Daily Archives: September 22, 2007

Is This True?

Posted on September 22, 2007 by Gaius

The Times of London has the following report: ISRAELI commandos from the elite Sayeret Matkal unit – almost certainly dressed in Syrian uniforms – made their way stealthily towards a secret military compound near Dayr az-Zawr in northern Syria. They … Continue reading →

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The BBC Does Duranty

Posted on September 22, 2007 by Gaius

(Walter Duranty, The New York Times. 22 June 1931)  PARIS. June 21—It may be said without fear of contradiction that the Stalinist machine is better organized for the formation and control of public opinion in a great country than anything … Continue reading →

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The Company You Keep

Posted on September 22, 2007 by Gaius

Well, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is coming to visit. He'll visit Columbia University, that has lower standards of tolerance than Dwight Eisenhower did. Much lower. Then he'll go and speak at the UN again. Which, as even the Associated Press admits, has … Continue reading →

Posted in Iran, World news | 5 Comments

Incendiary Bunnies Behaving Badly

Posted on September 22, 2007 by Gaius

Well, we hope California is bracing for this. The Animal Uprising has deployed a fearsome weapon in the San Joaquin Valley. The Tulare County fire department has responding to a flaming bunny spread fire around the area. Flaming rabbit spreads … Continue reading →

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Stop Greenhouse Gases! Stop Using Biofuel!

Posted on September 22, 2007 by Gaius

The true believers have demanded that we stop burning petroleum-based fuel and switch at once to biofuel. This, they told us, would save the planet. There is, however, one teensy, little problem: Biofuels emit more greenhouse gasses than equivalent petroleum … Continue reading →

Posted in Energy, Environment | 4 Comments

Bobby’s Corner: Luau!

Posted on September 22, 2007 by Gaius

Hey guys! It's me again, Bobby Mugabe, socialist icon and all-around great guy. Greetings to all my internet buddies who have been following my series of letters that tell the real truth about life in Zimbabwe, millionaire capitol of the … Continue reading →

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Glorious Bolivarian Efficiencies Achieved!

Posted on September 22, 2007 by Gaius

The Government of (T)Hugo Chavez is pleased to announce a new, glorious efficiency achieved in the new socialist worker's paradise: Preemptive Autopsies! An error in paperwork sent a man in Venezuela, who was knocked unconscious in a road accident, for … Continue reading →

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Drug Kingpin Arrested

Posted on September 22, 2007 by Gaius

Police in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada have broken up a large drug operation. For once, they even captured the viper in charge of the whole operation. As the result of a lengthy multi-jurisdictional police investigation two males were taken into … Continue reading →

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Rather Amusing

Posted on September 22, 2007 by Gaius

Boy, there sure are a lot of items about Dan Rather popping up. Jonah Goldberg tears Rather up over at NRO. And it's funny as all heck. But you know what? I say, “You go, Dan!” Frankly, we need this. … Continue reading →

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Rather Pathetic

Posted on September 22, 2007 by Gaius

Newsweek doesn't appear to be all that impressed with the lawsuit Dan Rather just brought against CBS. They have interviewed a number of people who are less than complimentary about the disgraced former anchor. Hewitt says he had questioned whether … Continue reading →

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Bearly Educated

Posted on September 22, 2007 by Gaius

School officials in Ashton, Idaho are having problems with a new potential student. He keeps scaring the other kids at the Ashton Elementary School. It seems black bears make them nervous. ASHTON – When the Idaho Fish and Game Department … Continue reading →

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Holding On To Hsu

Posted on September 22, 2007 by Gaius

Norman Hsu has been jailed without bail after being returned to California. And in a case of legal chutzpah, his attorney asked for the $2 million bail money he skipped out on back from the court. Hsu appeared briefly in San Mateo … Continue reading →

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