LGF Archives: January 2008
Religion of Peace Strikes in Mauritania
Thu, Jan 31, 2008 at 8:58:25 pm PST
There’s been an attack on the Israeli embassy in the African country of Mauritania: 6 gunmen open fire on Israeli Embassy in Mauritania. NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania - Six gunmen opened fire on the Israeli Embassy in Mauritania’s capital early Friday morning, trading fire with guards before fleeing screaming “Allah Akbar,” witnesses ...
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Iowahawk's Six Degrees of Stark Naked
Thu, Jan 31, 2008 at 8:02:45 pm PST
If you’ve had enough politics for the evening (or the decade), here’s a change of pace at Iowahawk’s Bolus (not sure I like the sound of that), where he’s playing Six Degrees of Stark Naked.
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Dem Debate Thread 3
Thu, Jan 31, 2008 at 6:41:30 pm PST
Another thread for the Dems’ debate, as Barack Obama promises to always be totally right on Day One.
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Dem Debate Thread 2
Thu, Jan 31, 2008 at 5:58:07 pm PST
The moment I most remember from the first hour of this interminable snoozefest: the Politico.com representative, Jeanne Cummings, mispronouncing “impact” as “impack.” Don’t even try to deny it. I have it recorded.
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Dem Debate Thread 1
Thu, Jan 31, 2008 at 5:00:30 pm PST
It’s Hillary vs. Barack in a political knife fight on CNN, starting right about now. Here’s a first thread for the “debate,” as Obama and Clinton try to outdo each other on the all-important issues of appeasement and surrender.
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Obama's Muslim Summit Brainstorm
Thu, Jan 31, 2008 at 2:18:25 pm PST
Barack Obama has announced that one of his first acts if elected president will be to hold a summit meeting with leaders of Muslim countries, at which he will “listen to their concerns.” Of course, those concerns will be: “Israel, Israel, Israel, Israel, and Israel.” At Commentary Magazine’s Contentions blog, Abe Greenwald ...
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Thursday Open
Thu, Jan 31, 2008 at 11:39:31 am PST
An open thread as Thursday morning becomes afternoon...
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Got a Big Fish in Afghanistan
Thu, Jan 31, 2008 at 11:22:26 am PST
Nobody’s saying who fired the missile that got him, but top Al Qaeda freakazoid Abu Laith al-Libi is now officially an ex-terrorist. CAIRO, Egypt - One al-Qaida’s top commanders in Afghanistan and a key liaison with Taliban, Abu Laith al-Libi, was killed according to a Web site used by militant ...
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DNC Appoints Islamist to Convention Committee
Thu, Jan 31, 2008 at 10:13:14 am PST
The Democratic National Committee, chaired by Howard Dean, has appointed an Islamist front man to the credentials committee of their 2008 Convention: DNC Elects Three Indian Americans to Convention Committees. In addition, Pakistan-born Iman Malik Mujahid, founder and president of Chicago-based Islamic teaching materials distributor Sound Vision Foundation, was named ...
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Canadian Muslim Student Calls for Mass Murder in Canada
Thu, Jan 31, 2008 at 9:11:03 am PST
Amazingly, while writers and publishers are being brought up on mindcrime charges in Canada for criticizing Islam, a Muslim university student who is openly calling for jihad attacks and mass murder on Canadian soil is the subject of a debate over “free speech:” Killing Canadians ‘best way’: student. TORONTO - ...
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Oakland Airport Followed the Rules with Troops on Layover
Thu, Jan 31, 2008 at 8:50:13 am PST
You may remember the story of troops on layover at Oakland International Airport being denied access to the terminal facilities; it was a big “outrage” story in the blogosphere last year. But after an investigation, the Transportation Department now says the airport was only behaving according to policy: Airport found ...
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One More Lionheart Post
Thu, Jan 31, 2008 at 8:41:49 am PST
Any bloggers still supporting “Lionheart” after this unhinged, borderline illiterate, extremely hateful rant should be ashamed of themselves: Lionheart: The American Vangaurd. The guy is off his rocker, and if there’s any truth at all to his story about being investigated by UK police, he probably did something to deserve it. ...
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Thursday Early Morning Open
Thu, Jan 31, 2008 at 2:59:01 am PST
When buying and selling are controlled by legislation, the first things to be bought and sold are legislators. — P. J. O’Rourke
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Taxi Driver Sharia at SLC
Wed, Jan 30, 2008 at 9:46:29 pm PST
Here’s another dispute over Muslim cab drivers, at Salt Lake International Airport this time, where the Muslim drivers have taken over a break room and turned it into a mosque. A shuttle driver has filed a complaint with the FAA against the Salt Lake International Airport, saying officials allowed thousands ...
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When Kos Kooks Attack
Wed, Jan 30, 2008 at 6:47:54 pm PST
From time to time, the Kos Kidz do these kinds of things, intended to prove to each other how wonderful they are, and how evil the lizard army is: Daily Kos: Rightwing World: A trip through the Looking Glass. And through the Kidz’ eyes, we are very very evil indeed.
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GOP Debate Thread 2
Wed, Jan 30, 2008 at 5:54:51 pm PST
Here’s another thread to discuss the GOP debate, minus Rudy, minus Fred. There’s a real feeling of disappointment among the lizard army tonight.
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GOP Debate Thread 1
Wed, Jan 30, 2008 at 5:17:56 pm PST
Oh yes, another GOP debate! (Hops up and down with excitement.) It’s on CNN, it’s co-sponsored by the LA Times and Politico.com, and it’s raging now. Here’s a thread to discuss...
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Newsweek Notices Jihadism
Wed, Jan 30, 2008 at 2:15:57 pm PST
What’s gotten into Newsweek magazine? This article by George Weigel is way off their usual politically correct line: The War Against Jihadism. What kind of campaign is this? Six-plus years after 9/11; while the Taliban attempts an Afghanistan comeback; as Islamist terrorists cause mayhem in Algeria and occupy huge swaths ...
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Wednesday Afternoon Open
Wed, Jan 30, 2008 at 12:25:39 pm PST
The television, that insidious beast, that Medusa which freezes a billion people to stone every night, staring fixedly, that Siren which called and sang and promised so much and gave, after all, so little. — Ray Bradbury, The Golden Apples of the Sun
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Obama Still Linked to NOI?
Wed, Jan 30, 2008 at 10:24:46 am PST
Barack Obama has publicly repudiated Louis Farrakhan and the Nation of Islam, but Debbie Schlussel says she’s spoken with an Obama insider, who told her that Obama continues to employ several Farrakhan followers in his campaign.
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Oren: Israel's Lebanon Disaster
Wed, Jan 30, 2008 at 10:15:19 am PST
The final report of Israel’s Winograd Committee has been released, and Michael Oren has a withering commentary at the Wall Street Journal on the mishandled Lebanon War and Ehud Olmert’s responsibility: Israel’s Lebanon Disaster. The war began on July 12, 2006, when Hezbollah gunmen ambushed an Israeli border patrol, killing ...
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Egypt Nabs Terror Cells in Sinai
Wed, Jan 30, 2008 at 9:39:37 am PST
Now that the border between Gaza and Egypt is wide open, the Al-Ahram newspaper claims that Egyptian authorities have stopped two Palestinian terror cells, and five suicide bombers preparing to attack inside Israel. Egyptian security forces apprehended a terror cell in the Sinai in recent days - comprised of five ...
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Giuliani Bails, Endorses McCain
Wed, Jan 30, 2008 at 9:07:04 am PST
Contrast Nedra Pickler’s glowing, effusive article on John Edwards with Devlin Barrett’s deadpan story on Rudy Giuliani: Giuliani to exit presidential race. ORLANDO, Fla. - Rudy Giuliani told supporters Wednesday he’s abandoning his bid for president and backing Republican rival and longtime friend John McCain.
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Silky Bails
Wed, Jan 30, 2008 at 9:04:44 am PST
The Nutroots’ favorite candidate (after Dennis Kucinich) is bailing out, and the Associated Press’ Nedra Pickler is crushed: Edwards to quit presidential race. DENVER - Democrat John Edwards is exiting the presidential race Wednesday, ending a scrappy underdog bid in which he steered his rivals toward progressive ideals while grappling ...
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Danish Cartoons to Become 'Historic' Objects
Wed, Jan 30, 2008 at 8:38:10 am PST
Copenhagen’s Royal Library is planning to exhibit the dreaded Danish cartoons of blasphemy. Well, sort of. They’ll be unavailable to the public, like a rare book or something extremely dangerous. Denmark’s Royal Library is risking the wrath of Muslims with plans to display controversial cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed that sparked ...
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Wednesday Early Morning Open
Wed, Jan 30, 2008 at 4:04:01 am PST
A little madness in the Spring Is wholesome even for the King. — Emily Dickinson
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Palestine Week at US Campuses
Tue, Jan 29, 2008 at 7:14:15 pm PST
It’s Palestine Week at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill! Are you as excited as I am? A previous LGF post featuring UNC-Chapel Hill: UNC Attacker: ‘Allah Gives Permission in the Koran...’
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Giuliani to Endorse McCain?
Tue, Jan 29, 2008 at 6:09:37 pm PST
Is Rudy Giuliani about to endorse John McCain? UPDATE at 1/29/08 6:12:41 pm: Fox News is now projecting John McCain to win the Florida primary.
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Florida Primary Thread 1
Tue, Jan 29, 2008 at 4:58:35 pm PST
Here’s a thread to discuss the Florida primary, currently very close between McCain and Romney. Giuliani is lagging behind, and his prospects are not good at this point.
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Tuesday Evening Open, with Link Updates
Tue, Jan 29, 2008 at 4:55:42 pm PST
Here’s an open thread, and an update on the latest changes to the ‘Top Rated Links’ area. Today I wrote some code to show that region automatically on the front page, when the page loads. Apparently this brought the links to the attention of many readers who hadn’t previously noticed ...
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Gitmo Lawyers' Shady Wahhabist Backers
Tue, Jan 29, 2008 at 2:15:04 pm PST
SeeDubya has a very interesting post on who’s paying for the extensive legal costs of the Guantanamo detainees, and the answer will probably come as no surprise: More on the Gitmo lawyers’ shady Wahhabist backers.
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Tuesday Morning Department of Linkage
Tue, Jan 29, 2008 at 11:18:35 am PST
The link entry forms now have a character counter, to let you know how close you’re getting to the maximum description size (like our comment entry form). And the description field has been made larger, by popular request. And here we have a shiny new thread on which to try it ...
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UK Muslim Confesses to Beheading Plot
Tue, Jan 29, 2008 at 10:02:48 am PST
Parviz Khan, the UK Muslim charged with planning to kidnap a British soldier, hack off his head, and distribute the video of the murder on the internet, has admitted to the plot. And Reuters tries to cast it as a case of aggression against Muslims, with one of their patented ...
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Saudis Mourn Beauty Queen
Tue, Jan 29, 2008 at 9:47:32 am PST
Our friends the Saudis are in mourning this week, after the death of a beauty contest winner.
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Canadian Muslim Group Sounds Warning on Sharia Banking
Tue, Jan 29, 2008 at 9:30:05 am PST
One of the objectives of the Muslim Brotherhood, the Wahhabists, and their many associates is to introduce Islamic “banking” into Western societies, based on sharia law. Theirs is a strategy of inches, but if they can get the blinkered Canadian government to institute Islamic banking for misguided multicultural reasons, it ...
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Religion of Peace Strikes Again in Algeria
Tue, Jan 29, 2008 at 9:10:05 am PST
More “anti-Islamic behavior” in Algeria, where Islamic terrorists who completely misunderstand the peaceful, tolerant nature of their religion have murdered at least two more people: Car bomb blast in Algeria kills 2. THENIA, Algeria - A car loaded with explosives and headed for a police station in northern Algeria exploded ...
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Tuesday Early Morning Open
Tue, Jan 29, 2008 at 3:33:01 am PST
God in His wisdom made the fly And then forgot to tell us why. — Ogden Nash
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SOTU Speech Thread 3: The Rebuttal
Mon, Jan 28, 2008 at 7:14:22 pm PST
A thread for the Democrats’ rebuttal... UPDATE at 1/28/08 7:30:18 pm: Kansas governor Kathleen Sebelius ended with the Democratic Party’s new motto: “God bless, and sleep well.”
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SOTU Speech Thread 2
Mon, Jan 28, 2008 at 6:45:38 pm PST
Another thread for the State of the Union speech...
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SOTU Speech Thread 1
Mon, Jan 28, 2008 at 5:48:57 pm PST
President Bush’s final State of the Union address is coming up at 6 pm Pacific time, and most cable and broadcast channels will be carrying it. Here’s a preliminary thread to discuss what might be on the agenda, as we commence final approach...
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Dems Give JihadTV Prime Seating for SOTU
Mon, Jan 28, 2008 at 5:13:52 pm PST
Wonderful. Al-Jazeera Gets Preferred Space At Tonight’s State of the Union.
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Monday Afternoon Open
Mon, Jan 28, 2008 at 4:30:38 pm PST
There are always two people in every picture: the photographer and the viewer. — Ansel Adams
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Geert Wilders Interviewed
Mon, Jan 28, 2008 at 12:20:38 pm PST
Yahoo News has video of Fox News’s Greg Palkot interviewing Dutch MP Geert Wilders on his opposition to Islamic culture, and his film on the Koran. (Hat tip: Allahpundit.)
