Wizbang: September 2007 Archives

Kasparov Joins Russian Presidential Race

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: September 30, 2007 · Comments (2)

Democracy advocate and former World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov is running for President of Russia, the Associated Press reports from Moscow: The former world chess champion Garry Kasparov entered Russia's presidential race on Sunday, elected overwhelmingly as the candidate for the country's beleagured opposition coalition. Kasparov has been a driving... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.3/5 (7 votes cast)

Cox and Forkum Take Their Final Bow

Posted by Kim Priestap · Published: September 30, 2007 · Comments (6)

I was so sad to read that they will no longer be creating editorial cartoons. Their work was brilliant. ... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.4/5 (8 votes cast)

Millionaires Living in Public Housing

Posted by Paul · Published: September 30, 2007 · Comments (6)

It is hard to tell which is more incredible... The fact people are making almost a quarter million a year and still living in public housing or the conclusion the WaPo's Amy Gardner makes in this story. Some in Fairfax Public Housing Make Six Figures By Amy Gardner Washington Post... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.4/5 (16 votes cast)

Woman Locked Up and "Lost" for 70 Years

Posted by Kim Priestap · Published: September 30, 2007 · Comments (12)

In 1937, when Jean Gambell was a mere 15 years old, she was wrongly accused of stealing 13 pence. Even though the money was later found, she was, nonetheless, locked up and moved from care home to care home for 70 years. It seems her family lost track of her... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.4/5 (16 votes cast)

More Bad News For Democrats

Posted by Paul · Published: September 30, 2007 · Comments (23)

Less dead bodies on which to stand on during stump speeches. US military deaths in Iraq lowest in 14 months BAGHDAD (AFP) - - US military losses in Iraq for September stood at 70 on Sunday, the lowest monthly figure since July last year, according to an AFP tally based... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.5/5 (24 votes cast)

Did They Think This Headline Through?

Posted by Paul · Published: September 30, 2007 · Comments (6)

Gay blows away field for 100-meter title Update Apparently we get results. They changed the head. ... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.7/5 (9 votes cast)

School District May Ban Christmas and Halloween to Accommodate Muslims

Posted by Kim Priestap · Published: September 30, 2007 · Comments (24)

Unbelievable. It appears dhimmitude knows no limits: So long, Halloween parade. Farewell, Santa's gift shop. The holiday traditions are facing elimination in some Oak Lawn schools this year after complaints that the activities are offensive, particularly to Muslim students. Final decisions on which of the festivities will be axed will... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.5/5 (20 votes cast)

9/11? What's 9/11?

Posted by The Hatemongers Quarterly · Published: September 30, 2007 · Comments (36)

As you may very well know, dear reader, The New York Times, in its indefatigable wisdom, has decided to abandon its stupid "Times Select" program, which stopped the non-subscribing riff-raff from accessing the Gray Lady's opinion columns. As a result, even the poorest amongst us can revel in the collective... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.4/5 (19 votes cast)

It's the thought that counts . . .

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: September 30, 2007 · Comments (18)

Los Angeles County is about to take the lead in the fight against global warming, reports Susannah Rosenblatt for the Los Angeles Times : Following San Francisco's lead, Los Angeles County and city officials are urging people, businesses and government to switch off nonessential lights for one hour next month... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.7/5 (15 votes cast)

Rush Limbaugh 1, Media Matters 0

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: September 30, 2007 · Comments (35)

Several prominent Democrats, including Senators John Kerry and Jim Webb, have condemned Rush Limbaugh for a comment he made on his radio show about "phony soldiers." The leftist website Media Matters got the flap started. Interestingly, according to Limbaugh, not a single media person or representative of any of the... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.5/5 (24 votes cast)

Newt Gingrich Will Not Run for President

Posted by Kim Priestap · Published: September 29, 2007 · Comments (7)

Jim Addison has the details on Newt Gingrich's announcement that he will not run for president. And it's John McCain's fault. While Tyler didn't say it, Gingrich basically was prevented from running for president by John McCain since the McCain-Feingold campaign finance regulations have made mixing political projects very difficult.... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.5/5 (4 votes cast)

Hillary Proposes $5,000 Baby Bonds for Every Baby Born in the US

Posted by Kim Priestap · Published: September 29, 2007 · Comments (25)

This woman is so good at spending other people's money. A few days ago, it was her monstrous, womb to the tomb $110 billion health care plan. Now she thinks it's a great idea to pass out $5,000 in bonds to every baby born in America: Democratic presidential candidate Hillary... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.9/5 (7 votes cast)

Redefining Poverty Upwards -- For Political Gain

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: September 29, 2007 · Comments (7)

