LGF Archives: December 2008
Evolving Into 2009
Open | Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 9:04:10 pm PST
Well, evolution is a theory. It is also a fact. And facts and theories are different things, not rungs in a hierarchy of increasing certainty. Facts are the world’s data. Theories are structures of ideas that explain and interpret facts. Facts do not go away while scientists debate rival theories ...
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New Year's Eve Open Thread
US News | Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 6:33:47 pm PST
Earth has circled around the sun again, so here’s an open thread to celebrate humanity’s imposition of significance on this celestial event...
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Tech Note: Replacing Images
Science | Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 5:36:46 pm PST
We’re improving the infrastructure around here again. One visible change is the disappearance of the little blue word balloon icon (), that showed up next to the number of comments at the bottom right of each front page article; it was redundant, because clicking the number of comments went to ...
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Clover with Dew
Images | Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 1:15:19 pm PST
(Taken with a Canon Powershot G10.)
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Israelis Shot in Denmark
World | Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 12:13:33 pm PST
A shooting attack in a Danish shopping mall, possibly related to the events in Gaza. COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - A gunman wounded two Israelis working at a packed central Denmark shopping mall Wednesday, Danish police said. The two wounded men are Israelis in their 20s, police spokesman Lars Thede said. He ...
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Pro-Hamas Article of the Day
Opinion | Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 10:56:04 am PST
At the Times of London, William Sieghart asks, “What’s so bad about Hamas?” His solution to the conflict: It is said that this conflict is impossible to solve. In fact, it is very simple. The top 1,000 people who run Israel - the politicians, generals and security staff - and the ...
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Video: IAF Strikes Rocket Launch Sites, Dozens of Tunnels
Video | Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 9:44:35 am PST
Some new IAF videos; the first shows attacks on armed Grad rocket launchers in Gaza, and the second shows the destruction of at least 40 smuggling tunnels in the Rafah area on the border with Egypt—with numerous secondary explosions indicating the presence of weapons stockpiles. [Video] [Video]
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LA Times Writer Praises JihadTV
Middle East | Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 9:07:00 am PST
Los Angeles Times writer Ashraf Khalil complains that the Arab satellite channel Al Jazeera isn’t available in the US, and as evidence of their excellent reporting he shows a video clip by an Al Jazeera reporter trolling hospital beds in Gaza: In praise of Al Jazeera. The report Khalil praises is ...
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Overnight Open Thread
Open | Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 11:21:45 pm PST
Well I won’t back down, no I won’t back down. You could stand me up at the gates of hell, but I won’t back down. — Tom Petty
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The Door Creaks Open - Update: The Door Creaks Shut
Open | Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 7:18:36 pm PST
Registration is open for the proverbial limited time. The boilerplate admonitions follow: Read all the rules. Commit them to memory. Don’t register with a proxy. Don’t register with a throwaway email address. Don’t register more than one account. Don’t be a jerk. Don’t be a troll. Do play nice. And then everything will be groovy. UPDATE at 12/30/08 8:15:37 pm: Now ...
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On the Truce Merry-Go-Round
Middle East | Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 5:34:59 pm PST
Ever feel like you’re on a surreal merry-go-round, watching the same events play out over and over as you circle endlessly past, to no discernible purpose or end? Israel weighs 48-hour halt to Gaza air campaign. GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip – Israel, under international pressure, is considering a 48-hour halt to ...
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Tuesday Afternoon Open
Open | Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 1:10:37 pm PST
If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don’t have to worry about the answers. — Thomas Pynchon
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IDF's YouTube Channel Under Attack
Video | Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 10:15:25 am PST
The IDF has opened a channel on YouTube to post videos showing why they’re fighting Hamas; one of the most-viewed videos showed Hamas terrorists loading rockets into a truck in a residential neighborhood. And of course, Hamas supporters are using YouTube’s “flagging” features to get these videos removed: What YouTube ...
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Washington Post: 'Amateur' Rockets 'Nagging' Israel
Media | Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 9:19:05 am PST
The Washington Post gives column space today to Palestinian shill Daoud Kuttab, who turns in one of those very predictable whiny pieces claiming that fighting against terrorists “only makes them stronger:” Daoud Kuttab - Has Israel’s Gaza Attack Revived Hamas? Includes this absolute howler of an opening sentence: JERUSALEM — In ...
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McKinney's Hamas Rescue Fail
Moonbats | Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 8:47:38 am PST
Wacko ex-Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney’s mission to rescue Hamas has ended in failure, and right on cue, she’s screaming about the brutality of the Israeli Navy. (Getting turned away by Israel was exactly what they were hoping for, of course.) A boat carrying international peace activists, including former Georgia congresswoman Cynthia ...
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Overnight Open Thread
Open | Mon, Dec 29, 2008 at 9:24:50 pm PST
The world is full of complainers. But the fact is, nothing comes with a guarantee. I don’t care if you’re the Pope of Rome, President of the United States, or even Man of the Year—something can always go wrong. And go ahead, complain, tell your problems to your neighbor, ask ...
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Unpacking a Pandemic
Science | Mon, Dec 29, 2008 at 6:42:39 pm PST
Genetic researchers are making ground-breaking—and possibly life-saving—discoveries about the 1918 flu pandemic. WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Researchers have found out what made the 1918 flu pandemic so deadly — a group of three genes that lets the virus invade the lungs and cause pneumonia. ... Yoshihiro Kawaoka of the University of Wisconsin ...
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Aardvark, Baby
Images | Mon, Dec 29, 2008 at 5:59:57 pm PST
Blame ZooBorns for this photo of the Detroit Zoo’s new infant aardvark.
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'Death to All Juice'
Images | Mon, Dec 29, 2008 at 4:06:20 pm PST
A classic picture of numb-skulled hatred from the pro-Palestinian demonstration in Manhattan yesterday. (Larger image here.) (Hat tips: NoSubmission and zombie.)
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Video: Israeli Navy Rocket's Eye Views
Video | Mon, Dec 29, 2008 at 3:28:17 pm PST
Here’s another video, from the Israeli Navy this time, showing attacks on Hamas targets with rockets and the Typhoon stabilized marine gun system. [Video]
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Hamas Bringing Back Crucifixion
Middle East | Mon, Dec 29, 2008 at 12:24:50 pm PST
In her Jerusalem Post column, Caroline Glick mentions a piece of news we haven’t seen reported elsewhere: Both Iran and its Hamas proxy in Gaza have been busy this Christmas week showing Christendom just what they think of it. But no one seems to have noticed. On Tuesday, Hamas legislators marked ...
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Video: IAF Strikes on Tunnels, Launching Sites, Hamas HQ
Video | Mon, Dec 29, 2008 at 11:49:26 am PST
Here’s some IAF footage showing airstrikes on smuggling tunnels and rocket launching sites, including the destruction of Hamas’ fancy headquarters building. [Video] (Hat tip: Killgore.)
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'Innocent' Gazans Suffering
Middle East | Mon, Dec 29, 2008 at 10:31:35 am PST
The Washington Post has a story about the terror inflicted on ordinary Palestinians by Israel’s airstrikes on Hamas targets, and the growing humanitarian crisis: Food and Medical Supplies Grow Scarce in the Gaza Strip. NIR AM, Israel, Dec. 28 — The family of Um Shadi al-Bardaweel did not sleep. The ...
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McKinney to the Rescue for Hamas
Moonbats | Mon, Dec 29, 2008 at 9:06:01 am PST
Former Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney, the Green Party’s candidate for president this year, just keeps getting crazier and crazier. Now she’s getting on a boat in Cyprus with a bunch of international moonbat activists (aka Hamas supporters), planning to run Israel’s blockade on Gaza. Free Gaza Group spokeswoman Caoimhe Butterly said ...
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Hamas Rejects Truce Israel Isn't Offering
Middle East | Mon, Dec 29, 2008 at 8:29:41 am PST
Today Israel is continuing to pound Hamas targets from the air, and massing troops on the Gaza border for a ground assault; Israeli defense minister Ehud Barak has declared this a “war to the bitter end.” Hamas official Moussa Abu Marzouk, hiding in Damascus, says “No truce for Israel.” A senior ...
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Reuters: Obama is 'Uber-Cool'
Media | Mon, Dec 29, 2008 at 5:07:08 am PST
Bias? I don’t see any groveling, fawning bias, do you? Hawaiian ’shaka’ greeting comes natural to Obama. The president-elect, looking uber-cool with his White Sox baseball cap on backwards, flipped the shaka to a crowd of about 30 people as he left a gym on a Marine Corps base on ...
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Overnight Open Thread
Open | Sun, Dec 28, 2008 at 10:51:02 pm PST
Sometimes there’s a man... I won’t say a hero, ‘cause what’s a hero? But sometimes, there’s a man – and I’m talkin’ about the Dude here – sometimes, there’s a man, well, he’s the man for his time and place. He fits right in there. And that’s the Dude. In ...
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Fiskie Nominations, Thread the First
Blogosphere | Sun, Dec 28, 2008 at 6:59:00 pm PST
Here’s an open thread to post nominations for LGF’s Idiotarian of the Year Award! This year, in the spirit of the stock market downturn and the economic belt-tightening, we’re cutting out the “Anti-Idiotarian” award and focusing on the red meat — the award for the person or group that most ...
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Tech Note: Article Mailer Now Ajaxified
Science | Sun, Dec 28, 2008 at 5:09:59 pm PST
You know that article mailer page we’ve had for years, that you get to by clicking the little gray ‘@’ button in the row of buttons below each article? It’s finally had a revamp, and now uses Ajax to get the information needed to send an HTML email containing a ...
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Plan 9 Open Thread
Video | Sun, Dec 28, 2008 at 12:58:19 pm PST
We’ve started many open threads with quotes from it, so here’s the complete version of Ed Wood’s freaky masterpiece “Plan 9 from Outer Space” in all its below-zero-budget glory. Never gets old. One of the funniest inadvertently funny films ever made. [Video]
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Another Pallywood Production?
Media | Sun, Dec 28, 2008 at 11:46:52 am PST
Associated Press Palestinian photographer Khalil Hamra seems to be the AP’s inside man when it comes to pictures of Hamas and Islamic Jihad, and this photo (shown below) that he filed yesterday has all the marks of being staged. Were these apparently unhurt children deliberately arranged on a stretcher next ...
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Shocka: CAIR Speaks Up for Hamas
US News | Sun, Dec 28, 2008 at 10:29:43 am PST
To no one’s surprise, the Council on American Islamic Relations, one of the main unindicted co-conspirators in the recent Hamas funding trial of the Holy Land Foundation, is working the “massacre” angle and blaming the citizens of the US for supplying Israel with weapons: CAIR Condemns Israeli ‘Massacre’ in Gaza. ...
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Swastikas in Madrid
World | Sun, Dec 28, 2008 at 9:54:28 am PST
This is the scene outside the Israeli embassy in Madrid, where Palestinian supporters are carrying openly antisemitic banners: More photos here.
