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Friday, June 17. 2005Blogs akin to "unpoliced conversation" Huh? WTF? Well, according to the Archbishop ("Archdruid") of Canterbury...in Country Store Bernard Goldberg's new book The author of Bias has his new book, 100 People Who are Screwing Up America. Surely a book about the Big Termites. This will be a best-seller. No, the review won't tell you who the 100 are - I checked. Al Quaida in Canada Gee, Canadians are just so nice and tolerant. At some point, the famous "Canada nice" begins to creep me out. Is it nice, or is it sheer fecklessness and spinelessness? In Jihad Watch. Vast Left Wing Conspiracy An interview with York, at American Enterprise: Click here: The American Enterprise: The Empire Strikes Back Peace Studies for Jihad From the nation's Orkin man, Horowitz: Click here: FrontPage magazine.com :: Pacifists for Genocide by Eugene Girin
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Thursday, June 16. 2005Gay Patriot's Ordeal Gay Patriot, an excellent anonymous blogger, has been on our blogroll since the beginning, but it is only now that we realize what has been going on with him. LGF had the story in March, and now Gay Patriot tells part of the story of harassment by left-wing activists. It is an ugly story, judging from what his post implies. Schiavo We hated the entire Schiavo story, but RWNuthouse has written a very thoughtful retrospective on the whole thing. Worth your attention. And, for balance, BlameBush has some tasteless black humor on the same subject: Malicious rhetoric from right-wing polemicists like the Pope has done serious damage to the Right to Die crusade, but there's still a glimmer of hope for those longing for death - either their own, or of a loved-one whose continuing existence has become an inconvenience to everyone. Read entire. "Christers" An antique insulting term for believers, unearthed recently and coming back into fashion by Christian-haters and, presumably, Christ-haters. Bird of Paradise researched it. Call me a Christer - fine with me. Germany prepares for more than the World Cup LOS ANGELES (eTurboNews) – The German city of Dortmund, one of 12 cities to host the 2006 FIFA World Cup games, is to rid prostitutes and their clients off the streets by installing designated areas to conduct business.Click here: http://www.travelwirenews.com/cgi-script/csArticles/articles/000042/004295-p.htm Banning Spanking, Again Massachusetts, and now Canada. What are these people thinking? In MassRight The Cuyahoga Valley Land Grab Thompson describes his first disillusionment with the Federal Govt, on a conservation issue, in Thompson The Chinese spy network in Australia Is Spitzer following the Giuliani path to office, on the backs of innocents? Bainbridge on the Grasso case. The Warrior Ethos. Winds of Change More on Rule 18: John Leo mentioned this last week. Now Steyn:Click here: Selective angst - Commentary - www.washingtontimes.com, America's Newspaper No serious allegation of torture at the camp has been substantiated, and in the al Qaeda training manual found in Manchester, England, a couple of years back Rule 18 couldn't be more explicit: When held captive by the infidel, members must "complain to the court of mistreatment while in prison" and say "torture was inflicted on them."
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Wednesday, June 15. 2005
Austin Bay having a better time than you are, right now.
Treason, Gitmo, etc. Watching the furor about Gitmo, Gwynnie asks us to imagine the furor if the Republicans proposed a bill that said the following: A. Whoever, owing allegiance to the United States, adheres to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort within the United States or elsewhere, shall suffer death, or shall be imprisoned not less than five years and fined under this title but not less than $10,000; and shall be incapable of holding any office under the United States. B. Whoever, when the United States is at war, willfully makes or conveys false reports or false statements with intent to interfere with the operation or success of the military or naval forces of the United States or to promote the success of its enemies; or Whoever, when the If two or more persons conspire to violate subsection (a) of this section and one or more such persons do any act to effect the object of the conspiracy, each of the parties to such conspiracy shall be punished as provided in said subsection (a). Whoever harbors or conceals any person who he knows, or has reasonable grounds to believe or suspect, has committed, or is about to commit, an offense under this section, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both. Oh, wait! Gwynnie can’t read! That IS the law of the land: paragraph A is in Title 18, Part I, Chapter 115, Section 2381, Treason, and part B is in Sec. 2388. Isn’t it time that the Department of Justice opened their law books? Can anyone remember some US citizens giving aid and comfort to our enemies (other than the French-looking presidential loser)? Does anyone remember if some institutions of higher "learning" have interferred with any military recruitment efforts? Recently? Did Kofi lie? Captains Quarters How to Lie with Statistics: Hawkins points out another example of the numeric illiteracy of the press. How to Lie with Statistics, #2: Krugman is a lying propagandist, not a columnist. Powerline rips him a new one. Arnie goes to the People: In Ankle Biter She studies; he plays. Duh. But this is chimps. Billy Grahams' Last Hurrah for Jesus - In NYC. God bless him. Turkey (love that country) blames themselves.