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Amazing Palestinian Factoids
Mon, Jan 28, 2008 at 12:10:35 pm PST
Did you know that in order to survive, the average Gazan requires about half a ton of flour every day? Incredible but true! Also see: Gaza’s New Strongman. UPDATE at 1/28/08 12:14:24 pm: Of course, survival also requires shiny new El-Emam motorcycles: A Palestinian smiles as he returns to Gaza with his new ...
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Monday Morning Linkswarm
Mon, Jan 28, 2008 at 10:29:28 am PST
If you’ve got links, this is the place for ’em...
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Sweden Democrats Lying About Neo-Nazi Connections?
Mon, Jan 28, 2008 at 9:45:23 am PST
The far-right Swedish party Sverigedemokraterna (Sweden Democrats, who participated in the now-infamous conference in Belgium with US bloggers) is in the news again, as officials of the party are caught supporting neo-Nazis and lying about it: De stöder nazister - Nyheter - Expressen.se - Sveriges bästa nyhetssajt! The article is in ...
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Ehud Barak on Iran's Manhattan Project
Mon, Jan 28, 2008 at 9:25:28 am PST
The Washington Post interviewed Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak over the weekend, and he said the Iranians are not only farther along in the development of nuclear weapons than many want to believe, they are also probably running a second secret uranium enrichment program: A Conversation With Ehud ...
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Totten: The Final Mission
Mon, Jan 28, 2008 at 8:50:22 am PST
Here’s another excellent new report from Fallujah by Michael J. Totten: The Final Mission, Part I.
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Monday Early Morning Open
Mon, Jan 28, 2008 at 3:12:01 am PST
Absurdity, n.: A statement or belief manifestly inconsistent with one’s own opinion. — Ambrose Bierce
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Le Pen's Daughter vs. the Muslim Brotherhood Stalking Horse
Sun, Jan 27, 2008 at 8:05:27 pm PST
Here’s a debate with no side worth rooting for: Le Pen wrangles with Muslim intellectual in rare Paris debate.
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The Door Opens - Update: The Door Swings Shut
Sun, Jan 27, 2008 at 6:19:31 pm PST
Registration is now open for a limited time. Please read all the fine print, take it to heart, and make it your own. Turn off spam filters. Don’t talk with your mouth full. And don’t eat with your entrenching tool. UPDATE at 1/27/08 6:53:14 pm: Now closed, with 81 hatchlings in 32 ...
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Oxford Union Debating Society Hits Bottom, Digs
Sun, Jan 27, 2008 at 4:36:39 pm PST
In perhaps the ultimate dead end of absurd leftist anti-Israel delusional thinking, the Oxford Union held a debate on Israel’s “right to exist,” in which the debaters were well-known virulent Israel-haters: UCL professor: Terror ‘Palestinians’ moral right’. Proposing the motion “This House believes that the State of Israel has a ...
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Second Draft: Exploiting Grief
Sun, Jan 27, 2008 at 1:59:20 pm PST
Second Draft has released a new short video on that mysterious explosion on a Gaza beach in 2006: Second Draft examines another Pallywood Production: Gaza Beach Tragedy: Exploiting Grief.
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Sunday Afternoon Linkmanship
Sun, Jan 27, 2008 at 1:18:56 pm PST
Links! Red hot! Get yer links here! There’s a new category in the link posting form: “Related to post.” Use this category when the link you’re posting is directly related to the LGF post that is its “parent.” “Related” links will show up first in the list, and their category name ...
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Ted Kennedy to Bail on Hillary
Sun, Jan 27, 2008 at 12:11:44 pm PST
Ted Kennedy is jumping aboard the Obama bandwagon. Senator Ted Kennedy, D-Mass., will endorse Barack Obama’s presidential bid on Monday in Washington, a source close to Kennedy tells ABC News. The endorsement gives Obama a boost in the eyes of the Washington establishment, and comes after some prominent Democrats criticized Senator ...
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Inept Palestinian Propaganda Fauxtography
Sun, Jan 27, 2008 at 9:24:42 am PST
There’s been a lot of discussion in our comments about the latest staged photographs from Reuters and the Associated Press, showing Hamas legislators forced to “meet by candlelight” because of power cuts in Gaza. Mohammed Salem of Reuters and Hatem Moussa of the Associated Press both filed photographs of the ...
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The Devil is in the Details
Sun, Jan 27, 2008 at 9:05:09 am PST
Here’s a sob story about UK blogger Lionheart and his travails, warning us that blogs are about to disappear if everyone doesn’t immediately jump to his support. Oddly, it completely fails to mention that after I supported Lionheart’s right to free speech (but not his association with the BNP), Lionheart ...
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Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan Calls for Suicide Bombings
Sun, Jan 27, 2008 at 8:51:04 am PST
This is the Muslim Brotherhood to which idiots in our own State Department are now “reaching out,” marching in the thousands in Jordan in support of Hamas and suicide bombings: Jordanians rally in support of Hamas in Gaza. Reuters, of course, calls them “mainstream activists.” AMMAN (Reuters) - Chanting slogans ...
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Sunday Early Morning Open
Sun, Jan 27, 2008 at 3:01:01 am PST
When I was a boy I was told that anybody could become President; I’m beginning to believe it. — Clarence Darrow
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Terrorist Dies, Palestinians Mourn
Sat, Jan 26, 2008 at 8:53:00 pm PST
He dedicated his life to evil, and was responsible for the deaths of hundreds of innocent people. Now he’s dead himself, after years spent escaping justice for his crimes. And our “partner in peace” Mahmoud Abbas is praising him: PFLP founder Habash dies; PA mourns. George Habash, the founder of ...
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Obama's Speech an Opportunity for Open Thread
Sat, Jan 26, 2008 at 6:24:07 pm PST
CHANGE! I’m using the occasion of Obama’s change-oriented victory speech in South Carolina to tinker with the LinkViewer while subconsciously counting the invocations of the CHANGE Power Word. There’s now a “Today” button in the LinkViewer that sets the date fields to show links posted in the current day. (“Current day” being ...
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Our Friends the Saudis
Sat, Jan 26, 2008 at 5:22:14 pm PST
Over at the English language mouthpiece of the religious apartheid kingdom, our pals have let their guard down a little bit and showed us what they really think about the White House (and America): Arab News.
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Obama Wins SC?
Sat, Jan 26, 2008 at 4:24:37 pm PST
ABC News is projecting that Barack Obama has won the South Carolina primary: Barack Obama Wins South Carolina Primary.
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Technical Note: Top Links Now with Entry Form
Sat, Jan 26, 2008 at 3:33:28 pm PST
The spinoff links category drop own menu is acting screwy right now for some reason, but only in Internet Exploder, which is insisting that the menu doesn’t exist. It’s fine in all other browsers, of course. I’m working on that. In the meantime, another new feature has been added to make ...
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Saturday Morning Linkmania
Sat, Jan 26, 2008 at 10:42:57 am PST
Here’s a sunny Saturday thread for links on any subject... Here’s a LinkViewer page for the links posted today, sorted by rating.
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The Protocols of the Daily Kos
Sat, Jan 26, 2008 at 9:03:42 am PST
Here’s our sick leftist commentary of the day from the Kos Kooks, who see nothing wrong with Arun Gandhi’s antisemitic statements: Daily Kos: Arun Gandhi forced to resign from Nonviolence Institute. It’s that dreaded secret Israeli mechanism of ideological control again. The hidden Jewish hand has also destroyed the noble Norman ...
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Saturday Early Morning Open
Sat, Jan 26, 2008 at 2:19:01 am PST
Monkeys are superior to men in this: When a monkey looks into a mirror, he sees a monkey. — Malcolm de Chazal
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Technical Note: LinkViewer Updates 2
Fri, Jan 25, 2008 at 10:17:20 pm PST
More new stuff in the LinkViewer: You can now pick a date range, using popup calendars to set the start and end dates. To pick the date, click either the input field or the little calendar icon, then use the popup calendar to navigate to the date you want, and click ...
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Prodi Resigns, Berlusconi Resurgent?
Fri, Jan 25, 2008 at 8:57:28 pm PST
Anti-American socialist Italian prime minister Romano Prodi is out, after less than two years in office. Didn’t take the Italians long to tire of him: Prodi’s Resignation May Herald Berlusconi’s Return.
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Ayaan Hirsi Ali on the Wilders Film
Fri, Jan 25, 2008 at 7:06:48 pm PST
Allahpundit has video of Ayaan Hirsi Ali on the O’Reilly show (with Laura Ingraham), starting off discussing the anti-Koran film by Dutch MP Geert Wilders (and the threats and turmoil it has caused even before being seen) and getting into the larger issue of Islamic supremacism in the West: Ayaan ...
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Vlaams Belang, Front National, and Attaka
Fri, Jan 25, 2008 at 6:57:16 pm PST
Here we go again, because the Vlaams Belang may have denied connections with the British National Party, but it’s going to be a bit harder to deny the link to the French National Front and their Holocaust “minimizing” leader Jean-Marie Le Pen, or to the Bulgarian extremist party “Attaka:” Nationalist ...
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Friday Night Open
Fri, Jan 25, 2008 at 6:46:02 pm PST
Apologies for the short outage. The database server got temperamental this time, but seems to be over its little tantrum now. Here’s a Friday evening open thread while the database ferrets settle back into their routine.
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Threat to Dutch MP Posted at YouTube
Fri, Jan 25, 2008 at 4:56:25 pm PST
An Islamic death threat to Dutch politician Geert Wilders. It’s also now at YouTube.
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Technical Note: LinkViewer Updates
Fri, Jan 25, 2008 at 4:45:04 pm PST
More enhancements to the LinkViewer tonight: * An option to sort by number of comments. * All form controls are live; you don’t have to click the “Filter” button to change categories, sort order, or links per page. * The look has been cleaned up and improved. * The description font has been somewhat ...
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Wireless Debate Prompting Intercepted?
Fri, Jan 25, 2008 at 1:06:39 pm PST
I heard this too—at last night’s debate Mitt Romney may have received a whispered prompt on a trick question from Tim Russert (about raising taxes), possibly via some kind of wireless device. Western Standard has the video I was thinking of posting. It could be a moderator, or someone unrelated, but ...
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Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-...
Fri, Jan 25, 2008 at 12:39:55 pm PST
I’ve been incredibly, monumentally annoyed by this “CHANGE” mantra so many politicians are repeating like a magical Power Word that will sweep them into the White House on a cloud of fairy dust. So this video hits a deeply satisfying Friday afternoon kinda chord. [Video]
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Friday Afternoon Linkaliciousness
Fri, Jan 25, 2008 at 12:17:53 pm PST
Here we see the spinoff links thread in its natural habitat. LGF lizards can post links by clicking “Show Spinoff Links (xx)” (at bottom right of my post), and then using the entry form at the bottom of the links region. The description is limited to 2048 characters, and only plain ...
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Dan Rather Should Be Careful What He Wishes For
Fri, Jan 25, 2008 at 10:41:25 am PST
Dan Rather claims that CBS is covering up a report by document examiner Erik Rigler that will prove the infamous Killian memos to be genuine. But CBS announced Wednesday that they will gladly turn that report over to Rather’s attorneys. Dan Rather’s efforts to get CBS to produce in court ...
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Flying Pig Alert: WaPo Condemns Hamas
Fri, Jan 25, 2008 at 10:22:02 am PST
The flying pig is coming out of the hangar less and less these days, but here’s a Washington Post editorial that deserves the avian porker: Breach in Gaza. They even use the T word. In fact, as Mr. Mubarak well knows, no one is starving in Gaza — though food, fuel ...
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Kucinich Bails
Fri, Jan 25, 2008 at 9:23:35 am PST
The UFO candidate is dropping out of the race. CLEVELAND - Democrat Dennis Kucinich is abandoning his second, long-shot bid for the White House as he faces a tough fight to hold onto his other job — U.S. congressman. In an interview with Cleveland’s Plain Dealer, the six-term House member said ...
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Thursday Overnight Thread
Thu, Jan 24, 2008 at 10:12:24 pm PST
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it’s time to pause and reflect. — Mark Twain
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GOP Debate Thread 2
Thu, Jan 24, 2008 at 7:37:10 pm PST
Another thread, as the first one goes over 1,000 comments...
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GOP Debate Thread 1
Thu, Jan 24, 2008 at 6:07:56 pm PST
The latest in the relentless, unceasing series of presidential candidate debates is now on MSNBC, and here’s an open thread to discuss... UPDATE at 1/24/08 6:09:42 pm: The MSNBC web site has a link for a live stream, in Windows Media format, oddly enough.
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New Feature: LinkViewer
Thu, Jan 24, 2008 at 4:51:29 pm PST
Now that we’re storing all of those groovy spinoff links, it’s a shame to have them all just scroll away and get lost, isn’t it? Since the top rated links area only shows a small selection of the many that are posted every day, we needed a better way to ...
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NBC's Fletcher Unable to Distinguish Terrorists
Thu, Jan 24, 2008 at 12:56:03 pm PST
NBC Tel Aviv bureau chief Martin Fletcher has gone so thoroughly native in the West Bank that he’s turning in pieces like this one—showing the “human side” of a family of brutal terrorist murderers: One man’s terrorist, another’s freedom fighter. NABLUS, West Bank – It is hard for me to ...
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Islamic Cleric to Iowa Legislature: Give Us 'Victory Over Those Who Disbelieve'
Thu, Jan 24, 2008 at 11:18:39 am PST
Time and again, Islamic clerics who are asked to deliver convocations and opening prayers for US political gatherings boldly proclaim the superiority of Islam over the assembled infidels. The latest example took place in the Iowa state legislature recently, when Imam Muhammad Khan of the Islamic Center of Des Moines ...
