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August 16th, 2007 at 20:23
Sounds from within the Utah mine?
There is speculation that the men might be alive afterall. Several days and many prayers ago, six men were trapped underground in a mine. After the first drilling to find them failed productive, there was a second a try. That one failed as well. ……
August 16th, 2007 at 20:57
The Knucklehead of the Day award
Today’s winner is Tim Donaghy.
August 16th, 2007 at 21:09
Hypocrisy Alert – Mexico Deports Stranded Illegal Immigrants
No wonder Mexican politicians are so worked up about the tightening of the U.S. border. Not only does it restrict illegal business opportunities like drugs and human trafficking but it also forces them to deal with their own illegal immigrant problem w…
August 16th, 2007 at 21:41
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
On August 1, 1900, the Library’s Copyright Office received from L. Frank Baum this hand-written copyright application with required title page deposit showing the Scarecrow and Tin Woodman.
August 17th, 2007 at 01:18
Mel Martinez – Hypocrite Extraordinaire
Senator and RNC Chairman, Mel Martinez, is slamming GOP candidates for doing the exact same thing he did in his effort to get elected.
Lying.
Ok, he isn’t coming right out and saying they are lying but he knows that they are pandering to their …
August 17th, 2007 at 01:54
Some blogging notes
Suzie is back, Blogger Jim Johnson pays me a compliment and I return it, and has my cancer recurred after 13 years.
August 17th, 2007 at 02:01
Doctored photo of Sheriff Joe Arpaio
Doctored Arpaio photo tied to immigrant rights activist (Hat tip Phillip Costa) A Latino rights activist has been called to question for distributing by email a doctored photo of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio in Ku Klux Klan garb pulling
August 17th, 2007 at 02:06
Muslim Exploding Panties
Suppose the shoe bomber had instead been a female wearing exploding panties? Would women boarding airplanes be required to wear their panties on the outside?
August 17th, 2007 at 02:32
Republican Representatives Call for Beijing Olympics Boycott
I hate to say it but I agree 100% with this one considering China’s human rights record. You might as well hold them in Iran… Trackposted to Perri Nelson’s Website, Diary of the Mad Pigeon, Rosemary’s Thoughts, Pirate’s Cove, Webloggin,…
August 17th, 2007 at 07:22
[...] Trackposted to Outside the Beltway, Perri Nelson’s Website, Diary of the Mad Pigeon, Rosemary’s Thoughts, Right Celebrity, Pirate’s Cove, The Pink Flamingo, Webloggin, Leaning Straight Up, High Desert Wanderer, Conservative Thoughts, Public Domain Clip Art, and The Yankee Sailor, thanks to Linkfest Haven Deluxe. [...]
August 17th, 2007 at 07:36
Confusion At The Border…
What is the responsibility of our Border Patrol? If you answered that it is to apprehend illegal aliens crossing our border, you are wrong. At least that is the opinion of one of our chief patrol agents.
According to the Laredo Morning Times there …
August 17th, 2007 at 08:53
Padilla is Guilty
Good riddance to bad rubbish. It looks like the far left will have to find a new poster boy. Jose Padilla was convicted of federal terrorism support charges Thursday after being held for 3 1/2 years as an enemy combatant
August 17th, 2007 at 09:17
Well that explains it.
Geraldo Rivera has lately been lamenting and emoting when pundits and regular folk notice that some illegal aliens are able to commit horrible crimes against Americans. It’s rather sad to watch …
August 17th, 2007 at 09:25
Open Topic of the Week: Reader’s Choice
Reader’s Choice open thread–first commenter gets to pick the topic!
August 17th, 2007 at 11:44
Sometimes being less sensitive is a good thing
But some people will be so sensitive to the conclusions of a recent climate study that they’ll resort to all sorts of screeds masquerading as reasoned debate on the subject. …
August 17th, 2007 at 12:14
[...] Trackposted to Outside The Beltway, The Virtuous Republic, Perri Nelson’s Website, Rosemary’s Thoughts, Big Dog’s Weblog, Right Truth, The Amboy Times, Leaning Straight Up, Pursuing Holiness, third world county, Right Celebrity, Wake Up America, 4 Time Father?, Pirate’s Cove, The Pink Flamingo, MoreWhat, DeMediacratic Nation, Jeanette’s Celebrity Corner, Adam’s Blog, Inside The Northwest Territory, Nuke’s News & Views, Webloggin’, The Bullwinkle Blog, The Florida Masochist, Conservative Cat, Public Domain Clip Art, Conservative Thoughts, , Diary Of The Mad Pigeon, Faultline USA, The Crazy Rants Of Samantha Burns, Planck’s Constant, High Desert Wanderer, The Yankee Sailor, and Gone Hollywood, thanks to Linkfest Haven Deluxe. [...]
August 17th, 2007 at 12:43
Yahoo/HuffPo Claim That The GOP Declared A War On Brown People (illegal aliens)
doubleplusundead, a conservative blog, posted on the absudity of this piece on yahoo,and this at HuffPo. Here is a bit:
The open war on brown people in America is about to kick into high gear. Unsurprisingly, Mr. self styled “Big Thinker,”…
August 17th, 2007 at 12:53
[...] Trackposted to Outside The Beltway, The Virtuous Republic, Perri Nelson’s Website, Rosemary’s Thoughts, Big Dog’s Weblog, Right Truth, The Amboy Times, Leaning Straight Up, Pursuing Holiness, third world county, Right Celebrity, Wake Up America, 4 Time Father?, Pirate’s Cove, The Pink Flamingo, Right Voices, MoreWhat, DeMediacratic Nation, Jeanette’s Celebrity Corner, Adam’s Blog, Inside the Northwest Territory, Nuke’s News & Views, Webloggin’, The Bullwinkle Blog, The Florida Masochist, Conservative Cat, Public Domain Clip Art, Conservative Thoughts, , Diary of the Mad Pigeon, Faultline USA, The Crazy Rants of Samantha Burns, Planck’s Constant, High Desert Wanderer, The Yankee Sailor, and Gone Hollywood, thanks to Linkfest Haven Deluxe. [...]
August 17th, 2007 at 13:52
Breaking: Nine Miners Injured During Attempted Res
Nine Rescue workers have been injured while working on rescue efforts of the miners who have been trapped by a collapse of Crandall Canyon mines for 10 days now.
The accident happened about 6:30 p.m. Mountain Time this evening. There were nine wor…
August 17th, 2007 at 14:10
Jose Padilla Found Guilty on All Charges
Nine Rescue workers have been injured while working on rescue efforts of the miners who have been trapped by a collapse of Crandall Canyon mines for 10 days now.
The accident happened about 6:30 p.m. Mountain Time this evening. There were nine wor…
August 17th, 2007 at 15:11
Heroes and Villains
Podcast Show Notes
In the Congressional spending debate, there are some heroes that need recognized and some villains that need exposed. A big hero is Congressman Joe Pitts (R-PA) who fought an earmark in his own district that was put in by Arlen Spe…