tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61094072011-06-07T23:42:11.717-07:00Briannoreply@blogger.comBlogger15371100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6109407.post-1143593531311183722006-03-28T16:50:00.000-08:002006-03-28T16:52:11.336-08:00

Officials: Water in Mass. Possibly TaintedThese are the same people that have elected Ted Kennedy every 6 years since the mid 60's and Jon Kerry since the mid 80's. Of course the water is tainted.

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...every penny that I have never paid for it....

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Our friend with the stained head, Mikhail Gorbachev, is getting a lot of love in the media this week since he is turning 75. Hilariously, the same media who love him would have been out of business real quick had they tried to report anything when good 'ol Gorby was in charge of the Soviet Union. Let's have a look:MSNBC - MOSCOW — Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev is perhaps the prime example of a

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The new rankings are out, and 2 dopes changed their votes for Number 1, switching their #1 vote from USC to Texas. Take a look at this genius' logic on why:"I didn't move USC down as much as I moved Texas up," said Joe Giglio of The News & Observer of Raleigh, N.C., one of two voters to switch Texas and USC this week. "I feel [the Longhorns] have a more complete résumé and I'm really impressed

Briannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6109407.post-1129602151704295722005-10-17T19:15:00.000-07:002005-10-17T19:22:31.713-07:00

Last night, a friend of mine and I were talking about the Iraqi vote, and I said, "I haven't seen any stories hinting at fraud yet." He replied, "Oh, you'll see them soon enough. As expected, I saw this inevitable headline on AP and almost fell over laughing:Iraqis Probe 'Unusually High' Yes TallyThat headline is hilarious on many levels. Think about what it says. Remember when Saddam was

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I am one of the guest bloggers at Right Thinking from the Left Coast for the next two weeks. Stop by...

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Kust when I thought New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin couldn't be a bigger jackass, he goes and says this:"Today was a turning point, I think," he said. "My philosophy is never get too high, never get too low. ... I always try to keep my emotions in check and yesterday I kind of went off a little bit. I was worried about that, but it maybe worked out. I don't know. If the CIA slips me something and

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May God Bless Chief Justice Rehnquist's soul.

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Less than one minute after the levees broke, flooding New Orleans, President Bush announced that he was appointing Rudy Guiliani as leader of the recovery effort. "Tough times call for tested leadership," the President stated. "Mayor Guilani has experience in coordinating recovery efforts and I know he'll do a fantastic job."Reaction to this announcement was swift. "New

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than New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin? There can't possibly be. "Get off your asses and let's do something," the mayor told WWL-AM Thursday night in a rambling interview in which he cursed, yelled and ultimately burst into tears. At one point he said: "Excuse my French _ everybody in America _ but I am pissed." How about you get off your ass first, you incompetent son of a bitch!! YOU are the mayor

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Please pray for our fellow Americans who have been deeply affected by Hurricane Katrina.Also, if you got a few bucks to spare, please take a look at one of the charities that Professor Reynolds has listed.

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Be careful what you wish for...Palestinians fear Gaza health crisis after Israeli pulloutEverything is Israel's fault, even if Palestinians have inadequate health care. Ridiculous.

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U.S. Dodges Robertson Comments on Chavez I didn't know anyone cared what Gary U.S. Bonds thought about anything.

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Because you never know with these clowns.Envoys: Iran Faces Sept. Deadline on Nukes VIENNA, Austria - The U.N. nuclear watchdog expressed "serious concern" Thursday over Iran's resumption of nuclear activities that could lead to an atomic bomb and diplomats said Tehran faced a September deadline to stop uranium conversion at a plant in central Iran. The Iranians resumed work at the nuclear

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Check out these mis-translations on the bootleg Star Wars Episode 3 bootleg DVD. Hilarious!!

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This headline is beyond hilarious:Roberts documents reveal a conservativeIn other related news, CNN is reporting that documents reveal that Ted Kennedy is a liberal Democrat and that Clarence Thomas is a non-white.

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Do you not love how Newsweek and their accomplices in the bullshit liberal media are spinning Newsweek's bullshit story into it being Bush trying to impose censorship on them? There is nothing sillier than hearing people go on 6 different networks and appearing in ever major newspaper crying about that they have no freedom of speech rights. I am beyond pissed about this Newsweek story.If the

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Darth Vader and Imperial troops to storm Paris boulevard

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In exactly 3 weeks from this moment, I will be sitting at a midnight showing of Revenge of the Sith. I cannot wait. I got the tickets, I just need the night to get here.Kevin Smith has seen it. Read his review here. Warning: Spoilers and language mom would not approve of.And then there is this fake poster put out last year by someone who thought they had the inside dope on the title.

