Daily Archives: May 1, 2006

On May Day

Posted on May 1, 2006 by Gaius

We've had a number of pro-illegal immigrant marches today. All around the world we have had a lot of demonstrations. The old Soviet model all over again. It's rearing itself again. The monstrous evil that stood over the last century. … Continue reading →

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Tentacles

Posted on May 1, 2006 by Gaius

This is getting serious folks. While our media, driven further to the left by the left, continues to distract attention, Iran is rushing ahead with it's plans. Oh, so what, they're trying to get nukes, right? No big deal, right? … Continue reading →

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Sometimes I Get Busy

Posted on May 1, 2006 by Gaius

And don't check some of my blogroll friends often enough. When I get a moment, I try to catch up. Jim over at Gateway Pundit has been very kind to me and my relatively new blog and has linked to … Continue reading →

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Illegal Immigration Factoid

Posted on May 1, 2006 by Gaius

From Lou Dobbs. In 1980 jobs in a meatpacking plant paid $19 per hour. Today that same job pays closer to $9 per hour. A lot of meat packing plants closed today. Connect the dots. Americans won't take the jobs? … Continue reading →

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TGIF

Posted on May 1, 2006 by Gaius

Only the "F" doesn't stand for Friday in this case. It stands for finger. A customer at a TGI Fridays in Bloomington, Indiana was inadvertently served part of the kitchen manager's severed finger after an accident in the kitchen. The … Continue reading →

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Backlash Countdown

Posted on May 1, 2006 by Gaius

Well, there have been marches across the country at this point by people supporting illegal immigration. A side note is that a number of businesses that employ large numbers of illegals have now identified themselves by closing today or by … Continue reading →

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The Latest Installment

Posted on May 1, 2006 by Gaius

From Michael Totten on his trip to the powder keg that is the Lebanese border with Israel. I guess it would be more correct to say the Hezbollah border, though. Tweet

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Fran O’Brien’s

Posted on May 1, 2006 by Gaius

Has been forced out of the Capitol Hilton. List of Hilton Brands: Conrad Hotels Doubletree Embassy Suites Hampton Homewood Suites And any of the varieties of Hilton Hotels and resorts. Tweet

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Poll As Hit Piece

Posted on May 1, 2006 by Gaius

If this poll reported by CNN did, indeed, ask the question as worded in the article, this is the most blatantly ridiculous poll I have ever even heard of. According to the story, the poll asked whether people thought the … Continue reading →

Posted in Media, Politics, War | 4 Comments

Yale Update

Posted on May 1, 2006 by Gaius

Clint Taylor over at Nail Yale reports what may be a good sign that Hashemi will not be admitted as a regular student at Yale. It's still very non-committal, but is at least a sign that something is up. I've … Continue reading →

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Flight 93

Posted on May 1, 2006 by Gaius

I see a couple of comments out in the blogosphere and even from movie analysts that say, in effect, that Flight 93 didn't live up to it's hype. Well, aside from the obvious "spoiler" activity in these posts, they're also … Continue reading →

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Stop Using Pesticides!!!

Posted on May 1, 2006 by Gaius

Or the women of the world will become extremely unhappy. Well, those women that prefer men anyway. One researcher, quoted in the London Free Press says that pesticide use can lead to diminished penis sizes. A renowned U.S. scientist who … Continue reading →

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Washington Post On Blogads Survey

Posted on May 1, 2006 by Gaius

Today's Washington Post takes note of the Blogads survey that was just conducted. A lot of other blogs commented on that when it came out. I did read the survey results. The WaPo people correctly points out that the poll … Continue reading →

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The War Tapes

Posted on May 1, 2006 by Gaius

Andi over at Andi's World has a post up about a movie that opened at the Tribeca Film Festival called The War Tapes. It follows three members of our military and the families they left behind. After Mike returns home, … Continue reading →

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Andrea Clark Update

Posted on May 1, 2006 by Gaius

The family has had their lawyer send a pretty strongly worded letter demanding a change in physicians. John Hawkins at Right Wing News has the very latest news on this case. It really is time to call the hospital if … Continue reading →

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