Daily Archives: April 6, 2007

A Deafening Silence

Posted on April 6, 2007 by Gaius

The left wing screeching about American activities at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq has gone on, pretty much endlessly, ever since those events occurred. Let me put this very clearly – what happened in that place should not have. Period. But the … Continue reading →

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The Hornet’s Nest

Posted on April 6, 2007 by Gaius

On this day in 1862 Federal forces under the command of Ulysses S. Grant were attacked by a Confederate army led by Albert Sidney Johnston and P.G.T. Beauregard at Pittsburg Landing. The battle has come to be known as Shiloh, after a … Continue reading →

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A Heartwarming Tale At Easter

Posted on April 6, 2007 by Gaius

Remember Karl Szmolinsky , the German farmer who raises enormous "German grey giant" rabbits? He sold a bunch of the gigantic fuzzy bunnies to North Korea, where officials were planning to raise the humongous hares for food. Szmolinsky was scheduled … Continue reading →

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All On That Day

Posted on April 6, 2007 by Gaius

Oh, sinner man, where you gonna run to?  Oh, sinner man, where you gonna run to? Oh, sinner man, where you gonna run to? All on that day. Run to the rock.  Rock, won't you hide me?  Run to the … Continue reading →

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The Rat Riviera

Posted on April 6, 2007 by Gaius

Yesterday we brought you the warm, friendly story of the rats infesting the Miami International Airport. But lest you think all of the repulsive rodents are globe trotting jet-setters, we'd like to point out that they also vacation closer to … Continue reading →

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Bambi Catches A Flight

Posted on April 6, 2007 by Gaius

And we don't mean that Bambi got on an airplane to go somewhere. No, not a casual vacation flight or anything like that. We mean the deadly, demented, demonic deer actually, physically caught an airplane. Ripped the wheels right off the … Continue reading →

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The Coming Horror

Posted on April 6, 2007 by Gaius

The Daily Mail gets this story all wrong. They seem to think a cockatoo is mentally unbalanced because it is trying to hatch a bunch of Cadbury Creme Eggs. Regular readers know just how wrong the paper is, here. The bird … Continue reading →

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The Democrats Go To War

Posted on April 6, 2007 by Gaius

Unfortunately, that war is on their political enemies, particularly the president. The Opinion Journal is less than impressed with the behavior of the Democratic party leadership in Congress and once again sounds the alarm that media cover for the Democrats … Continue reading →

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Humiliation

Posted on April 6, 2007 by Gaius

Charles Krauthammer writes his weekly column about the seizure by act of piracy and subsequent release of 15 British sailors and marines by Iran. He reaches the indisputable conclusion that Britain, Europe and the entire notion of the so-called transnational institutions have … Continue reading →

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