Wizbang: February 2005 Archives

Lou Dobbs: "reality does have to be legislated"

Posted by Paul · Published: February 28, 2005 · Comments (16)

This is a doozy! In the middle of a booming economy where home ownership is at a record high and the middle class has a better standard of living then they ever have before, Lou Dobbs and CNN ran the most perplexing story. Sporting a spiffy new info-graphic that read... [Full Story]

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Why Do They Hate Freedom?

Posted by Kevin · Published: February 28, 2005 · Comments (28)

Former CNN producer Danny Schechter typifies the contrarian-at-all-costs portion of some of the left, willing to stickup for dictators at any cost.There are continuing illegal demonstrations underway in Beirut demanding that Syria leave Lebanon, a response to the recent assassination by downtown car bomb of a popular leader... Threatened by... [Full Story]

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When bad things happen to good songs

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: February 28, 2005 · Comments (21)

OK, time for another new contest! A little while ago, really, really bad ideas for songs started percolating around the back of my brain. I figured I can't be the only person this happens to, so I thought I'd toss it out and see just how vicious the readers of... [Full Story]

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I'd like "People In Trouble" for 1000 please Alex

Posted by Paul · Published: February 28, 2005 · Comments (10)

Answer: The next Islamic theocratic dictators to be ousted from power. Question: Who are, the Iranian mullas in July? Correct for 1000!... [Full Story]

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Quote Of The Day - Payoff Edition II

Posted by Paul · Published: February 28, 2005 · Comments (1)

"We want to see free and fair elections take place [in Lebanon] this spring" US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State David Satterfield meeting Lebanese Foreign Minister Mahmoud Hammoud. HEH- This is starting to sound familiar. ... [Full Story]

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Quote Of The Day - Payoff Edition

Posted by Kevin · Published: February 28, 2005 · Comments (3)

"This is beginning to look familiar, isn't it?" Bill Quick (Daily Pundit) noting the similarity of the spread of people powered reform in the Middle East with the fall of Communism. Don't miss Steven Den Beste in the comment section noting that the U.S. election was the turning point.... [Full Story]

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ABC Buys Baby 81 Story Exclusive

Posted by Kevin · Published: February 28, 2005 · Comments (5)

Our friends at Lanka Business Online altered us to the latest update on the Baby 81 story this morning.LANKA BUSINESS ONLINE - Sri Lanka's celebrated tsunami baby who was reunited with his parents after a heart-wrenching legal battle was Monday granted a visa to fly to New York for an... [Full Story]

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Daughter's DNA Led To BTK's Arrest

Posted by Kevin · Published: February 28, 2005 · Comments (8)

Wichita news station KWCH reports that sources close to the investigation of the BTK serial killer confirm that a crucial mistake led to the arrest of Dennis Rader. Though the killer did not rape his victims, semen was allegedly found at crime scenes and preserved. Various news outlets are reporting... [Full Story]

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Casus Belli

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: February 28, 2005 · Comments (43)

Recently, I mentioned that I had been considering spelling out just why I thought the war in Iraq was justified, and what good has come from it so far. In light of last night's Oscars (which, darn it, I missed) and yet more "the war was wrong" schlock from Hollywood,... [Full Story]

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Fear and loathing in Cow Hampshire

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: February 28, 2005 · Comments (16)

I haven't written about this before now because it's more of a story about Hunter S. Thompson's words than about the man himself, but nonethess I hope at least a few people will find it amusing. Back in early 1992, the presidential primary was in full bloom. One of the... [Full Story]

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Weekend Caption Contest™ Winners

Posted by Kevin · Published: February 28, 2005 · Comments (3)

This weeks Weekend Caption Contest™ was more of a challenge than I anticipated. The challenge was to add text and words (or just words) to the forecast below: The winning entries that added graphics to the picture are shown below. 1) (Laurence Simon) - 2) (McGehee) - "And here's tomorrow's... [Full Story]

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Hollywood Can't Help Itself

Posted by Kevin · Published: February 27, 2005 · Comments (34)

Noted with humor... Chris Rock's monologue goes right to Fahrenheit 9/11 Bush-bashing; Robin Williams segment looked like it may have tripped a network broadcast delay; the song of the year is in Spanish and honors Che Guevara; Ronald Reagan barely gets a golf clap in the memorium segment; etc... I... [Full Story]

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Precarious Product Placement

Posted by Kevin · Published: February 27, 2005 · Comments (15)

