Daily Archives: June 18, 2007

He’s Right

Posted on June 18, 2007 by Gaius

You know, I found this link over at Memeorandum, I had not seen Dadblog before now. But what he wrote over there hit a nerve. He is absolutely right here and we – and the media – should be asking … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogosphere, Media | 6 Comments

Ineffective UN “Human Rights Council” Votes To Neuter Itself

Posted on June 18, 2007 by Gaius

So, tell me again why we continue to prop up the farce of the corrupt and inept United Nations? Now their useless "Human Rights Council" has effectively – hell, literally – neutered itself. It has voted new rules that effectively … Continue reading →

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Tragedy

Posted on June 18, 2007 by Gaius

Obviously, I have a lot of fun here with my "animal uprising" shtick. But this is definitely not at all humorous in any way. An 11-year old Utah boy, out camping with his family was dragged from his tent and … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals | 2 Comments

Losing The War Of Will

Posted on June 18, 2007 by Gaius

"Whether he means to or not, he’s encouraging our enemies to believe that they are winning the critical war of will." That is the closing sentence of a commentary by Fred Thompson about Harry Reid, or, as Reid's hometown newspaper … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, War | 2 Comments

Harry Reid’s Problem With Democracy

Posted on June 18, 2007 by Gaius

Yesterday, I linked to an article by a former Clinton administration official, Ronald Asmus, who decried the current Democratic party's problem with democracy. His point: that the Democrats were abandoning a core component of what has been the very essence … Continue reading →

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Angels In The Architecture

Posted on June 18, 2007 by Gaius

Or the security cameras, as the case may be. Police officials in Santa Fe, New Mexico are at a loss to explain what, exactly, their courthouse surveillance cameras captured on Friday. Video shows a bright spot of light entering in for … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Weird Stuff | 1 Comment

Alligators In Sewers Are Bad

Posted on June 18, 2007 by Gaius

Alligators in your basement are even worse. An eight-foot alligator has been removed from the basement of a home in Buffalo, New York. A former Buffalo couple who operate a reptile sanctuary in Tampa removed the eight-foot-long gator from the Buffalo … Continue reading →

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Duke Settles With Lacrosse Players

Posted on June 18, 2007 by Gaius

Duke University has probably done the smartest thing it could have under the circumstances. It has reached an undisclosed financial settlement with the three lacrosse players falsely accused of rape. One hopes the young men and their attorneys squeezed every … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal | 1 Comment

Black Cat = Blackout

Posted on June 18, 2007 by Gaius

Mascoutah, Illinois experienced a double attack by the Animal Uprising™ earlier this month. First power was knocked out, then water. And the power outage was not the cause of the usual suspects, the suicide squirrels, this time. No, this time … Continue reading →

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Man-Eating Sheep On The Loose!

Posted on June 18, 2007 by Gaius

New Zealand, where sheep literally outnumber humans by a ten to one ratio, is now exporting a movie about killer sheep chewing on humans. It is the Animal Uprising™ on steroids! After decades of filling Britain's supermarket shelves with lamb, … Continue reading →

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Global Pedophile Ring Smashed

Posted on June 18, 2007 by Gaius

Police agencies from a number of countries have cooperated in smashing a world-wide pedophile ring. 31 children have been rescued as a result and some 700 suspects arrested. Details are still a little sketchy but the investigation has been in … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, World news | 2 Comments

The Strongarm Of The Law

Posted on June 18, 2007 by Gaius

There has been a lot of coverage in the media about the Washington, DC judge who is suing the pants off a family over a pair of pants. Walter Olson takes a look at that situation today in the Opinion … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal | 5 Comments

Interesting Times

Posted on June 18, 2007 by Gaius

Peter Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute, takes a look at the Republicans struggling to gain the party nomination for president. And he concludes that the entry of Fred Thompson is very likely to shake things up … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | 4 Comments