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August 10th, 2007 at 21:55
The Minnesota Bridge Fiasco
A few giggles from the People’s Cube. Media declares September National Bridge Awareness Month First New Orleans, now Minnesota: Anderson Cooper travels up the Mississippi without a paddle Ray Nagin pledges to build a chocolate bridge instead William …
August 10th, 2007 at 22:17
Another Set Of Global Warming “Facts” Go Up In Flames
It’s not the conservative right that has anything to lose by this debate. Our reputation on climate change isn’t based on the left’s inconvenient truths but it is validated every time one of those inconvenient truths blows up in their…
August 10th, 2007 at 22:33
While Americans Wait
As our government announces that they are going to finally begin enforcing our immigration laws against businesses that employ illegal aliens, Americans aren’t holding their breath. Decades of the refusal of our government to do the duty they we…
August 10th, 2007 at 23:29
Those Lying Bastards! or What language are they speaking, anyway?
Over the years, I’ve noticed that the “reality-based fantasy” community of the Left has persuaded almost everyone else to play along with their lies, damned lies and leftist fantasies to the degree that not only are commonly used words now unmoor…
August 11th, 2007 at 02:52
World Wide War Against America
If you don’t believe there’s a world wide war against America, then read this: War By Every Possible Means By John E. Carey Peace and Freedom August 10, 2007 America is losing the world-wide war against America. That’s right, the
August 11th, 2007 at 03:29
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August 11th, 2007 at 04:18
Details of the Expected Bush Illegal Immigration C
Today, Homeland Security Secretary Chertoff and Secretary of Commerce, Gutierrez outlined the steps (rumored yesterday) that will be taken to battle illegal immigration. Found below is the DHS press release:
August 11th, 2007 at 04:56
Terry Funderburk on Lou Dobbs Tonight – OTA
Terry Funderburk wrote to me yesterday to let me know he was meeting with the producer of the Lou Dobbs show and there was a chance his story would be getting coverage on CNN.
I just opened an e-mail from Terry that says:
“My interview with Bill …
August 11th, 2007 at 05:29
[...] Trackposted to Outside the Beltway, Perri Nelson’s Website, The Virtuous Republic, 123beta, Adam’s Blog, Right Truth, Shadowscope, Webloggin, Stuck On Stupid, Cao’s Blog, The Amboy Times, Pursuing Holiness, Diary of the Mad Pigeon, third world county, Woman Honor Thyself, The World According to Carl, Pirate’s Cove, Blue Star Chronicles, The Pink Flamingo, CommonSenseAmerica, Wake Up America, Gone Hollywood, Church and State, and The Yankee Sailor, thanks to Linkfest Haven Deluxe. [...]
August 11th, 2007 at 07:31
McCAIN IN NH STANDING ROOM ONLY
It’s been a month since I posted McCAIN – DOWN BUT NOT OUT and what I saw in New Hampshire on Thursday leads me to believe I may have been right.
August 11th, 2007 at 07:41
[...] Trackposted to Outside the Beltway, Perri Nelson’s Website, Blog @ MoreWhat.com, The Virtuous Republic, 123beta, Adam’s Blog, Right Truth, Shadowscope, Webloggin, Stuck On Stupid, Cao’s Blog, The Amboy Times, Pursuing Holiness, third world county, Allie Is Wired, Woman Honor Thyself, The World According to Carl, Blue Star Chronicles, The Pink Flamingo, CommonSenseAmerica, Wake Up America, Gone Hollywood, Church and State, and The Yankee Sailor, thanks to Linkfest Haven Deluxe. [...]
August 11th, 2007 at 10:24
Weekend Open Trackback – Aug 10-12, 2007
Weekend open trackback! Leave a trackback of your best post for others to read.
August 11th, 2007 at 11:19
The September Deadline: The Pigeon’s Response
If we wanted to achieve goals this September, then perhaps we should’ve surged last September, not two months before the Iraqi government decided it was beach time.
August 11th, 2007 at 12:32
Looking for the Apology from Jackass Murtha
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August 11th, 2007 at 13:30
How to Make the Perfect Hardboiled Egg
One of the problems with being on vacation is that it’s very difficult to make perfect hardboiled eggs. The reason for this is that the main ingredient is two-week-old eggs.