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I may laugh at this picture for a week straight.Via Little Man, What Now?

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at my favorite place, TheForce.Net.

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Sometime in the next day or so, or even tonight, the Pope will be gone. I wanted to recommend to each of you that sometime perhaps in the near future that you take a few minutes to read about one of the finest men who ever lived, Karol Wojtyla, known to the world as Pope John Paul II. Whether you are Catholic, Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, Sikh, Atheist, or Agnostic, or you just don't

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Once again, I remind you, my life is a real joke sometimes. I spent all day and night working on a 35-page appellate brief and spent 2 1/2 hours studying Civil Procedure. (BOOOOOOOOOORRRRRRIIIIIINGGGGG!) Then, I got home at around 11 or so and immediately went on the laptop to get the Star Wars Trailer. (You can download it here)After breaking it down and re-watching it frame-by-frame like it

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If you are a deadbeat loser like me, and can't wait until tomorrow night to see the new Star Wars III trailer, then you can get it here. I watched it 6 times in a row. Not the best quality, but not bad either.

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Ex-Marine Says Public Version of Saddam Capture FictionA former U.S. Marine who participated in capturing ousted Iraqi President Saddam Hussein said the public version of his capture was fabricated. Ex-Sgt. Nadim Abou Rabeh, of Lebanese descent, was quoted in the Saudi daily al-Medina Wednesday as saying Saddam was actually captured Friday, Dec. 12, 2003, and not the day after, as announced by

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This, my friends, is why I despire Kofi Annan and the U.N.Let's accept Hezbollah: AnnanUNITED NATIONS: The United Nations must recognise Hezbollah as a force to be reckoned with in implementing the UN resolution calling for the withdrawal of all Syrian forces from Lebanon and the disarmament of the country's militias, Secretary-General Kofi Annan said later on Tuesday. He was responding to a

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This is a direct quote from that scumbag Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, who said this in Time magazine:"Please send this message: I am not Saddam Hussein. I want to co-operate."I'll bet he does. Bush means business, and clowns like him know it.Mark Steyn has more brilliance here on this subject.

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Someone linked to a website promoting travel to the worker's paradise North Korea. They aren't too happy about it. Get this:Due to some inconsiderate people linking directly to our multimedia we were forced to take the content offline since it generated too much traffic. This kind of careless linking to high-profile sites is typical of the internet where people no longer respect that such links

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Now that Bush has been re-elected, and the main goal of the press is to portray Hillary as a moderate and popular with Republicans, our friends in the media will no longer be writing puff pieces on that "maverick" John McCain.McCain Group Got Big Cable Donation WASHINGTON - Sen. John McCain pressed a cable company's case for pricing changes with regulators at the same time a tax-exempt group that

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I could not help but laugh at this part of a New York Times editorial.The Republicans are claiming that 51 votes should be enough to win confirmation of the White House's judicial nominees. This flies in the face of Senate history.Next thing you know, those damn Republicans will claim that the 14th Amendment allows states to keep felons from voting, or that Article I Section 2 forces the House

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Kuwaitis demonstrate for women's suffrageKUWAIT (Reuters) - Around 500 Kuwaiti activists, mostly women, have demonstrated outside parliament to demand female suffrage amidst tensions in the Gulf Arab state over a government drive to grant women political rights. "Women's rights now," chanted the crowd, which included women dressed in abayas, or traditional long black cloaks. Some of the

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I love this part of an article in the New York Times today:But it is unclear what kind of additional pressure Mr. Bush and his European allies are willing to bring. In Martyrs' Square here, the scene of many demonstrations in recent weeks, thousands of protesters came Saturday morning to watch a broadcast of Mr. Assad's speech on projection screens, at times booing and jeering, or calling "Liar!"

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I wonder how much the media will push this storyline on us:Italian Journalist Rejects U.S. Account ROME - The Italian journalist wounded by American troops in Iraq after her release by insurgents rejected the U.S. military's account of the shooting and declined Sunday to rule out the possibility she was deliberately targeted. The White House said it was a "horrific accident" and promised a full

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I jacked this picture off of MillenniumFalcon.com. You gotta love it.

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...he can't even create terrorists in Iraq anymore.Militants Scour Europe for Iraq FightersBERLIN - Islamic terror groups are becoming increasingly active in Germany and coordinating with militants across Europe to recruit fighters to join the insurgency in Iraq, equipping them with fake passports, money and medical supplies, security officials say.

