Daily Archives: July 8, 2007

Mookie Gets Brave

Posted on July 8, 2007 by Gaius

"Fiery" Muslim cleric Moqtada "Mookie" al-Sadr has cut his visit to Iraq, where he actually supposedly lives unless he's hiding in Iran, short. He has, according to US Military sources, set a land speed record for "fiery" clerics and beat feet … Continue reading →

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The Good Life

Posted on July 8, 2007 by Gaius

Jack Nicholson style: It takes a very special sort of fitness regime to keep Jack Nicholson in his current shape. Exercise One: Take an extra-large baguette stuffed with your favourite filling and raise it to the mouth. Lick lips. Eat. … Continue reading →

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Funniest Quote Yet

Posted on July 8, 2007 by Gaius

This has got to be the funniest 'man in the street' quote yet from someone who attended the Live Earth goregasm in Sydney, Australia: "This is what happens when you let hippies organise a big event." Out front, Crowded House … Continue reading →

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When Bedfellows Turn

Posted on July 8, 2007 by Gaius

This is almost too pathetic to post about. Cindy Sheehan is now threatening to run for the House against Nancy Pelosi unless the Speaker introduces articles of impeachment against President Bush. Apparently, Sheehan could not stand being without media attention … Continue reading →

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Still More Bad News

Posted on July 8, 2007 by Gaius

Close on the heels of the revelation that the Animal Uprising™ has perfected the Bear-Bot® comes even worse news. They have unleashed yet another weapon on the human race. The fiends have set the Desert Moose® loose. A moose was … Continue reading →

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Seeing The Forest

Posted on July 8, 2007 by Gaius

The old saying about not seeing the forest for the trees comes to mind when reading this story from the Sunday Times. Scientists in Britain are using lidar to see through the forest entirely and discover the terrain beneath. That … Continue reading →

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Pakistan Edges Closer To Assault

Posted on July 8, 2007 by Gaius

Pakistani authorities appear to be getting ready to launch a full-scale assault on the extremists holed up inside the Red Mosque in Islamabad. Spokesmen are saying that there is a real fear that the "brave" jihadis will begin executing women … Continue reading →

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An Exposion Of Earmarks

Posted on July 8, 2007 by Gaius

The Washington Post reveals the total number of earmarks that members of Congress are trying to insert into funding bills this year: 32,684. An average of 75 requests for each politician on Capitol Hill. BEFORE LAST week's recess, Republicans and … Continue reading →

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The New York Times Supports Toatalitarian Genocide

Posted on July 8, 2007 by Gaius

Don Surber absolutely nails the New York Times with his post today. I cannot possibly say it better than he has. The New York Times today called for U.S. troops to surrender Iraq to the insurgents and al-Qaida in an … Continue reading →

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A Voice From The Gulag

Posted on July 8, 2007 by Gaius

Natan Sharansky, who spent nine years of his life imprisoned in the Soviet gulag for being a political dissident, knows a bit about totalitarianism. In today's Washington Post, he points out the disturbed reasoning too many are using when thinking … Continue reading →

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Importing Death

Posted on July 8, 2007 by Gaius

Mark Steyn, who has long been warning of the demographic crisis in Europe, takes a look at the recent terrorism arrests of a group of jihadi doctors in Britain and points out how that is related to that demographic catastrophe. … Continue reading →

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Give Me Space

Posted on July 8, 2007 by Gaius

Well, the true believers are gathering to mutually reinforce their existing beliefs in an echo chamber. Not, not Live Earth, this is serious. We're talking about the real menace: reptilian overlords. ROSWELL, N.M., July 7 — Attention, all aliens. Come … Continue reading →

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