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Friday, August 5. 2011

Friday morning links

Gateway reminded me of this one: Chicago Law Prof on Obama: "The Professors Hated Him because he was Lazy, Unqualified & Never Attended any of the Faculty Meetings"


Cape Cod: Royal treatment for Cape’s heyday


I never got drunk once on the Cape, that I can remember anyway. Neither did Sipp.


A town you definitely want to avoid: Big Brother is watching you: The town where EVERY car is tracked by police cameras


The Brits still think that Orwell produced instruction manuals


Why there is no left-populist movement. (h/t Doug Ross)


Is Moore's Law dead? Progress Hits Snag: Tiny Chips Use Outsize Power


Food Fascists: Hot Dogs Are Just as Bad as Cigarettes


I tried to smoke one once. Flavor was fine, but the draw was terrible.



69% Say Junk Scientists Made Up Global Warming Climate Change


Afghanistan: This is the country we're saving


Powerline: That revolting Volt


The media's two-minute hate


The government war on Cheerios


Driscoll: The New York Times Is Officially Bankrupt


Fun rant from Dennis Miller (h/t SDA):


 


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Must be the dog days of August not to see any comments yet, but that was an excellent selection, BD. I was stunned the 'Big Brother' city wasn't Chicago or NYC. Trust it to be in England, natch.

The hot dog article only caused my blood pressure to hit new highs, so thanks in advance for the impending stroke. And the anti-AGW stats were encouraging. The Afghanistan post was probably one of the more 'sobering' articles we've seen in a while. It sure as hell isn't like Iraq.

And Dennis Miller is always a hoot, so a big thanks for that.

"I never got drunk once on the Cape, that I can remember anyway."

A statement that stands on its own. :)
#1 Dr. Mercury (Link) on 2011-08-05 12:43 (Reply)
I remember reading back in 2008 about the frank opinions of the tenured professors in the University of Chicago. They were quite annoyed at Obama because he was lazy and didn't attend faculty meetings. This appears to be his behavior pattern his whole life. He has made it his life's work not to provide evidence that could be used against him in an election contest. Instead, he continues to go slip-sliding around, making empty generalized statements from a pre-provided workbook of policy promises.

Well, it's worked so far ...

Marianne
#2 Marianne Matthews on 2011-08-05 12:55 (Reply)
Re Hot Dogs:

Obviously BS. No empirical evidence provided and they trotted out the ancient 'salt is bad for you' myth. Hot dogs are a good source of protein, they are not bad for you.

Furthermore, if hot dogs were indeed bad, why are they not grinding their axes over the sausages that the Euroweenies sustain themselves with?

The good news is that it is merely the latest example of the Food Police crying "wolf'.

Anyone with the IQ above that of a turnip ignores them anyway.
#3 feeblemind on 2011-08-05 13:13 (Reply)
69% - I though it to be higher... :-)

RE - NYT - its been both physically and financially bankrupt for quite a while - like a typeset-lich, its gonna take an awful lot of Holy Water, silver bullets, and wooden stakes to finally bring its demise.

I dunno about the Orwell ref, but the here/now sure feels like Rand's world....
#4 Fred Zeppelin on 2011-08-05 14:04 (Reply)
Need a link for tomorrow? This is pretty funny (though mildly NSFW for language):
http://i.imgur.com/kFWqx.jpg
"So You're Mad About Something on the Internet"
#5 Janeen (Link) on 2011-08-05 18:01 (Reply)

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