Daily Archives: September 27, 2007

Jane Goodall: Biofuel Destroys Rainforests

Posted on September 27, 2007 by Gaius

Match of the titans. It is the icon of real environmentalism versus the Johnny-come-lately preacher of environmental salvation. Jane Goodall is denouncing the rush to produce biofuels – because that new, Gore-endorsed gold rush is denuding the planet of rainforests. NEW … Continue reading →

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Translation Of “Gotcha”

Posted on September 27, 2007 by Gaius

The ruckus started yesterday, but I didn't post about it then. The Editor & Propagandist site touted a machine (Google) translation of a Spanish newspaper as a "smoking gun" that President Bush was bent on war no matter what: Bush … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, News | 5 Comments

Competing Analyses

Posted on September 27, 2007 by Gaius

There are two interesting analyses of the situation in Burma right now. One from the old media, the other from the new. Let's start with Denis Gray from the Associated Press. He is the AP bureau chief in Bangkok, Thailand, … Continue reading →

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“Labour Brainwashing”

Posted on September 27, 2007 by Gaius

A British father is asking a court to intervene in what he is calling brainwashing by the Labor government in Britain. Specifically, he wants them to stop distributing copies of Al Gore's movie, An Inconvenient Truth, which he asserts contains … Continue reading →

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If This Is Thursday, This Must Be Turtle Day

Posted on September 27, 2007 by Gaius

We have a turtle trifecta today! First it was the earlier item about the snapping turtle in a British pond. Well, it was in the pond, now it's in a turtle soup kitchen, so to speak. No, we don't mean … Continue reading →

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Bobby’s Corner: Great Economic News

Posted on September 27, 2007 by Gaius

Hey guys! It's me, socialist icon, tireless campaigner for humanity and all-around nice guy, Bobby Mugabe. I have more great news after my speech to the UN where I got to accuse BushCo of all kinds of things, just like … Continue reading →

Posted in Bobby's Corner, World news | 2 Comments

Teenage Mutant Duck-Chomping Turtles

Posted on September 27, 2007 by Gaius

Wardens at a British park have finally had enough. They have rounded up duck enemy number one, Snappy the snapping turtle. The turtle terror has been munching on pretty much everything he could, but was particularly fond of ducks. Snappy … Continue reading →

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Freedom By Religion

Posted on September 27, 2007 by Gaius

The Christian Science Monitor has a fascinating article about the connection of religion to freedom and especially democracy. It is much greater than many people would have you believe. They point out that the Buddhist monks who are leading the … Continue reading →

Posted in Religion, World news | 1 Comment

Fancy New Name, Same Old Problem

Posted on September 27, 2007 by Gaius

I'm not picking on T-Steel, who posts over at The Moderate Voice. I just happen to have taken exception to a couple of his posts in the past few days when I saw them pop up on Memeorandum. Today he … Continue reading →

Posted in Civilization, Humanity | 2 Comments

The Incredible Dancing Kos

Posted on September 27, 2007 by Gaius

Tom Maquire notes the rapid pirouette executed by none other than Kos when he published his latest enemies list. Following the condemnation of the MoveOn ad by the House and Senate the Mighty Kos of the Nutroots compiled a list … Continue reading →

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Dawn At Dawn

Posted on September 27, 2007 by Gaius

NASA's Dawn spacecraft lifted off shortly after dawn today, bound for the Asteroid Belt and two visits to bodies in that cluttered piece of sky. The craft is powered by ion egnines. This will be the first mission that actually … Continue reading →

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Sabotage In Chicago?

Posted on September 27, 2007 by Gaius

The FBI is investigating the removal of a dozen railroad spikes from a set of tracks in Chicago. These are the spikes that hold the rails in place, and removal of a lot of them in a small section of … Continue reading →

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The Donkey In The Room

Posted on September 27, 2007 by Gaius

It just seemed wrong to use elephant in this context. The Telegraph is reporting on a leaked poll performed by Lake Research, a Democratic pollster, that indicates that Hillary! Clinton might cause real problems if she wins the nomination. Enough … Continue reading →

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More Austrian Monkey Business

Posted on September 27, 2007 by Gaius

A court in Austria has thrown out the latest attempt by activists to get chimpanzees declared persons under the law. Saying that the people who brought the suit had no legal standing to do so, the judge tossed it, leaving … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Legal, World news | 3 Comments

Snipe Hunt

Posted on September 27, 2007 by Gaius

One of the ways experienced campers at the summer camp I used to attend would make fun of newbies was to send the new guys on a snipe hunt. There was no such thing, of course. Variations on this trick … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, World news | 6 Comments