The Leftosphere had a collective hissy fit over the suggestion that Osama bin Laden sounded like a member of the Leftist nutroots in his latest video.  What the complainers want to ignore is that OBL has always sounded like them. OBL has been complaining about global warming since his 2002 “letter to the American people,” perhaps earlier.  Many elements in the ideology of al Qaeda — set forth most clearly in OBL’s 1996 “Declaration of War

for stupid, rambling bin Laden progg talking points: Gadahn, who as a teenager reviewed albums for a metal music magazine, moved to Pakistan in 1998 and became an associate of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the architect of the 9/11 attacks. In 2004, the FBI named him as one of seven al-Qaeda operatives planning attacks in the US. A little reverse psychology here: cut his head off, dude; he’s embarrassing you. Also,

Bin Laden Branded ‘Virtually Impotent’ Happily, cybersex generally proves so. And yet, he seems to have affiliation and affinity with some amongst us. Also, I blogged all weekend and managed not to get a single link, which must be some kind of record, even for me!

Time changes modern human’s face Fortunately, there’s revitalizing lotion!

***Must credit Bride of Protein Wisdom!*** Packers stiff Eagles 16-13 due to two muffed punts. Had to write the headline before I see it elsewhere. Resurgent Brewers: They’re not that good, and their division sucks (but don’t tell them that).

And he walked on down the hall: Over the last six years, hundreds of teenage boys have been expelled or felt compelled to leave the polygamous settlement that straddles Colorado City, Ariz., and Hildale, Utah. Disobedience is usually the reason given for expulsion, but former sect members and state legal officials say the exodus of males — the expulsion of girls is rarer — also remedies a huge imbalance in

Asshole: A woman falsely accused of date-raping a wealthy businessman has told for the first time how the ordeal ruined her life. Tanya Hutchison, a 42-year-old mother of five, was cleared of sexual assault but said the nightmarish police investigation had left her permanently scarred. “My life is in ruins, all because of a claim that was totally ridiculous and should never have been taken seriously,” she said. Can’t wait

Mark Steyn: Six years on, most Americans are now pretty certain what they’ll wake up to in the morning: There’ll be a thwarted terrorist plot somewhere or other – last week, it was Germany. Occasionally, one will succeed somewhere or other, on the far horizon – in Bali, Istanbul, Madrid, London. But not many folks expect to switch on the TV this Tuesday morning, as they did that Tuesday morning,

The Hsu story is sprouting long, long legs, in millipede numbers, and Bryan has the details. Maybe I misunderestimated it.

I haven’t bothered you all much with this, but I’ve been following closely and to a certain extent also been directly involved (in a rhetorical way) with the trustee issues at my alma mater, Dartmouth College. In 1891, Dartmouth was facing severe financial difficulties, and appealed to the alumni to bail her out. The quid pro quo was that the alumni would be able to elect half of the trustees