davidl on January 14th, 2010

The Obama administration has confirmed one of  the most controversial assertions of The Bell Curve.   Richard Herrnstein and Charles Murray published TBC in 1994.   From a summary of TBC, by Brian Beatty et al:

Raising Cognitive Ability

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Eric Florack on January 14th, 2010

While I sit in the doctor’s office waiting for my appointmnet, I see Greg Sargent says today:

As you may have heard, a Dem staffer helping the Martha Coakley campaign was caught on video shoving a Weekly Standard reporter, prompting

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Eric Florack on January 13th, 2010

Welcome, one and all to the most intense nightly read anywhere on the ‘sphere… The BitsBlog Nightly Ramble


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Eric Florack on January 13th, 2010

I have to admit my first reaction to these reports was one of indifference.  After all, China has been hacking into just about everybody’s computers for as long as anybody can remember.
And yet, in looking at the situation a

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davidl on January 13th, 2010

CNN Jack Cafferty calls Nancy Pelosi “A horrible woman”,  and means it.      In the mean time, Wolf Blitzer really doesn’t understand it, video:

Hat tip: Allah Pundit, Hot Air.

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davidl on January 13th, 2010

Roxana Hegeman, writes:

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) – A Kansas judge’s decision to allow a confessed killer to argue that he believes the slaying of one of the nation’s few late-term abortion providers was a justified act aimed at

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davidl on January 12th, 2010

I got to give Harold Ford, Jr. potential candidate for Senate from the great state of Tennessee err New York credit.  Taylor Marsh and Katerine Jean-Lopez don’t agree on much, but they seem to agree on Harold Ford, Jr, K-Lo,

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Eric Florack on January 12th, 2010

Welcome, one and all to the most intense nightly read anywhere on the ‘sphere… The BitsBlog Nightly Ramble.


  • THROWING MARTHA COAKLEY A LIFE PRESERVER: At the Washington Examiner, Byron York looks at reports from Massachusetts and says:

    Frantic over the

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davidl on January 11th, 2010

Sarah Palin has signed with Fox News, from  Jim Rutenberg, New York Times:

Former Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska has signed on as a contributor to the Fox News Channel.

Sarah Palin The network confirmed that Ms. Palin would

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Eric Florack on January 11th, 2010

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  • NOW WE”RE BACK TO GLOBAL COOLING: So says the Daily Mail. The amazing thing is the AGW crowd still hasn’t admitted

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Eric Florack on January 11th, 2010

Patterico points out that this most recent incident of what Democrats would unquestionably call racist comments if they were uttered by a Republican, isn’t Dingy Harry’s only offense:

Amidst the brouhaha over Harry Reid’s comments, some people are defending Reid

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davidl on January 10th, 2010

Sure Barack Obama does not think Dirty Harry Reid is a racist, from Eric Zimmermann, Hill:

“Harry Reid called me today and apologized for an unfortunate comment reported today,” Obama said. “I accepted Harry’s apology without question because I’ve known

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Eric Florack on January 10th, 2010

Says Ben Smith:

One of the enduring mysteries of the 2008 campaign was what got Ted Kennedy so mad at Bill Clinton. The former president’s entreaties, at some point, backfired, and the explanation has never quite emerged.

I’ve finally gotten

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davidl on January 10th, 2010

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“The Republican Party itself has to drive out Trent Lott. If they have to stand for something, they have to stand up and say this is not the person we want representing our party.”

Illinois Senator Barack Obama(2002), via John

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Another interview with Crystal Faulkner and Tom Cooney on WNKU’s BusinessWise. Topics include social media scams and strong passwords.

You can listen here: http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wnku/news.newsmain/article/0/0/1595257/Business

The interview starts at 16:53.

Love to hear your feedback and ideas for other topics!

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