LGF Archives: August 2008
Overnight Open Thread
Sun, Aug 31, 2008 at 9:28:05 pm PDT
Incidentally, there’s a balanced position that all of America’s presidential candidates could take on the controversial abortion issue. If they want votes they shouldn’t campaign to make abortion illegal or legal. They should campaign to make it retroactive. If a kid reaches 25 and he or she is still jobless, ...
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Zombie: Anatomy of a Video - Democratic Convention 2008
Sun, Aug 31, 2008 at 3:39:20 pm PDT
(Cross-posted at Pajamas Media.) On Tuesday, August 27, during the Democratic National Convention in Denver, I witnessed an incident that seemed at the time to be rather minor, but which over the subsequent days turned into a major scandal — primarily due to a video posted online by the Rocky Mountain ...
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Tech Note: A Comment Markup Plugin
Sun, Aug 31, 2008 at 3:20:27 pm PDT
In our comment entry form, I’m trying out a new way of inserting the HTML tags for bold, italics, etc., based on a very nice plugin for the jQuery Javascript library titled markItUp. This plugin has several improvements over the code I was using, and is more cross-browser compatible, so ...
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Alan Colmes, Sewer Diver
Sun, Aug 31, 2008 at 2:06:00 pm PDT
He tried to hide it after the fact, but Alan Colmes posted a really slimy attack piece on his blog about Sarah Palin: Alan Colmes Heads Into the Sewer.
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Hurricane Gustav Poised to Strike
Sun, Aug 31, 2008 at 9:42:13 am PDT
Hurricane Gustav is shaping up to be a major disaster for the Gulf states; here’s the latest satellite photo from the NOAA. This thing is gigantic.
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Iowahawk: The Idiossey
Sun, Aug 31, 2008 at 9:28:53 am PDT
An appropriately Greek treatment of the epic saga of Obamacles: The Idiossey. Book the First: A question for the Muse Speak to me, O Muse, of this resourceful man who strides so boldly upon the golden shrine at Invescos, Between Ionic plywood columns, to the kleig light altar. Fair Obamacles, favored of the gods, ...
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Feminist Makes Excuses for Misogyny
Sun, Aug 31, 2008 at 8:36:10 am PDT
One of the most bizarre manifestations of leftist cognitive dissonance occurs when hardcore feminists like Naomi Wolf abandon all their principles and twist themselves into philosophical knots, in order to make excuses for one of the most misogynistic belief systems on Earth: Behind the veil lives a thriving Muslim sexuality. ...
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Overnight Open Thread
Sat, Aug 30, 2008 at 9:09:22 pm PDT
The difference between literature and journalism is that journalism is unreadable and literature is not read. — Oscar Wilde
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Paths
Sat, Aug 30, 2008 at 5:08:11 pm PDT
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GOP Convention May Be Delayed
Sat, Aug 30, 2008 at 2:10:18 pm PDT
John McCain has told Fox News’ Chris Wallace that he may postpone the Republican convention because of Hurricane Gustav. John McCain said the Republican National Convention may be postponed as federal officials said Hurricane Gustav was gathering to a devastating Category 5 as it headed toward star-crossed New Orleans. “It just ...
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Zombie: Code Pink and Abortion Protesters Fail to Disrupt EMILY's List Gala with Hillary, Michelle and Nancy
Sat, Aug 30, 2008 at 12:14:35 pm PDT
One of the hottest tickets at the Democratic National Convention was the “EMILY’s List Gala” starring Hillary Clinton, Michelle Obama and Nancy Pelosi, held at the Sheraton Hotel on Tuesday afternoon, August 26. Code Pink, whom you’d think would be happy about an event celebrating a bunch of liberal women ...
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Who's Behind Anti-Palin Smear Site?
Sat, Aug 30, 2008 at 10:57:26 am PDT
Suddenly appearing among the Google search results for “sarah palin gay,” a web site titled: Sarah Palin Supports Gay Rights. Sarah Palin (GOV-Alaska-Republican), supports gay rights, says Anchorage Daily News. Quote “Gov. Sarah Palin vetoed a bill Thursday that sought to block the state from giving public employee benefits such ...
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Axis Bold As Obama
Sat, Aug 30, 2008 at 9:51:55 am PDT
El Marco has some great photos from the Obamaganza at Invesco Field: Barack’s Big Day, Part I.
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Monkeys Have Empathy
Sat, Aug 30, 2008 at 9:38:15 am PDT
Some fascinating new research at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center supports the idea that empathy and compassion have an evolutionary basis: Yerkes Researchers Find Monkeys Enjoy Giving to Others. ATLANTA— Researchers at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, have shown capuchin monkeys, just like humans, find giving ...
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TIME's Palin Interview
Sat, Aug 30, 2008 at 9:28:58 am PDT
TIME Magazine has an interview with Sarah Palin that’s worth a read: Transcript: TIME’s interview with Sarah Palin.
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Karadzic Scorns World Court
Sat, Aug 30, 2008 at 8:58:58 am PDT
Alleged war criminal Radovan Karadzic appeared in court yesterday, and refused to enter a plea. LONDON, Aug. 29 — Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic declined to enter a plea Friday in a courtroom in The Hague, refusing to recognize the legitimacy of the U.N. war crimes tribunal bringing genocide ...
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Overnight Open Thread
Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 8:21:00 pm PDT
Man is the only animal that laughs and weeps; for he is the only animal that is struck by the difference between what things are and what they might have been. — William Hazlitt
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Friday Night Politics Overdose Thread
Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 5:53:24 pm PDT
In the past seven days, we’ve logged 40,716 comments, with 845,108 page views. The MySQL server reports 100% key efficiency, with 201.4M queries over the last 8 days, 84.7% of which were served by the query cache. And we’re rapidly approaching 6 million total comments. And all the boxes have rounded corners now. And ...
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Daily Kos: Sarah Palin, 'Dominionist Stalking Horse'
Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 3:59:15 pm PDT
Of course, the Kos Kids are first out of the gate with a massive smear attack on Sarah Palin: Daily Kos: Sarah Palin: Dominionist Stalking Horse.
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Sarah Palin and Creationism
Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 1:15:58 pm PDT
LGF readers are probably aware that I am no creationist; in fact, I am strongly opposed to the teaching of “intelligent design” or “creation science,” or any other name the advocates for creationism concoct in their relentless quest to promote pseudo-science. So I was disturbed to learn of Sarah Palin’s apparent ...
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Buchanan Hearts Obama
Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 12:50:05 pm PDT
Pat Buchanan waxes ecstatic over Barack Obama’s acceptance speech. [Video temporarily removed]
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Zombie: 9/11 Truth March at the Democratic National Convention
Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 11:59:28 am PDT
On the second day of the Democratic National Convention in Denver, a “truther” organization called We Are Change sponsored the convention’s “9/11 Truth March.” I didn’t expect more than a few dozen people to show up, but was surprised and a little disturbed at how large it actually turned out ...
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Obama Campaign Reaction to Sarah Palin
Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 10:25:56 am PDT
From Fox News, the official statement from Obama spokesman Bill Burton: Today, John McCain put the former mayor of a town of 9,000 with zero foreign policy experience a heartbeat away from the presidency. Talk about a tin ear; for a campaign that already has a well-deserved reputation for being ...
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Sarah Palin Speaks
Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 9:44:53 am PDT
Here’s a thread to discuss the speech currently under way by McCain running mate Sarah Palin.
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It's Palin
Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 8:55:21 am PDT
John McCain’s vice presidential pick: Alaska governor Sarah Palin.
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Hamster Apocalypse Open Thread
Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 8:52:15 am PDT
The hamsters in our web server are running their tiny feet off trying to keep up with the demand for pages; here’s an open thread while we keep them hydrated until the traffic tapers off...
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Zombie: I Went to Invesco and All I Got Was This Lousy Report
Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 9:24:24 pm PDT
I tried to find the beginning of the line — a line which seemed to have no beginning or end. I made the mistake at first of trying to go toward the entrance. Foolish me. Notice how the line seems to emerge from the stadium. I was told this was ...
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Obama Accepts
Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 7:13:46 pm PDT
Here’s the Obama acceptance speech thread...
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Conventional Discussion Thread 11 - Zombie Updates Added
Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 6:40:36 pm PDT
In our previous Democratic Convention segment, we learned that if you don’t vote for Barack Obama, you’re insane. Albert Einstein said so. Or he would have, if he were alive and in the presence of The One. Here’s another thread as we taxi in for a landing on the steps of ...
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Conventional Discussion Thread 10
Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 5:25:06 pm PDT
New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson just finished advocating invading Pakistan (a recurring theme at this Dem convention), and here’s a thread to discuss the final approach to the Chosen One’s speech on the steps of the Parthenon. Well, Denver’s Invesco Field, anyway. Every seat in the stadium is full, and many of ...
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Zombietext Update: Obama Frenzy at Invesco Field
Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 4:01:25 pm PDT
(Received from Zombie via text message...) Live-blogging from Invesco Field. Walked all the way here with 1000 potheads on the marijuana march. The scene out here is crazy; endless lines six abreast stretching for miles from every stadium entrance. Obama frenzy is palpable in the air. Oooh - the Fred Phelps crazies ...
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Al Jazeera Versus Old West Biker Bar
Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 10:43:48 am PDT
Check out El Marco’s web site for more interesting photos and comments from the Denver Democratic Convention; here’s his post on the reaction from local residents as Al Jazeera English broadcast from an Old West biker bar in downtown Golden, the Buffalo Rose: Al-Jazeera welcomed by liberals, protested by conservatives. ...
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Pajamas TV Launches
Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 10:17:44 am PDT
Pajamas Media is launching the alpha version of a new subscription service, offering interesting original content in high definition video: Pajamas TV Launches. The home page for PJTV (still a bit rough) is here, with a trailer featuring several bloggers you may recognize: Pajamas TV.
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The Radio Show the Obama Campaign Doesn't Want You to Hear
Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 9:53:10 am PDT
Here’s the interview with Stanley Kurtz at WGN radio that the Obama campaign doesn’t want you to hear; the campaign was invited to participate in the program and declined: WGN Radio - Extension 720 Unabridged - 720 WGN - 8-27-08. [Audio] (Hat tip: Killgore Trout.)
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Obama Campaign Trying to Silence Discussion of William Ayers
Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 8:35:48 am PDT
The Obama campaign is asking supporters to bombard Chicago radio station WGN-AM with complaints, because they interviewed writer Stanley Kurtz about Obama’s many documented, factual connections to Weather Underground terrorist William Ayers: Obama campaign confronts WGN radio. DENVER — Sen. Barack Obama’s campaign organized its supporters Wednesday night to confront ...
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Zombie: The Democratic Convention Giant Puppet Parade
Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 7:57:38 am PDT
On Tuesday, a group called The Backbone Campaign sponsored a parade they call "Procession to the Future," but which is better known in journalistic circles as Giant Puppets!
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Overnight Open Thread
Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 9:29:45 pm PDT
When a man’s dog turns against him it is time for a wife to pack her trunk and go home to mama. — Mark Twain
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Conventional Discussion Thread 9
Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 7:46:54 pm PDT
As Joe Biden relentlessly hammers the word “change” into our frontal lobes...
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Conventional Discussion Thread 8
Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 6:34:51 pm PDT
And now for some more John F. Kerry...
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Conventional Discussion Thread 7
Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 6:03:51 pm PDT
And now for some Bill Clinton...
