I'm sure this would never become a problem

U.S. Weapons, Foreign Flavor - New York Times: "At one time, the Pentagon could have obtained all it needed in the United States, but no longer. Nor does it want to. Instead, the Pentagon's latest weapons buying list has a distinctly global tinge. From the military's point of view, the United States no longer has a lock on research and technology and has no choice but to look overseas. And foreign contractors are eager to get a piece of the American military budget, which dwarfs that of any other nation."

Quote of the Week

Late Night Political Jokes - Late Night Jokes Updated Daily: "'Over the weekend, North Korea, seen here in parade form, stunned the world by agreeing to end its nuclear weapons program in exchange for a White House pledge not to invade them. The surprise breakthrough in the talks made banner headlines -- until the next day when unfortunately North Korea backed out and vowed to keep its weapons until Washington gave it a nuclear reactor. Now I understand that Kim Jong Il enjoys Western entertainment, so, on the off chance that he may be watching this program, I would like to take a moment to address the dear leader. ... Listen f---head, you got the Bush administration to promise not to attack you. Don't blow that. Mexico can't even get that. Every day, Canadians check the map to make sure we didn't move the border on them overnight. We're bad-ass, baby' --Jon Stewart"

Media Notes Extra

Media Notes Extra: "Jonah Goldberg has the temerity to make fun of the coverage:

'The press was blindsided again. As Hurricane Rita barreled toward Key West, television news executives were unprepared to deal with the lamentable divide this storm would undoubtedly reveal between gay America and straight America.

'You'd think the media would have learned their lesson. After Katrina, the press corps waited a full two days after the storm hit before it was able to report that one of America's poorest and blackest cities was full of poor and black people. Surely, this time around the Fourth Estate would hit the ground running with up-to-the-minute exposes on the 'Other' Other America and trenchant-yet-lachrymose essays on What This Says About America, that one of America's zestiest gay resorts was left to twist in the wind.

'The questions raised by unlovely Rita are as painful as they are obvious. Will gays stay behind in disproportionate numbers in this disproportionately gay city? If so, Why? If gay marriage were legalized, could some of this disaster be avoided? Would George W. Bush have responded more quickly if the victims were just a tad less stylish? And, of course: Will the federal government help keep Key West festive?...

'This all might sound a bit absurd, but this isn't far from where we are today.'"

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Quote of the Week

SI.com - Writers - Mac attacks! (pt. 3) - Wednesday September 14, 2005 10:57AM: "It reminds me of those long-distance dedications Casey Kasem used to do on his Weekly Top 40 Countdown. Remember those? People told these wrenching sagas that were invariably followed by a request for the most inane song imaginable:

'Dear Casey, my dad was involved in the Danish mafia. He once burned my face with acid during a bizarre devil-worshipping ritual. Around the same time, Mom died doing repair work on a hovercraft. Dad eventually was arrested for lascivious conduct with the neighbor's poodle. I bounced around from one juvenile detention center to the next. Eventually I found work as a celebrity publicist. After 20 years I got help and my father and I finally reconnected. Plenty of water was under the bridge but like they say, blood is thicker than water. So on behalf of finding my father, I'd like to dedicate a song to him. Casey, could you please play ... Funky Cold Medina by Ton-Loc?'"

Get it while it's free

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/13/opinion/13tierney.html

Late Night Political Jokes - Late Night Jokes Updated Daily

Late Night Political Jokes - Late Night Jokes Updated Daily: "'Finally today convoys of troops and aid started to arrive along the Gulf Coast. Five days after the hurricane hit. Kind of makes you miss the innocent days when Bush only sat on his ass for seven minutes. It only took him four days to make a plan, but finally today he said he had a plan. Unfortunately it's a faith-based plan that involves getting two of every animal onto a big boat.' -- Bill Maher"

SI.com - Writers - Monday Morning QB (cont.) - Monday September 5, 2005 12:10PM

SI.com - Writers - Monday Morning QB (cont.) - Monday September 5, 2005 12:10PM: "QUOTE OF THE WEEK

'That kid grew up so far out in the country, he had to go toward town to hunt.''

-- Dallas coach Bill Parcells on first-round draft choice Demarcus Ware, who grew up in rural Alabama."