The Reuters story, Botswana beauty pageant crowns Miss HIV, features an interesting choice of ads to accompany it... View larger version Oops...... [Full Story]

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Hiding the truth in plain sight

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: February 27, 2005 · Comments (25)

I've been kicking around a piece for some time, spelling out exactly why I support the war in Iraq and exactly what the justifications were -- and why they are as valid today as they were the day we invaded. But then BummerDietz over at Scylla & Charybdis goes and... [Full Story]

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Bonfire Of The Vanities Reminder

Posted by Kevin · Published: February 27, 2005 · Comments (0)

Bonfire of the Vanities entries for this weeks edition (Week 87 - to be hosted at The Zero Boss) are due by midnight (Eastern), Monday February 28th. Send a link to your worst post along with any self serving excuses or clever self mocking to: bonfire at wizbangblog.com. If you... [Full Story]

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Can liberalism survive?

Posted by Kevin · Published: February 27, 2005 · Comments (13)

From an upcoming editorial in U.S. News And World Report, John Leo asks, "Can liberalism survive?"Modern liberalism, says Harvard political philosopher Michael Sandel, has emptied the national narrative of its civic resources, putting religion outside the public square and creating a value-neutral "procedural republic." ...We are seeing the bitterness of... [Full Story]

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Not Even Mike Wallace or Walter Cronkite Watch Dan Blather

Posted by Paul · Published: February 27, 2005 · Comments (14)

Drudge has up some pre-release snippets from a New Yorker story on Dan Rather. By and large it is the same drivel. Dan Rather is still a legend in his own mind and as clueless as ever. I was about to skip reading the rest when I hit this tidbit:... [Full Story]

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An unexpected guest

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: February 27, 2005 · Comments (22)

The other day at work, we had a rather unusual visitor. He came by, ate his lunch, then took off, leaving the leftovers behind where he had eaten. Yet, for some reason, everyone was thrilled (and only one or two were slightly grossed out). The next day, while driving home,... [Full Story]

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An eminently bad idea

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: February 27, 2005 · Comments (23)

A lot of attention has been given to the legal concept of Eminent Domain of late. I decried its attempted use to replace a Building 19 with a Wal-Mart Super Center. Lucius over at SondraK's site is on a tear. And it's a recurring theme at The Volokh Conspiracy. The... [Full Story]

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Photoblogging - Since 1861

Posted by Paul · Published: February 27, 2005 · Comments (6)

Stephen Green over at VodkaPundit has a post Photoblogging - Since 1914 about a collection of color photos from "The World's War" as they called it back then. (WWI) From the response, many people were surprised they had color photos back then. If that surprised people, this book might really... [Full Story]

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AP Links Serial Killer To Cub Scouts, But Why?

Posted by Kevin · Published: February 27, 2005 · Comments (23)

Dennis Rader of Park City, Kan., the man arrested in the BTK serial murder investigation in Wichita, Kansas, is a 59 year-old municipal codes enforcement supervisor. Neighbors remember him as an unpleasant man who often went looking for reasons to cite his neighbors for violations of city codes. It is... [Full Story]

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Now Playing

Posted by Kevin · Published: February 26, 2005 · Comments (14)

Others have links to what they are reading or listening to; not here. In a home with small children the pantry is where all the action is. Now playing at Wizbang: Damn, they're all gone!!! Looks like I'll be trolling the local grocery stores for a fix...... [Full Story]

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This way to the egress

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: February 26, 2005 · Comments (32)

I just got off the phone with the moron who wrote this book, and his spouting of one particular form of idiocy is giving me an excuse to rip it into well-deserved tiny shreds. I challenged him to demonstrate that we are actually "losing" the war on terror. The reasons... [Full Story]

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Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics (Volume 359)

Posted by Kevin · Published: February 26, 2005 · Comments (11)

As a former economist and statistician I'm hesitant to ascribe motive to that which might be explained by chance (remember the outcome of the Washington Redskins game prior to a presidential election was an accurate predictor for whether the incumbent party would win or loose back to the 1930's until... [Full Story]

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The Making Of A 9/11 Republican

Posted by Paul · Published: February 26, 2005 · Comments (37)

Note: Yes, I'm still on hiatus... I just ran across two articles I had to blog. Then I'll disappear for a while again. Cinnamon Stillwell has a fantastic article on sfgate.com. I was especially moved because it so mirrored my experiences which I detail below. The Making Of A 9/11... [Full Story]

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