Eric Florack on December 24th, 2004

A number of bloggers weighing in on the attacks against Christianity. Among them:

A Collection of Thoughts, CQ, Michele Malkin,PowerLine, and Jeff Jarvis

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Eric Florack on December 24th, 2004

So says Clapton in an interview today. Apparently, they are currently planning four shows at the Royal Albert Hall. Tickets not on sale yet, but it looks good. All four performances will be recorded, of course.

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Eric Florack on December 24th, 2004

AP has filed a rather muted report just within the last half-hour.

The charge of ‘political motivation’ is coming… wait for it.

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Eric Florack on December 24th, 2004

So says an AP report, filed in Richmond. : “Johnny Oates was only 58. Cancer, as you might expect.

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Eric Florack on December 24th, 2004

If you’re on the move, here’s a handy thing…Weather Underground: U.S. Severe Weather Map

This is a perm page, you may want to bookmark it.
Travel safe, gang.

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OK, just in case there was a doubt in anyone’s mind…

Al Al Neuharth?s a bilthering idiot.

Are we clear on this?

Editor and Publisher is running a note about his USELESS TOADY column yesterday. E&P reports the response was

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Eric Florack on December 24th, 2004

I find myself wanting to take more seriously, the challenge of writing to the subject of Christmas, today, than I have in years past. It’s not clear in my mind as to why, but this isn’t unusual… I never really

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Eric Florack on December 23rd, 2004

If you ever wanted proof that there is in fact no freedom of speech in Canada, all you need do is look at this absurdity from the CBC .

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Eric Florack on December 22nd, 2004

Norad has announced the NORAD Tracks Santa Website.  Go for a visit.

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Eric Florack on December 22nd, 2004

Mark Steyn is always worth a read. This column is better than most. Say ‘Merry Christmas’ while you still can

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Eric Florack on December 22nd, 2004

Beck this morning makes mention of An Insta-link, with this as the quote:

“For way too long, it has been the mainstream media (MSM) that’s played God with the American public, telling everyone what’s news and what’s not, what to

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Speaking of James and Outside The Beltway, James links a WaPo story about the attack in Mosul yesterday, which suggests that Military officials are concerned about the accuracy of that attack.

The compound the tent was in was on

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Eric Florack on December 22nd, 2004

Word from the other end of I-90 this morning that the Democrats are claiming an 8-vote victory in Washington State’s Governorship. Outside The Beltway links a story in the Seattle paper to that effect this morning. Says James:

“The Democrats

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Eric Florack on December 21st, 2004

A good discussion on the rapid-fire charges regards prisoner abuse over at QandO Blog . At what point does devtion to principle start costing more than it’s worth? How many lives should one sacrifice to one’s principles?

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Eric Florack on December 21st, 2004

CTV reports a -46f wind chill factor in Ottawa, and -40f in Toronto.
We get much the same weather in Rochester as they do in Toronto. I don’t know what the windchill was here, but I’ll bet it was darned

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