Wizbang: January 2004 Archives

C Listers

Posted by Kevin · Published: January 31, 2004 · Comments (3)

Last we heard from Margo Kidder she was discovered in someone's backyard raving about people being after her. Beverly D'Angelo is the mother of Al Pacino's twin children, and he's been fighting her for custody while his people are anonymously trashing her in the gossip rags. Apparently it's not too... [Full Story]

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BOTD - Outside The Beltway

Posted by Kevin · Published: January 31, 2004 · Comments (1)

James Joyner's Outside The Beltway turns one year old today, and what a year it has been. James has amassed quite a prodigious output in one years time. 4763 entries? Are you kidding me? That's over 13 entries a day. For one year of quality service to the blogosphere, Outside... [Full Story]

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Wizbang Ultimate Survivor Contest

Posted by Kevin · Published: January 31, 2004 · Comments (9)

If you're a Survivor fan you're probably reved up for Survivor All Stars, premiering Sunday night after the Super Bowl. Eighteen former Survivors are back to battle each other for the ultimate title. Time to put a little blogstyle fun into this season... Wizbang Ultimate Survivor Contest Leave your pick... [Full Story]

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Back In The Saddle

Posted by Kevin · Published: January 30, 2004 · Comments (0)

I'm back!!! Judging by the overall high quality of posts in my absence, you probably didn't miss me much. The Guest Poster login will be active for another 3 hours, so don't be shy. Tomorrow night you can use your mad posting skills at Michele's open mic night. It's a... [Full Story]

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BOTD - Drama Queen

Posted by Kevin · Published: January 30, 2004 · Comments (3)

Goldie the lovely proprietor of Drama Queen is the Blog Of The Day. Why? First, because she can salsa and belly dance. Second, because she put a new picture up. And third, because I like her blog. Go visit!... [Full Story]

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Bush and Blair nominated for Nobel peace prize

Posted by Guest Poster · Published: January 30, 2004 · Comments (0)

Very interesting considering this. OSLO (Reuters) - President George W. Bush and Prime Minister Tony Blair are among nominees for the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize before a Sunday deadline for nominations despite failure to find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. "Nominations are pouring in," said Geir Lundestad, director of... [Full Story]

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Weekend Caption Contest™

Posted by Kevin · Published: January 30, 2004 · Comments (20)

It's Friday, that means it's time for the Wizbang Weekend Caption Contest™. Winners will be announced Sunday. Update: Winners announced. ... [Full Story]

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Bureau... no... techno... hmm... no.

Posted by Guest Poster · Published: January 30, 2004 · Comments (0)

Just crats.Thanks to pile-ups of garbage in the streets, Israeli soldiers patrolling Hebron are having to contend with a growing rat problem. Two soldiers have been bitten recently, both in the head. The rodents are reportedly getting so large -- the size of cats -- the soldiers are now calling... [Full Story]

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Privatization Issues in Iraq

Posted by Guest Poster · Published: January 30, 2004 · Comments (0)

(Posted by Robert Garcia Tagorda) Much to the chagrin of Hayekian Greg Ransom, the Associated Press reports that the privatization of Iraq's state-run oil industry has become a low priority. Why? Besides the difficulty of selling assets within a limited time frame, we have this explanation:"Even the U.S. has lost... [Full Story]

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Checking In

Posted by Kevin · Published: January 30, 2004 · Comments (2)

Thanks to (almost) everyone so far who has stopped in to post. So far the trends seem to be music, politics, and porn. Nothing wrong with that mix. The normal Friday mix tends towards the less serious, so this fits right in. The Weekend Caption Contest will go up later... [Full Story]

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Why Democrats Have Trouble in the South (or why we have red states)

Posted by Guest Poster · Published: January 30, 2004 · Comments (5)

[This is more of an op-ed piece than regular blog post] John Kerry said a Democrat can win the Presidency without winning a single southern state. That prompted a friend of mine to call me and ask me why the Democrats had such a tough time in the south. After... [Full Story]

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PBS Petition

Posted by Guest Poster · Published: January 30, 2004 · Comments (2)

(Posted by Richard of The Temporal Globe) We, at The Temporal Globe, have started a formal Petition to force PBS to recognize the site. We are looking for 10,000 signatures and expect that will take some time. Once we have 10,000 signatures and PBS gives us the plug we will... [Full Story]

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Rock the Vote

Posted by Guest Poster · Published: January 30, 2004 · Comments (1)

