Daily Archives: September 12, 2006

The Problem With Historical Analogy

Posted on September 12, 2006 by Gaius

David Ignatius thinks we may be able to avoid a "long war" by not creating more extremists. While I would like to believe him, It's also a very dangerous proposition to reason by historical analogy. You may pick the wrong … Continue reading →

Posted in Media, War | 2 Comments

Chafee Wins In Rhode Island

Posted on September 12, 2006 by Gaius

Republican Lincoln Chafee has won the primary in Rhode Island. His opponent, conservative Steve Laffey, has reportedly conceded. With 99 percent of precincts reporting, Chafee had 34,042 votes, or 54 percent, to Cranston Mayor Steve Laffey's 29,431 votes, or 46 … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | 2 Comments

Encyclopedia Wars

Posted on September 12, 2006 by Gaius

Interesting little discussion between Jimmy Wales, the creator of the Wikipedia and Dale Hoiberg, the editor-in-chief of the Encyclopedia Britannica from the Opinion Journal. It was an email debate, if you will and I think it shows both the strengths … Continue reading →

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The End Of The Road

Posted on September 12, 2006 by Gaius

The UN is rapidly reaching the end of whatever usefulness it had in the world. In the concerted effort to undermine the United States, the UN, despite its general support for many thuggish regimes throughout the world, appears to be … Continue reading →

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AL GORE LEANS RIGHT!

Posted on September 12, 2006 by Gaius

An important, if exceedingly inconvenient, truth. Via Tim Blair. (Definitely worth all caps shout). Tweet

Posted in Blogosphere, Humor | 2 Comments

On Enabling Behaviors And Useful Idiots

Posted on September 12, 2006 by Gaius

Or: The trouble with asshats. Because of the lies, distortions, stupidity and vitriolic hatred that the 9/11 "truthers" are spreading worldwide, we as a nation are becoming less and less safe. As this mass psychosis spews its infectious pus like a … Continue reading →

Posted in Insanity, Left Wing | 3 Comments

False Advertising

Posted on September 12, 2006 by Gaius

So this guy thinks he is going to be the next sensation in the music industry. Bigger than the Beatles and Elvis put together. He's a street performer in New York City who says he's making a comfortable living just … Continue reading →

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Dems Accuse Bush Of Politicizing 9/11

Posted on September 12, 2006 by Gaius

By politicizing 9/11. This is kind of ridiculous on the part of the Democrats. The usual suspects swoop to a microphone with the usual comments. Some people did not like his speech, I thought it was pretty good. But it … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | 4 Comments

James Bond Film Star To Be Stuffed!

Posted on September 12, 2006 by Gaius

If Roger Moore knows what's good for him, he'll run like hell now that this precedent has been set! One of the biggest stars – literally – of the 1973 Bond film Live and Let Die (the first one Moore starred in) passed … Continue reading →

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Dirty Tricks

Posted on September 12, 2006 by Gaius

A recording of a private staff meeting of California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger was stolen and leaked to the press by his Democratic challenger's campaign. The incident, which caused Schwarzenegger to have to issue an apology to a California politician for remarking … Continue reading →

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They Took Away Pluto’s Name!

Posted on September 12, 2006 by Gaius

The International Astronomer's Union has assigned Pluto an asteroid number at the Minor Planet Center. It is no longer officially Pluto. It is now the Artist Formerly Known as Pluto, number 134340. On Sept. 7, the former 9th planet was … Continue reading →

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Ooo! Ooo! Can I Join, too?

Posted on September 12, 2006 by Gaius

The editor-in-chief of Popular Mechanics magazine, James Meigs, has a column in the New York Post today that simply debunks a few of the 9/11 conspiracies and shows what massive frauds these people really are. He stats the article like … Continue reading →

Posted in Insanity, Left Wing | 2 Comments

Space Construction Going Well

Posted on September 12, 2006 by Gaius

The first spacewalk planned for this shuttle flight appears to have gone extremely well. The originally scheduled task of getting a new solar array up and running finished well ahead of schedule, so the two astronauts started work on other … Continue reading →

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Good For Him

Posted on September 12, 2006 by Gaius

Kevin Costner slammed the British made-for-television suff porn film Death of a President. Movie fans reportedly sat in stunned silence at the end of Range's screening, which featured doctored images of Bush getting shot, and Costner, who wasn't in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Media, World news | 2 Comments

Revenge Killings Take A Strange Turn

Posted on September 12, 2006 by Gaius

It appears that people in Eastern Australia have taken to killing stingrays. At least ten of them have been found killed and mutilated since the death of Steve Irwin in a bizarre accident involving a stingray. Some people believe it … Continue reading →

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