Daily Archives: January 18, 2007

A Story

Posted on January 18, 2007 by Gaius

I once worked with a guy who I thought was a straight shooter. He and I were on night shift together for quite a long time. I never once had an occasion to think anything he ever told me wasn't … Continue reading →

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Canadian Cruelty Update

Posted on January 18, 2007 by Gaius

We brought you the story of the cruel treatment of illegal immigrants by Canadian authorities earlier. They captured the offender and subjected him to inhuman conditions of confinement while searching for volunteers to transport the felon back to California. Well, … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Humor | 1 Comment

The Byrd-Reid Full Spin Ahead Earmark Protection Racket

Posted on January 18, 2007 by Gaius

I mentioned earlier the disgraceful Washington Post spin-o-rama article that tried to blame the failure of a cloture vote on the Senate ethics bill on Republicans. Jonathan Weisman tried his level best to spin the entire thing based on the … Continue reading →

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Is The Surge Already Working?

Posted on January 18, 2007 by Gaius

The Associated Press of all outlets, is reporting that the "Mahdi Army" of thug Muqtada al Sadr is increasingly off balance and appears to be reeling under pinpoint attacks that is capturing its highest commanders. The Maliki government appears to … Continue reading →

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Pentagon Withdraws Report

Posted on January 18, 2007 by Gaius

In a bizarre turn of events, the Pentagon report that warned that coins containing tracking devices had been slipped to defense contractors in Canada has been withdrawn. The Defense Security Service had insisted that the report was true only last … Continue reading →

Posted in Foto Phun, Weird Stuff, World news | 1 Comment

Roof Rats Over Phoenix

Posted on January 18, 2007 by Gaius

The Animal Uprising™ is busy ramping up for its themed celebration next year of the Year of the Rat. Word has come from Phoenix, Arizona that a plague of roof rats (rattus rattus) has descended on the area. An infamous … Continue reading →

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Deer Overrunning Iowa

Posted on January 18, 2007 by Gaius

The Animal Uprising™ is well on the way toward its goal of overrunning the state of Iowa. The animals are intentionally targeting the traditional home of the first stage in the presidential nomination process in an attempt to subvert the American … Continue reading →

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Carter Speech Will Have Rebuttal

Posted on January 18, 2007 by Gaius

Jimmy Carter's speech at Brandeis University will not be allowed to pass unchallenged after all. Despite Carter's refusal to debate Alan Dershowitz, the Harvard Law School professor will be giving a rebuttal following Carter's appearance. Harvard Law School Professor Alan … Continue reading →

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Gates: Iran Overplayed Hand

Posted on January 18, 2007 by Gaius

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates is being quoted as telling the Saudi and Gulf state rulers that Iran has overplayed its hand and is becoming a serious regional concern. Well, yeah, but its nice to see that acknowledged by the … Continue reading →

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Blind Drive

Posted on January 18, 2007 by Gaius

In Spain they do at any rate. At a very high rate of speed, too. A Spanish court has ruled that a man caught driving 154 km per hour (96 miles per hour) in a BMW was actually blinded in an … Continue reading →

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Time And Space

Posted on January 18, 2007 by Gaius

A Danish scientist, one who actually appears not to be a raving lunatic, by the way, has actually done a study on why aliens haven't found the Earth yet. His conclusion? There simply hasn't been enough time. Using a computer … Continue reading →

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The Very Definition Of Spin

Posted on January 18, 2007 by Gaius

Today's Washington Post coverage of the ruckus in the Senate over the Gregg amendment is practically the dictionary definition of spin. Senate Republicans scuttled broad legislation last night to curtail lobbyists' influence and tighten congressional ethics rules, refusing to let … Continue reading →

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More About The Suppression Of Speech

Posted on January 18, 2007 by Gaius

Apropos the articles I linked yesterday: The Weather Channel’s (TWC) Heidi Cullen, who hosts the weekly global warming program "The Climate Code," is advocating that the American Meteorological Society (AMS) revoke their "Seal of Approval" for any television weatherman who … Continue reading →

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Defending The Indefensible

Posted on January 18, 2007 by Gaius

Will Hutton, writing in the Guardian, has an astonishing piece of moral relativism that is difficult to comprehend. While insisting that he is not apologizing for Mao's depredations in China, he proceeds to apologize for them anyway. He informs readers … Continue reading →

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Another Opinion

Posted on January 18, 2007 by Gaius

Despite the Washington Post's reporting on the latest manufactured outrage in the "Arab street", Richard Brookhiser, writing in the New York Observer points out one indisputable fact about Saddam Hussein's hanging: He will not be coming back. And Brookhiser says that not … Continue reading →

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