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Zombie: Scenes from a Convention
Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 5:33:15 pm PDT
(Cross-posted at Pajamas Media.) Not everything that happens outside the Democratic National Convention fits into a “theme” of some sort. Instead, a chaotic kaleidoscope of sights and scenes assault your senses, until you just get overwhelmed. The following series of images were all taken within the space of two hours. I ...
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Conventional Discussion Thread 6
Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 1:58:00 pm PDT
They’re going to take the roll call of delegates soon, and we’ll see whether Hillary’s last minute pleas succeeded in convincing many hardcore holdouts to join the Obamatons. Also, several radical left wing groups have sponsored a concert by Rage Against My Allowance the Machine, going on now.
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New McCain Ad: 'Tiny'
Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 12:17:35 pm PDT
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Zombie: Pro-Hillary March
Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 10:51:33 am PDT
(Cross-posted at Pajamas Media.) On Tuesday, some Hillary Clinton die-hards held a march along the “designated parade route” from Denver’s Civic Center Park to the “free speech zone” at the Pepsi Center, where the convention is being held. Their goal: a last-ditch attempt to secure the nomination for Hillary.
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An Ego for the Ages
Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 9:45:38 am PDT
With the news that Barack Obama will be giving his acceptance speech on a set that looks like an ancient Greek temple, Political Inquirer posts this classic Photoshop by Tennyson Hayes: An Ego for the Ages in a Classical Setting.
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Zombie: Biden to Boxer and Beyond - Celebrity-Hopping Convention Style
Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 7:59:08 am PDT
(Zombie’s reports are cross-posted at Pajamas Media.) The rumors are true. Political conventions are prime territory for star-chasers and celebrity hounds. In the space of just a few hours, I shook hands with the potential next Vice President (Joe Biden), had lunch with my Senator (Barbara Boxer) and a movie star ...
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Penn and Teller: World Peace
Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 8:33:46 pm PDT
Searching for world peace, Penn and Teller encounter Cindy Sheehan, Code Pink, and the United Nations. Chainsaws and hatchets ensue. (Language warning.) [Video] [Video] [Video]
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Conventional Discussion Thread 5, The Hillary Factor
Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 7:38:17 pm PDT
Coming up next, Hillary’s long-awaited capitulation speech...
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Zombie: The Mosque in Denver's Civic Center
Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 6:26:01 pm PDT
Zombie's latest report is on the mosque that was constructed in Denver's Civic Center Park, within sight of the capitol building. The mainstream media don't think this is newsworthy.
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Breaking: Religion and Science Not in Conflict
Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 5:47:05 pm PDT
Here’s an excellent video presentation from the American Association for the Advancement of Science, explaining why religion and science need not be in opposition. As the wise and venerable Lao Stinky once said: Belief in God does not preclude belief in evolution. Belief in evolution does not preclude belief in God. Do not trust ...
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Conventional Discussion Thread 4
Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 3:47:41 pm PDT
We’ll open this evening’s discussions of the televised edition of the Democratic Convention, as Cecile Richards of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America takes the podium. The highlight of the night, of course, is Hillary Clinton, scheduled to be onstage at about 10:30 pm ET. UPDATE at 8/26/08 3:51:05 pm: Give it up ...
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The 'Al Qaeda in UK' Plot
Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 3:09:12 pm PDT
Jawa Report’s been tracking developments in the latest terrorism plot uncovered in Britain: Fourth Arrested in Umar Rabie ‘al Qaeda in UK’ Plot.
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Of Democrats and Co-Conspirators
Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 1:47:40 pm PDT
As we noted earlier this month, the Democratic Party invited a representative from the radical Islamic front group ISNA to participate in an “interfaith service” at the opening of the convention; here’s the Investigative Project’s take on this disgraceful event that went completely unnoticed by mainstream media: Of Democrats and ...
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Epic FAA Fail
Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 12:58:53 pm PDT
A computer system that handles flight plans on the east coast is failing massively: FAA computer problems causing delays. Fox is reporting “full ground stops” at airports all down the coast.
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Zombie: Liveblogging from the Kos Tent with Dan Rather
Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 12:15:35 pm PDT
(Zombie live-blogging from the Kos “Big Tent” in Denver.) I’m sitting in “The Big Tent,” a “space” co-sponsored by Daily Kos for “alternative media.” RIght now, as I type, Dan Rather is standing about 8 feet above my head, giving some longwinded diatribe about media ethics to a room half ...
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Peace Activists Armed with Rocks, Other Weapons
Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 10:21:56 am PDT
The Denver Post has a report on the mini-riot incited last night by the Recreate 68 gang: Rocks, other potential weapons helped spark police action. “Denver police made limited use of pepper spray Monday night when a protest crowd that had gathered near Civic Center Park refused requests to disperse ...
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Zombie: Recreate 68 Finally Lives Up to Its Name: Riot in Denver
Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 9:26:52 am PDT
(Zombie's reports are cross-posted at Pajamas Media.) Word had disseminated among the protest crowd that there was to be an "Anti-capitalist march" as well as a "Meet-up for Fundraiser Disruption" jointly announced by Recreate 68 and DNC Disruption 08, two radical groups dedicated to causing problems at the Democratic National Convention ...
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Totten: The Truth About Russia in Georgia
Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 8:01:56 am PDT
Here’s another great piece from Michael Totten, in which he gets to the bottom of The Truth About Russia in Georgia. TBILISI, GEORGIA – Virtually everyone believes Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili foolishly provoked a Russian invasion on August 7, 2008, when he sent troops into the breakaway district of South ...
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Zombie Update: Escaped Riot
Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 9:00:45 pm PDT
The latest: Zombie has escaped the riot at Denver Civic Center and is safely working on the next report, which will show up later tonight.
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Conventional Discussion Thread 3
Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 7:25:04 pm PDT
They’re setting up Michelle Obama’s entrance now...
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Zombie Update: Riot in Denver City Center
Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 6:28:42 pm PDT
Just received via text from Zombie: Riot in civic center still happening. Moved south. I got pepper sprayed. Currently trapped with anarchists... UPDATE at 8/25/08 6:54:17 pm: Received at 6:50 pm PST: Trapped with several hundred rioters ... no way out ... 100s of police have us encircled. Possible arrest looming. ...
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Conventional Discussion Thread 2
Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 6:18:07 pm PDT
Tonight’s going to be a Kennedyfest, you’d better just get used to it, culminating in a Ted Kennedy extravaganza you may not be able to believe. Here’s another discussion thread as Caroline takes the podium.
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Pelosi Bloviates
Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 5:13:52 pm PDT
Blinky’s up next with her opening day speech to Democratic convention, and here’s a thread for persiflage.
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Zombie: Prisoners' Rights "Recreate 68" Protest - Mini Report
Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 3:48:46 pm PDT
(Zombie's reports are cross-posted at Pajamas Media.) Recreate 68 scheduled a "major" protest for "prisoners' rights" on Monday afternoon. The event seriously fizzled, with perhaps 200 protesters at most. The march ended outside the Federal Courthouse in downtown Denver. Here, a Recreate 68 devotee watches two masked wannabe terror boys "guard" ...
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Conventional Discussion Thread 1
Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 3:01:55 pm PDT
Here’s an open thread to discuss what’s going on at the Denver convention; Zombie’s been hanging out with (or I should say, lurking near) Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, and Danny Glover to name a few, and another report is imminent barring unforeseen internet connection problems. Right now the convention is mostly ...
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Monday Morning Zombie Update
Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 11:25:42 am PDT
We should have some more photos from Denver soon; I’ve been keeping in touch with Agent Z via SMS on a jailbroken iPhone. Upcoming highlights: the Falun Gong protest, and Angry Joe Biden’s arrival.
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Texas GOP Ad on George Obama
Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 10:27:11 am PDT
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Breitbart: The Inconvenient Obama
Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 10:09:48 am PDT
Andrew Breitbart says Barack Obama has a problem, now that he’s opened up the “class warfare” line of argument: The Inconvenient Obama. Sen. Barack Obama has a problem. And it lives in a hut. His name is George Hussein Onyango Obama, and he is the 26-year-old half brother of Mr. Obama, ...
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Zombie: The Denver Games - Opening Ceremony
Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 7:48:10 am PDT
(Zombie's reports are cross-posted at Pajamas Media.) Although the Democratic National Convention doesn't start until today, Monday, August 25, the protests against the convention started the day before on Sunday. The PJM/LGF/zombietime photo team had not yet arrived in Denver, but luckily fellow photojournalist and LGF/zombietime stringer "El Marco" was on hand ...
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Overnight Open Thread
Sun, Aug 24, 2008 at 9:15:27 pm PDT
Where there is doubt, there is freedom. — Latin proverb
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On the Front Lines of the Evolution Wars in Florida
Sun, Aug 24, 2008 at 5:55:09 pm PDT
New York Times writer Amy Harmon follows high school science teacher David Campbell’s efforts to reach students who’ve been raised as strict creationists, fighting a Florida political establishment that’s hostile to the science of evolution: A Teacher on the Front Line as Faith and Science Clash. Bryce came to Ridgeview ...
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Sunday Afternoon Papaya
Sun, Aug 24, 2008 at 4:05:19 pm PDT
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LGF, PJ Media, Zombie Team Up for Convention Coverage
Sun, Aug 24, 2008 at 11:45:13 am PDT
We have something special planned for the Democratic Convention this coming week! Little Green Footballs and Pajamas Media are joining forces to send the undead creature known only as Zombie to the Convention, for the kind of exclusive, slightly bent coverage only an undead creature can provide. We have a full schedule ...
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Muslim Brotherhood's #2 Man Talks (Carefully) About Obama, CAIR
Sun, Aug 24, 2008 at 11:04:57 am PDT
At PJ Media, the Egyptian Sandmonkey has an interesting interview with the man in line to become the next “Supreme Leader” of the Muslim Brotherhood, Mohammed Habib. Notice how careful he is when the subject turns to the Council on American Islamic Relations and their connections to the Muslim Brotherhood and ...
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Morons to the Rescue in Gaza
Sun, Aug 24, 2008 at 9:13:31 am PDT
Several boats full of Hamas-loving morons arrived in Gaza yesterday: Blockade-running boat activists tour Gaza Strip. “We are thrilled to be here,” said Greta Berlin, 67, an American activist and a founder of the California-based Free Gaza movement, which organised the trip. “We could not believe it when we saw the ...
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New McCain Ad Asks, 'What Happened to Hillary?'
Sun, Aug 24, 2008 at 8:38:12 am PDT
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Overnight Open Thread
Sat, Aug 23, 2008 at 9:30:05 pm PDT
Poets, we know, are terribly sensitive people, and in my observation one of the things they are most sensitive about is money. — Robert Penn Warren
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Obama Memorabilia
Sat, Aug 23, 2008 at 6:55:15 pm PDT
LGF reader “Megulator” was vacationing in Maine and came upon a “living history museum” that contained a historic post office building. Inside was a cache of FBI wanted posters from 1971, the date the post office officially closed. Among these old documents: the original FBI Most Wanted poster for Barack ...
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Cable
Sat, Aug 23, 2008 at 1:52:05 pm PDT
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Biden Bloviates
Sat, Aug 23, 2008 at 12:20:55 pm PDT
Barack Obama just announced Joe Biden, and he’s taking the stage in Springfield for his first speech as veep, to the strains of Bruce Springsteen. Talk amongst yourselves.
