Daily Archives: September 20, 2007

Life, Liberty And The Pursuit Of Hannah Montana Tickets?

Posted on September 20, 2007 by Gaius

I had no idea that the Declaration of Independence (much less the Constitution) guaranteed a right to concert tickets. Gee, learn something new every day. The City Council is looking into why the "Hannah Montana" concert at the Sprint Center … Continue reading →

Posted in Dumb Stuff | 1 Comment

British Royal Society ‘Vulnerable To Extreme Shortsightedness’

Posted on September 20, 2007 by Gaius

The headline in the Guardian screams: Sellafield's plutonium store 'vulnerable to terrorist attack'. All they lack is thirty exclamation points after it to make it a true internet classic. The Reuters story takes the hyperventilating position: Britain has plutonium for … Continue reading →

Posted in Energy, Environment, World news | 1 Comment

Cue The Villagers!

Posted on September 20, 2007 by Gaius

(Apropos this post.) The villagers waste no time in passing out the torches and pitchforks. In Dante's Inferno, the Opportunists were "the people who refused to take sides on the whole good vs. evil thing, but just looked after themselves. … Continue reading →

Posted in Left Wing, Politics | 3 Comments

A Heaping Helping Of Moose Milk

Posted on September 20, 2007 by Gaius

Well, the Russians have come up with a new cottage industry: moose milking. No, really, they have. FARMERS have taken to milking the humble moose after centuries of trying to domesticate the horned quadruped – and the key is to … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals | 1 Comment

WaPo Says MoveOn Ad Lacks Facts

Posted on September 20, 2007 by Gaius

The data provided by Gen. Petraeus on sharply declining Iraqi casualty rates is certainly open to analysis, debate, and challenge. We plan to take a closer look at them in a future post. However, MoveOn.org does not provide adequate factual … Continue reading →

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Ahmadinejad Backs Off

Posted on September 20, 2007 by Gaius

Drudge is reporting that Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is backing off from his request to visit Ground Zero. I've waited to blog about this until the dust had settled a bit. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will not press his plan — just … Continue reading →

Posted in Iran | 4 Comments

Senate Condemns MoveOn Ad

Posted on September 20, 2007 by Gaius

The Senate voted overwhelmingly to condemn the smear attack on General David Petraeus by MoveOn. The vote was 72-25. All of the votes against the measure were by Democrats (Sanders, the independent socialist from Vermont joined them). Ed Morrisey points … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | 12 Comments

Flash: Penguins Take Hostage

Posted on September 20, 2007 by Gaius

We regret to inform our readers that Jessica Alba has been taken hostage by a gang of penguins. (Obviously, she's suffering from Stockholm Syndrome.) Tweet

Posted in Animals | 4 Comments

Bobby’s Corner: More Great News

Posted on September 20, 2007 by Gaius

Hey, everyone! It's me, your favorite socialist icon, Robert Mugabe again. Once again, I'm sending in another letter to counter the Western imperialist media's misinterpretation of events in my little slice of heaven on earth. And the host of my … Continue reading →

Posted in Bobby's Corner, Humor, World news | 3 Comments

Candidates In The Nudes

Posted on September 20, 2007 by Gaius

Or rather, nude candidates. A small women's political party in Poland is getting a lot of free publicity by posting a "nude" picture of their candidates for parliament. The posters do not actually show anything, of course but they are … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, World news | 11 Comments

Has Dan Rather Gone Off The Rails?

Posted on September 20, 2007 by Gaius

Howard Kurtz at the Washington Post reports that some of Dan Rather's former co-workers are appalled by the lawsuit Rather brought against CBS. In an extraordinary move that reflects the depth of his resentment toward his former network, Dan Rather sued … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal, Media | 4 Comments

Hsu’s Crying Now?

Posted on September 20, 2007 by Gaius

One love feeds the fire One heart burns desire I wonder, who's cryin' now Two hearts born to run Who'll be the lonely one I wonder, who's cryin' now (Journey, Who's Crying Now) Things are about to get worse for … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Politics | 1 Comment

Still More Dirty Money For Hillary?

Posted on September 20, 2007 by Gaius

The Wall Street Journal finds another irregularity in campaign funds collected by the Clinton campaign. This one could be a real problem for them. One donor is stating publicly that the "personal" donation she gave was really corporate money. BRISTOW, … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | 3 Comments

The Persistence Of Bad Ideas

Posted on September 20, 2007 by Gaius

Mark Davis looks at HillaryCare 2.0 and finds it is just as bad an idea now as it was back in the 90s. The tone of much of the coverage seems to be: She tried to make changes, deserves credit … Continue reading →

Posted in Medicine, Politics | 1 Comment

The High Cost Of Gore

Posted on September 20, 2007 by Gaius

The Age is reporting on the high cost of seeing Al Gore – and has a rather startling admission from Gorezilla as well. AL GORE has a story he wants to tell the world. But it will cost you a … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment | 1 Comment