davidl on March 1st, 2010

William Faulkner on Pickett’s Charge::

For every Southern boy fourteen years old, not once but whenever he wants it, there is the instant when it’s still not yet two oclock on that July afternoon in 1863, the brigades are in

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General Alexander M. Haig, United State Army, died today at age 85,  from Mark Feeney, Boston Globe:

Alexander M. Haig Jr., who as secretary of state declared “I’m in control here” when Ronald Reagan was shot in 1981, and

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davidl on February 20th, 2010

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International Atomic Energy Agency pulls head out.  There as been a change at at the head of the IAEA.  Wereas the old head, Mohamed ElBaradei, had his head buried whee ithe Sun never shines nad by the way is

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davidl on February 18th, 2010

The female version of Freddy Kruger is back, from Johnathan Turley{

Crystal Gale Mangum, 33, has been charged with attempted murder and arson. Mangum was the stripper who falsely accused members of the Duke lacrosse team.

Mangum allegedly assaulted

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Eric Florack on February 12th, 2010

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  • HERE WE GO AWAY AGAIN: I’ll be leaving town on Sunday morning, early for I’m not sure how long. I’ll be in

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Eric Florack on February 11th, 2010

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  • POPULISM? Frankly, I have always had my difficulties with political populism.  But it strikes me is nothing shy of hilarious that

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davidl on February 10th, 2010

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No more Dopes from Hope, from Allah Pundit, Hot Air:

Yeah, granted, it’s practically home-field advantage for a former governor of Arkansas, but it’s also evidence of Huck’s abiding strength in the south even as Palin’s national profile

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davidl on February 8th, 2010

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Hey Chuckles, how do you feel about sand bagging Norm Coleman now, from Ed Morrrissey, Hot Air

[David] Axelrod took the brunt of anger from the caucus, especially Al Franken, not exactly known for his sunny disposition.  However, Franken

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davidl on February 6th, 2010

Rush Limbaugh uses the term ‘retarded” a lot,  video:

Hat tip video: Media Spatters.

Tim Shriver, Special Olympics, soils his nappies, from Ben Smith, Politico:

But the Special Olympics, which organized a delegation that ultimately accepted Emanuel’s apology and

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davidl on January 30th, 2010

There may be many names for what Barack Obama is dong thiese days, from Paul Kane and Shailagh Murray, Washington Post:

A day after President Obama called on them to renew efforts to pass his ambitious agenda, congressional Democrats

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Eric Florack on January 29th, 2010

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  • A CHANGE OF JOBS: The last one? Yeah, for a while… maybe a month, we don’t know.  I’m changing jobs, in

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davidl on January 26th, 2010

The  Obama administration year long effort to demonize Fox News has achieved results,
from  Tom Jensen, Public Policy Polling:

Americans do not trust the major tv news operations in the country- except for Fox News.

Our newest survey looking

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davidl on January 25th, 2010

Comment by Jammie Wearing Fool:

Obama Reflects On His Favorite Subject

Barack Obama is trying to sell his favorite subject, to wit himself, Glenn Thrush, Politico:

Rep. Marion Berry’s parting shot, published in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette [no link,

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Eric Florack on January 22nd, 2010

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  • IDIOCY SQUARED: I mentioned in last night’s Ramble that the Democrats are busy avoiding the real issue… and used that blithering

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Eric Florack on January 21st, 2010

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  • ISSUE AVOIDANCE: It is flat out amazing to me that the wild scramble for pinning the blame on somebody for the Democrat

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