Archive for December, 2008

Another Reason I’ll Never Buy a Microsoft Zune; Upate: Problem Fixes Itself?

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Already included in the list are all the reasons I would never buy an ipod either. Namely the fact that you can only use them with Apple (or Microsoft) software in order to get music and itunes (or the zune store or whatever [...]

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

Burris Throws Blagojevich Under the Bus

The day after the awkward, poorly staged, and all around strange press conference where Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich defied everyone and choose former Illinois Attorney Gen. Roland Burris to replace Barack Obama in the Senate Burris has gone and pulled an Obama by completely trashing Blago.
Here’s how CNN put it:
The man appointed by embattled Illinois [...]

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

NYT Sued Over Story Implying McCain Had an Affair

The Associated Press is reporting that the lobbyist the New York Times insinuated had an affair with John McCain (here is some background information on the NYT piece) has filed suit against the paper to the tune of $27 million:
A Washington lobbyist sued The New York Times for $27 million Tuesday over an article that [...]

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

Obama’s Internal Investigation Will Be Used to Help… Blagojevich?

That’s what Blago’s lawyer is hoping anyway…
But I think Obama’s interal investigation will do about as much to exonerate Blagojevich as it did to exonerate Obama’s staff. After all, how credible can any investigation into one’s (or the one’s) own guilt be?
P.S. Hello to everybody from the Conservative Grapevine!

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Monday, December 29th, 2008

Christmas in Baghdad

In a first ever public display, Baghdad residents are celebrating Christmas:
From a distance, it looks like an apparition: a huge multi-colored hot-air balloon floating in the Baghdad sky, bearing a large poster of Jesus Christ. Below it, an Iraqi flag.
Welcome to the first-ever public Christmas celebration in Baghdad, held Saturday and sponsored by the Iraqi [...]

Sunday, December 21st, 2008

Congress Gets a 2.5 Million Dollar Pay Raise

You know, because they absolutely deserve it…

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Saturday, December 20th, 2008

Rahm Emanuel Spoke Directly With Blagojevich

So, first we hear Obama deny that anyone in his staff had any contact with anyone from Blagojevich’s staff over his replacement for the Senate.
Then we hear that Rahm Emanuel, Obama’s chief of staff, had direct contact with contact with Blagojevich’s chief of staff about who should replace Obama in the Senate.
And now we hear [...]

Friday, December 19th, 2008

Finals Finally Finished

Thank God. Literally.
He carried me through this insatiably difficult and stressful time.
My 25 page senior paper is finished and turned in.
I am done.
Time for Thursday quarter wings!
God bless, and feel free to share your finals stories, if you have any.

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Thursday, December 18th, 2008

Iraqi Shoe Thrower: Sorry for “Big and Ugly Act”

Just as the MSM and the left are glorifying the courageous act an Iraqi “journalist” committed when he threw his shoes at President Bush, the “journalist” himself has sent an apology letter to Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.
Yes, that’s right, at the same time Newsweek reporters are describing his acts as “a small measure of justice“, [...]

Thursday, December 18th, 2008

Video Confirms What Should Be Obvious

Its from CATO (h/t Malkin):

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Tuesday, December 16th, 2008