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Egypt Fires on Palestinians Breaking Through Border
Middle East | Sun, Dec 28, 2008 at 9:36:40 am PST
Egyptian border guards have opened fire on Palestinians who broke through the Egyptian border to escape Israel’s attacks on Gaza. An Egyptian security official said there were at least five breaches along the nine-mile border and hundreds of Palestinian residents were pouring in. At least 300 Egyptian border guards have ...
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The Arab Street is Raging
Middle East | Sun, Dec 28, 2008 at 9:33:46 am PST
Arab protesters are taking to the streets to demand action from the corrupt dictators and sheikhs and emirs who rule them: Arab protesters demand response to Gaza. BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Protesters burned Israeli and American flags on Sunday in a string of Arab countries and demanded a stronger response from ...
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Flying Pig Alert: Egypt Blames Hamas
Middle East | Sun, Dec 28, 2008 at 8:58:43 am PST
As Israeli forces prepare to enter Gaza on land, and warplanes continue to attack Hamas targets from the air, the Foreign Minister of Egypt is blaming ... Hamas? [Video] (Hat tip: Aaron.)
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Overnight Open Thread
Open | Sat, Dec 27, 2008 at 11:00:32 pm PST
A screaming comes across the sky. It has happened before, but there is nothing to compare it to now. — Thomas Pynchon, Gravity’s Rainbow
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The Five-Year Terror Forecast
US News | Sat, Dec 27, 2008 at 7:23:23 pm PST
Here’s your cheerful five-year forecast from the Department of Homeland Security. WASHINGTON — The terrorism threat to the United States over the next five years will be driven by instability in the Middle East and Africa, persistent challenges to border security and increasing Internet savvy, says a new intelligence assessment ...
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And Now for Some Senor Coconut
Video | Sat, Dec 27, 2008 at 2:40:30 pm PST
A delightfully bizarre mondo-tiki rendition of the Trio classic “Da Da Da,” from the album Senor Coconut: Around the World. You can’t go wrong mixing German art-rock, Louis Prima, and hot chicks. (Mildly racy.) [Video]
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Saturday Afternoon Open
Open | Sat, Dec 27, 2008 at 12:20:22 pm PST
Moe: Wait a minute! You lamebrains can’t do anything right can ya? Come on! (pulls Larry’s hair) You come over here! Larry: Just a second! Let me have that wrench! (Larry drops wrench on Moe’s foot, Moe slips on pipe and hits his head) Moe: You imbeciles! — Micro-Phonies
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Saudi Columnist Calls for End of Religious Police
World | Sat, Dec 27, 2008 at 11:36:50 am PST
A columnist for a Saudi newspaper stood up and called for the “religious police” to be abolished. Abdallah bin Bakhit, Saudi liberal and columnist for the Saudi daily Al-Jazirah, stated in an interview on Al-Arabiya that “the time has passed” for the Saudi religious police, and that it should be ...
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Kos Kid Roots for Palestinians, Takes Slap at Obama
Moonbats | Sat, Dec 27, 2008 at 11:25:07 am PST
A Kos Kid with the possibly ironic username of “Daisy Cutter” is weeping over the Israeli airstrikes against Hamas weapons dumps and training camps: Daily Kos: Israel’s ongoing war on Palestinian self-determination (EDIT: 200 dead, Obama: no comment). With today’s news of IDF air strikes abruptly ending the lives of ...
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A Major Strike Against Hamas
Middle East | Sat, Dec 27, 2008 at 9:23:36 am PST
It’s been a long time coming, but Hamas made a major miscalculation (what else is new?) when they announced the end of the “truce” and barraged Israel with rockets: More than 200 dead as Israel hammers Hamas-run Gaza. GAZA CITY (AFP) — Israel hammered Hamas targets in Gaza on Saturday, ...
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Tech Note: Still More Embedded Videos in Comments
Science | Sat, Dec 27, 2008 at 9:10:35 am PST
Building on our new embedded YouTube video feature, you can now include Google and Liveleak videos in a comment as well. The procedure is similar to the method you use to embed YouTube videos: 1) Browse to the page at YouTube, Google or Liveleak that contains the video. At Google this ...
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Overnight Open Thread
Open | Fri, Dec 26, 2008 at 10:42:01 pm PST
This is Eros, a space soldier from a planet of your galaxy. I fully realize our language differences, however I also know you finally have perfected the dictorobitary, or as you on Earth put it, the language computer. So you can now understand that which I speak. Since the beginning ...
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Tech Note: YouTube Videos in Comments, the Return
Science | Fri, Dec 26, 2008 at 3:33:59 pm PST
YouTube videos may now be embedded in comments again. The procedure is the same: 1) Browse to a YouTube video. 2) Copy/paste the web address of the video (shown at the top of your browser window - not the YouTube embed link!) into the comment. 3) The address will be automagically converted into ...
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Boxing Day Open
Open | Fri, Dec 26, 2008 at 12:07:53 pm PST
Here’s a Happy Boxing Day open thread...
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Palestinian Rocket Kills Own
World | Fri, Dec 26, 2008 at 10:52:09 am PST
While trying to randomly murder Israelis today, Palestinians in Gaza managed to misfire one of their shoddy rockets and murder two young Palestinian girls instead. GAZA (Reuters) — A rocket apparently fired by Palestinians on Friday struck a house in the Gaza Strip, killing two Palestinian sisters aged five and ...
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NYT: Bush Has Built the Foundation for Better Health Care
Health | Fri, Dec 26, 2008 at 9:22:47 am PST
Now that President Bush is leaving office and Barack Obama is elected, it’s safe for the New York Times to publish articles pointing out that Bush might not really have been like Hitler after all: Bush Has Built Foundation for Improved Health Care. NASHVILLE — Although the number of uninsured ...
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Overnight Open Thread
Open | Thu, Dec 25, 2008 at 11:14:06 pm PST
It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues. — Abraham Lincoln
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Christmas Gift: YouTube Videos in Comments
Thu, Dec 25, 2008 at 6:30:15 pm PST
Yes, the unthinkable has come to pass, on this Christmas day — you can now embed a YouTube video in a comment, assuming you’re registered and in good standing. How to do it: 1) Browse to a YouTube video. 2) Copy/paste the web address of the video (shown at the top of your ...
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Christmas Open
Open | Thu, Dec 25, 2008 at 2:09:53 pm PST
Here’s a Christmas Day open thread, to try out a new LGF Blog tool that splits front page posts into an excerpt and a “below the fold” full page. (We had the feature before, but the new method simplifies things.) Here’s the rest of the post, which says nothing and exists ...
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Almost Free Movies
Entertainment | Thu, Dec 25, 2008 at 12:19:25 pm PST
Glenn points out a cool Christmas Day deal at Amazon: some movies for $0.99 (and a lot more for $5.99).
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Video: Ahmadinejad's Christmas Hate
Video | Thu, Dec 25, 2008 at 11:07:38 am PST
This is from Iran’s PressTV English-language channel, a preview of Mahmoud Ahmadinehad’s “alternative” Christmas message for Britain’s Channel 4 (who really ought to be shamed out of business for even considering a travesty like this). The segment on the mini-Hitler’s speech is followed by some incredibly lame attempts at Christmas-related propaganda, ...
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Christmas Becomes a Holiday in Iraq
World | Thu, Dec 25, 2008 at 10:42:03 am PST
A pretty amazing gesture from the Iraqi government to the country’s Christians: For first time, Christmas official holiday in Iraq. BAGHDAD — Iraq’s Christians, a scant minority in this overwhelmingly Muslim country, quietly celebrated Christmas on Thursday with a present from the government, which declared it an official holiday for ...
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Christmas Comes But Once a Year
World | Thu, Dec 25, 2008 at 9:26:14 am PST
Merry Christmas, LGF! (Stinky Beaumont says: if you see a big fat guy in a red suit trying to break into your house, let him.)
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Overnight Open Thread
Open | Wed, Dec 24, 2008 at 11:36:46 pm PST
The Slums by Kenneth Patchen That should be obvious Of course it won’t Any fool knows that. Even in the winter. Consider for a moment. What? Consider what! They never have. Why now? Certainly it means nothing. It’s all a lie. What else could it be? That’s right. Sure. Any way you look at it. A silk hat. A fat belly. A nice church to squat in. My holy ass... What ...
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Baptist Pastor/Nirther: 'God Will Punish' Rick Warren
US News | Wed, Dec 24, 2008 at 8:35:46 pm PST
He’s a nirth certifikit Truther and a Southern Baptist pastor, and he says God is going to punish Rick Warren. God was unavailable for comment. BUENA PARK — Southern Baptist Pastor Wiley Drake bashed Saddleback Church Pastor Rick Warren this week, saying “God will punish” Warren for agreeing to give the ...
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Ripping off the Hawk
Blogosphere | Wed, Dec 24, 2008 at 5:51:54 pm PST
What’s this I hear about people ripping off Iowahawk’s goods? The Pelosi GTxi SS/RT, Take 2. Maybe they need to have a discussion with the business end of Stinky Beaumont’s wrench.
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Beldar on CBS-Rather Revisionism
Media | Wed, Dec 24, 2008 at 5:15:53 pm PST
Beldar has some more thoughts on the media’s current round of Rathergate revisionism, and CBS’s “spectacularly gutless” defense against Rather’s lawsuit: Rather seeks trial to promote his revisionist history, but the world still can’t look to CBS News for the actual truth.
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Solar Halo
Images | Wed, Dec 24, 2008 at 4:19:08 pm PST
Taken with a Nikon D90 digital SLR, with the lens included in this kit. The color levels were adjusted slightly (using iPhoto’s tools) to bring out the halo.
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Wednesday Afternoon Open
Open | Wed, Dec 24, 2008 at 1:12:13 pm PST
It’s not the cat’s pajamas, it’s not the farmer’s daughter, it’s just another open thread...
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AP Frets Over Obama's Precious Energies
Politics | Wed, Dec 24, 2008 at 11:30:31 am PST
Associated Press Democratic shill Jennifer Loven is feeling Barack Obama’s pain: Blagojevich questioning takes up Obama’s time. Prosecutors have said Obama is not implicated in the case against Blagojevich, accused of trying to sell Obama’s Senate seat to the highest bidder. But the corruption scandal has drained precious energy from ...
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Hamas: Israel Made Us Attack Them
Middle East | Wed, Dec 24, 2008 at 11:14:51 am PST
Hamas displays that unpleasant mix of jihadi warrior and whining crybaby that’s so distinctive of militant Islamic fanatics, complaining, “Israel is forcing us to fire these rockets.” With Kassam rockets raining down on cities in the western Negev, including Ashkelon, the Hamas military wing lashed out at Israel late Wednesday, ...
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Zombie: An Antisemitic Radio Show, Intro by Dan Rather
Moonbats | Wed, Dec 24, 2008 at 10:25:09 am PST
Zombie posts on an openly antisemitic program broadcast on San Francisco’s KPFA—introduced by Dan Rather: Blatant Anti-Semitism today on KPFA radio in Berkeley. [Audio] On today’s “Hard Knock Radio” program on KPFA in Berkeley, a speech by Hunter College Professor Marimba Ani was broadcast in which she claims Obama is controlled ...
