Eric Florack on December 8th, 2007

John Hawkins over at  Right Wing News  has an interview posted with Fred Thompson’s campaign manager Bill Lacy.  An error on my part had this on my ticker for next year. My bad. Sorry, John.

It’s clear by what Lacy

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davidl on December 5th, 2007

Mrs. Wiliam Clinton

Seanna Adcox accuses Mrs. Cliuton’s campaign, in effect, of lying:

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton’s support from South Carolina’s black religious leaders may not be quite as extensive as her campaign suggests.

Mean

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Eric Florack on December 3rd, 2007

As a railfan, I can’t pass this one up. The Pere Marquette, (AMTK 371) a couple days ago hit the back end of an NS freight in the Chicago area the other morning.  It took a bit for the details

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Eric Florack on December 1st, 2007

There’s an awful lot on the line in Venezuela tomorrow.

It amounts to a constitutional referendum , which, if passes, will give Crazy Uncle Hugo the unlimited power he seeks. if on the other hand, that referendum gets voted down,

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Eric Florack on November 27th, 2007

Robert Bindinotto:

The Muslim world is not fooled by our talk about spreading democracy and values. The evidence is too overwhelming that we do not hesitate to support dictators and install puppet governments when it serves our interests. When democratic

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Eric Florack on November 25th, 2007

I note Gauis at Blue Crab Blvd, noting a story on the AP wire…

The Associated Press is quick to clear Paul Bunyan of the dirty deed, but Babe the Blue Ox has been decapitated.

KLAMATH, Calif. – Babe

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Malibu-(LA Times)-The most destructive fire in Malibu in nearly 15 years raced through parched canyons Saturday, consuming 49 homes and forcing the evacuation of thousands of residents.The so-called Corral fire burned 4,700 acres before the fierce Santa Ana winds

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Uh-Oh… It appears DiFi is up to her knees in serious trouble with her own supporters. Says Michelle:

The nutroots are unhinged over Calif. Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s recent votes to confirm Bush attorney general Michael Mukasey and federal appeals court

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Eric Florack on November 20th, 2007

McQ over at Q&O:

Frankly I’m surprised it has taken him so long to realize the potential.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez wants to turn OPEC into “an organization of monopoly and exploitation,” according to Saudi King

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Eric Florack on November 16th, 2007

Fellow Swamp Stomper, Sister Toldjah

It never ceases to amaze me how some ‘modern’ women choose to ‘celebrate’ their femininity – by posing nude in the pages of Playboy magazine in desperate attempts to extend their 15 minutes of fame.

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Eric Florack on November 13th, 2007

Betsy Newmark, yesterday:

Mackubin Thomas Owens had a great column yesterday in honor of Veterans Day. He noted the proclivity of those in the media to treat those in the military as either victims or monsters. He notes that since

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Eric Florack on November 11th, 2007

Poor Paul Krugman...

So there’s a campaign on to exonerate Ronald Reagan from the charge that he deliberately made use of Nixon’s Southern strategy. When he went to Philadelphia, Mississippi, in 1980, the town where the civil rights workers

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Eric Florack on November 10th, 2007

(New York Times) -Norman Mailer, the combative, controversial and often outspoken novelist who loomed over American letters longer and larger than any writer of his generation, died today in Manhattan. He was 84.

Conservative Reader Blog points out:

Much of

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Eric Florack on November 6th, 2007

Just One Minute quotes the Boston Ledger:

   John Kerry: I’m Now Prepared to Fight Off Swift Boat Veterans
Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry, perhaps preparing to get back into the presidential ring one day, claims he’s now armed with

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davidl on November 3rd, 2007

Irish eyes are not smiling: 

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) -It took 44 years and three overtimes for Navy to beat Notre Dame again.

The Midshipmen snapped an NCAA-record 43-game losing streak to the Fighting Irish on Saturday with

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