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Russia Stages Substantial Withdrawal
Sat, Aug 23, 2008 at 11:38:07 am PDT
The Russian military has withdrawn a large part of its occupying forces in Georgia, in an apparent step back from the brink of a wider conflict. GORI, Georgia, Aug. 22 — Russia pulled troops and armored vehicles out of vast swaths of seized territory and ended its 10-day occupation of ...
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Associated Press: Biden 'Talks Too Much'
Sat, Aug 23, 2008 at 8:52:36 am PDT
Bitter disappointment just drips from Associated Press writer Ron Fournier’s piece: Analysis: Biden pick shows lack of confidence. DENVER - The candidate of change went with the status quo. In picking Sen. Joe Biden to be his running mate, Barack Obama sought to shore up his weakness — inexperience in office ...
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New McCain Ad on Joe Biden
Sat, Aug 23, 2008 at 8:04:41 am PDT
This didn’t take long; the McCain campaign must have been ready with this video. [Video]
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Obama's Angry Veep
Sat, Aug 23, 2008 at 7:51:58 am PDT
The McCain campaign couldn’t have asked for a more angry, arrogant Democrat as Obama’s VP: Breaking: Obama selects Joe Biden as his VP running mate. So the recent events in Georgia involving Russian troops sent shock waves all the way down Chicago’s Michigan Avenue to Obama headquarters. He decided to ...
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Overnight Open Thread
Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 11:00:00 pm PDT
Youth is easily deceived because it is quick to hope. — Aristotle
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When Nerds Collide
Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 5:34:07 pm PDT
CERN’s Large Hadron Collider will be firing up soon, hopefully not destroying the fabric of space and time, and the CERN gang is bustin’ some rhymes, cuz it’s party time. [Video] (Hat tip: CJW.)
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Veep Thread 1
Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 5:13:27 pm PDT
What the heck, we’re all waiting on tenterhooks for Barack Obama to announce his running mate (I know I can hardly stand the suspense), so here’s an open thread for predictions, venting, and persiflage. P.S. You may notice I’ve rounded off the corners on a lot of our boxes and widgets, ...
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Creationism in Switzerland
Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 3:37:35 pm PDT
An LGF reader emailed a link to this article from last November at swissinfo.ch, showing that the deniers of evolution are hard at work in Europe as well: Scientists and education experts criticise textbook which put creationism on a par with evolution. Thirty percent of the Swiss public rejects evolution? Who ...
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More Pat Buchanan Fans at Daily Kos
Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 3:18:47 pm PDT
It’s the cosmic wrap-around effect, in which the two polar extremes of leftist isolationism and rightist paleoconservatism collide with a mind-numbingly dull thud on the dark side of American politics: Daily Kos: Pat Buchanan (!!!) RIPS McCain on Georgia. Ladies and gents, brace yourselves: Pat Buchanan of all people ...
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The Return of Beauchamp
Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 1:56:19 pm PDT
Fantasist Scott Beauchamp is back, sort of, with a fawning interview in Radar Online. Bob Owens has a post at PJ Media reminding us of a few facts: Infamous ‘Shock Troops’ Author Back in the News.
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Pat Buchanan's Fans
Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 11:21:15 am PDT
A fan praises Pat Buchanan’s new pro-Russia column for Townhall.com. gus Location: NM Reply # 93 Date: Aug 22, 2008 - 10:53 AM EST Surrounded by ENEMIES Full disclosure is important in these discussions. I’ll go first. I"m not a Jew. NEXT? — when we read the remarks on these threads, we ASSUME that we are all ...
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Friday Morning Open
Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 11:15:48 am PDT
We must not believe the many, who say that only free people ought to be educated, but we should rather believe the philosophers who say that only the educated are free. — Epictetus
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Veep Announcements Imminent
Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 9:33:39 am PDT
TIME’s Mark Halperin has “two Republican sources” who say John McCain has decided on Mitt Romney for veep. On the Obama side, Politico’s Mike Allen says Hillary was never even vetted.
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Survey: More Americans Question Religion's Role In Politics
Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 8:19:30 am PDT
A new survey by the Pew Research Center finds that a majority of conservatives now think religion should be kept out of politics. Some Americans are having a change of heart about mixing religion and politics. A new survey finds a narrow majority of the public saying that churches and ...
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Overnight Open Thread
Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 11:00:00 pm PDT
Think how many blameless lives are brightened by the blazing indiscretions of other people. — Saki
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Totten in Tbilisi
Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 8:49:30 pm PDT
Michael Totten has filed a Report from Tbilisi at City Journal. Senator John McCain may have overstated things a bit when, shortly after the war started, he said, “We are all Georgians now.” But apparently even rank-and-file Russian soldiers view the Georgians and Americans as allies. Likewise, these simple Georgian ...
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Birth Certificate Troofers Bite the Dust
Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 5:04:10 pm PDT
Well, this puts the eggs in the fridge and shuts off the light. Can we please knock off the “birth certificate” troof stories now? FactCheck.org: Born in the U.S.A. In June, the Obama campaign released a digitally scanned image of his birth certificate to quell speculative charges that he might not be ...
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New Anti-Obama Ad Targets Ayers Relationship
Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 2:43:57 pm PDT
You know the Obama campaign will try to call this one a “smear,” but every assertion in it is factual. [Video]
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Another Troofer Hallucination Bites the Dust
Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 2:19:47 pm PDT
There is no joy in Trooferville tonight: Feds: Fires took down building next to twin towers. GAITHERSBURG, Md. (AP) - Federal investigators said Thursday they have solved a mystery of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks: the collapse of World Trade Center building 7, a source of long-running conspiracy theories. The 47-story ...
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Immense Magnetic Tentacles
Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 12:57:07 pm PDT
Revealed in this image from the Hubble Space Telescope: gigantic gaseous filaments up to 20,000 light years long, shaped by the magnetic field of a super-massive black hole in the galaxy NGC 1275. Image credit: NASA, ESA, and A.C. Fabian (University of Cambridge, UK)
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ABC: McCain Backing Away from Abortion Pledge
Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 11:08:53 am PDT
ABC News says John McCain is backing away from a pledge to moderate the GOP’s platform position on abortion, as extreme social conservatives rattle their sabres. McCain is on record stating that he’d like the platform to include exceptions for rape, incest, and to save the life of the mother, and ...
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Obama: We're Not Setting a Good Example for Russia
Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 10:29:20 am PDT
Barack Obama’s naïve, almost schoolyard-level attitude toward international politics is on display again today, as he says the US needs to set a better example for Russia: Obama: Russia, U.S. should not ‘charge into’ other countries. “We’ve got to send a clear message to Russia and unify our allies,” Obama ...
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RoP Kills 59 in Pakistan
Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 9:13:21 am PDT
Suicide bombers struck at a weapons complex in Pakistan that some think may be engaged in nuclear weapons development: Suicide bombing at Pakistan arms complex kills 59. WAH, Pakistan - Twin Taliban suicide bombings at Pakistan’s largest weapons complex killed at least 59 people Thursday, heightening the turmoil following Pervez ...
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Giuliani to Give Keynote at GOP Convention
Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 9:30:16 pm PDT
Featured keynote speaker at the Republican Convention: Rudy Giuliani. Former New York City mayor and presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani will be the keynote speaker at the Republican National Convention, which begins Monday, September 1st. His Tuesday night address will follow primetime speeches from Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee and Alaska ...
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Rogue Monkey of the Day
Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 6:36:11 pm PDT
Monkey terrorizes train station in Shibuya, Tokyo.
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Reach
Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 3:59:13 pm PDT
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Quotations from Chairman Markos
Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 1:13:44 pm PDT
“Be zen. Freaking out over crappy pollsters is just lame.”
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IPhone Software Update
Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 12:09:42 pm PDT
Last week we had a post about the problems some users are experiencing with their shiny iPhone 3Gs. Apple has released a software update, which I’m now installing. (Just sync up your iPhone with iTunes and choose “Check for updates.”) No details from Apple yet on what this is supposed ...
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More Russian Blustering
Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 10:55:47 am PDT
Via Drudge Report: Russia warns of response to US missile shield. MOSCOW (AP) - Russia says its response to the further development of a U.S. missile shield in Poland will go beyond diplomacy. Russia’s Foreign Ministry issued a statement saying the U.S. missile shield plans are clearly aimed at weakening Russia. ...
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The Bear Digs In
Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 9:50:23 am PDT
The Russian government continues issuing statements about “pulling back” from Georgia, but the Russian military is digging in. SACHKHERE, Georgia (AP) — Russian forces on Wednesday built a sentry post just 30 miles from the Georgian capital, appearing to dig in to positions deep inside Georgia despite pledges to pull ...
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McCain Takes 5-Point Lead in Zogby Poll
Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 8:28:27 am PDT
Big trouble for the little messiah: Poll shows McCain in 5-point lead over Obama. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a sharp turnaround, Republican John McCain has opened a 5-point lead on Democrat Barack Obama in the U.S. presidential race and is seen as a stronger manager of the economy, according to ...
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Haircuts for the Homeless
Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 8:25:00 am PDT
For one short week, the city of Denver will have the best-coiffed homeless population in America: Denver’s homeless get free haircuts to look good for Obama and his Democrats. According to Rick Sallinger of the CBS TV station, Denver Human Services has been handing out coupons for free homeless haircuts. The ...
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Overnight Open Thread
Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 11:10:10 pm PDT
Glory is a heavy burden, a murdering poison, and to bear it is an art. And to have that art is rare. — Oriana Fallaci
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The History Channel Has 'Sex'
Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 8:56:14 pm PDT
Coming up at 10 pm Pacific on The History Channel, the next episode in their very well-done series on the science of evolution: Evolve - Sex. In the history of life on earth, sex may be the ultimate survival skill, because the bottom line is: reproduce or die. This episode ...
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Rubber Gorilla Suit Heartbreak
Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 7:55:07 pm PDT
Imagine the mental anguish suffered by Sasquatch devotees worldwide, as the latest Bigfoot carcass turns out to be a cheap rubber gorilla suit. (AP) Turns out Bigfoot was just a rubber suit. Two researchers on a quest to prove the existence of Bigfoot say that the carcass encased in a block of ...
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Tuesday Afternoon Open
Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 3:09:37 pm PDT
I’m working on some regular expressions for parsing IMG tags, so here’s an open thread while I ponder the fine points of lazy vs. greedy quantifiers...
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McCain-Lieberman 2008?
Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 1:27:06 pm PDT
The Politico headline says it all: McCain weighs a Lieberman surprise. John McCain is seriously considering choosing a pro-abortion-rights running mate despite vocal resistance from conservatives, with former Democratic vice presidential nominee Joseph I. Lieberman (I-Conn.) very much in the mix, close McCain advisers say. Under strong consideration: former Pennsylvania Republican Gov. ...
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Russia Takes Georgians Prisoner, Seizes US Vehicles
Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 9:48:58 am PDT
Russia has taken a group of Georgian troops prisoner in the port city of Poti, and seized American Humvees. POTI, Georgia - Russian soldiers took about 20 Georgian troops prisoner at a key Black Sea port in western Georgia on Tuesday, blindfolding them and holding them at gunpoint, and commandeered ...
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RoP Kills 23 in Pakistan
Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 8:53:42 am PDT
A suicide bomber blew himself up in a hospital in northwest Pakistan, killing at least 23 people. PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP) — A suicide bomber killed 23 people at a hospital in northwest Pakistan Tuesday, highlighting the militant challenge facing the government after the resignation of Pervez Musharraf. In other violence in ...