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A Very Special Christmas Message, Brought to You by British Channel 4
World | Wed, Dec 24, 2008 at 10:04:55 am PST
Who better to deliver the “alternative” Christmas message on Britain’s Channel 4 than a virulently antisemitic Islamic fanatic who wants to wipe out Israel? Iran’s Ahmadinejad to give alternative Christmas message. Unbelievable. What the hell is wrong with Channel 4? Channel 4’s “alternative” Christmas Day broadcast is to be delivered by President ...
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Hamas Barrages Israel with Rockets, Reuters Worries About 'Truce Hopes'
Middle East | Wed, Dec 24, 2008 at 8:52:24 am PST
Hamas launched a large-scale rocket and mortar attack on Israel this morning, and Reuters comes up with our mega-stupid headline of the day: Flare-up dims truce hopes along Israel-Gaza border. GAZA (Reuters) – Palestinian militants in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip fired dozens of rockets and mortar bombs at Israel on ...
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Overnight Open Thread
Open | Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 10:54:14 pm PST
Creation by Kenneth Patchen Wherever the dead are there they are and Nothing more. But you and I can expect To see angels in the meadowgrass that look Like cows - And wherever we are in paradise in furnished room without bath and six flights up Is all God! We read To one another, loving the sound of the s’s Slipping ...
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Rick Warren Reaches Out to a Holy Land Foundation Co-Conspirator
Politics | Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 9:17:27 pm PST
When Pastor Rick Warren’s “Global Peace Coalition” presented President Bush with the International Medal of Peace recently, one of the groups invited to attend the ceremony was the Islamic Society of North America—one of the unindicted co-conspirators in the Holy Land Foundation Hamas funding trial: ISNA ATTENDS SADDLEBACK CHURCH CIVIL ...
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And Now for Some Tom Waits
Video | Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 6:04:46 pm PST
Here’s Tom Waits on the David Letterman show, with a great performance of his song “All the World is Green” from Blood Money, followed by a funny interview. (This record and its companion Alice are two of our all-time favorite recordings.) [Video] I fell into the ocean When you became my ...
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Headline of the Day
Politics | Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 3:02:49 pm PST
Our headline of the day: Obama team probe of Obama team finds no Obama team impropriety. The Barack Obama presidential transition office today finally released its own report on its own internal investigation of its own contacts with legally challenged Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. And you’ll be comforted to know ...
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Tuesday Afternoon Open
Open | Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 1:09:47 pm PST
How many open threads can dance on the head of a pin?
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New York Times Rejects FBI Informant's Op-Ed Responding to Bill Ayers
US News | Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 12:30:55 pm PST
The New York Times published a self-aggrandizing op-ed by former Weather Underground terrorist Bill Ayers, but rejected a reply by former FBI informant Larry Grathwohl; now you can read Grathwohl’s rejected submission, thanks to Bob Owens and Pajamas Media: The Op-Ed the New York Times Wouldn’t Run.
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NPR Rewrites Rathergate History to Cover Up Fraud
Media | Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 8:49:35 am PST
National Public Radio does their best to rewrite history in this shockingly disingenuous piece on the Rathergate affair, told from Dan Rather’s perspective as he openly states (and NPR doesn’t challenge) that the memos in his infamous 60 Minutes II piece were never proven to be fakes: Dan Rather Hopes ...
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Overnight Open Thread
Open | Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 11:24:30 pm PST
Only in our dreams are we free. The rest of the time we need wages. — Terry Pratchett
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And Now for Some Preston Reed
Video | Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 8:13:45 pm PST
Some impressive 12-string finger-picking from Preston Reed: “Overture,” from Metal. [Video]
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Video: Jackie and Dunlap on Rick Warren
Video | Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 7:05:16 pm PST
[Video] (Hat tip: Throbert.)
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Saddleback Church Deletes Page on Creationism and Homosexuality?
Religion | Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 3:58:43 pm PST
Rick Warren, the Saddleback Church pastor chosen by Barack Obama to deliver the invocation at the presidential inauguration, has been getting a lot of media attention because he’s a very vocal opponent of gay marriage. Panda’s Thumb points out that Warren is also a creationist: Creationist to Give Invocation at ...
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Malone: Washington Is Killing Silicon Valley
Opinion | Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 2:34:03 pm PST
Here’s an interesting piece for the Wall Street Journal by Michael Malone, who says the government is strangling technological innovation by over-regulating the entrepreneurship-venture capital-IPO cycle: Washington Is Killing Silicon Valley. It has been a system of amazing efficiency, its biggest past weakness being that it sometimes (as in the ...
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Monday Afternoon Open
Open | Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 1:24:23 pm PST
It’s a bail-out midday open thread... Geronimo!
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Bailed-Out Bank Execs Got Multi-Million Dollar Rewards
Business | Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 12:16:25 pm PST
Nice work if you can get it: AP study finds $1.6B went to bailed-out bank execs. Banks that have their hands out in Washington this year were handing out multimillion-dollar rewards to their executives last year. The 116 banks that so far have received taxpayer dollars to boost them through the ...
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New Jersey Jihadis Convicted
US News | Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 11:44:53 am PST
Five of the Muslims involved in the Fort Dix terrorism plot (which was discovered when one of the jihadis tried to have a terror training videotape transferred to DVD) have been convicted. CAMDEN, N.J. – Five Muslim immigrants were convicted Monday of plotting to massacre U.S. soldiers at Fort Dix ...
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Lizard Larceny Discovered
Blogosphere | Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 10:12:36 am PST
Dave at Israellycool has uncovered a case of lizard larceny, a sleazy marketing site (and referrer spammer) that’s using our copyrighted Lizard Lounge graphic as their logo. Here’s the spammer, and this is his first notice to remove our graphic.
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Overnight Open Thread
Open | Sun, Dec 21, 2008 at 11:31:57 pm PST
It takes a clever man to turn cynic and a wise man to be clever enough not to. — Fannie Hurst
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What Would Leo Szilard Do?
Opinion | Sun, Dec 21, 2008 at 9:36:49 pm PST
Some interesting thoughts on “secular liberal intellectuals,” from Timothy Sandefur: What would Leo Szilard do? I’ve been reading a lot lately about the construction of the atomic bomb during World War II and particular about the scientific community’s attitude toward the making and dropping of the bomb. And it’s interesting—and ...
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And Now for Some Ben Folds
Video | Sun, Dec 21, 2008 at 6:39:44 pm PST
A wacky yet weirdly beautiful video for “Cologne,” from Ben Folds’ latest, Way to Normal. [Video]
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The Two-Minute Hokey Pokey Hate
Weird | Sun, Dec 21, 2008 at 5:20:56 pm PST
The Hokey Pokey. We’ve always known it as an expression of profound despair, in which all of existence, indeed, all of life itself, is reduced to a series of jerky ritualistic moves in a macabre nihilistic parody of “dance” ... culminating in a statement of ultimate bleak emptiness: That’s what it’s ...
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Cloud Rainbow Spot
Images | Sun, Dec 21, 2008 at 1:32:48 pm PST
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Hitchens on Rick Warren
Religion | Sun, Dec 21, 2008 at 1:06:53 pm PST
Christopher Hitchens seems a bit disappointed to find Barack Obama engaging in the same sort of pandering that caused Hitchens to bail out on John McCain: If we must have an officiating priest at the inauguration, we can do much better than Rick Warren. It is a fact that Rick ...
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Tech Note: Individual Comments Improved
Science | Sun, Dec 21, 2008 at 12:45:08 pm PST
Our individual comment pages now include all the tools that are visible on the full comment threads, including ratings, favorites, and reporting. You get to one of these individual comment pages by clicking the number of a comment (at top left of each comment). It’s a way for you to link ...
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Rick Warren Reaches Out to MPAC
US News | Sun, Dec 21, 2008 at 9:38:40 am PST
Pastor Rick Warren, the “new age fundamentalist” preacher picked by Barack Obama to deliver the invocation at his inauguration, gave a speech last night to the new age radical Islamic front group MPAC: Pastor Rick Warren addresses Muslim group, emphasizes need to find common ground. MPAC’s “moderation” is questionable, to say ...
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Overnight Open Thread
Open | Sat, Dec 20, 2008 at 11:05:29 pm PST
Larry: What do you suppose that noise was? Lt. Harper: Whatever it was it’s no more strange than the other things happening around this cemetery. Larry: Spirits like Old Farmer Caulder talked about? Lt. Harper: Heh. Maybe. Larry: The only spirits he saw tonight were those I smelled on his breath. Lt. Harper: Well don’t ...
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Warner Music Nixes YouTube
Science | Sat, Dec 20, 2008 at 5:30:43 pm PST
The struggle over YouTube’s slice of the internet pie is getting mean: Warner Music pulls videos from YouTube. NEW YORK (Reuters) – Warner Music Group ordered YouTube on Saturday to remove all music videos by its artists from the popular online video-sharing site after contract negotiations broke down. The order could ...
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And Now for Some Patty Griffin
Video | Sat, Dec 20, 2008 at 4:10:27 pm PST
Patty Griffin tears it up, in a live version of “No Bad News” from Children Running Through. [Video]
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The Great Global Warming Swindle Debate
Science | Sat, Dec 20, 2008 at 12:25:19 pm PST
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation hosted a debate on the British documentary “The Great Global Warming Swindle,” that’s fairly even-handed considering the ABC’s leftist tilt, including an interview with the producer, Martin Durkin, who gets every chance to defend the film. Since this topic is only going to get more heated ...
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Obama's Science Leaders
Science | Sat, Dec 20, 2008 at 9:28:10 am PST
The Obama administration will evidently be making some big changes in US policy on climate change: Advocates for Action on Global Warming Chosen as Obama’s Top Science Advisers. President-elect Barack Obama has selected two of the nation’s most prominent scientific advocates for a vigorous response to climate change to serve ...
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Overnight Open Thread
Open | Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 11:21:27 pm PST
When you are solving a problem, don’t worry. Now, after you have solved the problem, then that’s the time to worry. — Richard Feynman
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Islamic Creationist Also a Freemason Conspiracy Kook
Weird | Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 8:01:38 pm PST
More evidence of a cosmic convergence of idiocies: Before he was an anti-evolution crackpot, Turkey’s Harun Yahya (aka Adnan Oktar) traded in conspiracy theories about Global Freemasonry. Also see: And Now, the International Anti-Darwin Essay Contest Islamic Creationist: ‘All Terrorists Are Darwinists’ When Disco Dudes Attack
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The Door Creaks Open
Open | Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 6:27:06 pm PST
Our standard boilerplate “open registration” admonition: Read all the rules. Commit them to memory. Don’t register with a proxy. Don’t register with a throwaway email address. Don’t register more than one account. Don’t be a jerk. Don’t be a troll. Do play nice. And then everything will be groovy. UPDATE at 12/19/08 7:08:12 pm: Now closed with 52 hatchlings and 4 ...
