Wizbang: July 2005 Archives

Howard Dean is Just Loco

Posted by Paul · Published: July 31, 2005 · Comments (10)

Howard Dean knows less about civics than I knew in the 9th grade. Consider this whacky quote about Kelo: "The president and his right-wing Supreme Court think it is 'okay' to have the government take your house if they feel like putting a hotel where your house is." To point... [Full Story]

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Simile irresistible

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: July 31, 2005 · Comments (13)

For years, one of my favorite analogies was to say "it's like the Iran-Iraq war -- you wish find yourself wishing they both lose." It served me well, but now with Iraq on its shaky way to becoming a US ally, it's a touch outdated. I find myself looking for... [Full Story]

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Justice to the 10th power

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: July 31, 2005 · Comments (8)

While discussing the latest idiocy regarding illegal aliens, an idea struck me: could there be a Constitutional basis for the states taking up the fight in securing our borders, when the Federal government fails? From what I see, the Federal government's responsibility for securing the borders derives from The Constitution's... [Full Story]

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Air America: We Paid it Back Before We Didn't Pay it Back

Posted by Paul · Published: July 31, 2005 · Comments (51)

Apparently Air America is getting John Kerry to write their press releases. In a really lame attempt to throw bloggers off the scent, last week they hinted they had paid the money back months ago: The current owners of Air America Radio have no obligation to Progress Media,s business activities.... [Full Story]

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Live Free or Live In Massachusetts

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: July 31, 2005 · Comments (13)

There are a lot of things about New Hampshire that are unique. And more importantly, there are a lot of those things that are worth boasting about. One of them is our stubborn resistance to any broad-based taxes. New Hampshire is the only state that has neither a sales nor... [Full Story]

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Separating the writer from his words

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: July 31, 2005 · Comments (12)

I've often written about one of my favorite writers, Peter David. The man is an incredibly talented and prolific "writer of stuff," to use his own words, as well as a delightful guest at conventions and a man of great compassion and dedication. His efforts on behalf of the Comic... [Full Story]

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A grave injustice and threat to all our freedoms

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: July 31, 2005 · Comments (2)

A New Hampshire judge has decided to "bundle" the two cases of illegal aliens being arrested for criminal trespass, determining that the cases are similar enough. One of the lawyers representing one of the illegal aliens (caught driving an unregistered vehicle without a driver's license, by the way) praised the... [Full Story]

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The Joys Of Beta Testing

Posted by Kevin · Published: July 31, 2005 · Comments (13)

The beta version of Internet Explorer 7, too old? According to GoDaddy... Click for larger and clearer version I might buy the standards compliant argument for Beta 1 (as evidenced by this heated thread at IEBlog), but too old? It's only available to MSDN subscribers right now. In regards to... [Full Story]

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Sticking up for Boston

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: July 30, 2005 · Comments (20)

This is a very, very painful post for me to write. I have to defend Boston. Last week, the US Department of Justice filed suit against the city of Boston, alleging violations of voters' rights. The Justice Department says that Boston has deprived people with poor English skills of the... [Full Story]

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Flying high

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: July 30, 2005 · Comments (2)

Last week, at the Manchester Airport, a cleaning crew found a suspicious package is a US Airways jet's bathroom. One of the cleaners took it into the airport and gave it to police. (Apparently airline cleaners have considerably more guts than brains.) They immediately determined that it wasn't explosive in... [Full Story]

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The root causes of terrorism

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: July 30, 2005 · Comments (15)

OK, I've been giving some thought, and I think I've got a handle on The Root Causes of Terrorism. Just why do people turn to terrorism to achieve their goals? 1) It's simple. It has an ease and ready accessibility that essentially any group, of any size, can pull off... [Full Story]

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Carnival of the Trackbacks XXII

Posted by Kevin · Published: July 30, 2005 · Comments (1)

Reader recommended stories for Saturday July 30, 2005: Want To Participate?... [Full Story]

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How can we miss you if you won't go away?

