Yet another selection of media quotes

Again, without commentary. They stand on their own.

Bill O'Reilly had some things to explain about the Iraqi people:

I think that they're a prehistoric group ...( Bill O'Reilly, continued )

Victor Davis Hanson of the Hoover Institution on Why Europe Doesn't Matter:

The ethicists of Europe don't want to see success in Iraq, since it might be interpreted as a moral refutation of their own opposition to Saddam's removal. ( Victor Davis Hanson, continued )

Tom Gross, former Middle East correspondent for the New York Daily News, on the BBC:

But then the Cold War plays a very small part in the worldview of the BBC. They seldom showed signs of caring much about hundreds of millions of people living under Communist dictatorship then, ( Tom Gross, continued )

Oliver North:

In the original statement issued by his captors, they referred to Abu Ghraib. ( Oliver North, continued )

Michael Savage, man. Michael Savage:

The word progressive today is a code word for the new Communist movement.( Michael Savage, continued )

Also, this is from April, but is relevant because the man who said it will shortly have his own show on PBS called Tucker Carlson, Unfiltered. Tucker Carlson, for those of you who don't know, is currently co-host of CNN's Crossfire.

...one liberal phenomenon that I support is female bisexuality ( Tucker Carlson, continued )

Random vid giggles

So when I talked about sex vids, two of the three were constructed-reality to "Closer" by NIN, yes? In two different fandoms?

Well, fairly recently I spotted another "Closer" vid. A Smallville constructed-reality, making advantageous use of RedK!Clark footage.

This makes me giggly.

It's not a tremendously good vid, really -- I mean, it's got good points an' all, but I won't be keeping it. The vidder, Mkitty3, chose to do a LOT of washed-out black-and-white in the middle, and whatever program she used to do that made it very jerky and uneven in appearance. And the sound seems a little flat, like the original mp3 wasn't balanced well.

Still, some neat things. I like the fast-paced clip sequences at the end, although the last notes of the song aren't accompanied by clips. And she picked some really really fabulous RedK!Clark facial expressions -- that "bring it on" in the bar and all that.

Mostly, though, I'm less amused by the vid-as-vid than by the vid-as-concept -- I mean! I'm tempted to keep it just to be three for three.