Tim Blair

poor guy's probably wondering how he got left off of the list. but to be fair, he is at least questioning the purity of their motives...

However, the BBC has proven that "close enough to the truth" is more than adequate, hasn't it? Why should a pinchpenny desire for accuracy be allowed to taint a really good jab at someone you don't like?

Bill Maher is an ass, this is just another example.

Pronouns jump when they cross the International date line.

Funny though how Maher didn't cite the dozens of Euro-weenies he was busily sticking up for a few months ago; but I'll still take a deep breath and give Bill credit where credit is due for taking a baby step back from the brink of utter lunacy.

And how difficult is it to cut and paste a name? My spelling is bad enough without going out of the way to offend people by FUBAR-ing their names.

I'm sure Australia's Prime Minister Hunt can empathise with Megawali :-)

Spanish Prime Minister José Maria Anzar could not be reached for comment.

Ah, President Bash, Tony Bluir and Jack Kirack.

I gotta go with Craig Ranapia.

Let's give Mr. Maher some credit for pointing out the hypocrisy of international leaders who were paid agents of Iraq.

Plus, maybe the editors were confused, not Bill.

Oh, and, dude, your name means "Frog-soft" in Latin. How cool is that?

Bill who?

Or, for that matter: Jeanine who?

Bill is just another American, baby-boomer with his head up his ass. How unusual is that? Not very.

Bill has yet to express an opinion that he didn't crib from someone else. He is unoriginal, unintelligent, and uninteresting. He is the unfunny comedian who wants to be taken seriously. Fortunately for him, there are people who have been victimized by state-funded education and therefore, he has an audience.

Great blog - does anyone have an email for the Australian writer Jim Nolan? I'd be grateful for that information. Tom

Be careful what you name your kids. Megawati sounds like the pet name for a testosterone-charged teenager with a liking for heavy metal.

They should have called her Karen. Or Glenys. Or Audrey.

Maybe she was named Megawati because she's so bright.

Oh, and, dude, your name means "Frog-soft" in Latin. How cool is that?

How do make Ranapia "frog soft"?
Rana = frog in Latin (feminine noun)
and
pia (feminine form of pius) = dutiful, kind, affectionate towards one's parent(s), patriotic

rana+pia = patriotic frog.

Re "Rana-pia"

Huh. You're totally right, Peggy Sue.

Apparently, my neurology profs lied to me about the meaning of the term "pia mater." It doesn't mean "tender mother" at all! It means "faithful mother," because it faithfully follows the surface of the brain and spinal cord.

Learn something new every day.

Actually 'pia mater' is a medieval latin translation of the arabic term 'umm raqiqah', which indeed means 'tender mother'.

May be those neuro-profs muddled their arabic and latin.