Daily Archives: September 20, 2006

Chavez Plays Mini-Me To Iran

Posted on September 20, 2006 by Gaius

Hugo Chavez followed up the performance by his good buddy and fellow whack job, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, by figuratively urinating on the UN. Oh, and he also called George Bush "the Devil". The leftist leader, who joined Iran last week in an alliance … Continue reading →

Posted in World news | 8 Comments

NJ Democrats Begin Warming Up

Posted on September 20, 2006 by Gaius

Quinnipiac puts Republican Tom Kean, Jr. in the lead over New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez among likely voters. The lead is within the margin of error, but it is, I believe, the first time the challenger has taken a lead. It … Continue reading →

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Abe Set To Be Japanese PM

Posted on September 20, 2006 by Gaius

Shinzo Abe, a strongly conservative proponent of a tougher Japanese foreign policy won the leadership of his party, ensuring he will become the next Prime Minister of Japan. Abe has promised to rewrite Japan's pacifist constitution and promote even closer … Continue reading →

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A Spectrum Of Stupidity

Posted on September 20, 2006 by Gaius

Pat Santy, aka Dr. Sanity, discusses the speech the president and whack job in chief of Iran gave to the United Nations and the willfully stupid people who swallowed the sewage he spewed. The stupidity of which Wretchard speaks comes … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogosphere, Iran | 1 Comment

Beware The Man-Eating Pandas

Posted on September 20, 2006 by Gaius

A Chinese man is in the hospital today because he decided to try to pet a Panda at the Beijing Zoo. He found out for a fact what we have long suspected. Despite their cute, cuddly looks, Pandas are actually … Continue reading →

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Puppy Daiquiris!

Posted on September 20, 2006 by Gaius

Soccer Dad writes about the latest from the race for the Senate in Maryland. It's all about puppies in blenders. Tweet

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I Wonder What He’d Do For A C-Note?

Posted on September 20, 2006 by Gaius

Man counts money, man loses grip on $20 bill. Bill falls in River. Man jumps after bill, falling 50 feet. PALMETTO, Fla. – Mark Giorgio figured a 50-foot fall was worth $20. Giorgio, 47, was counting his money Monday while … Continue reading →

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New Biblical-Level Plague Detected!

Posted on September 20, 2006 by Gaius

Forget that plague of locust thingee, that's small potatoes. We have a real threat to China, and the city of Shanghai in particular, at the moment. Bird flu? Nope, much much worse. A plague of BLOGGERS. SHANGHAI (Reuters) – People … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogosphere, Humor, World news | 2 Comments

NASA Continues To Inspect Atlantis

Posted on September 20, 2006 by Gaius

Three more mystery objects have been sighted near the shuttle and NASA is taking great care to thoroughly inspect the heat shield of the craft. So far there have been no concerns noted. It is actually not at all unusual … Continue reading →

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Why You Should Think Twice About Instant Messaging

Posted on September 20, 2006 by Gaius

Security experts are warning that a Trojan worm is being spread via AOL Instant Messenger. Hackers appear to be building a "botnet" out of infected computers. The malicious software is spread by tricking people into thinking that they are opening … Continue reading →

Posted in Geek Stuff | 1 Comment

Hungary In Turmoil?

Posted on September 20, 2006 by Gaius

I'm still waiting for frequent commenter Roland, who lives in Hungary, to send along an on the scene report I offered to post for him. In the meantime, Publius Pundit has a better analysis than you are going to get … Continue reading →

Posted in World news | 6 Comments

Major Spam Attack

Posted on September 20, 2006 by Gaius

Just to let folks now, the site, and I presume my hosting company as well, is under a major spamming onslaught at the moment. The site is currently slowing down under the load. Attacks like this have in the past … Continue reading →

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Thailand Appears Calm

Posted on September 20, 2006 by Gaius

As coups go, the one in Thailand was at least apparently completely bloodless. It also appears to be completely successful up until now. The leader of the coup says he will assume the duties of Prime Minister for only two … Continue reading →

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Arms Race

Posted on September 20, 2006 by Gaius

Gamal Mubarak, son of Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, made a speech in Cairo yesterday. He proposed that Egypt begin pursuing a nuclear program. We are rapidly running out of time to deal with Iran before it completely destabilizes the entire … Continue reading →

Posted in Iran, World news | 3 Comments