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Thursday Morning Linkschleppen
Thu, Jan 24, 2008 at 10:46:40 am PST
Free links for life! Gitcher links here!
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Hizb Ut-Tahrir Sets Up Shop in West Bank
Thu, Jan 24, 2008 at 9:51:23 am PST
The Christian Science Monitor does another one of their patented whitewashes of radical Islam, in a profile of the worldwide “moderate” Islamic supremacist movement, Hizb ut-Tahrir: Palestinian group sounds like Al Qaeda but forgoes violence. They’re “quiet if quirky.” This is the group that is banned in many Middle Eastern and ...
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You Mean Appeasement Doesn't Work?
Thu, Jan 24, 2008 at 9:08:16 am PST
Wait a minute; Spain withdrew all her troops from Iraq after the Madrid train bombings, and Spanish politicians have been doing their best to bash Israel and appease resident Islamists ever since. So why the suicide bombing plot? MADRID, Spain - Police acting on a tipoff that a radical Islamic ...
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Religion of Peace Strikes Again in Restive Thailand
Thu, Jan 24, 2008 at 8:43:14 am PST
Another Buddhist schoolteacher murdered in the south Thailand jihad: Buddhist Teacher Shot in Thailand. NA PRADU, Thailand (AP) — Muslim militants fatally shot a Buddhist teacher as he pulled out of his driveway to head to work Thursday in restive southern Thailand, police said. Officers detained two suspects in the ...
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Thursday Early Morning Thread
Thu, Jan 24, 2008 at 3:03:01 am PST
Real programmers don’t comment their code. If it was hard to write, it should be hard to understand. — Tom Van Vleck
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Wednesday Overnight Thread
Wed, Jan 23, 2008 at 9:22:02 pm PST
Thought, like all potent weapons, is exceedingly dangerous if mishandled. Clear thinking is therefore desirable not only in order to develop the full potentialities of the mind, but also to avoid disaster. — Giles St. Aubyn
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Iowahawk Document Dump
Wed, Jan 23, 2008 at 6:23:09 pm PST
Iowahawk’s been digging around in Canadian dumpsters (dirty job but somebody’s gotta do it), and he’s surfaced with a crumpled-up first draft of the Alberta Human Rights Commission’s report on their hearing with Ezra Levant: Filed In Triplicate. Defendant acknowledges awareness of charges against him. He is represented by counsel ...
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Technical Note: Spinoff Link Descriptions
Wed, Jan 23, 2008 at 4:28:34 pm PST
A new feature tonight in the top rated links: a clickable thingy that says, “descriptions.” If you click that little baby, the description for each link will magically expand right underneath the link, accordion-style. Click “descriptions” again, and the view will collapse again, hiding the descriptions. Some bugs have been fixed ...
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Midday Open Thread
Wed, Jan 23, 2008 at 3:27:11 pm PST
It’s raining in LA, and here’s a precipitously open Wednesday thread.
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A Death Sentence for Blasphemy in Afghanistan
Wed, Jan 23, 2008 at 1:35:50 pm PST
Hamid Karzai needs to intervene in this case, and stop a runaway Dark Ages travesty of justice before a man is murdered: Afghan ‘blasphemy’ death sentence. What a disgrace. An Afghan journalist has been sentenced to death by a provincial court for distributing “blasphemous” material. Sayed Perwiz Kambakhsh, 23, was arrested in ...
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Hubble Gets an Overhaul
Wed, Jan 23, 2008 at 1:10:28 pm PST
Some exciting news for Hubble Space Telescope fans (I’m one) as the amazing device refuses to die: A Whole New View: Hubble Overhaul to Boost Telescope’s Reach. When astronauts overhaul the Hubble Space Telescope this summer, they will leave behind a vastly more powerful orbital observatory to scan the universe. Set ...
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Wednesday Morning Linkubator
Wed, Jan 23, 2008 at 10:45:47 am PST
Links! Links! Bring out yer links!
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Pure Soros Propaganda from the Associated Press
Wed, Jan 23, 2008 at 9:29:21 am PST
It’s hard to even know what to say about this garbage, as the media swallows whole some idiotic propaganda from George Soros-funded organizations, intentionally misrepresenting erroneous intelligence as deliberate falsehood: Study: False statements preceded war. Just disgusting. Associated Press “journalism” finds another new bottom. WASHINGTON - A study by two nonprofit ...
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Dutch to Ban Misogyny in Schools and Gov't Offices
Wed, Jan 23, 2008 at 9:20:04 am PST
It’s good to see the Dutch finally pushing back (a little bit, tentatively, could be reversed if enough seething occurs) against one of the most in-your-face public symbols of radical Islamic suppression of women: Dutch to ban burqas in schools and government offices. AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Dutch government is ...
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Hamas Calls for 'The Pursuit of Popular Anger'
Wed, Jan 23, 2008 at 9:10:08 am PST
While the poor oppressed Palestinians of Gaza walk in and out of Egypt unimpeded, bringing back new televisions, mobile phones, huge quantities of cigarettes and other survival necessities, Hamas and their Syrian cronies are calling for more murder. DAMASCUS (AFP) - Hamas and Syria-based Palestinian radical groups called for stepped ...
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UK Government Agency Condemns 'Three Little Pigs'
Wed, Jan 23, 2008 at 8:30:45 am PST
The latest episode of utter insanity from Britain’s Mad Hatters of Multiculturalism: Three Little Pigs ‘too offensive’. A story based on the Three Little Pigs has been turned down from a government agency’s annual awards because the subject matter could offend Muslims. The digital book, re-telling the classic fairy tale, was ...
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Wednesday Early Morning Open
Wed, Jan 23, 2008 at 2:49:02 am PST
If it’s green or wriggles, it’s biology. If it stinks, it’s chemistry. If it doesn’t work, it’s physics. — Handy Guide to Science
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Tuesday Night Salmon Thread
Tue, Jan 22, 2008 at 7:24:32 pm PST
Here’s a “broiling some salmon, mushrooms, and mixed bell peppers” open thread...
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Tuesday Evening Open
Tue, Jan 22, 2008 at 5:18:08 pm PST
God sells us all things at the price of labor. — Leonardo da Vinci
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Technical Note: Spinoff Link 'Last Comment' Popups
Tue, Jan 22, 2008 at 2:18:42 pm PST
The latest enhancement to our spinoff links: if comments have been posted for a link, hovering over the comment number will cause a popup box to appear, showing the lizard name of the last commenter and an excerpt of the comment. UPDATE at 1/22/08 3:33:51 pm: And another new feature to announce: ...
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Breaking: Fred's Bailing
Tue, Jan 22, 2008 at 11:25:22 am PST
Just being announced: Fred Thompson is dropping out of the presidential election race... UPDATE at 1/22/08 11:37:43 am: Here’s the official announcement: Today I have withdrawn my candidacy for President of the United States. I hope that my country and my party have benefited from our having made this effort. ...
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Tuesday Morning Links A-Go-Go
Tue, Jan 22, 2008 at 11:04:21 am PST
Stinky Beaumont says the hamsters are doing just fine despite the added workload of spinoff links and their comments. No complaints at all, he says. And Stinky wouldn’t lie, would he?
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That Completely Meaningless Symbol Again
Tue, Jan 22, 2008 at 10:16:16 am PST
You may heard that the Ku Klux Klan staged a march yesterday in Jena, Louisiana—their own little way to celebrate Martin Luther King Day. Here’s a photo from their march, showing the white power goons with a modified Confederate flag. Remember that symbol we’ve been finding all over the web sites ...
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Padilla Gets 17 Years
Tue, Jan 22, 2008 at 9:25:14 am PST
Al Qaeda terrorist Jose Padilla has been sentenced today to 17 years in prison, and the Associated Press release drips with skepticism. MIAMI - Convicted terrorism conspirator Jose Padilla, once accused of plotting with al-Qaida to blow up a radioactive “dirty bomb” in a major city, was sentenced Tuesday 17 ...
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Netherlands Merchant Puts Anne Frank in a Kaffiyeh
Tue, Jan 22, 2008 at 9:19:45 am PST
Sick, sick, sick. Boomerang, a popular Dutch merchant of T-shirts, greeting cards, and other items, is now selling an image of Anne Frank wearing the symbol of Palestinian terrorism: Boomerang.nl - Werk - ‘Banned Frank’ by T.
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A Bomb Grows in Brooklyn
Tue, Jan 22, 2008 at 8:59:54 am PST
A bomb factory has been discovered at a Columbia University professor’s home in Brooklyn.
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Drug Libel
Tue, Jan 22, 2008 at 8:57:34 am PST
Israellycool catches the Australian Broadcasting Corporation promoting a blatant—and completely untrue—libel against Israel; not a blood libel this time, but a Drug Libel.
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Tuesday Early Morning Open
Tue, Jan 22, 2008 at 2:51:01 am PST
When words are scarce they are seldom spent in vain. — William Shakespeare
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Blood Ritual in Queens
Mon, Jan 21, 2008 at 9:26:05 pm PST
The Ashura blood ritual comes to Queens, New York. More gruesome photos.
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Podhoretz: Stopping Iran
Mon, Jan 21, 2008 at 9:18:12 pm PST
Norman Podhoretz on Stopping Iran: Why the Case for Military Action Still Stands. When I first predicted a year or so ago that Bush would bomb Iran’s nuclear facilities once he had played out the futile diplomatic string, the obstacles that stood in his way were great but they did ...
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Geert Wilders Wakes Up the Netherlands
Mon, Jan 21, 2008 at 7:43:00 pm PST
Dutch politician Geert Wilders, whose hair puts John Edwards’ hair to shame, is about to broadcast a short film that many fear will provoke violence from followers of the Religion of Peace™. The Dutch government is bracing itself for violent protests following the scheduled broadcast this week of a provocative ...
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Dem Debate Thread 3
Mon, Jan 21, 2008 at 6:44:52 pm PST
One last thread for the final stretch of the Democratic Party debate, as they try to wind up on a positive note after doing their best to disembowel each other.
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Dem Debate Thread 2
Mon, Jan 21, 2008 at 6:01:54 pm PST
Poor John Edwards is being mostly ignored while Hillary and Barack rip each other’s faces off. Here’s a second thread to savor the carnage.
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Dem Debate Thread 1
Mon, Jan 21, 2008 at 5:17:01 pm PST
Relentless, unstoppable, the debates continue, grinding down all in their path and laying waste to the hearts and minds of anyone unfortunate enough to witness the awful spectacle. The three anointed Democrats are going at it again, sponsored by the Congressional Black Caucus on MLK Day, and here’s a thread to ...
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Monday Afternoon Linkathon
Mon, Jan 21, 2008 at 3:07:35 pm PST
A complete lack of respect for the basic moral principle of universality. — Random LGF troll
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Iowahawk's Media Violence Project
Mon, Jan 21, 2008 at 1:23:14 pm PST
It’s hard to describe how shocked I was when Iowahawk first blew the whistle on the astonishing amount of violent crime and murder being committed on a regular basis by traumatized and irreparably damaged members of the mainstream media machine. Now the Hawk is moving on from flabbergasted, open-mouthed horror ...
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New York Times Profiles Michael Yon
Mon, Jan 21, 2008 at 11:05:48 am PST
A pretty even-handed profile of Michael Yon in today’s New York Times: Frontline Blogger Covers War in Iraq With a Soldier’s Eyes. I had to laugh at this one, though: Like most bloggers, Mr. Yon has an agenda... Look who’s talking.
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Monday Morning Linkageddon
Mon, Jan 21, 2008 at 10:51:33 am PST
A thread for missing links... click “show spinoff links” to toss your URL in the ring...
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Beauchamp Document Drop
Mon, Jan 21, 2008 at 9:33:28 am PST
Bob Owens’ FOIA request has been processed, and he’s received a lot of the documents he asked for in connection with the New Republic/Scott Beauchamp case: The Scott Thomas Beauchamp ‘Shock Troops’ Military Investigation, Statements 13-24.
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Leftist in Evangelist's Clothing Fails to Win Secular Support
Mon, Jan 21, 2008 at 8:24:35 am PST
Mike Huckabee did his pandering best to enlist the support of non-evangelicals in South Carolina, but as John Fund reports, he basically failed. Mike Huckabee tried his best to expand beyond his evangelical base in South Carolina and appeal to what his campaign called “Joe Six Pack” voters. Mr. Huckabee ...
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Jawa Report Now Under Attack by BNP Wackos
Mon, Jan 21, 2008 at 8:19:07 am PST
Vinnie at Jawa Report has a post on the support of the British National Party now being promoted by the same crowd who wanted us to sign up with the Vlaams Belang. And imagine my surprise: the very same racist lunatics who show up at every blog defending the BNP ...
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Terrorist Town Hall Meeting
Mon, Jan 21, 2008 at 7:55:19 am PST
It’s sort of “Dear Abby” (“Dear Abbas?”) for deranged murderers and decapitators, as militant Muslims all over the world seek answers from al-Qaida. CAIRO, Egypt - Sympathizers submitted hundreds of questions to al-Qaida deputy leader Ayman al-Zawahri’s “on-line interview” before a recent deadline. Among them: Why hasn’t al-Qaida attacked the ...
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Monday Early Morning Open
Mon, Jan 21, 2008 at 3:03:01 am PST
In our brief national history we have shot four of our presidents, worried five of them to death, impeached one and hounded another out of office. And when all else fails, we hold an election and assassinate their character. — P. J. O’Rourke
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The 10 Most-Commented Links
Sun, Jan 20, 2008 at 8:16:06 pm PST
Another enhancement in the “top rated links” area: you can now show the “10 Most-Commented Links” to quickly see which links are getting the most comments.
