Welcome, ladies and gentlemen to the fourth annual Pfft! Awards! For those of you who may be newcomers to this space, the Pffts! were created in 2001 by your intrepid correspondent to honor those individuals and organizations who by word and deed have earned a well-placed Pfft! This is one award ceremony in which the audience is encouraged to participate. When you see a Pfft!, … [Read more...] about Oct. 18, 2004: Announcing the Fourth Annual Pfft! Awards!
2004 Columns
Oct. 11, 2004: Boortz Says Government Schools Are Pitiful. I Say That’s Debatable.
After watching the vacuous babble that passes for presidential debates, I am ready for a head-knocking, rip-snorting debate between two articulate participants with widely divergent views. How about Neal Boortz and Zachary Wansley? Boortz is the popular nationally syndicated radio “Talkmaster.” I have known him since he was a talk radio rookie in Atlanta, and I was a PR pup at … [Read more...] about Oct. 11, 2004: Boortz Says Government Schools Are Pitiful. I Say That’s Debatable.
Oct. 4, 2004: Florida Doesn’t Need Carter’s Political Meddling
It was a classless thing to do, even by Jimmy Carter’s standards. As the people of Florida dug out from under the quadruple whammy of deadly hurricanes, President Gooberhead graced us with the latest in a string of unwanted, unneeded and unsolicited opinions. This time he wanted you to know that he is concerned about the fairness of the Florida election system. The people of … [Read more...] about Oct. 4, 2004: Florida Doesn’t Need Carter’s Political Meddling
Sep. 27, 2004: Good People Doing Good Things. Another Reason to be Proud of the U.S.
It never fails. Mention some of the wonderful qualities of the United States — something I don’t do enough by the way — and a bunch of “yes, but” whiners pop up like warts on a hog. Say that we are the richest, most powerful nation on earth and “yes, but” contrarians complain that is the very reason countries like the France and Germany don’t like us. They would probably … [Read more...] about Sep. 27, 2004: Good People Doing Good Things. Another Reason to be Proud of the U.S.
Sep. 20, 2004: Some Cogent Comments About My Column on Georgia
Sometimes, I don't understand the column-writing business. I can present a serious treatise about the impact of the International Monetary Fund on the price of cupcakes, or carefully analyze the three lucid thoughts our Ambassador to Outer Space Cynthia McKinney has had in her lifetime and I’ll get nary a peep from you. But let me opine that Georgia is the prettiest place on … [Read more...] about Sep. 20, 2004: Some Cogent Comments About My Column on Georgia