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Friday, April 29, 2011
One Of The Great Political Ads
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Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Related Stories
From USA Today: Obama releases long-form birth certificate
From The Sun: Search for alien life is shelved
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12:45 PM |
From The Sun: Search for alien life is shelved
Civility Update
NPR's Morning Edition makes light of a death threat:
Posted by Alan at
9:10 AM |
Well, government-sponsored National Public Radio — erstwhile guardians of civility — apparently found the death-threat misdirection amusing. A segment last Friday on NPR’s Morning Edition made light of the plight of Iowa businessman Dutch Koch — no relation to libertarian businessmen Charles and David Koch.
Read the whole thing.
InstaHeadline Du Jour
Posted by Alan at 9:05 AM |
Barack Obama's Colleg Transcript
Posted by Alan at 9:00 AM |
Saturday, April 23, 2011
How Obama Can Balance The Budget
Raise taxes on guns, burglar alarms, and condoms :-)
Posted by Alan at
5:15 PM |
Heh
Via the Daily Caller:
I had to Google to find out what "Jacob, Edward both have teams" means - I'm too old and too male to get Twilight references. When I saw the forest background, the first Jacob I thought of was the guy from Lost.
Decoding the "GTL with Sitch" line took a bit longer. I have never watched "Jersey Shore," never heard any slang terms peculiar to that show. For those as clueless as I am: GTL and Sitch.
The Michael Jackson peep should have been given hair. Good work on the jacket, though.
The Justin Bieber peep looks like a hobbit.
Posted by Alan at
4:35 PM |
I had to Google to find out what "Jacob, Edward both have teams" means - I'm too old and too male to get Twilight references. When I saw the forest background, the first Jacob I thought of was the guy from Lost.
Decoding the "GTL with Sitch" line took a bit longer. I have never watched "Jersey Shore," never heard any slang terms peculiar to that show. For those as clueless as I am: GTL and Sitch.
The Michael Jackson peep should have been given hair. Good work on the jacket, though.
The Justin Bieber peep looks like a hobbit.
Alert The ACLU
Governor Rick Perry wants Texans to pray for rain.
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9:05 AM |
Labels: Curiosities
They'll Take My Phaser When They Pry It From My Cold, Dead Fingers
Posted by Alan at 9:00 AM |
Friday, April 22, 2011
Earth Day - Red In Tooth And Claw
Someone captured Google's doodle for the unofficial holiday:
Pay close attention at 00:18 - the cursor moves over the river and reveals the fish, which swims upstream only to be eaten by a bear.
Posted by Alan at
11:05 PM |
Pay close attention at 00:18 - the cursor moves over the river and reveals the fish, which swims upstream only to be eaten by a bear.
Labels: Curiosities
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Obama's America
Food stamp participation has risen from 26 million to 44 million - from 8.8% to 14.3% of the population.
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9:00 AM |
Monday, April 18, 2011
All Your Online Passwords Are Belong To Us
Here's the latest Orwellian scheme to make the news:
Posted by Alan at
9:00 AM |
Imagine--one secure credential that you can use to shop online, bank, even get quick information about what to do during natural disasters or other emergencies.
Good idea? The Obama administration thinks so and announced a plan on Friday to achieve it.
It’s a little thin on details, but the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace envisions a day when people conducting online activity no longer have to rely on passwords, which can be hard to remember or can be hacked.
Instead, people will be able to get a secure credential in the form of a smart card or a USB thumb drive, which will carry their personal information and can be used to authenticate their identity online.
It didn't take Hot Air commenters long to play the Book of Revelation card. Might as well set it to music.
Labels: Politics
Taxes Are Due
Labels: Blog traditions, Tax Day
Sunday, April 17, 2011
President Obama Gives Self The Line-Item Veto
By signing a bill and choosing to ignore the part that defunds the czars.
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9:00 AM |
Labels: Politics
Friday, April 15, 2011
122 Candles
Posted by Alan at 11:40 AM |
When The State Watches You...
Posted by Alan at 9:10 AM |
Random Thought
A leftist is someone who blames vampire menaces on the insufficiently bitten.
(A comment I dropped in this Althouse thread.)
