...or maybe I am just having a bad hair day but I am fed up with political correctness. The majority of people in this country have been intimidated and paralyzed to the point that they are afraid to say anything lest some minority group be offended. This phenomenon has occurred because special-interest groups have learned how to manipulate the media, which, in turn, … [Read more...] about Aug. 13, 2001: Maybe it’s my age or the dog days of summer,
2001 Columns
Jul. 30, 2001: Dear Kathleen Devere Worthley, welcome to the world.
We are glad you have arrived. I thought your Mama and Daddy had outdone themselves when they created corn-fried shrimp at the exquisite little Georgia Sea Grill on St. Simons Island, but you are without question their greatest creation. Your presence has been much anticipated. Things haven’t been going too well on the planet. I’m afraid those of us in charge have done a … [Read more...] about Jul. 30, 2001: Dear Kathleen Devere Worthley, welcome to the world.
Jul. 23, 2001: Doggone it. As much as it pains me to say so, I am going to have to plead guilty to a blatant case of obfuscation and adumbration.
In other words, I haven’t made myself clear. A few weeks ago, I observed that the Georgia state flag battle was over. According to my mail, the fight has only begun. In the interest of clarity, let me try again. Save your energy. The state flag has been changed. The old one is toast. Gone. Kaput. There will be no public referendum on the issue as there was in … [Read more...] about Jul. 23, 2001: Doggone it. As much as it pains me to say so, I am going to have to plead guilty to a blatant case of obfuscation and adumbration.
Jul. 16, 2001: As you know by now, the demigods at the International Olympic Committee have awarded the 2008 Olympic Games to that bastion of democracy, Beijing, China.
If you aren’t familiar with the location, it is the home of Tiananmen Square where tanks run over people holding views that differ from the tank commanders’ bosses. Lovely spot. China’s human rights record hasn’t been – well – spotless. But the IOC is confident that will change once they get the government to stop roughing up members of the Falun Gong spiritual group and … [Read more...] about Jul. 16, 2001: As you know by now, the demigods at the International Olympic Committee have awarded the 2008 Olympic Games to that bastion of democracy, Beijing, China.
Jul. 9, 2001: I don’t know if word has reached the folks at the United Nations
or the Geneva Convention or wherever they talk about these sorts of things, but my wife has declared war on squirrels. Total and unconditional, scorched-earth war. No suing for peace and that kind of stuff. We are talking major conflict here. One of her first acts as Commander in Chief was to appoint me brigadier general. My orders are clear. Don’t touch the remote … [Read more...] about Jul. 9, 2001: I don’t know if word has reached the folks at the United Nations