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RoP Kills 43 in Algeria
Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 8:47:06 am PDT
Another attack by the Religion of Peace in Algeria: Suicide attack at Algerian police academy kills 43. ALGIERS, Algeria - A suicide bomber rammed an explosives-rigged car into a police academy as recruits lined up to register for classes, killing at least 43 people. It was the deadliest attack in ...
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Taliban Multiple Suicide Bomber Attack
Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 8:40:42 am PDT
Following the resignation of Pervez Musharraf in Pakistan, Taliban terrorists launched coordinated attacks with multiple suicide bombers on US and French forces: Taliban Forces Kill 10 French Soldiers and Raid U.S. Base. KABUL, Afghanistan — Taliban insurgents mounted their most serious attacks in six years of fighting, one a complex ...
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RoP Doesn't Strike in Restive Thailand
Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 8:31:05 am PDT
You may have noticed a sharp decline in the number of LGF posts about murderous attacks by Islamists in South Thailand. The reason: a “surge” by the Thai military. The main reason for the drop in the violence was a change in counter-insurgency strategy with a more unified command structure. ...
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And Now for Some Tommy Emmanuel
Mon, Aug 18, 2008 at 9:28:26 pm PDT
Tommy Emmanuel plays “Since We Met.” [Video]
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An Extraordinary NATO Meeting
Mon, Aug 18, 2008 at 5:59:03 pm PDT
The US has called a meeting of NATO’s 26 foreign ministers to discuss the Georgia crisis. BRUSSELS (AFP) - Russian and US officials ramped up the diplomatic war of words on Monday on the eve of an extraordinary meeting of EU foreign ministers to discuss the crisis in Georgia. The 26 ...
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Monday Afternoon Open
Mon, Aug 18, 2008 at 2:08:43 pm PDT
Here’s an open thread as I work on technical logistics for an upcoming project...
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Video: Musharraf Resigns, Islamists Celebrate
Mon, Aug 18, 2008 at 11:28:37 am PDT
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Musharraf Announces Resignation
Mon, Aug 18, 2008 at 9:44:41 am PDT
Pervez Musharraf announced today that he will resign, just ahead of impeachment proceedings by the Islamist-controlled Pakistani parliament.
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Swiftboating: Not a Big Deal to Obama
Mon, Aug 18, 2008 at 9:01:31 am PDT
You know that “swiftboating” thing Barack Obama’s campaign is always moaning about? Apparently it’s all behind them now: Obama deflects Swift Boat question. RENO, Nev. - Democrat Barack Obama met Sunday with Texas oil baron and longtime conservative activist T. Boone Pickens to discuss strategies for developing alternative energy. The presidential ...
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Overnight Open Thread
Sun, Aug 17, 2008 at 10:14:15 pm PDT
We are ready for any unforeseen event that may or may not occur. — Dan Quayle
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Russia Tightens Grip on South Ossetia
Sun, Aug 17, 2008 at 9:48:38 pm PDT
There may be a “cease-fire” between Georgia and Russia, but Russia is moving missile launchers into South Ossetia. WASHINGTON — Even as Russia pledged to begin withdrawing its forces from neighboring Georgia on Monday, American officials said the Russian military had been moving launchers for short-range ballistic missiles into South ...
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Corsi Shuns Supremacist Radio Show
Sun, Aug 17, 2008 at 7:43:14 pm PDT
Jerome Corsi canceled his most recent appearance on the neo-Nazi radio show Political Cesspool (after appearing twice before), and the knuckle-draggers are seething.
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Amazon Prime Free Trial
Sun, Aug 17, 2008 at 6:03:51 pm PDT
I just glanced in my Amazon email folder and discovered that they’re offering a free trial of their Amazon Prime service: for $79 a year you get unlimited free 2-day delivery on anything with no minimum order, or next-day delivery for $3.99 if you need it right away. One of ...
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Obama on 'Antichrist' References, Born Alive Infant Protection Act
Sun, Aug 17, 2008 at 3:49:21 pm PDT
Pat Robertson’s Christian Broadcasting Network interviewed Barack Obama after the forum last night, and they’ve posted the video (Windows Media) at their site: Obama Gets Heated on Born Alive Infant Protection Act. (Click the image for the video.) Brody: Let me ask you a little about some of these ads ...
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Discovery Institute Apostate Castigated, Expelled
Sun, Aug 17, 2008 at 1:18:36 pm PDT
Jeffrey P. Schloss, a former Senior Fellow at the anti-evolution Discovery Institute, has raised the ire of his ex-associates by breaking from the ID/creationist line: The evolution of Jeffrey P. Schloss. In August 2003, Jeffrey Schloss left the Discovery Institute. What happened? In 2005, Schloss spoke out in a public interview published ...
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Video: Secret Gitmo Bay Built in Denver
Sun, Aug 17, 2008 at 12:00:17 pm PDT
Activists/idiots from the “Recreate 68” gang are hyperventilating over a “secret political prison camp” they’ve discovered being built right under their noses in Denver. It’s like a little Guantanamo Bay, dude! (Hat tip: Breitbart.tv.)
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Inside a Hamas Rocket Factory
Sun, Aug 17, 2008 at 11:09:18 am PDT
Hamas is keeping busy during the “truce” with Israel by manufacturing rockets as fast as they can, and escorting CNN journalists on guided tours of their “metal shops” and training camps: Inside A Gaza Rocket Factory.
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Obama Avoids the E Word
Sun, Aug 17, 2008 at 10:38:40 am PDT
This is hilarious; you can almost see Obama’s inner editor kick in, mid-thought, as he barely stops himself from using the dreaded E word: Nuance: Obama almost says Clarence Thomas didn’t have enough experience to serve.
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Colbert King Plays the White Supremacist Card
Sun, Aug 17, 2008 at 9:32:49 am PDT
The Washington Post’s Colbert King compares Clinton strategist Mark Penn to white supremacists, frantic to prevent Barack Obama from being elected: Memo From a Poison Penn. Say you find yourself seated on the train behind two white supremacists who are beside themselves over the possibility that Barack Obama could become ...
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Overnight Open Thread
Sat, Aug 16, 2008 at 9:22:29 pm PDT
If the doors of perception were cleansed everything would appear to man as it is, infinite. — William Blake
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Evangelical Faceoff 3 - The Wrap-Up
Sat, Aug 16, 2008 at 6:59:06 pm PDT
With almost 2,000 comments in the first two threads, here’s a wrap-up open thread...
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Evangelical Faceoff 2
Sat, Aug 16, 2008 at 5:57:41 pm PDT
In our first thread, we learned that Barack Obama is pro-choice but anti-abortion, pro-military but anti-war, opposed to evil, against torture (especially evil torture), against Clarence Thomas, against prostitution and human trafficking, against designing embryos for stem cell research and human cloning, pro-international community but in favor of the Bosnia ...
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Evangelical Faceoff 1
Sat, Aug 16, 2008 at 5:03:49 pm PDT
The Evangelical Faceoff is about to start. This isn’t a debate; McCain and Obama will be interviewed separately for an hour each by Saddleback Church Pastor Rick Warren. CNN is broadcasting the show live, from the Church in Orange County, California. Barack Obama will start. Here’s a first thread to discuss ...
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The Yellow Edge
Sat, Aug 16, 2008 at 2:00:00 pm PDT
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Obama and McCain at Saddleback Church Tonight
Sat, Aug 16, 2008 at 10:22:34 am PDT
Tonight at 7 pm ET, Barack Obama and John McCain will share a stage with Pastor Rick Warren in Orange County, California: McCain, Obama to face off with popular pastor. We’ll be liveblogging and comment swarming it, of course. WASHINGTON (CNN) — The political spotlight will shine on Sens. John ...
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How to Wear Down a Bear
Sat, Aug 16, 2008 at 9:05:37 am PDT
The cease-fire agreement with Georgia is holding for now, but the Russian military is in no hurry to leave. Stuart Koehl has an interesting piece on possible military options for Georgia: The Pain Game. This invasion has probably eaten deeply into Russian operations and maintenance funding, to say nothing of ...
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Overnight Open Thread
Fri, Aug 15, 2008 at 10:05:33 pm PDT
Language is fossil poetry. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
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CAIR Demands Correction from Steve Emerson
Fri, Aug 15, 2008 at 8:20:37 pm PDT
There’s an interesting (and revealing) exchange between the Investigative Project for Terrorism’s Steven Emerson and CAIR’s Corey Saylor, in the comments (scroll down) for this article at the IPT site: Emerson Exposes Radical Ties of State Department Outreach Partners.
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The Corsi Letter
Fri, Aug 15, 2008 at 6:08:34 pm PDT
Here’s the email that went out today to the Obamaton horde, about Jerome Corsi’s book: From: DNC Rapid Response Team Subject: Fight Swift Boating Friend — Yesterday, you learned about the right-wing’s latest attack: extremist Jerome Corsi and his book of the same old smears and lies. This morning, when asked ...
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iPhone 3G Problems?
Fri, Aug 15, 2008 at 5:22:23 pm PDT
Trouble in Cupertino? What’s Wrong With the 3G in iPhone 3G? A gaggle of early adopters are having problems with the 3G part of their new iPhone 3Gs; dropped connections, reverting to the older (and much slower) EDGE network, and transfer speeds that don’t quite bear out the advertising boasts. A Swedish ...
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Friday Afternoon Open
Fri, Aug 15, 2008 at 2:25:04 pm PDT
It’s a Friday afternoon free for all...
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9-11 Troofer's Book Debuts at Number 1
Fri, Aug 15, 2008 at 11:52:22 am PDT
Jerome Corsi’s new book on Barack Obama debuted at number one on the New York Times list. But I was surprised and dismayed to learn that Corsi is a 9-11 Truther. For me, and I suspect for many others, that is a huge, honking red “no-credibility” flag. David Freddoso’s book, although I ...
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Russia Threatens to Use Nukes Against Poland
Fri, Aug 15, 2008 at 9:59:32 am PDT
Barack Obama has vowed to cut funding of missile defense systems, and recently pledged to eliminate nuclear weapons from the world because, according to him, we just don’t need them any more: CHICAGO - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on Tuesday called for ridding the world of nuclear weapons, arguing ...
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Bolton on the Georgia Crisis
Fri, Aug 15, 2008 at 9:48:05 am PDT
John Bolton analyzes the Russian invasion of Georgia: After Russia’s invasion of Georgia, what now for the West? As bad as the bloodying of Georgia is, the broader consequences are worse. The United States fiddled while Georgia burned, not even reaching the right rhetorical level in its public statements until ...
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Georgia Signs 'Cease-Fire' with Russia
Fri, Aug 15, 2008 at 8:48:13 am PDT
Anyone want to guess how long this latest “cease-fire” agreement will last? Georgia president signs cease-fire with Russia. TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili said Friday he signed a cease-fire agreement with Russia, which protects the former Soviet republic’s interests despite concessions to Moscow. He said he will “never, ...
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Penn and Teller at the End of the World
Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 8:54:48 pm PDT
Penn and Teller will definitely be “Left Behind” when Armageddon rolls around. (Hat tip: Slumbering Behemoth.)
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Say Goodnight, Pervez
Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 7:37:30 pm PDT
Nothing to worry about here. Just a nuclear-armed Islamic nation, about to undergo massive civil unrest and the rise of Al Qaeda: Musharraf Is Expected to Resign in Next Few Days. ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Faced with desertions by his political supporters and the unsettling neutrality of the Pakistani military, President ...
