Sheriff of The Ministry Sheriff of The Ministry

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ME : I am a bachelor this week; with all of the negatives thereof (and none of the benefits!)

Bloggers :

... Trackback party(ies) : TMG
... Blog Crawl ... drinking and blogging, what could be better? (remember - wife is out of town)

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India : Monsoon death toll tops 900 ... condolences

Earthquake : Sumatra, 6.0

SCOTUS : Justice Breyer's house also being targeted for Eminent Domain takeover ... excellent
... I hope he & Souter both get theirs!

Russia : Bird Flu

Disneyland : Roller Coaster collision ... 15 injuries

Guns : Senate (rightly) votes to shield gun manufacturers from lawsuits

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Left : Cao has LOTS of thoughts on the whole Kill BushHitler crowd

TV : Over There over-rated?

Watcher's Council :

... 2.5 TWAs are winners!
... SuperHawkRick won, with 'History and fantasy' ... way to go! ... also :
... Dr. Sanity's 'You never know what's going to happen yesterday'
... Beth's 'Hanoi…er, Baghdad Jane' (ex-TWA, but still gets love from us)

Islamofascism :

... Disney "stared down" by CAIR, firessuspends Michael Graham ... after FOX was defeated as well
... more here
... more here, from Michael Graham himself
... 'Islam guilty as charged? Not exactly' ...

Ever since the attacks of September 11, 2001 Americans across the political spectrum have been seeking to “understand” terrorism. ... We are a nation of problem solvers, tinkerers, do-it-yourselfers; we’re good at taking things apart to get at the nub of a problem be it a faulty condenser or where to build a railroad. ... What we’re not so good at is “understanding” the motivations underlying human behavior for which most of the evils of this world both past and present can be ascribed. In truth, understanding the nature of evil has not been one of our strong suits. ... What CAIR or any other so-called “moderate” Islamic group cannot do is to refute Mr. Graham’s thesis point by point. To recognize that there is even a discussion about whether Islam itself is the problem would open the door to introspection. And at the present time, this is something that Islamic culture simply is incapable of doing.

... and an open letter to CAIR ... "You don't have a religion, CAIR, you have a death cult", cross-posted @ MyPetJawa
... Some thoughts on the foreign terrorists fueling Iraq's ongoing problems
... France ejects 12 "preachers of hate" .. and Aaron is jealous!
... Hamas, BBC celebrating their nuptials ... no media bias here! Speaking of which :
... Death Threats from the BBC? ... vs Afghanistan Blogger
... 'Find the Islamic organizations in your area' ... found via Cao
... We are all judgmental at times, and sometimes we need to be!
... Vinnie wants a Fatwa ... and so does Aaron
... al Qaida websites being shutdown?

Internet : Some calls for and "end of US domination" ... yeah, um WE BUILT IT ... ... read this :)

Tax Code : So, did you know that the tax-free part of the 529 program(s) have a sunset date ... I didn't, and want this fixed (for Riley's benefit!!) ... and think FairTax!

WiFi : @ 125M? ... TeamPAD breaks their own record!

Patriotism : Johne Wayne, the Pledge of Allegiance

Firefox / Google : Skin your GMail account

Iraq : Carter is a douche, calls war unjust ... calls GITMO an international embarrassment (which is ironic, 'cuz that is how I feel about him!)

Religion : Thoughts on God, War ... "Justice is not a simple matter"

Hotels : Hacking for guest names, room numbers

Tragedy : In memory of CA-35, USS Indianapolis ... and the ~300 that drowned.
... And, they were the lucky ones, compared to ~600 that died of exposure, dehydration and sharks.

Calculators : Wanna play Wolfenstein 3D on your TI-83?

Solar System : Planet X has a moon

Democracy : Poland vs Belarus? ... EU still, basically, useless

Screamin' Dean :

Bloggers : ' How Blogging Makes Me Better At Work' ... found via ItsAPundit

Traitor : Hanoi Jihad Jane 'has an acid flashback, wakes up in the 60s'

China : Plans to nuke hundreds of US cities if we fight over Taiwan

WiFi : You cannot steal radio signals!

Haiti : Funeral director kills ... "could not bear the thought of losing all that money"

AntiCivilLibertiesUnion :

... Needs a curfew
... Internal strife? ... hopefully a trend that will continue!

Israel : UCC (rightly) rejects divestment, Episcopalian (wrongly) urge it

DEFCON : Day 1, some Stego

How To : Sniffing in a switched environment

MS : XBOX360 Keyboard revealed

Politicians : Sharpton, "Stop Blind Support of Dems" ... probably a simple power-play by him, but there is some truth in his statements

UselessNations :

... Recess Bolton appointment expected
... 'Undersecretary Scored Big Commercial Gains From OFF' ... Kofi & Kojo, still employed

Evolution : 'Instant Evolution' ... first instance of animal hybridization

MSM : "Flush the NYT" ...

Just when you think the rhetoric of those seeking to pollute the 9/11 Memorial with anti-American propaganda can’t sink any lower, up steps the New York Times

India : Gossip kills

Crime : JodyBill Teach is tired of pedophiles & murderers

Austria : Where museums let naked people in free?

Babysitter : Babysitter,F/12, and babysittee,M/8, engage in "lewd conduct" ... and who do you think gets charged?

Murdoch : Son unexpectedly quits, moving back 'down under'

Modern Day Piracy : "Malacca Straights" so dangerous it is classified as a war zone!

ID Theft : Govt Agencies (in Australia this time) still selling computers before wiping data

Theft : 3D barcodes, 30 micrometers in size!

Sean Connery : Retires

Buttons : Need to make a button for your Blog?

Patents : MS,+3000 patents? ... "Gotta meet that quota of 60 fresh, nonobvious patentable ideas a week" :P

GPS : A real-life HitchHickers' Guide to the Galaxy Earth? ... it KNOWS where you are

How To : Shooting Rubberbands!

Office Warfare : 'Tagball - The Indoor Velcro Paintball Alternative' ... only $40!

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Leftie : Helen Thomas was not put on suicide watch

UselessNations : 'Sudan rape victims get free copy of UN report'

War : Canada, Denmark - at brink of war!

Scouts : God doesn't like you anymore!

ESCR : 'Frist: stem cell study may cure tax-dollar addiction'

Patriotism : 'Supporting the troops takes so much work these days'

Movies : The best movie mistakes of all time

True : Berlin readying World Championship-sized brothel ... shooting for a medal in ___?

Instapundit : IMAO know who wants to buy, and why!

Job : Wear a toilet seat on your head for $35/day

Reality TV : 'I'm a suicide bomber: get me out of here!'

W : Left worried that Rove is distracting him from war they oppose, nominee they hate

Starvation : Anti-Geldoff protests ... call him an "Africa-obsessed whore"

Caption This : Americana, turned horrily awry

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Media Bias :

I guess "diversity" has its limits. There's good diversity and bad diversity; good diversity is the diversity
of those who agree completely with you, bad diversity is the evil diversity of people who disagree.--thanks Ace!

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Six Meat Buffet
(found via Basil)

Beth's VRWC

Man-at-arms of Haunted Houses Man-at-arms of Haunted Houses

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Riley : She has taken steps! She took about 4 steps, only walking about 2', but that's still a big deal!

REDvsBLUE : Season 3 DVD is awesome! ... one of the deleted scenes has Space Weather!

Contest : Cao's "Treason Hunter" contest

Brother against Brother: ... Kit & Heidi have truly some done some amazing work here, GO READ THEM ALL :

Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Chapter 3, Chapter 4, Chapter 5, Chapter 6, Chapter 7, Chapter 8

A seven9(?)-part series about jealousy, truth, and honor between men who fought in a place called Vietnam.

UPDATE : Listen Live Online ... "Kender’s radio show .. Friday morning, 0800 PST (1100EST) ... 1-888-XRADIO1"

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ESCR : Frist waffles? ... supporting federal funding ... IMHO - still a very slippery slope!

Ireland : IRA disarming!

UK-07.21.2005 : All four suspects are now in custody!

Islamofascism : Sheik Mohammed Ali Hassan al-Moayad sentenced to 75 years
... and the wannabe "Millennium Bomber" only got 22.

Weather : June-July '05 is the hottest ever (recorded)

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NASA : Discovery should be able to come home safely

Drinks : Self-chilling can

Caffeine : How many of what will it take to KILL you? ... "It would take 540.32 cans of Coca-Cola Classic to kill you" me

Ecology : Planting trees creates deserts?

Internet : The real father of the Internet, Vint _{not Al Gore}Cerf

ID Theft : Papers' natural "fingerprint" to help fight fraud?

DNA : How to extract it from ANYTHING ... and it involves a blender, mentions a puppy - need I say more?

Online : 'How To Build A Popular and Profitable Forum Community'

Computers : Making a MultiBoot DVD

AntiCivilLibertiesUnion : No queens, but rich seniors?

Alienware : Invading your Data Center? ... rack-mountables

National Security : Not all about cameras? ... I hafta' disagree, I think they do provide value!

Mars : Ice Lake found in impact crater on the Vastitas Borealis

MS :

... 'IE7 nukes Google, Yahoo! search'
... Run with ZERO services ... a bit crippled, but still cool!

TV : Cable going wireless? ... "quadruple play"

Nintendo : Profits down ~80%

SCOTUS : Kennedy waffles

Solar System : A new Outer-solar-system planet, 70% of Pluto's size ... "Trans-Neptunian Object, or TNO"

Energy Bill : Passing soon, pork included :(

Housing Market : Fannie Mae / Freddie Mac reform

Relativity : 'Albert Einstein's Theory of Relativity, in words of four letters or less'

eBay : man is eBaying EVERYTHING he owns ... includes car, only up to ~$8k so far

Speeding : 'The definitive guide to speeding tickets' ... oh yeah, NOW I find this site!

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OOTS : #208 ... horse = glue, and quick-draw on the lead shield!

UF : It's SysAdmin Appreciation Day!

ALP : #137 (guest art) ... what geeks really spend $ on!

True'ish : Cheney needs to run (not even win) so Helen Thomas will kill herself!

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Islamofascism :

Al-Takeyya : The Islamic principle of lying for the sake of Allah. Falsehoods told to prevent denigration of Islam, to protect oneself, or to promote the cause of Islam are sanctioned by the Quran, including lying under penalty of perjury in testimony before the United States Congress, lying or making distorted statements to the media such as claiming that Islam is a religion of peace, and deceiving fellow Muslims when the one lying has deemed them to be apostates. See the Islam Review article for documentation of this from the Quran and the Hadith. The practice of Al-Takeyya is commonly employed to declare a Hudna.
--thanks William P. Welty, Ph.D., The Zionist Enemy of Islam! (click more more definitions!)

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Dilbert

Cox & Forkum

Teenage Mutant Ninja Knight Teenage Mutant Ninja Knight

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Missing Person: Cheryl Ann Magner; go to "Closing" (below) for a picture and help if you can!

Thursday : That means it is time to Stop the ACLU!
... and Merri has some thoughts on Cameras, Terrorism, and the ACLU
... and Cao comments on the saved cross

Bloggers : Cao's Treason Hunter Contest

Brother against Brother: ... GO READ THEM ALL :

Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Chapter 3, Chapter 4, Chapter 5, Chapter 6, Chapter 7, Chapter 8

A seven9(?)-part series about jealousy, truth, and honor between men who fought in a place called Vietnam.

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Fire : 5 alarm fire at chemical plant in Ft Worth, Texas ... injuries, no deaths ... developing

UK-07.21.2005 : More arrests ... and pictures

India : Rain death toll surpasses 450 ... prayers and condolences

Suicide : "Suspended Miami Commissioner Art Teele fatally shot himself in the head in the lobby of the Miami Herald"
... was facing some legal problems ... condolences

Free Trade : CAFTA passes ... narrowly - 217-215; after much pushing by W+Cheney
... free trade good, loss of amnesty and/or illegal immigration protection = bad ... let's see what happens!

Afghanistan : Chinooks burn when they land hard? ... thankfully, noone was injured

Crime : Convicted child killer and rapist Marcus Wesson was sentenced to death in Cali

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Avian Flu : A scary look at a (hypothetical) scary future ... and it won't take much to remove "hypothetical" ... :

Spend a bit of time following this yourself, on a personal level, and think about what your contingency plans might be

Islamofascism :

... Lord Nazir Ahmed - "Its just an identity crisis" ... :

That's the developmental stage in life when young folks walk around in a brown study pondering such metaphysical quandaries as "Who am I?" "What's it all about?" and "Where am I going?" ... Not: "How many pounds of explosives do I need to smuggle aboard a bus to kill and maim the maximum number of women and children?"

... "Apparently the word "moderate" is as elastic with respect to imams as it is with respect to Democratic politicians"
... War on Tourism

Ahmed Ressam (wannabe Millennium Bomber) :

... 'Reason 5,239 Why Terrorism Cases Should Be Tried Militarily'
... Capn Ed updates
... 'Judge Coughenour: Your arrogance is exceeded only by your contempt for the lives of your fellow citizens.'
... "How do we protest this judge's idiocy?"
... 'Terrorists' little helper: Judge John Coughenour'

NASA : Tarnished, and the history thereof ... and private alternatives about to eat their dinner?

Reparations : Close the loop! ... say no to the NAACP; and Rev. Wayne Perryman vs Democratic Party! Excellent!

Nadagate :

... Questions of Plame impartiality
... Admiral Bobby Inman vs Larry Johnson

Iraq :

... Al Qaida local #666 "claims" the murdering of Algerian envoys ... found via B, who adds "Michael Moore proud of his "minutemen" ... 'Reality is the ultimate Rorschach Test' ... thoughts on the art of Constitution-crafting

MS :

... Vista beta released ... and the benefits thereof
... "Genuine Advantage"=mandatory

Google : Earth ... like GoogleMaps, but more!

Earth : Geoneutrinos to reveal the secrets of inner Earth?

Nanny state (UK) : "Alcohol ads may no longer feature sexy guys" ... found via Bisal

Health : Some thoughts on medical errors, and the reporting thereof ... and TWA misses Raven :(

Robots : More on MechaWhore Repliee Q1 ... gotta' love Ace's comments ... "I'll stick with the real thing. By which I mean Internet pornography."

MSM : Defining "military is increasingly distant from mainstream American society" ... what they mean is distant form THEM ... :

The American Left is far, far out of touch with the American military. Since the abolition of the draft Leftists don't serve

GOP : To run anti-Byrd ads ... 52 years is long enough, really! ... found via IAP

PSP : Top10 hacks

The Left :

... 'Left Behind', as labor splits ... future = "very, very bleak" - or not that bad?
... Must be held accountable ... "leftists must now explain their revealing lack of interest in pursuing the following ..."
... Lack of common sense, grasp on reality ... "To achieve such a perfect future, almost anything is justified"
... Dean doing his best to kill the Democrats
... More on Air America stealing from the poor ...

Unfortunately for Piquant, when they bought Air America, they bought its liabilities

... Ohio State faculty member caught on tape stealing and trashing right-leaning student newspapers ... found via GOPB

Clinton : 'Hillary Goes Moderate?' ... (cough, no)

Kerry : Another Kerry wants to lose an election ... and he is also (cough) quite the looker!

