Daily Archives: December 2, 2007

Black Sunday

Posted on December 2, 2007 by Gaius

International media is reporting that Both Hugo Chavez and Vladimir Putin have used a mask of democracy to grab personal power – in both cases, probably for life. The Putin election was a done deal even before it started. The … Continue reading →

Posted in World news | 5 Comments

Donner And Blitzen In The Big Apple

Posted on December 2, 2007 by Gaius

Two reindeer from the North Pole will be making an appearance on The Martha Stewart Show. No, really. "We're all pretty excited," said Oswego resident Doug Waterbury, owner of The North Pole, just north of Lake Placid. "We're kind of … Continue reading →

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A Tale Of Two Retractions

Posted on December 2, 2007 by Gaius

In the left corner, The New Republic. Fourteen pages of attempting to obfuscate, dissemble, lay blame, cast aspersions and one little paragraph at the end sort of retracting. In the right corner, National Review Online and Kathryn Lopez: Long story … Continue reading →

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As The Royal Navy Sinks Quietly In The West…..

Posted on December 2, 2007 by Gaius

The Telegraph has an article describing a leaked British Ministry of Defense report that indicates just how weak the Royal Navy has become. The report was commissioned by Des Browne, the Defence Secretary, supposedly to defuse criticism. This backfired, didn't … Continue reading →

Posted in World news | 4 Comments

Department Of Irony

Posted on December 2, 2007 by Gaius

I pointed out the amusing cancellation of skiing in Colorado due to snow. This is even more amusing. USA Today points out that one of the very first events to be canceled due to the cold weather was – wait … Continue reading →

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And In Today’s Narcissistic Cretin News

Posted on December 2, 2007 by Gaius

A college student, a drama student at University of Montana has been charged with assault. His offense: he thought it would be "funny" to push a pie into the face of a shopping mall Santa Claus and film it for … Continue reading →

Posted in Criminal Masterminds | 3 Comments

Skiing Canceled Due To Snow

Posted on December 2, 2007 by Gaius

One expects lack of snow to ruin skiing, of course, but there is just something hysterically funny about canceling skiing due to too much snow. That is exactly what happened yesterday in Colorado, however. The massive storm that swept across the … Continue reading →

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Rise Of The Limousine Liberals

Posted on December 2, 2007 by Gaius

Joel Kotkin and Fred Siegel pen an op-ed in the Los Angeles Times today that points out that the "liberal" of today has little, if any, resemblance to the liberal of old. Nor do they care about the lower or … Continue reading →

Posted in Left Wing, Politics | 9 Comments

Enablers

Posted on December 2, 2007 by Gaius

The Opinion Journal describes, yet again, the changes (T)Hugo Chavez is trying to make to the constitution of Venezuela. These are fundamentally undemocratic, tyrannical changes that empower autocratic rule disguised as "participatory democracy." They wonder if the west's enablers will … Continue reading →

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The World Turned Upside Down

Posted on December 2, 2007 by Gaius

Legend has it that the band of Lord Cornwallis' army played that tune when they marched out to surrender to the Continental Army at Yorktown. That story may be only a myth. This one isn't. The latest polls in Iowa … Continue reading →

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