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A Notice From Reuters to the World (Or at Least, to Israel)
Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 6:43:05 pm PDT
Notice to the military forces of the world: Reuters says you had better make absolutely sure there are no journalists in the war zone before firing your weapons. And if you have any doubt, hold your fire. Failure to comply will result in press releases and deeply disturbed CEOs. You have ...
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Analysis of a Phony Creationist Fossil
Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 5:42:03 pm PDT
Following up on that ridiculous “fossil” recently announced by a creationist group, that purports to show a human footprint partially overlapped by a dinosaur’s, Glen Kuban has a great piece that goes into detail on the ludicrous claims of Alvis Delk and the Creation Evidence Museum: The Delk Print. (“Alvis Delk” ...
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Debunking the Obama Troofers
Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 2:57:08 pm PDT
Bob Owens smacks the Obama Troof Movement upside the head, with a good piece looking at the various boneheaded rumors being promoted by the likes of Larry “Michelle Obama Whitey Tape” Johnson: Dissecting Obama’s School Record. Pajamas Media attempted to have the Hawaiian Department of Health (DOH) verify that the ...
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Citizen Journalism Workshop at Blogworld
Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 2:38:54 pm PDT
If you’re going to the Blogworld & New Media Expo next month, here’s an interesting workshop you might be interested in attending; they need to get some signups soon or the workshop may be canceled: Citizen Journalism Workshop. The new journalism training certificate workshop AT BLOGWORLD & NEW MEDIA EXPO ...
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Thursday Afternoon Open
Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 1:13:05 pm PDT
It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change. — Charles Darwin
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US-Poland Missile Defense Pact
Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 11:28:19 am PDT
The United States and Poland have agreed on a missile defense deal, and according to the Associated Press Russia is “infuriated.” WARSAW, Poland - Poland and the United States reached an agreement Thursday that will see a battery of American missiles established inside Poland, a plan that has infuriated Russia ...
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Killer of Arkansas Democratic Chairman May Have Known Victim
Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 10:45:42 am PDT
The killer of Arkansas Democratic Party chairman Bill Gwatney may have known his victim; evidence has turned up that indicates a possible grudge over Gwatney’s automobile dealerships. SEARCY, Ark. (AP) - Police are exploring possible links between the Arkansas Democratic Party chairman who was gunned down in his office yesterday ...
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Saudi Arabia Off the Hook for 9/11
Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 9:28:53 am PDT
These are the kinds of court rulings that put big smiles on the faces of our friends the Saudis: Court: Saudi Arabia not liable in 9/11 attacks. A federal appeals court today rejected lawsuits by victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks against Saudi Arabia and senior members of the ...
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Russia: 'Forget About Georgia's Territorial Integrity'
Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 8:56:15 am PDT
Russia’s foreign minister said today, “the world can forget about Georgia’s territorial integrity.”
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Cyanide Confirmed in Denver
Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 8:26:33 pm PDT
Denver police have confirmed that the substance found in a hotel with a dead Somali Muslim was cyanide—a lot of it. DENVER — Police confirmed Wednesday that they found about a pound of sodium cyanide in a Denver hotel room where the body of a Canadian man was discovered earlier ...
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Stealth Creationist Play Shot Down in California
Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 5:54:15 pm PDT
Yet another stealth creationist play was shot down by the courts yesterday in California. The Association of Christian Schools International, Calvary Chapel Christian School, and parents attending the Chapel School filed suit against the University of California, after UC ruled that several courses taught by the Christian schools did not ...
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World Gone Nuts Open Thread
Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 5:16:21 pm PDT
Sheesh, what a day. I feel like the Soviet Army has been marauding through my psyche, putting their muddy boots on my couch, and laying waste to my peace of mind. Here’s a crazy world open thread...
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Robots Crawling All Over Us
Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 3:53:12 pm PDT
In the past few hours, I’ve discovered and blocked at least six web crawlers trying to go through the site and download everything as quickly as possible, in violation of the rules in our robots.txt file. Two of them seemed to be focusing on the posts related to the Georgia ...
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Abkhazia in Russian Hands, Tbilisi in Danger
Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 2:08:51 pm PDT
Fox News reporters on the ground in Georgia are now saying that Russian troops are moving in on Tbilisi (Steve Harrigan said Russian forces were at one point within 12 miles of the city), and that Abkhazia is under the control of Russian-backed separatists.
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Colin Powell to Endorse Obama? - Update: Powell Says Not Going to Convention
Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 1:52:13 pm PDT
Bill Kristol just said on Fox News that according to reliable sources, former Secretary of State Colin Powell will endorse Barack Obama and speak at the Democratic Convention in Denver... UPDATE at 8/13/08 3:55:29 pm: Political Radar: Powell Says He’s Not Going to Dem Convention. ABC News’ Teddy Davis and David Chalian ...
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Wednesday Afternoon Open
Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 1:42:12 pm PDT
Here’s an open thread for an interesting (in the sense of the Chinese curse) Wednesday afternoon...
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Russian Army Within 15 Miles of Georgia Capital
Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 12:07:16 pm PDT
Several news organizations have reported that the Russian military is now within minutes of the Georgian capital of Tbilisi. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is giving a press briefing...
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Arkansas Dem Party Chairman Shot
Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 10:59:31 am PDT
The chairman of the Arkansas Democratic Party is in critical condition after being shot by a man who is now in police custody. Still developing...
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Bush Sending Military to Georgia for Humanitarian Aid
Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 9:33:22 am PDT
President Bush is sending US aircraft and Navy vessels to Georgia, to provide humanitarian aid. U.S. President George W. Bush said he is concerned by reports that Russia isn’t living up a provisional cease-fire in Georgia, warning that the Kremlin is putting its relations with the U.S. and Europe at ...
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Max Boot: Stand Up to Russia
Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 9:12:24 am PDT
Max Boot’s op-ed on the situation in Georgia: Stand up to Russia. It took the Red Army — excuse me, the Russian army — only two days to secure Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Now Russia is pressing its attacks into the heart of Georgia, threatening to cut the major east-west ...
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President Bush Discusses Situation in Georgia
Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 8:45:28 am PDT
Here is President Bush’s latest statement on the Situation in Georgia. THE PRESIDENT: I just met with my national security team to discuss the situation in Georgia. I am deeply concerned by reports that Russian troops have moved beyond the zone of conflict, attacked the Georgian town of Gori, and are threatening ...
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Russia Violates Truce, Bombs and Loots City of Gori
Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 8:20:05 am PDT
The Russians are obviously not interested in a truce. OUTSIDE GORI, Georgia (AP) — Russian troops and paramilitaries thrust deep into Georgia on Wednesday, rolling into the strategic city of Gori and violating the truce designed to end the six-day war that has uprooted 100,000 people and scarred the Georgian ...
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Overnight Open Thread
Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 9:52:16 pm PDT
Who are we? The answer to this question is not only one of the tasks, but the task of science. — Erwin Schrödinger
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Possible Denver Cyanide Suspect Posted 'Kill Them!' in July
Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 7:28:52 pm PDT
LGF reader “Shiplord Kirel” points out a blog post from July with a comment by a Somali with the same name as the man found dead in Denver with a large amount of possible cyanide: Somali Christian Blog Abandoned. « Zot Media Inc. Please don’t talk sh*t , that man ...
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Daily Kos: 'If God Can Give Robert Novak a Brain Tomour then Why Cant He Give All of Them One'
Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 6:14:29 pm PDT
Wow. You think you’ve seen the most hateful, illiterate garbage possible from the Kos Kids, and then they post something like this: Daily Kos: If all rightwing pundits had one neck, I’d hack it though. This will be about mostly right wingnut pundits. It will have profanity, Ideas/images that will upset ...
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Dead Man Found in Denver Hotel with Large Amount of Possible Cyanide
Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 4:57:45 pm PDT
A troubling development in Denver: Man Dead, Large Amount Of Possible Cyanide Found. DENVER (CBS4) — It has the makings of international intrigue. Less than two weeks before the Democratic National Convention a man has been found dead in a Denver hotel room with a container of what authorities initially ...
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Darwin's Nefarious Plan Exposed
Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 3:05:12 pm PDT
In 1881, Charles Darwin wrote a letter to Klara Pölzl containing a bombshell revelation. Was Ben Stein right after all? Darwin Exposed!
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Another Major Endorsement for Obama
Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 12:38:35 pm PDT
The Communist Party USA says that Barack Obama may not be the perfect Stalinist they’ve been hoping for, but he is a stepping stone to the new socialist utopia: CPUSA Online - Editorial: Eye on the Prize. Barack Obama is not a left candidate. This fact has seemingly surprised a ...
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Our Friends the Saudis: 'Nothing Makes Satan Happier Than the Olympics'
Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 11:44:06 am PDT
Saudi cleric Muhammad Al-Munajid exhibits that noxious mix of misogyny and Islamic supremacism for which our friends the Saudis are infamous, in a sick rant about women’s “private parts” being exposed in the Olympics. Of course, to Neanderthals like this an ankle is a private part. (Courtesy of MEMRI TV.) [Video] Following are ...
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Tuesday Morning Open
Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 11:29:15 am PDT
Theoretically, this is an open thread...
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VDH: Moscow's Sinister Brilliance
Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 10:45:02 am PDT
Victor Davis Hanson gives us the long view on Russia’s brutal invasion of Georgia and their previous attempts to subvert the fledgling democracy: Moscow’s Sinister Brilliance. The new reality is that a nuclear, cash-rich, and energy-blessed Russia doesn’t really worry too much whether its long-term future is bleak, given problems ...
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An Interview with Errol Morris on Fauxtography
Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 9:27:31 am PDT
Documentary filmmaker Errol Morris interviewed me a few weeks ago about the Iranian fauxtography incident, and today the interview and his excellent piece on the use of faked photos is in the New York Times: Photography as a Weapon - Errol Morris.
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McCain Speaking on Georgia Conflict
Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 9:06:58 am PDT
John McCain is making a statement on the conflict between Russia and Georgia; it’s live on Fox News. Here’s a topic to discuss his remarks.
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Obama Snubs US Soldiers Again
Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 8:51:36 am PDT
Barack Obama said he couldn’t attend a military “town hall” meeting because he had a prior engagement. That “prior engagement” was a vacation in Hawaii: Obama Snubs U.S. Soldiers Again. (Hat tip: Amy.)
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Overnight Open Thread
Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 9:38:11 pm PDT
Should one point out that from ancient times a decline in courage has been considered the beginning of the end? — Alexander Solzhenitsyn
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Video: Creation Science 101
Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 8:56:59 pm PDT
Roy Zimmerman (no relation to Bob) performs “Creation Science 101,” and lo, it is good. [Video]
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The Discovery Institute's Pro-Russian Agenda
Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 6:36:38 pm PDT
Earlier today I linked to this highly deceptive post at the anti-evolution Discovery Institute’s "Russia Blog," purporting to lay out a timeline for Russia’s brutal attack on Georgia. (I commented that it read like propaganda directly from the Kremlin.) The Russia Blog titled their post, "Chronology Matters." And they're quite right. ...
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Obama Calls for UN to Pass Resolution Condemning Russia, Forgets Russia Has UNSC Veto
Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 5:55:12 pm PDT
An astoundingly bone-headed statement from Barack Obama today, as he calls for the United Nations Security Council to pass a resolution condemning Russia’s invasion of Georgia. Memo to the Obama campaign: Russia has veto power in the United Nations Security Council. Oops!