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Video: Don't Dream It's Over
Video | Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 5:19:38 pm PST
A classic song with an interesting video: “Don’t Dream It’s Over” from the eponymous album Crowded House. [Video]
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Iowahawk: SantaCorp Pleads Case For Bailout
Humor | Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 5:00:12 pm PST
Terrible news from the North Pole, to add to the nation’s economic woes: SantaCorp Pleads Case For Bailout. WASHINGTON - Flanked by officials from the United Elf Toytinkerers union, SantaCorp CEO Kris Kringle today told the House Ways and Means Committee that without immediate government financial help, his firm would ...
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A Brother in His Brain?
Weird | Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 1:25:33 pm PST
In Colorado Springs, an extremely unusual tumor was removed from a 3-day old baby’s brain—a tumor that had developed a foot. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Dr. Paul Grabb peered into the microscope at Sam Esquibel’s 3-day-old brain, set on removing a tumor that threatened the infant’s life. What the pediatric neurosurgeon ...
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Blagojevich Statement Open Thread
Politics | Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 12:07:21 pm PST
Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich is about to give his first statement since the corruption scandal broke; here’s an open thread for the occasion... UPDATE at 12/19/08 12:21:58 pm: Quotes: I’m here to tell you right off the bat that I am not guilty of any criminal wrongdoing, that I intend to stay ...
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And Now, An Iranian Outreach Coordinator
World | Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 11:06:58 am PST
The Obama team is planning to create a new administration post, dedicated to Iranian Outreach. How will this differ from the past 30 years of “Iranian outreach,” that’s resulted in a virulent Islamic dictatorship openly ranting about destroying Israel and on the brink of achieving nuclear weapons? Well, this is a hopeychange ...
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Congress Gives Itself a Raise
Politics | Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 9:39:59 am PST
The headline says it all: With economy in shambles, Congress gets a raise. A crumbling economy, more than 2 million constituents who have lost their jobs this year, and congressional demands of CEOs to work for free did not convince lawmakers to freeze their own pay. Instead, they will get a ...
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JWF Post About Trig Palin Brings Out the Nirthers
US News | Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 9:10:25 am PST
JammieWearingFool notes that Sarah Palin’s daughter Bristol is due to give birth tomorrow, and says the timing casts serious doubt on Andrew Sullivan’s obsession with the idea that Bristol gave birth to Trig Palin. (And in the comments for his post, Nirthers are attacking me for refusing to join in with ...
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Overnight Open Thread
Open | Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 11:27:09 pm PST
As frightening as terrorism is, it’s the weapon of losers. The minute somebody sets off a suicide bomb, you can be sure that person doesn’t have ‘career prospects.’ And no matter how horrendous a terrorist attack is, it’s still conducted by losers. Winners don’t need to hijack airplanes. Winners have ...
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Egyptian USF Student Gets 15 Years
US News | Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 7:58:56 pm PST
One of the two University of South Florida students who were caught with pipe bombs near a South Carolina Navy base has been sentenced to 15 years. TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — An Egyptian student attending a Florida university was sentenced to 15 years in prison Thursday for making a YouTube ...
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The Latest Face of Creationism in the Classroom
Science | Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 3:59:04 pm PST
At Scientific American, here’s an excellent in-depth article by Glenn Branch and Eugenie C. Scott, on recent developments in the ongoing Creationism Wars for control of the science classes of America: The Latest Face of Creationism in the Classroom. Professors routinely give advice to students but usually while their charges ...
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Thursday Afternoon Open
Open | Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 2:43:55 pm PST
An open thread, no more, no less...
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Onion Reveals Shocking Media Bias
Video | Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 1:02:33 pm PST
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Was There a Coup Attempt in Iraq?
World | Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 12:59:09 pm PST
Earlier reports about a “coup attempt” in Iraq may have been false: Iraqi officer arrests related to ‘terror’: general. BAGHDAD (AFP) — A top Iraqi general said on Thursday that security forces reportedly arrested in connection with an attempted coup were actually detained on suspicion of aiding “terrorism.” “The office of ...
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Hamas Ready for War
World | Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 11:31:55 am PST
Hamas is declaring the end of a nonexistent ceasefire, probably because they’ve managed to stockpile enough weapons and ammunition to feel brave again: Hamas declares end to ceasefire with Israel in Gaza. GAZA (Reuters) - Hamas Islamists Thursday declared the end of a six-month-old Egyptian-brokered ceasefire with Israel in the ...
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York: Could the Blago Scandal Ensnare Team Obama?
Politics | Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 10:58:25 am PST
Byron York has a piece on the possible implications for Barack Obama in the Blagojevich corruption scandal: Could the Blago Scandal Ensnare Team Obama? You Betcha. We don’t know the extent of the investigation into Blagojevich’s allegedly corrupt dealings. Have witnesses been brought before a grand jury? We don’t know. ...
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Obama's Rick Warren Kerfuffle
Politics | Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 10:01:06 am PST
Barack Obama’s attempt to pander to evangelical social conservatives (or his attempt to “reach out” to them, depending on your point of view) has gotten him in trouble with gay rights groups, and today he’s doing damage control: Obama defends choice of evangelical pastor. WASHINGTON – President-elect Barack Obama on ...
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ABC News Republishes Fauxtograph - Update: Not Faked After All?
Media | Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 9:34:10 am PST
Apparently ABC News didn’t get the memo that a recent photograph from North Korea featuring Kim Jong-Il was a probable fake, because they’re publishing another version of it again today. Here’s an article at the London Times about this piece of apparent fauxtography: Photoshop failure in Kim Jong Il image? A closeup ...
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Overnight Open Thread
Open | Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 11:08:06 pm PST
Lt. Harper: One thing’s sure. Inspector Clay is dead. Murdered. And somebody’s responsible! — Plan 9 From Outer Space
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Daily Astronomy Pics, Through the Magic of RSS (and NASA)
Science | Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 7:07:04 pm PST
Added to the RSS feeds in our left sidebar: APOD, the acronym for Astronomy Picture of the Day, where today’s featured image is “The Dumbbells:” gaseous remnants of dying sunlike stars. Explanation: These two nebulae are cataloged as M27 (left) and M76, popularly known as The Dumbbell and the Little ...
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Tech Note: Search Tips
Science | Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 6:33:08 pm PST
Some tips on using our search feature, with the execrable Pat Buchanan as an example: * All searches are case-insensitive. “Pat Buchanan” is the same as “pat buchanan.” So don’t worry about the Shift key. * If you want to search for all LGF front page articles that contain the exact phrase ...
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Counterknowledge: Pat Buchanan Flirts with Holocaust Revisionism
Opinion | Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 5:52:32 pm PST
Counterknowledge’s Michael MacConnell has an excellent takedown of Pat Buchanan and his latest hobby horse, a sort of squishy Holocaust revisionism: ‘For the six years before Britain declared war, there was no Holocaust’: Pat Buchanan flirts with revisionism. If the option had been available to him, would Hitler, instead of ...
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Gay Activists Mad About Warren
US News | Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 5:00:51 pm PST
Barack Obama picked evangelical minister Rick Warren for the invocation at his inauguration, and gay activists are furious. Barack Obama’s choice of a prominent evangelical minister to perform the invocation at his inauguration is a conciliatory gesture toward social conservatives who opposed him in November, but it is drawing fierce ...
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Father Offers Daughter to Shoe-Tossing Guy
World | Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 4:06:19 pm PST
Q: How do you know when you’ve really made it in the Arab world? A: Father offers daughter to shoe-thrower. CAIRO (Reuters) - An Egyptian man said on Wednesday he was offering his 20-year-old daughter in marriage to Iraqi journalist Muntazer al-Zaidi, who threw his shoes at U.S. President George ...
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Neo-Nazi Metal and the BNP
World | Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 1:14:03 pm PST
At Harry’s Place, here’s a look at the British National Party’s music and merchandising division, featuring the work of neo-Nazi metal band “Battlecry”—whose songs include paeans to Aryan supremacy and David Duke, lame Hitleresque imagery, and a special guest appearance by the young blonde neo-Nazi twins “Prussian Blue:” The ‘new’ ...
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Supreme Court Declines to Hear Nirther Conspiracy Cases (Again)
Moonbats | Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 12:13:46 pm PST
Two more “nirth certifikit” lawsuits brought by 9/11 Truther Philip Berg have been rejected by the Supreme Court. WASHINGTON – Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy has rejected two more efforts to get the court to consider whether President-elect Barack Obama is eligible to take office. Kennedy on Wednesday denied without comment ...
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Totten: On the Hunt in Baghdad
World | Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 11:34:27 am PST
Another gripping report from Iraq by Michael J. Totten, On the Hunt in Baghdad. Hit Michael’s tip jar while you’re there and help support him to write more of these pieces; the mainstream media sure aren’t!
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NYC Cop Pleads Not Guilty to Cyclist Assault
US News | Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 9:34:39 am PST
We are assuredly not fans of the Critical Mass bicycle protest yahoos. They’re rude, obnoxious, and give street cycling a bad name. So don’t construe this as support for them. But as the New York City policeman in this case pleads not guilty to charges of assault and falsification of records, ...
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Time's Person of the Year - Shocka!
Media | Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 9:17:36 am PST
Prepare for a shock, as TIME Magazine completes their canonization of the new messiah in a way you’ll never expect: Why History Can’t Wait - Person of the Year 2008.
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Overnight Open Thread
Open | Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 11:22:01 pm PST
Human history becomes more and more a race between education and catastrophe. — H. G. Wells
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Yet Another Emergency Internet Explorer Fix
Science | Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 7:04:18 pm PST
Internet Explorer has a really really big security hole, and Chinese hackers are exploiting it like crazy: Microsoft issuing emergency fix for browser flaw. Update ASAP so we don’t have to block your IP address when your PC goes zombie.
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Jobs No-Show at Apple's Last MacWorld Expo
Science | Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 6:41:05 pm PST
Apple announced today that Steve Jobs will not deliver the keynote address to the MacWorld conference this January, and that this will be Apple’s last appearance as an exhibitor. Whoa. Big rocks, thrown into big pond. Ripples soon. TidBITS Tech News has a good story on it: No Jobs Keynote at ...
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And Now, Baby Giraffes
Images | Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 6:07:18 pm PST
A baby giraffe (with mom) born in November at Lion Country Safari, from the great new site ZooBorns:
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Geert Wilders and Vlaams Belang?
World | Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 3:46:30 pm PST
At the anti-jihad conference in Jerusalem this past weekend, Dutch MP Geert Wilders told the Haaretz newspaper that he might consider forming an alliance with the Vlaams Belang—which would, in my opinion, be an enormous mistake. Islamist groups with suspected terror links “displayed an interest” in an anti-jihad conference held ...
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Palin on the Wasilla Church Arson
US News | Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 1:46:53 pm PST
Via Allahpundit, here’s Sarah Palin with her best friend in the media, Greta Van Susteren, discussing the arson attack on Palin’s church in Wasilla. [Video]
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Tuesday Morning Open
Open | Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 11:18:26 am PST
An open thread for the remnants of the morning...
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Arab Journalists Love Shoe-Tossing Guy
World | Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 10:19:09 am PST
Arab journalists are stepping forward to say, “I’m Muntadhar al-Zeidi!” — photographed by Bilal Hussein. (Hat tip: Snapped Shot.)
