Daily Archives: July 12, 2006

Warning

Posted on July 12, 2006 by Gaius

It appears that my hosting company may be coming under another DDOS attack. I rather doubt I am the focus but there has been an appalling barrage of comment spam. The last time this happened, it became very difficult to … Continue reading →

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It’s Kind Of Ironic

Posted on July 12, 2006 by Gaius

It's one of those trite little phrases that everyone knows and uses all the time. A hoary, old phrase that, while over-used to the point of tears, still has a ring of truth that makes it indispensable to describe some … Continue reading →

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Doubts

Posted on July 12, 2006 by Gaius

The Washington Post has an article about Hillary Clinton that doesn't exactly communicate enthusiasm for a presidential run. "I think she's a little hard," she said. "She may be strong, but at the same time, if you're driven sometimes you're … Continue reading →

Posted in Media, Politics | 4 Comments

Human Shields

Posted on July 12, 2006 by Gaius

One thing I have always found to be personally offensive is the taking of hostages. To me, it is a mark of a coward, or of a barbarian. The use of other people as human shields should be, I think, … Continue reading →

Posted in War | 4 Comments

Sausages In Space!

Posted on July 12, 2006 by Gaius

A converted Cold War era Russian ballistic missile launched an experimental inflatable spacecraft into space today. The craft is a test of a number of technologies that it's backers hope will one day be a commercial space station. The Genesis … Continue reading →

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Twenty Seconds Equals

Posted on July 12, 2006 by Gaius

Twenty seconds equals millions of words of newsprint. Twenty seconds equals millions of hours arguing. Twenty seconds equals gazillions of bytes of data on blogs. Twenty seconds equals thousands of pounds of stomach lining eaten by excess acid. Twenty seconds equals … Continue reading →

Posted in Left Wing, Media, Politics | 11 Comments

101st Blog Of The Day

Posted on July 12, 2006 by Gaius

Today, my ongoing mission to visit one member of the fighting 101st each day took me over to Blogger Beer. Marcus Aurelius has an interesting observation: how many uninjured Palestinian children need to be rushed to the hospital after an … Continue reading →

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Attention North Dakota!

Posted on July 12, 2006 by Gaius

Get your children inside! Warn everybody you know! There is a fearsome creature on the loose near Bismark. A Krazed Killer Kangaroo is on the loose! Well, ok, we don't know for sure he's a killer, but we can't be … Continue reading →

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Israel Striking Deeply Inside Lebanon

Posted on July 12, 2006 by Gaius

Israeli forces have attacked a number of targets deep within Lebanon including a Palestinian base just South of Beirut. Israeli civilians in the North have been ordered into bomb shelters. In a series of air strikes late Wednesday evening, IAF … Continue reading →

Posted in War | 4 Comments

Kos Krash?

Posted on July 12, 2006 by Gaius

Noel Sheppard has an interesting article up over at Real Clear Politics about all the negative attention Kos has been getting recently. He also examines signs of internal dissent. As reported here on June 30, revelations about Kos's friend and … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogosphere | 6 Comments

Miracles

Posted on July 12, 2006 by Gaius

Sometimes, all the bad news of the day needs a bit of a break. That's one reason I try to put up at least a few humorous items each day. Also items about things that are a bit different. And … Continue reading →

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Absolutely Disgusting

Posted on July 12, 2006 by Gaius

RedState has a video from the DCCC that is absolutely obscene. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has a new fundraising pitch going out. It uses September 11th and our troops to raise money. But, instead of using those images to … Continue reading →

Posted in Bad Ideas, Politics | 5 Comments

Permanent Members Vote To Send Iran To Security Council

Posted on July 12, 2006 by Gaius

Russia and China have stopped their blocking tactics and have voted with the other permanent UN Security Council members to refer Iran to the full UNSC. The United States and other permanent members of the powerful U.N. body said Iran … Continue reading →

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Two Front War Opens

Posted on July 12, 2006 by Gaius

Israel is calling up reserves, this is becoming a very bad situation very quickly. Seven Israel Defense Forces soldiers were killed and two others were abducted Wednesday in attacks by guerillas from the militant Hezbollah organization. Hezbollah leader Sheikh Hassan … Continue reading →

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Brainster Comes Through

Posted on July 12, 2006 by Gaius

It's been kind of busy, so I missed these as they went up, but Brainster has come through and made the Cindy Sheehan fast diaries a regular item! Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 There are the links … Continue reading →

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