Wizbang: May 2007 Archives

Surely the Media will make a big deal about this misspelling, right?

Posted by Kim Priestap · Published: May 31, 2007 · Comments (34)

Wrong. Hillary Clinton stood in front of this and no one in the media said a word: Here's a story from the AP with no mention of the prominent misspelling directly above Hillary's head. Also note that the picture shown next to the article is from an angle that leaves... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.2/5 (17 votes cast)

This makes me really want to read the Shrum book

Posted by Lorie Byrd · Published: May 31, 2007 · Comments (16)

I have been critical of John Edwards for some time now, although not in the very beginning. Because he started out in the Senate expressing a desire to cross party lines and cooperate to get things accomplished, I thought he might actually be a good senator. I soon learned he... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.9/5 (18 votes cast)

Bush's Immigration Stance is Seriously Hurting RNC Fundraising

Posted by Kim Priestap · Published: May 31, 2007 · Comments (34)

Republican donors are pissed at President Bush for pushing his amnesty bill, and the RNC is taking the hit. Bryan at Hot Air links to a Washington Times piece that says RNC donations are down 40%: The Republican National Committee, hit by a grass-roots donors' rebellion over President Bush's immigration... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.7/5 (16 votes cast)

Joe Klein on Mitt Romney

Posted by Kim Priestap · Published: May 31, 2007 · Comments (16)

Dean Barnett at Hugh Hewitt has a negative review of Joe Klein's negative review of Mitt Romney: The point of Klein's article is that Mitt Romney rubs him the wrong way. There's really nothing more substantive there, or certainly nothing more substantive that you haven't already heard 8 million times... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.2/5 (12 votes cast)

Iraqis Rise Up Against Al Qaeda

Posted by Lorie Byrd · Published: May 31, 2007 · Comments (15)

Via the Associated Press (h/t Instapundit): A battle raged in west Baghdad on Thursday after residents rose up against al-Qaida and called for U.S. military help to end random gunfire that forced people to huddle indoors and threats that kept students from final exams, a member of the district council... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.8/5 (14 votes cast)

TB Patient Identified

Posted by Lorie Byrd · Published: May 31, 2007 · Comments (25)

Kevin found this picture of Andrew Speaker, the Atlanta lawyer who has been identified as the TB patient causing so much concern this week. Below are the latest updates from Channel 2 in Atlanta: 12:30 UPDATE: Channel 2 Action News has confirmed the TB patient is Andrew Speaker, 31,... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.1/5 (15 votes cast)

Sticks and stones

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: May 31, 2007 · Comments (65)

Like a lot of people, I was outraged when it was revealed that the United States and Iran had had its first face-to-face diplomatic talks this week -- on Memorial Day, of all days. The fact that we had chosen to break decades of opposition with a nation that has... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.6/5 (28 votes cast)

Double crossed

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: May 31, 2007 · Comments (25)

Earlier this week, when it was revealed that Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann had escaped Europe and fled to Argentina on a passport issued by the International Committee of the Red Cross, I was shocked and disgusted. And then, as I thought about it some more, I was dismayed. At... [Full Story]

Rating: 4/5 (25 votes cast)

Contagious Myopia

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: May 30, 2007 · Comments (193)

Over the past few days, I've noticed more and more stories that seem to not only reflect a certain level of short-sightedness, but "push" that as a fair reflection of reality. It -- no surprise here -- relates to the fighting in Iraq. I have, since the first day of... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.3/5 (34 votes cast)

Here an Eichmann, there an Eichmann...

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: May 30, 2007 · Comments (34)

Wow, talk about timing. Right after it comes out that Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann got out of Europe on an International Red Cross passport, it comes out that Professor Ward "Little Eichmanns" Churchill is likely to get fired from his teaching job at the University of Colorado. Couldn't have... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.5/5 (27 votes cast)

The Word Is that Fred is In

Posted by Lorie Byrd · Published: May 30, 2007 · Comments (34)

The "word" is that Thompson is definitely in the presidential race. More from Dean Barnett. If/when he officially enters the race it will be interesting to see how the polls shake out. Right now he is polling really well as someone not officially in the race. There are actually many... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.2/5 (18 votes cast)

Blair Educates On the Subject of Terrorism

Posted by Lorie Byrd · Published: May 30, 2007 · Comments (14)

Mary Katharine found the following Tony Blair story at Tim Blair's blog (with some help from her dad): I was stopped by someone the other week who said it was not surprising there was so much terrorism in the world when we invaded their countries (meaning Afghanistan and Iraq). No... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.9/5 (30 votes cast)