August 11th, 2007 at 13:30
unionized stupidity
So a little while ago, it came to my attention that some of the more influential (at least in their minds) liberal webloggers of the internet were considering creating their own weblogger’s union, after a fashion. Now, as a free-market…
August 11th, 2007 at 22:11
The Knucklehead of the Day award
Today’s winner is the Indonesia Health Ministry.
August 11th, 2007 at 22:50
[...] Trackposted to Outside the Beltway, http://morewhat.com/wordpress/?p=2140, The Virtuous Republic, 123beta, Adam’s Blog, Right Truth, Big Dog’s Weblog, Webloggin, Stuck On Stupid, The Amboy Times, The Bullwinkle Blog, , Pursuing Holiness, third world county, Allie Is Wired, Woman Honor Thyself, The Crazy Rants of Samantha Burns, The World According to Carl, Blue Star Chronicles, The Pink Flamingo, CommonSenseAmerica, The Yankee Sailor, CatSynth.com, and Church and State, thanks to Linkfest Haven Deluxe. Explore posts in the same categories: Erich Bridges / WorldView [...]
August 12th, 2007 at 03:36
Jessica Biel
Actress Jessica Biel poses for photographers on the red carpet prior to entering the Loews Uptown Theater for the Washington, D.C. premier of the major motion picture, ‘Stealth’.
August 12th, 2007 at 05:10
Al-Qaeda Trained in Fallujah Iraq under Saddam Hus
Amy Proctor has footage of interrogations of al-Qaeda operatives by Iraqi police during 2005. The videos were aired on Iraqi TV in August 2005 but somehow were never viewed by American audiences.
August 12th, 2007 at 07:49
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August 12th, 2007 at 10:59
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August 12th, 2007 at 11:43
Red Is The Color of Rust
My family recently bought a Wii. It was Maggie’s idea. (I think it’s because she’s something of a Link fan. Part of the plan behind buying the Wii was that the three teenagers (Barb Gigamaster, Maggie, and myself) would each…
August 12th, 2007 at 12:31
6 steps minus one equals 10 million dollars
At least by the screwed up math of one lawyer and his clients. According to the story, several requests for no cheese were made by Jeromy Jackson, when he ordered a hamburger at a McDonald’s restaurant recently. Apparently, Jeromy has a …
August 12th, 2007 at 13:28
Matt Sanchez Interviews a Soldier in Iraq About th
I havent heard from my son again since the initial stories about the accusations made against the Soldiers at FOB Falcon in Iraq, so I was glad to find this tidbit about the story. Matt Sanchez interviews a soldier about driving HUMVEEs and Bradleys…
August 12th, 2007 at 13:42
The Real FOB Falcon
Video of the real FOB Falcon.
August 12th, 2007 at 20:19
The Knucklehead of the Day award
Today’s winner is Jaime Jimenez Arbe.
August 12th, 2007 at 21:47
Defiant Florida Republicans
Will the RNC risk alienating Florida voters by going through with their threat to take away half the state’s delegates at the National convention? Then I ask, does what happen at the convention make any difference? When was the last time a party nomi…
August 12th, 2007 at 22:43
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August 13th, 2007 at 01:56
Anne Rice rediscovers faith
This is the author’s note from her book Christ the Lord Out of Egypt: A Novel. It’s a very interesting story, her path from the church, 30 years as an atheist…
August 13th, 2007 at 05:08
Deficit Drops…No Thanks to the Democrats
It turns out that the Bush Administration overestimated the deficit for the last budget passed in the Republican Congress. We have record revenues, but Democrats continue to insist the problem is the Bush Tax Cuts. If we have record revenues, our probl…
August 13th, 2007 at 05:24
Arab shopkeeper … was the first to help
An incident that occurred in Jerusalem’s Old City on Friday, resulted in one death and nearly a dozen wounded. The family of the individual killed by Israeli security guard have claimed …
August 13th, 2007 at 14:42
I’m back online
Sorry about the absence. I could make some profound excuses and try to look good, but the honest truth is, I was tired and I needed a break.
One thing I am learning is when my body says slow down, take a break and relax, I listen.&n…
August 14th, 2007 at 01:10
Ladies And Gentlemen, Presenting The Leningrad Cowboys & Red Army Choir Singing “Sweet Home Alabama”
A friend of mine alerted me to this video (thanks Robert) and it is indeed entertaining in a strange surreal sort of way. I wonder what Ronnie Van Zandt would have thought of this.
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