Archive for June, 2007
the manipulation of the 9-11 commission
i wrote this post in july 2004. with so many liberals expressing their love and confidence for the holy 9-11 commission, i wanted to point out the holes in the information available to the commission, and the flaws in the reporting on the commission’s findings. the post is not a well developed one, [...]
Mexifornia, Five Years Later
The flood of illegal immigrants into California has made things worse than I foresaw
By Victor Davis Hanson (CAPS Advisory Board Member, capsweb.org), City Journal
Winter 2007
In the Spring 2002 issue of City Journal, I wrote an essay about growing up in the central San Joaquin Valley and witnessing firsthand, especially over the last 20 years, [...]
no flag-burning amendment; koran desecration amendment proposed
i wrote this satirical headline in the summer of 2005. another attempt to prohibit flag burning failed to pass, and the prominent media cheered. this, while swarming like piranas around soon-to-be-debunked claims of koran desecration at gitmo. i was frustrated, and penning the title of the [...]
Boca Juniors - Copa Libertadores 2007
Imparable.
Boca Juniors, campeón otra vez de la Copa Libertadores.
¡¡Cantá con La 12!!
Señores yo soy de boca desde la cuna
que vamo a salir campeones no tengo duda
con un poco más de huevo la vuelta vamos a dar
y todos de la cabeza vamo a festejar
dale dale Bo dale dale Bo y dale dale Bo dale dale Bo
The iPod Generation: Not so good at car theft
From Dave Barry via Yahoo:
Manual gearbox foils car thieves
Two U.S. car thieves failed to make their getaway in a car they had just stolen because they couldn’t figure out how to use its manual transmission, a witness said on Wednesday.
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“The kid was just sitting in the car trying to start it but he had no [...]
Identity Theft
No one is safe.
Seriously.
Hat tip: The Corner at NRO.
Newt Gingrich on Immigration
Yeah, I think he’s running for president.
Nacho Libre dubbed over Harry Potter - video
BDS as can only be observed in the wild
From David Michael Green’s What Every American Should Know About Iraq:
Some people think that anyone who disagrees with the American invasion and occupation of Iraq is either a bleeding-heart liberal appeaser, a George W. Bush hater, a blame America firster, an underminer of the troops, a traitor, or a geopolitical naif.
Gee…why would we think that? [...]
Pwned
Ouch.
Jet Airways, one of the leading Airways in India anoounced to their customers that they have changed. Kingfisher Airlines, on top of it whipped them by saying “We made them change”.
shocking TIME article on illegal immigration
Who Left the Door Open? (originally published in 2004)
Despite all the talk of homeland security, sneaking into the U.S. is scandalously easy — and on the rise. Millions of illegal aliens will pour across the U.S.-Mexican border this year, many from countries hostile to America. TIME looks at the damage, the dangers and the reasons [...]
crime reports from brigham young university
….will have you falling out of your chair laughing. some examples from the mormon school:
Disorderly Conduct
Sept. 19: An individual reported male students singing to female students outside of Hinckley Hall. The males were advised to leave due to complaints.
Suspicious Activity
Nov. 2: A student in Helaman Halls received a letter with a large sum [...]
dems question timing of florida hurricane warnings
this is another unpublished 2004 post. in this post, i satirize the claims of democrats that bush timed the florida hurricane warnings in an attempt to influence the election results. little did i know that a year later, democrats would be claiming that bush caused hurricane katrina, another natural phenomenon. — travis
The peak [...]
IndeK
Kirchner no tiene que controlar precios, solo eliminarlos! Genial!
Nueva controversia en el Indec
El organismo informó que discontinuará un programa de monitoreo de precios; en Hacienda dieron luz verde a la implementación del nuevo plan estratégico
Como decía un comentario:
Sres Del Diario la Nacion, me extrana que tan prestigioso diario cometa semejante error de ortografia, es [...]
pc vs. mac
i own both a PC and a mac. both machines have their pros and cons, obviously. my ibook crashes just as much as my PC does. and because of mac’s snide little ads making fun of PCs, i have less patience for my mac’s problems. i am glad somebody made these [...]