Edwards : US Tour ... :

He bought a seat in the US Senate for a few years, and even showed up to vote once or twice. He was also a vice-presidential candidate for a little while. After he lost that election, he was rewarded by the University system of North Carolina with a chair of some sort ... Check them again. It's starting to appear that he wants to be Hillary's running mate in '08. After all, he brought so much to the ticket in '04, why not?

Technological Advancement : US needs to get back on the treadmill!

Cuba : 'Totalitarian Nightmare' ... 11th anniversary of "13 de Marzo" tragedy

US Army : Transformation ... "moving from a division-based force structure to brigade-based"

Gaming : Brice Mellen, 17, will probably work you. Oh, and he's blind.

FCC : Needs reform, limits!

Politicians : Grassley is better than Harkin ... atleast to Jody :)

SCOTUS :

... Federalist Society has no "secret handshakes"
... Roberts' nomination is good ... political savvy on top of other credentials
... "So either Durbin's lying or Durbin's lying or Durbin's lying...take your pick"

Global Politics : 'Failed States Index Map'

EU : "Just now waking up to the idea that gee, they ought to stop the funding of terrorists!"

Religion : 'MSM vs Christianity'

Intellectual Property : More on Brazil's abuse of medical/medicine patents ... "Axis of IP Evil"

Telecom : Qualcomm Pwnz ... all your wCDMA are belong to them

Global Warming : "Asia-Pacific Partnership for Clean Development and Climate", moving beyond Kyoto

Canada : Blames US for shooting deaths ... found via Small Dead Animals, which was found via SCA, - who suggests we blame Canada for Drunk Driving

Performance Appraisals : A necessary evil? ... perhaps not?

Internet Searches : A peek under Google's covers

Illusions : Color perception

TV : Review of Over There

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Beer : Bud Tsunami ... looks like water, tastes like water, flows like water ;P

Bloggers : DaisyCutter pulls a Trifecta of Goomba's Golden Meatball Awards

WTW (a day late) : Redneck Games

True : OJ = DirecTV pirate

Cheney : Debris falls off

Saudi Arabia : Hiring ninjas for security

Caption This : Honey, I shrunk the ___

SCOTUS : Roberts is a mannequin

Guns : 'Senate votes to allow firearms manufacturers to sue victims'

True'ish : 'How to destroy your computer' ... :

slapdash, ill-informed, incompetent work is what's expected of you. Don't let the industry down

Law : 'House Passes LAFTA, Relieving Liberal Guilt'

Baseball : 'All Star Game renamed to “American League beat down festival”'

AntiTerrorism : 'UK brews World's Largest Pot of Tea as anti-terrorist measure'

Doonesburygate : What's wrong with Turd Blossom ... calling her Monica, not so funny

NORKs : 'Kim Jong-Il demands iPod'

UF : Death Star about to come online

Real World Game : Book Crossing ... that's different!

Blogging : 6yr old blogging - "Little Miss Princess" ... found via Beth

Pointless Link : Don't get a rash do anything rash ... found via Black5

The Alliance of Free Blogs : PGH - The UNternet ... Once the UN has confiscated the Internet :

1. Kofi will assign Kojo to work at your ISP, but deny having done so

2. The Bandwidth for Food program will be in effect; and the UN will be skimming entitled to a % of your bandwidth

3. France, Russia and Germany will be found complicit in the skimming of gigabits of traffic per day in support of terrorists spammers

4. An (cough) independent investigator will say Nothing wrong here, but will submit reports to the contrary

5. The WHO will be taking the place of Symantec, Zone Alarm, ISS

6. ICANN will be replaced with the ITU

7. The US will be paying for the entire Internet, but will not be allowed to benefit from it

8. Boeing Cisco will be replaced with Airbus Huawei

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Heroes : I no longer think Hollywood stars are terribly important. They are uniformly pleasant, friendly people, and they treat me better than I deserve to be treated. But a man or woman who makes a huge wage for memorizing lines and reciting them in front of a camera is no longer my idea of a shining star we should all look up to.

How can a man or woman who makes an eight-figure wage and lives in insane luxury really be a star in today's world, if by a "star" we mean someone bright and powerful and attractive as a role model? Real stars are not riding around in the backs of limousines or in Porsches or getting trained in yoga or Pilates and eating only raw fruit while they have Vietnamese girls do their nails.

They can be interesting, nice people, but they are not heroes to me any longer. A real star is the soldier of the 4th Infantry Division who poked his head into a hole on a farm near Tikrit, Iraq. He could have been met by a bomb or a hail of AK-47 bullets. Instead, he faced an abject Saddam Hussein and the gratitude of all of the decent people of the world.
--thanks Ben Stein, viathe Nashif Report!

SCOTUS : It really should not matter what the personal ideology of our appointees may be, so long as they recognize that their ideology should have no role in the decisional process…
--thanks John Roberts, viaTMH

Censorship : Steve: whats your opinion on censorship
insomniac dude007: **** censorship
--thanks BASH!

Letter to alcohol:

Dear Alcohol:
First & foremost, let me tell you that I'm a huge fan of yours. My friend, you always seem to be there when needed. The perfect post-work cocktail, a beer at the game, and you're even around during the holidays hidden inside chocolates as you warm us when we're stuck in the midst of endless family gatherings. However, lately I've been wondering about your intentions. While I want to believe that you have my best interests at heart, I feel that your influence has led to some unwise consequences:

1. Phone calls: While I agree with you that communication is important, I question the suggestion that any conversation of substance or necessity take place after 2 a.m. Why would you make me call those ex-boyfriends/girlfriends when I know for a fact they do not want to hear from me during the day, let alone all hours of the night?
2. Eating: Now, you know I love a good meal, but why do you suggest that I eat a taco with chili sauce, along with a big Italian meatball sandwich and some stale chips (washed down with WINE & topped off with a Kit Kat after a few cheese curls & chili cheese fries)? I'm an eclectic eater, but I think you went too far this time.
3. Clumsiness: Unless you're subtly trying to tell me that I need to do more yoga to improve my balance, I see NO need to hammer the issue home by causing me to fall down. It's completely unnecessary, and the black & blue marks that appear on my body mysteriously the next day are beyond me. Similarly, it should never take me more than 45 seconds to get the front door key into the lock.
4. Furthermore: The hangovers have GOT to stop. This is getting ridiculous. I know a little penance for our previous evening's debauchery may be in order, but the 3 p.m. hangover immobility is completely unacceptable! My entire day is shot. I ask that, if the proper precautions are taken (water, vitamin B, bread products, aspirin) prior to going to sleep/passing out face down on the kitchen floor with a bag of popcorn, the hangover should be minimal & in no way interfere with my daily activities.

Alcohol, I have enjoyed our friendship for some years now & would like to ensure that we remain on good terms. You've been the invoker of great stories, the provocation for much laughter, and the needed companion when I just don't know what to do with the extra money in my pockets.
In order to continue this friendship, I ask that you carefully review my grievances above & address them immediately. I will look for an answer no later than Friday 8:30 p.m. (pre-karaoke) on your possible solutions & hopefully we can continue this fruitful partnership.
Thank you,
Your biggest fan

P.S.
THINGS THAT ARE DIFFICULT TO SAY WHEN DRUNK:
1. Innovative
2. Preliminary
3. Proliferation
4. Cinnamon

THINGS THAT ARE VERY DIFFICULT TO SAY WHEN DRUNK:
1. Specificity
2. British Constitution
3. Passive-aggressive disorder
4. Oily Linoleum

THINGS THAT ARE DOWNRIGHT IMPOSSIBLE TO SAY WHEN DRUNK:
1. Thanks, but I don't want to have sex.
2. Nope, no more beer for me.
3. Sorry, but you're not really my type.
4. Good evening, officer. Isn't it lovely out tonight?
5. Oh, I couldn't. No one wants to hear me sing.
6. No really, tequila is a bad idea... no shots ( hi JoJo)
7. Its 3 a.m., and there's no way I could call them in this condition

--thanks Aaron (via email)

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Missing Girl :

Cheryl Ann Magner
If you have seen her please call the San Rafael police dept. @ 415-485-3000



Dilbert

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Argghhh
... who also has a link to a nighttime carrier landing :)



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Letter from FAIR Letter from FAIR

DeLay Wants Enforcement Before Any Guestworker Bill
Call His Office and Thank Him

Your calls are needed to reinforce House Majority Leader Tom DeLay's (R-TX) position that immigration enforcement must come before any guestworker bill.

Just days after Senators Cornyn and Kyl unveiled their bill tying the promise of strong enforcement provisions with an unlimited guestworker program DeLay announced that the House will pass enforcement legislation before considering any guestworker bill. During his comments, DeLay said more security measures are needed and the government has to prove it will enforce the law before voters will accept a new guestworker program.

Yesterday, President Bush told House Republicans at a closed-door meeting that he wants them to pass a guestworker bill this fall. The president also said he wants MORE legal immigration.

It is critically important that we fortify DeLay's commitment to put enforcement first. He has resisted the president's request to expedite a guestworker bill thus far because he knows the American public will not accept more guestworkers when the government is obviously failing to enforce immigration laws or secure the borders.

Please make a quick phone call to any of Leader DeLay's offices listed below and thank him for holding the line. Tell his office that American voters expect Congress to first eat its spinach by passing a tough enforcement bill and funding its implementation before even considering the special interest desert of an unlimited guestworker program.

Leadership Office: 202-225-4000
D.C. Office: 202-225-5951
District Office: 281-240-3700

Master Paladin Junior Grade Master Paladin Junior Grade

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Riley : I believe she gave me an actual kiss last night! I was holding her, and said "I love you" ...
... at which point she turned towards me, half-way closed her mouth and leaned toward my face ...
... Probably coincidence, but it was still cool.

Brother against Brother: Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Chapter 3, Chapter 4, Chapter 5, Chapter 6

A seven-part series about jealousy, truth, and honor between men who fought in a place called Vietnam.

... GO READ IT! ... And you should listen to the interview :

We’ll be on Xradio discussing the Brother Against Brother story live on Wednesday, from 12pm until 2pm PST.
For you East Coasters, that’s 3pm until 5pm. Thanks to all the people who have stopped by to read this story and offer your comments and links. Make sure to call in and ask questions or just comment on the story!
We’d love to talk to you. The number is toll free 1888-XRADIO1
(If you are listening you would also have heard MadTech call in :) ).

Link Party(ies) : TMG ... and everyday is an open comment/trackback day here (or email me and I will post it)

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NASA :

... More on the debris ... and they had 110 cameras!
... more here ... "Will we press on, or be drawn back into shadow? The mere posing of the question answers it."
... danger of "Defect search" overload
...UPDATE : Debris, etc. = All shuttles grounded ... except, of course, for the one in space right now
... Misc. space program videos ... liftoffs, moon, etc.

Iraq :

... Rumsfeld makes a visit
... US to cut forces, within a year? ... and ... more here - Iraq PM requested expedited withdrawal
... Good news from Iraq ... also available Good news from Iraq , who reminds us to question the MSM

UK-07.07.2005 : 16 nail bombs found as well!

UK-07.21.2005 : 6 arrests made ... incl. 1 of the suspected bombers!

Weather :

... Bombay, India +37" of rain; flooding; "dozens killed"; 20M traffic backup ... condolences, prayers
... The east is still hot ... and the redneck solution
... Worst hurricane season since 1933?

Congress : Gun Bill bumped up ... "shield firearms manufacturers and dealers from lawsuits over gun crimes" - good!

Iran : Continuing atomic work ... ignoring EU, shocker! ... ... and more here

Islamofascism : Ahmed Ressam, wannabe LAX ("Millennium") bomber, sentenced to 22 years ... which is not enough!

Mad Cow : US +1 case? ... so the Dept of Agriculture DOES do something!

Pedophiles : Castration in Alabama ... that's even been than (or with) mandatory jail time!

Internet : Exploit developed for patched IOS vuln. ...still IMPORTANT; and is ISS a corporate whore?

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Lefties : 'Air America: stealing from poor kids?' ... what, no MSM coverage?

Islamofascism :

... The West is in the way ... also featured here

They wish to bring the world’s one billion Muslims under one roof and impose
Islamic law (Sharia) on everyone – Jewish, Christian and Muslim alike

... keep it up SuperHawk Rick! ... 'Classroom Indoctrination'
... Emperor Darth Misha has some things to say about Mohammed ... rapists, pedophile, etc. etc.
... Applying the Scientific Method to Islamofascists
... Islam as a terrorist organization
... Terrorists know about economics
... The "C" word? ... not that one, Caliphate
... Mohammed Bouyeri, Van Gogh's killer, gets (rare) life sentence
... Hewitt + CAIR : Aaron_vs_Hugh
... BBC still, basically, pro-Terrorist
... BBC still, basically, pro-Terrorist (again) ...

Iqbal 'there is no such thing as an Islamic terrorist' Sacranie and Azzam 'I'd self-detonate in Israel' Tamimi

Robots : Female android - Repliee Q1 ... and Cmdr Data says "she's hot" :P

Kerry : AN open letter, WRT your 180

AntiCivilLibertiesUnion :

... "Because überleftists genuinely believe that Western liberal democracy is evil"
... San Diego voters support display of cross

Patriotism : Happy Tails pet spa, of Tysons Corner (VA), doing good work! ... AWESOME! ... and the opposite :

Pearcy : Still a "cowardly, pasty, frail, control-freak Berzerkley Attorney" ... and Mark Williams is calling him on it.

Health :

... Parts of your brain actually turn off when you blink ... "mini blackouts"
... NY to track diabetics

Iraq : God keeps men in jars ... and the third jar only hurts itself!

Carnival of the Clueless : #7! ... go on, go read it ... I'll wait

Economy : 'Good Economy, Bad Polls, What Gives?' ...

fourteenth consecutive quarter of growth

created over 3.7 million new jobs since May of 2003

Unemployment is down to 5 percent

tax receipts are up, cutting the federal budget deficit by $94 billion

(... and yet) the truly outstanding data in recent opinion polls is the American public's broad and enduring skepticism

Bush needs to learn a lesson his father never did :

Unless a president ... talks constantly ... about the economy, he will be seen ... as doing nothing about it

Natalee Holloway : Lake being drained

AIDS : 'HIV epidemic sweeps along the heroin highways' ... yeah, um, newsflash - drugs can kill you ... and :

Drugs : Funding terrorists

UK Schools : "Happy Slapping", teacher abuse, childhood sex and socialism? ... and its Tony Blair's (or his party's) fault?

Scouts : 'Senate Approves Boy Scout Events on Military Bases' ...unanimously! ... Scouts:1, ACLU:0

GOP : Stupid Republican tricks ... they violate the "stay out of the way when their opponents have begun to self-destruct" rule

President 2008 : Allen? ... works for me!

Dating : How to woo women ... found via SCA

Racist? : Miami - Ghetto Talent Contest .. watermelon eating ... is that so wrong?

Tax Money : $30M for monkeys ... excellent use of our $

Nadagate : Dems wonder why it continues ... "This is all the fringe people like MoveOn and even Howard Dean"

MS :

... "Experts" not expecting too much from Vista (Beta)
... MS #1 in piracy ... well, technically #2 (behind Nike) - but we like IT stuff more
... It has a name, now we need to convince people to buy it

Free Trade :

... More on CAFTA ... and the pork that is needed to get it to pass, and more here
... W rallying support for CAFTA ... some still oppose it (mostly citing Illegal Immigration concerns)

Too much : Morse Code watch

Corporations : GE to buy DreamWorks?