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I saw this at Powerline and laughed uncontrollably:Niger cancels 'free-slave' event The government of Niger has cancelled at the last minute a special ceremony during which at least 7,000 slaves were to be granted their freedom. A spokesman for the government's human rights commission, which had helped to organise the event, said this was because slavery did not exist. If slavery didn't exist,

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In a nutshell, this is why I think Mark Steyn is the top writer in the world today.The other day I found myself, for the umpteenth time, driving in Vermont behind a Kerry/Edwards supporter whose vehicle also bore the slogan ‘FREE TIBET’. It must be great to be the guy with the printing contract for the ‘FREE TIBET’ stickers. Not so good to be the guy back in Tibet wondering when the freeing

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Captain Ed has this interesting story.

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I cannot believe how many anti-Bush stories are based on polls. I just love this headline in the New York Times:New Poll Finds Bush Priorities Are Out of Step With AmericansAmericans say President Bush does not share the priorities of most of the country on either domestic or foreign issues, are increasingly resistant to his proposal to revamp Social Security and say they are uneasy with Mr.

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Betsy, one of my favorite bloggers, who I am sure is a fine teacher, has this revealing post about how Berkeley high school teachers are taking out their contract woes on their students. Read it.

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Were I a legislator, I would certainly vote for a law that banned the death penalty for those who committed the offense before they were 18. (Just like I would vote to disallow abortions by those under 18 without parental consent) If all I cared about were the outcome, I would not have a problem with the outcome of Roper v. Simmons, in which the Supreme Court (only 16 years after saying

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After tonight, I can no longer say that I missed every single episode of NYPD Blue.'NYPD Blue' Signing Off After 12 Seasons I never watched the show. Not once. Perhpas the prospect of seeing Dennis Franz's ass scared me away.

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Read this quote:[The university] released a statement Tuesday that said the "case is not one of academic freedom, but rather one of inappropriate behavior outside the classroom by a university professional. His attitude was threatening and disrespectful to students." Ward Churchill? Of course not. Read this.

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Sooner or later, Gerhard Schroeder will be gone. He got himself into office by bashing America, and now the Germans are reaping everything they deserve.German jobless rate at new recordThe figure of 5.216 million people, or 12.6% of the working-age population, is the highest jobless rate in Europe's biggest economy since the 1930s. Here's my favorite part:The German government insists its

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Data Suggest Obesity Is Rampant in NFL Really? My eyes have been telling me the same thing for years. Have you seen Corey Simon lately? Or Gilbert Brown? Next thing you know, they'll have a study telling us that hockey players have higher dental bills than the average.

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Someone was kind enough to send me this link to a fan-created trailer for Revenge of the Sith. Hurry up and watch it before George Lucas has his legion of stormtroopers, er, lawyers, shut the site down.The trailer is pretty awesome. I have seen all kinds of spoiler pictures, and some small video clips too. I'd love to know how this guy got these shots from the film. Inside job, perhaps? (Oh,

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It is near Midnight Saturday. I am out at a bar or seeing a movie like a normal human being? Of course not. I am home, watching a homemade documentary I downloaded called Deleted Magic, which is cut into 10 video clips. And, I am reading a BBS bulletin board (via Google) full of posts made, are you ready for this, 1984 and 1985!!All I can say is that it is better to be a no-life loser in 2005

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Philly Inquirer John Grogan columnist has changed his mind about Terri Schiavo. If you think Schiavo should be left there to starve to death, perhaps this column may give you pause.

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...even they deserve fundamental fairness when it comes to the criminal justice system.New trial for skinheadsOTTAWA (CP) - A group of neo-Nazi skinheads should face renewed prosecution on charges of inciting hatred against Roma refugee claimants, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled Thursday. The defendants were acquitted in 1999 by a Toronto trial judge who cited legal confusion between the terms

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Anyone who thinks that the government should control our health care should read this article.How sweet it is - Girl eats real food for first time in 7 1/2 years after doctors at Stanford solve mysteryThe mystery wasn't too hard to solve. Nothing was wrong with her. This poor little girl has had a big part of her childhood stolen.

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I had to laugh when I read this headline.Canada Opts Out of U.S. Defense Shield TORONTO - Prime Minister Paul Martin said Thursday that Canada would not join the contentious U.S. missile defense program, a decision that will further strain brittle relations between the neighbors but please Canadians who fear it could lead to an international arms race. That will make the Canuck leftists quite

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Everyone who reads this page knows I rip the New York Times often. If the New York Times ran columns like this with the same vigor they vilify Bush and pound Abu Gharib over our heads, I would never say a word about them. The Times is a powerful paper, and this Nicholas Kristof column is the proper way to use that power.Read it.

