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April 13th, 2007 at 21:54
[...] Trackposted to Outside the Beltway, Right Pundits, The Virtuous Republic, Perri Nelson’s Website, basil’s blog, Stuck On Stupid, The Bullwinkle Blog, Cao’s Blog, Jo’s Cafe, Conservative Cat, Conservative Thoughts, Pet’s Garden Blog, Diary of the Mad Pigeon, third world county, Faultline USA, Allie Is Wired, The Crazy Rants of Samantha Burns, Pirate’s Cove, Blue Star Chronicles, The Pink Flamingo, Dumb Ox Daily News, The Yankee Sailor, and Gone Hollywood, thanks to Linkfest Haven Deluxe. [...]
April 13th, 2007 at 22:14
Imus, Youmus, Wemus–can’t we all just get along-us?
I have resisted the Don Imus brouhaha, not because I don’t have a dog that wants to be in the fight, but because I’ve been vacillating between amusement and disgust at how it’s unfolded…
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April 13th, 2007 at 22:21
The Knucklehead of the Day award
Today’s winner is India’s Ministry of Personnel.
April 13th, 2007 at 22:40
Weekend Updates: from the frontlines of tomorrow!
“Planet of the Dems” and much, much more
April 13th, 2007 at 23:36
Unruly headed hookers…….There’s Something Great About America
America Recoils with revulsion at the degrading and demeaning phrase……
Across the country, Pundits embrace the new opportunity for constructive dialog….
Feminists reiterate their beliefs……
Corporate America takes a hard …
April 14th, 2007 at 00:41
The Uncooperative Radio Show! April 13, 14 and 15
We are just rocking over on Talkshoe Friday, Saturday and Sunday 8pm to 10pm Eastern Time.
You never know what I am going to be talking about, But you can always count on Illegal Immigration and Gun Politics being discussed every weekend. For the …
April 14th, 2007 at 01:05
[...] Trackposted to Perri Nelson’s Website, Blog @ MoreWhat.com, Is It Just Me?, Adam’s Blog, basil’s blog, Stuck On Stupid, Cao’s Blog, The Bullwinkle Blog, Conservative Cat, Jo’s Cafe, Allie Is Wired, Faultline USA, third world county, stikNstein… has no mercy, The World According to Carl, Blue Star Chronicles, Pirate’s Cove, Dumb Ox Daily News, Right Voices, and The Yankee Sailor, thanks to Linkfest Haven Deluxe. [...]
April 14th, 2007 at 01:38
Valour-IT – Monthly Reminder!
It’s the 11th of the month. Do you know how the soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines who have been wounded and can’t type are doing?
You don’t have to specifically know, but you know what the news is saying and this post is to remin…
April 14th, 2007 at 02:43
Non-human computer wizards
Humans aren’t the only primates to get sucked in by video games. Are we going to have to worry about lazy, backtalking orangutans next?
April 14th, 2007 at 03:12
Corzine’s Health Prognosis Updated Following Car C
Gov. Jon Corzine is expected to make a full recovery, but it’s going to be a long and painful one. He’s physically a wreck with 12 broken ribs, broken sternum, broken verterbrae, broken collarbone and compound fracture to the leg. It will be a couple…
April 14th, 2007 at 03:31
[...] ***** Trackposted to Perri Nelson’s Website, http://morewhat.com/wordpress/?p=1296, Is It Just Me?, Adam’s Blog, Maggie’s Notebook, basil’s blog, Stuck On Stupid, Cao’s Blog, The Bullwinkle Blog, , Conservative Cat, Jo’s Cafe, Pursuing Holiness, Rightlinx, Allie Is Wired, Faultline USA, third world county, stikNstein… has no mercy, The Crazy Rants of Samantha Burns, , The World According to Carl, Blue Star Chronicles, Pirate’s Cove, Dumb Ox Daily News, Right Voices, Gone Hollywood, and The Yankee Sailor, thanks to Linkfest Haven Deluxe. Explore posts in the same categories: Erich Bridges / WorldView [...]
April 14th, 2007 at 03:52
Podcast #234: How Firing Imus Solved the Problems
I talk about mainstream media culpability in the Imus Scandal and the real problems of Black America.
