Wizbang: June 2003 Archives

King Of The Asshats Speaks

Posted by Kevin · Published: June 30, 2003 · Comments (0)

Rachel Lucas has doughboy Michael Moore for lunch... Moore scolds Bush for NOT being a liar. Of course he should know the value of being a professional liar; he got an Oscar for it. Moore is like a giant piñata stuffed to the gills with candy and splitting at the... [Full Story]

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A Quick Shout Out!

Posted by Kevin · Published: June 30, 2003 · Comments (0)

Read about the opening of Pirates of the Caribbean at Disneyland. I went to high school with the director, Gore Verbinski. Tonight I'll go find my senior yearbook and look for embarrassing pictures... :-) Picture comming soon!... [Full Story]

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Fun With Redirect Pages

Posted by Kevin · Published: June 30, 2003 · Comments (3)

For those of you who have already switched your links to Wizbang: You may be mildly amused by my new redirection page at the old Wizbang site. If you are a fan of Baghdad Bob, check it out. It's only going to be there for a day or two...... [Full Story]

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Weekend Wrapup

Posted by Kevin · Published: June 30, 2003 · Comments (4)

Items you may have missed that were posted this weekend, in no particular order: The Volokh Conspiracy has a letter by Marcus Cole regarding Eugene Volokh's MSNBC piece on Supreme Court Justice Thomas. There is a link to the MSNBC article in the letter. Kate links to new pictures of... [Full Story]

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Every Day Is "STILL" Free Link Day At Wizbang

Posted by Kevin · Published: June 29, 2003 · Comments (1)

I had a post about this at the old site, but it applies to the 'new' Wizbang as well. Maybe it is not obvious so I will spell it out. If you blogroll Wizbang you will, at a minimum, get a link in the reciprocal blogroll which will show up... [Full Story]

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Welcome To The New Wizbang

Posted by Kevin · Published: June 29, 2003 · Comments (8)

I've moved Wizbang to it's own domain name, and in the process switched to Movable Type. The new look is courtesy of Joni at The Web Jones, who did a fabulous job. She's not done yet, as there will be a few more skins to choose from coming later. Special... [Full Story]

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Ordinary People With Extraordinary Ideas (That Play On Parents Fears)

Posted by Kevin · Published: June 28, 2003 · Comments (1)

"The Oprah Winfrey Show." on June 19, 2003 featured Ordinary People with Extraordinary Ideas. What is one of the running themes of these successful products and services? Try this on for size: If you want to start a "can't miss" new business, play or the insecurities or fears of the... [Full Story]

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Fun With Server Logs (Plus Bonus Playboy Picture)

Posted by Kevin · Published: June 28, 2003 · Comments (1)

In preparing my fun with server logs bit, I remembered that Jenna and Heidi were high on the list of search terms for Wizbang. I also remembered that little tidbit about a Playboy photo spread. Never one to leave readers hanging, I wanted to prove that I was right about... [Full Story]

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New Product Ideas - Blog "Best Of"

Posted by Kevin · Published: June 27, 2003 · Comments (4)

I resolved to occasionally put out ideas for new products and services a while back. My transition the Movable Type has brought a whole new series of opportunities to implement some of the ideas I have had for Wizbang. One idea that is a topic of current relevance is the... [Full Story]

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Good Morning Blogosphere, Our Guest This Morning Is Tom From Iron Monkey

Posted by Kevin · Published: June 27, 2003 · Comments (2)

Kevin: Tom from Iron Monkey is our guest this morning, here to discuss this post We are Blorg on how blogging turns us into The Borg. Tom: Good morning. By the way I like your "Pundit Free Week" Kevin: Thanks! I like the Blorg premise. If we are a Blorg... [Full Story]

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Aussie Get It!

Posted by Kevin · Published: June 27, 2003 · Comments (0)

Newsday reports that the Howard government in Australia views multilateral forums like the United Nations as "ineffective and unfocused".Some multilateral institutions will remain important to our interests," he said. "But increasingly multilateralism is a synonym for an ineffective and unfocused policy involving internationalism of the lowest common denominator." He added:... [Full Story]

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No Blogging Holiday Here - It's "Pundit Free Week" at Wizbang

Posted by Kevin · Published: June 26, 2003 · Comments (2)

InstaPundit and DailyPundit have both announced vacations through the holiday, all the other pundits are likely to blindly follow suit. In recognition of this historic occasion the week around the July 4th holiday season is hereby declared Pundit Free Week at Wizbang. No links to any site that has Pundit... [Full Story]

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Joblessness In The Blogosphere

Posted by Kevin · Published: June 26, 2003 · Comments (2)

Joblessness is always in abundance in the blogosphere. Many of your favorite bloggers are unemployed, under-employed, or college professors. Perhaps this comes with the territory. In the last day or two I've noticed the layoff trend spreading to spouses of bloggers, which is an unfortunate trend. While everything may seem... [Full Story]

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Idiocy In Action

Posted by Kevin · Published: June 25, 2003 · Comments (0)

The Southern California Law Blog a link to a Yahoo story in which NetFlix says it was granted a patent on its DVD rental service. More proof that the patent system is hopelessly outdated. I'm sure lawyers at NTB (National Tire and Battery) are already filing for patents on changing... [Full Story]

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Comical Ali Has Not Been Caught!

Posted by Kevin · Published: June 25, 2003 · Comments (1)

From Pejmanesque: Mohammad Said al-Sahaf has not been captured! You cannot believe or accept such a lie, so far removed from reality. You are urged in the strongest possible terms to look, to examine for yourself the truth. Do not believe the propaganda of the Zionists and the infidels! Especially... [Full Story]

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Carnival Of The Vanities - Week 40

Posted by Kevin · Published: June 25, 2003 · Comments (0)

A Single Guy in the South is the host of this weeks Carnival. There is a extra bonus (aside from the exceptionally nice layout) awaiting the person who can name the most singers or bands that are a part of the musical theme. Anyone who can make that nice of... [Full Story]

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MediaReview Update

Posted by Kevin · Published: June 25, 2003 · Comments (0)

In reference to this post, I am happy to announce that Bryan at Arguing with signposts. is taking over MediaReview. He has the chops to handle the job, but I'll let him tell you all about that when he takes over. Thanks to everyone who expressed interest. I will continue... [Full Story]

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Reviewing the Ecosystem Bottom Five

Posted by Kevin · Published: June 25, 2003 · Comments (0)

As of Noon 06/24/2003 here are the bottom 5 in the TTLB Ecosystem: 3027. The Coyote\'s Bark () details 3028. VRWC, Inc. () details 3029. Junk for Code () details 3030. Wicked Thoughts () details 3031. Michael Darby () details Since Tiger was bold enough to rate the top 10... [Full Story]

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Tired Of The Moxie Wars? How About An Update On The Other "Name" Battle

Posted by Kevin · Published: June 24, 2003 · Comments (0)

Viacom President Mel Karmazin FiredThe fallout from the Spike Lee - Spike Network (TNN) battle took an ugly turn today when Viacom president and chief operating officer Mel Karmazin was fired without warning by Chairman-CEO Sumner Redstone. Karmazin, who was the heir apparent to Redstone and the executive in charge... [Full Story]

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