Archive for November, 2007
The “It Was Too Cold for a Global Warming Event” Story of the Day
Thomas Lifson at The American Thinker has this gem: Warmist polar expedition was cancelled due to extreme cold Explorers suffered extreme frostbite in the dangerously cold conditions, leading Lifson to wonder if these publicity-seekers were undone by believing their own propaganda. They need to alter their mindset to not believe their own [...]
Breaking: Somebody’s Really Sick of Primary Season in New Hampshire
A man claiming to have a bomb and/or guns has reportedly taken hostages in a Hillary Clinton for President campaign office in Rochester, New Hampshire. Local station WHDH reports that the downtown area is being evacuated. Jimmy Carter en route to negotiate a settlement. Just kidding… I think… Update: The hostage taker is demanding to [...]
All the “Justice” You Can (Teddy) Bear
Oddly enough, this is Islam's version of "getting off the hook" — the Middle-East's answer to the O.J. Simpson murder trial verdict: WASHINGTON (AFP) - The United States, backing staunch ally Britain, branded as "outrageous" the jail sentence of a British teacher in Sudan who let pupils call a teddy bear [...]
Ann Coulter: The Phenomenon.
I am the illegal alien of commentary. I will do the jokes that no one else will do. Ann Coulter It sounds kind of silly to imply that a conservative has the status of a rock star, but Ann Coulter might be the closest rightists come to a figure who makes the news merely by breathing. In recent years she has become an icon, and just about [...]
Debunk Domestic Abuse Junk-Science
Dictionaries often contain multiple meanings for words. The meanings may or may not have any relation to each other. Useful definitions are those which most aptly fit the meaning of the word in a particular, desired usage. In seeking to find a definition of "junk-science," especially as it most aptly pertains to domestic abuse law, I offer the [...]
The Art of War, Circa 2007
We'll just never learn: Textron Inc.'s Cessna Aircraft Co. will become the first U.S. manufacturer to turn over complete production of an airplane to a Chinese partner, a move intended to cut production costs and foster a nascent private-aviation market in China. Textron figured that since the food and toy imports from China are such high [...]
Somali Imprisoned for Conspiracy to Provide Support to Jihadists
An Ohio man has been sentenced to serve ten years in prison for conspiring to provide material support to terrorists, according to an announcement on Tuesday by Julie L. Myers, Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Nuradin M. Abdi, 35, a Somali national living in Columbus, Ohio, was named in a [...]
Please Return Your Life Partners to Their Original Upright Positions
If you're going to be flying soon and are looking for a discount on holiday travel, Alaska Air has some great deals for you. Oh, but you have to admit to being gay first… sort of. The "gay" page at Alaska Air is here. So, if you're looking for a good deal, aren't afraid to say you're gay, and you don't mind [...]
Ken Gives Barbie STD, Bad Bush to Blame
The Campaign for America's Future, whatever that is, has an ad in which Ken picks up Barbie, and ends up giving her a rather odd type of STD. Can you guess what it is? Here's the best part: It's Bush's fault! No, seriously. And by Bush, I mean the president. Update: Allahpundit at Hot Air asks what the mode of STD [...]
The Associated Press: (Re)Writing History
The Associated Press can always be counted on to perpetuate more fakery than a Malibu beach bunny's bikini top. Here's a couple of sentences from a story about Al Gore's visit to the White House on Monday: They have not met privately since then-President-elect Bush paid a visit short, and not that sweet to Gore's residence in [...]
