Daily Archives: November 1, 2006

Oaxaca Update

Posted on November 1, 2006 by Gaius

Well, it's still a shambles there and leftist protesters are rebuilding some barricades, but the average people are trying to regain their lives. Federal police held the central square, or Zocalo, but schools and most businesses remained closed and residents … Continue reading →

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Coining A New Phrase

Posted on November 1, 2006 by Gaius

Wikipedia defines the term 'Mexican standoff' as: "a slang term defined as a stalemate or impasse, a confrontation that neither side can win". I'd like to propose a new term to describe the current situation in the United Nations. (T)Hugo Chavez has … Continue reading →

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Do You Realize What This Means?

Posted on November 1, 2006 by Gaius

When the residents of Boone, Colorado went to bed Monday night everything was completely normal. When they awoke on Halloween morning, they found that it had all changed overnight. Someone had covered the town in a veritable carpet of pumpkins. … Continue reading →

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This Is Damaging

Posted on November 1, 2006 by Gaius

The Democrats absolutely have a major problem understanding the military. They also have a major problem in being gullible about hearing what they want to hear, at least in this one case. Gateway Pundit is all over this one, as … Continue reading →

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New Theme Song

Posted on November 1, 2006 by Gaius

Well I'm not uptight, not unattractive turn me on tonight, I'm radioactive. Radioactive. Well its not a fight, and I'm not your captive turn me loose to the night – I'm radioactive, radioactive (Firm, Radioactive (and John Kerry's new campaign … Continue reading →

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Arm’s Length

Posted on November 1, 2006 by Gaius

Even though the media is trying mightily to continue the spin they have built up about the election, it is veering off course for them. Because John "Watch me put the rabbit back into the hat" Kerry undid a lot … Continue reading →

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Blogger Polling

Posted on November 1, 2006 by Gaius

John Hawkins over at Right Wing News has completed another poll. This time he asked right-of-center bloggers who they felt would win the elections. I was one of those who participated along with a pretty large number of others: The … Continue reading →

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In Case You Missed It

Posted on November 1, 2006 by Gaius

With all the enormous attention on the Kerry-tastrophe yesterday, many people may have missed a very significant development. North Korea has agreed to return to the six-party negotiations. This is a victory for the Bush administration's policies since Kim tried … Continue reading →

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Yo, Ho, Ho

Posted on November 1, 2006 by Gaius

Marine archaeologists are busy excavating what they believe to be the one-time flagship of the notorious pirate Blackbeard. The wreck lies about 1-1/4 miles off the North Carolina coast. They have recovered a fairly large number of artifacts. This month, a … Continue reading →

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Why Everyone Doesn’t Get A Pony

Posted on November 1, 2006 by Gaius

Robert Samuelson has a rather good column at the Washington Post about why things don't change all that much when power shifts in Washington. This should be required reading for the folks who think the sun will come out, Jupiter … Continue reading →

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Played Fairly Straight

Posted on November 1, 2006 by Gaius

The Washington Post reports the Kerry incident fairly straight although they try to downplay it a little. They do report the actual words but imply that Bush did something underhanded by alerting the networks that he was going to address … Continue reading →

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Insufficiently Partisan

Posted on November 1, 2006 by Gaius

Ruth Marcus has a piece up over at the Washington Post that should be a must read for those who don't know who Alcee Hastings is and why people remember his name unfavorably. The reason is that Nancy Pelosi took … Continue reading →

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