Nothing on the web about this, but during a halftime news update during ABC's broadcast of the Florida State-Miami game, Koppel said, the Superdome, "where so many of your Monday Night Football broadcasts have originated from, is coming down." He of course means it'll be demolished.
UPDATE 10:15PM Tuesday Sept. 6, 2005: This evening, Michelle Malkin and some other bloggers are reporting on this story.
Monday, September 05, 2005
Park Forest Scenic 10 Mile Run
Here I am this morning on the historic Lincoln Highway, (scroll down a couple of posts about this historic road) post race.
About the race, the Park Forest Scenic 10. It's awesome. There are musicians scattered all through the course, including a string quartet in the woods.
That course is rather hilly, on Chicago area standards, it is extremely hilly, but the race serves as an excellent tune-up for the October 9 Chicago Marathon. Speaking of which, I was quite gratified that twice, Carey Pinkowski, the race director for the Chicago event twice spotted me in the crowd of runners to offer encouragement.
I started out running a tad slow, but began to find my rhythm after mile 3, from that time I pounded out successive sub-7 minute per mile splits to the end of the race. My finishing time was 69 minutes and 30 seconds. I've run 10 miles faster than this, but I'm very pleased with the time, since I ran 20 miles yesterday morning. My legs were not well rested. I'll take tomorrow off.
One sour note: At mile 9, a sixty-ish human hangover from the 1960s decided to camp out and hold up a "US Out of Iraq" sign. Leave it to the left to politicize and ruin everything.
I yelled back at the guy, then chanted "Bring Back the Rape Rooms!" Runners and bystanders cheered me on. Okay, so maybe that incident was not a sour note.
Oh yes, last year I did run the Park Forest Scenic 10 in a "Run for Bush" shirt. Scroll back down two posts. Those shirts were created and sold by Patrick Brown of Denver in response to the Deaniac group, "Run Against Bush." The latter was a registered Section 527 PAC. Run for Bush, was pretty much just Patrick Brown, with my helping out with some media interviews in the Chicago area. In short, I'm not a hypocrite. Or I don't think I am.
But I still have my "Run for Bush" shirt.
Roberts nominated to succeed Rehnquist
The Democrats had been pretty much saying that Roberts would be confirmed as an associate justice. Now, will they threaten to filibuster John Roberts to prevent him from becoming the next Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?
Sunday, September 04, 2005
Where in the World will be Marathon Pundit?
Well, on Labor Day morning at 8am, I'll be at the starting line of the Park Forest Scenic 10 Mile Run. Other than the Chicago Marathon, it's my favorite race. After I finish the run, I'll have the pleasure of watching my 8 year-old daughter run in the kiddie-race.
Last year, I ran the race wearing my "Run for Bush" shirt, as the picture on the left shows. (Oh, all the finishers got medals.) But more importantly, I beat all the runners wearing "Run Against Bush" shirts.
I'll be running a little slower this year. Not only am I not in peak shape, I ran 20 miles this morning, so I'll be pretty tired even before the race starts.
Park Forest is an interesting town.
From the town's web site:
Located 34 miles south of the Chicago Loop, Park Forest, Illinois, has a population of 23,462 according to the 2000 Census. The area was the first planned community begun after World War II, and was analyzed in William H. Whyte's Organization Man.
(More on Whyte's Organization Man here.)
Returning veterans and their families flocked to the new community of Park Forest after World War II, attracted by the affordable housing, mixed ethnic population, & planned village amenities. Park Forest remains an ethnically & culturally diverse community, strongly supportive of the arts, and committed to the bettering of life for all of its citizens. The Village celebrated its 50th anniversary in 1999.
The Park Forest Centre (was the) first regional shopping mall in the United States.
Also, US Route 30, the Lincoln Highway, America's first coast-to-coast highway, passes through Park Forest.
History. It's everywhere.
Dershowitz: Rehnquist a "Republican thug"
Man, you complement a guy, and a few hours later the complement-ee (scroll down two posts) does something goofy. I'm talking about Alan Dershowitz. This is from--a far as I can know--an unprecedented Sunday edition of Wall Street Journal 's "Best of the Web."
This is a partial transcript, cf Dershowitz' 1:50 AM EDT appearance on a very late night special edition of Fox News "Hannity & Colmes."
