It’s Hot
Very Hot
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So What’s Everybody Talking About?
July 13 - 16, 2006
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July 13th, 2006 at 8:47 am
How we win…
There are many politicians that are advocating withdrawing of our troops from Iraq. They may call it Redeployment, or advancing in a new direction or whatever new term they want.  It is nothing more and nothing less than retreat. Abandoning the offens…
July 13th, 2006 at 10:57 am
The Medal Of Honor…
On this day in 1862 - The U.S. Army Medal of Honor was first authorized by the U.S. Congress.
Medal of Honor
The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States. It is bestowed “for conspicu…
July 13th, 2006 at 1:12 pm
The MSM Spoonful of Sugar…
From CNN
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — British and Australian forces handed over security responsibility for relatively peaceful Muthanna province to Iraqi forces on Thursday in the first such transfer of an entire province.
Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki …
July 13th, 2006 at 3:44 pm
It’s not Cashmere it’s Muslin - Bombs over Bombay…
It’s quite simple. It’s not border disputes; it’s not sectarian violence; it’s nothing to do with Kashmir.
Before I tell you, here’s the background:…
July 13th, 2006 at 7:17 pm
Actor Red Buttons dead at 87…
I remember Sayonara, though it became relevant to me after I met and married my Philippine born wife while serving in the Navy. Military policy certainly changed in the 40 years in between then and the movie’s setting….
July 13th, 2006 at 9:50 pm
When you can no longer be right-wing…
Richard A. Yonuger, a rather intelligent young man of the right wing persuasion checked himself into a major teaching hospital in New York last week. What happened next will astound you. The author of “Why We are Right in Iraq” ……
July 14th, 2006 at 7:16 am
The Knucklehead of the Day award…
Today’s winner is Dr. Jim Duncan, Superintendant of Wilson County(TN) Schools….
July 14th, 2006 at 11:57 am
Last.fm off air?…
So I went to start my Last.fm neighbor radio today to listen to some tunes while I work, and it timed out. Ok, I figure something’s wrong with the neighbor radio option. I then choose similar artist radio and nada. I then to the website and it…
July 14th, 2006 at 2:17 pm
Static Scoring is Wrong Again…
Today at Human Events Online, political scientist Mike Franc discusses the effects of the 2003 tax cuts. The most important paragraph is this one. [The Congressional Budget Office] informed lawmakers in May 2003 that the tax cuts would cost the……
July 14th, 2006 at 3:46 pm
The best of the ducks this week!…
Here’s a recap of my favorite posts of the week in case you missed them. I hope to be spending most of the weekend out and about with the lil’ duck, and NOT at the computer….. we’ll see, eh??
Lil’ Duck’s recent adven…
July 14th, 2006 at 7:38 pm
French Surrender Alive and Well…
Ze French cheese eating surrender monkeys are up to their old tricks, and are at the top of their game:
PARIS (Al Reuters) - France condemned Israel's offensive in Lebanon on Friday as "completely disproportionate" and Beirut said it had …
July 14th, 2006 at 10:02 pm
Hezbollah’s End Of Days…
If the UN, the leftist sissies of the EU, and our own defeatists would just mind their own f*ckin business and let Israel do its job, perhaps the world can be rid of a least one sub-specious on this planet: Hezbollah….
July 14th, 2006 at 11:04 pm
Chicken Lays Allah Egg…
by The MaryHunter
Well, what can one say? As Bergbikr noted in his tip-off email to me, “There’s a message here, what’s your guess?” See if you can sort it out, via Al-Reuters, courtesy of Yahoo:
Chicken in Kazakhstan lays mystery Allah egg
AL…
July 14th, 2006 at 11:08 pm
VRA Renewal: Solving The Problems Of 1964 Until 2032…
In 2032 I will, God willing, turn 69. The data used to determine which states need special monitoring for racial discrimination in voting will turn 68 — making it more than old enough to collect social security if that program……
July 15th, 2006 at 1:08 am
Got a Problem? Make it like Zidane Butt Head!…
Things are not always as they seem. For instance, look at this completely innocent photo: If you watched the FIFA World Cup of Soccer in Germany last week you might have heard about the infamous Zidane head-butt. But everyone sees things differently…..
