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Archive for November, 2006

Nov 16th 2006

Milton Friedman (1912-2006)

One of the greatest economists of the 20th century passed away today.

Nov 16th 2006

O.J. Simpson: Innocent until hypothetically implicated

Then: If it doesn’t fit, you must acquit.
Now: If I did it, here’s how it happened.
“O.J. Simpson, in his own words, tells for the first time how he would have committed the murders if he were the one responsible for the crimes,” the network said in a statement. “In the two-part event, Simpson describes how [...]

Nov 16th 2006

“The Internet as a political medium, viable?”

Hilarious.
Larry King is interviewing Roseanne Barr when he tells her that he has never used the internet.
Goodness…
Update: A few comments from the Think Progress post.
kelso:
If Larry used the internet, maybe he could come up with better questions for his guests than asking them what their favorite food or color is.
I used to think it was [...]

Nov 15th 2006

can farting teddy bear stave off nuclear war?

let’s hope so.

Nov 15th 2006

GOP: “We refuse to learn from the past!”

Pork king Trent Lott is back in the leadership. Yuck.
Sen. Trent Lott, ousted from the top Senate Republican leadership job four years ago because of remarks considered racially insensitive, won election to the No. 2 post Wednesday for the minority GOP in the next Congress.
Lott returned to the center of power by getting the [...]

Nov 15th 2006

Thou Shalt Not Kill*

The title of this post is shamelessly stolen from the excellent Flynn Files.
“There may be occasions where, for a Christian, compassion will override the ‘rule’ that life should inevitably be preserved,” maintains an official paper of the Church of England, written by Bishop Tom Butler of Southwark. The policy would give the church’s imprimatur to [...]

Nov 14th 2006

John Tierney: Resigns from NY Times Op Ed Page

Matt over at No Borders No Limits has a great post about John Tierney leaving the New York Times, as well as a summary of the columnists still there.
John Tierney, the libertarian voice on The New York Times op-ed page, is resigning.

At the moment, the Times have:
- a center-left foreign policy expert (Thomas Friedman)
- a [...]

Nov 13th 2006

Candidate gets no votes…

…but he voted for himself!
Randy Wooten figured he would get at least one vote in his bid for mayor of this town of 80 people — even if it was just his own.
He did not. Now he has to decide whether to file a formal protest.
Wooten got the news from his wife, Roxanne, who went [...]

Nov 13th 2006

The Gulagosphere

 
For all your revolutionary blog-reading needs.

Nov 13th 2006

Política es Fútbol…Fútbol es Política

Así enferma el virus de la impunidad…
¿Qué diferencia hay entre los clubes que hoy lloriquean porque se sienten víctimas de un torneo poco serio, cuando ayer nomás fueron victimarios, y los políticos que modifican sus discursos de acuerdo con la conveniencia de una campaña electoral o el lugar que ocupen, sea en el oficialismo o [...]

Nov 13th 2006

Remittances in El Salvador

Great blog post summarizing the Houston Chronicle article on remittances being sent to El Salvador (where they constitute 16% of GDP).

Nov 11th 2006

The Light of the New Dawn

Classic.
The best analysis I’ve seen yet of (sadly) what is happening in both the Republican and Democratic camps post-election.

Nov 11th 2006

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Celebrates Glorious Victory of Democrats Over Bush

More love for liberals from terrorists.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Friday called U.S. President George W. Bush’s defeat in congressional elections a victory for Iran.

Nov 11th 2006

Veterans Day

Remembering all those who served.
  

Nov 10th 2006

Dan, Steve, and Abu Hamza al-Muhajir celebrates the glorious Democratic triumph

The successor to Zarqawi accepts Dan’s gracious invitation.
I wonder if you could show me an example of “terrorists” rejoicing in this election
All hail the Democratic victors!
A statement purportedly from the leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq hails the defeat of Republicans in the US mid-term polls.
The audio message, whose authenticity has not been verified, was published [...]

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