Dershowitz: (Chief Justice Rehnquist) was much more activist. And I think the Rehnquist court was never the Rehnquist court. He moved more toward the center as he became chief justice and as he had Scalia and Thomas on his right flank and of course most of the rest of the court in the center or on his left flank. It--the decisions of Justice Rehnquist are not taught in law schools as great decisions. He'll be remembered primarily for his votes rather than for the content or quality of his decisions. And it's consistent throughout his life. He started his career by being a kind of Republican thug who pushed and shoved to keep African-American and Hispanic voters from voting.
Sean Hannity: All right--
Dershowitz: He had a restrictive covenant in his own lease which precluded the sale to Jews.
Hannity: Let me go, uh--
Dershowitz: There were so many things in his background that were extremely right-wing.
There are varying levels of truth in Dershowitz' statements. He's hardly alone in the belief that the Rehnquist court was a body he presided over rather than a court in which Rehnquist himself was the driving force during his reign as Chief Justice.
The stuff Dershowitz brought up about the "No Jews" lease covenant and his, well, alleged poll challenging of Blacks and Hispanics took all took place in the 1950s.
The covenant is fact--it happened, but these contract riders on home mortgages and leases were common, often standard, until being outlawed in the 1960s.
Let's say the "poll challenging" accusation is true. At that time, the late Chief Justice was about the same age Democratic Senator Robert Byrd when "Sheets" was a Kleagle in the Ku Klux Klan.
Besides, Professor Alan, people change over the years. Often for the better.
I'm going to give Dersh a bit of a break, considering the late hour. I'm usually asleep at 1:50 AM--I'm not mentally or physically productive at that late hour, and it's safe to say, neither is Professor Dershowitz. But Alan should've had the good judgment to temper his emotions considering the late hour. Or decline the "Hannity & Colmes" interview request.
And as the "Best of the Web" pointed out, such vitriolic attacks against someone who died only four hours earlier are in bad taste.
But thanks once again, Alan, for your assistance in the Klocek case. And keep the heat on DePaul University's Norman Finkelstein.
This is a partial transcript, cf Dershowitz' 1:50 AM EDT appearance on a very late night special edition of Fox News "Hannity & Colmes."
Dershowitz: (Chief Justice Rehnquist) was much more activist. And I think the Rehnquist court was never the Rehnquist court. He moved more toward the center as he became chief justice and as he had Scalia and Thomas on his right flank and of course most of the rest of the court in the center or on his left flank. It--the decisions of Justice Rehnquist are not taught in law schools as great decisions. He'll be remembered primarily for his votes rather than for the content or quality of his decisions. And it's consistent throughout his life. He started his career by being a kind of Republican thug who pushed and shoved to keep African-American and Hispanic voters from voting.
Sean Hannity: All right--
Dershowitz: He had a restrictive covenant in his own lease which precluded the sale to Jews.
Hannity: Let me go, uh--
Dershowitz: There were so many things in his background that were extremely right-wing.
There are varying levels of truth in Dershowitz' statements. He's hardly alone in the belief that the Rehnquist court was a body he presided over rather than a court in which Rehnquist himself was the driving force during his reign as Chief Justice.
The stuff Dershowitz brought up about the "No Jews" lease covenant and his, well, alleged poll challenging of Blacks and Hispanics took all took place in the 1950s.
The covenant is fact--it happened, but these contract riders on home mortgages and leases were common, often standard, until being outlawed in the 1960s.
Let's say the "poll challenging" accusation is true. At that time, the late Chief Justice was about the same age Democratic Senator Robert Byrd when "Sheets" was a Kleagle in the Ku Klux Klan.
Besides, Professor Alan, people change over the years. Often for the better.
I'm going to give Dersh a bit of a break, considering the late hour. I'm usually asleep at 1:50 AM--I'm not mentally or physically productive at that late hour, and it's safe to say, neither is Professor Dershowitz. But Alan should've had the good judgment to temper his emotions considering the late hour. Or decline the "Hannity & Colmes" interview request.
And as the "Best of the Web" pointed out, such vitriolic attacks against someone who died only four hours earlier are in bad taste.
But thanks once again, Alan, for your assistance in the Klocek case. And keep the heat on DePaul University's Norman Finkelstein.
Saturday, September 03, 2005
Marathon Pundit Exclusive: Alan Dershowitz' new book "The Case for Peace" mentions Klocek case, slams DePaul
Well, sort of an exclusive, since some bookstores--none that I've been to yet--have Alan Dershowitz' new book, "The Case for Peace" on the shelves, but I'm very confident no one has publicized Dersh's referencing the Thomas Klocek free speech struggle at Chicago's DePaul University in his latest book.
