By lorencollins on Sep 21, 2009 in Uncategorized | 0 Comments
In a column at WorldNetDaily, Marylou Barry quoted the 32nd President:
“In politics there are no accidents,” Franklin Delano Roosevelt once said. “If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way.”
Barry does not provide a source or a citation for this quote. In fact, her wording is a paraphrase of a more common [...]
By lorencollins on Jul 18, 2009 in Uncategorized | 0 Comments
After a decade and a half without a comic to his name, Ambush Bug returned to the comic stands in July 2008 with a new 6-issue mini-series, Ambush Bug: Year None. The first five issues came out more or less as scheduled, with the sixth and final issue first appearing in the September solicitations:
AMBUSH [...]
By lorencollins on Jun 14, 2009 in Uncategorized | 0 Comments
Another day, and another questionable quotation drops in my lap. And this time it’s offered as a compliment to the attributed author, and to a much more praiseworthy author at that:
“Get it all on record now – get the films – get the witnesses – because somewhere down the track of history some bastard [...]
By lorencollins on Jun 13, 2009 in Uncategorized | 0 Comments
I’m no fan of Rush Limbaugh. As far as I’m concerned, he’s a blowhard who too many people, including himself, consider to be the de facto lead conservative thinker in the country. Oh, for the days of William F. Buckley.
On the other hand, I have this thing about apocryphal quotes, so I feel [...]
By lorencollins on Jun 11, 2009 in Uncategorized | 0 Comments
The redesign of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution got plenty of attention back in April, but one noticeable change that ironically drew the least reaction was the reduction of the paper’s size from a 48-inch broadsheet to 44 inches. While this saves on the cost of newsprint, it’s resulted in a front page that is actually [...]