Daily Archives: May 22, 2006

Maddy About Bush

Posted on May 22, 2006 by Gaius

Madeline "I leg press 400, baby" Albright has decided that Bush's faith is something to worry about. "I worked for two presidents who were men of faith, and they did not make their religious views part of American policy," she … Continue reading →

Posted in Media, Politics | 1 Comment

Answering Dan’s Email

Posted on May 22, 2006 by Gaius

A few days ago there was a story that was very hot in the blogosphere. Reports from a Canadian newspaper said that Iran had passed a law requiring non-Muslims, including Jews, to wear distinctive badges. I posted about it here. … Continue reading →

Posted in Iran | 2 Comments

Shielding Europe?

Posted on May 22, 2006 by Gaius

The New York Times is reporting that the United States is proposing building an anti-missile system to protect Europe from Iranian missiles. The Bush administration is moving to establish a new antimissile site in Europe that would be designed to … Continue reading →

Posted in Media, War | 4 Comments

What The Heck Is Going On?

Posted on May 22, 2006 by Gaius

Could people just stop injecting politics into every event? When has it ever – ever – been acceptable to make political speech at graduation ceremonies? It is supposed to be a celebration, not a chance to harangue a captive audience. … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, The Ivory Tower | 11 Comments

MUCH Better (Or How Not To Act Like A Spoiled Child)

Posted on May 22, 2006 by Gaius

Some protesters did not like Condoleezza Rice speaking at the graduation ceremony for Boston College. So about 50 students stood with their backs to her while she spoke. A handful of others held up signs before she spoke, then put … Continue reading →

Posted in Civilization | 2 Comments

Has Anybody Thought To Ask

Posted on May 22, 2006 by Gaius

Why this analyst took data on 26.5 million veterans home? A computer disk with personal data of about 26.5 million U.S. veterans was stolen from the home of a Veterans Affairs analyst, the federal department said Monday. Veterans Affairs Secretary … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal, Media | 1 Comment

This Shall Not Go Unavenged

Posted on May 22, 2006 by Gaius

These heathens will pay for their affront to the Crabitat. Just wait until Preston gets done with them. Tweet

Posted in Because I Felt Like It | 5 Comments

Hey, It Worked For The Winter Soldiers

Posted on May 22, 2006 by Gaius

Fake war veteran - 1 cents. Fake charges of atrocities – 1 cent. Internet video interview - 1 cent. Busting the faking liar – Priceless. Screw you, Jesse. Update: Fixed broken link. UPDATE: For rather obvious reasons, I take attacks on the men … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogosphere | 5 Comments

101st Blog Of The Day

Posted on May 22, 2006 by Gaius

Marching on in my project to visit one member of the 101st Fighting Keyboardists each day, today I ventured over to The Templar Times. You have to love a place where the proprietor goes by the name of Crusader Coyote. … Continue reading →

Posted in 101st Blog of the Day | 1 Comment

Food With A Bang!

Posted on May 22, 2006 by Gaius

Who says Britain is a dull place? Twice last week a processing plant that makes frozen French fries had to be evacuated when pieces of explosive ordnance turned up among the potatoes. The Scarborough plant, owned by Canada's McCain Foods, … Continue reading →

Posted in Ordnance, Weird Stuff, World news | 1 Comment

I’m Telling My Mommy!

Posted on May 22, 2006 by Gaius

And the screaming headline at HuffPo says it all, really. "Top McCain Aide Insults Entire College Graduating Class…" "Oh. My. God. Fern, he just insulted us! He can't do that. Only we get to insult and demean people." I think … Continue reading →

Posted in Insanity, Left Wing | 2 Comments

Drunken Monkeys

Posted on May 22, 2006 by Gaius

It seems the zookeepers in Budapest are covering up a major problem. They have drunken monkeys. Or sure, they try to deny it and say they're only doing it for the good of the apes. Red blood cell count, they … Continue reading →

Posted in Foto Phun, Humor, Weird Stuff, World news | 4 Comments

Those Wacky Dutch!

Posted on May 22, 2006 by Gaius

Well, you have to hand it to the Dutch. They are about as liberal as can be, even if they chase brave people out of the country. I mean where else are you going to find see-through blouses on policewomen? The … Continue reading →

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Some Interesting Ideas

Posted on May 22, 2006 by Gaius

The Washington Post has an article that is directly on point to my earlier post about the problem the Democrats will have if they veer left.  There are some people in the party who actually appear to be able to … Continue reading →

Posted in Media, Politics | 4 Comments

Maybe It’s Time For Truthout To Get The Truth Out?

Posted on May 22, 2006 by Gaius

OK, if the Washington Post is describing how your story collapsed, you have a problem. Basically, every day that passes brings out more and more detail on why the Truthout story can't be true. Issuing non-retraction retractions isn't at all … Continue reading →

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