A tipster visiting a Chicago Borders bookstore did come across The Case for Peace : How the Arab-Israeli Conflict Can be Resolved and noticed that on page 196 and 197 Dershowitz not only comes out as a strong supporter of Professor Klocek, but also rips DePaul into shreds for it's handling of this free speech case.
The tipster bought the book, and you can to, by clicking on the link above.
A tipster visiting a Chicago Borders bookstore did come across The Case for Peace : How the Arab-Israeli Conflict Can be Resolved and noticed that on page 196 and 197 Dershowitz not only comes out as a strong supporter of Professor Klocek, but also rips DePaul into shreds for it's handling of this free speech case.
The tipster bought the book, and you can to, by clicking on the link above.
Blogathon for Hurricane Katrina victims
I'm going to keep this post on top, and join the Hurricane Katrina blog-a-thon. My employer is suggesting the American Red Cross as the place to go, and here is the place to donate.
Easily, this is the worst natural American natural disaster since the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. Maybe the worst ever.
UPDATE 9:00 AM CDT: On a personal note, my family and I were beneficiaries of the American Red Cross in 1999. We were caught in a snow storm driving home from Florida, and we were lucky enough to stay at a makeshift Red Cross shelter in Mattoon, IL.
You never know when you'll need their services.
Easily, this is the worst natural American natural disaster since the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. Maybe the worst ever.
UPDATE 9:00 AM CDT: On a personal note, my family and I were beneficiaries of the American Red Cross in 1999. We were caught in a snow storm driving home from Florida, and we were lucky enough to stay at a makeshift Red Cross shelter in Mattoon, IL.
You never know when you'll need their services.
DSL woes continue....
I'm at my sister's now...catching up on e-mail. My ISP was supposed to get back to me within 24 hours for some sort of resolution. We're at 23 hours now.
I'm sure Fred Phelps' trolls are snickering about my connection problems.
I'm sure Fred Phelps' trolls are snickering about my connection problems.
Friday, September 02, 2005
Southern Baptist President denounces Fred Phelps and his Wesboro cult
Southern Baptist Convention President Bobby Welch strongly denoucen Fred Phelps and his "God Hates Fags" Westboro Baptist Church.
Welch pointed out that Phelps is an independent pastor and not part of the Southern Baptist Convention.
From the Baptist Press:
“Southern Baptists have consistently condemned and officially distanced themselves from Phelps’ hate-filled activities," Welch said.
“It is incorrigible that any person for any reason would take such devastating advantage of broken hearted children, spouses, and parents, at a funeral of their loved one, to draw attention to themselves. Such an ignorant and uncaring disregard for people’s deep feelings will undoubtedly cut into raw nerves that will produce unpredictable negative results.”
Welch added that the SBC does not have “any connection whatsoever with Fred Phelps and his Westboro Church in Kansas,” noting that Phelps has picketed Southern Baptists “on numerous occasions.”
From the same article, moron Phelps:
Westboro Baptist is made up of 100-200 congregants meeting in the basement of Phelps’ home, which sits in a large fenced compound occupied by nine of his thirteen children and their spouses. Approximately 75-100 of the church’s members are related to Phelps by blood or marriage, according to research done by the Topeka Capital-Journal in 1994.
Welch pointed out that Phelps is an independent pastor and not part of the Southern Baptist Convention.
From the Baptist Press:
“Southern Baptists have consistently condemned and officially distanced themselves from Phelps’ hate-filled activities," Welch said.
“It is incorrigible that any person for any reason would take such devastating advantage of broken hearted children, spouses, and parents, at a funeral of their loved one, to draw attention to themselves. Such an ignorant and uncaring disregard for people’s deep feelings will undoubtedly cut into raw nerves that will produce unpredictable negative results.”
Welch added that the SBC does not have “any connection whatsoever with Fred Phelps and his Westboro Church in Kansas,” noting that Phelps has picketed Southern Baptists “on numerous occasions.”
From the same article, moron Phelps:
Westboro Baptist is made up of 100-200 congregants meeting in the basement of Phelps’ home, which sits in a large fenced compound occupied by nine of his thirteen children and their spouses. Approximately 75-100 of the church’s members are related to Phelps by blood or marriage, according to research done by the Topeka Capital-Journal in 1994.
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