Two papers from the Journal of Research in Personality bear on earlier discussions about the overrated value of self-esteem, as per Lauren Slater’s New York Times Magazine article of last week:
Thanks to Adam for pointing me to today’s SF Gate front page, where this item appears:
Spann Family: Lindh Is a ‘Traitor’
They showed up, unannounced, to call John Walker Lindh a traitor. The mother, father and widow of slain CIA officer Johnny Micheal Spann have a score to settle — and no hesitation about saying so.
“John Walker is a traitor because of the way he lived,” Spann’s mother, Gail, said Wednesday. “If you go back from the time he was 16 years old and just go through his history, you know, what more could I say? It’s so simple and I hope that all Americans will feel the same way that I do.” AP via Yahoo! News
Sorry for their loss, but it is shameful, idiotic misguided vindictiveness to claim that Lindh was responsible in any sense for Spann’s death.
Suspect Tells Court He Thinks Pearl Is Dead: “The chief suspect in the kidnapping of U.S. reporter Daniel Pearl told an anti-terrorism court in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi Thursday he thought the U.S. reporter was dead.
The Pakistan government dismissed the statement as untrustworthy while Pearl’s employer, The Wall Street Journal, said it remained confident Pearl was alive.” Reuters
Beyond a Bid to Change Lies an Uncertain Future: “Both the financing and the tone of American politics could change profoundly if the campaign finance bill passed by the House this morning becomes law.
Yet, for all the certainty expressed during a long, bitter debate, neither its advocates nor its foes can be sure which party would be helped or hurt by the bill. The history of legislation to curb the influence of money and politics, including the election laws passed after the Watergate scandal, suggests that short-term effects may not last as politicians and donors figure their way around new laws.” NY Times
Well there's one kind of favor I'll ask for you
Well there's one kind of favor I'll ask for you
There's just one kind of favor I'll ask for you
You can see that my grave is kept clean.
And there's two white horses following me
And there's two white horses following me
I got two white horses following me
Waiting on my burying ground.
Did you ever hear that coffin sound
Did you ever hear that coffin sound
Did you ever hear that coffin sound
Means another poor boy is under the ground.
Did you ever hear them church bells toll
Did you ever hear them church bells toll
Did you ever hear them church bells toll
Means another poor boy is dead and gone.
my heart stopped beating and my hands turned cold
my heart stopped beating and my hands turned cold
my heart stopped beating and my hands turned cold
And I believe what the father told.
And there's one last favor I'll ask for you
And there's one last favor I'll ask for you
And just one last favor I'll ask for you
You can see that my grave is kept clean.
Is action against Iraq imminent? Bush Keeps Iraq Options Open, but Secret. ‘President Bush, speaking as his administration considered ways to oust Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, said on Wednesday he reserved all his options to act but he would not disclose them at this time.
“I will reserve whatever options I have. I’ll keep them close to my vest.
…” ‘ Close to my vest??? Reuters via Yahoo! News
“Heinz launches chocolate fries; Food firm also plans to tempt kids with cinnamon, sky blue Funky Fries.” CNNmoney
How Many Blonds Mess Up a Nash Equilibrium? “The film A Beautiful Mind is the first to deal with a profound social issue that touches everyone but that few people understand–a Nash equilibrium.” LA Times
