Daily Archives: February 6, 2007

Hillary! Is Doomed

Posted on February 6, 2007 by Gaius

The Politico has just anointed her the next queen, therefore she is doomed to fail. Consider for a moment who the media crowned in 2004. President Kerry. Consider who the media crowned in 2000. President Gore. We could go on … Continue reading →

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Bookend

Posted on February 6, 2007 by Gaius

Even though I was not as hard on William Arkin as a lot of others were, I have blogged about his repeated attacks on the US military. And yes, his posts were attacks. But now, it seems he has been … Continue reading →

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Showtime

Posted on February 6, 2007 by Gaius

Pajamas Media is reporting that the security operation that is to be the start of the surge in Baghdad has begun. AFP is confirming that it has kicked off. Godspeed, soldiers. Minutes after nighttime curfew began in Baghdad at 9 … Continue reading →

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Media Completely Loses Grip On Reality

Posted on February 6, 2007 by Gaius

I read some of the Associated Press coverage of the various hotspots in the Middle East with one hand ready to catch my jaw. Because it often drops to the floor when I read what they report with a straight … Continue reading →

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Buffalo Breakout Goes Bust

Posted on February 6, 2007 by Gaius

Two American Bison, ringleaders of the Animal Uprising™ made a daring escape from the Louisiana prison they had been imprisoned in. There breakout was foiled by one dominant trait of the folks in the Bayou State. They eat anything. Two … Continue reading →

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Wandering Wallaby’s War Wrecked

Posted on February 6, 2007 by Gaius

Alert authorities have nabbed a minion of the Animal Uprising™ before he could carry out his evil plot. Alerted to the presence of yet another wandering wallaby (we've seen these before, of course), county officers in Fontana, California managed to … Continue reading →

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“You’re Gonna Need A Bigger Boat.”

Posted on February 6, 2007 by Gaius

The famous words or Roy Scheider in the role of Chief Brody in Jaws when he saw the great white shark. And now real life has caught up with the crew of a shrimp boat. Only it was bull sharks, not … Continue reading →

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For Sheer Excitement, Here’s Your Ticket

Posted on February 6, 2007 by Gaius

More thrilling than watching paint dry! More exciting than watching grass grow! More enjoyable than watching a pot never boil! Watching cheese age. No, really. In what has got to be one of the most ingenious, yet silly, marketing campaigns … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, Gipper

Posted on February 6, 2007 by Gaius

Ronald Wilson Reagan, the 40th President of the United States, would have been 96 years old today. Jim Lynch has quotes from the Gipper and a nice remembrance of his mother, who shared the same birthday. Tweet

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The Un-American Condo Association

Posted on February 6, 2007 by Gaius

I do not use that term often or loosely. This time it fits. Pam over at Blogmeister USA sent me an email about this outrage. A woman who's son is currently serving in Afghanistan has an American flag and a … Continue reading →

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A Brilliant Career Tragically Cut Short

Posted on February 6, 2007 by Gaius

We regret to inform our readers that a brilliant political career has been tragically cut short before it even began. Just days short of throwing her hat into the ring for the presidential nomination, Star, the two-faced calf has died. … Continue reading →

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China To West: Please Cripple Your Economies For Us. Thank You.

Posted on February 6, 2007 by Gaius

China has come out foursquare for the West to cut carbon emissions and cripple their economies so that they can continue to grow without cutting their own. Nice deal if you can work it. But Jiang told a regular news … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Vista May Kill Your iPod

Posted on February 6, 2007 by Gaius

Apple is warning that the new Vista operating system Microsoft just released appears to cause some real problems with iPods. Some legally purchased songs won't play and some users have had their iPods corrupted when trying to eject the device … Continue reading →

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Apparent Bombing Campaign In Britain

Posted on February 6, 2007 by Gaius

But aimed specifically at traffic enforcement schemes like speed cameras. A second bomb exploded today in the offices of a firm that handles speed cameras and the ticketing of drivers caught by the devices. Two men were injured. Yesterday a small … Continue reading →

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Brave Farmers Go Undercover

Posted on February 6, 2007 by Gaius

The BBC gets the report completely wrong, of course. A group of farmers has bravely volunteered to go undercover to infiltrate the Animal Uprising™. That's right, they're dressing in cow costumes to blend in with their herds. A group of … Continue reading →

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