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New McCain Ad: 'Fan Club'
Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 4:59:31 pm PDT
Mocking the wafflemeister. [Video]
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Bush Speaks on Georgia-Russia Conflict
Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 2:23:30 pm PDT
President Bush is now making a statement on the Russian invasion of Georgia... UPDATE at 8/11/08 2:26:28 pm: Well, that was nothing if not brief. A quote: “It is time for Russia to be true to its word, and to act to end this crisis.” No action proposed.
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Obama 'Birth Certificate' Links Not Welcome
Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 1:27:18 pm PDT
This is a public notice that I’m going to be deleting any posted spinoff links that try to promote the “Obama birth certificate” nonsense. I’ve mentioned this several times in comments, but it apparently hasn’t been heard by enough people. The story is absolute garbage, and it’s being promoted now by ...
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Russian Foreign Minister: 'Saakashvili Must Go'
Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 11:44:52 am PDT
Here’s a press release from the United States Ambassador to the UN, Zalmay Khalilzad, on a disturbing statement by Russian foreign minister Lavrov that reveals Russia’s true endgame in the Georgia conflict: Remarks by Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad, U.S. Permanent Representative, on the situation in Georgia. I want to focus however, ...
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Applebaum on Georgia
Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 11:24:31 am PDT
Anne Applebaum has an interesting column on the situation in Georgia: A Threat Explodes In Georgia. Both sides have deeper motives for fighting. The Russians want to prevent Georgia from joining NATO, as Georgia, a Western-oriented democracy — George Bush has called the country a “ beacon of liberty” — ...
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Russian Military Invades West Georgia
Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 8:47:55 am PDT
A very dangerous situation is getting worse, as the Russian military moves into Georgia from the west while Georgian forces are engaged in South Ossetia. TBILISI, Georgia - Russia opened a second front of fighting in Georgia on Monday, sending armored vehicles beyond two breakaway provinces and seizing a ...
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Is John Edwards Still Lying?
Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 8:10:38 am PDT
I hope you’re sitting down, because ABC News has uncovered more evidence that John Edwards is continuing to lie about his extramarital affair: Is John Edwards Still Lying? A one-time close friend of John Edwards’ ex-mistress says the former Senator is still not telling the whole truth about how his ...
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Overnight Open Thread
Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 1:01:01 am PDT
The greater the obstacle the more glory in overcoming it. — Molière
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Obama VP Announcement Near
Sun, Aug 10, 2008 at 8:52:47 pm PDT
And lo, it will be announced via text message: Obama’s VP choice imminent via website, e-mail, text message. Sen. Barack Obama, the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, is on vacation in Hawaii tonight. We believe. But, thanks to loyal Ticket reader Mark, just minutes ago we learned that the freshman ...
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David Frum: Absolute Bastard!!!
Sun, Aug 10, 2008 at 8:24:10 pm PDT
David Frum was also contacted by Al Jazeera English recently, and his reaction was very similar to mine: Inside al Jazeera. A few minutes later I received an unintended reply. The producer had meant to forward my message to her associates - but the forward button is so often hard ...
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Fragrance Trumps All
Sun, Aug 10, 2008 at 6:42:55 pm PDT
When all else fails, the stench prevails.
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The Door Opens - Update: The Door Closes
Sun, Aug 10, 2008 at 5:39:13 pm PDT
Extry, extry! Read all about it! Little Green Footballs opens registration! Extry! Hatchlings are scrutinized. Read the fine print. Trolls will be dealt with. UPDATE at 8/10/08 6:13:07 pm: The door has closed, with 94 hatchlings in 30 minutes. See the comments for the list of newly-registered usernames.
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DNC Invites Radical Islamist to Convention 'Interfaith Service'
Sun, Aug 10, 2008 at 4:21:26 pm PDT
One of the participants at an “interfaith service” at the upcoming Democratic Convention is Ingrid Mattson—a deceptive shill for the Islamic Society of North America, one of the groups listed as an unindicted co-conspirator in the Holy Land Foundation Hamas funding trial: Radical Islamist to Appear at Democrat Convention ‘Interfaith ...
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Medved on Intelligent Design: It's Not a Theory
Sun, Aug 10, 2008 at 11:46:00 am PDT
Last November, radio host Michael Medved was made a Senior Fellow at the anti-evolution “think tank” known as the Discovery Institute, and he has some rather interesting things to say about “intelligent design:” One on One: Broadcast views. Q: Speaking of your desire for this kind of particularity, you are ...
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Sunday Morning Open
Sun, Aug 10, 2008 at 11:34:22 am PDT
Just an open thread like any other open thread...
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Assassinated Syrian Aide Supplied Terrorists with Anti-Aircraft Missiles
Sun, Aug 10, 2008 at 10:21:13 am PDT
That top Syrian general who was assassinated last week was in charge of procuring anti-aircraft missiles for Hizballah. The senior aide to Syrian President Bashar Assad who was assassinated last weekend had been in charge of supplying Hizbullah with advanced anti-aircraft weaponry, the Sunday Times reported. According to the report, Brig.-Gen. ...
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Russia Continues Georgia Assault
Sun, Aug 10, 2008 at 9:12:22 am PDT
The Russian military has forced Georgian troops to retreat from South Ossetia. GORI, Georgia - Georgian troops retreated from the breakaway province of South Ossetia on Sunday as their U.S.-allied government ordered a cease-fire and pressed for a truce, overwhelmed by Russian firepower in a conflict that threatened to set ...
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Overnight Open Thread
Sat, Aug 9, 2008 at 11:31:00 pm PDT
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power. — Francois Duc de la Rochefoucauld
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Arrested N. Carolina Man Believed Obama Was the Antichrist
Sat, Aug 9, 2008 at 8:57:50 pm PDT
A North Carolina accountant has been arrested for threatening to kill Barack Obama: Local man charged with threatening Obama. His reason? He apparently believed Obama was the Antichrist. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — An Indian Trail accountant is in jail, charged with threatening to kill senator and Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. According to ...
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Perks of the Job
Sat, Aug 9, 2008 at 8:14:01 pm PDT
Sometimes it’s good to be the President. Careful with that hand, George.
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We Got Mail (From Al Jazeera)
Sat, Aug 9, 2008 at 6:37:51 pm PDT
I just got an email from someone at Al Jazeera English, asking if I’d be interested in appearing on their “political news of the week” to comment on US politics. I’m a producer at Al Jazeera English Television and I’m looking for interesting political commentators to appear on our news ...
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Edwards Furious with ABC News for Breaking Affair Story Early
Sat, Aug 9, 2008 at 5:51:21 pm PDT
Even as John Edwards was trying to appear sincere and apologetic in public, behind the scenes he was cynically attempting to manipulate the media in order to minimize the damage. He’s reportedly furious with ABC News for breaking the story of his extramarital affair early on Friday, instead of waiting ...
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Creationist Advocates Allying with Muslims to 'Sneak Intelligent Design Into Schools'
Sat, Aug 9, 2008 at 3:42:21 pm PDT
Here’s one of the creepiest unhinged rants I’ve read in a long time, praising Bobby Jindal for signing Louisiana’s stealth creationist bill and explicitly advocating Sneaking Intelligent Design into Schools—by making alliances of convenience with Islamic creationists. So why not piggy-back on Islam? Do Moslems believe in Darwin? Did Allah ...
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Video: VDH and Hitchens Dismantle Pat Buchanan
Sat, Aug 9, 2008 at 2:14:43 pm PDT
Victor Davis Hanson and Christopher Hitchens discuss the execrable World War II revisionist book by Pat Buchanan. Moderated by the Hoover Institution’s Peter Robinson. [Video] [Video] Part 3. Part 4. Part 5. (Hat tip: Primetime Politics.)
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Disco Institute Supports Russian Assault
Sat, Aug 9, 2008 at 12:23:53 pm PDT
In addition to promoting the anti-science hoax of “intelligent design,” the Discovery Institute runs a pro-Russian site called “Russia Blog,” and today they come out in favor of Russia’s brutal assault on the breakaway republic of South Ossetia: Russia Blog: War in Georgia: Yawns and Kneejerks in America. (Hat tip: Instapundit.) ...
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Elizabeth Edwards Apologizes to Daily Kos
Sat, Aug 9, 2008 at 10:05:29 am PDT
Last week the administrators at Daily Kos were banning people for posting diaries about John Edwards’ extramarital affair, trying to keep a lid on the story even though they must have known it was true. Attempted leftist mind control achieving its usual level of success. Yesterday, as if to show the ...
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Russia Bombs Civilians in Georgia
Sat, Aug 9, 2008 at 8:33:49 am PDT
The provincial capital of South Ossetia, Tskhinvali, lies in ruins as Russia sends hundreds of tanks into Georgia: Russian troops raid Georgian town; scores dead. GORI, Georgia (AP) - Russia sent hundreds of tanks and troops into the separatist province of South Ossetia and bombed Georgian towns Saturday in a ...
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Overnight Open Thread
Fri, Aug 8, 2008 at 9:43:51 pm PDT
Always acknowledge a fault. This will throw those in authority off their guard and give you an opportunity to commit more. — Mark Twain
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Michael Moore: The Democratic Party is Stupid, and So Are Americans
Fri, Aug 8, 2008 at 9:18:42 pm PDT
Noted political expert and gaseous far left windbag Michael Moore advises the Democratic Party how to lose the Presidential election. With a heaping helping of contempt for American voters, to pander to the Guardian’s audience. Keep saying nice things about McCain. Like how he’s been “good on global warming” and campaign ...
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Olympics Open Thread the First
Fri, Aug 8, 2008 at 7:46:54 pm PDT
The broadcast media are doing that antiquated “time-delay” thing again, and the Olympics opening ceremonies are just about to start being shown on the West Coast. So here’s an open thread, as NBC does their best to suck up to the Chinese communists while pretending they aren’t.
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The Alvis Delk Cretaceous Fakeprint
Fri, Aug 8, 2008 at 6:50:51 pm PDT
Remember the Alvis Delk Cretaceous Footprint we covered recently? That “fossil” discovered by an “amateur archaeologist” in Texas, showing a dinosaur footprint overlapping a human one, thereby proving that the Earth is only 6,000 years old? I hope you’re sitting down. Because that “fossil” is an obvious fake: Stones and Bones: ...
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Kos Kids Krushed
Fri, Aug 8, 2008 at 6:02:31 pm PDT
At Daily Kos, the Kidz are crushed by John Edwards’ admission that he lied to their faces: Daily Kos: Edwards Admits Affair, Take Two. The disappointment must be even sharper because Edwards was the furthest left candidate in the Democratic Party (save for Dennis “UFO” Kucinich), and made deliberate attempts to ...
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Tech Note: iPhone Icon Added
Fri, Aug 8, 2008 at 2:06:06 pm PDT
If you’re an iPhone geek, Little Green Footballs now has one of those shiny iPhone-specific application icons. To put the icon on your iPhone homepage, browse to LGF in Safari and hit the plus symbol at the bottom of the screen, then choose “Add to Home Screen.”
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Edwards Admits Lying About Affair During Campaign
Fri, Aug 8, 2008 at 12:21:14 pm PDT
Former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards has finally admitted he did have an extramarital affair—and lied about it repeatedly during his campaign: Edwards Admits to Sexual Affair; Lied as Presidential Candidate. John Edwards repeatedly lied during his Presidential campaign about an extramarital affair with a novice filmmaker, the former Senator ...
