in politics perception is reality. that is a widely held truism in the political realm. while catching up on some of the reading i missed last week i found betsy newmarks latest examiner column on the topic of fakery in politics including some excellent examples of how much damage can be done when politicians are more concerned with seeming rather than being. they posture and preen to score politi... [Show More]
nascar loves Post Source: www.sports-fiend.com Posted: Jul 04 2006 00:20:12
i still remember many years ago when bill clinton got booed at a nascar race. when i first heard about it i remember wondering whos bright idea it was to have him appear there. i couldnt believe his handlers had so terribly misunderstood the nascar crowd. tonight on the other hand dick cheney was greeted with loud cheers. update just to be clear i did not mean to suggest that nascar fans are all r... [Show More]
the real ugly american linked to and commented on this interesting interview sgt. boggs conducted recently with iraqi general ali. here is an excerpt of general ali from the interview. we continue to work with the americans we captured many bad guys more than 800. we found caches we found mortars many weapons. they attacked my house many times. they did not send messages to me but instead sent car... [Show More]
second bin laden Post Source: www.sports-fiend.com Posted: Jul 03 2006 16:38:57
osama bin laden issued his second tape in two days. geez now the guy wont shut up. cairo egypt ap osama bin laden endorsed the new leader of alqaida in iraq in an internet posting saturday and he warned shiites there against collaborating with the united states in its fight against sunni insurgents. in his fifth audio message this year and his second in two days bin laden also warned nations not ... [Show More]
for navy geeks Post Source: www.sports-fiend.com Posted: Jul 02 2006 19:34:48
i dont talk much about the day job because i like to keep the two separate. but every now and then things just have to cross over. i get to know a lot of interesting people through work and they get to know a little about me. one person learned about my admiration and fascination with nearly all things naval and remembered me recently. this person has a very very very very very small part in worki... [Show More]
lets say Post Source: www.sports-fiend.com Posted: Jul 01 2006 20:38:39
musing minds found a great way to say thanks to the troops at a site sponsored by xerox called lets say thanks.com. i just love this idea and my kids are going to love it too. what a great way to celebrate the 4th.
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a supreme Post Source: www.sports-fiend.com Posted: Jul 01 2006 19:41:21
froggy has a prediction posted at blackfive that i had not considered this week. if this one comes to pass liberal heads are likely to explode. while you are at blackfive click on main and scroll down to read a bit. as i wrote earlier this week the milblogs are picking up where the mainstream media is failing. update more scotus retirement talk can be found at confirm them here and here.
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if you read wizbang youd know that over a month ago key elements of the usatoday call database story were starting to fall apart. first bellsouth and verizon denied they gave any data to the nsa then bellsouth went so far as to demand a retraction. now 6 weeks later in a a note to our readers the usatoday gets around to admitting they got it wrong... but like all the big media errors of late they ... [Show More]
peggy noonan had an interesting column on thursday one which i missed but power line directed me to. in her piece she writes that both parties arent crazy about their bases but the democrats are in a bad way. i got a sense of the distance between democratic leaders and the base a few years ago when i met up with a democrat who was weighing a run for the partys 2004 nomination. he hadnt announced b... [Show More]
cutandrun Post Source: www.sports-fiend.com Posted: Jun 24 2006 21:58:24
hang right politics has a new feature called the retreat and defeat meter. it is a compilation of remarks made by democrats and news items in support of their position of cutting and running in iraq. the page will be updated when more cowardly remarks are made by democrats. so it is a living breathing document that will continue to grow over time. be sure to see ted kennedys category heading. i wo... [Show More]
bobby abreu said yesterday that he never told larry bowa he needed a change of scenery. but bowa the former phillies manager and current new york yankees thirdbase coach told wfanam 660 in new york on tuesday that right now if you put him on another ball club i think he would go off. i think hes stagnant here. hes getting bombarded big time... . i was talking to abreu on monday and he says maybe s... [Show More]
