Harbinger- August 14, 2008 At long last, the Beer Ratings Page has been updated with eleven new entries (pushing the total up to 338 beers). Most of the new batch are summer brews (naturally). One notable and tasty exception is Tyranena's Dirty Old Man Rye Porter. That's right, porter aged in rye barrels and yes, it is as good as it sounds. It's part of their "Brewers Gone Wild" series which means it was only availablehttp://www.fraterslibertas.com/2008/08/harbinger.html The Girls Smile And People Forget- August 14, 2008 Jonathan Kay nails one of the main reasons why the Olympics hold no interest for me in a piece at the National Post: Oh, and it turns out the lip-sync wasn't the only fraudulent thing about the opening ceremonies. The purportedly spectacular fireworks broadcast for the world's benefit were cobbled together with digital video effects --a cheap Hollywood trick that's as phony as Lin Miaoke'shttp://www.fraterslibertas.com/2008/08/girls-smile-and-people-forget.html Lee Harvey, You Are a Mad Man- August 14, 2008 I see Mitchell Berg calling out the "Minnesota Independent" (Orwellian rim shot) for giggling at vandalism directed at Republicans. Another example of this phenomenon exists at that Democrat activist funded propaganda mill's brother-in-arms, MinnPost. Check out this post promoting the concerts taking place in town during the Republican National Convention, by their music critic Jim Walsh: Makinghttp://www.fraterslibertas.com/2008/08/lee-harvey-you-are-mad-man.html How's The Water- August 13, 2008 The Beer Examiner's Charlie Papazian reports that Flat Earth is not the only local brewer to come up with a specialty beer for the Republican National Convention: Meanwhile at Great Water Brewing (Saint Peter St., Saint Paul), brewer Bob DuVemois is making "G.O.P." It's a "Golden Oat Pale." They promise to have a few more beers brewed up for after the convention, appropriate for the run up tohttp://www.fraterslibertas.com/2008/08/hows-water.html Send In The Clowns- August 13, 2008 Liberty Parade promises liberty, Missile Dick Chicks: What does liberty look and sound like Does it come in the form of a grass-covered bike or an enormous phallic symbol Is it a giant puppet polar bear puppet that serves as a reminder to global warming An 11-person bike made from cannibalized cars Or since it's State Fair time, maybe it's Dick Cheney's head on a stick Quit noddinghttp://www.fraterslibertas.com/2008/08/send-in-clowns.html Reality Bites- August 13, 2008 George Friedman provides an astute and hyperbole free analysis of the Russo-Georgian War and Balance of Power: Therefore, the United States has a problem--it either must reorient its strategy away from the Middle East and toward the Caucasus, or it has to seriously limit its response to Georgia to avoid a Russian counter in Iran. Even if the United States had an appetite for another war inhttp://www.fraterslibertas.com/2008/08/reality-bites.html So Wrong It's Right- August 13, 2008 Last Sunday's Saint Paul Pioneer Press featured a lengthy article on two of our local community's newest and most beloved health care mascots. Say hello to Petey P. Cup and his sidekick Pokey Syringe. As the article explains, Petey is: ...a big, anthropomorphic urine sample jar that's the new 'official spokescup' and costumed mascot for HealthPartners, the Bloomington-based health carehttp://www.fraterslibertas.com/2008/08/so-wrong-its-right.html They All Sigh And Want To Die- August 12, 2008 A few thoughts on the Russian invasion of Georgia: - Early last December when I was in Moscow I was able to dine at a fine Georgian restaurant. The food was delicious and the atmosphere delightful. My Russian host had to explain that although the wine from Georgia was quite good it wasn't available because the government had banned imports from Georgia due to the strained relations between thehttp://www.fraterslibertas.com/2008/08/they-all-sigh-and-want-to-die.html That's Guy's An...- August 11, 2008 In yet another unprecedented early endorsement, the editorial staff here at Fraters Libertas encourages voters in Eden Prairie to pull the lever for Brad Aho for City Council. He may be an Aho, but he's our Aho. With a Loon in the legislature and an Aho on the city council, the people of Eden Prairie will be well represented indeed.http://www.fraterslibertas.com/2008/08/thats-guys.html Leave The Preachin' To Him, The Practicin' To Us- August 11, 2008 At some point in the future we may well look back on 2008 as--to quote Churchill--"the end of the beginning" of global warming hysteria. In addition to all the contradictory scientific evidence that has emerged this year, we are also seeing leading proponents of the anthropogenic warming theory appear increasingly hypocritical in practice even as their rhetoric becomes increasingly shrill,http://www.fraterslibertas.com/2008/08/leave-preachin-to-him-practicin-to-us.html |