
Are their [sic] any Godly uses for higher math?
I’ve come to realize that probably one reason I struggled with algebra, geometry et.al., was that
it seemed to me that these were basically atheistic academic disciplines, useful for promoting evolution or
other [...]
How Would You Answer This Question? (Part 1) [Updated]
January 26, 2007 – 4:25 am
Update: After you finish with this article, be sure to read Part 2.
How would you answer this question?
Are their [sic] any Godly uses for higher math?
I’ve come to realize that probably one reason I struggled with algebra, geometry et.al., was that it seemed to me that these were basically atheistic academic disciplines, useful for promoting [...]
"The First Time as Tragedy, the Second Time as Farce"
January 4, 2007 – 7:55 pm
I found the table below in the article That was Diem; This is Now below on this page thanks to Patrick Nielsen Hayden’s “Sidelights” list on Making Light. Your reaction to it will vary depending on your opinion of the current U.S. administration. Feel free to fire away in the comments.
THEN
NOW
Communist revolution in China
9-11
Red Scare
Fifth [...]