jeralyn merritt a fellow member of the examiner blog board has an excellent debut piece there today about bloggers and reporting about rove in the plame matter. as a criminal defense lawyer i dont blame robert luskin for attacking liberal bloggers in a recent new york observer interview. mr. rove mr. luskin said had fallen victim to partisans and more importantly the bloggers who became their en... [Show More]
updated the dixie chicks are still whining about how people were mad at them for the nasty comments they made about president bush. they didnt help themselves with their new comments the chicks cant hide their disgust at the lack of support they received from other country performers. a lot of artists cashed in on being against what we said or what we stood for because that was promoting their car... [Show More]
worst person in the Post Source: www.sports-fiend.com Posted: Jun 17 2006 20:42:05
michelle malkin is on olbermann watch and has a shot of the cover of his book due out in september the worst person in the world and 119 more strong contenders. i predict it will sell well in the michael mooreal franken book market. my top guesses for his number one worst person based on the obsessions he displays in his commentary are bill oreilly ann coulter and george bush. the cover of the boo... [Show More]
the next time larry johnson appears on a cable news show to discuss the cia or valerie plame or what a disaster the war in iraq is i hope that someone will let viewers know just who it is they are getting their analysis from. actually the quotes posted by sweetness light should make him ineligible to appear as an analyst on any subject. he is unhinged. i am not going out on a limb with that descr... [Show More]
i have watched parts of rita cosbys show on msnbc and frankly dont care for it. i guess i am not the only one. keith tinfoil hat olbermann does not think much of the former fox news correspondent. link via drudge. ritas nice olbermann wrote to a fan from his msnbc email account but dumber than a suitcase of rocks. yesterday cosby retorted keith got it wrong. im not that nice. steve glasker has mor... [Show More]
a jihadis dream Post Source: www.sports-fiend.com Posted: Jun 15 2006 21:24:30
it beggars belief. what else can you say about the unbelievable claims to be found in an oped in the june 14 number of the new york times penned by one mourad benchellali mr. benchellali a french citizen currently awaiting trial in his home country was released from the guantanamo bay prison camp in july 2004. and thus the eminences at the gray lady figured hed make a particularly useful polemicis... [Show More]
from the mailbag heres what we do dig a moat the length of the mexican border take the dirt and raise the levees in new orleans and put the florida alligators in the moat. any other problems you would like for me to solve its genius im telling you pure genius.
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wtops neal augentstein reports that a immigration raid at washingtons dulles airport turned up illegal aliens with access to the tarmac and secure areas of the airport and in one case an alien with a security badge. dulles international airport was the point of organ of american airlines flight 77 that was flown into the pentagon on sept. 11 2001. dulles va. wtop an immigration raid at dulles int... [Show More]
check out lorie byrds column in todays washington examiner. she writes that assertions have taken the place of truth in political discourse undermining our ability to civilly argue and debate facts. when assertion replaces truth language no longer has definite meaning assigned to it and civility becomes a thing of nostalgia the table is set for a dysfunctional debate that not only fails to educate... [Show More]
its official i love my new little laptop. in fact over the last couple of days about half my blogging has been done on it. last saturday i asked readers to suggest names for this machine. there were a lot of good suggestions but in the end im going to go with one of my own. ive always been fond of names with double meanings. in college i gave three women friends of mine nicknames all of which had ... [Show More]
today president bush addressed the troops during his surprise visit to iraq. hot air has video of some of the presidents remarks. as youre watching it pay attention to his demeanor. he is obviously honored and humbled to be speaking to the brave men and women in our armed forces. heres the transcript of president bushs speech.
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an iraqi Post Source: www.sports-fiend.com Posted: Jun 14 2006 19:05:39
i missed the following at hugh hewitt yesterday senator james inhofe of oklahoma just returned from his 11th trip to iraq. i concluded an interview with him moments ago which will play on the program tonight. among the highlights the new minster of defense in iraq abdulqadir muhammed jasim told inhofe i hate cnn.
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mary katharine ham wrote a great piece for townhall to set the record straight on haditha. in it she lists the top 3 things to remember about haditha that the press would like you to forget. read it all.
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