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Captain Ed is a father and grandfather living in the Twin Cities area of Minnesota, a native Californian who moved to the North Star State because of the weather. He lives with his wife Marcia, also known as the First Mate, their two dogs, and frequently watch their granddaughter Kayla, whom Captain Ed calls The Little Admiral.
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The Crows Nest
Rule 1: Drag The Corpse On Over First
If I've learned anything in four years of blogging, don't try to be out in front of the death rumors, especially with the villains of the world. Saddam died a hundred deaths before we caught him alive in his spider hole, and Abu Musab al-Zarqawi almost as many before his demise last year. Osama may or may not be alive, but everyone's avoided speculating on his fate for a while now. Maybe Val at Babalu Blog will get luckier with his "Castro Is Dead" story. We all hope so. I'll wait for the announcement ....
Hobbs Choice
Volunteer Voters is holding its annual "Best of Nashville" on-line polls, and one of the categories is for the best political writer. Our friend Bill Hobbs, now posting at Newsbusters, and he'd like his on-line fans to cast their votes. Drop by and put one in for Bill if you get a chance!
Murtha Getting Backlogged On Apologies
Gary Gross of Let Freedom Ring sees another case collapsing on the Haditha charges. He's called for Murtha to apologize earlier, and adds another reason to the tally.
No Such Thing As 'Moderate' Islam?
Turkish PM Tayyip Erdogan told a television interviewer that he finds the label "moderate Islam" offensive. Shrink Wrapped has a lot more on this, but at least in the same interview Erdogan acknowledged that "radical Islam" exists, and that it's been a catastrophe. Be sure to read the whole post.
MS-NBC Gets Punk'd
Power Line has a great post on a lack of journalistic effort on the part of MS-NBC. In covering the Michael Vick story, they reported on what they thought was Al Sharpton's website proclaiming Vick's innocence. I guess Alex Johnson and two other MS-NBC reporters couldn't bother to read the title bar of the site, which proudly proclaims it as a "parody site".
New Instapundit Podcast On Pharmaceuticals
I just caught this e-mail from Glenn Reynolds about his new podcast with Richard Epstein, the author of Overdose: How Excessive Government Regulation Stifles Pharmaceutical Innovation. Haven't had a chance to listen to it yet, but the topic is important enough to make sure I carve out time for it tomorrow. Get their first and tell me what I'm missing ....
Fed Trying A 'Stealth Easing'?
The Federal Reserve seems to have conducted a quiet campaign to steady markets that started spinning out of control, according to King Banaian at SCSU Scholars. He thinks that the Fed has conducted a "stealth easing". Be sure to read his explanation and follow his lnks.
A Shameless Bit Of Sel-Promotion
Gateway Pundit and Val at Babalu Blog note a crass PR move by Hugo Chavez. Venezuela has responded to Peru's eathquake disaster with food shipments -- and with Hugo's smiling picture on the cans. He also uses the tuna-can label to undermine President Garcia of Peru, who narrowly defeated Chavez' pal Ollanto Humalla, whom the labels extol for his "solidarity" with Chavez.
Tacky beyond belief.
Bush Going After Palestinian Terror Financing?
George Bush's new orders to USAID forces them to review the executive management of all NGOs to ensure that they have no terrorist connections. Carl in Jerusalem says at Israel Matzav that the order specifically intends to target Palestinian front groups for terrorists. Let's hope he's right.
Slow Start!
Yes, I'm off to a slow start today, thanks to some scripting issues, a bad back, and an alarm clock that needs replacing. Bear with me -- I'm ramping up, I promise...
And Now, In Little League Action Last Night ...
I once played in a Little League game where we lost, 30-1, obviously before mercy rules came into being. The only comfort during that shellacking was that 13-year-olds don't have to justify their salaries for being on the field. You have to wonder what the Baltimore Orioles have to feel without that caveat today, after losing 30-3 to the Texas Rangers. Sixteen of the runs came in the last two innings .... (via TMV)
Bush Speech On Iraq
I got a couple of e-mails wondering why I haven't linked to George Bush's speech today. I liked it; I just didn't have much to add. Rush Limbaugh covered it well on his site, and Power Line also links approvingly but has nothing much more to say. Michael Goldfarb notes that the Weekly Standard had made a similar argument regarding Vietnam a year ago.
Rove Fears Me -- No, Really!
Hot Air notes the latest fundraising letter from John Edwards. No longer content to indulge his paranoia when Ann Coulter mentions him, now he wants to indulge it when Karl Rove doesn't. Has any candidate seemed this desperate before now?