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Explosives Found in Paris Department Store
World | Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 9:43:22 am PST
Police have discovered five sticks of dynamite at Paris department store Printemps (with no detonators), after an AFP office received a warning letter. French news agency Agence France-Presse said it received a letter Tuesday morning from a group calling itself the Afghan Revolutionary Front saying that several bombs had been ...
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Shocka! Islamic Law Biased Against Women
Religion | Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 8:47:16 am PST
It may be hard to believe, but a British Muslim think tank has discovered that some Imams are biased against women. A Muslim think tank has found some UK Imams discriminate against women when enforcing Islamic Sharia law. Scholars at the Centre for Islamic Pluralism (CIP) interviewed 90 Muslims in London, ...
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Overnight Open Thread
Open | Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 11:25:17 pm PST
I have no race prejudices nor caste prejudices nor creed prejudices. All I care to know is that a man is a human being, and that is enough for me; he can’t be any worse. — Mark Twain
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And Now, the Norwegian Shoe-Toss
Weird | Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 9:39:20 pm PST
Now at the website of VG, Norway’s largest newspaper: a cute little Flash game in which readers can throw a shoe at Bush, just like an Iraqi journalist: Kast en sko pĺ Bush her! (Hat tip: Bruce Bawer.)
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X-Raying an Archaeopteryx
Science | Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 5:57:08 pm PST
Scientists at Stanford are doing some interesting research into the evolution of birds, using the latest X-ray technology and an archaeopteryx fossil originally discovered in Germany: Stanford scientists scan birdlike dinosaur for evolution clues. Stanford scientists are using powerful X-ray beams on a rare feathered dinosaur that perished more than ...
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McCain Dodges the Palin Question
Politics | Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 4:30:51 pm PST
John McCain enhances his maverick image by damning his former running mate with faint praise: McCain: I can’t promise to support Palin for president. (CNN) — Sen. John McCain said Sunday he would not necessarily support his former running mate if she chose to run for president. Speaking to ABC’s “This ...
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Monday Afternoon Open
Open | Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 2:07:02 pm PST
It’s the ultimate cross-platform open thread solution...
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Nirther Lawsuit Bites the Dust
US News | Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 11:33:50 am PST
And in other conspiracy theory news, the Supreme Court has rejected another lawsuit from the “Nirth Certifikit” crowd: Supreme Court rejects appeal questioning Obama’s citizenship. WASHINGTON (CNN) — The Supreme Court has dismissed a second emergency appeal questioning Barack Obama’s eligibility to be president because he had dual British-American citizenship ...
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Shoe-Tosser a Celebrity in Arab World
World | Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 10:42:35 am PST
The Iraqi TV reporter who threw his shoes at George W. Bush yesterday is rather predictably being hailed as a hero by the Arab world. Newspapers across the Arab world printed front-page photos of Bush ducking the flying shoes, and satellite TV stations repeatedly aired the incident, which was hailed ...
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15 Questions 9/11 'Truthers' Need to Answer
Moonbats | Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 10:23:39 am PST
Speaking of the moronic 9/11 Troofer movement, here’s an excellent article at Counterknowledge on the 15 questions 9/11 ‘truthers’ now need to answer. It’s time to turn the tables on the truthers. Rather than accept a situation in which the nutjobs and kooks who subscribe to 9/11 conspiracies can make ...
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Israel Turns Away UN's 9/11 Troofer
World | Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 9:27:31 am PST
You may recall our posts about Richard Falk, the United Nations “Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967,” who compared Israel to Nazi Germany and is a 9/11 Troofer. That’s correct. It’s the United Nations. Did you expect something else? Today Israel barred ...
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Video: Palestinians Rally for Kidnapping and Terrorism
World | Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 8:16:48 am PST
Yesterday, tens of thousands of terrorist supporters held an outdoor rally in Gaza, at which a Palestinian dressed up as kidnapped Israeli soldier Gilad Schalit and paraded around on stage, saying in Hebrew that he “missed his parents.” Debased beyond belief. [Video] (Hat tip: Killgore.)
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Overnight Open Thread
Open | Sun, Dec 14, 2008 at 11:31:17 pm PST
Everybody’s in despair, Every girl and boy But when Quinn the Eskimo gets here, Everybody’s gonna jump for joy. — Bob Dylan
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Totten: The (Really) Moderate Muslims of Kosovo
World | Sun, Dec 14, 2008 at 9:39:01 pm PST
An interesting piece on The (Really) Moderate Muslims of Kosovo by Michael Totten in the new City Journal. Kosovo’s brand of Islam may be the most liberal in the world. I saw no more women there wearing conservative Islamic clothing—one or two per day at most—than I’ve seen in Manhattan. ...
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AP: 'Mother Nature, of Course, is Oblivious to the Federal Government's Machinations'
Media | Sun, Dec 14, 2008 at 6:12:51 pm PST
Mother Nature is apparently now using the Associated Press to communicate her warnings: Obama left with little time to curb global warming. Mother Nature, of course, is oblivious to the federal government’s machinations. (Hat tip: Walter.)
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The Door Creaks Open - The Door Creaks Shut
Open | Sun, Dec 14, 2008 at 5:34:04 pm PST
LGF registration is now open for a limited time. Our standard boilerplate admonition: Read all the rules. Commit them to memory. Don’t register with a proxy. Don’t register with a throwaway email address. Don’t register more than one account. Don’t be a jerk. Don’t be a troll. Do play nice. And then everything will be groovy. UPDATE at 12/14/08 5:42:02 ...
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Cameraworks
Science | Sun, Dec 14, 2008 at 4:09:07 pm PST
Here’s an excellent resource for digital camera freaks and geeks, packed with lucid explanations of the sometimes confusing terms and techniques that produce the best photographs: Cameraworks.
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Dark Ages Savages with 21st Century Tech
World | Sun, Dec 14, 2008 at 2:48:37 pm PST
The terrorist mass murderers who staged the Mumbai attacks were very well outfitted with the latest tech gadgetry. MUMBAI, India – When the attackers arrived on the shores of Mumbai last month, they had studied satellite images of the city, were carrying handheld GPS sets and were communicating with their ...
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Sunday Afternoon Open
Open | Sun, Dec 14, 2008 at 12:07:58 pm PST
It’s that “open thread” thing again...
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Journalism, Iraqi Style
World | Sun, Dec 14, 2008 at 11:20:25 am PST
A local Iraqi TV reporter enhanced his credibility today by screaming insults and throwing shoes at President Bush. BAGHDAD (Reuters) - An Iraqi reporter called visiting U.S. President George W. Bush a “dog” in Arabic on Sunday and threw his shoes at him during a news conference in Baghdad. Iraqi security ...
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Video: Immigration to the US, 1870 - 2007
Video | Sun, Dec 14, 2008 at 10:35:36 am PST
Instapundit links to a very cool animation showing patterns of immigration to the United States, from 1870 to 2007. [Video] (Hat tip: LawHawk.)
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Brussels Journal Advocates Tribal Nationalism, White Separatism
World | Sun, Dec 14, 2008 at 9:25:30 am PST
In an extremely verbose article that begins with a bizarre science fictional premise that “white Europeans” suffer from a disease only they can catch, Brussels Journal openly advocates tribal nationalism and white separatism. The mask is completely gone now. This article is indistinguishable from the rubbish you’ll find at sites like ...
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Overnight Open Thread
Open | Sat, Dec 13, 2008 at 11:24:16 pm PST
Ethical axioms are found and tested not very differently from the axioms of science. Truth is what stands the test of experience. — Albert Einstein
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Hey Mom, I'm Peer Reviewed
Blogosphere | Sat, Dec 13, 2008 at 8:24:46 pm PST
It might be the first peer-reviewed study that begins with the words, “OK, now things are getting weird.” Reviewing Fauxtography: A blog-driven challenge to mass media power without the promises of networked publicity. Abstract During the Israel–Hezbollah War of 2006, bloggers caught Reuters publishing doctored images from Lebanon. Known by bloggers as ...
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And Now for an Orangutan Playing Hide and Seek
Images | Sat, Dec 13, 2008 at 7:13:10 pm PST
From our new favorite blog: ZooBorns.
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Keith Jarrett: My Song (SNL Version)
Video | Sat, Dec 13, 2008 at 4:47:38 pm PST
A rare Saturday Night Live appearance by Keith Jarrett, performing a solo piano version of his beautiful tune My Song. [Video]
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Saturday Morning Open
Open | Sat, Dec 13, 2008 at 11:36:32 am PST
Jeff: You fiend! Eros: I? A fiend? I am a soldier of our planet! I? A fiend? We did not come here as enemies. We came only with friendly intentions. To talk. To ask your aid. Col. Edwards: Our aid? Eros: Yes. Your aid for the whole universe. But your governments of Earth ...
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Rahm Emanuel Talked with Blagojevich About Obama's Senate Seat
Politics | Sat, Dec 13, 2008 at 10:12:17 am PST
So now, the question becomes, “Why did Barack Obama flatly deny that any discussions took place?” He had to have known about Emanuel’s talks with Blagojevich; it’s hard to see this as anything other than a lie. Rahm Emanuel talked with governor’s office about who should fill Obama’s Senate seat. Emanuel, ...
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Mugabe Accuses US of 'Biological War'
World | Sat, Dec 13, 2008 at 9:45:30 am PST
In the failed dictatorship of Zimbabwe (a dictatorship whose existence can be blamed largely on Jimmy Carter), Robert Mugabe is blaming the US for outbreaks of cholera. HARARE, Zimbabwe – The Zimbabwean government on Saturday accused the West of deliberately starting the country’s cholera epidemic, stepping up a war of ...
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Overnight Open Thread
Open | Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 11:57:29 pm PST
Life is tough, but it’s tougher when you’re stupid. — John Wayne
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Obama Team Circling the Wagons
Politics | Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 9:30:13 pm PST
When even Associated Press partisan hack Nedra Pickler is grousing about the stonewalling, you have a problem: Obama aides won’t discuss Ill. governor probe. WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Barack Obama is refusing to answer any questions about the internal review he has ordered into Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s alleged efforts ...
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And Now, Overwhelming Cuteness
Images | Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 6:05:46 pm PST
Prepare to be utterly wiped out by teh cuteness: ZooBorns. (Hat tip: Timothy.)
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Friday Afternoon Open
Open | Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 3:58:30 pm PST
The truth may be puzzling. It may take some work to grapple with. It may be counterintuitive. It may contradict deeply held prejudices. It may not be consonant with what we desperately want to be true. But our preferences do not determine what’s true. — Carl Sagan
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More Americans Believe in the Devil Than in Evolution
Science | Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 11:54:35 am PST
Allahpundit points out a new Harris poll, showing that more Americans believe in the devil than in evolution. Which is one big reason why we have a problem in this country with science education, why America’s lead in science has vanished, and why countries like India and China are going to ...
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Breaking: Illinois Governor Chief of Staff John Harris Resigns
US News | Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 10:32:44 am PST
John Harris, Rod Blagojevich’s chief of staff, has resigned. And you can be sure he’s spilling his guts right now, hoping to cut a deal before it goes any further.
