Archive for: December 2007

December 31, 2007

Man the Barricades! (CraigC)

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) – A drug that could do for women what Viagra has done for men is being tested at the University of Virginia. The drug is a testosterone-laden ointment called LibiGel and it’s intended to boost the libido …

Update On Our Favorite Weasel Lawyer–Whoops, Sorry, I Guess That’s Redundant (CraigC)

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Someone at Free Republic attended the hearing in this matter.  Sgt. McNulty appeared, but Grodner was a no-show, and the judge issued a bench warrant.  Apparently, at some point after the hearing was concluded, either Grodner or a representative …

HRC: Don’t Know Much About Pakistan [Karl]

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Memeorandum and PowerLine alert us that presidential candidate Hillary Clinton doesn’t know that the upcoming elections in Pakistan are for individual seats in the parliament, and that Bhutto, Nawaz and Musharraf are not on the ballot.

No doubt that Clintonoids …

Year in Review 2007…(The Sanity Inspector)

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We all miss his unique style of humor.  No matter how familiar we are with it, the unmistakeable style & verve of it, it still slays us every time.  It’s a national tragedy that we get to enjoy him so …

Best Essays of 2007…(The Sanity Inspector)

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For your end of the year “best of” reading, David Brooks compiles the Sidney Awards, here and here.

Iowa 2008: A little more serious than Electric Boogaloo [Karl]

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As someone who went to college in Iowa and (as PW regulars know) someone who likes to analyze polls, I note that John Fund is largely correct in pointing out the flaws of the Iowa caucuses and the reasons …

Iowa 2008: Electric Boogaloo [Karl]

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The San Francisco Chronicle and the New York Times report on the latest campaign trend — silly names for candidate events and tours.

Obama’s “Stand For Change” tour is okay, though I think he could have rocked the Gen X vote …

December 30, 2007

Asshole of the Year (CraigC)

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This jerk manages to pull off the daily double, confirming everything we already knew about both lawyers and leftards.  But don’t question his patriotism, ok?

Update:  I realize that “asshole of the year” is a very competitive category, and maybe …

Poofy campaign ‘news’ [Darleen Click]

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The Gleens in a Poof Sleeve Dress (nttawwt)Ron Pa*l supporters are going after the coveted cheese-doodle, gamer demographic by organizing a virtual New Year’s Day rally inside World of Warcraft*

Apricot Ascot Edwards ratchets up his …

NYT: Incoherent on Immigration [Karl]

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Those who read the ostensibly straight news coverage of the New York Times will be told this about the place of immigration in the 2008 elections:
New immigration and the political reaction against it are nearly as old as the …

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