Around the Blogosphere This Week

Here's a roundup of very miscellaneous good reads!

At the subject link, Hugh Hewitt writes that Hillary Clinton isn't a "progressive," she's a radical, and explains why.

The Return of "That'll Teach 'Em Hillary": Tom DeLay writes "This recent attack against Rush Limbaugh is nothing more than a fire drill for Mrs. Clinton’s 'new progressive infrastructure,' a preparation for the real quarry: the 2008 Republican presidential nominee. There is nothing independent, nonpartisan, or disinterested about Media Matters and the rest of the Clinton Shadow Party..."

Egypt to Hire Lawyer For Student Facing Explosives Charges: My question is...what is Egypt's interest in defending one of the men arrested in South Carolina in possession of explosives and a "video showing how to use remote-controlled toys to detonate terrorist bombs"? (Hat tip: J.C. Loophole at The Shelf.)

Mahlon Clark, 84; Clarinetist Played With Welk, Sinatra and Madonna: One of Clark's significant contributions to American popular music was playing the solo in the "Baby Elephant Walk" in HATARI!. HATARI! is one of my oldest son's favorite John Wayne movies, so I've heard that music countless times over the years...

Salinas and Telemundo Part Ways: Los Angeles news anchor Mirthala Salinas refused to accept her demotion to Riverside and has left the Spanish-language station Telemundo. The back story about Salinas's relationship with Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa was discussed here in August.

UCLA Violates California's Ban on Racial Discrimination: Paul Mirengoff at Power Line on how UCLA is trying to get around falling numbers of black students by trying to admit more "low income students." The average SAT of black students at UCLA, 1738, seems pretty low for a school of UCLA's caliber. More from The New York Times. Educators need to be looking at how to address the various reasons black students are doing poorly in the first place, not at how to rig the system to admit sub-par students.

NASCAR'S Busch Series Has a New Sponsor: After 26 years, Busch is out as the sponsor of NASCAR's "second-level" racing series, as NASCAR continues to move away from liquor and cigarette sponsors. The new sponsor is Nationwide Insurance, and the races will be called the Nationwide Series.

Emile Henry Pink Pie Plate: So pretty! This is on my wish list...