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Krauthammer: Don't Be Fooled By Obama's Centrist Appointments
Opinion | Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 9:58:46 am PST
Charles Krauthammer advises us not to be fooled by Barack Obama’s apparently centrist appointments, or by Robert Gates staying on as Defense Secretary; his socialist “progressive” agenda is still intact and moving forward: Obama’s Plan for a Domestic Transformation. Obama was quite serious when he said he was going to ...
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Breaking: Illinois Atty General Asks Supreme Court to Remove Blagojevich
US News | Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 9:47:29 am PST
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has filed complaints asking the Supreme Court to remove Governor Rod Blagojevich from office and appoint a successor...
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Auto Bailout Fail
Business | Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 9:19:14 am PST
No $14 billion bailout for the auto industry. Maybe the CEOs could take a salary cut and pay for it out of that. UPDATE at 12/12/08 9:23:41 am: The White House does an end run around the Senate: White House Bails Out Automakers: Everybody Wins, Save Taxpayers. The White House stepped into the ...
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Hope, Change and Tom Daschle
Politics | Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 9:17:00 am PST
As part of his plan to solve every problem ever imagined, and bring a new wave of change and hope to Washington, Barack Obama has picked another Washington good old boy to head his health care boondoggle: Obama picks Daschle to spearhead healthcare. CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Barack Obama ...
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Overnight Open Thread
Open | Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 11:05:10 pm PST
Electricity is actually made up of extremely tiny particles called electrons, that you cannot see with the naked eye unless you have been drinking. — Dave Barry
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On Islamic Creationism
Science | Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 8:29:55 pm PST
Here’s an interesting interview with Salman Hameed, an assistant professor of Integrated Science and Humanities at Massachusett’s Hampshire College: How to stop creationism gaining a hold in Islam. Unfortunately, it’s a little late to stop creationism from “gaining a hold.” It already has one. How is evolution perceived in Muslim countries? If ...
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Iran Changing Tactics in Iraq?
World | Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 6:32:34 pm PST
Iran has been supplying high-explosive shaped charges to Iraqi terrorists for years, but apparently they’re now changing their tactics. WASHINGTON – Iran is no longer actively supplying Iraqi militias with a particularly lethal kind of roadside bomb, a decision that suggests a strategic shift by the Iranian leadership, U.S. and ...
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Rahm Emanuel Ducking Questions
Politics | Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 5:48:43 pm PST
Rahm Emanuel may not be guilty of anything, but good grief. Could he possibly seem any more guilty? Rahm ducks reporters’ questions on Blago. President-elect Barack Obama’s chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, refused to take questions from reporters this morning about whether he was the Obama “advisor” named in the ...
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Thursday Afternoon Open
Open | Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 3:49:06 pm PST
It’s the time-honored, ritualistic open thread...
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Bush Talks About Creationism and Evolution on Nightline
Religion | Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 12:16:19 pm PST
In an interview on Nightline, President Bush says the Bible is “probably not” literally true, and says there is “scientific proof” for evolution. [Video] Biblical literalists are fuming mad. David Brody of the Christian Broadcasting Network told CNN“s John Roberts on Thursday, ”I think a lot of social conservative evangelicals were surprised ...
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Obama Promises to Detail Meetings with Blagojevich
Politics | Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 10:59:14 am PST
The latest from the president-elect on the Blagojevich scandal: Obama to list staff contact with Blago. President-elect Barack Obama said Thursday morning that he is “confident” no one representing him took part in any pay-to-play dealings with Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich over filling Obama’s U.S. Senate seat, and pledged to ...
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India PM: Pakistan is the 'Epicenter of Terrorism'
World | Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 10:32:51 am PST
The Prime Minister of India is calling Pakistan the ‘epicenter of terrorism,’ and hinting broadly that India’s patience is reaching its end. NEW DELHI (AFP) – India’s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday called Pakistan “the epicentre of terrorism” and said the international community must deal with the problem. “We have ...
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7 Blago Questions for Obama
Politics | Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 9:50:46 am PST
At Politico, where they’re suddenly interested in asking Barack Obama substantive questions: 7 Blago questions for Obama. (Now watch as the media fail to ask any of them.)
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Evidence Mounting That Obama Did Talk with Blagojevich
Politics | Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 9:15:14 am PST
More evidence that Barack Obama and Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich did discuss Obama’s Senate seat, despite Obama’s flat denial that discussions took place: Chicago Tribune article referenced Obama-Blago discussions on Senate Seat.
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Overnight Open Thread
Open | Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 11:39:50 pm PST
Greetings, my friend. We are all interested in the future, for that is where you and I are going to spend the rest of our lives. And remember my friend, future events such as these will affect you in the future. You are interested in the unknown, the mysterious, the ...
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LA Times: 'The Always Insightful LGF'
US News | Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 10:06:50 pm PST
Excuse me while I enjoy this moment—because it’s the first (and probably the only) time I’ve been praised at the Los Angeles Times, in a blog post by Andrew Malcolm: Joe the traitor now flushing good friend John McCain. I hope Andrew doesn’t get fired for saying something nice about LGF. ...
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Iowahawk: Feds Seize Blago Ebay Account
Humor | Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 7:48:22 pm PST
Yes, it’s come down to this. Iowahawk has the ugly details, with screenshots: BREAKING: Feds Seize Blagojevich eBay Account.
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An Interview with the Honorable Judge John E. Jones, III
Science | Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 5:41:21 pm PST
Our article on Monday about the presentation by Judge John E. Jones was a hit (six deleted comments and one full-on creationist meltdown), so here’s another very interesting interview with the Judge, a George W. Bush appointee who presided over the trial in Dover, Pennsylvania that ended up totally discrediting ...
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Flying Pig Alert: UN Labels Four Pakistanis 'Terrorists'
World | Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 5:03:48 pm PST
The United Nations Security Council has actually labeled four Pakistanis linked to the Mumbai atrocities as terrorists. UNITED NATIONS – A U.N. Security Council panel has designated four men allegedly linked to the Mumbai attacks as terrorists subject to sanctions. The four men hold leadership positions in the banned Pakistani militant ...
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New Israeli Group to Fight 'Two-State Solution'
Video | Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 2:20:05 pm PST
Here’s a powerful new video produced by a group named The 18, formed to oppose the “two-state solution” that Barack Obama and his advisers plan to force on Israel. [Video]
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Jesse Jackson Jr. Press Conference
Politics | Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 1:22:22 pm PST
Jesse Jackson Jr. is holding a press conference right now; here’s a liveblogging thread... “I reject and denounce pay to play politics... I did not initiate or authorize anyone at any time, etc.” UPDATE at 12/10/08 1:37:37 pm: Over in a flash! No questions from the media, just a story about his little ...
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ABC News: Jesse Jackson Jr. Offered to Pay for Obama's Senate Seat
Politics | Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 12:07:56 pm PST
ABC News is reporting that the person who offered Illinois Governor Blagojevich up to $1 million for Barack Obama’s Senate seat is Jesse Jackson Jr. Chicago Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., D-Ill., is the anonymous “Senate Candidate No. 5” whose emissaries Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich reportedly offered up to $1 million ...
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Obama Did Discuss Senate Seat with Blagojevich - Update: KHQA Pulls Their Articles
Politics | Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 11:00:02 am PST
Barack Obama has denied ever discussing his Senate seat replacement with Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich. But that was apparently not true. A November 8th article at the KHQA website reports: QUINCY, IL — Now that Barack Obama will be moving to the White House, his seat in the U.S. Senate representing Illinois ...
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Wednesday Morning Open
Open | Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 10:32:26 am PST
From out of the clear blue of the western sky comes another open thread...
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A CAIR Whitewash at Voice of America
US News | Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 10:14:46 am PST
The Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) was named as one of the unindicted co-conspirators in the Holy Land Foundation Hamas funding trial, a trial that resulted in convictions for all the defendants on all counts. CAIR’s name was not removed from the list of conspirators (despite repeated attempts to ...
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Child Abuse in Koran Classes
World | Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 9:34:33 am PST
Shocking stories are emerging of child abuse in the unregistered and unmonitored radical Islamic madrassas of Pakistan... Oops. Did I write “Pakistan?” I meant Britain: Teachers ‘beat and abuse’ Muslim children in British Koran classes. Muslim children are being beaten and abused regularly by teachers at some British madrassas - Islamic evening ...
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Terrorists Reject Carter
Middle East | Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 9:17:14 am PST
Jimmy Carter has finally found some terrorists who won’t hug him—because despite his long history of anti-Israel statements and actions, he’s just not antisemitic enough for them. BEIRUT (AFP) – Lebanon’s militant group Hezbollah has refused to meet visiting former US president Jimmy Carter to discuss legislative elections set for ...
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Blagojevich: 'Have Faith in Me'
Politics | Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 9:12:06 am PST
Democratic Illinois Governor Rod Blagovich is right back at work today, stonewalling like a true politician and asking the people of Illinois to “have faith” in him: Illinois gov. returns to work a day after arrest. CHICAGO – Illinois Gov. Rod Blagovich returned to work on Wednesday, a day after ...
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Overnight Open Thread
Open | Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 10:20:16 pm PST
After the havoc that I’m gonna wreak No more words will critics have to speak — Weezer
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Joe the Plumber: McCain 'Appalled Me'
Politics | Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 5:47:59 pm PST
Hey, Joe. Where you going with that wrench in your hand? Joe the Plumber: McCain ‘appalled me’. Joe Wurzelbacher lashed out at former GOP presidential nominee John McCain Tuesday, the man who made Wurzelbacher famous as “Joe the Plumber.” Wurzelbacher told conservative radio host Glenn Beck that he felt “dirty” ...
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Tuesday Afternoon Open
Open | Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 1:37:55 pm PST
By popular demand, it’s the return of the son of the 50-foot open thread...
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Carter Looking for More Thugs to Hug
World | Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 12:39:34 pm PST
Apparently not satisfied with meeting only with Syrian dictator Bashar Assad, America’s most disgraceful former president Jimmy Carter is now looking for an opportunity to hug the murderous thugs of Hezbollah: Carter, in Lebanon, says ready to meet with Hezbollah officials. Carter made the comments upon arrival in Lebanon where ...
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Video: The Arrest of Governor Blagojevich
Politics | Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 10:59:48 am PST
US Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald describes the charges against Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich. The depth of the corruption in this case is mind-boggling; Fitzgerald calls it “a political corruption crime spree.” [Video removed because it was full of flaky code that was causing problems.]
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Greek Rioting - Unrelated to Islam
World | Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 10:18:27 am PST
Lots of people have emailed us to express suspicion at the reports of “youths” rioting in Greece after the police shooting of a teenager. The suspicion is understandable, given media’s previous reluctance to identify the rioters in France as anything other than “youths,” but the simple fact is that this ...
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The Daily Dish's Imaginary LGF
Moonbats | Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 9:14:59 am PST
Patrick Appel responds to my post yesterday about Andrew Sullivan’s weird obsession with the ludicrous Trig Palin conspiracy theory, by taking a slap at LGF: Hashing It Out. The tolerance of dissent is among my favorite aspects of the Dish. I often select Dissents Of The Day for Andrew to ...
