Wizbang: January 2006 Archives

Cindy Sheehan Arrested At State Of The Union Address

Posted by Kevin · Published: January 31, 2006 · Comments (76)

Last week she was kissing a commie, this week she's getting arrested in the House galley before the State Of The Union address. Remember last summer when Sheehan was still the darling of lefty bloggers, how they railed against the description of Sheehan as a "media whore?" Their faux... [Full Story]

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State Of The Union Excerpts

Posted by Kevin · Published: January 31, 2006 · Comments (0)

Via the White House...... [Full Story]

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A Very Special State Of The Union Guest

Posted by Rob Port · Published: January 31, 2006 · Comments (10)

Guess who is coming to the State of the Union speech...... [Full Story]

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"It's not easy being a cop!"

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: January 31, 2006 · Comments (4)

Boston, Massachusetts has some of the highest-paid police officers in the nation. Last year, many Boston cops made in excess of $100,000, some actually collecting more than the Chief and the Commissioner -- largely due to paid details. (In Massachusetts, construction companies cannot use flagmen -- they MUST hire a... [Full Story]

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Bonfire of the Vanities #135

Posted by Kevin · Published: January 31, 2006 · Comments (0)

The Bonfire of the Vanities (a self-submitted collection of the worst posts by otherwise excellent bloggers) is hosted by AAFFLLAACCKK this week. It's a time warp, as our host originally titled the post as #134. Unless I lost count (not beyond the realm of possibility) it's week 135. Regardless, the... [Full Story]

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While the watchdogs slept

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: January 31, 2006 · Comments (7)

There's a bit of a banking scandal going on in Massachusetts right now. In the wake of 9/11, the government chose to fight against some of the economic devastation with small business loans. More specifically, they set up a special program with the Small Business Administration to encourage banks to... [Full Story]

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There are none so blind as those paid to see only what they want to

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: January 31, 2006 · Comments (22)

I really, really shouldn't read Oliver Willis. While he's usually good for some laughs, sometimes I fear the stupidity might be contagious. Now, to assure myself that I haven't succumbed yet, I'm going to cite a concrete example. Yesterday, Cousin Oliver (a nickname in honor of Cousin Oliver from The... [Full Story]

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Did Kennedy Molest Alito's Wife?

Posted by Rob Port · Published: January 31, 2006 · Comments (8)

The left has their outrage hats on again, this time over this statement from Harball's Chris Matthews: MATTHEWS: ...won't they say something up beat and (bucking up)... isn't she a great woman, didn't she stand up-and then they'll put the camera right on Ted Kennedy and show how he was... [Full Story]

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Army drafts blogger's photograph

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: January 31, 2006 · Comments (13)

Michael Yon is an amazing man. A former Green Beret, he has placed himself at the forefront of the media revolution. He is literally a one-man media outlet, a blogger who pays his own way (through other incomes and donations) to go to Iraq and write back dispatches from the... [Full Story]

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Running the numbers on the Palestinian Authority

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: January 31, 2006 · Comments (9)

Austin Bay (correction: Wretchard of Belmont Club) has an excellent two-part piece up right now (so what else is new?) discussing Hamas' victory in the recent Palestine elections, and the possible effect it will have on the Palestinian economy. (Part I, Part II). In Part I, he looks at the... [Full Story]

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Not Exactly Neil Armstrong, But...

Posted by Kevin · Published: January 31, 2006 · Comments (2)

The first post at Wizbang Bomb Squad, by someone other than me, wasn't exactly on par with a moon landing, but still I can't help but doing a little dance... Given the pain of the birthing process for the site, I'm a very proud papa. I hope you all enjoy... [Full Story]

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I sure as heck don't have a dog in this fight...

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: January 30, 2006 · Comments (9)

Let me count the ways this story is utterly irrelevant to me: 1) I'm not Canadian. 2) I've never served in the Armed Forces of Canada, or any nation. 3) I've never set foot in Afghanistan. 4) I don't drink coffee. 5) I've never worked for a coffee company. Nonetheless,... [Full Story]

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Wizbang Bomb Squad - Sign Ups Are Now Open

Posted by Kevin · Published: January 30, 2006 · Comments (16)

Our community authored weblog, Wizbang Bomb Squad, is now open for sign up. There is a built in delay in the sign up process to prevent trolls and spammers. Right now the delay is set to 12 hours, but it will be increasing later this week to 24 hours. Once... [Full Story]

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What Will Alito Do About Asthma?

