Daily Archives: April 10, 2006

Illegal Immigration

Posted on April 10, 2006 by Gaius

There were rallies all across the US today. Hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants, marching, chanting and waving flags, Even though the organizers told supporters to carry American flags, many of the demonstrators continued the practice of waving Mexican flags … Continue reading →

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Duke Lacrosse Team

Posted on April 10, 2006 by Gaius

I haven't blogged about the uproar going on in North Carolina over the allegations that members of the Duke University lacrosse team had raped a black female exotic dancer. The alleged incident took place at a party in a house where … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Media | 3 Comments

Yet Another Flop

Posted on April 10, 2006 by Gaius

Well, over the weekend the huge amount of electronic ink expended over the "Bush Leak" meme was astonishing. Then it was gone - *pffft* – just disappeared. Media dropped it, left wing dropped it. Just gone. I had my avalanche of very … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogosphere, Media | 3 Comments

Canada is dropping out of the Kyoto Treaty

Posted on April 10, 2006 by Gaius

Peaktalk has a very thorough writeup. The Telegraph had another article up about it a few days ago. Bob Carter, writing in the Telegraph says that global warming essentially stopped in 1998. He's basing it off the actual records of … Continue reading →

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My thanks

Posted on April 10, 2006 by Gaius

I've tried to leave comments on your sites thanking everyone who linked me in the past couple of days. As a newish blog, it can be a bit hard getting people to read what I write. I do want to … Continue reading →

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Fun With Exit Polling

Posted on April 10, 2006 by Gaius

More superbly accurate exit polling, from Italy this time. All day long the headlines have been saying that Prime Minister Berlusconi was trailing his challenger Prodi. Only now it looks like Berlusconi may just have pulled out a win. An excruciatingly narrow … Continue reading →

Posted in Media, Politics, World news | 2 Comments

How To Be A Bad Samaritan

Posted on April 10, 2006 by Gaius

We may have to start a new "Bad Samaritan" category just for items like this. A German woman found a wallet containing over $1,200 (in Euros, of course) and decided to do the honest thing and return it to it's … Continue reading →

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The Naked Truth

Posted on April 10, 2006 by Gaius

Gene Weingarten in Sunday's WaPo reports on his experiment in naked telecommuting. It seems that about 10% of telecommuters do their work in the raw. Which kind of answers a question I asked here. His rule #5 is great: 5. … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Media | 2 Comments

He Must Have Been Talking To My Sister

Posted on April 10, 2006 by Gaius

A Malaysian man has received a collection notice for an overdue phone bill. The notice says he must pay up within ten days or face prosecution. He's having a little trouble raising the cash, though. I mean, who keeps 218 … Continue reading →

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A Stiff Challenge

Posted on April 10, 2006 by Gaius

Ernie K-Doe is running for mayor of New Orleans, scaring other politicians to death. Despite a lack of campaign funds and Little or no political experience, the doughty R&B singer plans to bury Mayor Nagin in the election. While some candidates … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Weird Stuff | 1 Comment

Full Moon Over Cyprus

Posted on April 10, 2006 by Gaius

Actually, full moons. Complaints have been flooding in to local government councils over billboards for a clothing company. The billboards show a closeup of a woman's derrière clad only in a thong. The local authorities say there is likely nothing … Continue reading →

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Wake Up Call

Posted on April 10, 2006 by Gaius

John Fund has a good piece up at the Opinion Journal. He points out the the Republicans are treading dangerous ground right now. There are several eerie parallels to the way the Republicans are acting now and the way the … Continue reading →

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French Government Surrenders

Posted on April 10, 2006 by Gaius

In a surprise (not) announcement, Jacques Chirac announced he will eat a nice Camembert, throw up his hands, and say, "Ook, ook, ook". In other words he's yielded to agitation by students and unions and will scrap the new jobs law … Continue reading →

Posted in Cheese Eating Surrender Monkeys | 2 Comments

Retaining Officers

Posted on April 10, 2006 by Gaius

The New York Times reports that more officers are leaving the army after their initial commitments are completed. They also report that the Army responded with a retention plan and was overwhelmed by the response. In other words, the report … Continue reading →

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