Eric Florack on July 28th, 2008

I’m going to break my “No AP feed” rule to make a point, here.

 

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) –A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by conservative radio talk show host Michael Savage against an Islamic civil rights group

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davidl on July 27th, 2008

 

Barack Obama dopeJohn R. Bolton, in the Los Angeles Times:

First, urging greater U.S.-European cooperation, Obama said, “The burdens of global citizenship continue to bind us together.” Having earlier proclaimed himself “a fellow citizen of the world” with his German hosts,

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davidl on July 27th, 2008

Dirty Harry Reid, and his eco-freak friends, don’t like oil and they don’t like us producing our own oil.   Dirty Harry would have us conserve out way out of current mess.  James Hamilton, Econobrowser, has posted a  long, detailed

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  • 90 Billion BBLsof oil under the ice.
  • So, Obama went to the wall today. We’re suppsoed to be impressed by the turnout. Perhaps before you get too impressed with how well Germans react to his posturing, perhaps you’ll be

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davidl on July 16th, 2008

Omar Khadr is a guest of the US taxpayer at Club Gitmo.   HIs lawyers have released a tape of Khadr crying, “Ya Umi”  which is “Oh Mommy” in Arabic.  Khadr’d lawyers hope to use the tape to win sympathy for

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davidl on July 15th, 2008

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Senator Obama this morning said that he wants a foreign policy that is “tough, smart, and principled.” This afternoon, I ask: was it tough when Senator Obama voted to order U.S. forces to retreat from Iraq on a fixed timeline—regardless

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Eric Florack on July 8th, 2008

From the North Jersey Record:

Congress must not allow drilling for oil and gas off the New Jersey coast, Governor Corzine and federal legislators said today in Belmar.

 “Our world-renowned coastline is the lifeblood of our economy and a fragile

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davidl on July 3rd, 2008

How stupid do you have to be to write for AFP.    The wire service is running a story titled, ” Pregnant man’ gives birth to girl: reports:”

A US man who was born a woman before undergoing gender realignment

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davidl on June 27th, 2008

Roger Clegg, National Review, reports that Senate has passed yet another silly and unconstitutoinal apology:

On February 26, the Senate passed a “Resolution of Apology to Native Peoples of the United States.”  It is now pending in the House

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Eric Florack on June 9th, 2008

Tiger Hawk answers a question I quoted VDH as asking earlier today, when he said:

And why are Republicans, who voted in overwhelming numbers for off-shore drilling, ANWR, nuclear, shale, tar sands, liquid coal, etc—and were opposed by Democrats on

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  • Been getting downright crazy traffic the last couple months, and none of it bigger than the last week or so. No particular reason I can see. Usually when we get traffic spikes it’s due to one article or another that

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Eric Florack on May 28th, 2008

Hume, last night:

The group that spearheaded the successful effort to have polar bears listed as a threatened species has a blueprint for further action that could create ripples throughout the U.S. economy.

The Arizona Daily Star reports the

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Eric Florack on May 21st, 2008
Bit says: This was sent to me via mail this monring, and I’ve echoed out in total:
The Democrats:
  • Democrats fought to expand slavery while Republicans fought to end it.
  • Democrats passed those discriminatory Black Codes and Jim Crow laws.

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Eric Florack on May 20th, 2008

Yesterday, I pointed out that there was a major shift in Democrat talking points over Iran and it’s threat to the west.

Today, I note something else… that perhaps even the Democrats have not noted.

For years, now, we’ve been

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Look, I think Wayne Allard is a putz… an admittedly quick assessment based on limited info.

But he got this one right:

May 1st, 2008 – Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Wayne Allard (R-Colo.) joined New Mexico Senator Pete Domenici,

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