Daily Archives: April 20, 2006

Lovely

Posted on April 20, 2006 by Gaius

A student from Georgia Tech has been arrested on charges related to terrorism. A 21-year-old Georgia Tech student taken into federal custody last month has been charged with giving "material support" to a terrorist organization, according to a federal indictment … Continue reading →

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Crisis? What Crisis?

Posted on April 20, 2006 by Gaius

Greg Mitchell, the editor of Editor and Publisher, says the US is in "a crisis almost without equal". He argues that everyone seems to be in despair because Bush has another 33 months in office. His argument that , "Facing a … Continue reading →

Posted in Media, Politics, Throw The Flag | 4 Comments

HOLY SMOKE

Posted on April 20, 2006 by Gaius

Michael Hiltzik's blog has been suspended. The following appears on his blog: The Times has suspended Michael Hiltzik’s Golden State blog on latimes.com. Hiltzik admitted Thursday that he posted items on the paper’s website, and on other websites, under names … Continue reading →

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Big Maddy

Posted on April 20, 2006 by Gaius

Madeline Albright, in an interview to be published on Sunday boasts that she can "leg press up to 400 pounds. We here at Blue Crab Boulevard can well believe it – we even have photographic evidence!  Tweet

Posted in Foto Phun | 4 Comments

Proud Patterico Commenter

Posted on April 20, 2006 by Gaius

EXCLUSIVE! Magic 8-Ball Photography and Office Cleaning, Inc. has obtained an exclusive picture of a typical commenter on Patterico's Pontifications. (For those who don't know, Patterico is a slightly more well-known blog than a certain azure crustacean…….) UPDATE: Whoops, forgot … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogosphere | 5 Comments

Fox News Poll

Posted on April 20, 2006 by Gaius

The latest Fox News poll shows Bush at the lowest approval rating ever at 33%. Once again, we repeat the same advice. Build the fence. Don't bother with meaningless big illegal immigration raids. Close the border first. Tweet

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Free Speech Yet Again

Posted on April 20, 2006 by Gaius

Baylor University have sent a letter to female students threatening disciplinary action against any Baylor woman who poses for Playboy. Baylor, located in Waco, Texas, calls itself the largest Baptist college. Playboy photographers came to Baylor's hometown seeking models for … Continue reading →

Posted in The Ivory Tower | 4 Comments

FLASH – Hiltzik Responds To His Critics

Posted on April 20, 2006 by Gaius

Blue Crab Boulevard has an exclusive, Magic 8-Ball photo of LA Times columnist Michael Hiltzik responding to his critics! You saw it here first! Link to Patterico UPDATE: This post was submitted by the quacking lunatics here at Blue Crab … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogosphere, Foto Phun | 7 Comments

Money Laundering Service Needed

Posted on April 20, 2006 by Gaius

No, not for us here at Blue Crab Boulevard. We haven't any to launder. An elderly German man, however, really needs the service. And we're not talking about anything illegal – we mean a real laundry with soap and everything. … Continue reading →

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What The National Media Won’t Tell You

Posted on April 20, 2006 by Gaius

Funny how you never see stories like this in the national media, isn't it? War widow in town to counter protesters Friday, April 14, 2006 By Dan Genz Tribune-Herald staff writer In his final letter home before he died July … Continue reading →

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A Long Chat

Posted on April 20, 2006 by Gaius

I got a long call from my son in Iraq last night. We talked about a lot of things and had a really good visit. I always feel better after we've been able to talk. He's (rightfully) spending more effort … Continue reading →

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Illegal Immigration

Posted on April 20, 2006 by Gaius

We've been pretty clear on our stance all along on the illegal immigration issue. We've also said, from the very first time we heard about the illegal immigration marches and rallies that those kind of actions were not at all … Continue reading →

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More Attempted Suppression Of Free Speech

Posted on April 20, 2006 by Gaius

Well, I sincerely hope the folks in charge at Nova Southeastern University continue to stand firm. It seems that author Salman Rushdie will speak at the school's graduation ceremonies despite an attempt to stop him. One of the leaders of … Continue reading →

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Patterico Vs. Hiltzik – Blood Match

Posted on April 20, 2006 by Gaius

Patterico has put together a damning case. It appears that Hiltzik is doing about the lamest thing I have heard of in the blogosphere yet. The evidence shows that Hiltzik is using (as Patterico puts it) "sock Puppet" identities to … Continue reading →

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About Time

Posted on April 20, 2006 by Gaius

This is quite interesting. Immigration officials made a series of arrests yesterday nabbing hundreds of illegal immigrants and seven executives of the pallet manufacturing company they were working at. Authorities raided offices and plants of IFCO Systems in at least … Continue reading →

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