Wizbang: April 2005 Archives

Missing Georgia Woman Jennifer Wilbanks A Real "Runaway Bride"

Posted by Kevin · Published: April 30, 2005 · Comments (101)

For days friends and family have searched for the Duluth, Georgia bride-to-be after she went for a jog Tuesday evening and never returned. Speculation turned towards the fiance John Mason as day past with no sign of Wilbanks. Today, on the day her wedding was scheduled, she was found... [Full Story]

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As dumb as u wanna be

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: April 30, 2005 · Comments (65)

Yesterday, I wrote about a gentleman who is having a dispute with his son's school. And last week, I got into an argument on a talk-show with a representative of Seatbelts Are For Everyone, who is pushing to make not wearing a seat belt a "primary offense" in Massachusetts, meaning... [Full Story]

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Carnival of the Trackbacks IX

Posted by Kevin · Published: April 30, 2005 · Comments (4)

Reader recommended stories for Saturday April 30, 2005:... [Full Story]

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Video Shows 5 Taser Shocks In 1 Minute, Inmate Death

Posted by Kevin · Published: April 30, 2005 · Comments (79)

Click to watch video Frederick Williams last words as he was carried into the Gwinnett County jail were, "Don't kill me, man. Don't kill me." It turned out to be an unheeded plea - minutes later he was dead after receiving 5 direct stuns from a Taser gun in the... [Full Story]

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When reality bites you, bite back!

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: April 29, 2005 · Comments (31)

Last night, during President Bush's news conference, three networks decided to cut away from that and resume their normal programming. NBC went to "The Apprentice" with Donald Trump, CBS went to "Survivor," and Fox to Paris Hilton's "The Simple Life." I would like to see this disrespect answered in a... [Full Story]

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L.A. Times Story Suggests Pedophiles Are Trekkies

Posted by Kevin · Published: April 29, 2005 · Comments (19)

Corante catches the Los Angeles Times playing fast and loose with the details of the Toronto Sex Crimes Unit efforts to identify child sex predators by focusing on the locations their disgusting pictures are set in. The article contains this paragraph:On one wall is a "Star Trek" poster with investigators'... [Full Story]

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It's Over. They Won

Posted by Kevin · Published: April 29, 2005 · Comments (15)

Michael J. Totten reports from Lebanon that the Cedar Revolution achieved another, final, victory. The Lebanese government formally announced the election will be held on time - on May 29th 2005.The million-person demonstration, the two-month sleep-in at the tent-city, the countdown campaign, the village campaign, the media pressure, the international... [Full Story]

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"Old School" beliefs meet New Education

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: April 29, 2005 · Comments (52)

This morning, a good chunk of New England is abuzz about this story out of Lexington, MA. It seems that one David Parker didn't approve of his school touching on homosexual issues in the classroom, in particular the classroom of his kindergartener son. He had several discussions with the school,... [Full Story]

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Wizbang Weekend Caption Contest™

Posted by Kevin · Published: April 29, 2005 · Comments (64)

It's Friday, which means it's time for the Wizbang Weekend Caption Contest™. Enter your best caption for the following picture: Winners will be announced Sunday. Note: Feel free to change the message on the chalkboard in your entry. You should note your new chalkboard message at the beginning of your... [Full Story]

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The Circle Of Life

Posted by Kevin · Published: April 28, 2005 · Comments (41)

That's my father-in-law Jim with our youngest (and his youngest grandchild) just a few weeks ago, Easter Sunday. This evening he's hours from death in Delaware hospital. My wife is there with her mom and sisters and brother waiting for the end to come. I'm 3 hours away in... [Full Story]

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Golden geese look to take wing

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: April 28, 2005 · Comments (14)

A couple of times before, I've written about Killington, Vermont's attempts to secede from Vermont and join New Hampshire to escape what they view as abusive, confiscatory, unfair taxes. Apparently, the thought is spreading. Sunapee, New Hampshire, is a small town of about 3,000 people in the Monadnock region of... [Full Story]

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Purely Coincidental?

Posted by Kevin · Published: April 28, 2005 · Comments (9)

These two headlines:NEW SPRAY MAKES HOMOSEXUALS INVISIBLE TO GAYDAR! - [Weekly World News] Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes Dating - [AP](h/t Other Crap)... [Full Story]

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Error America

Posted by Kevin · Published: April 28, 2005 · Comments (44)

Air America talk show host Randi Rhodes apologized yesterday for a "bad taste" comedy bit in implied that the speaker wanted to shoot President Bush. Every time one of these incidents occurs people get all worked up about the supposed "chilling effect on free speech" caused by the Secret Service... [Full Story]

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I guess that's another reason it's called "dope..."