Racism Or Hard Truth?
Angela Winters looks at an editorial cartoon and the controvery it has caused in Jacksonville, Florida, especially in the black community. Truth or racism? When rap artists tell young listeners not to cooperate with the police, how much responsibility do they have for the victimization that follows? Read all of the essay at The Moderate Voice.
Support Citizen Journalism
Bill Ardolino at INDC Journal reminds us that there is a reporter shortage on the front lines. The best way to solve that problem? Donate to Public Multimedia, the citizen-journalist organization that supports Bill Roggio, Bill Ardolino, and others. (And a direct donation to Michael Yon would be much appreciated as well.)
Comments (8)
Posted by Carol_Herman | April 15, 2007 1:13 PM
Is this like U-TUBE for the radio set?
Remember, this. I'm old. I don't turn on the TV. And, I only turn on my radio once per week. Sunday nights. To listen to Drudge. Last Sunday? Easter. He wasn't ON. So, that was quick.
Meanwhile, at links provided by Glenn Reynolds, for instance; I see lots of repeated performances culled from the nutworks; and I see it ALL. Don't feel deprived on information, but on the contrary. Stuff is so accessible!
Do you need a name to compete with U-Tube? How about HOT DOGS. (Not just something to slip into buns, anymore.)
But you can "segmentize" the best riffs; and, let them get "cast" within a blog topic. Scattered like a link.
If it's arleady there? Then somebody's gotta tell me how to use this.
U-Tube's easy!
Stuff that plays only when you have Flasher #9, however, can't be seen. There's a "conflict" with Netscape. And, unlike most people, I'm used to Netscape. And, I like it! Not even the most updated one, either. (Happen to hate 8.2). So I've got a bootable disk of Netscape 7.2.
And, that means? If you're out there, Captain Ed, to satisfy ALL SORTS OF CUSTOMERS; I'm out here, willing to listen. Through my keyboard. Yeah. It works. This technology is the most amazing thing. (My mom used to claim it was "Kotex." She was born in 1905. Before the stuff you could buy was invented.)
So? I'm old enough to be phobic of new technologies. If you're trying to change a habit, where I love my computer; to turn on my radio. Which only gets 640 AM. I panic when I have to change channels. Just for Drudge. Remember?
Posted by Brooklyn | April 15, 2007 1:22 PM
Congrats on the new gig and best of luck...
It won't be needed...
best wishes.
Posted by RBMN | April 15, 2007 4:21 PM
Maybe you'll discover the next Paul Shanklin ( http://paulshanklin.com/americanspastic.html .) That's the radio version of a cartoon. "Next" Paul Shanklin, because you'll have to find someone who'll work within your budget for parody--a big pat on the back. :-)
Posted by TomB | April 15, 2007 7:05 PM
Captain,
I wish your Quarters were as vibrant as always. Will you have enough energy to continue? I honestly hope so. But if not, I wish your new job let you be even better and reach higher. Reading newspapers and watching TV I honestly worry about our future. Increasing hysteria, be it on global warming, or "Bush lies", or even the way we should live our everyday lives is depressing and dangerous. We need to fight it, maybe even more than the terrorist threat. The real enemies of our freedoms, our way of life and of almost everything great about our countries are here, between us....
Posted by Andrew on Coffee | April 15, 2007 10:55 PM
I recently made a career change and although it was for the best, the realization that my family's financial security was based on my success was a bit too real. Technology has brought us a long ways, but in some respects, things have changed little over the centuries -- we still need to go out there and give our all to provide for our family. I am sure the change is exciting for you, but such ventures are risky, so I wish you the best. The quality of work you have put forth over the last few years has laid a path in the media for you, I hope you have chosen the best vehicle to traverse it.
Posted by DaveR | April 15, 2007 11:37 PM
These days one can seldom say "I can trust what I am reading and hearing here." But that is true every day at the QC. The MSM would kill to have your reputation, Captain. May you flourish!
Posted by DaveR | April 15, 2007 11:42 PM
Of course I meant to say "every day at the 'CQ' ", not the QC - must be my French ancestry emerging (damn).
Posted by Trinity | April 16, 2007 1:29 AM
Long time reader, first time poster. I wish you all the luck with Blog Talk Radio. I have heard a few folks on there and some are great, some think they are; in any event, thankfully those are being weeded out! A great undertaking. I do believe you are right. This venue will offer our views in a more interactive and immediate way.
Thanks for all you have done and continue to do for the cause. Look forward to becoming a member of this fine community. Your opinions and views are well reasoned and spot on. Congratulations Capt!
Rachel