Category Archives: Blogosphere

My Thanks

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Gaius

To William Jacobson over at Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion for declaring Blue Crab Boulevard blog of the day. The Crabitat lost a lot of readership while I was on hiatus, so the additional traffic is greatly appreciated. Funny thing is, I got … Continue reading →

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Thanks For Noticing

Posted on January 23, 2011 by Gaius

Donald Douglas over at American Power noticed the return of the Crabitat and was kind enough to link. His post contains a link to an article on bloggers quitting that is worth a read if you’re a blogger. Thanks for … Continue reading →

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Missed It

Posted on January 16, 2011 by Gaius

The Crabitat turned five on January 6. Just thought I’d mention it. While cleaning out the blogroll, I had to delete links to several blogs that were well-established when I started, as well as several that had started up since … Continue reading →

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Privacy Rights?

Posted on June 16, 2010 by Gaius

Matt Welch discusses his views on Orrin Hatch proposing that people seeking unemployment benefits or welfare be tested for drugs. This is, alas, nothing new. In addition to social-welfare recipients, lawmakers have identified several other sub-classes of people ripe for … Continue reading →

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Bay State Roundup

Posted on January 17, 2010 by Gaius

Jules Crittenden brings the hometown perspective to the battle in Massachusetts. Tweet

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A Thought Experiment On Polling

Posted on October 20, 2009 by Gaius

Ed Morrisey notes that the latest ABC/WaPo poll appears to have a badly skewed – toward Democrats – sample. The sampling comprises 33% Democrats, as opposed to only 20% Republicans. That thirteen-point spread is two points larger than their September … Continue reading →

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The Dam Breaks

Posted on September 4, 2009 by Gaius

Aside from Jake Tapper, the MSM has largely ignored Van Jones, the self-described communist, self-indicted 9/11 “truther” and defender of Cop-killer Wesley Cook. Until now (or soon-to-be-now). In a story datelined 9/5/09 (I wrote this post on 9/4/09), The Washington … Continue reading →

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Not Everyone Went To Yasgur’s Farm

Posted on August 15, 2009 by Gaius

Bruce Kesler, writing at Maggie’s Farm: I’ve nothing against the Woodstock get-together nor its good music. For those there who enjoyed the rain and mud, and those who addled their brains with drugs – most temporarily and some permanently, you’re … Continue reading →

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Travel Day

Posted on July 27, 2009 by Gaius

Greetings, gentle readers. Today I have been on the road – or rather, in the air, then on the road – since O-dark thirty or so. I write this from the Keystone State where I am seeking to learn all … Continue reading →

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Busted

Posted on July 9, 2009 by Gaius

Go over and look at the video The Daily Bayonet has posted. Catchy little tune and probably one of the best get-even tactics I have seen recently. You’ll have to see the video to make sense of the rest of … Continue reading →

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Gold Rush

Posted on July 8, 2009 by Gaius

Matt Welch – who I do not always agree with (to be fair, I rather doubt he would agree with me all the time, either) - points out the likely real reason for the utter fiscal mess in California right now: … Continue reading →

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Whip It, Whip It Good

Posted on June 18, 2009 by Gaius

When a good time turns around You must whip it You will never live it down Unless you whip it No one gets away Until they whip it Devo – Whip It Gee, no hint of coordinated whipping from the … Continue reading →

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How’s That OCD, Andy?

Posted on June 14, 2009 by Gaius

In trying to make some sort of point, Andrew Sullivan wrote this mess of a sentence for a post titled, “The Rovian Islamist”: Ahmadinejad’s bag of tricks is eerily like that of Karl Rove – the constant use of fear, … Continue reading →

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What A Tangled Web

Posted on June 13, 2009 by Gaius

When even the truth is just another lie. I caught this item over at Memeorandum this morning. It seems a blogger built a big following with a completely fabricated series of lies: By Sunday night, when “April’s Mom” claimed to … Continue reading →

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Perfectly Okay…..

Posted on June 3, 2009 by Gaius

.. To “Hate F…” a woman you disagree with – according to a feminist? I stayed off this story yesterday, but Playboy published, then withdrew, an article about 10 conservative women they’d love to  – well – rape – for … Continue reading →

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