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New Strain Of “Shapeshifting Grackles” Discovered
My Way News reported yesterday that a gaggle of large black birds called
In Defense Of Newsweek
One of the persistent arguments coming out of the Newsweek debacle is that, even if Newsweek could prove with certainty that Koran desecration took place, that Newsweek should not have printed it.
I completely understand this impulse. We conserva…
Journalistic Overkill
Michelle Malkin has been on top of the case of USMC 2nd Lt. Ilario G. Pantano from the beginning. The Raleigh News & Observer, as part of the mainstream media that has thus far failed to convict the LT on…
Steroid Abuse, Jason Giambi & Barry Bonds
Frank commentary the other day by sportswriter Neil Hayes. He focused on baseball star Jason Giambi’s steroid use and its bad effects on his career — specifically, his health. He also brings in Barry Bonds’s continuing struggle against a stubborn st…
Schools Recruit Anti-Military Mindset
Heaven forbid er… Goddess of Trees and Peace forbid Insert non-secular exclamation here, we should perform torture or aggressive war against those that would behead innocent people or suicide bomb women and children. After all, those animals deserv…
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A Perfect Morning
Today, Tuesday, May 17, 2005, was a perfect morning to be in the woods. I got to the secret spot well before day break. Put out the famed jake decoy and found a nice tree to sit next to.
Then I heard the sound…the gobbler was up on the roost, ba…
CHECKS AND BALANCES AND SENATE FILIBUSTERS
Indra Nooyi: Let the Pepsi Boycott Begin
Indra Nooyi President and CFO, PepsiCo “Now as never before, it’s important we give the world a hand — not the finger.” May 15th speech, Columbia Business School I’ve been on the phone this morning (and again this afternoon)…
The Best Financial Advice I Can Give, Part 2
Here’s part two of our series asking five top personal finance experts to offer their single best piece of advice: “Spend less than you earn. Successful financial planning really stems from that simple statement. If you retain a portion of
Global Strike Plan Raises Questions
The administration’s Global Strike Plan may fail the Just War tests and be strategically unsound. The just war question is raised — obliquely — by the title of William Arkin’s opinion piece in Sunday’s WaPo. Not Just A Last Resort?
Gone Fishing With Karl Rove
I was fishing at the DU last night and became very amused by the DUers who were claiming Karl Rove was the architect of the Newsweek mess
Trump Must Build
The City That Never Sleeps should be home to nothing less than the Towers Than Would Not Die.
RUSH RUSHES TO PODCAST
New “Drunk Pill” On The Horizon
Newsmax magazine reported yesterday that a new herb has been found that greatly reduces a persons desire to consume alcohol. An extract from the plant,
Our Obligatory Post on Newsweek
Isn’t the Bush White House dressing down Newsweek for printing unsubstantiated rumors about this war a little like Hannibal Lecter calling for the death penalty for runaway brides?
Maybe They Had a Lot of Luggage
In a St. Louis Post-Dispatch story entitled Amtrak train hits tractor-trailer, we have an inadvertant argument in favor of ending Amtrak subsidies….
A TAM Mea Culpa
When doing media criticism or criticism of the critics one should always start with original documents. I gave Michael Isikoff…
Berlin coaches get educated on steroids
The Berlin Citizen
The steroid-related arrest of six Daniel Hand High School football players two months ago brought to light a troubling fact n a growing number of young athletes are turning to performance enhancing drugs in order to gain a competi…
NY’S TWIN TOWERS: ULTIMATE COMEBACK?
The best idea for a new set of Twin Towers comes from Kenneth Gardner and Herbert Belton. Their project, http://www.TwinTowersII.com, is a sensible plan. Now, Donald Trump has championed their plan…
Newsweek has done this before – two million died
Loose lips sink ships…and lots of people die. I wonder what Andrew thinks about this?
Tangled Bank 28: Another Medical Carnival
I stumbled onto another med/science blog carnival sponsored by The Tangled Bank. This week’s listings are posted at Medical Mad House, and consist of links to legitimate blog posts, surrounded by contrived descriptions of questionable medical products…
Flushing The Retraction And The Apology
I had no interest in the apology.
Why Star Wars Sucks !
There many reasons why Star Wars sucks, but at present the most compelling is Bai Ling pictured at right. There is some dispute over when and why the Korean hottie was axed from the lastest Star Wars debacle but little that she is deserving of being f…
Wal-Mart revolutionized retail business, one pickle jar at a time
When Wal-Mart decided to sell a gallon jar of dill pickles, it looked towards, Vlasic, a company that specialized in premium pickles. For years, Vlasic had maintained that customers should pay a premium price for premium pickles. That soon changed when
Trump Must Build
When Daniel Libeskind’s Freedom Tower design was accepted as a replacement for the World Trade Center, I felt a kick to the pit of my stomach. It was an impressive piece of architecture, but could not contain what the World…
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Heh. Thanks for the link.
Affair with staffer a mistake, Mfume says
baltimoresun.com – Affair with staffer a mistake, Mfume says
Attempting to distance himself from allegations that he created a hostile environment for women at NAACP headquarters, U.S. Senate candidate Kweisi Mfume yesterday called his affair with a…
Line of the Decade
Who among us can say, with any degree of certainty, that we will not be forced to confront a potential terrorist among a future-in-law this very day?
Dulles Rant
The first part of my rant deals more directly with Independence Air and I’m sure that experience probably contributed to how the other bits of idiocy affected me. I had noticed on my trip out on the 7th at GSP…
Forsake The Troops website creator killed (UPDATE: smells faked)
Michael Crook, the creator of the reprehensible ForsakeTheTroops.info website died last night, according to a posting on his personal website.Crook was allegedly beaten by persons upset with his site, and died as a result of those injuries.As it mentio…
Rhetorical overdose of the week
So it’s only monday, and this is only one post, but I’m already sick of Nuclear option talk.
A sampling from the Carpetbagger (h/t solodialog):
Yesterday, on CNN, Lugar wasn’t nearly so certain, saying that the nuclear option amounts to “ska…
DAMAGE CONTROL: LAURA BUSH TO MIDEAST
I hope her “South-Park Schtick” routine doesn’t come back to bite her on this trip. That would be a disaster. With all the feelings and e
Newsweek Article Spurs Wave Of “Islamo-rappers”
As fellow fake news outlet Newsweek continues their internal investigation into the Koran flushing incident, it appears the law of unintended consequences has struck across the Middle East. Many Muslims have become so enraged by the reported desecratio…
Damn the Force, Just Make It Good
Just a few more words about the nearly released Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. There’s a general consensus (with which I agree) that the first three Star Wars movies (now known as Episodes 4, 5, and…
2 Billion Dollars for Viagra?
Not only no, but hell no. Not with my tax dollars!
The federal government will spend nearly $2 billion in the next decade on male impotence drugs under its Medicare program, according to a new cost estimate from the Congressional Budget Office that …
More Criticizing the Critics
It’s been a long time coming but Andrew Sullivan has made an point important enough to pass on to you….
Test the degree of trust
Here’s my idea on how to truly test the level of trust of “journalists” against those two groups of people:
Each reporter at Guantanamo gets a choice – 10 minutes alone with a prisoner, without handcuffs or any other restraints or 10 minutes alon…
So Now Let’s Welcome George Galloway, MP
I have seen films of the Kefauver investigation into organized crime, I have seen films of the Army/McCarthy hearings, I watched the Watergate hearings live on television. None of those equalled Mr. Galloway’s testimony today.
Democrat Dirty Tricks
David Limbaugh writes:
If anyone doubted which side of the political aisle is playing dirty in the fight over federal judicial nominees, he hasn’t read about the National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League’s mission to dig up financial a…
Muslims Vandalize Holy Places
I remember well walking through the streets of Varanasi, India in 1991 when there were deadly riots between hindus and muslims.
Muslims were killing hindus, hindus were killing muslims in revenge . . . martial law was declared and the only living…
The Politics of the Draft
Why worry about women in combat? Why not just let the Pentagon go ahead with boiling the frog? After all, proponents argue, it is an all-volunteer army now. Let me highlight one reason, among others: the draft. This argument is…
Vaccines for Age-Old Enemies: Plague, Fat and…Smoking?
News comes in threes, I’ve heard, and the last few days has brought word of vaccines under development to combat some stubborn foes.
My Daughter, The Hero
It was 8:30 PM and I was furious. It was getting dark out and my daughter wasn’t home yet. The planning of her punishment in my head was interrupted by the phone ringing. I answered it and found out my…
The Gorilla In The Living Room: Toilet Flushing And Other Insane Reasons To Commit Murder
the real story in the Newsweek fiasco, the 800 pound gorilla(really big gorilla) in the living room, was not Newsweek’s stupid mistake and escape from journalistic standards and reason, but the reaction of the Muslim world to the Newsweek article.
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Kevin McGehee wants to shoot New Yorkers with a bow and arrow.
Nah, you ever try cleaning one?
Catching Up
Thanks for all of the messages that have streamed in since MSNBC appearance on Friday afternoon. I went to DC early Saturday afternoon and didn’t get back to Baltimore until about 2:30 or 3 a.m. Sunday thanks to the weather…
No god but God
Aslan makes a convincing case in rejecting the notion that Islam is a religion of war, and his explanation of the nature and evolution of “jihad” is must reading.
The Best Financial Advice I Can Give, Part 1
Americans are hit with so much financial advice these days that it’s impossible to understand and keep up with it all.
Smart Aleck Chicken Gets What’s Coming To It
Three boys were arrested for allegedly torturing a chicken to death by lighting it on fire at Evergreen Camp in Lawrence. The Boston Globe reports…
Growing Greener II
Election Day is Tuesday, May 17, 2005. On the ballot is an initiative, dubbed Growing Greener II.
The ballot question states: “Do you favor authorizing the Commonwealth to borrow up to $625,000,000, for the maintenance and protection of the enviro…
The Fewer People Who Know About Your Blog…
File this one under ‘be careful what you blog about’.
The “Phantom Professor” blog dished about epidemic eating disorders and wealthy students looking for a “Mrs.” degree. The author dubbed girls in $500 sandals toting $1,500 handbags “the A…
Augustine’s Laws and Religious Speech on the Job
Employers, fearful of religious expression in the workplace, must be even more nervous after yesterday’s story about the forced (?) removal of a Lutheran chaplain from her post as executive officer at the Air Force Academy. Faye Fiore, in today’s
Who is the Radical
Nuclear Option
Newsweek Editor Apologizes, Magazine To Begin Inquiry
Newsweek Magazine apologized Sunday for a May 9th report that U.S. personnel had desecrated and then flushed a copy of the Koran down the toilet while interrogating Muslim prisoners at Guantanamo Bay. After the article was published, large riots erupted
New Girls Gone Wild Said to be Darker, More Violen
HOLLYWOOD (CA) – Critics who have seen an early screening of the latest in the enormously successful Girls Gone Wild series, have called it a “dark” and “violent” movie, deserving of its NC-17 rating.
