Daily Archives: December 31, 2007

The Official Happy New Year Post

Posted on December 31, 2007 by Gaius

Happy New Year to all the kind folks who stop by and visit here at Blue Crab Boulevard. May the new year bring you and yours health, happiness and prosperity. Thanks for stopping by and reading what I write and thanks … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal Thoughts | 12 Comments

Donner Party, Your Table Is Ready

Posted on December 31, 2007 by Gaius

Not that I think cannibalism is going to break out anytime soon, but about 2,000 people are currently stranded in the Colorado mountains due to the closing of Interstate 70. The people are being sheltered and cared for by the … Continue reading →

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The Silence Of The Plants

Posted on December 31, 2007 by Gaius

Iowa voters have noticed that Hillary Clinton has stopped taking questions from the audience at her appearances. The campaign must have run out of handy plant life. Non-vegetable-like Iowans are not particularly amused by this: Iowa Falls, Ia. ? Iowans … Continue reading →

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Oh, That Liberal Media

Posted on December 31, 2007 by Gaius

The New York Post reports on a collection of quotes from the media compiled by the Media Research Center. The quotes tend to reveal a severe institutional left-wing/Democratic party bias in the media. It isn't very flattering for the mainstream … Continue reading →

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Chiller!

Posted on December 31, 2007 by Gaius

The British Met Office is predicting a brutal cold spell in Britain for the New Year. Many areas will be at sub-zero temperatures and much of the country will be blanketed in snow. Wrap up warm, the January shivers are … Continue reading →

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Edwards The Bully

Posted on December 31, 2007 by Gaius

Stuart Rothenberg basically does a number on John Edwards today over at Real Clear Politics. It is the most harsh a look at Edwards that I have seen recently. Rothenberg asks if the Democrats really want a bullying divider as their candidate. While … Continue reading →

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Roll Of The Dice

Posted on December 31, 2007 by Gaius

The Politico has a very unflattering analysis of Hillary Clinton's campaign to date written by Elizabeth Drew. Pulled all together, the "herky-jerky" campaign's wobbles from one ditch to the next look, if anything, worse than each incident taken alone. Drew … Continue reading →

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Dissecting The Iowa Caucuses

Posted on December 31, 2007 by Gaius

John Fund looks at the problems with the Iowa caucus format and finds a number of very basic problems with them. Designed by state parties not as a democratic process, but as one meant to give disproportionate influence to party … Continue reading →

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Studying Marxist Journalism

Posted on December 31, 2007 by Gaius

The Washington Post reports on a new required course that all journalism students must take at Tsinghua University in China. The class is called "Marxist journalism" – and it, unfortunately, sounds kind of familiar. The center has in its first year of operation … Continue reading →

Posted in Media, World news | 2 Comments

Even Bono Is Sick Of Bono

Posted on December 31, 2007 by Gaius

Daniel Drezner, writing in the Los Angeles Times, takes a look at celebrity activists, the good, the bad and the ugly of the phenomenon, as it were. He asks whether celebrities should be the ones setting the global agenda. Celebrity … Continue reading →

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