W : 'Bush's biggest failure' ... I agree with Rick, & with Jay (read first comment)

SCOTUS :

... Discrimination? ... "perfect, except he is not a woman" ... God forbid!
... LAT engages in Agenda Journalism ... shocker!
... Prepare for Estradification

SuperComputing : More on the Multi-Petaflop race ... and - "How about some automated stock trading?" :)

Abortion : More on Romney's veto ... looking to run in '08?

Iraq'ish : Thoughts on Over There, by Bochco

Science : US losing to China?

Linux Everywhere : FreeBSD on XBOX

Gaming : First Amendment under attack, founding father roiling in graves ... all over GTA:San Andreas, coffee :)

Information _inSecurity : 'How to Bypass BIOS Passwords'

Unions : The AFL-CIO exodus may be what saves the "labor movement" ...

It's like having a company use the same business plan for 50 years, even as profits go down the tubes

Alienware : Going Star Wars ... "briefly tempted by the Light Side version, but then I remembered that its feeble skills ..."

Treason : A very ugly word ... or, how about this word :

Traitor : Trey has a shirt (think Hanoi Jane) ... found via Basil ... who always has good stuff!

Space : 'Nearby solar system looks like home ' ... "just 300 light-years away"

Advertising : More of it, coming your way ... is it worth it for free programs?

_unEqual Rights : 'Woman as consumer and the consumed' ... found via LTG

Free Speech : Well, not quite - very despicable though! ... and insulting the family of fallen U.S. Army Pfc. Timothy Hines Jr.

Bloggers : Featured Blog of the Week ... found via Rusty Drew

Holy What The ??? : Super Maul .. office weaponry, can put a pencil through a soda can!

Technology : ICE on your cel ... interesting; read it ... do it!

Survival (repost) : Nuclear Fallout

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OOTS :

... #206 ... that's an adventure? (damn Elan)
... #207 ... dragons are color-coded, for your convenience (not in Eberron!)

Rules : 'Hugh's Universal Rules of Intelligence' ... found via J

Drudge : Ace laughs at him ... jealous much? :P

Oil : 'Reasons High Gas Prices Are Good' ... "Rich Arab terrorists a lot better movie villains than poor ones"

Real Men of Genius / American Heroes : Budd Lite commercials!

Family : Pothead son disappoints alcoholic father

Caption This : A Ricky Martin two-fer!

UF : Geek ego, minus intellect = ___

SCOTUS :

... W to give Kerry a SWIFT BOAT-load of info ...

The president promised to rapidly hand over all relevant records "in a fashion reminiscent
of Sen. Kerry himself, within six months of Judge Roberts' confirmation by the Senate

... O'Connor devoured in ancient ritual ... "written in human blood ... her refusal to commit to abstract legal principles"
... Roberts is a cybernetic creature ... Reid : "I look forward to putting up only token resistance"

International : US wary of NORK bakesale

Cycling : W seeking Conservative to replace Lance ... Diaz couldn't stop Charlie's Angels II

Hair : Mullets for Peace

Nadagate : The Truth ^TM ... not yellowcake - rubber!

WTW :

... 'He Done Gone and Married a 13-Year-Old'
... A look into the future of WTW

Questions : "If love is blind, then why do we believe at first sight?" ... and more!

Cities : Losing Burger Kings? ... "Their long-extinguished drive-through menus silently beckon to cars that will never come"

Computers : Frustrated?

ALP : #136 (guest art - Predator in a dress!?)

A Story, bit by bit : ... "The organization and the crime" : Part 1 , Part 2

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The Soft Bigotry Of Low Expectations:

It strikes me as odd that "attempted murder" carried a lesser charge than "murder."
I mean, honestly: do we want to be rewarding people for failure?
--thanks Defective Yeti!

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Day by Day

Dilbert

Discerning Texan

ItsAPundit

Master of No Pants Master of No Pants

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Kerry : Hey, how about that 180? ... Political Hypocrisy as Pathology ... John Kerry Wins Congressional Medal of Chutzpah

Brother against Brother: Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Chapter 3, Chapter 4

A seven-part series about jealousy, truth, and honor between men who fought in a place called Vietnam.

... GO READ IT.

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Earthquake : Montana, 5.6

UK-07.21.2005 : The missing 5^th bomber?

Islamofascism : 5 arrested in New Jersey ... had subway plans on them ... found via

DoublePlusGood Infotainment

Iraq : Terrorists infiltrating police? ... no real surprise that they would try, sad if they succeeded

Natalie Holloway : Reward rises to $1M ... what a terrible situation

Scouts : 4 adults killed in electric accident @ Fort A.P. Hill while setting up for Jamboree ... condolences!

Nuclear Korea : Back at the table

Israel : Disengagement underway; power/water shut off in Gaza

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NASA : Shuttle inching towards takeoff ... passing tests, and whatnot (weather = 80%) ... Discovery is up!

Shuttle problem? : Debris spotted ... but didn't hit Orbiter ... should be OK

SCOTUS :

... Some (cough)very important questions for Roberts
... Roberts = Unassailable
... More than stealth, actually invisible?
... The left's desperate digging

Free Trade : The case for CAFTA ... if Chavez & Castro don't want it, I do!

Power : Coal is the only viable near-term option ... and nuke afterwards :)

Islamofascism : Abdullah Alnoshan of the Muslim World League arrested in Alexandria, VA ... that is mighty close to me ...

Intel : Building $3B chip plant, in Arizona ... what, made in the USA? Is that legal?

MS : MSN Earth ... like GMaps' satellite, but without Apple :)

AntiTerrorism : Stop their "business partners" ... and close the "offshore" loophole! (Lautenberg, not Collins!)

UselessNations : The reform it needs ... S1383 is good, but looks like HR2745 is better (automatic funding cuts!)

Abortion : When a contraception pill can also be an abortion pill, it gets vetoed ... and rightfully so!

Oceanography : Dumping oil into the water helps calm storms? ... Neat! ... "harmless surfactants"

Politicians : More on the recent illegal self-pay raise in Harrisburg

Illegal Immigration : Minutemen turn down Govt co-opt ... so did DHS;

the federal government has failed to run effective and efficient border security

Surgery : "Face Off", for real

Russia : SPAM = DEATH? ... Vardan Kushnir found "brutally murdered"

Hacking : TippingPoint buying exploits

Religion : The (rightful) decline of the NCC

Coffee : Vacuum-based coffee pot

Super Computing : Japan, wanting the crown back, to build a 10Petaflop box!

Canada : Very careful about what moves, books, etc. are allowed in ... but don't mind murders, terrorists leaving

Medicine : Gene Therapy, Nanoparticles ... nonviral delivery

Israel : Feels dissed by Pope Benedict XVI

Geek : SD card that plugs into USB port also! ... "SanDisk Ultra II SD Plus USB/SD" ... EXCELLENT!

Public Broadcasting : Privatize it! ... found via DoublePlusGood Infotainment

Pope : Pope Benedict XVI refuses to acknowledge Islam as the "Religion of Peace"^TM ... rightfully so

GreenPeace : Still wrong, this time about Harry Potter

Saturn : It has an 'Aurora Borealis' too?

Washouts : Baghdad Barbarella (Hanoi Jane (Fonda)) trying to make a comeback ... and a shot at Hanoi John (Kerry) :)

Middle East : Israel as a stabilizing force?

Bluetooth : Not easy enough yet

Niger : Warnings of famine were disregarded ... UN saw the problem, couldn't help - thanks guys!

Online Gaming : 'Hacker' unlocks weapons in Battlefield2 ... Funny if true!

Computing : The origin of Control-Alt-Delete (video)

Legal Stupidity : Elizabeth Wallenberg suing Con Ed ... because manhole covers are hot

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True : $5 taser ... don't shock yourself!

Bush Energy Bill : Defeat the Arabs, Take Their Oil

Kerry'ish : Swift Boat Vets miss attacking him

Caption This : Walk this way

Iraq : A sneak peek at the Constitution

NSFW : These people are F*ing terrified

Nadagate : W backtracks on "fire"

Online Gaming : "Largest theft of play money in history"

Baseball : Player has mad cow

Conversion : Turn your PC into a MAC :)

Walmart : Geek Date Night canceled

Cisco : Taking precedence

UK-07.21.2005 : Betting on bomb sites? ... what's the under-over on the clock tower?

Lefties : Sex offenders as human shields

NASA : Launch scrubbed, astronauts to investigate "Cape Canaveral"

ALP : #135 (guest art)

Unions : Dems to block AFL-CIO exodus

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9.11.2001 :

“September 11 for me was a wake up call. Do you know what I think the problem is? That a lot of the world woke up for a short time and then turned over and went back to sleep again
--thanks Tony Blair, via Raven!

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Dilbert

Cox & Forkum

Letter from Kilgore Letter from Kilgore

To: Kilgore for Governor Leadership

From: Ken Hutcheson
Campaign Manager, Virginians for Jerry Kilgore

Re: New Poll Results / What to Expect Next

On behalf of Jerry and Marty Kilgore and the entire Kilgore for Governor Campaign staff, please allow me say thank you to all of you for the contribution of your time and resources to our important cause. Because of your tireless support, we are winning this campaign and demonstrating to all Virginians that Jerry Kilgore has the experience to lead as our next Governor.

As you know, President George W. Bush campaigned for Jerry last week in McLean, VA. We thought you might like to see what he had to say about Jerry, so we produced a short video clip of his remarks for you to review by visiting this link.

You may have seen over the weekend that a poll conducted by Mason-Dixon showed the Kilgore/Kaine race in a dead heat. This poll flies in the face of everything we have seen -- eight other public polls and our own internal polling -- that show Jerry Kilgore with a clear lead in this race. Everything we see places the momentum squarely on our side. Jerry Kilgore won the first debate, dominated the last fund-raising period and just welcomed President Bush to Virginia. Tim Kaine, meanwhile, lost the first debate, raised only half of what Kilgore raised in June and has completely abandoned rural Virginia. Kaine has even brought in the assistance of liberal heroes John Kerry and Tom Daschle to rally his apathetic base. There is simply no evidence to support the results of this poll.

Other public polls for this race are listed below:

Date Name Results
July 12, 2005 Rasmussen Poll Kilgore 47% to Kaine 41% to Other 4%
June 30, 2005 Survey USA Poll Kilgore 49% to Kaine 39% to Potts 5%
June 2005 Rasmussen Poll Kilgore 46% to Kaine 40%
May 2005 Survey USA Poll Kilgore 44% to Kaine 40%
April 2005 Rasmussen Poll Kilgore 44% to Kaine 36%
March 2005 Survey USA Poll Kilgore 46% to Kaine 36%
October 2004 Richmond Times-Dispatch Poll Kilgore 34% to Kaine 25%
October 2004 Mason-Dixon Poll Kilgore 40% to Kaine 35%

While these numbers bode well, we cannot let up on our efforts - there is still much work to do and we must continue to run as if we were 10 points down. As we all know, the only poll that truly matters is the one on November 8th. We have the momentum and the right message, but we need you to remain focused and energized for the next 105 days.

We can expect the often hysterical and negative rhetoric of the Kaine campaign to only degrade further into the gutter. The negative attack mailings from the Kaine campaign are filling up mailboxes across the Commonwealth, and their rhetoric continues to sound more and more desperate having lost the most recent debate and fundraising report by a 2 to 1 margin. It is safe to say our opponent and his liberal out of state allies like Move-On.Org, John Kerry and Howard Dean will be working hard in the coming weeks to stop our momentum and to redouble their bitter attacks on Jerry Kilgore

We need you to share this information with your friends and family and encourage them to get involved in the campaign, even if it means just signing up to display a Kilgore yard sign or put a bumper sticker on their car. Encourage them to sign up to volunteer and be a part of this grassroots driven campaign-we need everyone joining in this important cause for our families and for our future. For more information on how to get involved, please visit www.JerryKilgore.com.

With individuals of your great character and dedication leading the way, we will be victorious in November and be ready to enact Honest Reform in Virginia.

Last but not least, below is a link to an interesting analysis of the campaign by Jeff Schapiro from Sunday's Richmond Times Dispatch that you might find interesting: Schapiro Article

... go Kilgore!
(Not to be confused with Go Kill Gore ... )

High Sheikh of Pork High Sheikh of Pork

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Happy (belated) 1^st Anniversary : Stacey, Brett ... and sorry I am late. I am a bad brother / brother-in-law :)

Wheelin' : Went offroad Sunday, and while I am still very happy with my Jeep + tires :
... my winch broke (stupid dirty battery connections, fixed)
... (when I needed it the most - to un-stuckify a certain Land Cruiser)
... my clutch linkage disconnected from the pedal (cheap plastic bushing, now = home-grown metal ring + cotter pin) :)
... (which pretty much ended the day; but a bungee chord did the job, and got me home!)

Blogger : Starting to Sux0r today? ... OK, working now ...

Trackback Fiesta(s) : ... TMG

Brother against Brother: Chapter 1... Chapter 2 ... this is a special, ongoing, important series! GO READ IT.

No more blogging tonight : too busy playing GROW

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UK-07.21.2005:

... Third arrest made
... "Undercover marksmen" deployed in search
... Chrenkoff, and readers, on "Shoot to kill" ... and yes, it is the only viable option

Iraq : Suicide car bomb kills 39 ... 2 US GIs killed elsewhere, condolences

Nigeria : Bus (driver asleep?) falls into river, 56 dead ... condolences

Earthquake : India, 7.2 ... "Nicobar Islands"

Weather : Damned hot ... Chicago @ 100+

NASA : Shuttle Launch set for Tuesday, 10:39am ... even if fuel sensor error recurs

French Open : Lance worked 'em again, 7 straight

New York : Penn Station bomb scare, evacuation ... yesterday

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Housing : DC-area "cooling" ... Hi, T!

09.11.2001'ish : Mark Steyn - Mugged by Reality ... Mohammed Atta's little run in with the Dept of Agriculture
... found via Ace, who adds "PC Kills" (that sounds vaguely familiar!)

Carnival of the Clueless : #5, Call for submissions

China : Hiding Osama? ... with the govt's knowledge & approval? ... speaking of OBL :

Afghanistan : Osama "directing" poppy trade ... raking in mad terrorist $, right under our noses?

Egypt-07.23.2005 : Video ... and What is #^? ... And again, prayers & condolences

EMP : So, how do you feel about living like its 1889? ... and the threat is real, folks!

Global Warming'ish :: Some thoughts about The Day After Tomorrow

Unions : SEIU leaving AFL-CIO ... teamsters to follow? Maybe now they can do something productive?

Islamofascism :

... "Mohammed Afroze got seven years for plotting attacks overseas on 9/11" ... and al Qaida targeting India?
... Emperor Darth Misha speaks WRT "Nuking Mecca" (again) ... "You throw out the rules, we throw out the rules as well" ... SCA investigates, speaks ... and some (amusing!) readers speak back!
... US still not profiling .. who needs security?
... Homosexuality is a perversion
... "Great thing about multiculturalism ... just involves feeling warm and fluffy, making bliss out of ignorance"

AntiTerror Arabs: Protest in Egypt, I ... and Protest in Egypt, II ... and AntiTerrorist Arabs ignored by MSM

Education : GOP dumping more money into this sinkhole ... yeah, add Dept of Ed to my rant ... along with Dept of Agriculture

Healthcare : About those uninsureds ... "the statistic is dynamic, not static" ... "tells us how many ... but not who they are"

Illegal Immigration : Herndon is doing it wrong!