Back on the Blog
Back on the Blog I didn’t mean the last post here, over 2 weeks ago, to itself be an epitaph. I could explain that given the nicer weather, my new full-time job (I’d been a contractor for a few years),…
Affirmative Action in the Classroom
Seeing as how American engineering programs attract a lot of students from different countries, there were also times when white students were in the minority in my classes. And yet no one ever made any concessions for us. Indeed, see my article from…
Staying What Course?
Quagmire? When have we heard that before? Oh, yeah! Vietnam. And we all know that Vietnam and Iraq are exactly the same. Of course Mr. Krugman does not intend to insult both of those nation’s in one sentence, does
Stewardesses Stripped !
< ?php echo ImageHeadline_render( 'T','font_color=#CC4444&font_size=25&shadow_spread=5' ); ?>hat title outta pump out a few more Google hits. Leaving aside my cheap attempt to gain traffic there is an important issue at hand. A bankruptcy…
Sergeant Christopher Pusateri: Who was with him when he died?
We’ve been following the Pentagon’s “boiled frog” strategy related to women in combat. . . the plan has been to simply go ahead and put women into combat, present it to the American people as a fait accompli, knowing that…
Henry Hudson Collapse
Henry Hudson Collapse
Longing for Statesmen
The days of statesmanship and civil disagreement are over.
Not an equal protection issue
Stanley Kurtz links to and rebuts Saturday’s Washington Post editorial about the Nebraska same-sex marriage ruling from last week, which overturned Nebraska’s state constitutional amendment banning gay marriage. Kurtz’s post to The Corner can be rea…
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Eight Unusual Ways to Create Cash
If you’ve been reading this blog for any amount of time, you know that Principle 1 is to maximize income from all sources and Principle 2 is to minimize expenses.
New Al Gore “Tell-all” Book Causing A Stir
Former vice-president Al Gore has recently completed an autobiography on his life that has left some people ducking for cover, and others begging for more. The book is entitled
Moose and Buds
Here I am chillin’ with some friends in Pittsburgh.
Your Gift to The Sparrow’s Nest Will Be Doubled — Plus Get Some Great Stuff
Here are a couple exciting announcements: For the next month (or until we raise an extra $10,000, whichever comes first), every donation made on this site will be doubled!
Commies Are Cool, m’kay?
The Chomsky Rule
If Noam Chomsky, or any group or figure who draws inspiration thereof, is opposed to a measure, said measure carries the strong presumption of excellent policy. Hmm…there must be a flaw there, but I don’t see it…
UPDATE 05/13/05 5:40 p.m. – We…
HufPo Watch: Will Somebody Shut Conyers Up?
Well I’ve been trolling the Huffington Post again. At times it can be like reading a PG-13 version of the Democratic Underground. The level of Moonbattery is just as high if not higher but they are all polite and so far no one’s called Bush Hitler
Dark Side Caption Contest
Sample: I can feel the force!
The Time Has Come for Immigration Reform
It is time for the issue of illegal immigration to come front and center on the stage of American politics. It has been ingored for far too long, and there are a now a number of signs indicating a burgeoning…
Richard Cohen Loves The Filibuster (For Now)
In his piece Mr. Smith’s Lost Cause, Richard Cohen clings dearly to an elitist democratic conceit – that when liberal ideals are faced with foreclosure, extreme defensive measures are not just possible, but necessary. Liberal ideas are so necessary, …
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With the Filibusterers
At 8:30 in the evening, nearly everything around the Capitol Building is closed, as senators and congressmen, staffers and lobbyists, and assorted other critters have left their places of work in favor of other climes.
At 8:30 in the evening, ju
Sometimes I Wonder…
Sometimes I wonder what the defining difference is between pro-life and pro death penalty. I had this revelation this morning and after about thirty seconds I realized it was the difference between the innocent and the evil. I’m pro-life for…
NIGHTMARE SCENARIO: NUKES OVER WASHINGTON D.C.
UPDATE: Values Stand-down Day for Recruiting
Tell me what other job gets that kind of scrutiny and affects the opinions of other people so strongly. I’m sure there are some, but not many. And it’s not what our servicemen and women thought they would have to do when they originally enlisted.
It’s the Culture (of Death), Stupid
The New York Times has a story about the African ritual of “cleansing” a widow after her husband’s funeral by having one of her husband’s relatives, in what is tantamount to rape, have intercourse with her. The thrust of the story is that the threa…
Sanford on Black Candidates
Mark Sanford doesn’t deserve some of the criticism he’s getting for saying South Carolina isn’t likely to elect a black candidate statewide anytime soon.
Chimps
Things took another turn for the creepy in the case of embattled pop superstar Michael Jackson when it was revealed during testimony yesterday that the erstwhile
Submission Screened in Italy
Apparently Italian TV will screen Dutch film “Submission” despite Muslim protests and death threats. In case you did not know, this is the film that got it’s maker Theo van Gogh brutally murdered and sent Ayaan Hirsi Ali the writer and Dutch MP into…
FRIEDMAN WRONG AGAIN: THE WORLD AIN’T FLAT – OR EVEN GETTING FLATTER!
Kos-Kooks for Jesus
The Kos-Kooks have suddenly come out in favor of religion in politics. They report favorably on the display of a billboard that says
Jesus Cares for the Poor, so do We — Democrats make America Stronger
We wonder if those hypocritical THEOCRATS! e…
BRAC List Leaked
Although the news isn’t suppose to be released until tomorrow, a few sites have what is purported to be the official BRAC list of suggested base closures and realignments. Navyseals is one of the sites who has the list. Check the official Base Realign…
Tom DeLay Dinner: Shiva or . . . Hootenanny?!?
Monday’s Washington Post article about tonight’s dinner in honor of Tom DeLay quoted Marshall Wittman, (former Republican-now DLC staffer) as saying: “Tribute dinners are how politicians sit shiva for their dead.” Well, maybe that’s often true, bu…
Another Fatuous Mouthpiece
Jim Lampley demonstrates why sports announcers should stick to sports
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Dave, Trey & Henry; three great bloggers we met at BlogNashville. (Mr Baseball, The Video King and Mr Making Money all got their due.) Each influential leaders in their respective fields and all around great guys.
Henry we have some good video for you from the restaurant.
Huffington Post to become HR Puffington Post
After the devastating review by Nikki Finke, and a general lack of excitement around the blogosphere, Arianna Huffington has retooled and relaunched The Huffington Post as The HR Puffington Post.
Waynesville pastor resigns: lessons for the rest of us
Chan Chandler has resigned, according to the Associated Press.
WAYNESVILLE, N.C. — A Baptist preacher accused of running out nine congregants who disagreed with his Republican politics resigned Tuesday, two days after calling the issue “a great mi…
Reid Failing to Learn from his Predecessors Mistakes (aka, Lessons of BlogNashville)
JOSH MARSHALL VS JOSH MARSHALL
Hm. Some people need to read their own blogs. In criticizing President Bush’s Yalta remarks, Josh Marshall opines: Roosevelt didn’t hand the Baltics, Poland and the rest of what became the Warsaw Pact countries over to Soviet rule. The Red…
Not Going Nuclear
With North Korea and Iran both making nuke-related noises again, I’m back to a thought I’ve had many times through the years. The United States is, and has been, the largest nuclear power on the planet, both in the military…
Anti-Shrubbery Syndicate
Following the attack on the plants in front of the British Consulate in New York last week, the same terrorist group attempted a grenade attack on another bush this week.
ABC News Sinks to New Low on Iraq Reporting
It seems that ABC News no longer differentiates whether deaths in Iraq are U.S. soldiers, Iraqi citizens or terrorists. ABC News Radio said the following during the top-of-the-hour news update this afternoon: “A new spate of violence in Iraq le…
World’s First Urine Powered Bicycle Hits The Market
The scientific community is all abuzz over an invention many are calling the greatest creation mankind has seen since the spork. A team of soon-to-be-phenomenally-wealthy scientists from Wolverhampton, England have discovered a technique to harness the…
The long and winding tale
I completed about 30 pages of the first draft of Book 2 today. Moona has almost completed the next to last nitpicking of Book 1, and we’ll soon discuss all her suggestions, add the agreed changes to those changes made…
The Force Is Strong With This One…
I could not understand why it was reported the the man responsible for Schindler’s List and Saving Private Ryan wept at the end of Star Wars, Revenge of the Sith.
The UN – Dumber than a sack of hammers
It appears that the UN High Commissioner for Shooting the Messenger has a blog now, and the good commissioner doesn’t like it when people point out the MASSIVE CORRUPTION and HORRIFYING INEPTITUDE of his beloved organization. So if you…
Atlanta missing & murdered children case being reopened
The missing and murdered children case, which gripped metro Atlanta a generation ago is being reopened.Five murders from the spree more than 20 years ago are being reopened by the DeKalb County Cold Case squad. DeKalb Police Chief Louis Graham…
Breaking News: Congress Addressing Women in Combat
Just got word: Congressional Republicans are finally moving to address the problems we’ve been highlighting with the new Army policy of assigning women to Forward Support Companies. I wrote about the FSC issue here. And the women in combat posts…
Caption Contest: Sixties edition
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The middle is a tough place to be
I’ve been hashing out the controversy over the “nuclear” “constitutional” Byrd option in my admittedly befuddled head, and in blog comments here and over at Jack’s Random Fate, and I still remain convinced that the Republicans are marginally on t…
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Mayor Proposes “Fat Tax”, Obese And Morbidly Obese Hit Hardest
Hoping to whittle down a nearly $300 million dollar budget deficit, Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has recently proposed a 2% surtax on fast-food. The so-called
Some Call It A Bonfire/Carnival Of Classiness…
We call it “Classiness, All Around Us.” Click to explore more WILLisms.com. In no particular order, WILLisms.com presents classiness from the blogosphere: 1. Vodka Pundit rants about his moral exhaustion in debating the War On Terror, then, almost as…
Continuing Series of Really Offensive Historical Interviews: The Pope
In the next installment of my continuing series of interviews with historical figures, I present you with the new Pope: Me: So, how's the whole Pope gig working out? PB: Pretty good, got some new bling bling, new robe, new digs, overall no complain…
Grenade Thrown at President Bush
A grenade was thrown in front of President Bush during his trip in Georgia; it didn’t go off; no injuries. (h/t The Political Teen) MORE: MSNBC calls it a ‘device’. A device, possibly a hand grenade, was thrown toward the stage o…
The Alamo was fought to defend slavery! Nickelodeo
According to the report, the 50 second children’s TV network short states that the battle was fought
so white farmers could keep their slaves.
The article states that Nickelodeon was warned by respected historian R. Bruce Winders that the descript…
Punishment With a Capital “P”
The MPC forwards a link to Pro-Death Penanty.Org, a site devoted to support for, and information relating to, the death penalty. Capital punishment isn’t a topic as pleasant as puppy dogs and ice cream, but given Jayson’s post over at…
No news? Or no debate?