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IL Governor Arrested for Trying to 'Sell' Obama's Senate Seat
Politics | Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 8:28:58 am PST
From the political culture that gave us our shiny new Hopenchange president-elect: Illinois governor arrested for trying to sell Obama’s Senate seat. Washington - Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich and his chief of staff were arrested Tuesday on charges of trying to sell US president-elect Barack Obama’s vacated Senate seat. Court-appointed wiretaps ...
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Overnight Open Thread
Open | Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 11:11:53 pm PST
The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera. — Dorthea Lange
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Video: Judge John E. Jones III
Video | Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 6:18:17 pm PST
Here’s an excellent presentation and Q & A session at Case Western University featuring Judge John E. Jones III, a George W. Bush appointee who presided over the trial in Dover, Pennsylvania that ended up totally discrediting the “intelligent design” hoax. [Video]
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Nirth Certifikit Links Not Welcome
Politics | Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 3:39:56 pm PST
I’ve posted this several times, but it apparently isn’t being heard. So here it is again. Any posted spinoff links that try to promote the “Obama birth certificate” nonsense will be deleted. If you insist on continuing to post such links, I’ll block your account. Enough is more than enough.
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MPACUK Will No Longer Condemn Terrorism
World | Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 3:06:25 pm PST
Britain’s looniest radical Islamic group MPACUK comes out in favor of terrorist violence, and posts a video of Black Panther Stokely Carmichael to illustrate their point: MPACUK - Understanding The Philosophy Of Muslim Violence. MPACUK, unlike the many other Muslim groups out there, have not just pioneered the best solution ...
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Monday Afternoon Open
Open | Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 2:22:39 pm PST
And lo, the heavens parted, and there appeared, riding on a white unicorn, the ancestral open thread...
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Crazy Andrew Gets Pwned
Moonbats | Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 1:11:20 pm PST
Oh man, this has got to sting. While he’s on vacation, Andrew Sullivan’s own colleague at the Daily Dish blog, Patrick Appel, is calling him out as a kook: In Defense Of Sarah Palin.
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Sticker Shock Sets In for Leftists
Politics | Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 12:56:12 pm PST
All is not groovy in the Land of Hopenchange: Liberals voice concerns about Obama. Liberals are growing increasingly nervous – and some just flat-out angry – that President-elect Barack Obama seems to be stiffing them on Cabinet jobs and policy choices. Obama has reversed pledges to immediately repeal tax cuts for ...
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Gitmo Terrorists Want to 'Confess'
US News | Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 11:54:04 am PST
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, is apparently planning to make a full confession in his Guantanamo tribunal in hopes of getting the death penalty. GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba – The alleged mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks and four co-defendants told a military judge Monday they ...
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Horowitz: Shut Up About the Nirth Certifikit
Politics | Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 10:21:12 am PST
David Horowitz hits this one out of the park, in a piece subtitled “Shut up about the birth certificate:” Obama Derangement Syndrome. The birth-certificate zealots are essentially arguing that 64 million voters should be disenfranchised because of a contested technicality as to whether Obama was born on U.S. soil. (McCain ...
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Supreme Court to Nirth Certifikit Troofers: Go Away
Politics | Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 9:05:19 am PST
Nirth certifikit Troofers strike out at the Supreme Court: Court won’t review Obama’s eligibility to serve. Imagine my surprise. The Troofers are probably conference-calling about this right now. WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has turned down an emergency appeal from a New Jersey man who says President-elect Barack Obama is ...
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Overnight Open Thread
Open | Sun, Dec 7, 2008 at 10:47:11 pm PST
A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools. — Douglas Adams
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Nirth Certifikit Kookery: Promoted by Truthers and Paulians
Blogosphere | Sun, Dec 7, 2008 at 9:30:02 pm PST
Anyone want to guess which idiotbloggers are taking part in these nirth certifikit conference calls? Each week a small group of people running websites and blogs dedicated to the story participate in a conference call to discuss the latest news and how to advance the story. Between 5 and 10 ...
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Pakistan Raids Militant Islamic Camp
World | Sun, Dec 7, 2008 at 6:31:18 pm PST
Following Condoleezza Rice’s appearance on CNN in which she stated unequivocally that “there was no doubt the Mumbai attacks were planned in Pakistan,” Pakistani security forces have raided one camp run by the Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist gang. Otherwise known as: keeping up appearances. ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani security forces on Sunday raided ...
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Obama Lied About Quitting the Coffin Nails
Health | Sun, Dec 7, 2008 at 6:23:51 pm PST
Obama’s still smoking.
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No Bail for Neo-Nazi Moron
US News | Sun, Dec 7, 2008 at 5:57:42 pm PST
Neo-Nazi moron Bill White, who sent us a threatening email and then tried to find our phone number and address to publish it online, has been ordered to stay in jail without bail. Couldn’t happen to a nicer guy. A judge has ordered a white supremacist charged with threatening a Chicago ...
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Tech Note: Google Feedburner Fail
Science | Sun, Dec 7, 2008 at 5:12:18 pm PST
Recently, Google bought Feedburner, the popular RSS hosting service, and it must be said: so far, they are doing an absolutely rotten job of managing it. I’ve had nothing but trouble since the changeover, with feeds that won’t update, feeds with changed URLs but no notice, and worst of all, feed ...
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And Now for Some Ya-Yo Gakk
Video | Sun, Dec 7, 2008 at 4:07:12 pm PST
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African Nations Going Nuclear
World | Sun, Dec 7, 2008 at 3:34:35 pm PST
Several African countries are working hard on building nuclear reactors. What could possibly go wrong?
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We Got Mail!
Religion | Sun, Dec 7, 2008 at 12:10:48 pm PST
Today’s creationist hate mail comes from a reader in Cleveland, Tennessee, who titles his rant “Atheism:” Do you still Not get it? Your Atheism is NOT OUR PROBLEM! IT IS YOUR PROBLEM! YOU DEAL WITH IT. NOT US! Your not going to convince us that ...
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Remembering Pearl Harbor
US News | Sun, Dec 7, 2008 at 10:55:28 am PST
Today is the anniversary of one of the most devastating sneak attacks ever launched against the United States. National Geographic has a site dedicated to the memory of Pearl Harbor, featuring stories from survivors and relatives: Remembering Pearl Harbor. UPDATE at 12/7/08 11:18:03 am: Meanwhile, at the Grauniad, we find a ludicrous article ...
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Fark Puzzled
Blogosphere | Sun, Dec 7, 2008 at 9:42:11 am PST
The Fark.com kiddies don’t know what to think about my stance against the Obama nirth certifikit lunacy. Am I a hate-filled fanatic, or a pretty reasonable guy? Is the lizardoid army just like the Nazis, or are they a bunch of rational thinkers? Stay tuned for the next thrilling episode.
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Mumbai Terrorists Definitely Pakistani
World | Sun, Dec 7, 2008 at 5:44:35 am PST
It’s now been conclusively proven that the surviving terrorist from the Mumbai atrocities was from Pakistan.
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Overnight Open Thread
Open | Sat, Dec 6, 2008 at 11:08:00 pm PST
A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have. — Thomas Jefferson
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Video: Investigating Evolution
Science | Sat, Dec 6, 2008 at 6:28:57 pm PST
Here’s an interesting discussion between Rev. Alan Jones of San Francisco’s Grace Cathedral and Kevin Padian, UC Berkeley professor and curator of the Museum of Paleontology, on evolution, creationism, science and faith. [Video]
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Carter Scheduled to Hug Another Dictator
World | Sat, Dec 6, 2008 at 4:53:31 pm PST
Jimmy Carter is doing his weird pseudo-diplomacy thing again, traveling to Syria to meet with chinless ophthalmologist/dictator Bashar Assad—just days after Assad gave Syria’s highest award to a terrorist monster: Of Course: Carter To Hold Tete-A-Tete With Assad In Damascus. Here’s Assad with the child-killer Samir Kuntar. (Courtesy of MEMRI TV.) [Video] ...
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Palin Scats
Video | Sat, Dec 6, 2008 at 2:36:27 pm PST
[Video] (Hat tip: Killgore.)
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Is Mona Charen Dreaming?
Opinion | Sat, Dec 6, 2008 at 12:31:59 pm PST
Mona Charen wonders whether she’s dreaming—because (as I’ve noticed too) a lot of the appointments being made by Barack Obama could just as well have come from John McCain. Superstition almost forbids me to comment on President-elect Barack Obama’s appointments thus far. The news has been so shockingly welcome that ...
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Tech Note: Comment System Bug Fix
Science | Sat, Dec 6, 2008 at 12:02:19 pm PST
We discovered a bug in our Ajax commenting system this morning, and the fix involved changing several important files. And you know what that means: time to reload the page.
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New York Times Hits Bottom, Digs
Media | Sat, Dec 6, 2008 at 9:49:45 am PST
The New York Times continues demonstrating why their circulation is dropping like a rock, by giving space to an unrepentant anti-American terrorist, for a dishonest, whiny, self-indulgent op-ed about being a victim: The Real Bill Ayers. Disgusting.
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Saturday Morning Open
Open | Sat, Dec 6, 2008 at 7:54:31 am PST
An open thread to test something...
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Overnight Open Thread
Open | Fri, Dec 5, 2008 at 11:55:54 pm PST
The crisis of today is the joke of tomorrow. — H. G. Wells
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Creation 'Museum' Shunned by Cincinnati Zoo
Science | Fri, Dec 5, 2008 at 9:09:08 pm PST
The Cincinnati Zoo inexplicably decided to enter into a promotional deal with the ludicrous anti-scientific Answers in Genesis “Creation Museum” last week, but that didn’t last long after science bloggers found out: Creation ‘Museum’ rebuffed by Cincinnati Zoo. “A promotional deal between the Cincinnati Zoo and the Creation Museum was ...
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Missile Defense System Success
US News | Fri, Dec 5, 2008 at 4:50:14 pm PST
Here’s a great post at Closing Velocity on today’s successful test of the Ground-Based Interceptor missile defense system: ‘MARK INDIA!’ = Mark Intercept: GBI Successfully Kills Inbound ICBM In Landmark Test. As I mentioned yesterday, this test was tremendously important for several reasons: * It was the first flight test of ...
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And Now for Some Randy Newman
Video | Fri, Dec 5, 2008 at 2:37:28 pm PST
A beautiful version of a song that’s been covered by several artists, from Randy’s new album Harps & Angels. [Video]
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Friday Afternoon Open
Open | Fri, Dec 5, 2008 at 12:35:46 pm PST
O.J. Simpson got sentenced to as much 33 years in prison today, so here’s our midday open thread...