UselessNations : Volcker still bungling Oil for Food (fiasco) Investigation

HP : "Decimation" within HP Labs ... contrary to previous statements

SCOTUS : Hillary to support Roberts ... a (junior) Senator doing his/her job should NOT be "news"
... and (IMHO) this is still just part of her virtual transformation, so she has another talking point during '08

Nadagate : More background on the CIA officers' history

Poverty : Spending not accounted for ...

you can't end poverty without a combination of aid, free markets, private property ownership, and democratic governments

Podcasting : Talkin' dirty?

Reverse Nadagate : Justice Department launches criminal investigation for a CIA leak ... Durbin, Rockefeller, Wyden

Toys : $15k will get you a "Personal Levitating Hover Scooter" ... only carries 220lb?

Dreadnought : Amazing what $43k will buy you! ... and its armed (air guns)! ... this beats the $15k Hoverboard thing by a LOT!

Military : Bunker Buster (video)

Islam : Eye for an Eye ... literally!

Darwin : Butterfly solves evolutionary question ... the motivation behind speciation

Contest : Design a glove for NASA

Interview : "Hacker" Gary McKinnon, about to be extradited to US (audio - direct link )

MSM : Even while quitting the LAT Editor just doesn't get it^TM

Soccer : US wins Gold Cup ... on penalty kicks, and yes, I said soccer :P

Graphics : Portable GIMP ... not the leather-clad one!

Cats : Defective gene explains why cats don't like sweets ... I knew cats had something wrong with them!

Famous People : Scarlett Johansson vs Tom Cruise ... "'I don't believe movies should deliver messages" - AMEN!

GITMO : Soldier unload (figuratively) on Kennedy & Akaka ... found via Son of the South

Free Trade: Some thoughts about CAFTA ... my only reservation is WRT the 'global test' laws that I heard may be included?

Taxes : Colorado's TABOR under attack ... "The most obvious lies by Referendum C supporters ..."

SPAM : Win "the game of SPAM"?

Yahoo : Acquires Konfabulator

Philippines : Arroyo still fighting for her job

Sunsets : US-sized cloud of "Saharan dust" nears US (Florida)

Cancer : Using chickens to manufacture skin cancer meds ... found via SCA

Environmentalists : EWG's sole purpose is to "promote health scares based on junk science"

Obesity : Weight loss, the hormonal way ... oxyntomodulin makes your stomach believe it is full

Natalie Holloway'ish : Eerily resembles the Amy Bradley disappearance, in Jamaica (2000)

Open Source : Beer?

Survival : 5 days in lava field ... lost hiker, "drinking water he squeezed from moss"

Politicians :

... Lt. Gov. Catherine Baker Knoll is a tasteless ... insults our troops, see "Day by Day", below ...
... and more here ... and ..."Cruella Deville"!
... McGovern to! (and insults our troops as well!)
... Feinstein finally makes sense! ... blames terrorists

Future : Swami GM looks into the future; Hillary is crowned (a poem)

Ra^thergate : It was not Rove, and Kos has more house-cleaning to do!

To the left : 'An Open Letter to Liberal Appeasers'

Bloggers : Golden Meatball time!

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OOTS : #207? ... the # might be off, but more importantly : The Giant survived his trip to the hospital

Iraq : Al Qaida wants Iraqis out! ... found via IAP

SCOTUS : Roberts' confirmation process

Delaware : Fun Facts

Phraseology : 'Military Terms and Translations' ... um, flyboys might not want to read this (Hi Brett!) ... found via TMG

TV : Gore to replace Leno

MS : How to ask a question ... nothing about how to make a secure OS :P (Thanks Randy!)

Like a Ninja : I missed Like a Ninja day!

The Alliance of Free Blogs : Filthy Lie : Who will buy Instapundit? ... I'll do mine later, and I know it won't be me!

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I pledge allegiance, to Ted Nugent:

“A Ted Nugent campaign (for Michigan governor) would certainly be a treat for voters if his extravagant rock shows are any guide to how he would conduct his rallies. At his concert Monday night in Waco, Texas, he instructed U.S. military personnel in the audience to challenge anyone who didn’t say the Pledge of Allegiance. ‘If they ain’t saying anything, just go ahead and knock ‘em down. You may resuscitate them immediately,’ Mr. Nugent told a laughing crowd.”
--thanks Ted Nugent, via Richard Nixon of The Wide Awakes!

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Cox & Forkum

Dilbert

Aaron
... Yeah I know it was yesterday - but go read the whole post! ...

It is might hot out It is might hot out

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Me : So this will be a standard, limited blogation weekend (unlike the aborted limited blogation last weekend)
... Sat = yard work; Sun = church & Wheelin' (again :) )

Blogger : Sux0ring again :( ... nevermind, it was an offsite script

Bloggers :Open Posts / Trackback Parties at TMG ... MVRWC ... Basil (again)

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Earthquake : Tokyo, 6.0

Nevada / Amber Alert : Lydia Bethany-Rose Rupp gone missing

UK-07.21.2005 : (Brazilian) Man shot was not related to the bombings ... well, not one of the bombers ... developing

Iraq :

... Constitution on hold, Algerian diplomats kidnapped by al Qaida
... Citizenship for anyone, except Israelis

Egypt : ... Death Toll reaches 83 ... condolences ... and Malkin has lots more!

SCOTUS : Kerry says all of Roberts' records must be released ... ah, the irony - it is thick, no?

Afghanistan : Judge killed by Taliban

Turkey : Bomb injures 2

French Open : Lance = one step closer to 7^th consecutive victory ... everyone point at laugh at France

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CONTEST : 'Treason Hunters Contest' ... go do it!

Islamofascism :

... NEIN - man portable SAM witnessed in Oklahoma ... developing ... :

The weapon was later identified as a rocket launcher (MANPAD) and the low flying aircraft to be a B-1 Bomber

... "I would like to see the Islamic flag fly ... over the whole world"
... 'The Myth of the Moderate Muslim'
... More Guardian-is-pro-Terrorist ... so, do they know the word Dhimmi?
... What our military is doing, why, and for whom ... and yes, you do need them!

Cuba : Elian graduates 6^th grade ... Castro still trying :P

GITMO / AntiCivilLibertiesUnion: Our "friends" will NOT get a dog & pony show

Palestine : Rice congratulate Abbas for progress ... I;d love to know what progress this is referencing??

SCOTUS / Eminent Domain : Go sign this petition if you believe in owning your property!

Israel : Disengagement proceeding ... including those who have already survived two forced relocations - Nazi and Communist

Extra-Terrestrial Life (?) : 'Has Huygens found life on Titan?' ... all about the methane

National Security (?) :

... Rusty gets searched .. twice ...and Aaron has an answer!
... "The Army has wisely determined that the Guard’s proper focus should return to protecting our homeland."
... More surveillance coming ... good!

MS : More on Longhorn Vista ... and Lawsuit over name?

Stock Market : Another Internet Bubble? ... hi Google!

Abortion : Dean = hypocrite ... and still wacko

SCOTUS : The left, desperate and homophobic? ... found via Baseball Boy

Mars : +1 "Spy Satellite" ... Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO), launch date = August 10^th

Google Maps: Goes 'hybrid' ... transparent .PNGs, shows street names on Satellite images!

MSM : No bias whatsoever at NYT ... according to them (this time it's about "Global Warming")

Florida : Day Care Center abuse ... Joshua Palin, Tammy Sue Warren ... molestation, and "making children eat worms"

Health : Wealth != Health ... yeah, it can't buy love either but it sure beats being poor!

UselessNations : Support a "recess appt" for Bolton to fight Globotaxes!

Nadagate :

... Former intel officers urge Rove punishment ... before all the details are in?
... Some observations on those signatories ... it's called Nadagate for a reason

SPAM : Fighting it, algorithmically ... "SMTP Path Analysis studies Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) information"

NYC : Where teachers get fired for being Republican? ... lawsuit pending

A Hypothetical future : No more 5^th Amendment

Mouse Pad : This one is better than yours!

Google Scholar : NEW ... "Stand on the shoulders of giants"

GO AMERICA : Pro-America art contest ... found via Cao

AntiCivilLibertiesUnion : Have you ever tried to get their Policy Guide?

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Hillbilly Carnival : #2

White Trash : Cheap Lawnmower ... found via ItsAPundit

Flash : Protect your mouse cursor!

True : Canada wins dumbest government at World Stupidity Awards ... and W verbal gaff gets awarded too

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W :

Blaming Bush for Islamic terrorism is equivalent to blaming Harry Truman for the attack on Pearl Harbor

--thanks Van Helsing!

The Battered-Left Syndrome - a poem:

Much like a victim of spousal abuse,
The Left always seems to have an excuse
For barbarous behavior by terrorist thugs,
Their violence dismissed with self-blaming shrugs.
Oh, they just can’t help it, they just get so mad,
When we get them upset by behaving so bad.
It’s not really their fault that we suffer their blows;
We provoked them ourselves as everyone knows.

Like a cowering wife with her bruised blackened eye,
The Liberal defeatists just keep asking why;
What is it in us our tormentors despise?
What will gain us some favor in those angry eyes?
It must be our doing that sets them aflame;
Our own bad behavior that must bear the blame.
If we just appease them, we grovel and simper,
Perhaps we’ll avoid the mad wrath of their temper.

Battered wives learn what the Left cannot see:
Excusing brutal behavior will not set you free.
Appeasing these madmen just maddens them more,
Till someday they’ll come and kill three thousand more.
Quit making excuses for these murderous men,
You Liberal appeasers, who’d let terrorists win.
The only sure way to be free of their ire:
Defeat and destroy them; fight fire with fire.

--thanks Russ Vaughn @ American Thinker!

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Blogger : Down for a few minutes, seems back now ... let's hope for limited sux0rage

Blogger Party(ies) : OTB and Basil

Quickies :

... Forget Rove - until the investigations are complete, Nadagate is a useless distraction
... Roberts should be confirmed, there is no logical basis for not doing so and we are spending too much time on this!
... Mass Transit bag searches (a la NYC) is a good thing, but "random checking" is garbage. Profiling is OK, get over it.*
... We need to secure our borders - Mexico and Canada. Yes, Immigration is good - when it is LEGAL!
... Militant groups (including, but not limited to "Islamofascists") need to be arrested / prosecuted / jailed-deported *
... We need more surveillance cameras here in the US, for "post-incident" investigation **
... Social inSecurity needs private accounts and a raising of the retirement age, and yes - it is still a crisis
... Medicare / Medicaid is an even bigger financial fiasco than Social inSecurity
... What does the Dept of Agriculture do anyway, aside from paying farmers to not grow stuff? ***
... And how about some welfare reform, tort reform, and tax reform (think The Fair Tax) while I am ranting

* : there was never a good time for being PC, and now it can kill us. Get over it.
** : Free Speech isn't free. And it isn't unlimited. And there can be consequences.
*** : feel free to enlighten me here, if it's worth it

OK, NOW you can go have a great weekend! And Vote TJ for President in 2012.

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Egypt : Bombings kill 49 ... developing ... prayers & condolences

UK-07.21.2005 :

... Police shoot, kill suspect ... "an Asian man was shot five times at close range" ... not one of the actual bombers?
... 'Blasts mainly damage nerves' ... but don't discount the damage they could have done if not bunged up!
... Londonistan? ... "why Britain-born Muslims ... became suicide bombers"
... Ace reminds us that Reason != Justification ... its called "motive", "an element of the crime"
... That's what happen when your bombs have an expiration date
... Suspect images released
... Omar Bakri Mohammed - "Attacks will continue" ... and so must the searches, arrests, investigations, etc!
... Spain partially responsible for the attack?
... "There was a moment following the 7/7 attacks on London’s subway system where I actually thought that the left’s eyes had been opened"
... Arrest made

Iraq : 5 police killed in Baghdad

Pakistan : Attempted Pro-Islamofascist rally falls short ... which is a good thing!

National Security : House extends PATRIOT Act

Tropical Storm : Florida, meet Franklin

Nuclear Korea : Truce?

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Islamofascism :

... "The most moderate voices in European and American Islam partly fault the British people for the subway bombings"
... Reporter at The Guardian, linked to (radical terrorist organization) Hizb ut-Tahrir ... called the bombers "Sassy"
... "I supported the war in Afghanistan but not Iraq" ... and why that is in invalid position
... SC&A has some excellent thoughts - 'The Art and Science of Freedom'
... 'We Don't Need to Fight, We Are Taking Over' ...

Are we or are we not going permit (or perhaps continue to permit) the emergence ... of totalitarian Islam?

... Thoughts on TCS/Trotten's article; The (cough) Logic of Pacifism
... Goomba doesn't care about Koran-mishandling, atleast not until ...

Iraq : Weapons Cache captured ... excellent article! :

"It’s increasingly dangerous to be a terrorist here ... If a man does not respect his own sacred ground, he should not expect others to"

... found via BlackFive ... who still has great T-shirts (wearing mine now :P )

AntiCivilLibertiesUnion : Support our Scouts!

NASA : Shuttle launch now scheduled for July 26^th

Politicians : Harrisburg, PA are the second highest paid state lawmakers ... all while :

stalled economic growth and destroyed jobs by perpetuating one of the worst business climates in the nation

Firefox : Major release delayed

SCOTUS :

... A prediction of how Roberts nomination will play out ... "while the Demos are plotting how to lose with dignity ..."
... In support of judicial filibusters? ...I see the logic, but can't agree
... Moonbats attack his attire ... 'cuz they got nothing else to critique?
... A Roberts' anecdote
... 'The quicksand known as Joe Wilson'
... 'It's the End of the World' ...

"So how many reputable Democrats have come out to rail against the nomination of John Roberts ... Long ago Bush made it clear he regards the Washington press corps as a special interest whose views don't reflect those of most Americans

XBOX360 : A peek at the motherboard

Illegal Immigration : NC is where they go for drivers' licenses ... "busloads of illegal immigrants get on I-95 heading south"

Constitution : Hellewell introducing a bill to "bypass the First Amendment rulings of the Supreme Court dating back to the 1960's that set up the separation of church and state"

ID Theft : Massachusetts RMV (aka DMV in VA) dumps (un-shredded) info

Colorado : Your tax dollars at work - "12 (sex toys) on hooks" ... "Large Implements" ... yeah, that's what govt $ is for

Unabomber : Books for sale ... court ordered, proceeds go to victims' families

Trump : 'Let Me Rebuild U.N. Headquarters' ... or it takes more of our money, so let him do it! Or just kick them out.

MS : Longhorn OS has a real name - Vista

China : More strategic reasons UNOCAL goes to Chevron ... and some comments on their military build-up

Robots : RoboRaptor ... $119, pre-order-able now

Social inSecurity : W has not forgotten!

Intelligent Design : Evolution is real, accept it ... not denying the possibility of a divine origin or influence

Google : Changing how they(we) search ... I wish they would change their political affiliation too! :)

Legal : Tort reform, MTBE ...

defendant negligence has increasingly little to do with negligence lawsuits ... Some municipalities are suing simply because they fear that contamination might eventually occur ... Santa Monica won a $200 million in 2003 MTBE settlement. Afterwards, it admitted that "there likely was very little public exposure ... There are many bad provisions in the energy bill now before Congress, but restricting MTBE liability isn't one of them"

... lawyers and their ilk can, and are trying to, wreck this country (note : not all are bad, just most of them)

Pedophiles : NC State Senate did something right ... "That's one in a row for them" :)

Mars : Always been cold?