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Beware of Saudis Bringing Peace
Sun, Jan 20, 2008 at 7:57:55 pm PST
Our friends the Saudis have outlined the terms of surrender for Israel: Senior Saudi prince offers Israel peace vision. KRONBERG, Germany (Reuters) - A senior Saudi royal has offered Israel a vision of broad cooperation with the Arab world and people-to-people contacts if it signs a peace treaty and withdraws ...
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New Feature: Spinoff Link Comments
Sun, Jan 20, 2008 at 5:22:42 pm PST
If you’ve been wondering where I’ve been while all this news hasn’t been happening today, the answer can now be revealed: I’ve been putting the finishing touches on the newest addition to the LGF Blog Engine. Each spinoff link is now the proud parent of its very own thread of comments. ...
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Steyn: The Canadian 'Human Rights' Sham
Sun, Jan 20, 2008 at 11:46:02 am PST
A great Mark Steyn piece on the insanely Orwellian Canadian “human rights” commissions: It’s all very odd, ‘that’s for sure’. Who has availed themselves of the “human rights” protected by Section XIII? In its entire history, over half of all cases have been brought by a sole “complainant,” one Richard ...
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Sunday Morning Linkanalia
Sun, Jan 20, 2008 at 10:26:04 am PST
Links! Links! Bring out yer links!
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Spencer on the Eurofascists
Sun, Jan 20, 2008 at 9:05:05 am PST
A big LGF thank you to Robert Spencer for this post, disavowing any support for the Vlaams Belang and their allies, the BNP, and rationally spelling out once again the reasons why allowing neo-fascists to attach themselves like leeches to the anti-jihad movement is a fatal mistake: Vlaams Belang ...
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Today's Moment of Paulmania
Sat, Jan 19, 2008 at 9:39:48 pm PST
Ron Paul’s most dedicated followers discuss the Jewish conspiracy to rule the world: A Jewish Defector Warns America.
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McCain Wins South Carolina
Sat, Jan 19, 2008 at 7:18:42 pm PST
Yes, it’s true—John McCain has won the South Carolina primary.
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Technical Note: Javascript Overhaul
Sat, Jan 19, 2008 at 6:57:01 pm PST
OK, call it “ECMAScript” if you want to get technical. But in the past week I’ve managed to trim more than 50K out of the Javascript/ECMAScript, by taking better advantage of the jQuery Library. Another huge savings: I switched away from our old Model T tooltip script to a jQuery plugin ...
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The Door Opens - Update: The Door Swings Shut
Sat, Jan 19, 2008 at 6:16:04 pm PST
Let’s see, pretty slow news day, traffic’s down, Saturday night. Seems like a good time to open registration. What self-respecting troll would want to sneak in on such a lovely evening? Read all the caveats and disclaimers, please. And turn off your spam filters. 91.3% of our registration problems are ...
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Hunter's Out
Sat, Jan 19, 2008 at 5:57:27 pm PST
Let’s have a moment of silence for one of the better candidates on the Republican side, as Duncan Hunter drops out.
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Saturday Afternoon Open
Sat, Jan 19, 2008 at 4:01:59 pm PST
Whew, that bike ride turned out a bit longer than I’d planned, thanks to a big thorn in my back tire, and a spare tube that blew out. Here’s an open thread while I get everything stowed away.
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Saturday Morning Linkatorium
Sat, Jan 19, 2008 at 10:30:59 am PST
A sunny Saturday, and an open spinoff links thread...
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Homemade Bomb Exhibit
Sat, Jan 19, 2008 at 10:06:26 am PST
From the Homeland Security Stakeholders SI Conference in Los Angeles, Wired has photos of an exhibit featuring recreated explosive devices from infamous terrorism cases, including Ted Kaczinski’s envelope and Richard Reid’s shoe.
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Nasrallah Brags Like A Serial Killer
Sat, Jan 19, 2008 at 9:48:44 am PST
Addressing the faithful at an Ashura religious rally in Beirut, Hizballah freakazoid Hassan Nassrallah set a new standard for ghoulish threatening, boasting about the trophies collected by his “holy warriors.” BEIRUT, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, making a rare public appearance, said on Saturday his guerrilla ...
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Hamas Whines About Suicide Bomb Plot
Sat, Jan 19, 2008 at 9:33:06 am PST
You know you’re starting to get a bit cynical when you read a story like this one and it makes you break out laughing: Hamas claims to have foiled Fatah plot to kill Haniya. It’s a many-layered baklava of deceitful irony. GAZA CITY (AFP) - A senior Hamas leader on Saturday ...
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Taliban Web Sites Hosted in US
Sat, Jan 19, 2008 at 8:45:43 am PST
Once again the Jawa Report has discovered American companies hosting terrorist web sites for the Taliban, a violation of the law. You can help shut them down by using the contact info posted by Dr. Rusty: Official Taliban Websites Hosted in US.
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Branches and Wires
Fri, Jan 18, 2008 at 9:32:07 pm PST
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Lionheart Drops the Mask
Fri, Jan 18, 2008 at 8:43:12 pm PST
After trying to deny it, Lionheart stops pretending and comes out in full-throated support of the British National Party. He reiterates his “traitor” accusation against me, for not supporting his delusional desire to join up with neo-Nazi white supremacists. And the LGF haters are baying like wolves in his comments, of ...
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And Now for Some Peter Gabriel
Fri, Jan 18, 2008 at 4:02:22 pm PST
From a 1994 concert titled Secret World, a terrific performance of one of his greatest songs, In Your Eyes. [Video]
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Iowahawk: Bylines of Brutality
Fri, Jan 18, 2008 at 2:45:56 pm PST
Iowahawk has a devastating exposé of the growing phenomenon of journalist psychopathy, entitled: Bylines of Brutality. As Casualties Mount, Some Question The Emotional Stability of Media Vets An Iowahawk Special Investigative Report With Statistical Guidance from the New York Times A Denver newspaper columnist is arrested for stalking a story subject. In Cincinnati, ...
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A Visit to the Family Self-Mutilation Store
Fri, Jan 18, 2008 at 2:38:28 pm PST
A Pakistani mother buys knives on chain for her son for the Ashura, a day when Shiite Muslims beat themselves with knives to mourn the death of their spiritual leader Imam Hussain, grandson of Prophet Mohammad, Friday, Jan. 18, 2008 in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Pakistan’s Shiite Muslims will observe the ...
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Huckabee and the Fried Squirrels
Fri, Jan 18, 2008 at 12:43:10 pm PST
Jimmy Carter had his infamous killer rabbit. Now Mike Huckabee has fried squirrels. In a popcorn popper. And he ate ’em. Yum. (It’s at about the 1:20 mark, and he seems inordinately proud of grossing out the MSNBC babe.) [Video]
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Escalation in Gaza
Fri, Jan 18, 2008 at 12:26:34 pm PST
Israellycool has been liveblogging the escalation in Palestinian rocket attacks from Gaza that has prompted increasing levels of retaliation from Israel. Today the IAF took out the Hamas Interior Ministry building: Israel flattens Hamas ministry in Gaza Strip. GAZA (Reuters) - Israel bombed the Hamas-run Interior Ministry in Gaza and ...
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Friday Morning Linkateria
Fri, Jan 18, 2008 at 10:50:00 am PST
A Friday morning thread for random and semi-random linkage. I don’t know about you, dear reader, but I’m having lots of fun following the links submitted by the LGF army, and finding interesting and enlightening information.
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Canadian Human Rights Investigator Posts at Stormfront
Fri, Jan 18, 2008 at 9:47:41 am PST
Wow. We’ve discovered a new form of troll, as Mark Steyn reveals that Canadian Human Rights Commission “investigators” are posing as “hate crime” perpetrators—by posting comments at the neo-Nazi site Stormfront: SteynOnline - Agent provocateur. Yes, really. I wonder if we have any of these human rights trolls here at LGF? ...
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Arun Gandhi Exposed As Antisemite
Fri, Jan 18, 2008 at 9:21:03 am PST
After dropping the mask in a shockingly antisemitic article for the Washington Post, Arun Gandhi is in hot water at the University of Rochester: President Joel Seligman of the University of Rochester asked that I send you the announcement (below) made yesterday by the Board of the M.K. Gandhi Institute ...
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Friday Early Morning
Fri, Jan 18, 2008 at 2:12:01 am PST
An open thread for the lizards who haunt the wee hours...
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Thursday Evening Linkaganza
Thu, Jan 17, 2008 at 6:33:15 pm PST
Time for another Caged Link Match, because I sense a lot of pent-up linkage out there, and we all know how painful that can be.
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Video: Tackling Islamist Radicalization
Thu, Jan 17, 2008 at 4:59:19 pm PST
Here’s a video clip from the BBC on Britain’s latest attempts to tackle Islamist radicalization—but just as in the US, government agencies are often confused about who they should be reaching out to. [Video]
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Video: Young, Nazi, and Proud
Thu, Jan 17, 2008 at 4:42:21 pm PST
Speaking of the British National Party, here’s an episode of the UK TV show Dispatches, on exactly that subject. Some Americans probably aren’t too familiar with this white power group and their neo-Nazi base; this is a good way to learn what they’re really about: Young Nazi and Proud. [Video]
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Vlaams Belang Joins with BNP, Other Eurofascists in New Anti-Islam Group
Thu, Jan 17, 2008 at 1:16:48 pm PST
Here we go again. Now the Belgian Vlaams Belang party is openly allying with the British National Party, in a new group opportunistically named “Cities against Islamisation.” And remember: the BNP’s white supremacist leader Nick Griffin, a friend and ally of David Duke, has explicitly detailed their plan to attach themselves ...
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Thursday Morning Linktopia
Thu, Jan 17, 2008 at 10:13:11 am PST
We’ve had more than 5,000 spinoff links posted since I launched the feature, and the new click counter is working very nicely, so here’s another open linkage thread. Note that there are two new categories for posting links: “Law” and “Military.” And there is also a new option in the top ...
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Let's Give Them More Money - And a State!
Thu, Jan 17, 2008 at 9:30:14 am PST
A few more million dollars for the world’s longest running grievance theater: International aid for Palestinians increases to $7.6 billion. Palestinians are still firing dozens of rockets into Israel every week (sometimes dozens in a day), they’re still murdering Israelis every chance they get, and you can be sure they’re planning ...
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Islamic Festival Starts with Mass Murder at Mosque
Thu, Jan 17, 2008 at 8:48:20 am PST
The festival of Ashura is coming this weekend, during which devout Shiites beat and cut themselves with chains and knives in public rituals that leave the streets running with blood, and the Religion of Peace™ has kicked off the festivities with a mass murder at a mosque in Pakistan. PESHAWAR, ...
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Thursday Early Morning Thread
Thu, Jan 17, 2008 at 2:48:01 am PST
Let thy speech be better than silence, or be silent. — Dionysius I of Syracuse
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Wednesday Overnight Open
Wed, Jan 16, 2008 at 8:31:42 pm PST
I believe that a scientist looking at nonscientific problems is just as dumb as the next guy. — Richard Feynman
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Technical Note: Spinoff Links Click Counter
Wed, Jan 16, 2008 at 5:57:38 pm PST
Several readers suggested that I show how many times the spinoff links are clicked, as another measure of their popularity and/or brilliance and/or enticement factor, so tonight we’re proud to announce that so it is written, so it is done. In our spinoff links, next to the domain name (on the ...
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Video: Terrorist 007
Wed, Jan 16, 2008 at 4:35:24 pm PST
Here’s the story of Younes Tsouli, 23, an IT student at a London college who became infamous as “Irhabi 007,” working with Al Qaeda to develop a worldwide internet network of constantly shifting web sites. This BBC show has some scenes with our pal Aaron Weisburd of Internet Haganah. [Video] The Daily ...
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Video: Bush Does the Sword Dance
Wed, Jan 16, 2008 at 4:12:00 pm PST
No matter which way you cut it, this wasn’t George W. Bush’s sharpest moment. [Video]
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Breaking: Ex-Congressman Indicted in Terror Fundraising Case
Wed, Jan 16, 2008 at 12:12:17 pm PST
A former Republican Congressman from Michigan has been indicted as part of a terrorist fundraising ring. WASHINGTON — A former congressman and delegate to the United Nations was indicted Wednesday as part of a terrorist fundraising ring that allegedly sent more than $130,000 to an al-Qaida and Taliban supporter who has ...
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Wednesday Morning Link-o-rama
Wed, Jan 16, 2008 at 11:03:51 am PST
When the going gets tough, the tough start linking...
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ACLU: Sex in Public Bathrooms is Private
Wed, Jan 16, 2008 at 10:13:26 am PST
I had to read this twice to make sure it was not a spoof, but it’s really true; the ACLU, in “an effort to help Sen. Larry Craig,” is now defending the right to have sex in public bathrooms. ST. PAUL, Minn. - In an effort to help Sen. Larry ...
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Dismal Trust Ratings for Media in New Poll
Wed, Jan 16, 2008 at 9:17:37 am PST
Sacred Heart University in Connecticut has conducted a poll on Americans’ opinions about the news media—and the amount of distrust is surprising even to me: Americans Slam News Media on Believability. The era of the media mandarins, handing down unquestioned wisdom from their high-tech towers, is most definitely over. FAIRFIELD, Conn.—A ...