In the battle over the expansion of the S-CHIP bill, which would greatly increase the number of children covered by government-subsidized health insurance, there were a lot of arguments going around. One I read -- and quoted without checking -- is that the planned increase would make some families simultaneously... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.4/5 (8 votes cast)

Big Brother Is Watching Out For You

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: September 29, 2007 · Comments (13)

I'm no big fan of government surveillance as a general rule (I think that "red light cameras are highly improper, and ought to be illegal, for example), but I'm starting to see that there are times when such things are very valuable. Dashboard cameras in police cars, for example. I... [Full Story]

Rating: 4/5 (8 votes cast)

Taking The Pledge

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: September 29, 2007 · Comments (27)

Yesterday, Cassy posted a piece about a bunch of proto-communists (yeah, I know that's harsh, but I think it's a fair assumption about a bunch of high-school twits who call themselves the "Student Workers Club," whom I doubt any of them have ever held a job) who re-wrote the Pledge... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.9/5 (28 votes cast)

Liz going for #9

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: September 29, 2007 · Comments (1)

Movie star and pop icon Elizabeth Taylor may be about to tie the knot for the ninth time, says This Is London: For her companion this evening is a handsome and smart-suited black man who the 75-year-old screen legend has let it be known is about to become her ninth... [Full Story]

Rating: 3/5 (7 votes cast)

Bill Clinton trashes Obama's experience

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: September 29, 2007 · Comments (23)

Challenged by Bloomberg Television's Al Hunt that Senator Barack Obama is the same age Clinton was when he first ran for President, President Bill Clinton brought the hammer down. Kristin Jensen has the story for Bloomberg.com: Former President Bill Clinton said he was far more experienced when he made his... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.7/5 (13 votes cast)

Indoctrinate U World Premiere

Posted by Kevin · Published: September 29, 2007 · Comments (5)

Evan Coyne Maloney's Indoctrinate U premiered at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC Friday night. Evan was nice enough to invite me and my wife to the premiere and I have to say we were thoroughly entertained. You'll laugh, you'll cheer, but most of all you'll despair for our nations... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.5/5 (15 votes cast)

Colorado teens make the pledge politically correct

Posted by Cassy Fiano · Published: September 28, 2007 · Comments (72)

Michael Newdow must be very, very proud of these kids. If you don't remember, he was the atheist who wanted the words "under God" removed from the Pledge of Allegiance because he was (sniff, sniff) offended! He claimed it was not ok for his daughter to have to recite those... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.4/5 (31 votes cast)

10-year-old investigated for race hate crimes

Posted by Cassy Fiano · Published: September 28, 2007 · Comments (24)

British police are investigating 10-year-old Jake Stedman for a race hate crime. The investigation was put into place after a 35-year-old unidentified Slovakian woman (keeping the identity of the minor a secret apparently was never thought of) chased him around an alley, hitting him with an iron bar and sending... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.3/5 (20 votes cast)

Juan Cole, The Dumbest Ph.D. in History

Posted by Paul · Published: September 28, 2007 · Comments (56)

Wow, just wow. Juan Cole gets some linky love from the New York Times because he thinks the now debunked Spanish transcript provides a "whole rack of smoking guns." For a guy who is a Ph.D. and a college professor, he's dumb as a brick. Here is the shocking new... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.5/5 (33 votes cast)

No Nukes?

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: September 28, 2007 · Comments (8)

Last night, my colleague Charlie Quidnunc exposed an internal State Department message board that was discussing who should -- and should not -- be allowed to have nuclear weapons. I didn't "dip" my toe into the waters over there, but it strikes me as the whole question seems moot --... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.2/5 (12 votes cast)

Obama Support Isn't All About Politics

Posted by Lorie Byrd · Published: September 28, 2007 · Comments (12)

This is hilarious.... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.1/5 (9 votes cast)

The Petraeus Effect

Posted by Lorie Byrd · Published: September 28, 2007 · Comments (41)

I have a column at Townhall today about the difference General Petraeus' testimony and reports of progress in Iraq have made on the political landscape. What a difference a day makes. Or rather, several days and quite a few hours of congressional testimony and public statements regarding the status of... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.5/5 (25 votes cast)

Business News Update

Posted by Jayson Javitz · Published: September 28, 2007 · Comments (3)

Incomes, Salaries & Wages Total incomes, salaries and wages have been rising much faster than inflation: 6.8% - total income growth - 8/06 - 8/07 7.1% - growth in total wages + salaries - 8/06 - 8/07 1.97% - total consumer inflation rate - 8/06 - 8/07 For obvious reasons... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.3/5 (6 votes cast)