Daily Archives: December 22, 2006

Betrayal

Posted on December 22, 2006 by Gaius

Mel Konner, a professor of anthropology at Emory University, was once Jimmy Carter's biggest fan. He never failed to defend the former president when someone attacked Carter. With the release of Carter's latest screed, however, Konner is not only no … Continue reading →

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Tyrant Chic

Posted on December 22, 2006 by Gaius

Target has pulled a CD carrying case bearing the likeness of Che Guevara from its shelves following a public outcry and a barrage of bashing from some pundits. But they waited until just a few days before Christmas when there presumably … Continue reading →

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Discovery Landing In Florida

Posted on December 22, 2006 by Gaius

NASA TV is carrying it live. They are just passing Houston. UPDATE: And down safe, 5:32pm EST. Tweet

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Winning Big

Posted on December 22, 2006 by Gaius

Residents of the small Spanish town of Almazan are dancing in the streets after winning big money in a lottery. The lottery, known as El Gordo, or The Fat One, has been around for 200 years. Tickets cost €200 and … Continue reading →

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Al Qaeda To Democrats:

Posted on December 22, 2006 by Gaius

"All your victories are belong to us." Ayman al Zawahri, the big number two in al Qaeda, Told Democrats that their electoral victory was earned for them by the terrorists. Al Qaeda has sent a message to leaders of the … Continue reading →

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A Bunny Bonanza

Posted on December 22, 2006 by Gaius

AllahPundit rounded up the definitive Bun-O-Vision Christmas. Merry Christmas! Tweet

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Bomb Dog Drops Bomb

Posted on December 22, 2006 by Gaius

Security personnel at the airport in Cairo, Egypt thought they were doing the right thing by having a bomb sniffing dog check out the cabin of an airplane scheduled to make a flight from Cairo to New York. They were … Continue reading →

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Cooperating In Their Own Destruction

Posted on December 22, 2006 by Gaius

Germany, at the demand of Eurocrats, is delivering itself right into the hands – er, paws – of the Animal Uprising™. The Euro-weenies are demanding that Germany repopulate Eastern Germany with giant, killer hamsters. Generations of East German farmers labored … Continue reading →

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Osama Shot Dead!

Posted on December 22, 2006 by Gaius

Sharpshooters shot and killed Osama bin Laden in India! This was right after Osama killed a woman near the forest grove in which he was living. Good thing, too. He'd killed fourteen people so far. He was a very bad elephant. GAUHATI, India … Continue reading →

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Targeting Results

Posted on December 22, 2006 by Gaius

The Opinion Journal talks about the effectiveness of voluntary American charity and the ineffectiveness of government directed wealth redistribution schemes that some people call for. The former is an expression of hope, the latter one of guilt. Guess which works out … Continue reading →

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More Poor, Suffering Farmers

Posted on December 22, 2006 by Gaius

The Washington Post continues its story about the farm subsidy program in the United States today. Taking up from where they left it yesterday, today they look at the farm subsidy lobby. There is a very large amount of money … Continue reading →

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Guilty Of Bribery

Posted on December 22, 2006 by Gaius

A businessman from India entered a guilty plea to charges that he bribed a former UN official with cash and a steeply discounted luxury apartment. The man has also agreed to cooperate in further investigations of official corruption at the UN. … Continue reading →

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