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IBD: The Shame Of Groveling For $100 Oil
Wed, Jan 16, 2008 at 8:39:21 am PST
Investor’s Business Daily weighs in on President Bush’s visit to the religious apartheid kingdom of Saudi Arabia: The Shame Of Groveling For $100 Oil. In an unseemly act of desperation during his first visit to Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest oil producer, President Bush openly pleaded with King Abdullah to ...
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Romney Wins Michigan
Tue, Jan 15, 2008 at 8:22:56 pm PST
Mitt Romney has won the Michigan primary. DETROIT - Mitt Romney scored his first major primary victory Tuesday, a desperately needed win in his native Michigan that gave his weakened presidential candidacy new life. It set the stage for a wide-open Republican showdown in South Carolina in just four days. Three ...
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Dems in Vegas, Thread the Third
Tue, Jan 15, 2008 at 7:15:05 pm PST
The subject of the Iraq War finally came up, in the context of which candidate could pledge to surrender fastest, and here’s our third open thread...
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Dems in Vegas, Thread the Second
Tue, Jan 15, 2008 at 6:35:57 pm PST
Here’s a second thread for the Democratic debate in Las Vegas, as Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton go at it without appearing to go at it.
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Dems in Vegas, Thread the First
Tue, Jan 15, 2008 at 5:53:48 pm PST
Tonight’s Democratic debate is coming up at 6 pm Pacific, on MSNBC, the channel of 2007 Fiskie Award winner Keith Olbermann, and there are no words to express the anticipation in the air... Word is that the UFO candidate, Dennis Kucinich, is out of this one.
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Technical Note: Speed Improvements, Bug Fixes
Tue, Jan 15, 2008 at 5:19:35 pm PST
A very irritating bug reported by several readers has bitten the dust tonight. I’m surprised more people didn’t complain about it, because it affected Internet Explorer 7 (but not 6, oddly enough!): if you showed the top rated links, the area opened correctly and slid down like it’s supposed to, ...
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A Libertarian Who Didn't Fall Under SvenPauli's Spell
Tue, Jan 15, 2008 at 2:41:00 pm PST
Robert Bidinotto, editor of The New Individualist, has been one of the few libertarian bloggers who tried to sound a warning about The Only Man Who Can Save America, and today he’s feeling vindicated: The Ron Paul controversy — a postmortem.
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Attack on US Embassy Car in Beirut
Tue, Jan 15, 2008 at 2:06:47 pm PST
A message from Hizballah? Syria? One of the Al Qaeda offshoots in the neighborhood? Too many villains to choose from: Beirut bomb hits U.S. embassy car, kills three. BEIRUT, Jan 15 (Reuters) - A car bomb damaged a U.S. diplomatic car in Beirut on Tuesday, killing at least three people ...
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Muslim Who Filed Human Rights Complaint is Charged with Discriminating Against Women
Tue, Jan 15, 2008 at 11:25:56 am PST
The story behind Syed B. Soharwardy, the Saudi-trained propagandist who filed a “human rights” complaint against Canadian publisher Ezra Levant for printing the Danish Mohammed cartoons, gets even more ridiculous today, as Levant reveals that Soharwardy himself is the subject of a human rights complaint—for discrimination against women. Imagine my surprise. Inside ...
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Apple Releases World's Thinnest Notebook Computer
Tue, Jan 15, 2008 at 10:58:14 am PST
I don’t often have front page posts on new computers, but dang, this new ultraportable MacBook Air is one nice piece of techno-porn: Apple - MacBook Air - Guided Tour.
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Tuesday Morning Linkapalooza
Tue, Jan 15, 2008 at 10:43:18 am PST
Links, links, who’s got the links? Bring out yer links, links here... Tech note: I removed that little “rounded box” extension I was trying out, after a veritable deluge of complaints (OK, 3 or 4) that it was making browsers keel over and croak.
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Debating the Root Causes of Suicide Terrorism
Tue, Jan 15, 2008 at 9:56:45 am PST
University of Chicago political scientist Robert Pape has been in the forefront of those arguing that suicide terrorism is neither an act of desperation nor a result of Islamist ideology, but a carefully measured means to achieve a political end. It’s an argument that’s been used by many multiculturalists (and ...
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Our Friends the Saudis
Tue, Jan 15, 2008 at 8:56:37 am PST
Speaking in the religious apartheid city of Riyadh, President Bush called on our friends the Saudis and OPEC to increase oil production in order to bring prices down. The Saudis smiled for the cameras, and said, “No.” Saudi Arabia will raise oil production only when the market justifies it, the ...
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Israeli Forces Strike Palestinian Terrorists, Abbas Defends Hamas
Tue, Jan 15, 2008 at 8:18:13 am PST
Palestinian terrorists murdered an Ecuadorian farm worker in Israel today, and Israel struck back again against the rocket attacks and constant murder attempts from the Hamas degenerates in Gaza: Israeli forces kill 16 Palestinians in Gaza. And President Bush’s ally, the “moderate” Mahmoud Abbas, is sticking up for Hamas. GAZA (Reuters) ...
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Monday Overnight Open
Mon, Jan 14, 2008 at 9:14:06 pm PST
Straighten up and fly right Cool down, papa, don’t you blow your top. — Nat King Cole
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Worst Person in World Finds Home, Family
Mon, Jan 14, 2008 at 6:22:03 pm PST
Our Fiskie Award winner for 2007 is blogging at Daily Kos now, in a perfect convergence of mainstream media with the crazy left. It was meant to be. Kosmet.
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Monday Afternoon Linkfest
Mon, Jan 14, 2008 at 4:25:42 pm PST
I’ve fixed a couple of small bugs in the spinoff links feature today, and also tweaked some little interface elements: * You can only rate one link at a time. If you click the rating button for another link before the rating process is finished, nothing will happen. Previously you would ...
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Tim Blair Visits the Infirmary
Mon, Jan 14, 2008 at 3:24:48 pm PST
Well, this is a bit of a shock from Tim Blair. Hang in there, Tim, we’ll be pulling for you.
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The 2007 Fiskie and Fallaci Winners!
Mon, Jan 14, 2008 at 1:46:39 pm PST
Courtesy of the inimitable Cox & Forkum, here’s the illustration for the winners of our Fiskie (for the world’s biggest idiot) and Fallaci (for the world’s most distinguished anti-idiot) Awards of 2007. The winner in the Fallaci category is the brilliant General David Petraeus, who achieved something many were beginning to ...
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Today's Moment of Paulmania
Mon, Jan 14, 2008 at 1:13:34 pm PST
At the Ron Paul Forum, Paulians ponder the delicate question of whether it’s right to discuss forming militias and taking up arms against the US government: I Sinned Against the Ron Paul Campaign. Dunadan Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 107 A note on the Jury box: My impression is that ...
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Hamas TV: Bush As Antichrist
Mon, Jan 14, 2008 at 10:56:52 am PST
Hamas TV continues churning out sick, weird, genocidal propaganda; here’s their creative effort to welcome George W. Bush to the Middle East, featuring a comic book villain voice ranting in broken English for some reason. We’ve been hearing from the mainstream media about the poor children of Gaza who can’t ...
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Monday Morning Linkfest
Mon, Jan 14, 2008 at 9:30:22 am PST
A Monday morning open thread for spinoff links on any subject...
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Video: Wacademics, Terrorist Lawyers, and Comedians Join Forces
Mon, Jan 14, 2008 at 8:36:26 am PST
Whacked out pseudo-academic Ward Churchill meets convicted terrorist sympathizer Lynne Stewart meets ... Professor Irwin Corey? [Video]
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The Radical Muslim Who's Playing the Alberta Human Rights Commission for Idiots
Mon, Jan 14, 2008 at 8:24:00 am PST
The Muslim leader who filed the “human rights” complaint against Ezra Levant is Saudi-trained propagandist Syed B. Soharwardy. To give you an idea of the kind of degenerate who is playing the Alberta Human Rights Commission for fools, here’s an article by Soharwardy written shortly after the 9/11 atrocities, an ...
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Taliban Commits Mass Murder, AP Publishes Their Press Release
Mon, Jan 14, 2008 at 8:05:31 am PST
Today the Taliban attacked a hotel in Kabul, murdering at least two innocent people, and the Associated Press published a Taliban press release within minutes: 2 dead in attack on luxury Kabul hotel. KABUL, Afghanistan - Militants with suicide vests, grenades and AK-47 rifles attacked Kabul’s most popular luxury hotel ...
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Ron Paul Supporter Kills Conscience to Survive
Sun, Jan 13, 2008 at 9:46:27 pm PST
How the human mind adapts to believing in lies—a story told in screenshots: The Conscience of a Ron Paul Supporter - Learning to Love Big Brother. UPDATE at 1/13/08 9:54:49 pm: In other Ron Paul-related craziness: Paul supporters ‘freak out’ town clerk.
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And Now for Some Donald Fagen
Sun, Jan 13, 2008 at 7:56:34 pm PST
Here come Tomorrow’s Girls, baby. This is from [Amazon Link], one of my top ten all-time records, but I never knew this video existed. And with Rick Moranis yet. [Video]
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CODEPINK Gets a Taste of Their Own Medicine
Sun, Jan 13, 2008 at 5:49:28 pm PST
CODEPINK bit off a little more than they could chew when they tried to stage a demonstration against anti-Castro activist Luis Posada Carriles: Anti-war group aborts demonstration plans in Little Havana. Peace activists in pink dresses and tiaras demanded the arrest of anti-communist militant Luis Posada Carriles Saturday, but aborted ...
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Sunday Evening Linkage
Sun, Jan 13, 2008 at 5:33:29 pm PST
Here’s an open spinoff links thread, and please note the new addition to the top rated links menu — “10 Most Recent Links,” which should be self-explanatory.
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Update on David Duke's Advice for Ron Paul
Sun, Jan 13, 2008 at 5:16:06 pm PST
Remember last week’s Crisis Management Advice for Ron Paul? Well, look who popped up in the comments to that post at Perfunction: David Duke Responds To Perfunction?
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And Now for Some Michael Brecker
Sun, Jan 13, 2008 at 4:05:59 pm PST
From the North Sea Jazz Festival in 1980, an incredible solo cadenza by one of the greatest tenor saxophonists who ever lived, the late Michael Brecker. [Video]
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Bad Idea Surfaces in Israel
Sun, Jan 13, 2008 at 2:12:43 pm PST
A really bad idea has passed some early committees in Israel, and has a good chance of becoming law: Israel Matzav: Israel to go after bloggers? Web site owners or editors will be legally responsible for any content on their site, including comments made in talkbacks and message boards, a ...
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Lionheart Posts Down the Memory Hole
Sun, Jan 13, 2008 at 1:56:31 pm PST
UK blogger Lionheart, who is reportedly being investigated by British police for things he wrote on his blog, has now deleted, without any explanation, both of the posts that were the subjects of these two recent LGF entries: LGF: A Thank You Note from Lionheart LGF: About Lionheart’s ‘Apology’ Here are the links ...
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Sunday Afternoon Linkage
Sun, Jan 13, 2008 at 1:34:19 pm PST
An open thread on a sunny Sunday, for links ‘n stuff...
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Ezra Levant's Blog
Sun, Jan 13, 2008 at 1:03:41 pm PST
Ezra Levant’s blog has more video of his session in the Alberta Human Rights Commission star chamber, and more comments on this gross abuse of governmental power. I liked this part: I talked about the chilling effect that human rights complaints have not just on the victims — e.g. the ...
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And Now, Bolus
Sun, Jan 13, 2008 at 12:46:37 pm PST
Is the blogosphere ready for ... Bolus? I say we can never have enough blogs about hot rods, bodacious babes, and large spherical objects.
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About Lionheart's 'Apology'
Sun, Jan 13, 2008 at 9:28:40 am PST
The Wolf Howling blog, to which I linked in my first post about UK blogger Lionheart (in which I supported his right to free speech, while criticizing his support of the BNP), has a new entry about the issue: What Ridiculousness. Lionheart, for his part, has posted a sort-of apology that ...
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Britain's Huge Problem
Sun, Jan 13, 2008 at 8:43:26 am PST
Al Qaeda may be on the ropes in Iraq, but in Britain the story’s very different: Al-Qaeda’s white army of terror. HUNDREDS of British non-Muslims have been recruited by al-Qaeda to wage war against the West, senior security sources warned last night. As many as 1,500 white Britons are believed to ...
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Saturday Overnight Open Thread
Sat, Jan 12, 2008 at 11:41:01 pm PST
Listen to them - the lizards of the night! What ... music they make.
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Another Canadian Mindcrime Video
Sat, Jan 12, 2008 at 9:07:02 pm PST
Here’s a fourth video from Ezra Levant of his brilliant appearance before the Canadian Human Rights Star Chamber. [Video] The earlier videos: Outrage of the Week: Canadian Publisher Persecuted for Mindcrime.
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ElBaradei: 'The Syrian Brothers'
Sat, Jan 12, 2008 at 7:53:49 pm PST
Iran announced today that the UN Security Council should not be in charge of dealing with their nuclear program. They want the International Atomic Energy Agency, led by Mohamed ElBaradei, to take responsibility for that. And here’s a clue why they want ElBaradei in charge of that job, courtesy of an ...
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CBS Partners with the Diggbats
Sat, Jan 12, 2008 at 6:29:35 pm PST
For the 2008 election, CBS News is forging a partnership with one of the web’s most insane leftist echo chambers, a major hub of Ron Paul craziness, 9/11 Trooferism, antisemitism, and whacked out anti-Americanism: CBS, Digg Join for Campaign ‘08. NEW YORK CBSNews.com has partnered with community-driven news and content ...
