davidl on May 17th, 2008

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Crystal Gail Mangum has graduated from North Carolina Central University,  two of the innocent young men she falsely accused fo rape have not yet graduated. Kristin Butler, Chronicle (Duke University), Summa cum loony:

In reality, [Crystal Gail] Mangum-who arrived

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davidl on May 17th, 2008

Ever notice a gender feminist. a/k/ cow.  that had mind of her own, or actually took a stand to improve the lot of women?  Neither have I.  

The cows were out in force in St Louis, Kavita Kumar,, STLtoday,

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Eric Florack on May 17th, 2008

So Business Week reports…

Plane maker Airbus and diversified manufacturer Honeywell International Inc. on Thursday said they are developing a biofuel that by 2030 could satisfy nearly a third of the worldwide demand from commercial aircraft, without affecting food supplies.

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Eric Florack on May 17th, 2008

Via MSNBC:

U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy, a leading Democrat, was rushed to the hospital Saturday, according to multiple media reports.

CNN said Kennedy had the symptoms of a stroke, according to Reuters, but local affiliate WHDH said his illness

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davidl on May 16th, 2008

The Dope from HopeOur position on Mike Huckabee is simple. He is an idiot.

Mike Huckabee another person too stupid to be allowed to be President.  

Huckabee, the Dope from Hope, has beem rumored to on the top of John Mccain’s short

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davidl on May 16th, 2008

Plembo, Daily Kos:

William Borah (1865-1940)The President’s quotation came from the last year of Borah’s life, a time when the 75 year William Edgar Borah old former Republican Presidential candidate had become increasingly erratic in his public statements on the

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Eric Florack on May 16th, 2008

Jason Riley at the WSJ, notes that illegal Immigration has disappeared from the election cycle radar screen, and wonders why. He concludes after examining the situation in some detail:

If American culture is under assault today, it’s not from

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davidl on May 15th, 2008

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Wasn’t the USS Cole under Bush? I mean, I don’t know what I’m talking about here.

Chrissy Matthews, courtesy Newbusters.

For once, Matthews is right.  He does not know what his he talking about.

 

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davidl on May 15th, 2008

Barack As attributed to the BO campaign by the New York Times:

It is sad that President Bush would use a speech to the Knesset on the 60th anniversary of Israel’s independence to launch a false political attack. It is

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Eric Florack on May 15th, 2008

The experiment with those added functions from last weekend has changed.
Link Summary, BitsBlog Tags, and Related posts will still be shown on individual postings, but not on the index page. This will save us some bandwidth, and help with

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davidl on May 15th, 2008

The debut column of the newest Townhall columist:

Fred Thompson from TownhallSecond, change – whether it “real change,” “bold change” or the “change we can believe in” variety others are selling – isn’t itself an innovative policy or a particularly strong leadership stance.

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Eric Florack on May 15th, 2008

“Some seem to believe we should negotiate with terrorists and radicals, as if some ingenious argument will persuade them they have been wrong all along,” Bush said at Israel’s 60th anniversary celebration in Jerusalem.

“We have heard this foolish delusion

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Eric Florack on May 15th, 2008

Me at Outside the Beltway, yesterday:

For most of my adult life, I’ve worked in the Downtown area of Rochester, at one job or another. For the first year or so, and on and off after that, I tried

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Eric Florack on May 14th, 2008

Derb has decided to side with John Ratzenberger, who is on a kick to keep tinkering alive.

I think they’re both right. Understand; I wrote most of this without bothering to actually read Derb’s article. The first couple paras of

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