Eric Florack on July 27th, 2009

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This is the “Bottle of Wine” Edition

  • RELEASE THE TAPES:  Moe Lane thinks they ought to release the police tapes made during
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Eric Florack on July 27th, 2009

We’ve had some further issues with the PHP server, the nature of which they’re apparently still investigating. I note with interest the performance has improved rather nicely, so I assume they fixed whatever the problem was…. though I confess  some

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From the Associated Press:

BOSTON – Police responding to a call about “two black males” breaking into a home near Harvard University ended up arresting the man who lives there — Henry Louis Gates Jr., the nation’s pre-eminent black

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Eric Florack on July 26th, 2009

Frankly I think there are few people on the sphere who bring greater gravitas to the entire matter about the Gates /Crowley affair than Sister Toldjah. Yesterday morning’s post on that point reinforces that perception.

— President Obama expressed “regret”

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Eric Florack on July 25th, 2009

When reading the ravings of Steve Benen, one should be prepared for certain level of irony at the off.  However, when coming from one of the most insufferable leftists rating on the sphere today, the following statement of

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Eric Florack on July 24th, 2009

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ramble-taurus This is the Texas Taurus Edition Amazing, what people will send me. A big BBCT to Harman, who tells me he’s from from Floydada, Texas,

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davidl on July 24th, 2009

Professor Ann Althouse plays Sigmound Freud.   The professor carter-peanut parses Barack Obama with a very fine toothed  comb and offers an interesting suggestion, Ann Althouse:

Obama’s use of the word is a little off. I think “jigger into” is unidiomatic

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Eric Florack on July 23rd, 2009

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This is the “We Need a Basketball” Edition

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  • The Infomercial: Heck no, I didn’t watch it. Neither did most other Americans. Those
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davidl on July 23rd, 2009

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The president is “not familiar” with the bill. No one can explain how it will work yet, as Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., told a contentious town meeting. There are various plans, and negotiations are still in the early stages.

But

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davidl on July 23rd, 2009

I commented on the saga of  poor oppressed Henry Gates, earlier.   What happened to Professor Gates wasn’t “racial profiling” then and it isn’t now.   Even if the accusation comes from the chief law enforcement officer of the nation, the

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Eric Florack on July 22nd, 2009

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davidl on July 22nd, 2009

My first  president was Harry S.  Truman, not that I actually remember Harry as President.   However what I  like and admire about  Harry is that he  knew the difference between Harry the haberdasher from Missouri and the 33rd President of

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Eric Florack on July 22nd, 2009

Noted in passing, a note from NRO’s Nina Owcharenko, in which we find:

This weekend President Obama dedicated his weekly address to defending Congress’s plans for an overhaul of the nation’s health-care system.

He argued, “Once you’ve seen

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Eric Florack on July 21st, 2009

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This is the Early Days Edition

  • The Public is losing trust in Obama: The Politico says:

    Trust in President Barack Obama and

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Eric Florack on July 20th, 2009

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This is the “Plant it” Edition

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