The sixtieth anniversary of Franklin Roosevelt’s death was last Tuesday. I’m surprised that the MSM didn’t make a big deal of it, considering that he was arguably the last (and perhaps only) great president that the Democrat Party has issued.
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The Rest Of The Story?
Ten years later, Fox News isn’t letting the Oklahoma City story die.
The government’s story continues to not hold water. For example, check out this strawman:
Editor’s Note: Watch the FOX News Channel on Sunday at 9 p.m. EDT for “The Oklahoma City Bombing: Unanswered Questions.” And check out FOXNews.com on Monday for a story showing how FBI agents are convinced they got the right men.
No one is claiming that they didn’t get “the right men.” The point isn’t about whether or not McVeigh and Nichols did it, though the defenders of the government action would have us believe that that’s the issue in contention. Everyone agrees that they did (as far as I know). The question is whether or not there were others involved, who remain free. And more seriously, if there were foreign governments involved that the Clinton administration would have found politically inconvenient to finger, particular since, if it restricted its investigation to “angry white guys” it could pin it on those evil right-wing Republicans.
As the article points out, the official story remains quite fishy, and there was a disturbing amount of evidence destroyed. And does this make any sense?
Oklahoma City attorney Michael Johnston said the FBI was not given all the tapes from as many as twenty-five cameras that he says were in and around the Murrah Building.
A Prehistoric Tax Tale
It’s Alley Oop versus the IRS.
Other Than That, How Was The Play?
It’s the hundred and fortieth anniversary of day that Abraham Lincoln was shot.
Behold
Just Say No To Kofi
Kofi “Look The Other Way” Annan is slated to give the commencement address at the University of Pennsylvania. Some of the students, unsurprisingly, aren’t happy about it.
Too Sweet A Deal
It’s not a new story, but Steven Moore has a good roundup of the current state of the societal parasites and despoilers of the environment that comprise the American sugar industry.
The End Of The Incandescent Light Bulb?
It may be in sight. LEDs have come a long way, baby.
Robots And Supervolcanoes
On Tuesday, I noted that someone needs to categorize and prioritize all the things that might kill us. Well, someone must have read my post, because the Guardian has done just that. The Daily Ablution has the story.
I’ll chime in with Glenn and others, and note that I also welcome our robot overlords.
I disagree, though, that there’s nothing we can do about supervolcanoes (at least in terms of preserving humanity). Having an economically independent and genetically diverse population off planet will at least preserve the species against such an event. That won’t help with gamma ray bursts though. This list is a little terracentric, in that it doesn’t distinguish between those events that would be a problem just for the earth (e.g., a supervolcano eruption) and those that would be more comprehensive (e.g., gamma rays, or obstreperous robots). By the way, does the robot scenario encompass gray goo?
Anyway, they need to rectify this.
[Tax day morning update]
Phil Bowermaster has all the solutions.
Make Sure He Doesn’t Leave
This is a pretty funny commentary on the Senate confirmation process.
[Via NASA Watch]