July 15th, 2006 at 10:55 am
Afghanistan: le gaffes dell’Unione e le ingerenze di Napolitano…
La sinistra al potere è divisa sul rifinanziamento della missione in Afghanistan. I Partiti comunisti non vogliono rivotarla!…
July 15th, 2006 at 12:44 pm
Living in a materialistic world…
If you look around you today, it would seem everyone is out to out do the other, in cars, homes, possessions, etc. It doesn’t matter anymore if your pay day will not support your wants, only that you have your wants, when you want them! The credit ca….
July 15th, 2006 at 6:33 pm
Chutzpah: Ahmadinejad on Hostages Convention…
This is rich:
TEHRAN - Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad issued a statement here on Saturday announcing the enforcement of the law on IranÂ’s accession to the International Convention Against the Taking of Hostages, which is also known as the…
July 15th, 2006 at 8:01 pm
Congress to Act on Moral Issues this Week…
Social conservatives are hopeful that the upcoming week will produce several victories in both the House and Senate. …
July 15th, 2006 at 11:17 pm
Gender Dysphoria…
Thanks to my blogpal, the Florida Masochist for pointing this one out. According to the MiamiHerald.com…One little girl entering Broward County kindergarten this fall is actually a boy….
July 16th, 2006 at 9:28 am
Bertinotti, la gauche caviar e i borghesi buoni…
La giustificazione della presenza di Rifondazione Comunista in un governo moderato di centrosinistra…
July 16th, 2006 at 11:38 am
Carnival of the Blogging Chicks is up - Dream Theme…
This edition of the Blogging Chicks carnival is particularly thought-provoking. There are some funny entries, like Gem’s, but mostly a lot of deep, thoughtful entries that will inspire you and give a great start to your week. Be sure to check it …
April 14th, 2007 at 6:39 am
The Knucklehead of the Day award…
Today’s winner is the Georgia State police….
April 14th, 2007 at 7:23 am
Another “Assassinate The Pres” Play…
The very definition of unhinged
New York (CNSNews.com) - It may only be a 15-minute play that is part of a series of one-act performances, but one off-Broadway show is gaining a lot of attention in New York City's Theatre District: It depicts the a…
April 14th, 2007 at 7:39 am
Malkin Guest Hosted On O’Reilly: When All Else Fails, Call Her A Whore…
Michelle sat in for Bill O’Reilly on Thursday and Friday night. If you missed it, all I can say is your loss….She was brilliant! You knew she scored when Olby defended her! From Michelle’s site:
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Hoo-boy. That was a fun, wild r…
April 14th, 2007 at 9:57 am
And She’s the Speaker??? Pelosi and Gang…
This video demonstrates the reasoning behind Separation of Powers. Do you want Pelosi and Gang managing your war? (darn! I wish I had a really great emoticon here). Get ready to be amazed….
April 14th, 2007 at 10:26 am
Explosion…
From the Orlando Sentinel-
MELBOURNE — Police focused their investigation Thursday on whether the theft of a clothes dryer led to a gas leak and explosion in a public-housing complex that killed an 18-year-old man and his 8-month-old daughter…..
April 14th, 2007 at 12:02 pm
Sanjaya Malakar - The Voting Mystery…
While many theories have been put out there about how, exactly, Sanjaya Malakar manages to escape eviction on “American Idol” every week, the audience reaction this week only made the mystery deepen.At elimination time, there were huge che…
April 14th, 2007 at 12:14 pm
imagine if you will –…
– a state that can identify you as a threat, take custody of you, lock you up for years without ever laying any charges against you, deny your right to see the [supposedly compelling] evidence the state says makes you a threat, and by doing so denie…..
April 14th, 2007 at 1:54 pm
ACLU defends the Nazis again…
At Stop the ACLU:
ACLU defending the Nazis again
Shortly after I graduated High School, in 1977, the ACLU defended the American Nazi Party here in Skokie when they wanted to march there. I felt that was a rude and audacious move, since so many holocau…
April 14th, 2007 at 3:26 pm
Au contraire…
Leo Gomes writes at the WSJ that politicians have tamed the blogosphere. What a clueless jerk. How’s that for tame?…
April 14th, 2007 at 5:14 pm
Stem Cell Debate: What’s Your Opinion?…
Share your opinion on this topic.
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