John Derbyshire made a comment in The Corner recently to the effect that there’s nothing much going on in the news lately. We agree it sort of seems that way, but as the Mudville Gazette points out, there’s all kinds of news out there. The presiden…
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They are Evil Once Again
When Judicial Watch was suing the Clinton Administration, the press referred to them as “a conservative group.” Ooooo – you can sense the evil! But, Judicial Watch also began suing the Bush Administration, so the “conservative” label was convenient…
Laura To World Leaders, ‘Give me back my hubby’
Desperate Housewife Laura Bush has a lot to be desperate about this week, as her philandering husband was captured yet again by photogs, this time on a super secret date with hunky Russian strongman Vladimir Putin…
Pressures On Recruiters High
Don’t get me wrong, I’m one of those Soldiers that loves the Army and believes in the recruiting mission. I don’t necessarily believe in all the tactics and techniques, but I didn’t believe everything I heard when I was in Special Forces, either. W…
DOWN THE SLIPPERY SLOPE: BRAZIL CELEBRATES ‘ORGASM DAY’
Korean Nuke Tests
Inevitable? I hope so! We have been conducting nuke tests every day this month and still have not gotten one to explode!
Paula Abdul Faces New Accuser
As the controversy over her alleged affair with former American Idol contestant Corey Clark rages on, Paula Abdul awoke this morning to discover that new romantic allegations have been leveled against her by former dancer and co-star from some of
When Illegals Attack
My friend Michael Graham of WMAL will be on Hannity & Colmes at 9 p.m. EDT tonight to discuss the events that transpired over the weekend (Michelle Malkin will also be there.) If you’re in DC, Michael will also be…
Top 5 Phrases Bush did not make while in Georgia
1. “Frankly, Mikhael Saakashvili, I don’t give a damn.”
Will there be enough sand?
During my recent shopping adventures, I have seen an amazing variety of products made from silicon, things I had never imagined, like bake ware, oven mitts, and ice trays. My friend just purchased a keyboard completely encased in silicon. I…
Atlanta courthouse shooting suspect Nichols converts to Islam
According to broadcast reports this evening, Brian Nichols, the suspect in the Fulton County Courthouse shootings in Atlanta on March 11, has had a jailhouse conversion to Islam.Nichols, who was indicted last Thursday on 54 charges, including four coun…
How Was Your “Orgasim Day?”
RIO DE JANEIRO, BrazilSex rarely makes the news in Brazil’s conservative Northeast — until a small town declared an official Orgasm Day on Monday.
Espertantina Mayor Felipe Santolia endorsed the May 9 holiday, which he said was intended to improv…
Brahmans of Science: We won’t play…
I’m aware that this is not fully a conservative versus liberal issue – but the brahmans of science are certainly continuing to emulate the left in their rhetoric and alignment with the liberal stream media. CBS wants us to understand that there are ne…
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Denied By Google “News”
I’ve followed the story of Jawa’s delisting from Google News because of alleged “hate speech”. Using my Jedi mind skills I sent Google News an email with just “add this site” in the message, with a link to GOP and the City. I was denied, it must …
Chlamydia Outbreak At Zoo Kills Penguins, Paris Hilton Wanted For Questioning
A chlamydia outbreak among penguins at the San Francisco Zoo has left a dozen of the flightless birds dead and countless others urinating with great discomfort.
a new definition for military journalism?
Fred Schoeneman raises an interesting point about what good military journalism is. He also is inviting discussion about the topic of perhaps “awarding” military jounalism. This former Army Ranger has some interesting points.
I threw my 2 cents in…
You’re Breaking My Heart
Sex Offender’s Suicide Raises Questions: OCALA, Fla. – For nearly four years, Chuckie Claxton lived anonymously amid the gated horse pastures and moss-draped oaks of the Florida Orange Groves subdivision. Then the crimes of others drew new attention t…
Winslow Might Have Company
I am still shaking my head in amazement over the utter stupidity Kellen Winslow showed by risking his career for a motorcycle ride. Well, Steelers fans also have reason to be concerned: Despite Kellen Winslow Jr.’s accident and his own…
backcountry traffic jam …
When you’re driving down a two-lane, winding road in rural South Carolina, you sure don’t want to see one of these:
This is known in our area as the “slow white truck,” as in “I would have been on time, but I got behind a slow white truck….
Mysterious rumblings
Allow me to add my two cents. First off, nobody’s BURNING BOOKS and nobody is going to arrest anyone for either writing the book or defiantly condemning it. Lighten up on the rhetoric people.
I haven’t read, and probably won’t read, the book becaus…
The One Soldier’s Story Project Online Writing Workshop
The One Soldier’s Story Project is currently accepting literary non-fiction personal accounts from soldiers and veterans for a book-length anthology to be published in 2006. This workshop is one way to encourage participation.
Fightin’ Words!
Fun article about a poetry blog raising hackles in academia.
‘Foetry’ blog claims enrage some poets: The Oregonian
Background on Background
I have a post coming up giving a bit of backgound on the world of Dragon Earth. The subject is the history of the 20th century, starting with the European War (our World War I). At first I had the…
Oh My…
That Democratic anger is just boiling over again:
In the course of a discussion on filibusters and Senate rules, Washington’s top Democrat gave the 60 juniors a lesson in partisan politics, particularly about the commander in chief. “The man’s f…
You’re Breaking My Heart
Sex Offender’s Suicide Raises Questions: OCALA, Fla. – For nearly four years, Chuckie Claxton lived anonymously amid the gated horse pastures and moss-draped oaks of the Florida Orange Groves subdivision. Then the crimes of others drew new attention t…
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Another reason to close the border
John Cole writes today on baseball owners and managers complicity in the MLB steroid problem:
The players who used steroids may have broken laws regarding the use of steroids, but they DID NOT CHEAT. It simply was not against the rules of baseball t…
Thursday Afternoon Insanity
Chad Evans tells us about a man on the terror list that was apprehended with a George Washington Bridge painter’s ID: Sami Ibrahim Isa Ardel Hadi was arrested yesterday afternoon by Bergen County Police, say sources, on Route 46 by…
Twisted Ghost Hiding in “Lost”?
Terry Mattingly at GetReligion writes about ghosts – those religious images that are hiding in news stories or television series. Last night we watched the plane crash survivors on ABC’s series Lost bury Boone, who died in a previous episode.
Bailey’s Beaver Problem
I was in my office talking with Department of Natural Resources about a beaver problem in my district when H. 3652 came up. I would like to be recorded had I been on the House floor. I would have voted “yes” to table on H. 3652.
Top 9 Unintended Consequences of Witches Being Granted Tax Exempt Status
The ACLU has been taken to task recently for their decision to support tax exempt status for covens of witches, while simultaneously continuing their assault on Christianity in America. Meanwhile, the organization’s own Policy #92: Religious Bodies Ta…
New John Kerry Ad
Response to the Sconner’s ad
Why Do Men Like Military History?
WarHistorian has some intriguing thoughts.
… military history functions as one of the ways–perhaps a very important way–by which males in our society learn how to be men.
Law prohibits sexy cheers without safety pole
Rep. Al Edwards, D-Houston said. “I was at a football game and I was shocked to see the suggestive moves and sexuality of these otherwise fine young women, without so much as a safety pole for the girls to swing around on.”
Gee Thanks Dude
Lap dance victims will get their day in court!
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Ooops! I meant to link with my post instead of Tig’s post from several days ago. Here’s mine:
Blogger Anthem!
Wanna hear my new, official Blogger Anthem ringtone? It’s sure to annoy everyone around you, especially your spouse. If you…
Blogging for Books #11
Well the following melodrama is presented for your pleasure as my entry in this month’s contest. It seemed the topic was either lying, fornicating, or going home. I tried to supply a tale of twisted home coming intermixed with some…
More Tolerance From the Liberal Loony Left; Ann Coulter Part II
Round the Reader – Wednesday, 04 May 2005
Tomorrow is Cinco de Mayo; if someone wants to celebrate for me this year then please do; I’ll be playing Mr. Mom. On to the news: I rearranged my OPML file quite a bit (to help have it in my…
“A” Modest Proposal
“A” is most often misused, I’ve found, on sports talk radio where the host and his stupid callers try to sound more sophisticated by sticking an “a” in front of some subject when they are actually speaking about the actual subject.
YOM HASHOACH
The Orange Revolution’s Unsung Hero: Sign Language Interpreter.
Amazing story, centering around television sign language interpreter Natalia Dmytruk, of Ukraine: On Nov. 25, she walked into her studio for the 11 a.m. broadcast. “I was sure I would tell people the truth that day,” she said. “I just…
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Way to go, Joe.
Newsday has a magnificent story about baseball pitcher Joe Valentine. Valentine is an up and coming closer for the Cincinnati Reds. He’s also a blue state man in a red state sport: Who is Joe Valentine? He is a 1997 graduate of Deer Park High School. …
We need confirmation
There’s been a lot in the news about judicial confirmations, the “nuclear option,” and so on. I don’t really pay attention to this stuff; it’s more a topic for my fellow Patriot bloggers. But I stumbled upon the whole controversy while doing my da…
Bill Cosby Says Look In The Mirror
Let us assume that racism is rampant in the US. If you are black, how do you respond? Do you light a candle or curse the darkness?
Any racial minority that relies upon the goodwill of the majority to end racism will have a very long wait – but this…
Lessons from Reconstruction for Pentagon Officials
David Ignatius in today’s WaPo on James McPherson talking to Pentagon higher-ups on the lessons of the ACW for Iraq
Deeper Meaning to Tweets
Birdwatching and the problems with random mutation
Learning To Blog VII: How To Use Trackbacks
Lately have been reading Harvey’s blogging tips, and taking them as courses. I’m hoping that if I am able to learn from those smarter and more experienced, I’ll move up to semi-adequate as a blogger. And then one day, adequate.
Fact (or fiction?) from the media
There’s fodder from the media for blogger publication Of a contest-entry post on lying or on fornication. Surf the net or tune to news on your favorite TV station And hear the latest gossip as it sweeps across the nation:…
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Black Bear Attack
Black bear attacks 3 at state park.
Three people were injured and one remained hospitalized yesterday after being attacked by a black bear Saturday at Hickory Run State Park.
Park officials said the attack is the first by a black bear in park histo…
New Line Of Hippie Fragrances Announced
A group of world renowned fragrance makers has recently announced a joint venture that has as it’s sole purpose the creation of an entire line of hippie-themed colognes, perfumes and other toiletries. The consortium is known as Le Ranke and
The Paramilitary Dilemma: Should We Recruit Iraqi Thugs to Beat Iraqi Thugs?
Praktike spots a trend in Iraq: whether it’s paramilitary commandos employed by the government, or paramilitary militias that “pop up” on their own, the war against the Iraqi insurgents is increasingly being fought by Iraqi paramilitaries. This is g…
PGH: Hanoi Jane’s Book Signing
A follow up to last week’s “Filthy Lie,” Sam Beckett’s Quantum Leap takes an unusual and unexpected turn.
BlogNashville, Do you have questions of the BlogFather?