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: April 28, 2005 · Comments (22)

From the wonderful Gate City of Nashua (pronounced "Nausea" by those in the know), New Hampshire, comes this heart-warming tale of a young man who killed another young man over five bucks worth of marijuana. All I can do is blame this incident on Nashua's location, right on the Massachusetts... [Full Story]

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Trampled Cop Dubbed "Buffalo Bill"

Posted by Kevin · Published: April 28, 2005 · Comments (20)

Click for video Baltimore County Police Detective Ed Spragg is taking some good natured ribbing from his colleagues and enjoying his 15 minutes of infamy via the cable news bonanza surrounding yesterdays coverage of an escaped bison herd in Pikesville, Maryland. Fellow officers have given Spragg a new nickname to... [Full Story]

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"We're from the government and we're here to help you!"

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: April 28, 2005 · Comments (13)

There's an old truism that "the power to tax is the power to destroy." If the government doesn't want something, it can quite literally tax it out of existence. But there's another, more subtle approach: death by over-regulation. Every couple of years or so, the Maine legislature suddenly notices the... [Full Story]

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Poetry Blogging, Take 3

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: April 28, 2005 · Comments (9)

I seem to be falling into a pattern of my poems -- serious one day, humorous the next. That means that this one ought to be serious again. This one was, oddly enough, inspired by a character from an old movie. I don't recall if it was a Clint Eastwood... [Full Story]

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Blog Jargon Watch

Posted by Kevin · Published: April 28, 2005 · Comments (4)

Old and busted: Jump the Shark New hotness: More from Togo!!!!... [Full Story]

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Quote Of The Day - It Runs In The Family Edition

Posted by Kevin · Published: April 28, 2005 · Comments (7)

"The Inuit people put a human face on global warming. They are literally melting away."Jake Gyllenhaal, actor and brother of Maggie Gyllenhaal, speaking to reporters at an Earth Day event in the Arctic where he danced with local Inuits. [E! Online]... [Full Story]

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How the hell are we supposed to compete with THAT?

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: April 27, 2005 · Comments (30)

Today, Airbus completed the first test flight of their new MegaUltraJumboJet, the Airbus 380. Some analysts are deeply concerned about the jet's affect on the airline industry, and on Boeing's ability to compete. This got me thinking. I think that Boeing could be in trouble, and it's just sympomatic of... [Full Story]

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Lost In Translation

Posted by Kevin · Published: April 27, 2005 · Comments (6)

Many NBC affiliates couldn't pass up a news story on two planes narrowly avoiding a mid-air collision near Miami this weekend. NBC 6's Ike Seamans reported that around 2:45 p.m. on Saturday, a British West Indies Airlines flight 431 had just taken off from Miami International Airport. Eleven miles southwest... [Full Story]

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Losing my cool

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: April 27, 2005 · Comments (29)

Just the other day, I wrote a piece about how I prefer to use profanities sparingly, saving them for when I really, really need them, and no other terms will do. And then today, this idiot decides to track back to one of my postings, stuffing two F-bombs into the... [Full Story]

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A pop quiz: What is news?

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: April 27, 2005 · Comments (19)

Of late, I've been finding myself trying to guess which stories will garner media attention, and those which will slip through the cracks. And of late, I've been doing worse and worse. So, here's an idea: I'm going to put out a News Director quiz. I'll describe two stories, and... [Full Story]

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Tierney Vs. Krugman

Posted by Kevin · Published: April 27, 2005 · Comments (5)

The new kid on the block at The New York Times, John Tierney, looks like he may become a foil for the papers resident Social Security "expert," Paul Krugman. Donald Luskin notes, "After an endless parade of lies from Paul Krugman about how bad reform with personal accounts has been... [Full Story]

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Sullivan Freak-Out Advisory System Alert!!!

Posted by Kevin · Published: April 27, 2005 · Comments (16)

A gem like this:"But in my darker moments, I wonder whether the war wasn't a cover to persuade good, open-minded folk like Glenn to enable the theocratic impulses of the Republican base."Can only mean one thing...... [Full Story]

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