Posted by Rob Port · Published: January 30, 2006 · Comments (14)

Over lunch I was listening to Rush Limbaugh, who has been playing an audio clip today Teddy Kennedy in the midst of a towering snit of rage over increased rates of asthma among American children. According to Senator Kennedy, more kids have asthma in this country thanks to air and... [Full Story]

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One more serving of goose-sauce

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: January 30, 2006 · Comments (62)

Last week, I brought up a really stupid "survey" one leftist whacko cooked up in his fried little brain to "test" the depths of their support. I turned it around, taking an almost-as-hyperbolic hypothetical situation and asked anti-Bush readers to answer that one. In the comments, though, they wouldn't take... [Full Story]

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Republicans Urging Bush To Release Abramoff Meeting Records

Posted by Rob Port · Published: January 30, 2006 · Comments (48)

This is interesting. I think it's strategy. A rope-a-dope maneuver, if you will. Bush's immediate stonewalling of the media has them absolutely salivating to get their hands on the records. It also has all the leftist pundits pushing all sorts of innuendo about what those records will reveal. In reality,... [Full Story]

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Out of step, but not yet out of time: Democrats search for the right play on Alito

Posted by Jeff Harrell · Published: January 30, 2006 · Comments (38)

The biggest non-story of the year so far coming out of Washington has been the nomination of Third Circuit judge Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court. Democrats who were spoiling for a fight after the virtually frictionless confirmation of Chief Justice John Roberts last fall were disappointed earlier this month... [Full Story]

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Taking the easy way out

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: January 30, 2006 · Comments (17)

Sometimes, it's just too easy. Yesterday, I wrote about New Hampshire's governor looking to score some cheap oil from Venezuela's leftist strongman, Hugo Chavez. The reason I believe it is such a bad idea: Foreign policy is one of the places where the federal government does -- and should --... [Full Story]

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ABC News Anchor And Cameraman Seriously Injured In Iraq Attack

Posted by Kevin · Published: January 30, 2006 · Comments (11)

Jan. 29, 2006 -- "World News Tonight" co-anchor Bob Woodruff and cameraman Doug Vogt are recovering from injuries suffered when their convoy was hit by an improvised explosive devise in Iraq today. They remain in serious but stable condition following surgery at a U.S. military hospital in Iraq and will... [Full Story]

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Bonfire Of The Vanities #135 - Reminder

Posted by Kevin · Published: January 30, 2006 · Comments (0)

Bonfire of the Vanities entries for this weeks edition (Week 135 hosted at AAFFLLAACCKK) are due by midnight (Eastern), Monday January 30th. Send a link to your worst post along with any self serving excuses or clever self mocking to: bonfire at wizbangblog.com. If you are new to the concept... [Full Story]

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Smooching A Commie

Posted by Rob Port · Published: January 29, 2006 · Comments (17)

Ugh... Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (L) greets U.S activist Cindy Sheehan as he arrives at the meeting with World Social Forum Organizations in Caracas, Venezuela January 27, 2006. REUTERS/Jorge Silva You know what's amazing to me? When Cindy Sheehan returns to America the price for her outspoken opposition to the... [Full Story]

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Pimp Our New Ride - Part III

Posted by Kevin · Published: January 29, 2006 · Comments (46)

Right now the plan is to open up the community based blog for signups later this evening, with posting beginning tomorrow. The only problem is the name.... We've been through two iterations of the naming process Pimp Our Ride and Pimp Our Ride - Part II, but I've yet to... [Full Story]

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Can I claim him as a dependent on my taxes?

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: January 29, 2006 · Comments (4)

I've never been a fan of Oleg Dulin. He's just not that good or entertaining a blogger. He apparently reciprocates that opinion, as he's often stated his disagreements and general lack of respect for me. But that doesn't stop him from using me when he needs it. The other day,... [Full Story]

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Just Say No, Mr. Governor

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: January 29, 2006 · Comments (6)

A little over a year ago, I was proud to cast my vote for John Lynch, the Democrat who ran against incumbent Republican Craig Benson. Benson was a technocrat, a co-founder of Cabletron (now Enterasys) swept into office to bring "business sensibilities" to government. He apparently left that at the... [Full Story]

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The Steve Kubby Fiasco

Posted by Rob Port · Published: January 29, 2006 · Comments (33)

I just stumbled across this story about marijuana activist Steve Kubby being arrested on drug charges in California after returning to the U.S. from Canada to turn himself in. He had appealed to the Candian government for permission to remain in that country, but his appeals were denied. Apparently this... [Full Story]

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