Posted: September 30th, 2005 | Filed under: Politics, World | 5 Comments »
“I do know that it’s true that if you wanted to reduce crime, you could — if that were your sole purpose, you could abort every black baby in this country, and your crime rate would go down. That would be an impossible, ridiculous, and morally reprehensible thing to do, but your crime rate would go down. So these far-out, these far-reaching, extensive extrapolations are, I think, tricky.”
– Bill Bennett
How could someone even think of this ridiculous comment?! Bill Bennett, radio host and former Reagan administration Secretary of Education, said this while discussing lost revenue from the people who were aborted in the last 30 years. They also mention Freakonomics, a new book about “a rogue economist exploring the hidden side of everything.”
It is true that African Americans have a higher crime rate than White American, but what many don’t take into consideration is that there are more Whites than Afro-Americans! So ofcourse the percentage would be higher, but the actuall number is lower. I don’t care that he could be a racist (that’s his choice), or that he’s practicing his First Amendment right, but what’s annoying me and many others is his factual errors.
You can find a sound clip and the trasncript of this part of his conversation with the caller on his radio show, Bill Bennett’s Morning in America, here.
Posted: September 29th, 2005 | Filed under: Cartoons/Art, Kuwait, Politics | 5 Comments »
I would like to start off Area 77 by posting a cartoon I did a few months ago. A friend from my university and I colaborated on this. I hope its understood and liked. It doesn’t need any elaboration really, it’s pretty self-explanatory. I’m guessing this was done in April, during the Women’s Voting movement in Kuwait.
Posted: September 28th, 2005 | Filed under: Blog Stuff, General | 9 Comments »
Yes, I’ve finally switched. This blog is on my own personal .com domain. Old worthy posts from - thought bubble - will be here but they will link back to the old blog for the purpose of having the comments available as well. Thanks, and come back again.
Posted: September 27th, 2005 | Filed under: Cartoons/Art | 5 Comments »
I have discovered a new artist that I have added to my list. A graphic designer like no other, his photoshop creations inspire me and fill me with a rush of fresh life. Celso’s gallery can be admired here.
“Bad Boy”
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Another masterpiece is “alessandra” by CD Marcus. His gallery can be viewed here.
“alessandra”
Posted: September 25th, 2005 | Filed under: Music | 18 Comments »
Keefak Inta by Fairouz. [0.83 MB]
Keefak Inta lyrics
This is a beautiful song to me since the melody is so soft and light. A simple tune that perfectly supports the words. Keefak Inta is a song about reminiscence and first love.
Posted: September 23rd, 2005 | Filed under: Cartoons/Art | 4 Comments »
Catherine Jamieson is a photographer. Since discovering she is HIV positive, she started a photoblog that reveals to us her point of view of life as she now knows it. She notices the little things in life. Things like spilled water on a colored piece of glass, and the shadow of a broken egg. I personally like the minimalism shown in some of her photographs. The best example so far is Berry Drop; shown above.
You can visit her photoblog here, and can view the site’s full archive complete with different categories here. You can also find a link to her Flickr stream on her site.
