Daily Archives: June 4, 2006

101st Blog Of The Day

Posted on June 4, 2006 by Gaius

Today my ongoing project to visit one member of the fighting 101st each day led me over to bRight And Early. Jim Lynch has a project of his own running there – a blogiversary database to keep track of who … Continue reading →

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Thank You

Posted on June 4, 2006 by Gaius

Hat Tip to Jay Tea at Wizbang for reminding me of this.  62 yeaqrs ago today, the battle of Midway was fought. For the brave men of VT-8 from the USS Hornet who went in to the attack with no … Continue reading →

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I Wonder If Anyone On The Left Could Spare

Posted on June 4, 2006 by Gaius

Just a tiny – teeny – amount of outrage over this? Just to kind of keep it in perspective and all. SULAIMANIYAH, Iraq – Gunmen killed 21 people — many of them high school students — after dragging them off … Continue reading →

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Iran

Posted on June 4, 2006 by Gaius

You know, I've been steadfast on pointing out that the world has got to wake up and start presenting a unified face if we want any chance – any chance at all – of heading off a war with Iran. … Continue reading →

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“Doesn’t Deserve To”

Posted on June 4, 2006 by Gaius

Harsh and damning words from Mark Steyn. They are the last three words from a column published in the Chicago Sun-Times. And they are spot on. Here are a couple of observations from two parents of American heroes fallen in … Continue reading →

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Multi-Cultural Apologists

Posted on June 4, 2006 by Gaius

Sometimes the incredible contortions that multi-culturalist apologists will get themselves into are highly amusing. In the quite senseless pursuit of never offending anyone (unless they are white and Christian) they will excuse almost anything. In an effort to appear "fair" … Continue reading →

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Canadian Sting Operation

Posted on June 4, 2006 by Gaius

Details of the arrest of the Canadian Jihadis are beginning to come out. It seems the police were involved in the sale of the ammonium nitrate fertilizer to the group. Which means that at least they were fully aware of … Continue reading →

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Say It Isn’t So!

Posted on June 4, 2006 by Gaius

Al Gore says he's all but ruled out a run for the Democratic nomination in 2008. "I haven't made a Sherman statement, but that's not an effort to hold the door open. It's more the internal shifting of gears," said … Continue reading →

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Sometimes, The Editor Misses Something

Posted on June 4, 2006 by Gaius

Read this sentence from an AP article: A cow being delivered to a Japanese slaughterhouse tried to bolt to freedom Sunday, leading nearly two dozen police on a 3.7-mile car chase through town and sending one man to the hospital … Continue reading →

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If You’re Not Doing Anything On Tuesday

Posted on June 4, 2006 by Gaius

You might just want to drop by Hell for their 666 party. The Incorporated hamlet of Hell, Michigan 60 miles or so West of Detroit, that is. HELL, Mich. – They're planning a hot time in Hell on Tuesday. The … Continue reading →

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Don Surber Fisks The NYT

Posted on June 4, 2006 by Gaius

And does a damned fine job, I might add. If you'd like to see a line by line deconstruction of a slanted (even more slanted than usual if that's possible) editorial, this is a masterpiece. Tweet

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I Was Going To Post About This

Posted on June 4, 2006 by Gaius

I read an opinion piece this morning in the Washington Post that really got me thinking about a few things. The longish piece details the travails of a 42-year old woman in trying to obtain a "Plan B" emergency contraceptive. … Continue reading →

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British Police Now Downplaying “Chemical Vest”

Posted on June 4, 2006 by Gaius

The British authorities are now starting to downplay the possibility that a "chemical suicide vest" is being searched for. They are now reporting it is likely to be a cannister of some sort. Terrorists were planning a chemical attack in … Continue reading →

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The Economics Of Low Wage Workers

Posted on June 4, 2006 by Gaius

Barry Chiswick is the is head of the economics department at the University of Illinois at Chicago. In the New York Times op-ed section he makes the case for what would happen if the flood of illegal immigrants were to … Continue reading →

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Civilian Stings

Posted on June 4, 2006 by Gaius

I guess I don't quite understand why Shannon Rossmiller wants to publicize what she is doing. One presumes she has a reason for doing so, but it seems it might endanger her or her family or potentially undermine her effectiveness. … Continue reading →

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