Africa : Fighting AIDS ... WHO sets unrealistic goals, and (shocker) fails to meet them; and is Clinton doing long-term harm?

Internet :

... EV DO the cure for your blackout blues? ... hope your laptop has a good battery
... Yet another speed test ... let's see, I get 36mbps down & 4mbps up

RINOs? : 48 GOPers ignore W, taxpayers and side with a Socialist ... thus guarding $2B in govt waste

Economics : Indicators show continued growth

Hiroshima : THE Bomb was not used to end WWII?

Bloggers : Happy Blogiversary to the Pirate's Cove ... found via IAP

Dean : "Democrats need to reach out to voters who oppose abortion rights" ... he is still whacked

Art? : Let's waste 3.9M gallons of water to protest the wasting of water

DoD : They have a gaming site?

Bambi-neck : Takes a blog-vacation, almost breaks the TTLB Top100

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OOTS : #206 ... UPDATE : Rich is in the hospital :( ... prayers!

Clintons : Hillary can't wait! (flash) ... found via TMH

Islamofascism : Aaron has a non-violent way to fight terrorists

True : Gamo Varmint Stalker Air Rifle ... laser site!

WW2 : If it had been a RTS game ... "Hitler[AoE] has joined the game" ... "weeeee i got a jeep" ... found via Chrenkoff

True : Godwin Kipkemoi Chepkurgor want to marry Chelsea ... found via Lee who adds

Only in Africa could you find someone willing to offer 20 head of beef cattle and 40 goats in trade for a dog

SCOTUS : Roberts' takes vow of whiteness ... and Promises more child control

Offshoring : Production moves under water!

Prisoner : Stay of Execution totally squandered

AIM : AIM FIGHT ... neat

Alcohol : Increases your confidence

True : Toronto bans beauty!

Congress : New dog teaches these old dogs a new trick

Test : Core Red ingredient or poison

National Security : Random searches ...

We will make a point of targeting New York City's nervous people, sweating people, angry people, Hasidic Jews, crazy people, fat people, sarcastic people, and people wearing baseball caps, but we promise never to target young Arab males because that would just be wrong

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GTA:San Andreas ... coffee :
What pisses me off more than anything is that I paid for a game rated for 17 year olds, or possibly 17.5 year olds, tops.
What I got was a game rated for 18 year olds instead
--thanks Maddox ... and yes, he still gets too many visitors!

Islamofascism :
if you're a terrorist apologist, you're a soft supporter of terrorism and murder, and you're part of the morale support network sustaining these animals. And you are partially responsible for the lives they lay to waste.
--thanks Ace, who has another quote for ya'

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Tell the Senate to Kill the Death Tax Once and for All!

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The death tax is one of the most unjustifiable federal taxes, since it punishes the hard work and savings of parents wishing to leave behind a better life for their children. The death tax is especially damaging to small businesses and family-owned farms, many of which are thrown into bankruptcy or insolvency when forced to pay these levies.

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It is Stop the ACLU Thursday! :

... Enemy Within, Part I ... "Terrorists have rights, too?"
... Enemy Within, Part II ... "Our Friend Muammar"
... Enemy Within, Part III ... ACLU + Terrorism, see pic below
... AIR assimilating StopTheACLU.com? :)

Wheelin : Let me say that I am very satisfied with my new tires!
... They performed quite well, and I never got stuck (so still haven't used my winch).
... Thanks to Mike & Dan for letting me tag along!

NIF : I think I am done making template / post changes ... so this is the look for NIF. OH, and I cleared 40k!

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UK-07.21.05 :

... 4 "Minor blasts", tube stations evacuated ... failed attempt to replay 07.07, forensics being performed
... "Would-be" bomber seen fleeing
... 07.07005 Cell still active?
... NY searching subway passengers' bags ... and good pic of a GSD
... Political Correctness trumps security?
... Aussie PM John Howard wields cluebat vs appeasement spouter

Weather/ Arizona : Heat-related death toll reaches 18 ... condolences

Weather / Colorado : Denver sets new record, 105!

Iraq :

... Morale still low, but mental health problems / suicide rate has plummeted
... 'Sunni Arabs Continue Constitution Boycott'
... 8 killed in 4 attacks in/around Mosul

China : Yuan will no longer be pegged to $US!

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Iraq : Brian Chontosh ... "Accounts of American valor are dismissed by the press as propaganda"

Islamofascism :

... UK "finally getting serious about deporting radical imams and activists" Bye, ABU Qatada
... 'Queer eye for a terrorist guy' ... gay clubs = targets?
... Thailand under assault ... and "emergency rule in the stricken areas of the south"
... Not just about Iraq!
... 'An Islamist Apology', to Daniel Pipes ... found via Gindy

Canada :

+ Gay Marriage ... "Canada is now the world’s gayest country"
... Jealous of Mexico, they made a "drug tunnel" to the US as well

Cali : Dept of Justice = not so patriotic ... flag flushing .. and these are the people enforcing our laws

Broadband :

... FAA says no to in-flight WiFi, kinda'
... Finland to get 50Mbps cable!
... e911 causing VOIP tremors
... Yet another speed test

Nadagate :

... WaPo distorts ... "that designation was not specifically attached to Plame's name and did not describe her status"
... W, CIA - "I can’t see how you can give this story any context at all if you pretend this conflict didn’t exist"
... "the folks who outed Valerie Plame were Valerie Plame and her husband Joe Wilson"
... 'Painful stupidity of left wing bloggers' ... also posted here also (+comments!)

China : 'Approaching Cyber Storm' ... "The US is considered by the Chinese Communist Party as the largest enemy"

UselessNations :

... US resisting their Globotaxes ...as we must!
... (repost) "Key to Ending Poverty is Abortion" ... and a story showing where that leads - Baby Mandy

SCOTUS :

... Filibuster on Roberts not too likely
... Roberts - more reasons to confirm
... "For many Democrats the only good Catholic is a bad one"
... 'The Anti-Activist Nomination' ... "a solid conservative, but not a movement conservative"
... Makrothumeo found some more leftist over-reactionaries
... 'Nothing on Roberts? Go for the wife' ... LAT in full reactionary / spin mode
... 'Dems faux outrage over Roberts nomination'
... Although Schumer might say yes

Social inSecurity : Some of its history ... and how Townsend, its father, would not be happy!

Animal World : Carnivorous caterpillar ties prey down, eats it alive ... "Hyposmocoma Molluscivora"

Computers : Add a monitor ... via USB!

Internet : Top 10 fads

RIP : More memories of General William Westmoreland

Famous Idiots : Polanski, "Fugitive from morality"

Google :

... Bans Christian Exodus (.org) ads ... Anti-Christian, hmm - I wonder if they work for the ACLU?
... Profits keep growing ... "quarterly profit more than quadrupled" ... donations still flowing to left :(
... Migrate contacts from Hotmail to GMail

NASA : Shuttle launch on for Tuesday

Baby Torres : Made it to 24 weeks, and stable

Toys : Silverlit X-UFO RC Flying Toy ... flying stuff is cool

Intellectual Property : In Defense of Creative Commons

Linux : Wanna run Windows inside Ubuntu

Greenpeace : Goes right off the cliff ... Blair does what to Bush (and Malkin noticed!)

Health :

... Chronic Fatigue, not just in your head
... Fat causes Diabetes ... "fat tissue causes insulin resistance"
... Threats to patents, threats to health ... and why Brazil is wrong!
... GM Foods, some more thoughts and comments

GOP: Finally grows a pair ... "it marked a rare defiance by Republicans in the face of the liberal mud-slinging machine"

Weapons :

... Ray Gun! ... for riot control, next up : orbital mind control satellites :)
... Ace defines "less lethal" for the left

Air Conditioning : A better one! ... "Peltier Effect"

Robots : Autonomous deep sea exploration ... ("SAUVIM, Semi-Autonomous Underwater Vehicle for Intervention Missions")

National Security : Food Supply not that secure

Deal : 2.2GB 1" Micro USB2.0 HDD - $69!

Daylight Savings Time : +2 months

Drug Abuse : Cocaine negatively impacts cognitive function ... duh?

Cali : Govenator trying to stop gerrymandering ... legislature fighting to maintain ability to manipulate elections

Clintons : More on Hillary pandering to (Racist) Hispanics

Really small stuff : "Electrons can hop between atoms in under 320 quintillionths of a second"

Court : Two words you never want to hear together - Severed, Penis

Earth : You can hear the Earth ripping ... tsunami detection

Survival : What to do if a nuclear disaster is imminent!

Religion : Preacher + Podcast = Godcast?

Fake IDs: Huge bust ... no fake ID for you!

Etymology : pooped, and why it is (was) bad ... fount via Guest-Blogger Vinnie

South Carolina : 'Rare white alligator in legal limbo' ... Basil = ""Laws don't protect him since he's white""

: TMG's daily link fest ... still good!

Illegal Immigration'ish : Border Enforcement considers involving citizens ...
... and perhaps we could call them ... wait for it ... Minutemen!?
... Or maybe not ... too bad, for a moment I thought we might get secure borders!

eBay: Stock up 19%! ... good earnings

EU : 'enthusiasm on the decrease'

Iran : Ganji may get pardoned

PBS : 'Ken Tomlinson's Great Crusade' ... "there was and is no way for Tomlinson to get a fair hearing"

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ALP : #133 ... the root cause of their war

UF : Mixing SF references

Age : '106 ways to tell if you should start looking into retirement funds and cemetery plots' ... remember Landshark?
... found via Basil, who has invaded ItsAPundit ... I wonder who he got permission from?

UK-07.21.2005 : Guest-Blogger Vinnie has found the almost-bomber

SCOTUS :

... Beagle sticking head out car window comments on Roberts ... and more poop!
... 'Court pick seen as victory for oppressed white Christian male'

Islamofascism : Howard Stern to feature female suicide bombers

Intellectual Property : PuppyBlender copyrights "Indeed" ... Glen:1, Blogosphere:0

Depends : A hot stock tip

: Naked Chicks

The Alliance of Free Blogs : Terrorist Spotting

... IMAO's response (excerpt :)

1) Smells like a monkey, but has no tail.
a) Terrorist
b) Frenchman

... mine here

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Wonkette :

The Career Fairy is about
to take your fifteen minutes of pseudo-fame
and leave you a nice shiny quarter.
--thanks gob-smackingly vile Ace!

Islamofascism :

Islamist terrorism has also exploded in Turkey, Argentina, Morocco, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Tunisia. Not only did none of those countries invade Afghanistan or Iraq, half of them are Muslim countries themselves
--thanks Michael J. Trotten!

Words of Wisdom :

History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives
--thanks Abba Eban, via SC&A

Omniscient Rove :The eyes of Karl Rove are upon you
All the live long day,
The eyes of Karl Rove are upon you
you cannot get away,
You think you have political acumen,
you think you know the score,
Til Karl Rove gets you in his cross hairs,
and blows you out the door.

He knows what you've been doing in the morning,
He knows where you go at night,
He knows the chatter you've been talking,
He knows the truth all right.
You think you have political acumen,
you think you know the score,
Til Karl Rove gets you in his cross hairs,
and blows you out the door.

The New York Time is missing Judith,
They think Rove will be the key,
When he just smiles at what they're doing,
As they fume at him foolishly.
You think you have political acumen,
you think you know the score,
Til Karl Rove gets you in his cross hairs,
and blows you out the door.

The eyes of Karl Rove are upon you
All the live long day,
The eyes of Karl Rove are upon you
you cannot get away,
You think you have political acumen,
you think you know the score,
Til Karl Rove gets you in his cross hairs,
and blows you out the door.
... I do not think that Karl Rove is Mephistopheles, but my sense of humor got the better of me today.
--thanks Susan!

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Cox & Forkum

Cox & Forkum

Stop the ACLU

TAotB

Co-Shah of Haberdashers Co-Shah of Haberdashers

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The Butterfly Effect, and what it means to all of us : I recently saw this movie (while giving blood, by the way) and while the movie was pretty decent it got me thinking ... let's skip over the whole memory-shapes-the-past / time-travel thing (i.e. - the plot) for a moment, so I can make my point. The real moral, if you will, that I "took home" from the movie was the tremendous impact each person has on their surroundings and fellow people. If you haven't seen the movie, the main character (Ashton Kutcher) has the ability to effectively go back into the past (or his memory thereof) and to thus change his present. Right. As I said, skip over all that. The key thing was that he tried out several different things to shape his present; wandering the gamut from being an amputee to a felon to a preppie-college-frat-boy ... and his ex-girlfriend (and sometime current girlfriend) ending up dead, as a crack whore or as a preppie-college-sorority-girl. Anyway, the point is this : these dramatic changes result from sometimes minor interactions.
So, in conclusion (finally?!), you should make sure you effect other peoples' lives in a positive fashion ... and don't turn them into crack whores.

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Iraq : Suicide bomber kills 10 in Baghdad ... condolences

India : Suicide bomber kills 6 ... condolences (and he blew up a Jeep too, that just ain't right)

Heat / Arizona : ~7 heat-related deaths ... UPDATE - hear it is 13 now ... condolences

Hurricane / Mexico : Emily approaching land, Cat 3 and growing ... batten the hatches

UNOCAL : Chevron beating CNOOC ... Good, and glad it wasn't a forced-by-govt thing!

Israel : Cracking down and tightening up ... found via EFSI

Iran : One breath away from a revolution? ... Akbar Ganji's health fading

RIP : James "Scotty" Doohan

MSM : LAT -1 Editor ... John Carroll quits, Baquet in ("first African-American editor to run the newsroom in the paper's history")

Saudi Arabia : Prince Bandar, Ambassador to the US, quits

Yemen : Gas-price riots, 12 dead ... condolences ... found via AIR

Kodak : Axing 10k more ... above and beyond the 12-15k already planned

Money : Greenspan talks ... more rate cuts

Oil : Drops by $1 ...still $21.35 too high!

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Islamofascism :

... In praise of 9/11/01 and 07/07/05 and Father wants $5k per interview, to pay for another attack!
... 'Fazel Abolishes Britain: Multiculturalists Rejoice' :

So it’s taken - what? - 13 days for ‘moderate’ Muslims in Britain to forget"

... CBS joins the Dhimmi crowd, "Throws a Block for Islamic Terror"
... Unintentional-suicide bombings? ... found via Goomba
... 'al-Qaradawi: Fatwa On Jews' ... and "Qaradawi is something of a moderate in the context of leading Islamic scholars"
... India forcibly nullifies your marriage if your father-in-law rapes you ... and make you marry the rapist!
... Clash unavoidable? ... comments on Samuel Huntington's book; go read the article ... then the book! :

Far from regarding Muslims as oppressed they have a “supremacy complex — and that’s dangerous”. This, she contends, is true even among moderates. “Literalists” who consider the Koran the “perfect manifesto of God” have taken over the mainstream; and far from misreading Islam, as Tony Blair and the Muslim Council of Britain insist, terrorists can find encouragement for murder in the Koran ...The underlying problem with Islam, observes Manji, is that far from spiritualising Arabia, it has been infected with the reactionary prejudices of the Middle East: “Colonialism is not the preserve of people with pink skin. What about Islamic imperialism? Eighty per cent of Muslims live outside the Arab world yet all Muslims must bow to Mecca ...

