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June 2004

Michael Moore: Republican Operative?

As I was reading some of the reviews of this popular book debunking a lot of Moore's lunacy -- and...

Policies or Values?

Bombings and shooting in Afghanistan: Yet another incident in the news disproves a major plank in the leftist platform.

Kerry Campaign is Shameless

This short story starts with the left says something the right does is disgusting. But guess what? You'll only be suprised by ending if you've never read a conservative blog before. You'll want to know anyway, though.

Clinton Inhabits 'Alternate Universe'

The Washington Post: The matters leading to impeachment aren't the only ones where Mr. Clinton veers from the nonfiction category....

More Gore Wackiness: "Digital Brownshirts"?

Earlier I mentioned Al Jazeera's coverage of Al Gore's speech. Another Gore snippet, as highlighted by Hugh Hewitt and others:...

Learning, Not Listening to Music Increases Kids' IQ

Science News: Researchers have debunked the much-publicized idea, known as the Mozart effect, that listening to classical music improves children's...

Al Jazeera Loves Al Gore

Al Gore plays fast and loose with the truth. No, let's be honest: Al Gore is lying. And he knows it. But Al Jazeera uses his words to further anti-American hatred among it's readers. No embellishment is needed.

More Evidence of Non-Cooperation Between Saddam, Al Qaeda

This time reported in the NY Times, if you can believe it: Contacts between Iraqi intelligence agents and Osama bin...

Manipulating the Faithful: More Leftist Projection

How often have I heard my left-leaning friends and associate accuse Republicans of cynically manipulating the "religious right" into supporting their platforms?

Pacifism and Leftism: Some Things Don't Change

Hitchens, quoting George Orwell from 1945: The majority of pacifists either belong to obscure religious sects or are simply humanitarians...

CNN, Water Boarding, Rumsfeld

CNN "covers" Rumseld, a memo, and "waterboard". Only, it doesn't really "cover" the debate at all... No, wait! Turns out the entire story is untrue.

French Defense Media

If I recall correctly, the current leftist narrative in vogue (it's hard to keep track of these things, since they're...

Gun Control Killing More People in Canada

Another day, another failed policy, another chance to blame someone else for the our wrong ideas. Will Canada start learning from experience? Or will the chance to blame the US be more tempting than reason?

South Korea: Thank Spain

A quick reminder of some things we really ougth to have learned already.

Terrorists and Press Biasspeak

Power Line: We have nothing useful to say about the murder of Paul Johnson. One small point, maybe: it pisses...

Nobody Expects the Spanish Inquisition!

Vox Day discusses the huge gap between the reality of the Inquisition courts and the popular myth which elevates it...

A Kerry / McCain Ticket?

Hindrocket: The fact that the Democrats were desperate to snag as a Vice-Presidential candidate a pro-life Republican who vigorously supports...

Random Observations

As Thomas Sowell might put it, random notes on the passing scene... PBS, Bill Moyers, God, religion, global government, and Wahabist Islam.

The Tyranny of Restroom Inequity

It's old news, but I just stumbled upon these comments by Vox Day. In response to this: City Council members...

Super Size Me

One quick follow-up to the last post (which you'll probably read next), from FrontPage Magazine, a comment about the movie...

Pounding the Obseity Drum

The "obesity epidemic" is spreading, unchecked. And the press, and an expansion of federal governmental powers, is necessary to save the day... or maybe not!

Oral Lee: A Remarkable Act of Generosity

World Mag Blog: Those of you who aren't AOL subscribers may have missed a very cool story about an Oakland...

The Deceptive Ways of Quixtar IBOs

It's not always true that you can judge an organization, or a group, by their representatives. There's always a bad apple in the barrel, and sometimes there are situations which go the other way 'round. And yet...

Union, Corporate Donations Equivalent?

Just saw a debate centered around Linda Chavez's new book, Betrayal (popular term these days, eh?) in which Alan Colmes...

Reagan, the Communists, and Modern Leftists

I was extremely unhappy that Ronald Reagan beat Jimmy Carter. Eight years later, I was starting to come around, despite...

America: What Went Wrong?

I've been going through my old books lately, and as a result, have in front of me America: What Went...

Regarding Maher Ahar

A friend recently sent me a letter about the potentially troubling case of Maher Ahar, asking what I thought...

Random Bias Roundup

Powerline points us to a piece Dinesh D'Souza which demonstrates the extent to which which Reagan critics are going to revise history, as well as N.E. Blogger, who shows us how Brokaw's people suppressed some of Bush's more vital statements before broadcasting the interview.

The Story Behind Blair's Purple-Powder Protestor

You may have noticed a small notice in the news recently that a protestor threw purple-dyed cornflower at Tony Blair...

Time Magazine, Radley Balko, and the Coming Obesity-Fueled Onslaught

TIME magazine and ABC news slant their coverage of the fast food debate they're creating, and Radly Balko gets involved. But what do food-control advocates really want? I offer a few thoughts on the debate...

Howard Dean and Privacy

Howard Dean's defunct campaign is now selling his supporters' private information. The word "irony" is somewhat overused, but I think it applies here. Alanis?

Moderating Islam

If you haven't seen it already, here's an interesting article which documents how the messages at one mosque are altered...

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