The Titans of the Blogos vs. The Mainstream Media (MSM) – It’s all over except for the ‘fat lady’ singing
The Blogos has replaced the MSM as the relevant source of objective news/info of the day. This revolution has been quietly preceding for sometime. As Hugh Hewitt suggests in Blogs, this transformational process is as profound as that of the Reforma…
The Crazies ‘Round Here
Most bloggers have their fair share of assholes, trolls, morons, idiots, and crazies but I have a feeling that this one particular clown from the University of Salford in the United Kingdom is going to be a person of interest…
How to Be an Internet Woo-Woo
Not sure what a “Woo Woo” is–but it applies just as well to some bloggers.
Keeping the terrorist pig in the poke
There has been some good discussion on what to do about hostages. Thanks to everyone who is participating. One additional suggestion involves desecrating terrorists’ bodies with pork products. This, I think, is a reference to General John “Black Jac…
The Crazies ‘Round Here
Most bloggers have their fair share of assholes, trolls, morons, idiots, and crazies but I have a feeling that this one particular clown from the University of Salford in the United Kingdom is going to be a person of interest…
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Your State Political Heroes – up to no good
HB1561 would allow individuals to obtain Texas drivers licenses with foreign identification papers.
SECTION 1 Amends Section 521.142(a), Transportation Code, by requiring the Department of Public Safety to accept as proof of the identity of an app…
Things apple does that infuriates me
I hit the software upgrade today to download a copy of the upgrade to Quicktime. It’s now at Quicktime 7. The download goes without a hitch, and the computer restarts to get the new version cranked. All’s Cool.
EXCEPT!
The new version of Quick…
Runaway Bride; Charge Her With a Criminal Offense
What, No Farm Animals?
South Carolina governor Mark Sanford is expanding his list of approved political props.
Flashpoint: North Korea
Will Kim’s Regime Collapse? Just because you are paranoid, doesn’t mean they aren’t out to get you. Apparently Kim is obsessed with being deposed by his own people, in the style of Ceaucescu of Romania. Odd, considering that the national motto is “…
EU-Iranian Negotiations Falter, Iran Warns US
The United States has been openly critical of Iran’s refusal to give up their nuclear arms program and this fact does not sit well with the Iranian spiritual leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
An Observation
There are those in the blogosphere who insist Russia and China hate each other, and thus would never join forces for any reason. They forget one thing, they have a common enemy in the U.S. Russia hates the U.S. for…
Hostages: Time for America to Act
The Jawa Report’s series of interviews with family members of American hostage Roy Hallums is a gut-wrenching look at a little-noticed front in the War on Terror. So far, America has an inauspicious record on dealing with hostage situations….
Judicial retention case study: Kansas
Larry says retention isn’t a panacea, and what is? In a perfect world, judges would be infinitely wise. Voters would be perfectly informed. An election would be fought on facts. I would own a house on the beach and a very large boat.
Just returned from the MSNBC appearance and dinner downtown. No linkfest but feel free to create your own below.
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Political Talk Radio In DC Is Giving Listeners A Big, Fat Headache
Bad news for Rush, Sean, Michael, Randi and Al: listeners are getting tired of you and tuning out..at least
Women combat casualties – is this what America wants?
Speaker Hastert’s Letter to Nancy Pelosi
Must quote the Pirate’s Cove! Shocking stuff. A shiny pirate thong for all who do. You may be aware of the letter that Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert released, supposedly as sent to Nancy Pelosi. However, I have gotten
In Defense of Pedophiles?
I vividly remember a few years ago when I came across the NAMBLA website. (And I’m talking about the North American Man/Boy Love Association, not the North American Marlon Brando Look Alikes) I was sick and depressed for days; I…
San Diego City Council: still wacky, but not insane
The San Diego City council seems to be coming to its senses with respect to choosing the next mayor, but we’ve still got a scandal-plagued Deputy Mayor who stands to become Acting Mayor. Matthew T. Hall reports in today’s…
Take a Filibuster Break
I need a filibuster break. So today, instead, a little history…
Destination: Oil Creek
We are heading to Oil Creek this weekend…hopefully the fishing will be awesome!
If you have fished this fine creek, please give us some tips…we can reciprocate with central PA streams (the Letort, Clark’s Creek, Yellow Breeches).
I have foun…
The Sheep May Run Amuck !
You gotta be shitin’ me!
A “Wine Village.”A multi-million dollar wine village is to be built in North Canterbury with its backers claiming it will bring big benefits to wine and tourism industries.
Driven by Waipara Wine Village Developments, …
NAMBLA & the ACLU – A Match Made in Hell
NAMBLA states that they are on an important, historic mission. They state that their mission is simple – abolition of age-of-consent laws that classify sex with children as rape. NAMBLA is the North American Man/Boy Love Association.
Another do-it-yourselfer at the Traffic Jam today.
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Behold the Chicken!
Living, as we do, within thirty miles of three or four of the worlds largest chicken producers (Tyson, Georges,…
Useful tool
A friend passed along the Ron Mexico name generator. My alter ego is apparently “Bruno Jamaica.”? Incidentally, at least none of my students in intro last night thought the Supreme Court case that applied the exclusionary rule to the states…
Navy and environmentalists can hug each other!
[T]he four turbines will generate 3,800 kw, and in years of typical weather the wind turbines will produce almost 8 million kilowatt-hours of electricity. They will reduce the consumption of 650,000 gallons of diesel fuel, reduce air pollution by 26 to…
More Oil Refineries, HELL YES (aka How to Rile up the Left)
Insanely Dangerous Internet Feedback Loop Experiment
Stop reading now if you’re a squeamish, fretful nancy boy, because things could go horribly wrong and get ugly fast.
Bill Frist and the Nuclear Option (or Constitutional Option, if you like)
If Sen. Frist had the 50 votes he needed, he would have pulled the trigger on this.
Coming soon to a bank near you: A Bubba dollar?
Just imagine using a dollar coin with the likeness of former President Bubba. Or even one with President Bush on it.Now before you click to another site in disgust (or alternately, in glee; and to coin a phrase from Paul…
With Textualism, Add Steroids
May I borrow a phrase from President Reagan? Trust but verify. Appoint the “right judges” by all means. Trust them to be faithful to the document they’re sworn to uphold. But verify their performance…
Next steps for San Diego
The latest from San Diego is that the City Council is considering appointing a Mayor to replace the resigning Dick Murphy. What a stinking idea! Being a constructive kind of guy, I thought I’d lay out what the next…
Another Historical Figure Interviewed: Albert Einstein
My next interview with a famous historical figure was with Albert Einstein, world renound theoretical physicist: Me: You know, Albert, my last interview was with Adolf Hitler. AE: Fucking Nazi bastard. Me: Quite. So, I must tell you that I've been …
Kelley Is Back
The blight has descended once more on the suburbs, which means Kelley has returned to blogging. While this is good news to those of us who were her readers (and whom she utterly failed to tell about her return -- I had to find out from Technora…
My Blogging
I write about what interests me. If it doesn’t interest you there are other bloggers out there who handle subjects you might be interested in. I make my writing as clear as I can. But sometimes I do have to…
Top 9 Things That Cheese Bono Off
Newsmax.com reported yesterday that Irish rock star and human rights activist Bono is furious with Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin. Bono is upset because he feels Martin has reneged on a pledge to boost Canada’s foreign aid to developing countries.
Busy afternoon ahead, so another do-it-yourselfer at the old Traffic Jam.
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How progressive is the income tax?
Instapundit links to this post from TaxProf Blog, which has a very tidy table illustrating that the Top .1 % of earners pay quite a high proportion of the total tax bill, the Top 5% a substantial proportion of the…
FOX News Breaking Point – Iran: The Nuclear Threat
FOX News aired yesterday on Breaking Point, with Chris Wallace Iran: The Nuclear Threat”? (Sunday, April 24, 2005). In this broadcast FOX analyzes the magnitude of the Iranian nuclear threat and what are the US options. Short of direct military action…
Oh crud — I’m 50
I awoke this morning to the bleeping of my cell phone alarm. It seems that today is my birthday … the golden anniversary* of my birth. I have now experienced 50 years of life and just working up to this…
Uh, Is This My President?
Isn’t this taking the diplomatic handshake a little too far? I know the prince is wearing a dress n all, but George, it’s a man, baby. That mustache and goatee are a dead giveaway.
Blogger Considers Successors To Frist
Bill Frist’s removal from power earlier this month by the little known
Zarqawi: quite dumb for a terrorist
LOL@him leaving behind the laptop. Next thing you know he’ll be carrying around a cellphone w/ text messaging service. I can imagine him now, hiding somewhere typing out with his thumbs something like “LOL@USA, I M OK, MEET@9-4JHD?” like some reta…
“Not One Dime More” Yields Record Dollars
…Rove quietly proposed a two point strategy. First, enrage the base with a coordinated, limp-wristed response to every Democrat outrage…
Special Forces Medic Reindeer Games
Remember when I mentioned that I “washed out” of the SF Medic course? Well, it sure was fun (sarcasm there).
Let me tell you about one of the most fun tasks we were required to learn… and perform! Or would “endure” be a better word?
Anyway…
Mayor Murphy resigns
Beleaguered San Diego Mayor Dick Murphy resigned yesterday. It has generated some blogospheric interest, such as: California Yankee: “San Diego May Not Need Special Election.” Also, “Can you say Mayor Frye?” (Crossposted to Redstate) San Diego Blo…
Slick Wille Insight
Former presidents Clinton and Bush, as you may know, have formed an alliance of sorts and have been on the stump shilling for the tsunami disaster. And before you jump, I agree it’s for an excellent cause, so don’t fill my inbox wih partisan invectiv…
Terrence W. Boyle
The first of a review of all judicial nominees being held hostage by Cenate democrats
Aren’t We Done With Abu Ghraib?
Today’s Wall Street Journal has an editorial about the latest developments in the Abu Ghraib investigations. It’s more of a condemnation of those who continue to spread Abu Ghraib conspiracy theories since the JFK assassination is moving out of the…
Solipsist’s Soliloquy
So, Mr. Friedman: is the delivery of food to governments which will use it as a political weapon mendacious (gasp!), or merely ridiculous? What about providing an projection of the dysfunctional fantasies of the Arab world, propagating and supporting t…
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Airport Stupidity
I took my wife, Carri, to Tampa International Airport today so she could fly back to North Carolina where she’s working. We had some time to kill so we walked around looking at the shops and discussing how a failing…
Blogging for Theocracy
All of this is an indirect way of saying, “Hey, South Carolina seceded from the Union once, why don’t we get together with our wacko brethren and do it again?”
The Media Need to Be Biased
Human Flesh Found In a Sandwich
It looks as if the Wendy’s incident has sparked some more people to claim they found more human parts in their food. I wonder if this is from the same body, heh.