... Next terrorist target : Saudi Arabia?

Cali : Ebonics formally recognized in schools? ... I agree (with the immediate termination part, that is)

Neato : Augmented reality, living maps?

Politicians :

... "We, the govt" vs "We, the people"
... "The New New Left" ... "taxeaters who live off government"

US Armed Forces : +8 Base closures ... some in my area

NASA :

... 'Shuttle fueling test may become new launch date' ... July 26^th
... Happy 36^t, Moonwalk!

SCOTUS :

... More thoughts on Roberts' nomination ... he looks OK to me, so far
... Naturally, the ACLU objects
... Thoughts on Roberts ... and specifically that the ACLU " really earn the title Atheists, Communists, and Leftists Union"
... more here ... the system is broke, but Roberts' nomination is a "welcome surprise"
... Dems nervous about Roe v Wade ... and not in the way I would've guessed!
... Coulter not to happy ... "Stealth nominees have never turned out to be a pleasant surprise for conservatives"
... Capn Ed responds to Ann
... Malkin has an extensive link farm on this already
... Kerry speaks ... CHT responds
... Roberts making the rounds
... CFRA and TMLC think Roberts is A-OK

Antarctic Research : This base can ski

Linux Everywhere : More "Linux on Linksys" action

Health :

... A peek inside bones ... "atomic force microscopy" - that just sounds cool!
... Should the FDA be less cautious?
... Malnourished people "get" the ethics of GM
... We learn to tell "White Lies" very early on

Nadagate :

... 'Outing CIA Agents For Dummies' ... "half of the reports on this subject could in fact be erroneous"
... there is a scandal here, but regarding Wilson - not Rove

Social inSecurity : Do-able reform ... includes solvency and personal accounts!

Iraq / MSM :

... "Guerrilla Media" stepping up to do what MSM won't ... truthful coverage
... 'About that 500 tons of yellowcake' ... but remember, Saddam was (cough) no threat to the US

DARPA : Grand Challenge to be Grand, Challenge this time? ... cuz the last one sux0r3d!

Google : Maps the moon ... or, atleast the Apollo-relevant parts thereof

Cool : Light bulb that lasts 10 years

HowTo : Lots of misc DIY electronics stuffage

Robots : Meet HR-2 ... human-like movement, stereoscopic vision, facial recognition

Education : When is a failure not a failure? ... when it is a "deferred success"

Awesome : ePaper ... Flexible, powerless-memory

Lebanon : "facing a growing economic crisis thanks to Syrian in large part"

Child Safety : Chip 'em ... you train them like dogs, now chip 'em that way as well!

Lefties : Aaron found some, um, enlightening products

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OOTS : #205 ... Haley is mad, but gets a free trip

SCOTUS :

... 'Bush aborts McCain/Byrd love child without parental consent'
... Kennedy preemptively denounces choice ... sad but true'ish
... W names Ms. Anonymous Sources
... 'Roberts vows to be most generic white male in history'
... Kennedy wanted nominee with a "more suitable" last name

WTW : (cough) Pictures from Basils vacation

Pottermania : Destroying rain forests

True : Something to waste time ... Phin = Google's #1 link, + he's Mr Fantastic, see pic below (found via the Basil)

True : 'Questionable $178B loss: Employees' fault?' ... today's secret phrase : Conflict of Interest!

Apple : All of their commercials ... but this one is better :P

Nadagate : Rove leaks more info ... surprise party blown

Saudi Arabia : A (cough) transcript of Bandar quitting ... found via that guy who is 18 years older than this girl

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Lawyers :So, you know: You can't judge a book by its cover, but if your attorney takes his fashion cues from Degrassi Junior High, you might want to seek alternative representation.
--thanks Ace!

Kerry : Didn't John Kerry have "loser" written all over him? After all, he was not only a Massachusetts Democrat but Michael Dukakis's former lieutenant governor. He was as liberal as Dukakis but lacked the inspiring immigrant background: a man who married another man's fortune, from a state where a man can marry another man.
--thanks Wall Street Journal's James Taranto, via NOfP

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Another Letter from Kerry Another Letter from Kerry

... and as amusing as the first!

This much is clear already. Judge Roberts is no Sandra Day O'Connor.

Last night we learned that President Bush wants to replace a woman who voted to uphold Roe v. Wade with a man who argued against Roe v. Wade, and that sends a clear signal that this White House remains bent on opening old wounds and dividing America.

There are big questions that must be answered involving Judge Roberts' judicial philosophy as demonstrated over his short time on the appellate court. The Senate must learn whether he has a clear, consistent commitment to upholding Constitutional standards like civil rights, the right to privacy, and Roe v. Wade. These issues are in serious question if you take even a cursory glance at his record.

We need to ask the tough questions to determine whether John Roberts is the nominee who will give America a Court that is fair, independent, ethical and committed to Constitutional freedoms rather than an ideological agenda, and I promise you I will do everything in my power to assure that no question is sidestepped.

Throughout every step of the confirmation process, I will keep you informed about the questions that need to be asked, the answers we need to demand, and the principles we need to defend. It's impossible to overstate the importance of this moment.

As the U.S. Senate discharges one of its most important responsibilities, I will be active and vigilant. I hope you will do the same, beginning right now. Start by sharing a few words about your personal feelings on the importance of this Supreme Court nomination.

So - everyone point and laugh Mssr Kerry!

Letter from CFRA Letter from CFRA

As a valued member of our online team, I wanted to give you some information regarding the President's nomination of Judge John Roberts.

Of course we expect this nomination will signal the beginning of a very difficult and trying confirmation process that will ultimately center around Robert's stance on abortion.

TJ, but even before the announcement of Sandra Day O'Connor's retirement, The Center has been center-stage on judicial vacancy issue. We have been a consistent voice, urging the President to honor his campaign pledge by nominating a person with sterling credentials, who will uphold the Constitution and defend public faith and the unborn.

Early in this process, it would appear that the President is a man of his word--that he kept his promise to us.

However, it is early in the process ...
That is why we are urging all Christians to do two very important things over these next days and weeks as the confirmation process unfolds:

Action Item #1--Pray
As the President said in his announcement speech this is very important decision that affects all Americans. He is right. The next Supreme Court justice will be instrumental in the direction of our nation for the twenty-five years or so-- affecting our children and grandchildren.

That is why I am asking everyone on our team to be in earnest prayer over Judge Roberts throughout this entire process.

I would ask that you pray specifically that the heart Judge Roberts will be revealed early in the confirmation hearings, so that people of faith can determine their level of support.


Action Item #2--Help us Rally 300,000 petitions!
TJ, my staff informs me that you haven't yet added your name to our important "Judicial Vacancy" petition. Let me just say that as this confirmation process begins, I really believe the grassroots voice of America needs to be mobilized and ready to respond to our Senators at a moment's notice!

That is why I am urging friends like you to take immediate action by adding your name to our petition and helping us reach 300,000 as soon as possible. Click here to sign!

Here at The Center, we are trusting that the President has made the right choice for our nation and our judiciary, and are relying on the Lord to reveal whether or not he is the right man to sit on the High Court.

And throughout the process, I am encouraging our team to keep the grassroots voice of America strong by adding their name to our petition


Thank you in advance for standing with us!
Dr. Gary Cass, Executive Director
CENTER FOR RECLAIMING AMERICA

Letter from TMLC Letter from TMLC

Judge John G. Roberts A Great Choice for Supreme Court Justice

ANN ARBOR, MI — The President’s nomination of Court of Appeals Judge John G. Roberts, a solid conservative, to replace the retiring Sandra Day O’Connor, is already causing great consternation among pro-abortion groups and Liberals.

Richard Thompson, President and Chief Counsel for the Thomas More Law Center, a public interest law firm located in Ann Arbor, Michigan commented, “I applaud President Bush for keeping his promise to the American people to appoint judges who will interpret the law and not act as super legislators. Judge Roberts has an impeccable legal career. If there is going to be fight over the President’s choice for Supreme Court, this is a fight worth joining.”

Those opposing the President’s nominee, point to Robert’s legal positions in briefs he co-authored as a U. S. Deputy Solicitor General to overturn Roe v. Wade and the so-called Lemon Test dealing with prayers at high school graduations.

In Rust v. Sullivan, a case dealing with a rule prohibiting federally funded family planning clinics from discussing abortion with patients, Robert’s brief argued the “we continue to believe that Roe was wrongly decided and should be overruled.”

In Lee v. Weisman, a case dealing with the constitutionality of prayers at high school graduations, Robert’s brief urged the court to rule that such prayers were constitutional and did not involve any coercion.

Roberts, 50, graduated from Harvard Law School in 1979 and clerked for Judge Henry J. Friendly of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. The following year he clerked for Justice William Rehnquist. Following his clerkship experience, Roberts served as Special Assistant to United States Attorney General William French Smith. In 1982 President Reagan appointed him to the White House Staff as Associate Counsel to the President, a position in which he served until joining the DC firm of Hogan & Hartson in 1986.

Roberts left the firm in 1989 to accept appointment as Principal Deputy Solicitor General of the United States, a position in which he served until returning to the firm in 1993. He was appointed to a seat on the Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit in May 2003.

Roberts is a practicing Catholic, married with two children.

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* KERRY : It is time for yet another KERRY-180 Tuesday! ... from Cao!
* Bloggers : Beth's Vinnie's trackback party ... also : TMG and MPJ ... and remember - everyday is Open Trackback day @ NIF! :)
* Emails : So, I got two political emails today :
... one from Kilgore regarding his defeat of Kaine in the recent debates (good)
... and one from Kerry (how appropriate - on a Kerry-180 Tuesday!) trying to keep Nadagate alive (bad)
* NIF : I have removed almost all font tags ... using span, yea me! I also removed all italics, I think it's easier to read ... ?
... Although IE and Firefox display 'sub' radically different, dammit (So use Firefox!)

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* SCOTUS : Nominee to be named @ 9PM ET tonight ... UPDATE : ROBERTS
* Israel : 100k march to Gaza
... UPDATE : Breached police lines
... and Avi Farhan says he will trade in citizenship instead of moving! ... no disengagement for him!
* Philippines : Arroyo creating "Truth Commission" ... sounds a lot like the "Ministry of Propaganda" ... ?
* Iraq : "Zarqawi seems to have decided to pull out all the stops to sabotage the constitutional process"
* RIP : Retired Gen. William Westmoreland, 91 ... Vietnam is now over
* Cali : San Diego - acting-Mayor, Councilman convicted on accepting bribes ... Michael Zucchet, Ralph Inzunza = unemployed
* Cali : Death Valley hits 128 degrees ... that's why we have air conditioners
* Canada / Nuclear Korea / UselessNations : YET More Oil for Food Fiasco fallout ... found via Atlas Shrugs
* Germany : Businessman suspected of funding al-Qaeda has been freed ... dhimmitude?
* Egypt : Terrorist suspect cleared? ... dhimmitude??
* Tour de France : Armstrong looking good
* China : Embargo must continue ..."China needs to be more open, politically as well as economically"

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* SCOTUS / Eminent Domain : Petition to re-hear Kelo! ... maybe Souter's house is safe?
* Ron Reagan, Jr. : Gets mowed over again! ... WRT Berger, and remember the previous mow-over!
* People's Republic ofWashington (State) : Campaign Finance "reform" abuse, and media collusion? ... what First Amendment?
* Nadagate : The plot (around Valeria Plame) thickens ... those "who failed the US so terribly on 9/11 should have been fired"
... and "The left used to pride itself on blowing the identities of CIA agents and mucking up their operations"
... and how about this :

We need like a Capitol where Democrats can vote and think they're
running the government while we all get the serious issues done

... and AIR refutes CNN's ridiculous ("How dumb do they think we are?") article
* Islamofascism : "Pakistan is country number one as a target for infiltration and manipulation by the Wahhabi sect" ... :

while London was busy recovering from the transit bombings, a leading figure in MMA, Akram Khan Durrani, was parading around Washington seeking a sympathetic ear. Durrani is the political ruler of Pakistan's North West Frontier Province (NWFP), on the border with Afghanistan. He was elected in 2002 on a simple platform: imposition of radical, Saudi- and Taliban-style sharia law, to be enforced by a religious police. He and his cohort are bloodthirsty bigots.

... and how about these apples :

It is supremely ironic that the survival of the Islamic world should hinge on an American victory in the War on Terror

... or this : 'Jeff Edwards: Have you hugged an Islamonazi today?'
* Racism : (ex-)Black Panthers want to trademark "Burn Baby Burn" for a hot sauce ... I guess we should forget about the fires?!
* National Security : Quick pathogen detection
* MSM : 'CBS/Infinity Throws a Block for Islamic Terror' ... and Reuters is pretty cozy with terrorists too!
* Antarctica : 'Ice Shelf Collapse Reveals New Undersea World'
* Monkeys : Being taught to barter
* Poverty : When $40B still isn't enough to make some people happy ... and how to vilify the people you want help from
* Clintons : Hillary has nothing better to do than regulate video games?
... except maybe for pandering to Hispanics ... watch her virtual transformation continue!
* Brazil : Expects a free lunch free Drug R&D
* Lefties : 'Democrats reveal their contempt for voters' ... *ACE-linked*
* UK-07072005 : 'How to Lose a War on Terror'
* Technorati : More ZDNet vs MS/Scoble ... it just keeps going!
* Health : "The case for saying advertising is the cause of increasing obesity in children is pretty weak"
* Google : GMaps beats traffic ticket?
* Education : MIT on quest to produce a $100 laptop ... but can it play games??
* HTML : Multi-Target Hyperlinks
* Food Safety : Your fruits want a laser tattoo ... instead of annoying stickers
* Health / Genetics : Obesity, Diabetes - caused by defective gene? ... or a severe case of "IDon'tGetOffTheCouch'itis"
* Passwords : How secure is yours? ... or you could just email it to me, and I'll let you know :P
* Gore : Current, aka Gore-TV, will not be partisan ... and he invented Internet
* NASA : Shuttle - Hans has found the design flaw! .. and wants it fixed!
* Nebraska : Where "Smoking Meth, climbing into your 8m-old's playpen and killing her" = SIDS ... so terrible!
* Govt Employees : Raven is laughing' at you ... fear of the much-dreaded performance eval! (Hi Aaron!)
* Yemen : A back and forth, Vinnie vs "Islamotard"
* North Carolina : Where the 2004 election is almost stolen over
* USMC : Lineage and History thereof ...

Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they've made a difference in the world.
The Marines don’t have that problem

* MSM : "Gay reeducation camp" = fraud ... what media bias?
* Constitution : WizBang looks at the Second Amendment, part 1 ... and part 2 ... and the debate rages on
* Specter : 'Arlen Specter, political hack ... excuse me for being redundant'
* MS vs Google : Lawsuit ... Kai-Fu Lee meet Non-compete, Beyatch!
* Health : Double Diabetes?
* Basil : Phin is (luckily) doing all the heavy lifting over there today, having served up
... Breakfast - a pop "tart"
... Anniversary Congrats - and the real pic!
... Lunch - actual Basil style ... I'll see if maybe I can pull together an evening news roundup ...