Posted by Alan at
9:00 AM |
(A comment I dropped in this Althouse thread.)
Labels: Politics
Thursday, April 14, 2011
To Quote Peter Lorre From The Maltese Falcon...
"It's a fake."
The budget-cutting agreement, that is. Not a great way to lead up to Tax Day, Mr. Boehner.
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9:00 AM |
The budget-cutting agreement, that is. Not a great way to lead up to Tax Day, Mr. Boehner.
Labels: Politics
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
The Daily Caller Interviews Michael Totten
Posted by Alan at 9:10 AM |
A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words
Posted by Alan at 9:05 AM |
Can You Hear Me Now?
Iraqi rebels have taken control of the Libyan phone network.
Posted by Alan at
9:00 AM |
Labels: Middle East
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Fifty Candles
Yuri Gagarin's 1961 space flight was fifty years ago today.
Check out Google's graphic for today.
Update: Rand Simberg has more.
Posted by Alan at
12:01 PM |
Check out Google's graphic for today.
Update: Rand Simberg has more.
Labels: Space
Monday, April 11, 2011
Congressman Ed Markey Accuses Republicans Of Supporting Death Panels
For the entire planet.
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6:05 PM |
Labels: Politics
Sunday, April 10, 2011
From The Home Office On Arrakis
Inspired by this post...
Top Ten Things Not To Say To A Space Alien
Posted by Alan at
9:10 PM |
Top Ten Things Not To Say To A Space Alien
- "Is that a cookbook?"
- "Sorry, this is a no-parking zone."
- "What's ET really like?"
- "Our reception area for alien visitors is in Nevada - a place we call Area 51."
- "Nanoo, nanoo."
- "You're being hit up with a class action lawsuit for all those UFO abductions."
- "And DirecTV is complaining that you've been de-scrambling its satellite broadcasts."
- "You don't look anything like Michael Rennie."
- "Any predictions on the World Series?
- "The United Nations sends Charlie Sheen as Earth's emissary."
Labels: Humor
Friday, April 08, 2011
Modern Art Is A Scam
So says this study.
Posted by Alan at
9:00 AM |
Labels: Culture
Monday, April 04, 2011
New Blogrollage - Law Blogging Edition
Haven't done this in a long time.
Ann Althouse Quoting Wikipedia, she teaches "federal jurisdiction, civil procedure, and constitutional law at the University of Wisconsin Law School," having gained her tenure in 1989, the same year a lot of Eastern European politicians lost theirs. Recent posts explore the religious liberties of crass redneck pastors and euthanasia for dogs because they look scary.
Overlawyered "Chronicling the high cost of our legal system." Hosted by Cato scholar Walter Olson, with frequent contributions from American Enterprise Institute scholar Ted Frank, who is also founder and directs the Center for Class Action Fairness. Here's one recent gem: a suit to require stadiums to caption the songs they play for the benefit of the deaf. Commenter Jerryskids writes: "What about the rights of the blind to fully experience the cheerleaders? Will they be allowed down onto the field to feel the cheerleaders?"
Posted by Alan at
9:00 AM |
Ann Althouse Quoting Wikipedia, she teaches "federal jurisdiction, civil procedure, and constitutional law at the University of Wisconsin Law School," having gained her tenure in 1989, the same year a lot of Eastern European politicians lost theirs. Recent posts explore the religious liberties of crass redneck pastors and euthanasia for dogs because they look scary.
Overlawyered "Chronicling the high cost of our legal system." Hosted by Cato scholar Walter Olson, with frequent contributions from American Enterprise Institute scholar Ted Frank, who is also founder and directs the Center for Class Action Fairness. Here's one recent gem: a suit to require stadiums to caption the songs they play for the benefit of the deaf. Commenter Jerryskids writes: "What about the rights of the blind to fully experience the cheerleaders? Will they be allowed down onto the field to feel the cheerleaders?"
Friday, April 01, 2011
I Think It's Time For The Brits To Start Talking About Health Care Reform
Daily Mail headline: Former NHS director dies after operation is cancelled four times at her own hospital.
(Link via Rand)
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9:00 AM |
(Link via Rand)
Labels: Europe
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