Daily Archives: August 7, 2006

Yet Another

Posted on August 7, 2006 by Gaius

Preemptive post mortem, this one from EJ Dionne in the Washington Post. Dionne explains all we ever need to know about the primary in Connecticut. (Close sarcasm tag) This charge of extremism enrages Democrats, including many Lieberman supporters. It's absurd, … Continue reading →

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Blogging For Big Bucks

Posted on August 7, 2006 by Gaius

Far be it from us here at the Crabitat to scoff at the Huffington Post's reported $5 million infusion of investment capital. We'd merely like to point out to potential extremely well-heeled investors that we work cheaper. A lot cheaper. … Continue reading →

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Hacking Websites

Posted on August 7, 2006 by Gaius

I've noted before that the only websites that seem to get hacked are right or right of center. I have not heard – even once – of a lefty site getting hacked or hit with a DDOS attack. Well, someone … Continue reading →

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Reuters Needs Some Help

Posted on August 7, 2006 by Gaius

Reinforcing the call he made on Sunday, Thomas Lifson from Real Clear Politics has again called for an independent outside review of Reuters. They need to call for this themselves to retain their credibility. Reuters has been caught red-handed peddling … Continue reading →

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Archaeology From Space

Posted on August 7, 2006 by Gaius

Archeology gets an assist from imagery taken by spy satellites in the 1960's and declassified in the 1990's. The old images are helping modern archaeologists find ancient ruins in Syria. The sites are near the ancient fortress of Jebel Khalid, which … Continue reading →

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Posted on August 7, 2006 by Gaius

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DeLay Remains On Ballot

Posted on August 7, 2006 by Gaius

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia turned down without comment an appeal by Texas Republicans to allow Tom DeLay to be replaced on the ballot. The attorney who argued the case for the Republicans had one comment after the decision was … Continue reading →

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Dinner Theater

Posted on August 7, 2006 by Gaius

We here at Blue Crab Boulevard pride ourselves on our timely, calm and rational reporting of the ongoing animal uprising. Because we are so calm and rational about these things, of course. So now we calmly tell you that if … Continue reading →

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All Time Stupidest Theft Attempt

Posted on August 7, 2006 by Gaius

In what has got to be the dumbest move by a thief I think I have ever heard of, a man decided to steal the one thing that would be sure to get an instant response from the police. Seconds … Continue reading →

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Hezbollah UAV Shot Down

Posted on August 7, 2006 by Gaius

The Israeli Air Force shot down a Hezbollah Unmanned Aerial Vehicle as it approached Haifa. The intent of the vehicle is not known. The aircraft is manufactured in Iran. F-16 fighter jets shot down a Hizbullah Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) … Continue reading →

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Manatee Madness

Posted on August 7, 2006 by Gaius

The ongoing animal uprising has a whole new player. An advance scout from the manatee invasion force has been spotted heading up the Hudson River in New York. Worse yet, it appears to be checking out Ichabod Crane's old stomping … Continue reading →

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Rumors And Hints

Posted on August 7, 2006 by Gaius

A Cuban official stated publicly that Cuba had set in motion an "peaceful succession". That is the first time the word succession has been used to my knowledge. That implies that Fidel is not going to return to power. A … Continue reading →

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A New Look For Reuters!

Posted on August 7, 2006 by Gaius

UPDATE: It's not getting better, either. Take a look at Confederate Yankee and the pictures he's got showing evidence of photo staging. Tweet

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Favorites On The Right

Posted on August 7, 2006 by Gaius

John Hawkins at Right Wing News has another poll out. This one is the favorite people on the right as selected by right-of-center bloggers. This blog was one of the participants in the survey. The results: 21) Glenn Reynolds (6) … Continue reading →

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Reuters Withdraws ALL Of Adnan Hajj’s Photos

Posted on August 7, 2006 by Gaius

Wow, that was actually a lot faster than I would have thought possible. Reuters today withdrew every, single one of 920 photographs by Adnan Hajj. They claim to have found only two altered images. LONDON, Aug 7 (Reuters) – Reuters … Continue reading →

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