Daily Archives: January 17, 2008

The Magic Of The Theater

Posted on January 17, 2008 by Gaius

I thought that Yale Dean of Student Affairs Betty Trachtenberg was, well, nuts, when she demanded that student theatrical groups remove all prop weapons from their productions. In fact, I had fun with that whole incident. Little did I realize … Continue reading →

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Thought Control, American Style

Posted on January 17, 2008 by Gaius

A lecture on how not to run the New York Times comes today from Daniel Finkelstein, the op-ed editor for the Times of London. Not that the NYT will take any notice, but it a lesson on how to run … Continue reading →

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The Hits Just Keep On Coming

Posted on January 17, 2008 by Gaius

More bad news for Hillary Clinton today. Not only did Clinton supporters lose in their bid to disenfranchise casino workers, but fellow Democrat Senator Patrick Leahy has just endorsed Obama. "We need a president who can reintroduce America to the world … Continue reading →

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Clinton Surrogates Lose In Nevada

Posted on January 17, 2008 by Gaius

The teacher's union that sued to have the Nevada Democratic "at large" caucuses stopped has lost in court. They are claiming they were not acting for Clinton, a protest that I rather doubt that even they believe. Obama supporters are … Continue reading →

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Defeatist’s Defeat

Posted on January 17, 2008 by Gaius

The Politico reports that the antiwar people, who have spent vast sums of other people's money and accomplished nothing in the past year, are retooling their efforts. They finally figured out that they could not get the votes to cut … Continue reading →

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Selective Vetting

Posted on January 17, 2008 by Gaius

Robert Novak, who has been doing this sort of thing for a very long time, thinks that the Clinton campaign's use of the word 'vetted' repeatedly has a special, coded meaning regarding Barack Obama. So do his sources within the … Continue reading →

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Mission Accomplished?

Posted on January 17, 2008 by Gaius

Margaret Carlson, writing over at Bloomberg, thinks that the Hillary Clinton campaign has accomplished their goal of playing the race card on Barack Obama. Despite all the mistakes the lurching Clinton machine has made, Carlson thinks that a lot of … Continue reading →

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More Zombie Fun

Posted on January 17, 2008 by Gaius

We here at Blue Crab Boulevard have cataloged the antics of zombies worldwide for some time. Be it dead parking in Chicago, night of the living dead drag racing in Australia, undead defendants in Malaysia or zombies commuting in Indonesia, we … Continue reading →

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