DAYTON, Ohio – A man is suing a fast-food restaurant operator for more than $50,000, c…
Canada to Americans: Drop Dead
But it’s not what you think. Turns out today’s American deserters aren’t getting quite the same welcome that American draft dodgers did during the Vietnam war. Sara Schweitzer reports in today’s Boston Globe, For young deserters, refuge is hard…
Looks Like an “Air America†Blog To Red
These days the rod never sees the light of day
I just caught wind of the story out of Florida about the little 5 year old girl who literally was arrested, cuffed, and detained in the back of a police car for acting badly in kindergarten. Although the situation is…
MeMeMeMePundit.com Set To Kick Off Soon
In what many are calling a clear attempt to piggyback in on the success of Air America talk radio, Arianna Huffington has recently begun soliciting celebrity contributors to participate in a new on-line venture. Ms. Huffington has already signed up
Wrongful Life
What do you do when you’re 16 and pregnant with twins, have an abortion, and then find out months later you’re about to have a baby because one of the fetuses was missed during the abortion? You sue. A…
There Is Some Justice After All
The U.S. has completely exonerated the soldiers that fired upon the car carrying italian propagandist Sgrena to freedom.
The article above also states that Sgrena is an ‘award-winning’ journalist. Where did she get her award, I wonder? I Googled …
Walking With Dragons: The Ice Age
The cause of the Ice Age is a topic of much discussion. Some credit a decline in Solar production, others credit changes in Earth’s orbit. A small group blame the winter gods, but those worthies rightly point out that they…
Get Drunk Cheap in California
In its latest efforts to boost lagging beer sales volume, Anheuser-Busch Inc. plans to offer retail discounts on several Budweiser products in California beginning next month.The so-called “scanbacks” will act like coupons. Retailers will receive $1 …
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Drying up the insurgents’ lake
Why the terrorists aren’t winning the hearts and minds of the Muslim world
Quit yer bitching already!
Look who’s there— “libertarian” Republicans, Christian conservatives…what? In the same picture?
Yes. Do call it a Big Tent. Maybe that’s not how you see it, but think about it, and bear with me for a little lecture (ok, a rant). Better gra…
Crystal Clear Round the Reader-The Embrace Your Inner Troll Edition
Take Back the Night
Jacqueline Passey observed a march through her neighborhood called “Take Back the Night,” apparently yet another egregious male-bashing public display. Her own comments? Personally, I believe that there are two key ingredients for women’s …
Office Party Tips: What Not To Do 101
The Senator’s New In-law
Ted Kennedy’s in-law Ray Reggie is an FBI informant on Hillary
Kerry To Kettle: “You’re Black”
John Kerry wants you to know that a line has been crossed:
- The line that says a leader in the House of Representatives should never carelessly threaten or intimidate federal judges.
- The line that says a leader in the Senate should never accu…
Living Wage?
Sowell provides a very graphic illustration of how minimum wage laws, despite the best of intentions, have harmed black teens:
“Even though 1949–the year before the series of minimum wage escalations began–was a recession year, black male teenage u…
Dems Offer Real Solutions For War On Terror
In recent years the Democratic party has been branded as soft on terrorists by, among others, Republicans, men, toddlers and terrorists. John Kerry’s statement during the 2004 presidential campaign, that we should
Deer Found!
Pennsylvania’s long lost deer have been found!
In an effort to obtain accurate statistics on white-tailed deer populations, an infrared camera-equipped plane has begun flying over 250,000 acres of state forestland. The areas to be surveyed are indica…
Taxpayers Put Millionaire Kennedy Wife Through College: Reggie Family Cost Americans Millions Through Years Of Fraud And Abuse
After reading this piece on Raymond Reggie at Vodkapundit, research into Raymond Reggie’s past turned up more than just one previous family scandal which have already cost taxpayers millions of dollars – and also involve Victoria Reggie, current wife of
As the lightness of my posting today indicates, things have still been hectic at the office. The linkfest remains in do-it-yourself mode again; maybe tomorrow.
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Tourism Officials Weigh New Slogan
“South Carolina: You can beat your woman, but don’t beat your cock!”
Life Without Roe
Beyond all that, abortion isn’t really a constitutional right anyway. It’s a legal fiction. If it were a right, we wouldn’t be having this discussion every damn day.
Return To “Stingy” American Tsunami Relief
$3 TRILLION IN FAKE BILLS NABBED?
BOLTON ACCUSERS ARE LYING LEFT-WING PARTISAN SHILLS
Public Figures Speak Out On Ratzinger/Olsen Papacy
As The Nose On Your Face reported yesterday, Lute Olsen/Joseph Ratzinger has ascended to the role of Pope of the Roman Catholic Church. While the confusion as to the pope’s true identity has been cleared up, the outcry from politicians
San Antonio mayoral candidate has twin brother stand in at parade
Julian Castro is running for mayor in San Antonio and is rather busy right in through here. Though his schedule is tightly packed, he still cannot be in two places at the same time.Enter his brother, Joaquin.Joaquin Castro took his…
Keeping Parolees out of trouble with the law
Linked to Outside the Beltway
Finally!
This is for all those who proudly served our country, especially those who served in Southeast Asia, during a time when your country acted ungrateful.
Thank you.
…
Another Study Finds Serious Woes?
The Boston Globe headlines “serious race woes,” but it’s all about how “people feel.”
Mossberg tosses a fat one, Microsoft goes down swinging
Moss-who? Walt Mossberg is a highly influential “Personal Technology” columnist for the Wall Street Journal. Consumer technology product managers live in fear of what the Mossberg column will say about their products. Walt is the Simon Cowell of the…
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Couldn’t get the forms to work.
The basis for over- and under-utilized troops
http://cricketchurping.blogspot.com/2004/12/basis-for-over-and-under-utilized.html
Small excerpt:
Come on active duty, retirees, and work as long as you like! We’ll take you even if you’re disabled now!
It’s too bad Military = Competition. It sure would be advantageous if Military = Cooperation, b/c this is a classic case of, “I’ve got mine. Where’s yours?”
The current soldiers and their families are suffering. They’ve had enough. It would be beneficial to both active duty soldiers and retirees to have Reservists back fill positions related to war.
Heck! Dare I say it? It would benefit our country!
There should be a Congressional adjustment addressing this. At a minimum, Reservists should be allowed to get to 20 years for the retirement they’ve earned if they participate in times of war.
Why isn’t the media picking up on that? Why is this pool of professionals ignored?
Joseph Ratzinger/Lute Olsen Named New Pope
The historic selection on Tuesday of the new pope of the Roman Catholic Church was temporarily obscured by widespread disagreement as to the pontiff’s true identity. Three highly respected
Chickens 1, Battered Spouses 0
Here’s all you need to know about the S.C. General Assembly. The Judiciary Committee of the S.C. House of representatives just passed out a bill protecting gamecocks (the real chicken kind, not the USC athletic version) while tabling another bill aim…
A PoliBlog PSA
It has come to my attention that some confusion may have arisen over who exactly was just selected to be the new Ponitff. This syndrome may be especially accute for the irreligious who simply don’t have time to keep up with this sort of thing. For e…
Beer, Blood and Bananas!
While in Italy on CSAR stand-by in support of the no-fly zone in Bosnia, my JARAT team had some downtime during which we conducted sustainment training (fastroping, shooting, CQB, physical training, and cross-training). We had a pretty good plan for o…
Bouncing Baby Pope Vows to Work to Unify Christian
It didn’t take long for the left to come out against Benedict XVI. Words like Nazi were used to describe the new pontiff
The Scandal of Justice Blackmun
It’s another pillar of judicial integrity crumbling, more reinforcement that judges don’t deserve unsupervised lifetime appointments. This is scandalous.
Speaking of a Lousy Attitude…
Juror Fined For Yawning In Court AP LOS ANGELES -- A juror was cited for contempt and fined $1,000 by a judge for yawning loudly while awaiting questioning in an attempted murder trial. The fine later was reduced to $100. The yawn came after th…
Benedict’s Challenge
Money will win
Money will win. Like water, if it is not given a clear path, it will wear its way through any barriers we may erect.
SOROS FORMS “THE PHOENIX GROUP”
Whats the difference between the elevation of Ratzinger to Pope Benedict and Gene Robinson to Bishop Robinson?
Over at Bill Hobs site, he says:Eternal truth is eternal truth. If Pope Benedict XVI stands up for it, and stays committed to it, the world will be better off. The last thing the world needs is a post-modern pope
Jim Jeffords to resign as president of The NRA
On a similar note, James Taranto tells us, : “CNN reported this afternoon that an apparently confused Mr. Jeffords had recently appeared in the House of Representatives, where he served earlier, and been told that he was in the wrong chamber.”
Politics and Smoke Filled Rooms
Those of us that have been around for a while (not that I admit to being old) are familar with politics as practiced in “smoke filled rooms.” As a general rule they are described as a place, especially a hotel room near a political or business conve…
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James Joyner is the publisher of Outside the Beltway and the managing editor of the Atlantic Council. He's a former Army officer, Desert Storm vet, and college professor with a PhD in political science from The University of Alabama. He lives just outside the Beltway in Alexandria, Virginia with his wife and young daughter.
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Kids Contracts
Someone has a website, and presumably a business, selling parents fill-in-the-blank contracts for their kids on driving, drugs, allowances, chores and other stuff.
China’s Two Fates, or How Beijing is Like a Vibrating Piano Wire
Yesterday’s analysis of Chinese military history might lead you to think that war with China must be inevitable as soon as China’s leaders face a serious domestic crisis. Fortunately that’s not the case: the Chinese leadership have another option to…
Could Judge Silberman Retroactively Resign from WMD Commission?
Somebody overestimated the Iraqi WMD threat and refused to pass dissenting information up the chain of command. The fact that the e-mail would use a circumlocution to describe that person (or persons) indicates that that somebody is very high in the Ch…
Some Call It A Bonfire (Or Carnival) Of Classiness….
We call it “Classiness, All Around Us.” Click to explore more WILLisms.com. In no particular order, WILLisms.com presents classiness from the blogosphere: 1. Jay Reding has more on the myth of the Social Security Trust Fund (via RWN): The Social…
POPE BENEDICT! (Was Malachy’s Prophecy Correct!?)
Malkin Brings New Moveon.org Tactics To The Fore
In a recent article, Michelle Malkin warned editorial page editors to beware that
Death to Norwegians!!!
I would open the debate with the Ted Nugent gambit.
Professional Web/Link Buttons
I can create a standard 88 x 31 link button, as well as any other desired size. I charge $2 for the first link button and $1 for each additional button. If you are want to purchase a button, send the correct payment to my Paypal account (located on l…
Pope Benedict XVI
VATICAN CITY (AP) 78 year old Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany is the new pope. Inauguration Mass for Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday (4/24/05) at 10 a.m. (4 a.m. EDT). _______________________________ Bush Reacts – Praises Ratzinger Presid…
Being Fat Won’t Kill You. But Will It Break You?
So apparently being “obese” is not all that bad anymore. From the AP:
Being overweight is nowhere near as big a killer as the government thought, ranking No. 7 instead of No. 2 among the nation’s leading preventable causes of death, according to a…
A Father’s Ordeal II
The resolution of a daughter’s love dilemma.