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* SCOTUS : Rehnquist now ruling from Coma
* Paternity : Blue M&M files suit
* True : David Koepp tries to politicize War of the Worlds ... in Canada, so you know it was Anti-US
* True : Integras are the "most stolen car"
* Neat : Make a license plate ... like these :

... found via Ogre

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* Moore (and "TancredoGate(?)") :

Tis better to be silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt. - Lincoln
I wonder if Honest Abe was thinking of Michael Moore when he said that. -Me

--thanks SuperHawk Rick! (and go read the rest of the Carnival of the Clueless!) ... and note that La Shawn supports Tancredo

* Please end Nadagate :

Ugh. The Plame games are making me ill. And it's not just the rhetoric on the left that is causing nausea. I am now seeing many of my friends on the right invoke the "John Kerry did it" card to pooh-pooh Rovegate.

--thanks Michelle!

* Damn that Osama :

He's stuck us with 5 percent unemployment rate, over 1 million new jobs this year, an incredible shrinking budget deficit and record home ownership. At this rate, Osama is going to drive us all into the rich house.

--thanks Blue State Conservative! ... found via Speed of Thought

* Islamofascism :

Call Them What They Are: Those who murder Iraqi civilians are terrorists

Two words not uncommon to editorial pages are "resolve" and "sacrifice," especially as they relate to war.

Today, this editorial board resolves to sacrifice another word –
"insurgent" – on the altar of precise language. No longer will we refer to
suicide bombers or anyone else in Iraq who targets and kills children and other innocent civilians as "insurgents."

The notion that these murderers in any way are nobly rising up against a
sitting government in a principled fight for freedom has become, on its face,
absurd. If they ever held a moral high ground, they sacrificed it weeks ago,
when they turned their focus from U.S. troops to Iraqi men, women and now
children going about their daily lives.

They drove that point home with chilling clarity Wednesday in a poor Shiite neighborhood. As children crowded around U.S. soldiers handing out candy and
toys in a gesture of good will, a bomb-laden SUV rolled up and exploded.

These children were not collateral damage. They were targets.

The SUV driver was no insurgent. He was a terrorist.

People who set off bombs on London trains are not insurgents. We would
never think of calling them anything other than what they are – terrorists.

Train bombers in Madrid? Terrorists.

Chechen rebels who take over a Russian school and execute children? Terrorists.

Teenagers who strap bombs to their chests and detonate them in an
Israeli cafe? Terrorists.

IRA killers? Basque separatist killers? Hotel bombers in Bali? Terrorists all.

Words have meanings. Whether too timid, sensitive or "open-minded," we've resisted drawing a direct line between homicidal bombers everywhere else in
the world and the ones who blow up Iraqi civilians or behead aid workers.

No more. To call them "insurgents" insults every legitimate insurgency
in modern history. They are terrorists.

--thanks Dallas News! ... found via AIR

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... and check out who the KOSsacks want for Pres08!

A Letter from Kerry A Letter from Kerry

Now THIS is funny ... trying, desperately, to keep Nadagate alive ...

Dear TJ,
How many more times will Karl Rove make President Bush eat his words and shred his credibility before Karl Rove does the honorable thing and leaves the White House?

Yesterday the President furiously backpedaled from his promise to fire anyone involved in leaking the identity of a covert CIA agent to the press. Now that it's known that Rove and Vice President Cheney's Chief of Staff Lewis Libby were involved, the President has lowered the bar and now says he'll only fire someone who is convicted of a crime.

President Bush is setting a terrible standard of leadership in the White House by protecting insubordinate aides who refused to come forward when the President demanded to know who in his administration leaked Valerie Plame's identity -- and he's sending a disturbing message about our national security.

The President should not wait to find out whether Rove is convicted in the end for his leak. Either Rove lied to the President about this matter of national security, which means he should be fired immediately, or the President is not being straight with the American people about his own involvement in this case.

With all the dissembling coming out of the White House, it's clear that the only way the American people can get to the bottom of this is through full Congressional hearings. I will call for hearings this week -- and you can strengthen this call by adding your name to our petition today:

With both the House and Senate in Republican hands it will be difficult to force Congressional hearings on the Bush White House. Having as many statements as possible from people in every state will help my colleagues and me show that this is what America wants. According to a poll released yesterday by ABC News, 75% of Americans believe that Karl Rove should be fired if he leaked classified information.

More than 300,000 people have signed on so far -- help us double our numbers by forwarding this email to your friends asking them to sign:

... SO - I wonder how many of those were signatures like mine, saying that the petition is misguided and that he has yet to sign his 180?

A letter from Kilgore A letter from Kilgore

As you know, Jerry Kilgore debated Tim Kaine this past weekend before the annual Virginia Bar Association summer conference. Jerry was the clear and decisive winner in the debate on Saturday and displayed his positive vision and successfully pointed out time after time inconsistencies in Tim Kaine's stances on numerous public policy issues.

Below are some clips from various newspapers and political pundits across Virginia that you might find interesting:

Larry J. Sabato, director of the University of Virginia's Center for Politics, said that Kilgore won Saturday's debate by being more assertive than Kaine..."In my view, Kilgore did the best he had ever done" by pushing differences with Kaine on guns, gay rights and taxes, Sabato said. "He was very aggressive. He was articulate. He pushed Kaine into certain liberal boxes, corners, that are tough to get out of in Virginia for a Democrat."
Charlottesville Daily Progress 7/17/05

Robert E. Denton Jr., director of Virginia Tech's Center for Leadership Development, also gave the edge on style to Kilgore for being "much more aggressive. He put Kaine on the defensive [and] basically had Kaine responding, especially on all the follow-ups."
Charlottesville Daily Progress 7/17/05

He did very well....he came in very strong, he was very aggressive, much more so than people thought and actually put tim Kaine a little bit on the defensive...The tone was set by Jerry Kilgore being much more aggressive and forced Tim Kaine to respond to him in several ways.
Dr. Bob Denton Post Debate Interview on WSLS 7/17/05

But Saturday, it was Kilgore who was more aggressive, lashing out at Kaine's record in his opening statement and repeatedly using his answers to criticize the Democrat's record.
Washington Post 7/17/05

"Kilgore [tried] to position Kaine in that liberal corner on taxes, on guns and on gay rights," said Larry Sabato, director of the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia. "When you put those three together, it's tough for a Democrat. Kaine has to find a way out of that box."
Washington Post 7/17/05

Yesterday, at their first official debate, Mr. Kilgore, the former attorney general, struck back. Well prepared, at ease with numbing, often sterile repetition ("I trust the people -- always have, always will") and determined to take the offensive from his opening remarks, Mr. Kilgore smacked Mr. Kaine for taking positions that seem to straddle the death penalty, taxes and guns, among other issues...But the mismatch that Democrats had hoped for, and Republicans had feared, did not materialize. Call it a draw, with the psychological edge to Mr. Kilgore.
Washington Post Editorial 7/17/05

Kilgore, a Republican and a former attorney general, showed an aggressiveness absent in earlier encounters. He depicted Kaine, a Democrat and the state's lieutenant governor, as open to higher taxes.
Richmond Times Dispatch 7/17/05

Yesterday, Kilgore was occasionally peppery as he portrayed Kaine as an unreliable flip-flopper.
Richmond Times Dispatch 7/17/05

The candidates seemed better matched this time because of Kilgore's aggression, said Robert Denton, a specialist in political advertising at Virginia Tech. Kaine and Kilgore next meet in September before the Fairfax Chamber of Commerce.
Richmond Times Dispatch 7/17/05

Debate moderator Robert D. Holsworth, a political scientist at Virginia Commonwealth University, said Kaine faced a greater challenge yesterday than Kilgore. Kaine must blur distinctions with his rival to appeal to Virginia's Republican-leaning voters, Holsworth said.
Richmond Times Dispatch 7/17/05

Thank you for your continued support and dedication.

The Kilgore Campaign
www.JerryKilgore.com

... Go Kilgore!

Founder of Cheap Canadian Beers Founder of Cheap Canadian Beers

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* Monday : Another miserable Monday ... and I have Apheresis today (so was offline ~11a-3pm)
* Guest Blogging : Remember to swing over to Basil's today and tomorrow ... and everyday! ... My first Basil-post
* SCOTUS : W may be naming his new SCOTUS appointment "this week" ... let's hope he makes a wise choice!
... and WaPo agrees on timeframe, less so on the prerequisites :)
* Blogger : Is starting to sux0r some more today ... agh.
* Riley: Having conquered the couch yesterday, she has now successfully + intentionally signed for Milk!
... she already knew more, drink, eat, up and how to wave ...

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* Hurricane : Emily beating up on the Yucatan ... Yucatan says "harder, faster"
* Israel : Hamas says "Aggression will be returned" ... 'cuz we don't want it any more
* Iraq : Wave of suicide bombers "waging war against Shias" ... condolences for the ~150 killed during the weekend
... and Baghdad International, bustling with passengers ... that is a good sign!
* Rove'ish : 'If Crime Committed, Staffer Will Go' ... that is BIG IF
* South _non-nuclear Korea : PRO-American rallies ... hmm, no media coverage?

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* FBI monitoring web sites ... one of the groups watched - ACLU! ... more here (GreenPeace too!)
... and here is an example of why! ... domestic terrorism
* Islamofascism : 'Abdurahman Alamoudi Raised Money for al Qaeda in the US'
... and Terrorist helped, released ... now wanted again ...

Abdullah M. was missing a leg when he got to Gitmo. In due course, he was fitted with a prosthetic leg and given occupational therapy to teach him how to use it. In the Orwellian inversion that dominates "world opinion" and requires us to prove we're the good guys, he was interrogated and -- after convincing our guys that he really wasn't a terrorist fanatic -- released and repatriated to Afghanistan. Now sought for involvement in the kidnapping of Chinese engineers and a bombing of the Islamabad Marriott, Abdullah is walking around on the artificial leg we evil Americans paid for.

... and "An authoritarian ruler must maintain his grip continuously"
... and CAIR (still) solidly pro-Terrorist
* Iraq : Saddam, in court ... "stemming from a 1982 massacre of dozens of Shiite villagers"
* Pottermania : JK Rowling makes $36M in one day ... blows it on kegger, drugs, dental care
... oh, and SCA says the NYT is pouty
* Internet staying English ... for now
* China : Working on self-sustaining cities ... no word on making a self-sustaining nation
* Lefties : "The double standard, the art of hypocrisy, do as I say not as I do" ... and you can listen to his latest podcast (.MP3)
* A_ntiC_ivilL_ibertiesU_nion : 'Policy To Legalize Child Porn Distribution'
* Time to go to Power over Ethernet ... now if we can just get Water over Ethernet, or beer!
* Whirlpool wants to buy Maytag ... repairman drowns
* Biggest Star-quake ever ... cool pics ... and Roseanne Barr wanted for questioning
* Ars takes a look at the drug industry ... drugs as in Big Pharma, not as in Dan _{Pardoned by Clinton}Lasater
* France sucks : Conniption ...

The Americans are the called while the French are the galled. ... But we would be underselling Lance if we saw him only as an instrument for our petty delight in seeing a French comeuppance. He represents something much nobler and more universal, a beacon of the human spirit. That race is a contest of grit and persistence and endurance, goading reluctant muscles into grinding away on steep inclines. It is a test of resolve that makes running for a touchdown look like a walk in the park. It goes beyond the physical boundaries of athleticism into a realm that is governed only by the heart and the soul.

... and, in closing, "We are not a nation of bullies and our weapon of choice is a smile"
* SCOTUS / Eminent Domain : Lost Liberty Hotel ... needs your help to evict SCOTUS' Souter
* Venezuela : Chavez is a Socialist ... in other news, the sky is blue
* Women control the DVR ... not in my house!
* Internet / Louisiana : Lafayette says yes to FTTH city-wide! ... I am jealous, and it hurt me to say "Internet" and "Louisiana" together :P
* HP : Shedding ~15k jobs ... because the (cough) best way to save $ is to fire your IT & sales people
* HowTo : Enhanced Podcasts ... your podcast wants a slideshow! ... or maybe you need to wait, and get a Video-capable iPod?
* Google : Buys Zazzle ... which I had never heard of, for $16M
* NAACP : Launching a race-based shakedown
* Hacking : Are you up to these challenges? ... and, pseudo-related : Hacking WEP? You might not need to
* Delaware : 'Mother tries to poison her child'
* Karnival of Kidz : #13 ... and I missed the deadline for Riley pics, again :(
* Florida / Teacher+Pupil sex : Teacher pleads insanity .. over and over and over
* National Security : Your driver's license is about to get more expensive
* Iraq / al Jazeera (lie): It was US troops that killed US troops, children ... of course!
* Minimum Wage : Some stats ... "Only 15 percent still earn the minimum wage after three years"
* Kerry : Since the people said no, so he will try the courts now ... Carlton Sherwood, author of 'Stolen Honor' needs your help!
* Kennedy : Remembering Mary Jo
* MSM : NYT has a "production gaffe" ... "accidentally" makes editorial more anti-Bush
* Carnival of Liberty : #3 ... found via My Pet Jawa (guest blogger Vinnie)
* Scrappleface : gone camping ... and some good thoughts for the raising of our children!

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* OOTS : #104 ... but Roy, bone IS a verb ...
* Rove : Found guilty, ~2019 ... "Her Royal Majesty Hillary I had outlawed republicans"
* Tank Top strained to breaking point ... and not in the good way!
* Cali : Dental Marijuana? Maybe not.
* 50 fun things about Connecticut
* Rockstar:INXS : The (cough) episode you won't see on TV ... "I accessorize with a feather boa and a cool hat"
* Online Dating : A bunch of lies ... noone is attractive, athletic, intelligent and sensitive
* Shirtless, Shoeless demand equal rights
* W responds to Hillary ... oh yeah, well you are Lucy, Sabrina
* Oh, dear God no! : Check out this pole dancer ... NSFW? ... found via Beth
* NHL : Signs Danica Patrick, Michelle Wie ... neither to be naked
* GITMO : Terrorists out, Reporters in
* Wireless TV
* SCOTUS : W limits search to conjoined twins
* A week of Celebrities ... plus captions
* Latest swim wear revealed to local (cough) "Master Debater"
* UF : OS/2, and the NHL
* ALP : Awkward blind date ... (Fan-Art)
* IM PrankBot!
* Fighting a war on two fronts : Terrorism on one, Gay Marriage on the other
* Islamofascism : G8 ponders al Qaida alternative ... the end of civilization
* DY found a funny headline! ... Depp, Chocolate factory, tasty opening ... do the math!
* The Alliance of Free Blogs : Basil knows how to spot terrorists! ... my ways are here

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* Islamofascism :

Yes, I am against that religion, a religion that controls the life of people every minute of their day, that puts the burka on women, that treats women as camels, that preaches polygamy, that cuts the hands off poor thieves...[Islam] is not even a religion, in my opinion. It is a tyranny, a dictatorship -- the only religion on earth that has never committed a work of self-criticism....It becomes worse and worse...and now they want to come impose it on me, on us

--thanks Oriana Fallaci, via The American Spectator

* More on "The Arabic Assassin" :

I've been screening your bags for the past six months, and you don’t even know it

--thanks to Cao for more info on this scumbag ... and be sure to check out Cao's podcasts as well!