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Los Angeles seeks to be declared disaster area after storms kill nineIf they had stopped at, "Los Angeles seeks to be declared disaster area" I would have been all for it.

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Fla. Right-To-Die Case Goes Back to Court This isn't about the right to die. It's about preventing her husband, who has moved on with his life, from having the state sanction her death. A huge difference.

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Burning Manure Pile in Nebraska Goes Out I expect to see this on Farm Accident Digest by tonight.

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Imagine the outcry if a judge ordered a dog not to be fed and placed in a room to waste away until the dog died...Imagine the outcry if a terrorist killed 30 Americans and was ordered to sit in a cell at Guantanamo Bay until he starved to death...Can't you easily imagine it? Then why isn't there any serious outcry about Terri Schiavo?Court clears the way for husband to remove tubeA Florida

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I'll be sure not to read the U.N.'s new blog at least three times a day. But I will mention this post:UN: 1 in 12 Children Worldwide Involved in Child LaborI wonder if that 1 in 12 number includes all the children that U.N. personnel are raping in the Congo and other places.

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The tomfoolery from the Associated Press never stops:Poll Shows Doubts Over Bush Democracy Push WASHINGTON - President Bush is calling on European leaders to support his campaign to spread democracy abroad at a time people in many of those countries have doubts whether that should be the U.S. role in the world, Associated Press polling found. A majority of people in Britain, France, Germany,

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It's 11:00 MST and at 10:00 am tomorrow at law school I have to argue a motion in limine to exclude character evidence. What have been doing for the last 2 hours or so? Reading cases and preparing? Of course not. Instead, I have been reading this thread where dopes like me speculate on the origins of The Death Star, and how Darth Vader conducted the London Symphony Orchestra when they did The

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Tomorrow the Supreme Court will hear the most important civil rights case of the year, Kelo v. New London. If you are as interested in property rights as I am, you should watch the outcome of this case very carefully. One day it might be your home being given to a developer for less than a fair price.Read my previous diatribe about this case here.Here's some more information about the issue.

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League hopes for deal by MayThe Sports Network of Canada (TSN) is reporting the NHL board of governors will meet March 1 in New York City to discuss its next step in trying to resolve a labor dispute that has canceled the entire 2004-05 season.The NHL Players' Association also plans to meet in the next month but president Trevor Linden admits he isn't sure what will happen there."It's uncharted

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The executive editor of the New York "Once Upon A" Times is whining about the loss of prestige for his paper and the media in general. I'm going to cry.On the state of print journalism in America today, Bill Keller, executive editor of The New York Times, said, “This is not a time when editors swear off alcohol.”Keller was the keynote speaker at Friday night’s Blue Pencil Dinner, an annual

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I am doing some legal research on spyware. What I need are some suggested reading on how spyware operates, i.e. techincal journal articles or things like that. I really need some explanations in layman's terms rather than real techincial stuff. Any links or suggestions would be greated appreciated. Please leave your ideas in the comments or send me an e-mail. Thanks!!

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I just got this e-mail from a fellow law student. It made my day.These are from a book called Disorder in the American Courts, and arethings people actually said in court, word for word, taken down and nowpublished by court reporters who had the torment of staying calm whilethese exchanges were actually taking place.***Q: Are you sexually active?A: No, I just lie there.__________________________

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Let's see what is going on today, before I have to sit down and finish a 12-page trial brief for my Advocacy class.Bush Says He Harbors No Bitterness Toward ChiracHe is much too forgiving. I'll never forgive that HoJo soda jerk for any of the crap he has pulled.N.Y. Man Arrested Over Instant-Message SpamSpammers and those scum who are responsible for all the spyware and viruses should get life

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Report: NHL, NHLPA agree to CBA deal The Hockey News reported on its website Friday that the labor meeting between the NHL and the Players Association on Saturday will result in a deal for a new collective bargaining agreement that features a $45 million salary cap. In an official statement Friday, the union confirmed it will meet with the league on Saturday in an attempt to resolve the current

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I don't know whether to call this guy a nut or a rugged individualist going after the money in the true American spirit.Texan arrested; said he was after bin Laden bountySANSOM PARK — A Texas man who told authorities he was headed to Syria to try to collect the $25 million bounty on Osama bin Laden was rarely home and mostly kept to himself, neighbors said.But a few weeks ago, Matt Mihsen walked