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MoveOn.org Goes into the Protection Racket
Fri, Aug 8, 2008 at 12:10:52 pm PDT
Another MoveOn.org offshoot group is employing a bizarre, thuggish tactic to try to intimidate Republican voters out of donating money to conservative groups: Group Plans Campaign Against G.O.P. Donors. Nearly 10,000 of the biggest donors to Republican candidates and causes across the country will probably receive a foreboding “warning” letter ...
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New McCain Ad: 'Painful'
Fri, Aug 8, 2008 at 11:12:27 am PDT
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Foreign Policy Gets Strange
Fri, Aug 8, 2008 at 10:40:45 am PDT
The magazine Foreign Policy has gotten very, very weird, and I don’t mean that in a good way. They’re currently running a light-hearted slice-of-life photo essay on a Hamas terror training camp: Foreign Policy: Photo Essay: Are You Tough Enough for Hamas Boot Camp? Think you have what it ...
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McCain Ad Suggests Obama is the Antichrist?
Fri, Aug 8, 2008 at 8:50:23 am PDT
Some “progressive” Christians are upset that John McCain’s campaign ad called “The One” is trying to paint Barack Obama as the Antichrist. It’s not easy to make the infamous Willie Horton ad from the 1988 presidential campaign seem benign. But suggesting that Barack Obama is the Antichrist might just do ...
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Russia At War
Fri, Aug 8, 2008 at 8:27:04 am PDT
Open war has broken out between Russia and Georgia, over the breakaway republic of South Ossetia: Russia sends forces into Georgian rebel conflict. MEGVREKISI, Georgia (Reuters) - Russia sent forces into Georgia on Friday to repel a Georgian assault on the breakaway South Ossetia region and Georgia’s pro-Western president said ...
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Overnight Open Thread
Thu, Aug 7, 2008 at 9:21:54 pm PDT
Whenever man comes up with a better mousetrap, nature immediately comes up with a better mouse. — James Carswell
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Man Arrested for Obama Assassination Threat
Thu, Aug 7, 2008 at 8:06:21 pm PDT
Thankfully, this moron was caught before he could do any harm: Man held for alleged Obama assassination threat. An affidavit filed by a Secret Service agent in U.S. District Court claims that Raymond Hunter Geisel, of Marathon, Florida, threatened to “kill, kidnap and cause bodily harm upon a major candidate ...
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Cat's Eye, with X-Rays
Thu, Aug 7, 2008 at 4:08:03 pm PDT
From APOD, this stunning false-color composite picture combines a Hubble Space Telescope image with data from the orbiting Chandra Observatory, showing the intense X-ray activity of the Cat’s Eye Nebula, 3,000 light years from Earth.
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Canada's 'Human Rights Commission' Dismisses Charges Against Levant
Thu, Aug 7, 2008 at 1:41:55 pm PDT
Ezra Levant’s bizarre Kafkaesque ordeal at the hands of the Alberta Human Rights Commission has ended—with a complete dismissal of all the trumped up “charges:” Punished first, acquitted later.
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Scary Internet Security Story of the Day
Thu, Aug 7, 2008 at 1:22:56 pm PDT
The serious bug discovered recently in most of the world’s DNS servers has even greater implications, according to security expert Dan Kaminsky: Major Internet security flaw also affects e-mail. LAS VEGAS - A newly discovered flaw in the Internet’s core infrastructure not only permits hackers to force people to visit ...
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Shocka: Al Jazeera Says Terror Party Breached 'Code of Ethics'
Thu, Aug 7, 2008 at 11:47:07 am PDT
Last month, when child-murdering Lebanese terrorist Samir Kuntar was released by Israel, Arab media channel Al Jazeera actually held a party for this monster, lavishing praise on him and portraying him as an Arab hero. It was one of the more disgusting things we’ve ever seen from Al Jazeera, and ...
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Random House Afraid of Religion of Peace
Thu, Aug 7, 2008 at 11:27:59 am PDT
Book publisher Random House has joined the ranks of Westerners who censor themselves out of fear of Islamist violence: Shades of the Danish Cartoons: Random House in disgrace. Although it has for some time been a division of German media giant Bertelsmann, Random House has been one of the distinguished ...
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He Who Disassociates
Thu, Aug 7, 2008 at 10:42:22 am PDT
Barack Obama’s Gallery of Shady Former Associates is getting very crowded. (Hat tip: Penetrating Insights into the Obvious.)
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Judges Denies Request for Delay in Holy Land Retrial
Thu, Aug 7, 2008 at 10:08:19 am PDT
The court-appointed defense attorneys in the Holy Land Foundation Hamas funding trial seem to be getting on the judge’s nerves, with a request to delay the retrial because they aren’t getting their money quickly enough: Judge denies request for delayed re-trial in Holy Land case. A federal judge has denied ...
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Obama Throws Muslim Brotherhood-Linked Aide Under the Bus
Thu, Aug 7, 2008 at 9:01:20 am PDT
A Barack Obama adviser linked to the Muslim Brotherhood through one of their US front groups has “resigned.” The Obama campaign’s Arab- and Muslim-American liaison has resigned after revelations of a brief association with a radical imam. Mazen Asbahi quit Monday because he did not want to be a “distraction” to ...
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Overnight Open Thread
Thu, Aug 7, 2008 at 1:12:23 am PDT
Loyalty to petrified opinions never yet broke a chain or freed a human soul in this world — and never will. — Mark Twain
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Signs of Anti-Creationist Sanity in Kansas
Wed, Aug 6, 2008 at 8:46:51 pm PDT
In the race for the Kansas State Board of Education, voters have dealt a crushing blow to creationist candidate Alan Detrich: Conservatives Leading Half of School Board Races. In the 4th District, with 85 percent reporting, conservative Bob Meissner of Topeka, had 76 percent against Alan Detrich, of Lawrence. In ...
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IPhone 3G Made a Cellhead Out of Me
Wed, Aug 6, 2008 at 4:48:26 pm PDT
It took about three weeks for the initial crush to subside, but today I walked into an Apple store, waited about two minutes, then paid way too much for my very first cell phone. They finally evolved into something that made me want to own one.
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KFC In Fallujah Not the Real Deal
Wed, Aug 6, 2008 at 3:49:46 pm PDT
That “KFC” fast-food restaurant in Fallujah turns out to be unauthorized by Colonel Sanders.
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Wednesday Afternoon Open
Wed, Aug 6, 2008 at 2:26:13 pm PDT
Been wrestling with computer issues all day (my office network suddenly decided to stop networking), so here we have the legendary open thread for random or semi-random chit-chat and/or verbal fusillades.
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Obama Support Stalling Out
Wed, Aug 6, 2008 at 11:58:11 am PDT
Barack Obama’s campaign is running on hope, and stalling out in public opinion polls. In the two months since Barack Obama captured the Democratic nomination, he has hit a ceiling in public opinion polling, proving unable to make significant gains with any segment of the national electorate. While Obama still leads ...
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Bin Laden's Driver Convicted
Wed, Aug 6, 2008 at 8:12:47 am PDT
Osama bin Laden’s driver has been acquitted of conspiracy charges, but convicted of providing material support to terrorism. Military jurors found Osama bin Laden’s former driver Salim Hamdan not guilty Wednesday on terrorist conspiracy charges but convicted him on the lesser charge of providing material support to terrorism. The split verdict ...
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Overnight Open Thread
Tue, Aug 5, 2008 at 11:49:50 pm PDT
Hope is ambiguous, but fear is precise. — Leo Rosten
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And Now for the Shinkansen
Tue, Aug 5, 2008 at 6:47:50 pm PDT
Preston Reed with a master’s class in two-handed guitar playing, a song titled “Shinkansen” from the album Handwritten Notes. [Video]
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The History Channel Has 'Guts'
Tue, Aug 5, 2008 at 5:33:53 pm PDT
Here’s a reminder that The History Channel is airing the second episode of their excellent series on the process of evolution tonight, a show titled “Guts.” It’s followed by a rerun of the first episode, “Eyes.” 10:00 PM Evolve: Guts It doesn’t just take willpower to survive. It takes guts—in the ...
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Fence
Tue, Aug 5, 2008 at 3:46:48 pm PDT
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Gaza's Anomalies
Tue, Aug 5, 2008 at 2:02:02 pm PDT
Richard Landes has an interesting piece on the honor-shame culture of Gaza, and the politically correct paradigm (PCP) of Western “human rights” groups: Augean Stables » Gaza Anomalies Blow PCP’s Circuits: Result - The Sounds of Silence. A few friends of mine went to a party in Jerusalem that was ...
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IPT: Gravel Advocates Stalking Al-Arian Prosecutor and Family
Tue, Aug 5, 2008 at 1:25:22 pm PDT
Well, we already knew that former Democratic Presidential candidate Mike Gravel is weird, but apparently we didn’t know how weird: Ex-Presidential Candidate Advocates Stalking Prosecutor. Mike Gravel, a former two-term senator from Alaska and fringe Democratic and Libertarian presidential candidate, urged people to stalk a federal prosecutor and his family ...
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Kurtz: Barack Obama's Lost Years
Tue, Aug 5, 2008 at 11:36:19 am PDT
Stanley Kurtz has an article in the Weekly Standard about the more than 40 columns Barack Obama wrote for the Hyde Park Herald between 1996 and 2004: Barack Obama’s Lost Years. Obama moved to Chicago in order to place himself in what he understood to be the de facto “capital” ...
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Tuesday Morning Open
Tue, Aug 5, 2008 at 10:33:20 am PDT
We seem to be having some kind of obscure DNS problem with our web server, so here’s an open thread while Stinky and I rip up the floorboards...
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Egyptians Worship Hitler's Moustache
Tue, Aug 5, 2008 at 9:20:18 am PDT
The Freakiness Quotient of this clip from Egypt’s Channel 1 is off the scale, as members of the Egyptian Unique Moustache Association talk about their great respect for one of the most notorious hairy upper lips in history. (Courtesy of MEMRI TV.) [Video] Following are excerpts from an interview with members ...
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Our Friends the Saudis
Tue, Aug 5, 2008 at 8:33:03 am PDT
One of Saudi Arabia’s arbiters of sharia law has been arrested in Dubai for possession of drugs. DUBAI - A Saudi judge who served as head of an Islamic court has been arrested in the Gulf emirate of Dubai on charges of possessing and using drugs, a newspaper reported yesterday. Hamad ...
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Overnight Open Thread
Mon, Aug 4, 2008 at 9:19:35 pm PDT
Hawaii has always been a very pivotal role in the Pacific. It is in the Pacific. It is a part of the United States that is an island that is right here. — Dan Quayle
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Totten: An Israeli in Kosovo
Mon, Aug 4, 2008 at 8:38:41 pm PDT
Another must-read piece from Michael Totten: An Israeli in Kosovo. Imagine what would happen to a handful of Jewish veterans of the Israel Defense Forces who tried to move from Tel Aviv to an Arab country to open a bistro and bar. In only a few countries could they even ...
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Sometimes a Tower is Just a Column
Mon, Aug 4, 2008 at 2:44:00 pm PDT
New York Times columnist Bob Herbert is seeing racist phallic symbols in John McCain’s campaign ads: Obamania Has Herbert Hallucinating. Beyond parody. Herbert says the McCain “Celeb” ad shows two phallic pieces of architecture: the Leaning Tower of Pisa, and the Washington Monument. But he didn’t even get that right. Both of ...