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Tuesday, June 14. 2005Like Recycling Makes you feel virtuous, but it goes to the same darn landfill. Just like money to Africa. ACLU Thuggery Darr in Intell. Cons. The ACLU turns into Brownshirts - It's not your father's ACLU: The ACLU is out of control. They can no longer even be pretending to support freedom, the Constitution and Bill of Rights. What once may have been an organization dedicated to high ideals has now degenerated into a literal threat to our liberty. They are going beyond just trying to prosecute every Boy Scout troop and are now moving on to either sue people just like you and me, or actually have us arrested and subjected to criminal prosecution. How ironic it is that a group who thinks terrorists should not be in prison feels that those who disagree with them should. Sounds a little like the ACLU is no longer endorsing civil liberties but political prisoners. Read entire. Big Bird to Leave Nest after 25 Years, here. More on the Canada Health System Breakdown, from Ex-Donkey Sex and the Family - where Protestants and RCs come together - from Touchstone: Click here: Touchstone Archives: The Facts of Life & Marriage Steyn on why to not fear China: here. Take Back the Memorial. A website: Click here: Take Back The Memorial
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Monday, June 13. 2005A Jackson Verdict Thank goodness. We don't have to hear about that any more. (NG on all) Blogs replace journals and diaries for college students needing to vent "So I'm taking a Neuro Anatomy class this semester, and the Prof announced a quiz after only 2 lectures and one lab. The quiz is covering the entirity of the spinal chord/brain stem organization including facial nerves. Yes, we tried to cover all of that in two classes. Tried. Oh my god, I'm gonna die." Piece here: Click here: The Chronicle: 6/17/2005: Inside the Student Mind Comment from Editor: Neuroanatomy is not for crybabies.
Iranian Blogs There are two blogs which I follow for the evolving (one hopes) situation in Iran: Regime Change Iran and Student Committee for Democracy in Iran. One thing is clear, which is that Iran is neither ideologically nor culturally insulated from the rest of the world, despite the efforts of the govt. Stock Up on Canned Goods (ie beer) 74 mph breezes. Hurricane season is already upon us, and lovers of strong weather get excited by watching tropical breezes from the African coast evolve into monster storms. It's not that storm lovers want to see people hurt, but that they find the power of nature both exhilarating and humbling. It is like feeling the hand of God. We follow the tropical patterns on the NOAA hurricane site, which provides transcriptions of the survelliance reports from NOAA's G-lV and P-3 aircraft. What a great job those pilots have. Very cool. Stormtrack is a storm enthusiast who was clearly disappointed by Arlene's half-hearted performance. Congrats Congrats to the Bird Dog nephew Andy, whose graduation from Pittsfield (MA) High School we attended yesterday, at Tanglewood. Darn good acoustics for the fine HS band. In DC on Tues. with nothing to do? Hey - that includes all of you politicians. An interesting conference: Libertarianism in Pop Culture. Wish I could make it. Click here: Libertarianism in Contemporary Pop Culture New Yorkology: Visiting NYC this summer? Here: Click here: NewYorkology: A New York Travel Guide In Denial about China? From Powerline and and others. EU Unravels Further with France and Germany ganging up on the UK, in Yahoo Jazz in June: The Vision Festival in NYC: NYSUN Why Gun Rights Matter, In Zimbabwe, from Winds of Change Climate Alarmism, Murray at Tech Central Dylan Tour, May-July. How does he keep up this pace? JihadWatch: A useful website.