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Video: Plaxico Burress On Gun Safety
Video | Fri, Dec 5, 2008 at 9:31:00 am PST
Some tips on gun safety from New York Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress. [Video]
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Malkin on Nirth Certifikit Kooks - Plus: Hate Mail of the Day
US News | Fri, Dec 5, 2008 at 8:38:13 am PST
Michelle Malkin on the birth certificate Troofer crowd (who are still just as obsessed and crazy as ever): Kooky Politics. A dangerously large segment of the birth-certificate hunters have lurched into rabid Truther territory. The most prominent crusader against Obama’s American citizenship claim, lawyer Philip Berg (who, not coincidentally, is ...
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'We Were Lined Up and Shot'
World | Fri, Dec 5, 2008 at 6:12:01 am PST
Details are emerging about the horrific ordeals faced by many of the victims of the Mumbai atrocities: ’We were lined up and shot,’ Mumbai family tells ordeal. Father Apoorva, a 57-year-old builder, is still recovering from his injuries. Still reeling with shock, the family was initially even hesitant to tell ...
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Overnight Open Thread
Open | Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 10:36:07 pm PST
Obscurity and competence: That is the life that is worth living. — Mark Twain
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Ebert: Win Ben Stein's Mind
Entertainment | Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 6:54:13 pm PST
Roger Ebert’s comprehensive skewering of Ben Stein’s anti-evolution film Expelled (a right-wing Michael Moore-ish piece of deceptive propaganda) is a must-read: Win Ben Stein’s mind. Toward the end of the film, we find that Stein actually did want to title it “From Darwin to Hitler.” He finds a Creationist who ...
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Registration Open -- Update: Not Any More
Open | Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 5:03:57 pm PST
LGF registration is now open for a limited time. Our standard boilerplate admonition: Read all the rules. Commit them to memory. Don’t register with a proxy. Don’t register with a throwaway email address. Don’t register more than one account. Don’t be a jerk. Don’t be a troll. Do play nice. And then everything will be groovy. UPDATE at 12/4/08 6:03:54 ...
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Millennium Bomber Wrist-Slap Upheld
US News | Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 2:56:55 pm PST
After government prosecutors appealed his light sentence, Ahmed Ressam, convicted of planning to explode a huge car bomb at Los Angeles International Airport, has been re-sentenced to the same amount of prison time. Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) — Ahmed Ressam, convicted of plotting to blow up Los Angeles International Airport, was ...
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Thursday Afternoon Open
Open | Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 11:58:23 am PST
It’s the long-anticipated, much-rumored midday open thread...
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Egyptian Cleric to Obama: Convert to Islam
Religion | Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 9:49:23 am PST
Egyptian cleric Hassan Abu Al-Ashbal has a message for Barack Obama: convert to Islam, or else. We’re eager for death, yadda yadda, you know the drill. (Courtesy of MEMRI TV.) [Video] Following are excerpts from an address delivered by Egyptian cleric Hassan Abu Al-Ashbal, which aired on Al-Nas TV on November ...
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And Now, Antisemitic Sunflower Seeds
US News | Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 8:41:28 am PST
What the hell is going on in Russia? Hikind, Thompson Denounce Sunflower Seeds Package As Anti-Semitic. Brooklyn, NY - Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D-Brooklyn) and New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson today denounced the Shnayder family, owners of the value import store, Net Cost Market, for stocking and selling dozens ...
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Overnight Open Thread
Open | Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 10:44:40 pm PST
HISTORY, n. An account mostly false, of events mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers mostly knaves, and soldiers mostly fools. — Ambrose Bierce
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Wednesday Night Load Averages
Science | Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 6:33:33 pm PST
With the new web server installed and configured, at peak traffic time today with more 3,000 visitors online, the load average never got above 0.87. Typical load average for that kind of activity with our previous, somewhat underpowered web server was in the neighborhood of 4 to 6. Big win. That’s ...
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Romania Removes Theory of Evolution from Schools
Science | Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 5:14:58 pm PST
The country of Romania takes a big step backward: Romania removes theory of evolution from school curriculum. Romania’s withdrawal of the theory of evolution from the school curriculum could be evidence of a growing conservative tendency in teaching. Evolution has been removed from the school curriculum in a move which, ...
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Pro-Israel Activist Killed in SF Elevator Shaft Fall
US News | Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 4:17:10 pm PST
Zombie has lots of links and information on the possibly mysterious death of pro-Israel activist Dan Kliman, found dead at the bottom of an elevator shaft in San Francisco: R.I.P. Dan Kliman.
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Tech Note: New Web Server, Part 2
Science | Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 3:08:49 pm PST
We’re still digging through our speedy new web server and finding things to edit or optimize; at the moment I’m trying to figure out why mod_deflate doesn’t want to compress our CSS and Javascript files, even though I’ve set Apache’s configuration file to (supposedly) compress everything but images and PDFs. ...
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Morning Glory
Images | Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 2:07:32 pm PST
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IPT: CAIR's Make or Break Moment
US News | Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 1:08:52 pm PST
Now that the Holy Land Foundation Hamas funding trial has resulted in convictions, will the unindicted co-conspirators in the case still be treated by the media as legitimate “civil rights organizations?” Steven Emerson says this is CAIR’s Make or Break Moment. Recently, we lightly mocked the Council on American-Islamic Relations ...
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Tech Note: New Web Server Installed
Science | Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 7:29:47 am PST
You may have noticed some downtime last night; it’s because we’ve finally switched over to that new high-powered web server we mentioned recently, and a few things needed tweaking. Here’s an open thread while we look for more loose ends. UPDATE at 12/3/08 9:50:20 am: There are lots of little things to ...
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Overnight Open Thread
Open | Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 10:43:55 pm PST
I never saw a wild thing Sorry for itself. A small bird will drop frozen dead from a bough without ever having felt sorry for itself. — D. H. Lawrence
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The Tuesday Window - Update: Window Closes
Open | Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 6:15:24 pm PST
You unlock this window with the key of imagination. Read all the rules. Commit them to memory. Don’t register with a proxy. Don’t register with a throwaway email address. Don’t register more than one account. Don’t be a jerk. Do play nice. And then everything will be groovy. UPDATE at 12/2/08 7:27:10 pm: Now closed, with 117 hatchlings.
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False Positive YouTube Virus Warning?
Science | Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 5:45:31 pm PST
We’ve received several emails today about a PC antivirus program complaining about a virus called “Actns/Swif.T” when LGF was loaded. This warning message seems to be related to the embedded YouTube videos, and CrunchGear says it’s a false positive. UPDATE: Spoke with Google/YouTube and apparently anti-spyware software from Computer Associates ...
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Onion: Astronauts Train with Simulator to Survive Larry King
Video | Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 5:33:01 pm PST
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Iowahawk: Apologetic Mumbai Killers
Humor | Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 5:20:49 pm PST
A darkly humorous Iowahawk piece: Apologetic Mumbai Killers: ‘We Didn’t Get the Memo About Obama’. MUMBAI - Ajmal Amir Kasab, the sole surviving member of the 10-man team of Pakistani gunmen that left hundreds dead or wounded after a bloody three day rampage in Mumbai, today blamed the mayhem on ...
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Mumbai Terrorists Hopped Up?
World | Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 1:28:45 pm PST
British tabloid The Mirror has a curious report that says the Mumbai terrorists were hopped up on cocaine and LSD. The Mumbai terrorists may have pumped themselves full of drugs to keep going during their murderous three-day rampage. Indian police sources say tests on the bodies of dead Islamic fanatics revealed ...
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Tuesday Afternoon Open
Open | Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 11:43:58 am PST
It’s the traditional midday open thread...
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Task Force on WMD: The Risk is Increasing
World | Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 10:08:53 am PST
The risk of an attack against the US with weapons of mass destruction is growing, and it shouldn’t surprise anyone. Except maybe some Obama voters. The odds that terrorists will soon strike a major city with weapons of mass destruction are now better than even, a bipartisan congressionally mandated task ...
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Media Excuses for Atrocity
Media | Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 9:24:28 am PST
Tom Gross asks the question: If This Isn’t Terrorism, What Is? So why are so many prominent Western media reluctant to call the perpetrators terrorists? Why did Jon Snow, one of Britain’s most respected TV journalists, use the word “practitioners” when referring to the Mumbai terrorists? Was he perhaps confusing ...
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Pakistan's Death Industry
World | Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 9:14:34 am PST
An opinion piece in Germany’s Der Spiegel has some clear insight into the Mumbai atrocities: India Is Pointing in the Right Direction. For years a kind of death industry has been taking hold in Pakistan’s tribal areas. There are hundreds of Koranic schools which could better be described as cadet ...
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Overnight Open Thread
Open | Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 11:13:48 pm PST
People that are really very weird can get into sensitive positions and have a tremendous impact on history. — Dan Quayle
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Jindal: Political Meteor or Meteorite?
Politics | Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 5:40:43 pm PST
Is Bobby Jindal the next Barack Obama? No less an aspiring kingmaker than Steve Schmidt, the chief strategist of McCain’s failed presidential bid, sees Jindal as the Republican Party’s destiny. “The question is not whether he’ll be president, but when he’ll be president, because he will be elected someday.” The ...
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Ya'alon: Turning the Oslo Approach On Its Head
World | Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 4:57:03 pm PST
Former IDF chief of staff Moshe Ya’alon has a thoughtful piece in Azure Magazine: Israel and the Palestinians: A New Strategy. Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German priest executed by the Nazis, once wrote, “If you board the wrong train, it is no use running along the corridor in the opposite direction.” ...
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Video: Footage of Captured Mumbai Terrorist
World | Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 3:30:30 pm PST
A Sky News report from Mumbai has footage from a cellphone camera showing a furious crowd beating terrorist Azam Amir Kasav (aka Ajmal Qasab) before he was arrested and taken away. [Video] (Hat tip: Gateway Pundit.)
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Financial Crisis Watch
Business | Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 2:33:36 pm PST
No, it’s still not over. The Dow index was down by nearly 700 points at the end of trading today, approaching the 8,000 line.
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Monday Morning Open
Open | Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 11:10:39 am PST
Just another open thread...
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Hillary at the State Department
Politics | Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 9:56:09 am PST
No surprises here, just the expected announcements: Obama announces Clinton, Gates for Cabinet. CHICAGO – President-elect Barack Obama picked a national security team headed by former campaign rival Hillary Rodham Clinton and Bush administration holdover Robert Gates on Monday, and said he wants to consult with military commanders before settling ...
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Obama Quietly Reinstates Another Fired Adviser
Politics | Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 9:09:03 am PST
Yet another adviser that Barack Obama tossed under the bus during his campaign has been quietly reinstated: Adviser Who Insulted Clinton Has Role in Transition. Samantha Power, the Harvard professor who was forced to resign from Barack Obama’s presidential campaign last spring after calling Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton “a monster,” ...
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Zombie: Moonbats Stalk Shopping Mall on Black Friday
Moonbats | Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 8:44:52 am PST
Zombie’s latest photo essay shows us that the election of Barack Obama won’t change the ever-loveable antics of the moonbat left, as “Iraq Veterans Against the War” stages a demonstration in San Francisco’s Union Square the day after Thanksgiving, complete with moonbats acting the part of crazed US soldiers, stalking ...
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Overnight Open Thread
Open | Sun, Nov 30, 2008 at 10:32:36 pm PST
If we don’t succeed, we run the risk of failure. — Dan Quayle
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