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: July 30, 2005 · Comments (26)

Hey, anyone remember John Edwards? No, not the guy that talks to dead people. (Although this one has done that, as well.) That's John Edward -- no "s" at the end of the name. I'm talking about John EdwardS, the former Senator from North Carolina who John Kerry picked as... [Full Story]

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Air America's Owners No Strangers To Fraud

Posted by Kevin · Published: July 30, 2005 · Comments (6)

The founders (and current majority owners) of Air America Radio, Sheldon and Anita Drobny, are no strangers to schemes that run afoul of the law. Sheldon and Anita peddled tax shelters in the late 1970's before they were caught by the IRS. From FindLaw:During the late 1970's, Sheldon Drobny, a... [Full Story]

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A Match Made In Heaven

Posted by Kevin · Published: July 29, 2005 · Comments (1)

Face it most gyms don't pay a lot of attention to cleanliness. Sure they get cleaned once a day, but they probably don't get a top to bottom shine very often. As for disinfectant wipe downs those are probably even rarer. Want to know what may be the perfect marriage... [Full Story]

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Air America Muddies the Waters in Missing Money Case

Posted by Paul · Published: July 29, 2005 · Comments (48)

Air America issued a second statement today on the the shady deal where a half a million dollars that was supposed to help children got diverted to the failing radio network. Reaction in the blogosphere is mixed. Capt. Ed sorta declares partial victory. Brian Maloney, who basically owns this story... [Full Story]

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What happened to my frickin' death rays?

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: July 29, 2005 · Comments (16)

I have a deep and abiding loathing for "street spam" -- the ads stuck on telephone poles and roadsides. I've torn down and tossed my share over the years. But this morning, while driving to work, I spotted a sign alongside the highway onramp that made be double-take. And then... [Full Story]

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Wizbang Weekend Caption Contest™

Posted by Kevin · Published: July 29, 2005 · Comments (110)

It's Friday, which means it's time for the Wizbang Weekend Caption Contest™. Enter your best caption for this picture: Winners will be announced Sunday. Update: Winners announced (follow the link to read the winning entries). The contest is now closed.... [Full Story]

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The Space Case

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: July 29, 2005 · Comments (10)

With the news that NASA has once again grounded the shuttle fleet (a bit late for Discovery, but they say it LOOKS safe), many people are again questioning our need for the space shuttle -- or, indeed, our space program entirely. So, just why do we need to go back... [Full Story]

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Quote Of The Day - See Dick Run Edition

Posted by Kevin · Published: July 29, 2005 · Comments (26)

"The day Dick Cheney is going to run for president, I'll kill myself." Veteran White House corespondent Helen Thomas, on the prospects of Vice President running for President in 2008. Cheney has previously indicated he has no plans to run... [Via Drudge]... [Full Story]

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Another Liberal, Blind to Irony

Posted by Paul · Published: July 28, 2005 · Comments (80)

We got a trackback today that I just had to follow. It was on Kevin's post about Air America ripping off a children's fund to the tune of a half a million dollars. I had to follow it just for the title: Conservatives, If You Really Care About Kids Then... [Full Story]

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A couple questions of ethics

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: July 28, 2005 · Comments (32)

Recently, I happened to have two ethical dilemmas arise, and I thought I'd toss them out to the Wizbang readership to kick around. 1) Recently, I got into an argument with a commenter. During the course of the argument, I looked up the IP where he/she was posting from (I... [Full Story]

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JayTea sees double

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: July 28, 2005 · Comments (3)

[Note: Content moved to "A couple questions of ethics" thread. Unfortunately, the comments cannot be moved.] (Jay Tea adds: Thanks, Kevin and/or Paul, for fixing my mistake: but for the record, I was NOT seeing double at that point, but stuttering. The "seeing double" problem was the reason I had... [Full Story]

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Air America's Charity Scam Denials Don't Ring True

Posted by Kevin · Published: July 28, 2005 · Comments (17)

Yesterday we covered the story of Air America Radio receiving nearly half a million dollars in "loans" from a Bronx boy & girls club that Air America owners don't seem to remember anymore. Based on published reports from June, 2004 it appears that the current owners (and original investors) of... [Full Story]

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Washington Post Reporter Clears Rove

Posted by Paul · Published: July 28, 2005 · Comments (18)

More evidence the loony left is chasing their tail on the Valerie Plame case... Case of C.I.A. Officer's Leaked Identity Takes New Turn WASHINGTON, July 26 - In the same week in July 2003 in which Bush administration officials told a syndicated columnist and a Time magazine reporter that a... [Full Story]

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