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Friday, June 10. 2005Note from the EditorTermites, and Bob Dylan Absolutely no connection between the two. Just a random note from your editor (recent drawing of Bird Dog by Norman Rockwell on right): 1. Despite our name, we are not a Dylan blog, but we are very fortunate to have The Dylanologist on our highly-paid staff. We welcome his frequent or occasional thoughts on Dylan's life, work, performances, etc. Or on any other music, or any other subject. 2. Termites: This topic deserves a thoughtful essay, but not right now. We are coining, copywriting, appropriating, and otherwise using the useful term "Termites" for any person, organization, movement, concept, etc. which is, or appears to be, motivated by a desire to take a bite out of the foundations of traditional American culture, values, morals, religion, traditions, or the Constitution itself. We at Maggies aim to be part of the pesticide brigade, sprayers loaded with verbal DDT against those who would like to bring down this precious structure we have inherited and for which we Americans are blessed by having been assigned the job of custodian and steward. Deano: Crazy, or Crazy Like a Fox? Larry Elder makes a case to call in the men in white coats, (in Town Hall), as have many others, but Dean isn't crazy. Nor is he a calculating fox, although clearly he hopes that being provocative might help with fund-raising. The truth is that he is simply miscalculating something. In the Northeast, there are millions who think and feel and speak exactly as he does. I encounter them everywhere in our Blue States, from Nantucket to Maine to Boston to Hanover to Newport to, of course, NYC. Trust me, you Red-Staters out there - his views and words are entirely ordinary, and I doubt he knows what the fuss is about, since he's right in sync with everyone he knows. His miscalculation is that you can't take that kind of self-righteous, sneering, arrogant, nasty, condescending talk and juvenile name-calling nationwide. It doesn't play in Peoria. But it plays just fine up here, I'm sorry to say. Quotes from Janice, from Right Thinking. She is better than I thought. And more on The Deal by Pejmanesque Canada's Health System in crisis: Be grateful Hillary failed. Ankle Biter the first, I think, to pick this story up, and more from Right Thinking. Nerds are best lovers: Instapundit has link. Olasky on David Horowitz's cancer, and prayer, in Town Hall Portland, Maine Schools ban Evil, Evil Boy Scouts: The Termites are at it again, nibbling away at sanity. In Intell. Conservative Restless Leg Syndrome: It is real, fairly common, highly annoying, treatable, and may correlate with ADD and ADHD. In Science Daily Intelligent Design in the news: One by Pinkerton at Tech Central and one by Brewton at Intell. Conservative. My view on the subject? Aw, you don't care what I think. These are excellent discussions. Inequality in America. Powerline has it right - these guys are experts on the subject. Ben Stein on The New Yorker, in The American Spectator. It's about the Termites in the Press. Rule 18 of the Al Quaida Handbook: You must claim you were tortured: John Leo in Town Hall.
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Thursday, June 9. 2005Stalin Fascinating book review by Fairbanks in Claremont. I knew he was evil, but he was interesting evil. The latest on Mugabe, from Normblog. Another fine essay on Hayek, from Ocean State Blogger. Targeting Byrd in WV., from Front Page Dean: the latest Tape. You could laugh, but it isn't really funny. The Feral Hog Story, in FLA. Beginning of the end of Europe's Nightmare: Acton Inst.Click here: Commentary: Europe’s Statist Nightmare — Beginning of the End? Pedicures for wife-beaters: From your State Dept, on Town Hall Steyn on Africa: (from Country Store)
Stop the ACLU: thank you, reader, for forwarding this Yahoo discussion group Grizzly Eats Girl: in Daily Pundit - Click here: Daily Pundit Individual Archive New Aircraft Carrier: In Jane's - Click here: US Navy to press ahead with new aircraft carrier Hillary's Polls Stink, says RWN China requires website registration, with 30,000 internet thought police. Gee, all so they dont read Maggie's. In Science Daily - Click here: China forces Web site registrations
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