Eric Florack on October 22nd, 2007

I note with some interest today that Michael Yon has released another one of his columns from Iraq.

America seems to be under a glass dome which allows few hard facts from the field to filter in unless they are

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Eric Florack on October 21st, 2007

Sherman Fredrick in the Las Vegas Review Journal:

 

The political headline of last week, “Reid’s popularity falls among Nevadans,” wasn’t all that surprising. Nevada‘s never been particularly wild about Harry Reid. But he’s always managed to cobble

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From The Telegraph today :

A headteacher has defended her decision to investigate an allegation that a four-year-old boy was guilty of racism during a game of chase.

Anne Phipps acted after Rocky Smith spat at a 10-year-old black boy

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davidl on October 21st, 2007

Pinch Sulzberger can not understand how having your child’s school giving your child blessings to be sexually active, with neither your knowledge or consent would upset you.   Katie Zezima, New York Times:

PORTLAND, Me., Oct. 19 — Carissa Porcaro,

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davidl on October 20th, 2007

The politically correct bigots are still steamed about James Watson’s observation regarding race and intelligence.   Selwyn Duke, American Thinker, dares to take another bite out the poisoned apple:

And what is the Truth about racial differences?  For one

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Eric Florack on October 18th, 2007

Little Green Footballs is passing along an AP report that says Sam Brownback will be dropping out of the presidential campaign on Friday. The problem, according to another report, is money.

Says LGF:

And then there were eight. (If you

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Eric Florack on October 17th, 2007
  • A thank you to Michelle Malkin for her link from VDARE.COM. Good article, by the way.
  • Noted in passing at Billy Beck’s…

> The Bawlmer Sun had a front page article
> on the “right-wing smear campaign” against
> the

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davidl on October 17th, 2007

James Watson, as quoted by Reason Magazine:

“There is no firm reason to anticipate that the intellectual capacities of peoples geographically separated in their evolution should prove to have evolved identically. Our wanting to reserve equal powers of reason

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Eric Florack on October 17th, 2007

LOWELL -(Lowell Sun)- Democrat Niki Tsongas of Lowell defeated Republican James Ogonowski of Dracut today to capture the 5th District congressional seat vacated by Marty Meehan earlier this year.With 195 of 195 precincts reporting, Tsongas captured 54,363 votes, or

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davidl on October 14th, 2007

Al GoreShocking news from Two Thousand, the New York Times admits, kind of, sort of, that Al Gore lost Florida:

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 — Al Gore‘s seven-year journey from loser to laureate began in bitterness, settled for a time into

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Eric Florack on October 13th, 2007

Longtime readers will understand that it’s fairly rare for me to dive into the realm of sports.  At least, within the confines of the blog.  That alone will hip you to the idea that when I do so here, there’s

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