December 29, 2008 – 3:18 pm
Someone was truly asleep at the switch last night to allow this story be printed. Fair, balanced, in depth, brings up different issues, and, oh, yeah, is not painting Israel as the bad guy. Israel Reminds Foes That It Has Teeth Israel’s military operation in Gaza is aimed primarily at forcing Hamas to end its […]
December 29, 2008 – 3:16 pm
And he doesn’t like it The media glare, the constant security appendage and the sheer production that has become a morning jog or a hankering for an ice cream cone – it’s been closing in on Barack Obama for some time. Now the president-elect appears increasingly conscious of the confines of his new position, bristling […]
December 29, 2008 – 3:15 pm
Ya know, the whole global warming/climate change is great for polar bears, especially those that want to lose a few pounds. Eating all those blubber rich seals can really pack on the pounds, so, a little variation in the diet to a low fat one can really help out: Chilling game of hide and seek […]
December 28, 2008 – 3:24 pm
Climahysterics will get hysterical and will call Christopher Booker at The Telegraph all sorts of bad names. He goes back through his columns and comes to the conclusion that 2008 was the year man-made global warming was disproved The first, on May 21, headed “Climate change threat to Alpine ski resorts” , reported that the […]
December 28, 2008 – 10:24 am
Happy Sunday! Another beautiful day in America. This pinup is by Gil Elvgren, with a wee bit of help. What is happening in ye olde blogosphere? DRJ (Patterico’s Pontifications) discusses the kool aid quotes from (never)MoveOn Jules Crittenden rips apart a whiny reporter who was complaining about bloggers So does The Other McCain So does […]
December 28, 2008 – 9:31 am
Haaretz has a story up regarding the Israeli plans to beat the snot out of Hamas, which is driving sites such as Firedoglaketo their typical unhingedness (not to mention the claims of a mosque and jihadi TV station being hit. Poor babies). Let’s look. Disinformation, secrecy and lies: How the Gaza offensive came about Long-term […]
December 27, 2008 – 8:47 am
Surely soon to be proposed by Queen Nancy Websites could be given cinema-style age-ratings under plans by the Government to limit access to “unacceptable” material, Culture Secretary Andy Burnham warned. In an interview with The Daily Telegraph, Mr Burnham said “clearer standards” were needed as to what could be displayed online. He said it was […]
December 27, 2008 – 7:58 am
Ceasefire ends. Hamas lobs missiles. Israeli bombs the crap out of them. Hamas threatens violence. Just another day for the religion of peace Israeli aircraft launched air attacks across Gaza on Saturday, killing at least 150 people, including the Hamas police chief and other officials, according to Israeli and Palestinian sources. Palestinian medical sources said […]
December 27, 2008 – 7:33 am
Starting your day off with a bit of humor. This story is about a week old, but, still relevant GateHouse Media Inc. sued the Boston Globe’s parent company, claiming its new practice of grabbing headlines from GateHouse Web sites constitutes copyright infringement. In a lawsuit filed yesterday in U.S. District Court in Boston, GateHouse asks […]
December 26, 2008 – 2:33 pm
Here we go with the year 2100 predictions again, folks The United States faces the possibility of much more rapid climate change by the end of the century than previous studies have suggested, according to a report led by the U.S. Geological Survey. The study, which was commissioned by the U.S. Climate Change Science Program […]