Daily Archives: January 17, 2007

Sound Familiar?

Posted on January 17, 2007 by Gaius

Where have we heard this exact logic before. As he accelerates his push toward socialism, Chavez has decided that Venezuela's oldest private TV station must go off the air for good when its broadcast license expires on May 28. "Their … Continue reading →

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A Very, Very Painful Decision

Posted on January 17, 2007 by Gaius

El Pais, the newspaper that first broke the story that bad medical care may have been the cause of Fidel Castro's extremely slow recovery has another article out. This one reportedly uses sources that are doctors at the hospital where … Continue reading →

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Good News

Posted on January 17, 2007 by Gaius

Gary from Ex-Donkey Blog will be shutting down his blog in a couple of weeks, which saddened me when I read about it. But he just announced good news: he will not be gone for good. He has a new … Continue reading →

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Schwarzenegger’s Policies Pay off!

Posted on January 17, 2007 by Gaius

Fabulous news from California! The Governator's stand on global warming has already yielded instant relief for California! Now, Malibu residents will no longer have to make that long boring trip to the mountains to ski! They will now be able … Continue reading →

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Savage Shrimp Storm Great Lakes

Posted on January 17, 2007 by Gaius

An invasive Eurasian shrimp has been found in the waters of lake Ontario near Oswego, New York. The latest invader from the Animal Uprising™, of course. The shrimp, known as bloody red mysid, have been found in both adult and … Continue reading →

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Appeals Court Upholds Dismissal Of MD Wal-Mart Law

Posted on January 17, 2007 by Gaius

The anti-Wal-Mart jihad continues to unravel. A Federal appeals court has upheld the dismissal of Maryland's law that attempted to force Wal-Mart into paying additional money for health care. Maryland's law would have required non-governmental employers with 10,000 or more … Continue reading →

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Don’t Hold Back

Posted on January 17, 2007 by Gaius

Tell us how you really feel. Sister Toldjah and the grand opening of her new Jimmy Carter anti-fan club franchise. I want to join, too. Especially since Jimmy reportedly tried to intercede on behalf of a former Nazi death camp guard. Even … Continue reading →

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Criminal Finds Armed Citizens Are A Pain In The Butt

Posted on January 17, 2007 by Gaius

Literally. An attempted carjacking in Columbia, South Carolina went rather badly for the gunman. When he stuck a gun into a man's stomach in a Wal-Mart parking lot, the man's female companion pulled out her gun and commenced to firing. One of … Continue reading →

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Yup. Meaningful Reform Again.

Posted on January 17, 2007 by Gaius

Harry Reid is at it again it seems. He is attempting to block a meaningful reform offered by Republican Senator Judd Gregg to essentially allow the President to force pork barrel spending items inserted into other bills back to the … Continue reading →

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Internal Pressure Increasing For Ahmadinejad?

Posted on January 17, 2007 by Gaius

I posted about an article in the Guardian a couple days ago that indicated that internal political pressure against Iran's president appeared to be growing. The Associated Press today notices the same phenomenon. They report that skyrocketing prices for basic … Continue reading →

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“Daredevil” To Swim Amazon!

Posted on January 17, 2007 by Gaius

AFP informs us that a "daredevil" Slovenian swimmer plans on swimming the Amazon river. He plans to have live, real-time broadcasts of the entire "adventure". (We would have chosen slightly different descriptive words, but "lunatic" and "suicide swim" just don't … Continue reading →

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Iran Claims Shootdown

Posted on January 17, 2007 by Gaius

An Iranian lawmaker announced that Iran shot down an American drone surveillance aircraft, "during the last few days" according to a report from Xinhua. TEHRAN, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) — Iranian troops have shot down a U.S. pilotless spy plane recently, … Continue reading →

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Spiffy

Posted on January 17, 2007 by Gaius

Jules Crittenden has moved his blog, Forward Movement, to a new host. Adjust your bookmarks accordingly. http://www.julescrittenden.com/ Tweet

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The High Cost Of Pie

Posted on January 17, 2007 by Gaius

Pie in the sky, that is. There is an interesting little article from Reuters that describes – in glowing terms – a house in New Jersey that is run entirely on solar energy. It is quite a complicated system. His conventional-looking … Continue reading →

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Chimpmania!

Posted on January 17, 2007 by Gaius

It appears to be chimpanzee day in the world media. Generally, one has to hunt about to find a trifecta of related articles. Not today, however. There are chimps making news all over the wire services: Item: Paternity tests for … Continue reading →

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