Jack Bauer – 1 ~ Liberals – 0
Much to the dismay of liberals everywhere, Jack Bauer stopped shooting muslims in order bring his wrath to the second most troublesome group in the war on terror: Bleeding Heart Liberals.
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Just wanted to comment how much I’m missing OTB’s excellent coverage while JJ is on vacation. You don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone, they say ….
Harvest the Cats
Instead of shooting feral cats, an east coast cabbie thinks they should be harvested as a delicacy. That would really…
Close But No Cigar
Blatant lies passed as truth? Pretty much par for the course in the annals of LA Times fact-checking….
TIVOOGLE? GOOGLE/TIVO TALKS UNDERWAY…
For China, Foreign War Is Just A Tool For Domestic Politics
People misunderstand what’s going on with China if they think their current threatening protests against Japan, or their earlier national law approving war to reclaim Taiwan, mean that we should start a military buildup. Maybe we should, but here’s a…
God was busy…
Found at FreeRepublic: (edited to replace profanity) A college professor, an avowed atheist and active in the ACLU, was teaching…
No Winners Here
A lot of people seem to think Sgt. Haab is a hero. Others, including Haab himself seem to feel he is a victim in a politically-charged case. There is enough room in this case for him to be both, and guilty as well.
Close But No Cigar
Blatant lies passed as truth? Pretty much par for the course in the annals of LA Times fact-checking….
Satire can not be translated to Italian (At least not by Google Translator)
F-16 crashes into river near Charleston
An F-16 from Shaw AFB crashed into the Ashley River right before 5 p.m. after both crew members ejected. The area it crashed in was near Dolphin Cove Marina which is just downstream from the bridge that crosses from Cosgrove…
Will Your Blog be “Vacuum Cleaned?”
At last count Technorati had just over 8 million blogs indexed. According to this article that number is grossly under counted.Last week, according to National Security Agency and Defense Information Agency experts, there were more than 180 million blo…
Knock Knock
Excuse me, May I borrow a cup of sugar?WARSAW (Reuters) – Polish prosecutors are investigating the disappearance of 20 kg (44 lbs) of cocaine from a police warehouse, where it had been replaced by an identical quantity of sugar, police said on Monday.
…
A Father’s Ordeal
How does a father help his daughter when her heart is broken for the first time.
Bush To Spotted Owls: “Bring It On!”
In what many are calling the first substantial environmental policy of his administration, President Bush has called for a comprehensive, preemptive strike against all endangered species of animals. The mission entitled,
SOROS: DANGEROUS, ILLOGICAL, LEFT-WING RELIGIOPHOBIC OLIGARCH
WSJ wrong on Passports for day-trippers
It is rare, but today I split from the Wall Street Journal on border security. An unsigned editorial headlined Passport Paranoia (link for subscribers only) states: Burdening Americans with daily passport checks is the bureaucratic thing to do: It’s h…
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Tomorrow is the Day!
Trout Season is coming.
It’s practically here.
No time to waste,
And nothing to fear.
Get out your rods,
Sharpen those hooks.
Grab some cornmeal,
And put on your boots.
Tomorrow we start,
Where we left off last year.
We’ll be fishing …
F#$% the Small Business
Mathew Yglesias is a left of center Harvard educated blogger. Young and idealistic, and well written. But boy is he wrong today. He thinks that if you build a business and you die, then the beneficiaries should be liable for a 50 percent tax on the est…
KOFI BLAMES U.S. FOR OIL-FOR-FOOD SCANDAL….
Military should be cut in half, report says
It seems to me that Mr. Pena isn’t taking into account that all those forward-deployed military forces were a substantial element in our winning the Cold War. It just doesn’t make sense to me to dismantle it all when the world is now embroiled in the…
Your Talking Points On Judicial Nominations
The republicans have done a horrid job of framing the issue of judicial nominations and have lost the momentum on this issue.
What will save the republicans? Why, logic, common sense and the Constitution, as usual. But only if you help spread the…
Intelligence Failures: Senate Investigation Continues
Senator Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) and Jay Rockefeller (D-WVa) are still on the case. Chris Strohm at Government Executive magazine reports: At the time, Roberts and Rockefeller said they were launching a second phase that would investigate whether senior Bu…
Historical Revisionism — Lincoln Edition
It’s not just modern news stories that are being revised… Today Instapundit wrote about the tendency of some in the media to try to rewrite the history of the leadup to the Iraq war. At the same time on the…
Health Care Horizons
What’s to stop Kennedy from ruling that because of (3), and (2) being hunky-dory, and according to (1) just because we can, the United States is hereby ordered to institute a National Health Insurance programme (that would be a nice touch, no?) and t…
Angola Has a Problem
Angola has a Marburg Epidemic. Sounds dire, but a few facts are missing. Virulence for example. How contagious is this strain? How deadly? Northern Angola, the scene of the epidemic, has a population in the millions. Of whom so far…
A Cape Cod Treasure
My grandfather, a first generation French-Canadian immigrant was an eccentric character, inscrutable and silent, prone to raising prize-winning Chrysanthemums in the greenhouse of his classic old home in Chestnut Hill. He had an enormous collection…
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Not Just DeLay Doing it ..
Via Instapundit
I wonder how the DeLay bashers will take to this story.
_ Connecticut Democratic Sen. Joe Lieberman: Son Matthew received about $34,000 and daughter Rebecca about $36,000 for working on the senator’s 2004 presidential campaign.
…
Joan Plays Ball
As one prominent Boston attorney has forewarned, the dispute between Joan Kennedy and her children is bound to become a “tawdry affair.” But unlike so many prior entanglements, in which the Kennedy clansmen seem to be extricated unruffled, it looks a…
Well, I Certainly Feel Safer Now
Via WaPo: U.N. Votes To Outlaw Nuclear TerrorismThe 191-member U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday unanimously approved a treaty outlawing the use of nuclear weapons by terrorists and their supporters.
The Convention for the Suppression of Acts of N…
Here We Go Again — Too Many Deer
Click here.
The PGC tells the legislature there is still too many deer, with their canned presentation:
“The dilemma wildlife management agencies face comes with the knowledge that the land can support a finite number of large herbivores, in this ca…
BUSH MOVES TO SOLIDIFY US-INDIA RELATIONS
Reports of Grandma’s Death Greatly Exaggerated
“Bring me a brown sack and take me home.†Those were the words of 81-year-old Mae Magouirk after surviving a hospice’s attempt to kill her by depriving her of food and water. The details are as yet very unclear, but according to some reports she went…
The Next Upheaval
I speculated in “The Last Upheaval” that a new rebellion against the judiciary was simmering. The fighting’s now spilled into the streets.
Oil For Food Scandal; Texas Oil Man David Chalmers Indicted
Maybe now that an American and from Texas for that matter has been indicted the rest of the MSM and world media can put pressure on the UN and Kofi Annan to come clean. This is a scandal of momentous proportion that the UN has dragged its feet on this …
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Are You Ready to Wait Twenty Years for Your Next Raise?
Basically, your paycheck is going to get smaller. We don’t yet know it for certain — the latest numbers could be just a fluke — but it looks as if most Americans working at ordinary jobs may be in for…
Female Dictators: Dividing the Spoils
In doing some research on our plot for worldwide domination I’ve discovered there are 52,677,000 square miles of inhabitable earth for the M.A.W.B. Squad to rule over, (let’s see….divided by nine….)
HOMOSEXUAL MAFIA RE-WRITES HISTORY: LINCOLN NOW GAY
Ethics Problem with Another Democrat
Last week I posted some of Senate Democrat Leader Harry Reid’s ethics problems. Today it looks like House Democrat Leader Nancy Pelosi has joined the fray.
FRANCE MAY SINK THE E.U. & THE EURO
Another Kennedy Tragedy
When you might have thought it was not possible that the Kennedy family could create another public spectacle, there now comes a new story that has uncharacteristic twists and intrigue.
The Supreme Court
I think that the whole premise of this article is wrong, just as the actions of the court over at least the past 10 years has been wrong. The Court’s purpose is not supposed to be to legislate.
Backcountry Conservative on CNN
Inside Politics did a feature today once again called Inside the Blogs. It featured my post last night about the Secret Service visiting a Chicago art show. Thanks to Trey Jackson for having the video. UPDATE: The transcript of the…
Design Contest
Blogs For Bush just announced a design contest:
We reported earlier today about an “art” exhibit featuring mock stamps depicting George W. Bush with a gun to his head labelled “Patriot Act.” Like most reasonable people, we were disgusted by this…
More On That Rigged Social Security Calculator.
Nearly two months ago, we examined the Democrats’ online Social Security calculator, noting: Shame on Democrats for this sham, this bull donkey. Now, FactCheck.org (via Social Security Choice) eviscerates the calculator’s last remaining shred of dign…
A Small Request
By now you’ve probably heard of John Kerry’s call for sad stories from the War in Iraq. Seems he wants to paint our efforts there in as bad a light as he can. So I’m looking to do the following:…
See What Passes For Liberal Art These Days
Lott Rebuilds Power Base
The Washington Post runs a front page piece on Sen. Trent Lott’s (R-MS) attempt to regain power after the “little bump in the road” he hit in December 2002 when he lost his position as Senate Majority Leader. “It takes a certain determination for a…
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Walking With Dragons: Evolution (Interlude)
The time is the Middle Jurassic. The footage is 30 seconds out of a 5 minute film. It was taken by a time probe, an audacious attempt that managed to penetrate further back than any time probe before or since….
HERO OFFICER WOUNDS THUG ROBBER IN GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE SHOOT-OUT
Terroir-ists
Steven Malanga criticizes Mondovino, a Michael-Moore style documentary on the “evils” of globalization in re the world of wine as ham-handed.Malanga gives the film way too much credit.
Dragged to see it by the winemaking half of the family about 1…
The Greatest Weapon in Our Arsenal in the GWOT – THE TRUTH
Great OP-ED in today’s WSJ by Claudia Rosett that echos a re-occuring thread here that The Truth is the greatest weapon in our arsenal in the GWOT. …
800 pound man removed from home
WJZ Crews from the Baltimore County Fire Department worked early this evening to remove a man they say hasn’t left his home in at least two years. Fire Department crews removed John Keitz from his home in the 8500…
Star Wars Actress Bai Ling Bares all for Playboy
No, not Princess Leah (Carrie Fisher, D’oh!). No, not Queen Amidala (Natalie Portman, double-do’h!!) It’s Bai Ling, who plays Senator Bana Breemu in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. According to nerd central theforce.net, Playboy magazin…
‘Here Kitty, Kitty, Kitty…” BLAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sorry: we could care less how people jump through mental hoops to justify it, but this is …
And Now For Something Completely Different
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OLIGARCHY: THE CLINTON-BUSH ALLIANCE
After the war: Iraqis face new lives
What I noticed about these interviews was that the Iraqis, while grateful for freedom, realize that there is still work to be done. They all seem very invested in the process and the problems that face their country and that is a wonderful thing.
