A New World Record

Jonah Goldberg's op-ed piece in Tuesday's Minneapolis StarTribune prompts This Week's Discussion Question:

What was the previous world record for Stupid per Column Inch?

Please keep the discussion civil and do not wander off into "I think we're looking at a new Wrong per Column Inch title, too" or "How's about you enlisting, Jonah?"

Discuss.


Update: The Strib link expired, so I changed it to point at the L.A. Times website, from whence this stuff emanates.

Dumb like a FOX

With a week of League Championship Series and a couple of World Series games in the books, here's This Week's Discussion Question:

Why does MLB continue to let FOX carry such sacred programming?

Please keep the discussion civil and do not wander off into:

• Has that stupid camera in the dirt in front of home plate ever shed new insight on any play?

• Could we skip the ultra close-ups of the hitter and pitcher and maybe see a catcher put down signs?

• Enough with the praying fans already!

• How could Tim McCarver, who once said, "Bob Gibson is the luckiest pitcher I know. He always pitches on the days when the other team doesn't score any runs" be so incredibly dull?

Discuss.

Land of the Free, Home of the Bullies

Today, the President signed the Military Commissions Act of 2006, allowing him "to 'interpret the meaning and application' of international standards for prisoner treatment, a provision intended to allow him to authorize aggressive interrogation methods that might otherwise be seen as illegal by international courts."

It also "eliminates some of the rights defendants are usually guaranteed under U.S. law." Like habeus corpus.

Here's This Week's Discussion Question:

What happened to America?

Please keep the discussion civil and do not wander off into sobbing or Tourette's-like outbursts of profanity.

Discuss.

Requiem

After the Twins were swept by the A's this afternoon in the ALDS, our next TWDQ was going to be "What the hell happened?" but tonight's news elicits a more somber This Week's Discussion Question:

Was there ever a more gracious and classy guy than John "Buck" O'Neil?

Please keep the discussion civil and do not wander off into "Yes," because you'd be wrong.

Requiescat in pace.

This Time It's For Real

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice warned Iraqi leaders that "they have limited time to settle their differences," prompting This Week's Discussion Question:

Or what?

Please keep the discussion civil and do not wander off into "Don't make me stop this car!" or "Because The Decider decided, that's why."

Discuss.

Little Piranhas

The Minnesota Twins overtook the Detroit Tigers to snatch the AL Central title in this afternoon's unbelievable conclusion to the regular season. Now that things have calmed down at TWDQ HQ, here's This Week's Discussion Question:

Isn't this fun?

Please keep the discussion civil and do not wander off into "Go A's!"

Discuss.