Daily Archives: December 18, 2007

He Sprang To His Sleigh, To His Team Gave A Whistle….

Posted on December 18, 2007 by Gaius

….And said "Oh, thank Heavens they didn't have a missile!" A Santa flying in a helicopter over a slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, came under gunfire from the streets below as he was being flown to a Christmas party. … Continue reading →

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Death Match Bambi

Posted on December 18, 2007 by Gaius

Going to the mat with Bambi! A Maryland man got to star in the main event by wrestling a deer into submission in his own living room. MONROVIA, Md. – A man subdued a deer that ran through the front … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals | 4 Comments

Ronald Reagan Saves 14-Year Old

Posted on December 18, 2007 by Gaius

No, not the Gipper himself, of course, rather the ship named after him. The USS Ronald Reagan airlifted a 14-year old girl off the deck of a cruise ship by helicopter and flew her back to the ship where she underwent … Continue reading →

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I Saw (Some Lady) Groping Santa Claus

Posted on December 18, 2007 by Gaius

Even the jolly, old elf himself isn't safe these days. A Santa at the Danbury Fair Mall (in Connecticut) was allegedly groped by a 33-year old woman. The woman was arrested and charged with sexual assault, so the authorities are … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, News | 2 Comments

The Democrat’s Waterloo

Posted on December 18, 2007 by Gaius

David Freddoso at National Review Online says the Democrats, through a combination of the absolute ineptitude of their leadership, extraordinarily bad timing and a frankly disastrous plan of putting politics above policy have managed to set themselves up to hand … Continue reading →

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Bad News For Clinton

Posted on December 18, 2007 by Gaius

These polling results indicate why camp Clinton launched the sudden charm offensive. Democratic voters are worried about nominating the most electable candidate – and they don't appear to think that candidate happens to be Hillary Clinton. WASHINGTON — Democratic voters … Continue reading →

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Sticking It To America

Posted on December 18, 2007 by Gaius

Steny Hoyer just made a rather shocking admission. The Democrats may not be able to patch the Alternative Minimum Tax, effectively sentencing 20 million American taxpayers to an average $2,000 fine of additional taxes. The fact that most of those … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, Taxes | 8 Comments

Even They Can’t Cover Up The Fraud

Posted on December 18, 2007 by Gaius

How ragingly bad must the fraud be if even the United Nations can't hide it from an internal investigation? A UN group has determined that there is widespread, pervasive fraud in the UN's peacekeeping operations. The fraud they admit to … Continue reading →

Posted in Civilization, Crime, Economy, Energy, Environment, World news | 2 Comments

British Authorities Come To Their Senses

Posted on December 18, 2007 by Gaius

It wasted some £4,000 of taxpayer money, dragged a 12-year old boy through the British court system for months, terrorizing him and made Britain look totally insane to the rest of the world. But finally, the British authorities have dropped … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, World news | 2 Comments

I’ll Be *Bleeped* For Christmas

Posted on December 18, 2007 by Gaius

The Daily Mail reports that BBC Radio has decided to bleep a word out of a 20-year old Christmas song by The Pogues and the late Kirsty MacColl titled Fairytale of New York. Apparently, this song is a perennial hit … Continue reading →

Posted in PC Run Amok, World news | 4 Comments

Unintelligent Design

Posted on December 18, 2007 by Gaius

The New York Times has an interesting article on unintelligent design. No, this has nothing to do with the debate over creationism versus evolution, this is about lousy design in something really important: gadgets. So the bad news is that … Continue reading →

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The Undemocratic Democrats

Posted on December 18, 2007 by Gaius

An op ed in today's New York Times by some people with intimate knowledge of the caucus process in Iowa charges that the Democratic party caucus rules are arcane, obscure and fundamentally undemocratic. The rules that apply only to the … Continue reading →

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You There! Step Away From The Pepsi!

Posted on December 18, 2007 by Gaius

The Mayor of San Francisco is just the latest politician to presume to dictate what foods may or may not be consumed by free citizens. He wants to impose taxes on so called big box retailers that target soft drinks. Even … Continue reading →

Posted in Bad Ideas, Politics, Taxes | 2 Comments

700 Pages Of Pork

Posted on December 18, 2007 by Gaius

The Examiner notes the ginormous festival of pork that has made its way into the omnibus spending bill just passed by the House. The list runs to nearly 700 pages – each page crammed with money taken from taxpayers and … Continue reading →

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Just In Time For Christmas

Posted on December 18, 2007 by Gaius

Donald Sensing tells of walking away virtually unhurt from an automobile accident that by all rights should have killed him.  Tweet

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