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I am dumbfounded at this article from our friends at Reuters:Limbaugh to visit Afghanistan with US aid officialWASHINGTON, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh is expected to visit Afghanistan with the top U.S. aid official to spotlight America's aid work there, officials said on Thursday.Political commentator Mary Matalin, a former White House aide to Vice President

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The ol' Brillo-pad head has a beautiful flower named after him.Kimjongilia Estimated as King of FlowersPyongyang, February 2 (KCNA) -- Immortal Kimjongilia is now appreciated by people at home and abroad as a "flower of the sun revered by all people", "valuable flower representing the times", "the best flower in the world", "king of flowers", etc. This flower was awarded a special prize, gold

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...please remember the lessons of Justices Field, Hughes, and Douglas and retire with your dignity.Rehnquist to Miss High Court's Opening WASHINGTON - Ailing Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist will be absent from the bench when the Supreme Court returns for the second half of its term next week, the court announced Friday. The 80-year-old Rehnquist, battling thyroid cancer, plans to skip the

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I remember that the day after Saddam Hussein was captured, Howard Dean gave some foreign policy speech in Los Angeles that was called "nuanced" by the New York Times (before they transferred that word to John Kerry's foreign policy) but it was nothing but a bunch of crap. Yesterday, Howard Dean debated Richard Perle, which is like a 19-year old Mike Tyson fighting me. Dean offered yet another

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I read this and said to myself...hmmm:Jury Finds Boston Herald Libeled Judge BOSTON - A jury Friday ordered the Boston Herald to pay $2.1 million for libeling a Superior Court judge, saying it misquoted him as telling lawyers that a 14-year-old rape victim should "get over it." In a case closely watched by the media and legal communities, a jury deliberated for more than 20 hours over five days

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I've been around about 15 months and the highest ranking blogs to ever link to me was Right-Thinking From the Left Coast and The Viking Pundit. Today, I get both Instapundit and Powerline linked to me. (Thank God it was them and not Kos and Kevin Drum) Thanks to them for linking and I hope their visitors come back from time to time.

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It is a shame that Lawrence Summers isn't behind this, or there would be some real outrage.Borgata tells its Babes to stay thin or be firedATLANTIC CITY - Sex has its standard.And at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, it's the 7 percent solution.On Valentine's Day, the casino began randomly weighing its 217 Borgata Babes, a brigade of shapely and mostly female cocktail servers, to determine a

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Iran Does Not Intend to Build Nuclear Arms-PutinMOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said on Friday he was convinced Iran was not trying to build a nuclear weapon and that Russia would press ahead with nuclear cooperation with the Islamic Republic. Putin's defense of Iran, where Russia is building a nuclear power plant, comes in the face of U.S. concerns that Tehran could be using Russian

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GEFFEN UNLOADS ON HILLARY: 'SHE CAN'T WIN' Sen. Hillary Clinton should not count on help from Hollywood mogul David Geffen in her possible run for the White House. Geffen, who was a generous supporter and pal of Bill Clinton when he was president, trashed Hillary's prospects last night during a Q&A at the 92nd St. Y in New York City. "She can't win, and she's an incredibly polarizing figure," the

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Instapundit kindly links to me today, and he uses a post from last May!!!! Still, thanks Glenn!!

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Legislators, especially in the liberal wacko states, have way too much time on their hands. Via The Viking Pundit comes this example:In her years in city government, Council Member Gale Brewer has sat through plenty of interminable hearings and tedious debates. When she goes to the movies, though, the Upper West Side Democrat wishes she didn't have to endure the preliminaries.That's why Ms.

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The NHL season has been pronounced dead. And the sport itself in this country may not be far behind. I don't even know where to begin to express my disgust with the players union. I blame the players because the money just isn't there. They will rue this day. Brandon said it best in the comments:7 months from now, the NHLPA will crawl back to the bargaining table, accept a $30 million cap,

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I was reading Betsy and came across this:Outside View: Peacekeepers or predators?To add insult to injury, the report also states that Congolese women and children were raped by U.N. blue helmets because of "the absence of any programs for off-duty peacekeepers," as though the presence of a few pinball machines might have provided an effective diversion. This my friends is the "moral authority" of

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It is coming down to the wire for the NHL season. As one of the small minoriy of people who care deeply about the NHL, I hope the players come to their senses and settle by tomorrow. A 28-game season is better than nothing. Plus, the future of hockey in this country is at stake. The players need to realize that the money is just not there. More on this tomorrow, after we see what happens.