* Boycott Blue, buy from these companies :

* Ace Hardware Corporation
* Advance Auto Parts, Inc.
* Best Buy Co., Inc.
* California Pizza Kitchen, Inc.
* Cintas Corporation
* Citgo
* CSS Industries, Inc.
* Curves International Inc
* Dollar General Corporation
* Dollar Tree Stores, Inc.
* Domino's Pizza, Inc.
* Fruit of the Loom
* In-N-Out Burgers, Inc
* Kohl's Corporation
* Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc.
* Lowe's Companies, Inc.
* Michaels Stores, Inc.
* Nordstrom, Inc.
* PETsMART, Inc.
* RE/MAX International, Inc.
* Russell Stover Candies Inc.
* The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc.
* WinCo Foods, Inc

--thanks Moonbattery! ... who also has the list of companies to avoid :)

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Nuclear Age Nuclear Age

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* Limited Blogation : I don't have too much online time due to babysitting duty ... but, I had to say something about this:On July 16^th, 1945 we entered the Nuclear age :

... for better or worse - Happy 60^th, Mr. Nuke!
(cross posted to The Wide Awakes)* RILEY has just learned how to step onto one of her toys and thus climb up onto our couch ... another milestone!
* Guest Blogging : Basil is going out of town to celebrate 8 years of not being single, and has asked a few for help :
... Beth, Moehawk, Phin... however, calling his judgment into question :
... he has also invited some dude named TJ to help as well. Woe be to him.
... anyway, Basil's blog should be a daily visit - whether he is home or not :)
* HaloScan : Having problems, Comments & Trackbacks not workie so well ... "database re-sync", RTS : 12-24hrs
* TMG's Open Post, aka Trackback Party, aka Misc. Resource of daily goodness! And again!
* NIF : NIFMAIL ... wanna get NIF-by-mail? Join the Yahoo group! (beta)
* Not Limited : OK, so apparently I lied - I have pulled a fair amount of blog time. Huzzah!
... And, in fact, I have now added "Show/Hide this post" functionality - copied from here and here - w00t!"
... and I have modified the "navigation aids" to be page specific. Good stuff!
... and I have made another template change post-title stuffage

Quick ThoughtsNews * Interesting * Funny * Quote of the Day * Closing
* Iraq : Explosion south of Baghdad Kills 54 ... still developing ... prayers & condolences
* Earthquake : Mt St Helens, 3.0 ... fire, meet earth
* UK-07.07.2005 : 'Bombers have ties to the US'
... and 'Gross Intelligence Failure & Media Complicity in the War on Terror'
... and 'Who shorted British pound? - fell 6% in 10 days before London terror attacks'
* Hurricane : Emily, cat 4, aiming for Mexico, Jamaica (5mpg shy of Cat5) ... click for track
* Memorial for Dylan Groene today ... on what would be his 10^thbirthday if our society had protected him
* Iraq : 11 US GIs charged with abuse
* Pakistan : America's "Apache pest control systems" kill 24 ... "Jihad denied"
* VA - Gubernatorial Race '05 : Debate, Kilgore vs Kaine(s) ...

I’m proud to share a stage with my opponents, and I say ‘opponents,’ because I’m anxious to see which Tim Kaine has shown up today

... that quote alone is worth a vote!

Quick Thoughts * NewsInteresting * Funny * Quote of the Day * Closing
* Islamofascism : AnarchAngel got a real life Fatwah ... prayers for him and his, although atleast he know the right way to react ... found via Gullyborg
* U_selessN_ations : "Key to Ending Poverty is Abortion" ... and a story showing where that leads
* Cold Fusion : It works?
... and SRAY has some cool scripting I need to emulate ... Show-Hide, etc. :P
... UPDATE : that script has now been copied, see the QuickThought above!
... and, speaking of power sources :
* Nuclear Power : The one thing the French got right, and that the US gets wrong
* Shrimp make good band-aids? ...

The bandages are laced with a mixture of ground shrimp shells and vinegar, a concoction that has been found to clot blood instantly. The key ingredient in the shrimp shells is called chitosan.

... but not so cheap just yet
* SCAN USA - making protecting your family easy
* NASA : Launch delayed indefinitely
* MSM : Reuters + Terrorists = grand ole time ... but Jews not permitted
* Bloggers : Blogfest : bloggers, unite! ... and how about one in Virginia?? Started by Beth ... who also found Blogsome - free WordPress blogging
* Clintons : Hillary raises $6M in 3m ... she has always been a $making machine
... but she still needs to deal with this ... and, of course, the rest of her disgraceful history
... see also : here and here and here and here :)
... and Hillary, yes or no?
* In defense of Technorati?
... and In defense of Technorati, revisited ... Berlind-2, Scoble-0
... and Blog first, ask questions later? ... who needs credibility? Not that I haven't made a mistake or two ...
* Bloggers : ProBlogger, Helping Bloggers earn money ... hey, I could user money!
* Russia jumping (back) into space race
* MS : Another WinXPsp2 flaw ... run another FW :P
* Firefox : "Ffx 1.1 - Deer Park Alpha 2" released ... so, you wanna be a beta tester?
* 'Europe Undermining African Debt Relief?' ...

The US may find itself surprised to be surpassed in fiscal conservatism by Luxembourg, Austria, and Belgium. What Kiekens proposes actually matches the general rhetoric of the Live-8 organizers, who pointedly insisted that aid would require the establishment of political reforms. Kiekens and the European countries involved simply propose extending this sensible prerequisite to debt relief as well as explicit aid payments.

* '20 Things You Didn't Know Your PC Could Do' ... like "rip" a LP into a .WAV
* IPTV, coming soon ... let's hope so!
* SCO : No Smoking Gun ... World+1, SCO+0 ... so sorry, Darl!
* DIY routers ...neat, but I'll just stick with Cisco ... for now
* Cisco : Age limit set for Board - 70
* NASA : Martian Dust Devils bigger, stronger than thought
* T-Ball coach calls in a hit on a handi-capable kid ... ah, yes - good sportsmanship
* MSM : 'Female US interrogators are dirty smelly pirate whores' ... so ... terrorists are decent, up-standing people?
* Rove : More on Wilson, and the conflict of interest noone is paying attention to
... and I guess we call it "Nadagate"?
... and (cough) MORON.ORG protesting
... and Chinese water torture? ... good round-up of daily relevant info!
... and Yeah, Valerie Plame was real covert
* Tug Boat, in space ...

part of the InterPlanetary Superhighway or IPS, a route that eats up less fuel than normal trajectories - to the moon, for the very first time ever.

* Interview with Bruce Campbell ... and his book, Make Love the Bruce Campbell Way
* GITMO : Durbin, quiet all of a sudden?
* 'Margaret Cho Names Dog For "Chic" Terrorist' ... "Margaret Cho seems less like a comedian and more like a lunatic"
* SCOTUS / Eminent Domain : Supreme Court takes a cue from Chinese Law
... and Souter's house is safe? ... no Lost Liberties Hotel ... too bad!
* What's killing Hollywood? ... it ain't Piracy! ... found via BoingBoing
* Islamofascism / Israel : Abbas getting tough - withholding desserts! .... serious article, funny tagline
* Time Machine, sans negative energy
... which is good, 'cuz negative energy drains levels
* Apple : Intel switch all about the network?
* GigaZoom ... hi-res pic, zoom!

Quick Thoughts * News * InterestingFunny * Quote of the Day * Closing
* True / Lefties : 'Ex-Clinton Aide Charges Republicans Want to Kill Us'
... and Calling for Bushes Impeachment
... and 'Ten Reasons Democrats Hate Karl Rove'
... and '100 snooty liberal know-it-alls who are running this country into the ground'
... and ' Hillary calls for firing of whoever told her to call for Rove's firing'
* True : "Plan 9 From Outer Space", "The Worst Movie Ever" ... made Public Domain
... and Direct link (to smallest of 4 version available)
* Hero Machine : Make your own SuperHero Random Responses
* GITMO'ish : FRW has some "implements of torture"
... and I am not even on her "Pure, stinkin' white trash" list ... let alone her "People I'd like to do" list
... found via Not-single Basil
* A Real, Self-Defending Network (.MOV) ... and DAYAM! ... found via Beth
... who also found some cool body tricks ... and this addictive game (Planarity)!
* UF : Lucasooine gets destroyed
* ALP : #131 ...this is a stick-u ...um, nevermind
* Chick fight!
... found via Naked Villainy ... which was found via Basil Phin
* Drudge : Having power problems, to use halogen
... and
Drudge's ads killing his Armageddon Scoop

Quick Thoughts * News * Interesting * FunnyQuote(s) of the Day * Closing
*Jihad-o-thugs :

It's about time we get some rational thought processes involved instead of following some socialist agenda and letting these Jihad-o-thugs free. Personally I'd rather these Jihad-O-Thugs be in a prison in Afghanistan instead of the nice air conditioned resort they are in now (and take away their cartoon books!). It's such a joke when these Jihad-o-thugs, hating America and Americans, suddenly cry to use the American justice system like a get-out-of-jail free card

--thanks JustaDog!
* MSM :

NYT : Upholding the journalistic integrity of The New York Times requires a lot of care.
Malkin : Read (snort) the (snort) whole (snort) thing (snort).

--thanks Michelle!
* MSM, again :

LAT : When we make mistakes, we quickly and forthrightly correct the record
Patterico :The paper has just surreptitiously fixed a substantive error in the Web version of an article — without acknowledging the error that ran in the print version

--thanks Patterico!

Quick Thoughts * News * Interesting * Funny * Quote of the DayClosing
Code Pink marches, sanity counters :

Perpetual surrender made France what it is today. With white flags and yellow streaks,
Code Pink's trying to out-France the French. Impossible?--perhaps. Peaceful, just or humane?--NFW.

... true dat; like anyone actually watches Hockey??

The McNugget of The Inept Navy The McNugget of The Inept Navy

Quick Thoughts * News * Interesting * Funny * Quote of the Day * Closing
* Sci Fi : RCat beat me to it, but it should be a great night for SCIFI!... Stargate SG-1, Stargate:Atlantis and BattleStar Galactica
... UPDATE : ok, ending SG1 that way just really pissed me off.
... UPDATE : SGA just 'lost' Ford
... UPDATE : BSG just talked about installing a software firewall. Hmm.
* So, it is finally Friday ... anyone got anything they'd like my 4+ daily readers to hear about?
* MadTech's Friday Rant ... or you can listen to the PodCast edition(MP3)
* When I read "Open Post" all I see is "Trackback Party"! (from a day or 3 ago)
*New word : NIFabrication :from Invent-a-word ... I like it!

Quick ThoughtsNews * Interesting * Funny * Quote of the Day * Closing
* GITMO : Tribunals are all that is required! ...

The protections of the 1949 Geneva Convention do not apply to al-Qaida and its members, so Hamdan does not have a right to enforce its provisions in court, the appeals judges said ... The lack of a uniform, the absence of al-Qaeda acceptance of the Convention, and the clear international character of the conflict all point to not only a lack of standing for POW status, but good reason to deny it

... major win for W, and the US!
* Hurricane : Emily reaches Cat4 ... will she peter-out like Dennis?
* Pakistan : US troops inside Pakistan ... "If you have been looking for evidence of al Qaeda's strategic decline ..."
* China : Threatens Nukes against US
* Enron -$1B+
* U_selessN_ations : Wants to control the Internet ... and still Anti-US. And still haven't managed to define "terrorism"

Quick Thoughts * NewsInteresting * Funny * Quote of the Day * Closing
* Islamofascism : As a non-believer, what are your options? (ref Sura 9:29) ... and none of then are that great
... on the plus side : Terrorists having recruiting problems? ... and read the quote from Ace below!
... and Synagogues being shut down by terror threats ... "Kaleefoornia Kuffir Kristallnacht ... sleep, Dhimmi, sleep"
... and 'There comes a point where Gun Laws should be disobeyed' ... Amen!
... and Strangely, a rapper named "the Arabic Assassin" gets fire from his job ... as a baggage screener!
... and he's not the first ... found via Malkin
... and PLA-approved broadcast calls for extermination of all infidels ... this,from our "friends"
... and Fighting is not the way to win a war? ... WTF?
... and Cao presents an extensive list of Terrorist attacks since 1968
* GUNS : ''M107 Long-Range Sniper Rifle' ... "Can effectively engage targets...at ranges up to 2KM" ... NICE!
* Spain : Growing some testicular fortitude, finally?
* Bloggers : A warning - don't tell too much ... and this is not counting ID-Theft-related concerns
* Arctic Pollution - due to birds?
* Woman grows penis?
* Stem Cells + Monkeys ... do these people not watch Science Fiction / Horror movies??
* Rove : NYT clears Rove, w/o admitting it ... "it seems a lot of reporters knew about the very non-covert Ms. Plame."
... and Kerry is a hypocrite (again) ... "Kerry blew the cover of ... Fulton Armstrong"... found via Huffington's Toast
... and So is Schumer (bat, moon)
* Iran : State Dept official blocking pro-Iranian-Democracy funds? ... douche in question, Suzanne Maloney, is also a Kerry'ite
* Iraq : Saddam-OBL link ... for those of you who don't already know it
... and 'There are no heroes among the insurgents' TMH
* UK-07.07.2005 : BBC enabled them?
... and a non-obvious 'Significance of Western-Bred Suicide Terrorists'
... and Egyptian chemist has been arrested in Cairo ...

They come to our nations, avail themselves of the knowledge to be gained in our educational institutions, and then they use it to kill us and attempt to destroy our society. Hateful, murderous parasites.

... and 'Apathy just rains on me' ... and while I agree with his point, for the record - I do know the date
* "Mainstream Conservative" = "couched insult"?
* LCD TV that has two viewing angles!
* MSM : So we know they are biased ...

St. Paul Pioneer Press editorial page associate editor Mark Yost, who served in the Navy, writes an interesting and provocative column criticizing media coverage of the military. Now, his colleagues in the MSM have joined in on a frantic, journalistic shark attack against him.

...so, don't call them on their bias or they attack you ("intellectually dishonest schmuck")
* A_ntiC_ivilL_ibertiesU_nion : Ogre pulls a double - "ACLU Loves Terrorists"
* GITMO : "Gulag of Dragism" ... GTL lies about not posting re: GITMO, but tells truth in the post ... damned crafty libs :P
... although GTL is wrong on the Anti-Death=Penalty part :)
(and FWIW, SCOTUS should be all about Constitutionalism)
* Google : Finding "interesting" things
* "No one predicts with a straight face the Democrats will be the beneficiaries of this stalled agenda (which is largely the Democrats' doing, by the way)"
* RTftLC found a good European! ...

Danish pizzeria owner has been jailed for refusing to serve French and German tourists in protest of their countries’ opposition to the U.S.-led war in Iraq.

... and I also wish there was something I could do to help
* "Violence Against Women Act" needs to be re-written ... "gender-based discrimination" ... "funding of radical left-wing org's"
* Rove : 'The Rove-is-a-traitor meme' ... "occupies a unique role in the demonology of fundamentalist Democrats"
* 'Is Amazon worth $15 billion?'
* Ben Stein is lonely? ... he can visit me anytime!
* 155MPH speed limit being lifted?
* 'Intelligence is irrelevant to a happy old age'
* Time Wasting at work, and why is it tolerated?
* MSM : Speculation - end of the NYT? ... oh, if only!
* Dems - the "Yeah, but" party?
... or The party of degrading women
... found via Conservative Dialysis ... who adds

the Democrats don't just think of women this way, they think of every minority or special interest group this way"

* Dog vs Alligator ... found via that damned Basil who make such damned good sub-titles!
* 'Why the rise of the left-wing blogosphere has been bad for the Democratic party'