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Incoming!
Sat, Jan 12, 2008 at 5:08:45 pm PST
It’s one of those days when potshots are being taken at me from both the extreme right and the extreme left. At Digg.com, a post with a completely ludicrous and false title has nearly 2000 diggs: Digg - Guantanamo detainees are not human beings - US judges. And the first comment, ...
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Saturday Afternoon Open
Sat, Jan 12, 2008 at 2:22:45 pm PST
Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society. — Mark Twain
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Outrage of the Week: Canadian Publisher Persecuted for Mindcrime
Sat, Jan 12, 2008 at 12:31:36 pm PST
An excellent opening statement by Ezra Levant, at his Canadian Human Rights Commission “hearing” for publishing the Danish cartoons of blasphemy. This hearing is an outrage, and Levant is brilliant here. [Video] In the second video in this series, Levant answers a bizarre Kafkaesque question from his inquisitor: [Video] And the third video deals ...
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CAIR Speech at CENTCOM Canceled
Sat, Jan 12, 2008 at 11:58:23 am PST
Kudos to Joe Kaufman for giving CENTCOM a whack with the clue bat, and stopping a planned propaganda session with CAIR’s Ahmed Bedier: CAIR Speech at CENTCOM Canceled. (Coral Springs, FL) Yesterday, the Department of Defense: Central Command (CENTCOM) confirmed that its upcoming event featuring a speech by CAIR-Tampa Executive ...
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How to Lose the Support of the Blogosphere
Sat, Jan 12, 2008 at 11:41:24 am PST
Scott, the Environmental Republican, is one of the bloggers who posted support for UK blogger “Lionheart,” when the news came out that Lionheart would be investigated by British authorities for things he’d written on his blog. But Lionheart’s expressed desire to see me shot for “collaborating” (with whom?)—after I supported his ...
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AP Rewrites Rathergate History
Sat, Jan 12, 2008 at 10:07:07 am PST
It looks like the judge in Dan Rather’s lawsuit against CBS may let the case go to trial. But the fascinating thing about this Associated Press article on the case is how they describe the Rathergate scandal—without even mentioning that it was based on fake documents. Rather was removed from his ...
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Saturday Morning Linkage
Sat, Jan 12, 2008 at 8:38:48 am PST
Here’s a Saturday morning thread for linkage and verbiage...
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Strommen: The Meaning of 'Fascism'
Sat, Jan 12, 2008 at 8:23:01 am PST
Øyvind Strømmen finishes his rebuttals of the dishonest and misleading claims by Gates of Vienna and the Center for Vigilant Freedom about the Euro-fascist groups they’ve decided to make their allies: The “refutations” - one by one: 6. This is the end. Read the whole thing, but here’s the bottom line: ...
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A Thank You Note from Lionheart
Sat, Jan 12, 2008 at 8:03:03 am PST
Here’s my thanks for supporting UK blogger Lionheart’s right to free speech: Lionheart: Where do you stand and who do you stand with? Little Green Footballs you are a traitor, nothing less than the equivalent of a Second World War Nazi collaborator who would have been shot because of his ...
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Friday Overnight
Fri, Jan 11, 2008 at 8:49:12 pm PST
Here’s an overnight thread for the lizards of the night...
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Paulians Say: Ignore LGF
Fri, Jan 11, 2008 at 7:11:02 pm PST
Comments at the James Randi Forums illustrate a common leftist delusion: if the source is Little Green Footballs, it can safely be ignored: Ron Paul Called MLK a ‘Gay Pedophile’. I wouldn’t trust anything from Little Green Footballs. By the way, those allegations have not been corroborated. Ignore LGF at ...
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Video: CAIR Representative Refuses to Condemn Stoning
Fri, Jan 11, 2008 at 6:27:54 pm PST
The Council on American Islamic Relations has been kind of quiet lately. But here’s CAIR Florida’s Ahmed Bedier making excuses for the stoning of women. [Video]
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Gitmo Torture Groupies Lose One
Fri, Jan 11, 2008 at 6:08:27 pm PST
One of those crazy “human rights” lawsuits against former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has been dismissed.
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Technical Note: Spinoff Links vs. IE6
Fri, Jan 11, 2008 at 5:22:39 pm PST
If you’re using Internet Explorer version 6, and you’ve been having problems with our spinoff links feature, I’m glad to announce that those IE6-related problems are now mostly debugged. For the techies amongst us, the main reason for the problems was IE6’s annoying lack of support for the “selected” attribute of ...
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Ron Paul's Support Evaporates
Fri, Jan 11, 2008 at 4:15:08 pm PST
There is no joy in Libertarianville tonight: Cato-at-liberty: Ron Paul’s Ugly Newsletters. Reason Magazine - ‘Old News’? ‘Rehashed for Over a Decade’?
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Kos Kid Wants to 'Do the Whole Vengeance Thing'
Fri, Jan 11, 2008 at 3:35:53 pm PST
Forget about all that tolerance and inclusiveness for which lefties consider themselves famous. Here’s a Kos Kid who wants pure red meat vengeance: Daily Kos: I Want a Vengeful President. There are any number of reasons to consider a candidate, and I’ve come to realize that one of mine is ...
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Three Islamic 'Charity' Leaders Convicted
Fri, Jan 11, 2008 at 2:08:22 pm PST
Finally a victory for the government, in the terrorism case of Islamic “charity” Care International. BOSTON - Three former leaders of an Islamic charity were convicted Friday of duping the U.S. government into getting tax-exempt status by hiding the group’s pro-jihad activities. Care International Inc., which is now defunct, described its ...
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Friday Morning Linkage
Fri, Jan 11, 2008 at 10:50:59 am PST
Here’s an end o’ the week open thread for links, chatter, and folderol.
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Ms Magazine Rejects Ad Featuring Israeli Women
Fri, Jan 11, 2008 at 10:48:53 am PST
The American Jewish Congress submitted a very inoffensive advertisement to Ms. Magazine, touting the political power of women in Israel—and Ms. rejected it: Feminist Magazine Rejects Ad Featuring Israeli Women. Here’s the ad: And here’s Ms. Magazine’s very weak excuse: The magazine’s executive editor, Kathy Spillar, offered a different reason in an ...
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Reuters Hits Bottom, Readers Outraged
Fri, Jan 11, 2008 at 10:18:59 am PST
When former CIA agent Philip Agee died earlier this week in Cuba, where he fled to escape justice for his betrayal of fellow agents, Reuters eulogized the creep with an article praising him as a “whistle-blower.” Apparently this didn’t go over well with quite a few readers, and Reuters has recanted ...
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Dubai Businessman Gives $1M to College to Honor Antisemite
Fri, Jan 11, 2008 at 9:50:43 am PST
Antisemitic ex-Congressman Paul Findley, a Saudi sycophant whose rabid articles were purged from the ArabNews web site, has a friend in Dubai who’s giving Illinois College $1 million to honor the old Jew-hater: Dubai exec’s donation honors critic of U.S. policy on Israel. Notice how the Chicago Tribune soft-pedals Findley’s insane ...
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The Definition of Dhimmitude
Fri, Jan 11, 2008 at 9:05:57 am PST
The Bishop of Oxford welcomes his new Islamic overlords: Bishop Backs Muslim Prayer Call. The Bishop of Oxford has rejected another senior clergyman’s fears that broadcasting the Muslim call to prayer in East Oxford could create a “no-go area” for non-Muslims. The Rt Rev John Pritchard backed plans for the call ...
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Thursday Night Overnight
Thu, Jan 10, 2008 at 8:19:30 pm PST
Addresses are given to us to conceal our whereabouts. — Saki
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GOP Post-Debate Open Thread
Thu, Jan 10, 2008 at 7:37:23 pm PST
An open thread to discuss the aftermath of tonight’s GOP debate...
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GOP Debate Thread the Fourth
Thu, Jan 10, 2008 at 7:14:54 pm PST
Another open thread for the GOP debate, as Rudy Giuliani dissects the “change” mantra...
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GOP Debate Thread the Third
Thu, Jan 10, 2008 at 6:58:48 pm PST
Our first two threads for the GOP debate already have over a thousand comments, so here’s another one as John McCain is openly amused at the isolationist fantasies of Ron Paul...
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GOP Debate Thread the Second
Thu, Jan 10, 2008 at 6:33:43 pm PST
Another thread for the South Carolina GOP debate, as Ron Paul desperately dodges a 9/11 Troof question from Chris Wallace, and Fred Thompson savages Mike Huckabee.
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GOP Debate Thread the First
Thu, Jan 10, 2008 at 6:03:02 pm PST
Here’s our first open thread for the GOP debate just beginning in South Carolina. (Click the picture for Fox News streaming video.)
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Pre-Debate Open Thread 1
Thu, Jan 10, 2008 at 4:19:50 pm PST
There’s another GOP debate tonight; no use pleading, begging, or offering to confess state secrets, it’s coming and there’s nothing you can do to stop it. Straight out of South Carolina, at 9m Eastern. Just get used to it. We’ll be live-blogging and Ajax-comment snarking, of course. This debate promises to ...
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Thursday Linkage
Thu, Jan 10, 2008 at 11:39:41 am PST
As afternoon approaches the west coast, here’s an open thread for links and verbiage...
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David Duke's Advice for Ron Paul
Thu, Jan 10, 2008 at 10:52:13 am PST
A well-known American political figure has some Crisis Management Advice For Ron Paul. Before I begin my suggestions for the Ron Paul Campaign, let me first say I like Ron Paul’s campaign, and I think it is good for America and the political process. Why do I think so? It ...
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More of Ron Paul's Personal Details in Extremist Newsletters
Thu, Jan 10, 2008 at 9:54:10 am PST
Would you believe there’s another debate tonight? It will be interesting to see if Chris Wallace grills Ron Paul about those years of racist, conspiracy-mongering newsletters that went out under his name, with many personal details in the articles that strongly suggest Paul was the author. Sultan Knish has found even ...
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State of Delusion
Thu, Jan 10, 2008 at 8:33:44 am PST
President Bush keeps saying that although Hamas may still be a problem, the Palestinians in the West Bank are ready for their own state—ready to lay down their weapons, live in peace with Israel, and build a functioning society. Yeah, right. Ramallah demo brands Bush ‘war criminal’. RAMALLAH, West Bank (AFP) ...
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RoP Strikes Again in Pakistan
Thu, Jan 10, 2008 at 8:14:24 am PST
The latest Islamic terror attack at a courthouse in Pakistan has murdered at least 24 people. LAHORE, Pakistan - A suicide bomber blew himself up among police deployed outside a court in eastern Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least 24 people and wounding more than 70, officials and witnesses said. The ...
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A Prize Fit for a King
Wed, Jan 9, 2008 at 9:42:09 pm PST
In a shocking turn of events, this year’s winner of Saudi Arabia’s coveted King Faisal International Prize is ... King Abdullah! JEDDAH, 9 January 2008 — Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah, Professor Rudiger Wehner of Germany, Professors Donald D. Trunkey and Basil A. Pruitt (both from the ...
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Ron Paul Supporters Unusually Quiet
Wed, Jan 9, 2008 at 7:19:30 pm PST
The mood is bleak tonight at the Ron Paul Forum.
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Wednesday Afternoon Open
Wed, Jan 9, 2008 at 4:27:50 pm PST
One nice thing about the Third World, you don’t have to fasten your seat belt. (Or stop smoking. Or cut down on saturated fats.) It takes a lot off your mind when average life expectancy is forty-five minutes. — P. J. O’Rourke
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Let's Give Them a State!
Wed, Jan 9, 2008 at 3:38:47 pm PST
Whatever one might say about the Palestinians, they do have a certain flair for low-brow gruesome imagery. Rudimentary Photoshop skills have made it possible for them to achieve new depths in propaganda.
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Pakistan Army Major Retires, Becomes Suicide Bombing Mastermind
Wed, Jan 9, 2008 at 1:13:18 pm PST
In the latest terrorism news from Pakistan, a retired Army major has been arrested in Lahore on suspicion of being a suicide bombing ‘mastermind.’ LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani security forces have arrested a retired army major suspected of being the mastermind behind a suicide attack on an air force ...
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Fiskie/Fallaci Awards in Final Stretch
Wed, Jan 9, 2008 at 9:58:12 am PST
There are only two hours left to vote for the Idiotarian (the Fiskie) and Anti-Idiotarian (the Fallaci) Awards for 2007, so here’s a fresh topic with the polls again... [Poll] [Poll]
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Wednesday Morning Linkage
Wed, Jan 9, 2008 at 9:44:22 am PST
Here’s an open thread for spinoff links on any subject. Today I changed the “top rated links” feature again, to show only links posted in the past 24 hours (instead of 48). You can help make sure the good stuff bubbles up to the top, by remembering to click those little ...
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Traitor Dies, Reuters Whitewashes
Wed, Jan 9, 2008 at 9:24:36 am PST
Philip Agee, the traitor who exposed fellow CIA agents to violence and murder by revealing their names, and severely damaged the US intelligence network, is dead today in Cuba—and Reuters calls him a “whistle-blower.” HAVANA (Reuters) - Philip Agee, a former CIA spy who exposed its undercover operations in Latin ...
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Pure Antisemitism at the Washington Post
Wed, Jan 9, 2008 at 8:48:44 am PST
In the Washington Post, the grandson of Mahatma Gandhi says Jews have over-exploited the Holocaust, and they’re going to end up destroying the world. Yes, really: Arun Gandhi: Point: Jewish Identity Can’t Depend on Violence. Jewish identity in the past has been locked into the holocaust experience — a German ...