April 14th, 2007 at 04:19
Al Sharpton: Hustler, Media Whore & Professional Hypocrite
Just a few reasons why Al Sharpton is no authority on race relations, morals, etc. and is, instead, someone to ignore:
1987: Sharpton spread the incendiary Tawana Brawley hoax, insisting heatedly that a 15-year-old black girl was abducted, raped…
April 14th, 2007 at 05:19
Nancy Pelosi’s First 100 Days
This video hits the nail on the head…the Democrat Party made promises and kept none while going back to the classic tax-and-spend mentality in the process. As the saying goes…a leopard can’t change its spots. And the Democrats can help but s…
April 14th, 2007 at 05:25
Where Don Imus Went Wrong
No, it wasn't calling the Rutgers women's basketball team "nappy-headed hos" that was Don Imus' mistake. Don Imus has said lots of things that he's regretted. We all have.
Don Imus' mistake was not in his apologizing …
April 14th, 2007 at 06:01
[...] Trackposted to Outside the Beltway, Perri Nelson's Website, Blog At MoreWhat.com, Is It Just Me?, Adam's Blog, Maggie's Notebook, basil's blog, Stuck On Stupid, Cao's Blog, The Bullwinkle Blog, Phastidio.net, , Conservative Cat, Jo's Cafe, Pursuing Holiness, Rightlinx, Allie Is Wired, Faultline USA, third world county, Woman Honor Thyself, stikNstein… has no mercy, The Crazy Rants of Samantha Burns, , The World According to Carl, Blue Star Chronicles, Dumb Ox Daily News, Right Voices, and The Yankee Sailor, thanks to Linkfest Haven Deluxe. [...]
April 14th, 2007 at 06:02
[...] Trackposted to Outside the Beltway, The Virtuous Republic, Perri Nelson’s Website, Blog @ MoreWhat.com, Is It Just Me?, Adam’s Blog, Maggie’s Notebook, basil’s blog, Stuck On Stupid, Cao’s Blog, The Bullwinkle Blog, Phastidio.net, , Conservative Cat, Jo’s Cafe, Conservative Thoughts, Pursuing Holiness, Rightlinx, Faultline USA, third world county, Woman Honor Thyself, stikNstein… has no mercy, The Crazy Rants of Samantha Burns, , The World According to Carl, Blue Star Chronicles, Pirate’s Cove, Dumb Ox Daily News, Right Voices, and The Yankee Sailor, thanks to Linkfest Haven Deluxe. [...]
April 14th, 2007 at 06:43
[...] The Yankee Sailor, and Gone Hollywood, thanks to Linkfest Haven Deluxe. Filed under General | | Trackback URI Leave aComment [...]
April 14th, 2007 at 07:23
Who am I offending?
Mick didn’t like spades but was happy to play with his brand new hoe in the garden and was soon tired after building a dyke of earth and rocks. “How Rosie my dyke looks,” he remarked to himself,
April 14th, 2007 at 09:02
Pelosi, Israel, RJC and NJDC
…we were reasonably convinced that the one constant in the Middle East was…
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April 14th, 2007 at 09:34
A tax-time tale
This is an old story about taxes. The numbers may need to be adjusted a bit, but I would bet that that adjustment would be very small. The article I am pulling the story from was published just a bit over four years ago. It still illustrates very simpl…
April 14th, 2007 at 09:41
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April 14th, 2007 at 10:39
Ohio Man Arrested in al Qaeda terror Plot
Here’s the latest example of the disturbing trend of American converts to Islam turning to jihad. A federal grand jury indicted an Ohio man on charges of joining al-Qaida and conspiring to bomb European tourist resorts and U.S. government facilities
April 14th, 2007 at 20:33
The Knucklehead of the Day award
Today’s winner is the Georgia State police.
April 15th, 2007 at 00:57
[...] A triskaidekaphobic welcome to readers from Blue Star Chronicles, Pirate’s Cove, Woman Honor Thyself, Faultline USA, The Crazy Rants Of Samantha Burns, Perri Nelson’s Website, Jo’s Cafe, Stuck On Stupid, Cao’s Blog, Basil’s Blog, The Bullwinkle Blog, Third World County, The Yankee Sailor, stikNstein, Right Voices, Is It Just Me?, Rightlinx, Maggie’s Notebook, Macbros’ Place, Pursuing Holiness, The Uncooperative Blogger, Phastidio, Outside The Beltway, Adam’s Blog, MoreWhat.com, Allie Is Wired, 123beta, Stop The ACLU. [...]