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More crap about Kyoto. I'll start with the end of the article.Bush Sees Jobs at Risk in Climate TreatyFormer Vice President Al Gore was a main participant in putting the Kyoto accord together in 1997. Before then, however, the Senate went on record opposing some of the treaty's principles, including the idea of exempting developing nations from any of its targets. "The evidence of this worsening

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Our weekend in Colorado Springs was great. I liked the place a ton. A good conservative town with beautiful scenery and nice people. On Saturday morning, Stephanie, Emily, and I drove up as high as we could on Pike's Peak, 16 miles. (out of 19. The last 3 were closed due to snow.) I have a nice Ford Escape 4x4 and we had no trouble getting up, but it was as scary as hell to drive up to the

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Sinking Islands Cling to Kyoto Lifebuoy

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There is nothing that Stephanie and I would not do for Emily. For Christmas, I decided to surprise Emily and her Mom with a weekend trip to Colorado Springs, Colorado, about 380 miles from where we live in New Mexico. The whole purpose of the trip? To take Emily to see Dora the Explorer live. Because we live in a shantytown like Albuquerque, Dora doesn't come here, we have to go to her. So

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Without a doubt, this is tomfoolery of the highest order, exactly why I started this blog, and why I gave it the name it has.Dean Vows to Lead Democrats Back to Power WASHINGTON - Howard Dean (news - web sites) promised cheering supporters Wednesday night he would harness their energy to lead the Democratic Party back to power in the halls of Congress and the White House by 2008. The virtually

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I really don't care about this Ward Churchill nonsense. He is a racial phony, and a scumbag who hates America. F Him. I wish he had said that he was glad the WTC was attacked because it destroyed a 2nd-floor abortion clinic. He'd have been fired a week ago.

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Europeans to warn Iranians about violating spirit of nuclear freeze GENEVA (AFP) - The EU is set to warn Iran against violating an agreed nuclear fuel freeze when the two sides meet, amid concern that Iran is secretly developing nuclear weapons, diplomats said. The meeting comes the day after US Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice warned that the European Union was not being tough enough with

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Medicare Drug Benefit to Cost $724 Billion WASHINGTON - President Bush added Medicare to the government's fix-it list Wednesday after new figures showed the first full decade of the program's prescription benefit will cost taxpayers $724 billion. The new figure for years 2006 through 2015 is much higher than the $534 billion cost calculated for years 2004 through 2013. That's because under

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Post Office Unveils Ronald Reagan Stamp

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The New York Times just loves the "Bush knew" meme. 9/11 Report Cites Many Warnings About Hijackings WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 - In the months before the Sept. 11 attacks, federal aviation officials reviewed dozens of intelligence reports that warned about Osama bin Laden and Al Qaeda, some of which specifically discussed airline hijackings and suicide operations, according to a previously undisclosed

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A typical story of the alleged "media coverage" we get from Iraq.

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Dick Morris just called Madeline Albright a "battleax" on The O'Reilly Factor. It'll take me 3 days to stop laughing.

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I thought Karl Rove ran everything? After all, he is Bush's brain, puppetmaster, evil spinmeister, you name it. Rove's New Position Will Involve Policy WASHINGTON (AP) - Karl Rove, the senior political strategist who orchestrated President Bush's re-election campaign, has been promoted to deputy chief of staff, a job that will involve him in most White House policy and not just politics.

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I love this guy, and would love to clerk for a judge with this attitude after I get out of law school. Judge won't use clerks from Yale An Alabama federal judge has told Yale Law School he won't accept its graduates for clerkships because the school blocks military recruiters from campus. Senior U.S. District Judge William Acker Jr., a Yale graduate, explained his decision in a Monday letter

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Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid has a sad frown because that meanie President Bush pointed out his record. That Bush really needs a time out.

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This is the seal for the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals: As what is always bound to happen with these things, some crybaby atheist finally noticed it and filed a lawsuit because his feelings were hurt. Church-state suit filed over court's seal As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to decide the constitutionality of displaying the Ten Commandments on government property, a lawyer has sued the

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I grew up in Philly and went out to Amish country many times. I deeply respect their lifestyle although I could never live it myself. Take a minute to read this terrific article by ESPN's Jim Caple, who talks about his experience watching the Super Bowl in Amish country. The conclusion really makes you think about the world we live in, and if it is really better than theirs. As for me, it's

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Nice work outta the Mallard Fillmore guys:

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