Daily Archives: October 28, 2007

Lefdementia

Posted on October 28, 2007 by Gaius

There is an air of complete insanity in the air tonight as I look at Memeorandum. It seems that Salon's resident sockpuppet is trying to expose a possible sockpuppet in the US military. Yes, Glengarry Glen Rick Ellensburg Glenn Ross … Continue reading →

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The Last Man In Service

Posted on October 28, 2007 by Gaius

The last British veteran of the First World War helped kick off the annual poppy appeal – a fundraiser for the British equivalent of the American Legion, the Royal British Legion. Harry Patch, 109, helped get his local appeal started in … Continue reading →

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35 Inconvenient Truths

Posted on October 28, 2007 by Gaius

A systematic, thorough and devastating dismantling of Al Gore's propaganda film An Inconvenient Truth by Christopher Monckton takes off from where a British court left the matter. It is clearly written, lavishly illustrated with data and graphs and cannot – … Continue reading →

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Star Trek: The Left Out Generation

Posted on October 28, 2007 by Gaius

William Shatner is shocked – shocked, I say – that his services are not required for the next Star Trek movie. (This story has popped up several times in the last few days in various media outlets. Seems like a PR … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Media | 1 Comment

Pennies From Heaven?

Posted on October 28, 2007 by Gaius

New York auction house Bonhams just completed the sale of a largish collection of meteorites. The space rocks were drawn from a number of sources and not all of them sold. But there were some unusual pieces in the collection. … Continue reading →

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The Last Supper In High Definition

Posted on October 28, 2007 by Gaius

Officials in Italy have put a really, really high definition image of Leonardo Da Vinci's Last Supper on line for people to examine. How high? 16 billion pixels. The high resolution will allow experts to examine details of the 15th … Continue reading →

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Great Suffering Sasquatch!

Posted on October 28, 2007 by Gaius

The Bradford Era, a newspaper in Bradford, Pennsylvania, is being chastised by the Pennsylvania Game Commission for publishing pictures of a strange animal captured by an automatic camera. Some people think the picture shows a Sasquatch, state biologists say it … Continue reading →

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Astronauts Find Problem On Space Station

Posted on October 28, 2007 by Gaius

Spacewalking astronauts today discovered metal shavings all through a rotary joint used to position solar panels. This is not good, but not an emergency at this time. Samples of the shavings were taken for later analysis and NASA engineers are … Continue reading →

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Venezuela: Cocaine Capitol

Posted on October 28, 2007 by Gaius

The Washington Post reports that the amount of cocaine shipped through Venezuela by Colombian drug cartels has risen sharply. They also report that high-level officials of the Chavez government are involved in the trade. Now, however, the volume of cocaine … Continue reading →

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31 To Go

Posted on October 28, 2007 by Gaius

Another slanted story from AFP on gun laws in the United States. The headline screams it all: 'Shoot first' laws make it tougher for burglars in the United States." Yes, 19 states have enacted 'stand your ground' laws that make … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, News | 6 Comments

Canadian Rookie Cop Busts US Fugitive

Posted on October 28, 2007 by Gaius

A Rookie member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, out of the academy for just six weeks, chased down, tackled and arrested a fugitive from the United States. Mountie Stephane Gagnon captured Richard McNair, an escaped murderer who had managed … Continue reading →

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Calling For A Recall

Posted on October 28, 2007 by Gaius

The Chicago Tribune, in an unsigned editorial, is calling for the Illinois legislature to enact a recall provision to enable the voters to remove a politician who is not meeting the needs of the voters. The purpose: to throw Illinois … Continue reading →

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Fanning The Flames

Posted on October 28, 2007 by Gaius

Bill Whalen, a research fellow at the Hoover Institution, write an op-ed about the fires in California for the San Francisco Chronicle. Or, more properly, about how the California fires were just another excuse to fan the flames of political … Continue reading →

Posted in Civilization, Politics | 1 Comment

Rise Of The Thought Police

Posted on October 28, 2007 by Gaius

Wendy Kaminer has a brilliantly reasoned – and beautifully written – op-ed over at the Opinion Journal today about why so-called hate crime legislation is a terrible idea. This is one of the best criticisms of the subject I have ever seen. … Continue reading →

Posted in Civilization, Crime, Legal | 4 Comments

“The Full Metal Deer Apocalypse”

Posted on October 28, 2007 by Gaius

That is Mark Steyn's name for the film loop that circles endlessly through the minds of many of the people trying to make sense of the world around them. Riffing off the same topic that Peggy Noonan did a few … Continue reading →

Posted in Civilization, Insanity, Media | 3 Comments