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RoP Strikes Again in Algeria
Wed, Jan 9, 2008 at 8:40:34 am PST
Another attack by Algerian jihadis has killed five soldiers. ALGIERS, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Suspected Islamist rebels killed five soldiers in an ambush on a military convoy east of Algiers on Wednesday, a security source said. The attack occurred near the town of Tizi Ouzou, 120 km (75 miles) east of ...
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Wednesday Early Morning Open
Wed, Jan 9, 2008 at 3:11:01 am PST
Just because your voice reaches halfway around the world doesn’t mean you are wiser than when it reached only to the end of the bar. — Edward R. Murrow
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The Emotion Factor
Tue, Jan 8, 2008 at 7:41:50 pm PST
Hillary Clinton has won the New Hampshire primary, un-trounced by Barack Obama despite conventional wisdom.
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Fiskie/Fallaci Finals in Final Stretch
Tue, Jan 8, 2008 at 6:30:48 pm PST
Your time to vote in the Fiskie/Fallaci Finals is drawing to a close. The leaders are pretty clear right now, but surges have been known to work before. Cast your vote before noon (Pacific) tomorrow, or forever hold your peace. Cox and Forkum will be coming out of retirement to do the ...
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Ron Paul's Personal Details in Racist Newsletter
Tue, Jan 8, 2008 at 5:32:48 pm PST
In response to the New Republic article on the “Ron Paul Political Report,” Ron Paul stated that he did not write the newsletter and was unaware of the content. But in this December 1990 issue of the newsletter, which labels Martin Luther King a child molester, there’s some pretty good evidence ...
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New Hampshire Open Thread 2
Tue, Jan 8, 2008 at 5:18:13 pm PST
Based on about 12% of the votes and exit polls, Fox News is predicting a win for the Comeback Kid ... well, not “Kid,” actually ... John McCain.
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TNR on Ron Paul: Angry White Man
Tue, Jan 8, 2008 at 5:03:16 pm PST
I didn’t link to it earlier because the Drudge Report traffic had temporarily brought down their server, but for completeness, here’s the James Kirchick article on the “Ron Paul Political Report:” Angry White Man. There are 698 comments already; this article has driven the Paulians into frothing apoplexy. (A short drive.) ...
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New Hampshire Open Thread
Tue, Jan 8, 2008 at 3:06:38 pm PST
Here’s an open thread for chatter about the New Hampshire primary, in which, as I write, John McCain is holding pretty even with Mitt Romney and Barack Obama is on the way to trouncing Hillary Clinton...
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Ron Paul: 'I Wasn't Paying Attention'
Tue, Jan 8, 2008 at 2:26:34 pm PST
The Only Man Who Can Save America tries to save himself from The New Republic’s article: Ron Paul Statement on The New Republic Article Regarding Old Newsletters. “This story is old news and has been rehashed for over a decade. It’s once again being resurrected for obvious political reasons ...
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Video: UK Islamist Pleads Guilty to Terror Charges
Tue, Jan 8, 2008 at 2:14:15 pm PST
Here’s a BBC report on Sohail Qureshi, who pleaded guilty today in Britain to three terror charges. [Video]
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TNR Notices the 'Ron Paul Political Report'
Tue, Jan 8, 2008 at 12:10:53 pm PST
The New Republic is currently offline due to a link from the Drudge Report, but Pajamas Media has excerpts from their incredibly damning piece exposing Ron Paul as a racist, homophobe, and antisemite, based on extensive quotes from the “Ron Paul Political Report:” Ron Paul Bigotry Revolution. Of course, LGF had ...
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Top Rated Links
Tue, Jan 8, 2008 at 10:14:00 am PST
Our new “Top Rated Links” feature is finally working as intended; that section will now show the top rated links in each category, for the past 48 hours, and the lists will change as LGF lizards rate the links up and down. I’ve also been tweaking the fonts and CSS code ...
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Columbia Professors Feel Need to Apologize to Genocidal Fanatic
Tue, Jan 8, 2008 at 9:58:49 am PST
A group of Columbia University professors is planning a trip to Tehran, where they will meet with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and formally apologize for the way he was “insulted” by Columbia president Lee Bollinger.
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Bali Bombers Prefer the Chop
Tue, Jan 8, 2008 at 9:32:45 am PST
The Bali bombers don’t want to face a firing squad; they’d rather be decapitated according to Islamic law. A lawyer for three Islamic militants convicted for their role in the 2002 Bali bombings says the mode of their upcoming execution violates Islamic law. Their lawyer, Achmad Michdan, says the men prefer ...
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Duncan Hunter Counterattacks
Mon, Jan 7, 2008 at 8:08:33 pm PST
Duncan Hunter was excluded from this weekend’s ABC and Fox News debates, and he is not happy about it: YouTube - Duncan Hunter Press Conference.
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The Useful Idiocy of Norman Finkelstein
Mon, Jan 7, 2008 at 7:12:13 pm PST
Wacademic Norman Finkelstein visits with his mortal enemies: U.S. academic Finkelstein meets top Hezbollah official in Lebanon. A vocal American critic of Israel met Monday with a senior official from the militant Hezbollah group and visited villages in southern Lebanon that witnessed heavy fighting in the 2006 war between the ...
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PJ Media: HD Video Interviews with Top GOP Candidates
Mon, Jan 7, 2008 at 6:37:43 pm PST
High definition video interviews with Rudy Giuliani, John McCain, and Fred Thompson, at Pajamas Media Video. (Requires a recent version of Java.)
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Spinoff Links Updated Again
Mon, Jan 7, 2008 at 6:00:39 pm PST
The spinoff links feature has some enhancements tonight: * When you rate a link, the list of links is re-sorted to show you the new position of the link you just rated. * Starting earlier this afternoon, all links display their creation date. * The top rated links section uses a session variable ...
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Hillary Weepy, Tired
Mon, Jan 7, 2008 at 3:07:49 pm PST
Everybody’s been emailing about this, so here you go: Hillary gets all choked up and teary-eyed answering an innocuous softball question from a New Hampshire voter. (Click the picture for the video.)
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Monday Afternoon Open
Mon, Jan 7, 2008 at 2:35:48 pm PST
Rhythm is something you either have or don’t have, and when you have it, you have it all over. — Elvis Presley
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The Glory of Sharia
Mon, Jan 7, 2008 at 1:46:03 pm PST
Here’s an article at Radio Free Europe on a sudden disturbing increase in sharia amputations in Iran: Iran: Criminals Lose Hands And Feet As Shari’a Law Imposed. The amputation sentences were carried out in Zahedan, the capital of Iran’s southeastern Sistan-Baluchistan Province. The five men were found guilty of armed ...
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The Door Opens - Update: The Door Swings Shut
Mon, Jan 7, 2008 at 11:43:00 am PST
Here’s another short-lived registration window of opportunity. Please read all the fine print and take it to heart, and also read the notice at the top of the comments before posting. UPDATE at 1/7/08 12:28:20 pm: Closed once again, with 188 hatchlings to monitor.
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Navy Fighter Jets Crash in Persian Gulf
Mon, Jan 7, 2008 at 11:25:25 am PST
In an apparent mid-air collision, two US Navy fighter jets crashed into the Persian Gulf today, but thankfully all the pilots ejected safely. WASHINGTON (AP) - Two U.S. Navy fighter jets plunged into the Persian Gulf Monday, after what initial reports suggest was a mid-air collision, a defense official said. All ...
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Momentary Disturbance - Hamsters Not to Blame
Mon, Jan 7, 2008 at 10:36:14 am PST
Apparently a circuit breaker tripped at the Hosting Matters Network Operations Center, taking several sites offline including LGF. This time our hamsters were utterly blameless. They were grateful for the short rest, though.
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UK to Prosecute Blogger for Criticizing Islam
Mon, Jan 7, 2008 at 9:50:54 am PST
In an absolute travesty of justice, a British blogger who uses the name Lionheart is apparently going to be prosecuted for “stirring up racial hatred”—in other words, for railing against Islam: Britain’s Prosecution of The Blogger Lionheart for Criticism of Islam. There is a good reason why America’s founders strictly limited ...
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Ayaan Hirsi Ali Reviews Lee Harris
Mon, Jan 7, 2008 at 9:31:49 am PST
In the New York Times, Ayaan Hirsi Ali has an interesting review of Lee Harris’ new book: The Suicide of Reason. I was not born in the West. I was raised with the code of Islam, and from birth I was indoctrinated into a tribal mind-set. Yet I have changed, ...
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The Pentagon's Muslim Outreach Expert
Mon, Jan 7, 2008 at 8:59:27 am PST
Here’s a profile of the Muslim aide to Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England, Hesham Islam, who reportedly was behind the firing of a Pentagon specialist on Islamic extremism: Senior Advisor to Deputy Secretary Focuses on Relationship Building. As he represents the Defense Department around the country and the around the ...
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Top Rated Links - A Little Behind
Mon, Jan 7, 2008 at 8:50:58 am PST
Our new “Top Rated Links” feature is running slightly behind; it’s supposed to show the top rated spinoff links from the past 48 hours, but I discovered a small bug in the code that caused it to index the wrong timestamp. What this means in English: it will take a ...
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Iran Provokes US Navy
Mon, Jan 7, 2008 at 8:11:59 am PST
No doubt emboldened by the weakness of the Democratic candidates for president (and some of the Republicans too), Iran is feeling frisky in the Strait of Hormuz: Pentagon says ships harassed by Iran. WASHINGTON - In what U.S. officials called a serious provocation, Iranian Revolutionary Guard boats harassed and provoked ...
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Fox GOP 'Forum' Poll
Sun, Jan 6, 2008 at 6:44:09 pm PST
A poll to see where the Fox News-anointed candidates stand with LGF readers: [Poll]
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Fox GOP 'Forum' Thread 3
Sun, Jan 6, 2008 at 6:34:15 pm PST
Whew. At least they didn’t end with another wretched group hug.
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Fox GOP 'Forum' Thread 2
Sun, Jan 6, 2008 at 5:50:30 pm PST
Another open thread for Ajax-driven chatter as the GOP candidates relentlessly chant the “CHANGE!” mantra, a mantra that transcends party lines...
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Fox GOP 'Forum' Thread 1
Sun, Jan 6, 2008 at 5:04:30 pm PST
Here’s an open thread for the GOP ‘forum’ that just fired up on Fox News...
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New Feature: Top Rated Links
Sun, Jan 6, 2008 at 3:32:15 pm PST
Now that our spinoff links feature is proving quite popular, I’ve extended it by adding a new link at the top of the page labeled “Show top rated links.” When you click this little baby it will expand into a list of the 5 top-rated links (from the past 48 ...
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Fiskie/Fallaci Finals Now Open
Sun, Jan 6, 2008 at 1:11:58 pm PST
Here are the final rounds of voting for the Fiskie and Fallaci Awards of 2007. These are the top five candidates in each category from our runoff round, and the voting will close on Wednesday, January 9, at noon Pacific time. [Poll] [Poll]
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Palestinian Propaganda Watch
Sun, Jan 6, 2008 at 12:32:21 pm PST
An accurate headline for this Associated Press article from Palestinian writer Ibrahim Barzak would be something like, “Palestinian rocket attacks force Gaza fuel cuts.” Instead, we get: Israeli fuel cuts force Gaza blackouts. The propaganda never stops.
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Sunday Linkage
Sun, Jan 6, 2008 at 11:52:20 am PST
I’ve been tweaking the spinoff links code again, and have fixed a couple of obscure bugs, so if something is behaving strangely, you know the drill: refresh your page, so the Javascript matches up with the PHP which matches up with the HTML which matches up with the ... mmm ...
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Al Qaeda Traitor Stars in New Video
Sun, Jan 6, 2008 at 10:01:27 am PST
Some people were speculating that Al Qaeda traitor Adam Gadahn might have gone missing, but he’s back with a new video full of the usual “look at me, the fierce jihadi!” blather: American Al Qaeda: ‘Traps’ Set for Bush. American Al Qaeda leader Adam Gadahn told his followers to welcome ...
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Fiskie/Fallaci Finalists
Sun, Jan 6, 2008 at 9:34:32 am PST
Our first round of voting for the Idiotarian and Anti-Idiotarian Awards of 2007 ended yesterday. Keith Olbermann’s stellar idiocy put him way ahead of the pack for the Fiskie Award, followed by Ron Paul Supporters and Rosie O’Donnell. In the Fallaci Awards, we also have a runaway leader, General David Petraeus, followed ...
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Red Meat for Kos Kooks
Sun, Jan 6, 2008 at 9:03:55 am PST
Markos “Screw Them” Moulitsas, the epitome of class: Daily Kos: Smirky McStumbletongue. Over the years, we’ve seen myriad nicknames for George W. Bush, some neutral or positive (e.g. “W”), the vast majority negative (e.g. “Chimpy”). How many of those nicknames can we collect in this thread? This is pure red ...
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Political Gross-Out of the Year So Far
Sat, Jan 5, 2008 at 8:50:45 pm PST
We may have our political gross-out moment of the year already, with the Democrat-Republican group hug that followed the GOP debate. Totally gross. Who thought that would be a good idea?
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Still There'll Be More
Sat, Jan 5, 2008 at 6:35:05 pm PST
Huh? There was another debate? Here’s an open thread to discuss the aftermath. UPDATE at 1/5/08 6:38:22 pm: Wait! There’s still a chance to bore yourself to sleep! The Dems are debating now. UPDATE at 1/5/08 6:55:08 pm: These debates are on time-delay for the West Coast, a reliable indicator of their perceived importance. ...
