http://www.palabris.com/ en-us 2006-12-21T10:57:41-05:00 http://www.palabris.com/archives/December 1, 2006 12:00 AM#000379 Good, now we can all breathe easier, safe in the knowledge that freedom is properly oriented. In a related note, one of my fave Bill Maher bits is "new rules." How about this, Bill: NEW RULE. If somebody says that... dan 2006-12-21T10:57:41-05:00 http://www.palabris.com/archives/November 1, 2006 12:00 AM#000378 Good news in New York: gender is performative. Bad news: You need a doctor or therapist to prove it. Curious standard: you must have changed your name (NY Times), which is, apparently part of what it means to "live your... dan 2006-11-07T10:18:57-05:00 http://www.palabris.com/archives/November 1, 2006 12:00 AM#000377 Sometimes - too often, in fact - the obvious to be re-remembered: the crimes that Saddam Hussein was today sentenced to death for committing were committed with the full and enthusiastic support of the Reagan administration. The image above... dan 2006-11-05T11:18:44-05:00 http://www.palabris.com/archives/November 1, 2006 12:00 AM#000375 New York Times hyperbole/lie alert: It began in Poland, where the conservative Law and Justice Party won elections last year. The twin brothers Lech and Jaroslaw Kaczynski, now president and prime minister respectively, have alienated much of the obsessively tolerant... dan 2006-11-01T14:26:31-05:00 http://www.palabris.com/archives/September 1, 2006 12:00 AM#000374 Pope Benny saying he is "sorry" for the "reaction" to his comments is about as much of an apology as a wife-beater saying he's sorry that the beatings hurt.... dan 2006-09-18T15:49:07-05:00 http://www.palabris.com/archives/August 1, 2006 12:00 AM#000373 Some bigots have suggested that expanding the number of planets to twelve would have been akin to establishing some kind of "no snowball left behind" program. I for one, am happy that Pluto has been demoted, since I don't believe... dan 2006-08-24T10:50:13-05:00 http://www.palabris.com/archives/August 1, 2006 12:00 AM#000372 "I would prefer not to."... dan 2006-08-22T09:10:21-05:00 http://www.palabris.com/archives/August 1, 2006 12:00 AM#000370 In the Global War on Terror, you're either with "us," or your with "them" That is, unless you're gay, in which case you can just stay home.... dan 2006-08-01T11:21:35-05:00 http://www.palabris.com/archives/July 1, 2006 12:00 AM#000369 dan 2006-07-22T10:47:02-05:00