April 15th, 2007 at 01:48
[...] Trackposted to Outside the Beltway, Perri Nelson’s Website, Is It Just Me?, The Virtuous Republic, Shadowscope, Stuck On Stupid, The Amboy Times, Pursuing Holiness, , Pet’s Garden Blog, Rightlinx, third world county, Woman Honor Thyself, , stikNstein… has no mercy, Pirate’s Cove, The Pink Flamingo, Dumb Ox Daily News, Right Voices, Right Pundits, 123beta, Maggie’s Notebook, Adam’s Blog, basil’s blog, Phastidio.net, The Bullwinkle Blog, Cao’s Blog, The Pet Haven, , Jo’s Cafe, Conservative Cat, Conservative Thoughts, Diary of the Mad Pigeon, Allie Is Wired, Faultline USA, Sujet- Celebrities, stikNstein… has no mercy, The Crazy Rants of Samantha Burns, The World According to Carl, Blue Star Chronicles, Gone Hollywood, and The Yankee Sailor, thanks to Linkfest Haven Deluxe. [...]
April 15th, 2007 at 02:02
Sanjaya Malakar – The Voting Mystery
While many theories have been put out there about how, exactly, Sanjaya Malakar manages to escape eviction on “American Idol” every week, the audience reaction this week only made the mystery deepen.At elimination time, there were huge che…
April 15th, 2007 at 03:54
ACLU defends the Nazis again
At Stop the ACLU:
ACLU defending the Nazis again
Shortly after I graduated High School, in 1977, the ACLU defended the American Nazi Party here in Skokie when they wanted to march there. I felt that was a rude and audacious move, since so many holocau…
April 15th, 2007 at 08:16
Corzine’s Condition Critical: Questions Swirl
State troops say they’ve located the red pickup truck that they believe precipitated the accident. They’ve questioned the driver and no charges will be forthcoming. The driver had no idea that the accident had occurred.
April 15th, 2007 at 21:04
The Knucklehead of the Day award
Today’s winner is NBC newscaster Brian Williams.
April 15th, 2007 at 22:43
Ernie, Laura, Morgan and Dakoda
*- 14-year-old Dakoda Dowd was in the gallery at the Ginn Club yesterday. This comes a year after her playing in the tournament. Jo Dowd is still alive and fighting cancer, according to this article.
Say a prayer for Dakoda and her mother. God ble…
April 16th, 2007 at 00:23
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April 16th, 2007 at 05:10
Pic o the DaY
BooYeah!
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April 16th, 2007 at 06:08
[...] Trackposted to Outside the Beltway, Pet’s Garden Blog, Perri Nelson’s Website, Is It Just Me?, The Virtuous Republic, Helium, Shadowscope, Stuck On Stupid, The Amboy Times, , Pursuing Holiness, Pet’s Garden Blog, Rightlinx, third world county, Woman Honor Thyself, Stageleft, , stikNstein… has no mercy, Pirate’s Cove, The Pink Flamingo, Dumb Ox Daily News, Right Voices, Right Pundits, 123beta, Maggie’s Notebook, Adam’s Blog, basil’s blog, The Bullwinkle Blog, Cao’s Blog, Phastidio.net, The Pet Haven, , Conservative Cat, Jo’s Cafe, Conservative Thoughts, , Diary of the Mad Pigeon, Allie Is Wired, Faultline USA, Sujet- Celebrities, stikNstein… has no mercy, The Crazy Rants of Samantha Burns, Walls of the City, The World According to Carl, Blue Star Chronicles, Gone Hollywood, and The Yankee Sailor, thanks to Linkfest Haven Deluxe. [...]
April 16th, 2007 at 06:42
Truth and Hope Report Weekend Update: The Democrat
Tonight on the Truth and Hope Report:
We talk about the Democrat’s next war, ACLU double standards, the possibility of theocracy, the coming of legal incest, the importance of good parenting, and the need for a challenge from the church.
April 16th, 2007 at 07:06
Iz-lamic RepubliC of GreaT Britain
Boycott Israel?
I,…for one, think it’s a grand idea Brits!
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April 16th, 2007 at 07:35
A Rebuttal to Don Surber on Country & Western Lyrics
In item (3) of this post, Don Surber compains about the Carrie Underwood song Before He Cheats. Carrie Underwood has a song about taking a baseball bat to a guy’s truck. That’s just not right. In the song, Carrie talks…