If Saddam is still alive, I hope that he’s watching what’s happening. I wonder if he had any comprehension of how much he was despised by what he perceived to be his chattel?

Or if he cared?

So sayeth a moron at “Democratic” Underground. Others say that it’s being staged.

There are a few sensible souls there, though. Some manage to rejoice with the Iraqi people, despite their hatred of “the chimp.”

So sayeth a moron at “Democratic” Underground. Others say that it’s being staged.

There are a few sensible souls there, though. Some manage to rejoice with the Iraqi people, despite their hatred of “the chimp.”

So sayeth a moron at “Democratic” Underground. Others say that it’s being staged.

There are a few sensible souls there, though. Some manage to rejoice with the Iraqi people, despite their hatred of “the chimp.”

On one of the greatest days for human freedom in recent memory, as Iraqis, delirious with joy and disbelief that they can finally sincerely cheer in the streets as a tyrant’s statues fall, Spider Robinson is compelled to write an essay describing just how much the twenty-first century sucks.

Pieces like this really make me miss Poul Anderson and Bob Heinlein.

They’re starting to open up the torture chambers. I don’t know how people who worked so hard to keep this regime in power can look in the mirror, or sleep at night.

The Palo Alto City Council wants to outlaw frowning. At council meetings, anyway.

Eye rolling wouldn’t be permitted, either.

A prominent Shia cleric is putting the lie to Iraqi claims that we’ve been attacking mosques. Also, if his account is true, it’s good news, at least for Najaf:

Kho’i had earlier been cited as saying that Iraqi militiamen were using residents in Najaf as “human shields” around holy sites against the invading troops. The cleric, who arrived in Najaf last Tuesday from his usual base in London, told IRNA that life in the holy city was very much back to normal.

“Restaurants, shops and the grand bazaar are currently open and the only problem is the lack of power which force shops to close earlier,” he said.

Kho’i described Najaf “very secure and calm”, saying the city was completely in the hands of its residents and the last remnants of Iraqi militiamen from the ruling Ba’th party and Saddam’s suicide Fedayeen forces in the city had “either gone to hell or been captured or fled”.

A new audio tape has shown up, late to the party, supposedly of bin Laden calling for martyrs to fight the US and the Arab nations that supported the deposing of Saddam.

This act is getting a little old.

Even Richard Cohen, in his own eulogy to Michael Kelly, has noticed the inexplicable love of thugs expressed by many of his compadres on the left.

[Update at 1:30 PM PDT]

Chuck Divine makes the following point in the comments section:

A lot of us know how major media companies screw over artists — just check out Instapundit’s reports on the topic.

Too many artists — good at music or acting or directing or writing or whatever — just see this aspect of capitalism. Not being very broad thinkers, they fall for any liar who attacks their enemy.

I respect and like artists — I’m a bit of one myself.

Perhaps we — meaning those of us who see Castro as the real villain he is and also see MPAA/RIAA for what they are — should actually talk patiently and friendlily with artists to get them to distance themselves from Castro and others of his ilk. And, hopefully, join us in our efforts to win freedom for all.

That’s an interesting point, Chuck.

Actually I’ve got a thesis (which I’ve put forth previously here) that the reason that so many Hollywood types (especially screenwriters) hate business and capitalism is that when they’re in between gigs, and have to get real jobs, they tend to work for ad agencies, which are managed by the scum of the earth (by many accounts). This belief is buttressed by the number of movies and television shows set in ad agencies, out of all proportion to the number of people who work at such places in real life.

People write what they know, and if I had to make a living in the advertising business, I might hate capitalism, too.