(Posted by Matt from Overtaken by Events) Daniel P. Finney writes a nice little article about the Democratic candidates and their theme music. I, and I alone I'm sure, have always found this fascinating. As much as I supported Ronald Reagan, I always found his use of Born in the... [Full Story]

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Nobel Gets One Right

Posted by Guest Poster · Published: January 30, 2004 · Comments (0)

Here's a man that may help remove some tarnish from Nobel's prize: The Nobel Peace laureate and Ulster Unionist leader David Trimble called human rights organisations a "great curse" yesterday and accused them of complicity in terrorist killings". "One of the great curses of this world is the human rights... [Full Story]

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Grid Computing and Compassionate Conservatism

Posted by Guest Poster · Published: January 30, 2004 · Comments (0)

Grid.org is a single destination site for large-scale research projects powered by the United Devices grid computing solution, Grid MP Global. If you've ever used the SETI@Home screensaver, then you know how this works. Your spare CPU cycles are used to run tasks for the projects that Grid.org is currently... [Full Story]

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Need $250,000?

Posted by Guest Poster · Published: January 30, 2004 · Comments (0)

Microsoft Corp. promised yesterday to pay $250,000 to anyone who helps authorities find and prosecute the author of a fast-spreading computer virus. The cash reward is the third so far under a $5 million program Microsoft announced in early November to help U.S. authorities nab authors of unusually damaging Internet... [Full Story]

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Kathy Cox is Wonky

Posted by Guest Poster · Published: January 30, 2004 · Comments (4)

And she wants to make Georgia's school system just as wonked. Cox has removed the word 'evolution' from the proposed school curriculum and replaced it with "biological changes over time". This ridiculousness is one step in her agenda to replace the theory of evolution with the theory of creation. Thank... [Full Story]

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Survivor Predictions

Posted by Guest Poster · Published: January 30, 2004 · Comments (2)

USA Today has a piece on this weekend's premiere of All-Star Survivor. I predict a big win by Rob Mariano. Your predictions? Guest Posted by: So Cal Lawyer (www.SoCalLawBlog.com)... [Full Story]

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Body-State Metaphor

Posted by Guest Poster · Published: January 30, 2004 · Comments (7)

If you're looking for an example of what not to post, read on. Thank you - The Management (Kevin)... [Full Story]

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Always consult your physician

Posted by Guest Poster · Published: January 30, 2004 · Comments (1)

...before starting on a weight loss routine. A fitness instructor has devised a work-out to help air guitar fans get into shape in their living rooms. US dance tutor Laila Hardman says by mimicking the likes of Slash and Eddie Van Halen people can develop all the major muscle groups.... [Full Story]

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To Reunite or Not Reunite

Posted by Guest Poster · Published: January 30, 2004 · Comments (4)

To piggyback off yesterday's VH1 Reunited Post: Which band would you most like to see reunite, and which song would you like to see them perform? Which band would you most definitely NOT like to see reunite? Why? Please avoid bands that never had a hit, and bands who's members... [Full Story]

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HI-DEF PORN

Posted by Guest Poster · Published: January 30, 2004 · Comments (1)

I have dubbed this site the Official Blog Chronicle of the Porn WorldTM, a title Wizbang happily accepts. In Kevin's absense, I feel it my duty to point out that DirecTV is proudly planning to unveil HDTV quality adult programming after Sunday's Super Bowl. This is not entirely good news,... [Full Story]

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The Defense Rests

Posted by Guest Poster · Published: January 30, 2004 · Comments (1)

I would just like to take this opportunity to say that depsite Kevin's obvious attempts at smearing my (sort of) good name, I am not Atrios. Nor am I a droid and I have the biological proof of that. So there. ... [Full Story]

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Radio

Posted by Guest Poster · Published: January 30, 2004 · Comments (0)

If you haven't seen Radio (2003) go, go now and rent the movie. Cuba Gooding Jr. gives the performance of his acting career in this movie. He does such the great job, you see the character of a mentally challenged man and not Cuba Gooding Jr playing one. Ed Harris... [Full Story]

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GUEST POSTING

Posted by Guest Poster · Published: January 30, 2004 · Comments (0)

Kevin, I've found that guest posting has been hit or miss for me. I think it's because people are mostly afraid to do "the first post." In that spirit, let me take that fear away! Oh, and you should go read this: GOP Wake-Up Call Michael - Discount Blogger... [Full Story]

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