Daily Archives: July 9, 2006

Yeah, Right

Posted on July 9, 2006 by Gaius

Nope. No stunt here. Nothing to see. Move along. A husband and wife from Overland Park, Kansas are both running for the same seat in the Kansas legislature. She's running as a Democrat, he's running as a Republican. OVERLAND PARK, … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | 4 Comments

Foul French?

Posted on July 9, 2006 by Gaius

Normally, I would be as likely to post something about soccer (or football as the less enlightened who don't understand real football call it) as I would be to post about watching paint dry. Since soccer is roughly equivalent in … Continue reading →

Posted in Cheese Eating Surrender Monkeys, World news | 2 Comments

It Just Goes On And On

Posted on July 9, 2006 by Gaius

Bill at InDC Journal  reports yet another DDOS is hitting Protein Wisdom. I was able to pull it up just now, but no telling for how long. Bill has a few of the lovely comments some of the deranged have … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogosphere, Left Wing | 3 Comments

101st Blog Of The Day

Posted on July 9, 2006 by Gaius

Today, my mission to visit one member of the fighting 101st each day led me over to Violet, yet another new blog to me. Violet has been following the Protein Wisdom cyber-stalker story pretty closely these past few days. I … Continue reading →

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Abbas Sends Envoys To Hamas Leader

Posted on July 9, 2006 by Gaius

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has dispatched two envoys to Syria to talk with Khaled Meshal, the exiled leader of Hamas according to Ha'aretz. The envoys were reportedly sent to discuss the crisis with Israel in the Gaza Strip. The Damascus-based Meshal … Continue reading →

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Manly Men

Posted on July 9, 2006 by Gaius

Sister Toldjah is taking issue with Hollyweird actor Ethan Hawke and his appeal to change the image of manliness. She is soliciting links and/or pictures of manly men of the "old school" which she prefers. This fits, I think. (Photo … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogosphere | 4 Comments

Straining The Center

Posted on July 9, 2006 by Gaius

Joe Gandelman at The Moderate Voice has a long, thoughtful analysis on what's happening to Joe Lieberman in the Connecticut primary. IS THERE A PURGE? Some suggest this is part of a purge, and there does seem to be some … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogosphere, Left Wing, Politics | 2 Comments

Dirty Water

Posted on July 9, 2006 by Gaius

I'm gonna tell you a story I'm gonna tell you about my town I'm gonna tell you a big bad story, baby Aww, it's all about my town Yeah, down by the river Down by the banks of the river … Continue reading →

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Discount Voters

Posted on July 9, 2006 by Gaius

What if you heard that someone in government was compiling a huge database containing personal information? What if you then heard that they were offering to sell that data to all comers? And sell it at a discount if you … Continue reading →

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UN Blame Game

Posted on July 9, 2006 by Gaius

Tammy Bruce has a post up about the latest from the UN. It's all Israel's fault. Yeesh. The UN, after having said nothing as severe when Palestinian government terrorists dug a tunnel under the wall, attacked Israeli soldiers, killing some … Continue reading →

Posted in War | 5 Comments

Love Among The Vegetables

Posted on July 9, 2006 by Gaius

In a heartwarming story out of Louisiana, we here the tale of love in a vegetable garden. Love between the plants, that is. The gardeners planted cucumbers in one row and cantaloupes in another. The two plants met, fell in … Continue reading →

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Protein Wisdom Back Online

Posted on July 9, 2006 by Gaius

Jeff Goldstein is back online. Welcome back, Jeff. Do I get pie, too? Tweet

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Marvelous

Posted on July 9, 2006 by Gaius

I saw this item quite late last night and just didn't have the energy to post about it. The Washington Post reports that Andrés Manuel López Obrador is charging that the election was rigged and that he will try to … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, World news | 2 Comments

This Is Not Political Discourse

Posted on July 9, 2006 by Gaius

Or acceptable by any reasonable standard. The targeting of children to advance your particular political agenda is not free speech. It is not your first amendment right. It is terrorism and should be treated as such by the courts. Gateway … Continue reading →

Posted in Civilization, Crime, Left Wing | 2 Comments

Economic Incentive

Posted on July 9, 2006 by Gaius

A few more details are coming out about the nuclear deal Bush is going to pursue with Russia that I posted about yesterday. It sounds as if it is a quid pro quo for getting cooperation from Russia over Iran and … Continue reading →

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