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RIP Andrew Olmsted
Sat, Jan 5, 2008 at 5:57:06 pm PST
Blogger/soldier Andrew Olmsted asked a friend to post a final entry at his blog if he died in Iraq, and that entry is now posted. Rest in peace, Andrew.
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Smuggling of Radioactive Materials Rampant
Sat, Jan 5, 2008 at 3:38:32 pm PST
Tonight’s warm, cozy news for the new year: Report Reveals Rampant Smuggling of Radioactive Materials. In a troubling disclosure, the Russian Federal Customs Service has revealed that authorities thwarted more than 850 attempts to smuggle highly radioactive materials in and out of Russia in 2007. Eighty-five percent of these smuggling ...
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Saturday Morning Linkage
Sat, Jan 5, 2008 at 10:27:28 am PST
Here’s an open thread for spinoff links and verbiage...
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Bali Bomber's Memoir: 'The Right and Good Dreams'
Sat, Jan 5, 2008 at 9:41:23 am PST
One of the Bali mass murderers is about to be executed, and he’s calling on Muslims in Indonesia to take to the streets for his funeral: Bali bomber feels ‘beautiful’ facing end. ONE of the Bali bombers has written from his Indonesian jail that he feels so “beautiful” on the ...
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Romney's Terrorism Chief a Dud?
Sat, Jan 5, 2008 at 9:11:38 am PST
Deroy Murdock has a look at Mitt Romney’s chief terrorism adviser, Cofer Black—a veteran CIA functionary with a record of failure in dealing with Islamic terrorists: J. Cofer Black Should Make Voters See Red.
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Pentagon Islam Expert Fired
Fri, Jan 4, 2008 at 9:50:57 pm PST
Bill Gertz reports that a Pentagon consultant on Islam has been fired for refusing to toe the politically correct line. Stephen Coughlin, the Pentagon specialist on Islamic law and Islamist extremism, has been fired from his position on the military’s Joint Staff. The action followed a report in this space ...
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Disgrace of the Week
Fri, Jan 4, 2008 at 9:43:53 pm PST
The only word for this story is “disgraceful:” Afghan heroes home for Christmas forced to change out of uniforms on freezing runway before using airport terminal. Scores of soldiers flying home from Afghanistan on Christmas leave were ordered to change out of their uniforms on a freezing runway before being ...
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Link Mania
Fri, Jan 4, 2008 at 6:02:01 pm PST
I’ve cleaned up and simplified the spinoff links display. If you don’t see the latest stuff, or something looks completely whack, refresh your browser; you’ve probably been sitting on one page, using our Ajax features, and haven’t reloaded in a while. The latest stuff: * Category divisions are represented by thicker dividing ...
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And Now for Something Completely Standard
Fri, Jan 4, 2008 at 2:32:02 pm PST
The Keith Jarrett Trio, with Jack DeJohnette and Gary Peacock, performing Billy Taylor’s “I Wish I Knew.” [Video]
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Spinoff Links Updated Again
Fri, Jan 4, 2008 at 11:20:21 am PST
Another enhancement to our spinoff links feature: categories. When you post a link, you must now select a category from the popup menu. (If you don’t see the popup menu, refresh your browser, please.) When the links are displayed, they are sorted by category and rating, so the most popular items ...
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Friday Morning Linkage
Fri, Jan 4, 2008 at 9:41:18 am PST
Here’s a Friday morning thread for spinoff links on any subject...
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Jury Trial Sought in Flying Imams Case
Fri, Jan 4, 2008 at 9:22:21 am PST
US Airways and Minneapolis airport officials are now demanding a jury trial in the Flying Imams case. The airline and Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC), which oversees Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, are also claiming immunity for their employees named in the suit, citing a “John Doe” law passed by Congress last ...
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Yon: The Battle Over Body Armor
Fri, Jan 4, 2008 at 9:00:34 am PST
Michael Yon thinks that some body armor manufacturers are better at manufacturing controversy: The Battle over Body Armor.
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The Lancet's Data Bomb Debunked for Good
Fri, Jan 4, 2008 at 8:30:39 am PST
In 2006, British medical journal The Lancet released a study of Iraqi civilian casualties that ludicrously claimed more than 650,000 Iraqis had died as a result of the war. This absurd number instantly became a mantra of the anti-war left, of course, who could not have cared less whether it was ...
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Thursday Night Link Depot
Thu, Jan 3, 2008 at 9:47:19 pm PST
U.S. concerned for Saudi blogger What Kucinich Saw: Witnesses Describe His Close Encounter UN Condemns Counterterrorism Don’t criticise Islam, says UN Does CAIR qualify to receive Zakat? Gay Muslims party in Berlin, nervously Technology Review: ‘You Don’t Understand Our Audience’ Denver University Today - Alum reports for Al Jazeera Matamoros : The Comic Book : Preview
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Iowa Caucus Watch 2
Thu, Jan 3, 2008 at 6:47:16 pm PST
Iowa Caucus winners, to no one’s surprise: Obama and Huckabee. Talk amongst yourselves...
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Fiskie/Fallaci Awards Voting - First Round Redux
Thu, Jan 3, 2008 at 5:40:45 pm PST
There was a small bug in the Ajax polling code that prevented you from voting more than once in a poll. It’s now fixed, so I’m reposting the Fiskie and Fallaci runoff polls here. You now have five votes in each category, so if you voted only once before the ...
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Ron Paul's Helicopter of Troof
Thu, Jan 3, 2008 at 2:45:51 pm PST
If you’re in Cedar Rapids and you happen to see a helicopter towing a banner advertising Ron Paul, it was organized by Troofers. The Ron Paul Aircorps banner tow will correspond to Paul’s campaign in Iowa. The Ron Paul Aircorps is the brainchild of Ted Anderson, owner and CEO of ...
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Fiskie/Fallaci Awards Voting - First Round
Thu, Jan 3, 2008 at 1:35:36 pm PST
Without further ado, here are the polls to vote for your candidates for the 2007 Fiskie (ooh, bad) and Fallaci (yeah! good!) Awards. [Polls moved to here.]
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Iowa Caucus Watch 1
Thu, Jan 3, 2008 at 12:43:00 pm PST
RealClearPolitics is tracking the Iowa Caucuses. Looks like Huckabee vs. Romney, and Obama vs. Clinton.
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The Door Opens - Update: The Door Swings Shut
Thu, Jan 3, 2008 at 10:58:39 am PST
Registration is now open for a limited time. Please read all of that fine print, turn off spam filters, and remember: LGF is a tough room. UPDATE at 1/3/08 11:27:56 am: Now closed, with 127 hatchlings in about 30 minutes, and one already blocked.
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FGM Appallingly Prevalent in Britain
Thu, Jan 3, 2008 at 10:36:22 am PST
The Daily Mail cites a British health report that says at least 66,000 women and girls in the UK have been forced to undergo female genital mutilation. Such is the secrecy that surrounds the practice that even those aware that it occurs in large swathes of Africa and Asia will ...
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Thursday Spinoff Links
Thu, Jan 3, 2008 at 10:00:19 am PST
I just noticed that the last three thread titles all end in question marks. So here’s a quizzical Thursday open spinoff links thread...
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CAIR Officials Bailing Out?
Thu, Jan 3, 2008 at 9:57:25 am PST
CAIR national vice chairman Ahmad Al-Akhras, infamous around here for physically assaulting LGF reader “ciaospirit,” is bailing out and moving to Dubai: CAIR’s Ahmad Al-Akhras set to flee the country for Dubai. Interestingly, on a recent episode of Bill O’Reilly’s TV show another CAIR official, Arsalan Iftikhar, was introduced as the ...
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Texas Honor Killing?
Thu, Jan 3, 2008 at 8:25:27 am PST
I was practicing the 24-hour rule on this story because it’s important not to jump to conclusions (sadly, there are murders every day, even murders of children by their parents), but as more information emerges, this double murder in Texas has many of the characteristics of an “honor killing:” Lewisville ...
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Appeasement Doesn't Work? Who Knew?
Thu, Jan 3, 2008 at 8:08:36 am PST
Politicians and pundits all assured us that disengaging from Gaza would improve Israel’s image with the media and the international community. Imagine my surprise that the pullout had exactly the opposite effect. Researchers Dr. Tamir Sheafer and Itai Gabai tracked representations of Israel in the American and British media and ...
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Wednesday Overnight Open
Wed, Jan 2, 2008 at 11:10:01 pm PST
Most of the change we think we see in life is due to truths being in and out of favor. — Robert Frost
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Fiskie/Fallaci Awards Update
Wed, Jan 2, 2008 at 5:48:48 pm PST
I know I said we’d have the first round of Fiskie/Fallaci voting today, but real life got in the way and it will have to be tomorrow. The plan right now is to have a run-off round with the top 20 or so candidates from each category. The top five ...
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Whittle Strikes Again
Wed, Jan 2, 2008 at 5:31:51 pm PST
Great new stuff from Bill Whittle on vitally important issues of values and character—as always: Eject! Eject! Eject!: Forty Second Boyd and the Big Picture (Part 1).
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Giuliani Wants a 'Surge' in Afghanistan
Wed, Jan 2, 2008 at 5:22:52 pm PST
Some interesting foreign policy ideas from Rudy Giuliani today, definitely not in the isolationist vein: Giuliani Will Back a ‘Surge’ in Afghanistan. A closer focus on the way terror gangs use the internet is very welcome; the ability of the jihadists to exploit the internet to plan, share information, and even ...
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French Calm As Cars Burn
Wed, Jan 2, 2008 at 1:31:27 pm PST
Things were pretty calm in Paris over New Year’s Eve—only 372 cars torched. PARIS (Reuters) - Vandals torched 372 cars as France celebrated the New Year, down on the figure last year after a night the police described as “relatively calm.” Cars are burned fairly regularly in France and the image ...
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RoP Strikes Again in Algeria
Wed, Jan 2, 2008 at 12:42:02 pm PST
Algeria car bomb kills 4 police officers. ALGIERS, Algeria - A car bomb exploded near a police station in a town east of the Algerian capital Wednesday, killing at least four officers and ripping off the building’s facade, witnesses said. An Arab broadcaster reported that an al-Qaida branch claimed responsibility ...
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Wednesday Spinoff Links
Wed, Jan 2, 2008 at 11:44:19 am PST
Here’s a Wednesday morning thread for spinoff links on any topic...
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Former CAIR Board Member Backs Ron Paul, Stormfront
Wed, Jan 2, 2008 at 10:31:36 am PST
Hamas operatives, Ron Paul, Stormfront, and the Council on American Islamic Relations all converge in central Ohio: Anisa Abd El Fattah backs Ron Paul and neo-Nazi STORMFRONT.
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Totten: A Plan to Kill Everyone
Wed, Jan 2, 2008 at 10:06:39 am PST
Another excellent report from Michael J. Totten in Fallujah, where no American soldier has been killed in months, but it’s still necessary to have A Plan to Kill Everyone.
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Our Friends the Saudis Arrest Blogger
Wed, Jan 2, 2008 at 9:01:45 am PST
Our pals in the religious apartheid kingdom are cracking down on bloggers; the Washington Post calls the latest victim of the crackdown a “dissident,” but the media have corrupted this term so thoroughly—using it for terrorists, writers, war protesters, and everything in between—that I have no idea what it means ...
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Tuesday Night Ocean
Tue, Jan 1, 2008 at 10:54:39 pm PST
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Is LGF Skewed?
Tue, Jan 1, 2008 at 6:45:26 pm PST
A hotbed of radical centrism. (Hat tip: rustinpuppets.)
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Tuesday Evening Hackapalooza
Tue, Jan 1, 2008 at 5:44:52 pm PST
Michael J. Totten has been having a whole lot of trouble at his site, with nasty trolls and spam attacks, because he was using an ancient version of Movable Type that didn’t allow for commenter authentication—a relic from the blogosphere’s golden era, when comment trolls were rarely seen. In today’s ...
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Tuesday Afternoon Open
Tue, Jan 1, 2008 at 1:05:13 pm PST
Here’s a first day of 2008 afternoon open thread...
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Confirmed: Fox and ABC Bail on Paul
Tue, Jan 1, 2008 at 9:06:09 am PST
After conflicting reports on whether Fox News had dropped Ron Paul from an upcoming debate, today it’s confirmed—and Fox isn’t the only network to shun The Only Man Who Can Save America: TV cuts candidates from debates, angering Paul backers. NEW YORK (AP) — ABC and Fox News Channel are ...
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What Islamists Really Fear
Tue, Jan 1, 2008 at 8:53:19 am PST
Here’s an on-target column by Australian Pamela Bone on the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, and the misogynistic Dark Ages mentality that drives Islamist violence: Assassinated because she was a woman. ARE women across the world mourning Benazir Bhutto? They should be. Not because she was a saint; she wasn’t. She ...
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Bush Won't Visit Terrorist's Multi-Million Dollar Tomb
Tue, Jan 1, 2008 at 8:24:49 am PST
The Bush Doctrine may be pretty much in tatters at the end of his presidency, but at least he’s still unwilling to cross one symbolic line: Bush won’t visit Yasser Arafat’s tomb. Palestinian Authority officials on Monday expressed deep disappointment after learning that US President George W. Bush, who is ...
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New Year's Supertankers
Mon, Dec 31, 2007 at 10:02:22 pm PST
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