Playboy Interviews Abu Musab al Zarqawi
The May 2005 issue of Playboy Magazine will feature a candid interview with the leader of al Qaeda in Iraq’s Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. The issue is not on stands yet, but Playboy has a preview of the article here (Linked…
AP making stories up. Again.
This is the lead paragraph from an AP story on John Bolton:Undersecretary of State John R. Bolton faced tough questioning Monday from Senate Democrats on his nomination to be the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. Republicans were looking for
He Wasn’t Named Learned For Nothing
Eugene Volokh has a great post today, linking to an article in The Nation by Burt Neuborne, a former Legal Director of the ACLU. Neuborne: Progressives pay a heavy price for failing to defend the fairness of our judicial…
Terrorism’s antibody
Perhaps one way to understand the forceful overthrow of the Taliban and Saddam Hussein is as surgery, in which blood was tragically spilled but from which a healthier body can grow. In the meantime, let us hope that the viruses of both Islamist and sta…
Quotational Therapy: Part 1.
A new feature on WILLisms.com: Quotes. Every Monday and Friday. Sometimes relevant to contemporary news, sometimes not. Always relevant somehow, though. Today’s is clearly relevant to today’s John Bolton confirmation hearings: “If we are to be told …
The water engine?
It’s possible that we’ll reduce our dependency on fossil fuels by using water as a fuel source. From EE Times: PORTLAND, Ore. — Sandia National Laboratories recently demonstrated that hollow organic nanotubes, married to an inorganic catalyst, can ha…
Billboard, blog confirmed as marketing ploy
As most people suspected, “Walter” of date4dud.com isn’t the desperate comic book-loving, karaoke -singing computer programmer that the original billboard made him out to be. Here’s the updated billboard, per this post: Here’s the schlock written …
More Liberal Humor. Or is it Hate?
Walking With Dragons: Evolution 1
Our story begins in the eanly Triassic. While considered a part of the Age of Dinosaurs, the Triassic was more a time of transition, when life recovered from the great extinctions that ended the Permian. Old niches were filled again…
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About James Joyner
James Joyner is the publisher of Outside the Beltway and the managing editor of the Atlantic Council. He's a former Army officer, Desert Storm vet, and college professor with a PhD in political science from The University of Alabama. He lives just outside the Beltway in Alexandria, Virginia with his wife and young daughter.
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Amen
People are curious how someone like me – born and raised in South Carolina, baptized a Southern Baptist at the age of 10, who as far as I can remember never had a meaningful conversation with a Roman Catholic until I was in high school and who just see…
Live Blogging: Pope’s Funeral
Watch the funeral via free streaming @ Fox
3:58am EST: Examine the security .. (VIDEO) ..
3:54am EST: Wow look at all those Polish flags …
3:51am EST: President Bush and wife Laura comes out:
His “entourage” follows …
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Tech Humor
Work has been killing me lately and eating into the blogging time, but I wanted to pass along this anectdote…
And They (DEMS & MSM) Said It Couldn’t Be Done
Berger’s Slap on the Wrist
Okay, so maybe Sandy Berger’s booty didn’t have handwritten notes.Some people won’t let a bad conspiracy theory go. We’re referring to those who loudly assert that former NSC adviser Sandy Berger was trying to protect the Clinton Administration w…
Yale Elites Plan for New Bill Of Rights
If you can make it through the notes it’s well worth the read to scare the living crap out any conservative. From Powerline.
CHINESE NATIONALISM AND HEGEMONY REAR THEIR UGLY HEADS
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Security guard testimony: MJ gave oral sex to underaged boy in ’93
The MJ fans are sure to be in a tizzy now. A former Neverland Ranch security guard testified today, and told jurors that he had actually seen Michael Jackson performing oral sex on an underaged boy while Jackson and the…
S.C. finally lowers flag for Pope’s funeral
AP The Legislature quickly passed a resolution Thursday that will lower flags on the Statehouse dome for the funeral of Pope John Paul II. State law specifies which deaths may be noted by flags flying at half-staff at the Statehouse….
Fake Tits
If you’re gonna get fake tits, at least go to someone who can do fake tits that look like tits!!!
Deninitely not safe for work. Not safe if you’ve just eaten either.
It’s Jameriffic!!
S.C. Legislature Honors Pope
I remain convinced that -or Sanford could have done this himself, if he wasn’t busy bringing livestock to the legislature and promoting the Leave No White Child Behind Act.
Deaniacs
It turns out they weren’t neo-hippies or aging slackers. Instead, they’re mostly granola-eating, Volvo-driving, Birkenstock-wearing, non-Church-going, tree-hugging, aging Boomer elitists. Or, at least that’s how I interpret a Pew survey of them.
Judge Silberman Can’t Hit Curveball
Sometimes the MSM gets the story right, and even understates a case against the Bush administration. This seems to be the case in Michael Isakoff’s A Wicked Curveball in Newsweek. Isakoff reports the doubts of a Pentagon analyst about an
$58,000 Every Day
That’s how much Hewlett-Packard’s board agreed to pay CFO Robert Wayman for serving as INTERIM CEO from February 8th to April 1st, when HP hired new Chief Mark Hurd. That’s $3 million dollars for 52 days of work. Oh, and that’s on top of …
The Parachute Landing Fall (PLF)… or Flop
Everyone focuses on the “jumping” part of parachuting. That is to say that most people are fascinated by the part where the parachutist exits the aircraft and the chute opens (deploys). Why? Well, it’s the most exciting part. High speed, altitude, a…
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The Democrats Don’t Need More Values, They Need More Answers
When Ronald Reagan in 1980 led the Republican drive to regain power, every American knew what a Republican victory meant: lower taxes, the rollback of government regulations, and an aggressive foreign policy against Communism. It was easy to find peopl…
Round the Reader: Wednesday, 6 April 2005
Here is the FIGMO edition of Round the Reader for Wednesday, 6 April 2005: Iraq Prepares to Name Kurd New President. Scott Boone laughs in the face of naysayers (aka liberal morons). U.S. to Tighten Border Controls by 2008: Proof…
Clinton: “Pope Had a Mixed Legacy”
He must be kidding. Could Clinton belittle John Paul II any more by repeating the “mixed legacy” mantra that the liberal media is starting to utter? Then, as if the Pope is a politician or someone who only cares about popularity, Clinton expresses th…
Libertarians & the “C” word
Amidst the recent blogosphere outburst among freedom-lovers concerned with how best to enhance our influence, I notice one thing that is routinely left out: Culture…
Sen. Cornyn Steps In It
Cornyn’s statement, if anything, was timid, not outrageous. Statements like those from Justice Ginsburg and 11th Circuit Judge Stanley Birch in last week’s Schiavo ruling don’t serve the court well. Republicans have more than resolution-power to exe…
INCITING VIOLENCE: CORNYN VERSUS KERRY
More lack of crediting original posters
Geez, the graphics on this site look awfully familiar. I wonder why this loser isn’t crediting the original source. Here is what the loser and his buttugly wife look like: Joining the Beltway Traffic Jam…
Walking With Dragons 1
Preface: The Why of This Book Back a goodly number of years ago the Discovery Channel aired a series of specials under the “Ultimate Guide to …” banner. Being then, as now, an RPG maven and a fan of dragons…
New Feature: The Daily Powwow
OK, here ii the deal: many blogs out there have daily entries that take links from around the blogosphere and compile them into one post, and invite others to add their posts by using the trackback feature. The most famous…
Don’t Worry Boston The Tunnels are Safe, Ignore the Leaks
According to a Federal Highway Administration report released yesterday, The Big Dig’s tunnels are structurally sound. So that should give everyone peace of mind, right? Well, not so fast. A funny thing happened on the way to declaring the tunnels safe…
Celebrity Juror
On the Tonight Show, Patricia Heaton (Everybody Loves Raymond) talked about her thre weeks of jury duty after shooting the last episode
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Real Tyrants Eat Protesters for Breakfast
In the happy afterglow of the peaceful resignations of the rulers of Serbia, Georgia, Ukraine and Kyrgyzstan, you might think a new era had come, in which dictators felt they couldn’t get away with oppressing their people. Then you look…
WMD Commission Report: Many More Details, Few New Insights
It will take a while to dig through the details of the Robb-Silverman report report on Intelligence Capabilities. (This Blog, is after all, a hobby and I do have other responsibilites.) However, when I read WaPo reports such as this
Earning my German Parachutist Badge
It was good to jump with jumpmaster students because that meant that we only jumped two or three at a time. Fewer jumpers means less chance for mistakes, errors or accidents.
Jumps one, two and three go well. Nice big flat drop zone with nice low gr…
Kos Loses It: Says Conservatives “Hated Pope”
S.C. Governor Won’t Lower Flag For Pope
So, if Sanford can’t fly the S.C. flag above the U.S. flag, and he can’t lower the S.C. flag, is he going to defy President Bush’s order to fly the U.S. flag at half-staff?
Fisker’s Whiskers II
Week Two of The Fisker's Whiskers brings us another good selection of fiskings. One thing that has been learned in the process: Finding a really good fisking is a difficult endeavor as it appears harder to find when looking for…
Clemson’s new uniforms
Clemson unveiled their re-designed uniforms today. They seem to be a toned-down version of the recent uniforms at Virginia Tech while appearing to be most similar to new uniforms at Kentucky last season. Here are three pictures (clickable thumbnails) s…
S.C. won’t lower flag for Pope
WIS-TV All over the country and even outside the US, the American flag flies at half staff in honor of Pope John Paul II. That follows a Presidential proclamation issued on Saturday. But the flag has not been lowered over…
Name the Pope
What name should the next Pope choose? I don’t have a dog in that fight myself, but here (via Eugene Volokh) you’ll find an interesting series of lists of possible names. I’d forgetten that John Paul I was the…
The Canadian Blogosphere has arrived!!
While Canadian blogs have largely respected the publication ban and have, therefore, been restricted in their coverage of the Gomery Inquiry, they have still managed to play a crucial, legal role in the analysis and dissemination of information. Wherea…
The Found Footage Festival
I really wish that this group would come to Virginia. Hell, I’d even travel to D.C. for them. This stuff is so funny.
Golly! 93 More Ballots
I waited a while to report on this in case of April Foolery, but it appears to be true. 93 more unopened absentee ballots have appeared in King County, Washington. Even OpinionJournal’s John Fund agrees this looks bad for the…
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How to Make a Rational Decision on a Current Events Issue
No one side has a monopoly on this, and this isn’t confined to any one issue. The examples are for illustrative purposes only. I’m not criticising anyone in particular; I expect I’ve been guilty of this to various extents myself a few times. I just …
Breaking News
Prince Charles, in the week before his wedding to Camilla Parker Bowles, is reported to be in a “cranky mood,†according to The Today Show…
THE KAZEMI AFFAIR CONTINUES
Remember the death of Zahra Kazemi, the Canadian-Iranian photojournlaist who was beaten to death in Iran after being arrested for taking photos of a protest outside a prison? The trial was a farce, her body was never exhumed for an…
Jane Fonda’s Traitorous Threesome with Hookers
Jane Fonda has finally admitted what we’ve all known–or at least, you know, had certain thoughts about. No, nothing so mundane as admitting that visiting Hanoi was a mistake, although she does do that too. Jane Fonda now says that…
Something I Continue Not to Get
While I can understand that there were many who believed that Terri Schiavo should have kept alive no matter what. However, I still don’t understand one aspect of this situation and that is the insistence by those who believe that Terri should have b…
Posessing the Very Power of God
If you visit, browse and read as many websites as I do, you probably have a short list of places that never fail to enrage you. It might be a militant left wing wacko blog, an MSM news site, or a bulletin board filled with whiners.&…
O’Reilly on Schiavo…Quick! Turn Off the TV!
