Song of the day: “White Rabbit” by Jefferson Airplane

Intro: without any direct connection a priori (though, thinking again about it, perhaps I was in a psychedelic state to give Marie-George Buffet 5 points…), I recalled the song I propose as today’s song following a short discussion in the comments section of my friend Dan’s post about the French candidates to presidency (you should do that politiquiz as well: as for myself, I got Sarkozy and Bayrou on the top places with 10 points both- never mind whom I got on the third place :-)- and I trust the French will be smart enough to do likewise in their fast approaching elections…).
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Liiceanu, “dizidenta” si de ce avem nevoie in Romania

Am scris initial despre treaba asta aici. Intre timp Gabriel Liiceanu a raspuns cu mai multe detalii si unele au sens perfect (a propos, insa, vezi si la finalul postului meu, cel care ii ia interviul, il si “conduce”, e o practica josnica in jurnalism, autorul trebuie ca e un bigot, asta in cazul “bun”, care vrea sa-l scoata pe Liiceanu cu orice pret de unde, posibil, sa nu poata fi scos); de exemplu, este ca treaba cu plagiatul e subtire de tot (si parea astfel de la inceput), dar, dupa cum ma asteptam, Liiceanu e foarte vag si evaziv referitor la acuzatia de a fi “dizident postrevolutionar” -si poate chiar mai grav, in context general, de falsificare a istoriei (antedatarea unor documente, chiar personale, scoaterea unor pasaje cel putin ‘compromitatoare’ din texte mai vechi, in loc de asumarea si explicarea lor s.a.m.d.)-
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Unul care gandeste pe Hotnews

Intre multa lume care de obicei freaca menta pe blogurile hotnews (fara suparare, in ultima vreme s-au inmultit), “Doc” e cu un cap peste ceilalti. Excelent comentariu, chiar ma gandeam ca nimanui nu ii mai pasa de termenii corecti, concreti, de adevar… (“fabulospirit” la propriu…), mai ales dupa ce pana si SAR-ul a dat-o in bara (relax insa, nu e prima data…).
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