Eric Florack on January 15th, 2007

BAGHDAD, Iraq – AP-  Revolutionary Court were both hanged before dawn Monday, officials said, two weeks and two days after the former Iraqi dictator was executed in a chaotic scene that has drawn worldwide criticism.

Another case of slanted news.

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Eric Florack on January 15th, 2007

Apparently, that story of the Yale singers being attacked for singing the national anthem in Nancy Pelosi’s hometown is still hot, out there

 

 

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Eric Florack on January 15th, 2007

-AFP- Economists are hastily upgrading their forecasts for the US economy after a series of surprisingly strong reports suggesting the so-called “soft landing” may be over and growth is accelerating.

Over the past week, surprises have come in stronger-than-expected reports

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Eric Florack on January 15th, 2007

A very self-important college freshman attending a recent football game  took it upon himself to explain to a senior citizen sitting next to him why it was impossible for the older generation to understand his generation. “You grew up in

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davidl on January 15th, 2007

Martin Luther King 

Today is federal holiday, a unique one.   Today is Martin Luther King Day, the only oficial national holiday in honor of a single person.   George Washington and Abraham Lincoln are forced to share one holiday, President’s day.    Millions of living

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davidl on January 14th, 2007

 

(H/T photo:  Aspen Valley Film )

It seems everybody is blogging about Chuckles, a.k.a. Charles Williiams.  Hard to find anything unsaid about Chuckles. 

Five Iranians were picked by the U.S. military in Iraq.   Not much is being said about

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Eric Florack on January 14th, 2007

* Still spending a good deal of time with the new TV.  Watching the playoffs, mostly.  One point of annoyance we have found, is that the brand name of the TV is so recent, that nobody’s got remote programming codes

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Eric Florack on January 14th, 2007

Word from Jon Swift that Michael Ledeen Is Dead.

No confirmation as yet.

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Eric Florack on January 14th, 2007

What in the world is Chuck Hagel smoking?

I’ve got a small newsflash for you, Chuckles; When you see the usual left the suspects singing your praises about your current anti- Bush position, it should be the first indication

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Eric Florack on January 14th, 2007

The Washington Post reports this morning on a blogger who decided to write a post about one of the customers he served at work and got fired over the aftermath. Two days before Christmas, Chuckles of Freelance Genius (real name

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davidl on January 14th, 2007

Connect the dots.  A good news/strange news story from Missouri.  The good, two kidnapped boys were found and returned to their familes. 

KIRKWOOD, Mo. (AP) – The safe return of two kidnapped boys – one missing for four

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davidl on January 13th, 2007

I suspect that Bit was more that a little bit heart broken to see Cynthia McKinney leave Washington.   McKinney is a full fledged moonbat and provided plenty of fodder for the board.

Good news, Wisconsin has elected a replacement for

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davidl on January 13th, 2007

I confess, the events in the Duke rape case are breaking too fast for me to keep pace.  In any case, the story has mainstreamed.  This one is too juicy on which to pass.

(H/T photo: Slate )

The persecuting

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Eric Florack on January 12th, 2007

As Ed Bruce once sang, Billy… if it was easy, everyone would do it.

It was so easy, and so they called YOU? I mean, that’s mildly insulting, if you think on it.

Bottom line: If they called you,

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davidl on January 12th, 2007

pelosi-muscle.jpgThere new critter foiund in Mrs. Pelosi’s Swamp, Charlie Tune,   It seems like the minimum wage bill passed by the House under a closed rule which forbides amendment, exempts American Samoa.   Mrs. Pelosi’s bill applies to every American territory save

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