The Word Unheard has kept quiet on the Terri Schiavo dilemna and will largely remain so. But Wednesday night, I observed the obscene. The Word Unheard’s Most Ridiculous Item of the Day: Heading into a break, Bill O’Reilly teased the…
“Would you send me to war?”
The wife noticed that the First Lady, Mrs. Bush, went to Afghanistan to visit the troops. So, she asked me, “if you were the President, would you send me to war?”
Of course, I looked at her like she was crazy. I didn’t realize she was projecting …
PowerBook Vs. PC debate in Text
Excerpt from ZuD’s Word for Mac Notepad entry for Today: (Wish I could show it as it is on the PB)3/31/05Well we are on a slow boat to china this am…Initially set up a post regarding major blogs delinking each
John Kerry Signs Form 180
Today a spokesperson for John Kerry (who once spent 4 months in Vietnam and Christmas in Cambodia) announced that he will finally sign form SF-180, releasing his whole military record
Throwing red meat to the lions
Throwing red meat to the lions
Throwing red meat to the lions
Throwing red meat to the lions
Throwing red meat to the lions
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Beltway Traffic Jam
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Maybe that “Certified Pre-Owned Vehicle” thing isn’t such a bad idea.
Better that than to be shocked when your ’96 Camry (average retail value $4,875) turns out to be worth $45k….
Cinematic commies
With two more movies about Che Guevara in the works, Bridget Johnson would like to see Hollywood make a movie about the true nature of communism. I have my own ideas. How about a movie with a female heroine who stands up to authority and doesn’t back…
Part 2 Carnival of the Capitalists Plus Feedback Requested
It's Wednesday, so part 2 of the experimentally 2-part March 28 edition of Carnival of the Capitalists is up at The Mobile Technology Weblog. Part 1 was here. Please be sure to check it out so the part 2 entries get some eyeballs too. One of t…
No Government in Iraq — and That’s Good News
The Iraqi National Assembly keeps failing to form a government for the country. This is backhanded good news: it means the leading Iraqis are confident that Iraq’s insurgency is dwindling. The winners of the Iraqi elections — the Kurds and…
THE CRUX OF THE SCHIAVO CASE
God and Terri Plan Revenge
An Outside the Beltway Traffic Jam Posting God: Welcome, Terri. Have you any requests you need but ask. Terri: I want revenge on that bastard, Michael. God: His current wive is expecting. How would you like to be their daughter….
Terri And Slow Politics
I’ve been slow posting on politics lately for one reason: Terri Schiavo. The news is dominated by this story, and I just don’t have anything else to say about it. I don’t want to talk about how badly dehydrated she is, or how the husband is going …
Washington Post Hacks Up Condoleezza Rice Interview
The Washington Post editors and reporters got an exclusive interview with Condoleezza Rice that was printed on Page 1 Saturday, March 26, with the headline: Rice Describes Plans To Spread Democracy: Elections in Egypt Among Priorities. Washington’s bi…
We Who Carry Nightsoil
That’s where we are now regarding the courts in this country. The judiciary holding the other two branches of government, the states, and the people when acting by referendum, in open contempt.
Scared Monkeys on CNN
Red’s post on The 11th Circuits denial was the lead on CNN’s Inside the Blogs.
A Special THANK YOU to Trey Jackson of Jackson’s Junction for supplying us a video of it. He is a great guy. Not only does he tape it, he also sent us an email to let …
Open Source Is Not Communism
Dana Blankenhorn at ZDNet.com highlights Kenneth Brown’s latest screed asserting such wild assertions as …open source is the product of disgruntled employees, leftists, and those who hate the idea of private property. Mr. Blankenhorn asks, So I …
Women Gone Mad (as in Nuts, Crazy, Loony, Need a L
Where exactly do these women come from?
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A Very Welcome Trend
Virginia Postrel muses on the breakdown of racial and ethnic ‘barriers to empathy’ in moviegoing audiences after (only in LA!)…
Chickens for Churchill
No this isn’t a Tyson company meeting, but a Ward Churchill Cult meeting. Operatives at Little Green Footballs has an excellent photo essay.
Linked to Outside the Beltway: Traffic Jam….
Don’t ever call me insensitive again!
After reading this, y’all don’t get quarter to ever call me insensitive again in life.nggnugh I know it’s very wrong to laugh, but that’s hilarious!(Linking to OTB’s Beltway Traffic Jam)…
FUTURE COMBAT SYSTEMS: WHY THE ARMY WANTS ITS OWN AIRCRAFT CARRIERS
The Army wants to spend a huge amount of money to replace some of its battle-tested heavy-armored tanks with a bunch of untested robot- and missile-carrying vehicles that will each have about as much armor plating as the average can…
Castle Anthrax
Charles J. Hanley of the Associated Press reports in The Washington Times that Dr. Rihab Rashid Taha dumped deactivated anthrax near oneo f Saddam’s palaces in 1991. The information was buried in the Iraq Survey Group report, “a 350,000-word doc…
Google News Drops ‘The Jawa Report’ for ‘Hate Speech’ Violation
I received the following e-mail moments ago from Google News.Hi Rusty, Upon recent review, we’ve found that your site contains hate speech, and we will no longer be including it in Google News. If you can guarantee that your news…
That’s Disgusting
I found this on FreeRepublic. I don’t care who you are; this is just plain wrong. Since it has been pulled (and only for that reason) I will post an excerpt of it in the extended entry. It’s wrong, immoral,…
Another Bad Idea in Detroit
By a vote of 7-2, the Detroit City Council decided to spend $30 million per year in public funds to establish an “Africatown,†a race-based business district solely for black businessmen and investors, designed to be a business district similar to Chin…
Liberal Voices for Terri
Jesse Jackson has gotten involved in Terri Schiavo’s case. “She is being starved to death, she is being dehydrated to…
Remember Giuliana Sgrena?
liberal blah blah blah
Robert Shurbet: “I will not be silenced”
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INSTAPUNDIT AND KRUGMAN: perfect together
A Micturitive Mystery
Or, if you will, a Pissy Puzzlement.
Fatwa on San Diego Republican Party Chair
Ron Nehring is the San Diego County GOP Chairman. He’s one of the best campaign trainers in the nation and has done some truly amazing things for the SD GOP over the past few years. He recently agreed to speak to a Log Cabin event. James Hartline, an…
More Legislative Bachmannalia
Michele Bachmann is grandstanding in the media again. From the Strib: Bachmann cited a California case in which teachers were forbidden from teaching the Declaration of Independence and some of George Washington’s writings because of the references …
I Was Innocent, But He Believed It!
That’s what O.J. Simpson said today when asked to comment on the death of Johnnie Cochran. “I’ve got to say, I don’t think I’d be home today without Johnnie,” Simpson said by telephone from Florida after learning of Cochran’s death in Los Angele…
Terri And Slow Politics
I’ve been slow posting on politics lately for one reason: Terri Schiavo. The news is dominated by this story, and I just don’t have anything else to say about it. I don’t want to talk about how badly dehydrated she is, or how the husband is going …
Religion (Part I)
John over at "Where’s My Plan" has a great post about parents and religion….I wanted to leave a comment but my thoughts on the subject are too vast to leave them in a little comment bar….The wife and I were discussing religion the oth
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Herb Grubb says: I read reliapundit’s article on FELOW: LAW: etc
He was right on about the Terri Schiave fiasco. Doctors and Lawyers are indeed fallable. The problem is, they, as learned professionals, will damn seldom admit it. What we have in the Terri Schiave killing decision by judge greer is typical.He in no way, will ever sdmit he made a mistake, and the problem in that is that he has many many judge buddies that backed him up ie: state and federal. Judge Whittemore stated in a 11th Dist of Appeals Fed Court that the word “Murder” was emotional, Well, I got news for him, it is out and out MURDER. I may not be as “learned” as he is, But I know murder when I see it. What we are all experiencing, whether we recognize it or not, is JUDICIAL DICTATORSHIP. greer thumbed his nose at Congress by ignoring a Congressional Supoena, and the Federal Judges in Atlanta thumbed their noses at the law. (The Palm Sunday Law)by violating it. Additionally, we do not one single person in congress, or for that mater, in the Executive Branch of our Government that will do a damned thing about it. With Judges legislating from the bench citing European law as the basis for their decisions, We are all in trouble in America. It makes no sense to me that we send out brave young men to foreign lands to fight for “Freedon and Democracy” while at the same time flount the very foundation our forefathers gave us in the Consitiution and Bill of Rights.
Herb Grubb says: Day Late and a Dollar Short:
The 11th District Court of Appeals has now agreed to “Consider” a request for a FULL HEARING of the Terri Schiave case.
Looks like the judges have finally recognized that they have violated the law and are in a CYA mode.
Manufactured Polling Outcomes.
WILLisms.com has commented quite a bit on polling over the past couple of months. One common thread in much of our analysis is the existence of push-polling and other manipulative forms of opinion polls that guarantee outcomes. There are many…
The Impregnable Monopoly
I’ve been using Firefox for some time now. After some initial resistance to the change, I’ve found the browser to be absolutely indispensable. It’s been interesting to watch Firefox continually eat away at Internet Explorer’s market share…
US Ambassador Impedes Bin Laden Manhunt
Richard Miniter reports in the New York Sun “How a Lone Diplomat Compromised the Hunt for Bin Laden:” Ambassador Nancy Powell, America’s representative in Pakistan, refused to allow the distribution in Pakistan of wanted posters, matchbook…
Leaving Your Kid Home Alone
As schools break for a spring vacation this week, some parents might wonder if their children are old enough to be left home alone.
Words of wisdom from Pundita
If you aren’t waiting eagerly for each of Pundita’s new posts, you really should be. Intelligent, well-informed, nicely written. And (apparently) insider info. Good stuff. I’d like to add my two cents to some of Pundita’s observations in a recent…
Islamic regime’s leadership gathers on soccer riots
More fallout from Iranian soccer riots …
Last Line
See the earliest in the series for the instructions. “The fantast may single out one protagonist and haunt her dreams; the protagonist dreams that she is the serial killer and she may even wonder if she is, until clues prove…
The Immigrant Song
When spending a little time in Arizona like I did a few weeks ago you quickly feel how important immigration…
Jesus Christ
It’s ok to post nude pics of a journalist, but it isn’t ok to crack a joke?
(Via: Instapundit)
I don’t like to generalize, but when I see a trend, I feel no compunction about discussing it.
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