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Monday Afternoon Open
Mon, Aug 4, 2008 at 2:04:26 pm PDT
Somewhere in the world, it’s time for an open thread...
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2004: An MSM Odyssey
Mon, Aug 4, 2008 at 10:09:48 am PDT
Ed Driscoll has a new video about the mainstream media’s summer fling with Barack Obama, and some of their old flames from elections past: 2004: An MSM Odyssey.
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Obama's Energy Plan Speech
Mon, Aug 4, 2008 at 8:50:12 am PDT
Here’s a thread to discuss Barack Obama’s speech on his proposed energy policy, now under way...
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Pro-Animal Terrorists Attempt Murder
Mon, Aug 4, 2008 at 8:47:56 am PDT
“Animal rights activists” (a better word for them is “terrorists”) have attacked two scientists at UC Santa Cruz with firebombs, after circulating a hit list of scientists involved in animal research. SANTA CRUZ, Calif., Aug. 3 (UPI) — Police say they are investigating a weekend firebomb attack on the home ...
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RoP Strikes in China
Mon, Aug 4, 2008 at 8:29:50 am PDT
A gang of non-Buddhists threw grenades at a police station in China’s Xinjiang region today. BEIJING (Reuters) - A police station in China’s restive Xinjiang region was attacked on Monday morning, four days before the Beijing Olympics begin, killing 16 officers and wounding 12, state media reported. “Rioters drove two vehicles ...
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Overnight Open Thread
Sun, Aug 3, 2008 at 9:21:44 pm PDT
When the mouse laughs at the cat, there’s a hole nearby. — Nigerian Proverb
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RIP: Alexander Solzhenitsyn
Sun, Aug 3, 2008 at 5:11:11 pm PDT
Soviet Dissident Writer Solzhenitsyn Dies at 89. MOSCOW — Alexander Solzhenitsyn, the Soviet dissident writer and Nobel literature prize winner who revealed the horror of Stalin’s camps to the world, died late on Sunday aged 89, Russian news agencies reported. Itar-Tass news agency quoted Solzhenitsyn’s son Stepan as saying the writer ...
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Tech Note: Minifying Javascript Quickly and Easily
Sun, Aug 3, 2008 at 4:01:24 pm PDT
A technique I use at LGF to speed up the loading of Javascript files is to run them through a “minifier” script that removes spaces and extraneous formatting such as comments. Combined with server-side gzip compression, this produces the smallest possible download size. (There’s another technique for compressing Javascript called ...
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Sunday Afternoon Open
Sun, Aug 3, 2008 at 2:06:44 pm PDT
The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane. — Marcus Aurelius
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Site Meter IE Bug Details
Sun, Aug 3, 2008 at 11:25:13 am PDT
SANS has some details on the reason for that Site Meter problem that blocked out Internet Explorer from many sites: We received several reports (thanks Thanos and Jim) of sites which use the Sitemeter visitor counter that were no longer loading as of last night for users with Internet Explorer ...
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Report: Syrian Leader's 'Right Hand Man' Assassinated
Sun, Aug 3, 2008 at 9:47:35 am PDT
A report is circulating through Arab media that the “right hand man” of Syrian dictator Bashar Assad has been assassinated. BEIRUT (AFP) - Arab media reported on Sunday that a brigadier general thought to be the Syrian regime’s liaison with Hezbollah in Lebanon has been assassinated. ... The Saudi-owned pan-Arab daily ...
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Obama's 'Dollar Bill' Comments Backfire
Sun, Aug 3, 2008 at 8:46:52 am PDT
Barack Obama may have underestimated the American public when he tried to manipulate them with race-baiting comments about his skin color. Sixty-nine percent (69%) of the nation’s voters say they’ve seen news coverage of the McCain campaign commercial that includes images of Britney Spears and Paris Hilton and suggests that ...
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Overnight Open Thread
Sat, Aug 2, 2008 at 9:11:37 pm PDT
All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure. — Mark Twain
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Turkish Islamists Back Down on Headscarves
Sat, Aug 2, 2008 at 8:19:57 pm PDT
A setback for the Islamist ruling party of Turkey: Turkish Rulers Backtrack on Head Scarves. ANKARA, Turkey, July 31 — Turkey’s ruling party has dropped for now its attempts to lift a decades-old ban on wearing Islamic head scarves in universities, a campaign that infuriated defenders of the country’s secular ...
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And Now for Some MC 900 Ft. Jesus
Sat, Aug 2, 2008 at 6:01:18 pm PDT
Here’s a wacky music video from 1989 I never knew existed, even though I’m a long-time fan of Mark Griffin (aka MC 900 Ft. Jesus) and his unique mix of Miles Davis-ish fusion jazz, hip-hop, and creepy poetry. This is from the album Hell With the Lid Off. [Video]
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Frank Disappears Open Thread
Sat, Aug 2, 2008 at 5:07:27 pm PDT
After years of looking at Frank Zappa quotes, the staleness factor has finally overwhelmed me. I’m retiring Frank for now, although he may reappear in the future without warning, when you least expect it. Meanwhile, here’s an open thread for a Saturday afternoon, after a quick 20-mile ride.
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Recommended: Ken Miller's 'Only a Theory'
Sat, Aug 2, 2008 at 2:29:53 pm PDT
Biologist Ken Miller is one of the best advocates for evolutionary science, and I just learned that he has a new book out, tearing apart and debunking the claims (and the clams) of the “intelligent design” movement: Only a Theory: Evolution and the Battle for America’s Soul: Kenneth R. Miller. ...
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Obama Denies Race-Baiting Denial
Sat, Aug 2, 2008 at 11:38:10 am PDT
Barack Obama kinda-sorta admits that his “I don’t look like those other presidents” line just might be referring to his race. “I don’t think it’s accurate to say that my comments have nothing to do with race,” Obama said. “Here’s what I was saying and I think this should be ...
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Site Meter Still Crashing Internet Explorer - Update: Now Fixed
Sat, Aug 2, 2008 at 10:46:17 am PDT
What’s up with Site Meter? We first reported the problem last night, but today their code still causes Internet Explorer 7 to throw an “Operation aborted” error. There are a lot of sites affected by this; did they just release a buggy update and go on a long weekend vacation? If ...
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Smashing Protons As They've Never Been Smashed Before
Sat, Aug 2, 2008 at 9:50:53 am PDT
The 17-mile Large Hadron Collider is about to begin testing, and here are some impressive photographs of this mega-machine at Boston.com: Large Hadron Collider nearly ready - The Big Picture - Boston.com. (Hat tip: Killgore.)
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Obama Opposes Reparations?
Sat, Aug 2, 2008 at 8:43:26 am PDT
The Associated Press tells us that Barack Obama opposes the divisive, self-destructive “slavery reparations” concept. But the actual Obama statement they quote is a lot more nuanced, and seems pretty far from outright opposition. “I have said in the past — and I’ll repeat again — that the best reparations we ...
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Zawahiri Worm Chow? Taliban Deny
Sat, Aug 2, 2008 at 8:31:48 am PDT
Rumors have been flying around that Al Qaeda freakazoid Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed in a US airstrike, but the Taliban deny it: Pakistani Taliban deny Zawahri death report. ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A Pakistani Taliban spokesman denied on Saturday a U.S. media report that al Qaeda number two, Ayman al Zawahri, ...
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Overnight Open Thread
Fri, Aug 1, 2008 at 9:15:40 pm PDT
Oft expectation fails, and most oft there Where most it promises; and oft it hits Where hope is coldest, and despair most fits. — William Shakespeare
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A Big IE7 Problem on the Web - Update: Sitemeter Responsible
Fri, Aug 1, 2008 at 6:56:09 pm PDT
I’ve confirmed that there’s some kind of problem on the Internet, that only seems to affect users of the Internet Explorer 7 web browser. Attempting to browse to many sites results in an ‘Operation Aborted’ error. No information about the problem elsewhere yet ... stay tuned. UPDATE at 8/1/08 7:20:27 pm: It ...
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The History Channel: Evolve
Fri, Aug 1, 2008 at 6:12:11 pm PDT
I haven’t found a video clip at any of the usual sources, but The History Channel has a new show titled Evolve that looks like it’s going to challenge many of the most common “intelligent creation” talking points, starting with Eyes. It’s on at 9 pm tonight on some cable systems. ...
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Tech Note: Safari 2 Snafu?
Fri, Aug 1, 2008 at 5:15:56 pm PDT
I’ve received a few emails from Mac users who are still running version 2 of the Safari web browser with Mac OS 10.4, saying that Safari is crashing at LGF. I’ll check into it, but the best way to get it working immediately is to upgrade to version 3 of ...
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GOP 'Uprising' a 'Historic Event'?
Fri, Aug 1, 2008 at 3:41:46 pm PDT
You’ve probably heard about the GOP’s “uprising” in the House of Representatives this afternoon; here’s an account at Politico: House Dems turn out the lights but GOP keeps talking. Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and the Democrats adjourned the House, turned off the lights and killed the microphones, but Republicans are still ...
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New McCain Ad: 'The One'
Fri, Aug 1, 2008 at 2:03:28 pm PDT
The most sarcastic political advertisement ever? [Video]
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San Francisco Babylon: Up Your Alley 2008
Fri, Aug 1, 2008 at 1:22:45 pm PDT
Zombie’s latest carries a double warning and it’s no joke. Don’t view this photo essay if you aren’t fully aware of what you’re going to see. Up Your Alley 2008. You are about to view the zombietime report about the 2008 Up Your Alley Fair in San Francisco. This report contains ...
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Manitoba Decapitation Suspect Identified
Fri, Aug 1, 2008 at 1:03:00 pm PDT
The suspect in that horrific decapitation murder in Canada has been identified. (CNN) — A 40-year-old man was charged with second-degree murder Friday in connection with the stabbing and beheading death of his seatmate on a Greyhound Canada bus, authorities said. Vince Weiguang Li of Edmonton, Alberta, stood silent before a ...
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Water Ice Confirmed on Mars
Fri, Aug 1, 2008 at 11:20:40 am PDT
It was expected, but still a milestone for science and space exploration; the Phoenix Mars Lander has definitively proved the existence of water on Mars.
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NYT Board: McCain 'Celeb' Ad is Racist, But We're Not Saying Why
Fri, Aug 1, 2008 at 10:33:08 am PDT
From the Stunning Leap of Illogic Department, a post at the New York Times editorial board “blog” accuses the McCain campaign of running a racist advertisement—that “Celeb” ad featuring images of Paris Hilton and Britney Spears. I had to read this twice to try to understand the point, and I’m still ...
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Al Qaeda Iraq Leader Bails?
Fri, Aug 1, 2008 at 10:14:00 am PDT
The Washington Post’s Amit Paley has more evidence from Iraq that Al Qaeda is in complete disarray: Al-Qaeda in Iraq Leader May Be in Afghanistan. BAGHDAD, July 30 — The leader of the Sunni insurgent group al-Qaeda in Iraq and several of his top lieutenants have recently left Iraq for ...
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Suspected Anthrax Scientist Commits Suicide
Fri, Aug 1, 2008 at 9:10:51 am PDT
A Maryland bioweapons scientist who was about to be indicted in the 2001 anthrax attacks has committed suicide. A federal grand jury was preparing to indict a Maryland bioweapons expert for his role in the 2001 anthrax attacks that killed five people and terrorized the country, according to two sources ...
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