Blogger Poll on Immigration Bill

Posted by Lorie Byrd · Published: May 30, 2007 · Comments (9)

John Hawkins has just posted the results of a special blogger poll on the Senate immigration bill at Right Wing News.... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.8/5 (9 votes cast)

Head case

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: May 30, 2007 · Comments (14)

Starting the day with a headache is, for me, a pretty good indicator that the day is going to be unpleasant. And I have two types of headaches that I sometimes get upon waking. The first is a "headboard headache." I get that when I sleep too "high" on the... [Full Story]

Rating: 1.8/5 (16 votes cast)

Around The Horn

Posted by Kevin · Published: May 30, 2007 · Comments (3)

Some headlines from the other Wizbang sites worth checking in on over night... Poll: McCain, Clinton lead in Iowa, SC, NH - [Wizbang Politics] Zogby: Obama Leads All Major Republican Candidates - [Wizbang Blue] Paul supporters aren't Republicans - [Wizbang Politics] Hastert About to Throw in the Towel - [Wizbang... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.3/5 (7 votes cast)

Mother Sheehan resigns

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: May 30, 2007 · Comments (17)

In a move that must be rocking the moonbat world, Cindy Sheehan is "resigning" as the public face of the "movement." I'm guessing it's the "I'm too stupid for words but I hate Bush look at me look at meeeee" movement. Angela K. Brown reports for the Associated Press: "I've... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.2/5 (21 votes cast)

Video Of The Day - Must See TV Edition

Posted by Kevin · Published: May 30, 2007 · Comments (5)

Miss USA, Rachel Smith, having problems in the evening gown portion of Sunday's live broadcast of the Miss Universe contest on NBC. There are at least 7 other version of this clip on YouTube (on the front page alone) which have combined for over 1 million views. You just won't... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.4/5 (9 votes cast)

More Should See This Story

Posted by Lorie Byrd · Published: May 29, 2007 · Comments (40)

Michael Yon described a pretty remarkable incident in an email to Glenn Reynolds. He got it all on video and in photos not yet posted. I was present today when an Iraqi General was arrested on suspicion of murder and other crimes. The American commander, LTC Doug Crissman, narrowly averted... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.8/5 (27 votes cast)

Bad seeds

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: May 29, 2007 · Comments (31)

I guess it's never too early to get a good start on a career as a dumb criminal. In Conifer, Colorado, some graduating seniors were rather proud of some of their accomplishments. Accomplishments that they should not have been so proud of, as they involved booze and drugs. That didn't... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.2/5 (10 votes cast)

I got you, babe (theory)

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: May 29, 2007 · Comments (10)

One of my proudest contributions to the blogosphere has to be the time I took an idea from a book P. J. O'Rourke wrote almost 20 years ago, dusted it off, and applied it to more contemporary issues. It was no great magnum opus, but it catalyzed something in the... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.4/5 (14 votes cast)

Weekend Caption Contest™ Winners

Posted by Kevin · Published: May 29, 2007 · Comments (4)

This week's Weekend Caption Contest™ was another smash hit, generating substantial - almost obsessive -interest from many of our captioners. It should be noted that I was informed this weekend that the caption photo is sort of a repeat, but it is different and the other one is nearly 2... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.2/5 (8 votes cast)

Memorial Day for the Priestap Family

Posted by Kim Priestap · Published: May 28, 2007 · Comments (6)

Today I'm thinking of my husband's cousin, Sgt 1st Class James Priestap, who was killed by a sniper in Sadr City on Thanksgiving day last year. This is his wife and children's first memorial day since his death. ... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.2/5 (25 votes cast)

Photo of the Day

Posted by Kim Priestap · Published: May 28, 2007 · Comments (20)

Kathryn Jean Lopez at The Corner chose this as photo of the day. ... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.4/5 (44 votes cast)

Remembrance

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: May 28, 2007 · Comments (16)

Today is Memorial Day here in the United States. It is the day we set aside to remember and honor those who lost their lives in service to our nation, and to recall that we owe our own lives and freedom to them and their sacrifice. If I still lived... [Full Story]

Rating: 4/5 (25 votes cast)

To make a Socialist omelet, you have to break some eggheads

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: May 28, 2007 · Comments (63)

Tear gas and military force is needed, sometimes, while seizing the equipment of opposition media, in order to form a more perfect socialist republic, you see. Hugo Chavez sends in the tanks to crush democracy demonstrations in Venezuela. Gateway Pundit has the details. It's clear to see why Chavez is... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.6/5 (24 votes cast)