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Telling Tales Out Of School, Part II

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: April 30, 2008 · Comments (2)

OK,I'm going back to the well of the Tufts class a third time, because one of the student's questions really got me thinking heavily. He wanted to know what I thought of the relationship between blogs and the mainstream media, how the give and take goes, and what sorts of... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.8/5 (5 votes cast)

The Ed Morrissey Show

Posted by Cassy Fiano · Published: April 17, 2008 · Comments (0)

Today I will be on the Ed Morrissey Show from 3:00 - 3:30. Make sure to listen in; we'll be talking about my recent female blogger post, and possibly last night's Democratic debate. Make sure to tune in!... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (1 votes cast)

Pot calls kettle black

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: April 8, 2008 · Comments (7)

Four days ago a blogger known as Amanda at Think Progress wrote the following. During a public appearance on Saturday, Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) belittled a U.S. soldier in Iraq who was following orders and wouldn't let McHenry go to the gym without the proper credentials. McHenry referred to the... [Full Story]

Rating: 1.8/5 (30 votes cast)

It may be the death of me yet

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: April 6, 2008 · Comments (8)

The NY Times reports blogging is stressful and possibly detrimental to a person's health. A growing work force of home-office laborers and entrepreneurs, armed with computers and smartphones and wired to the hilt, are toiling under great physical and emotional stress created by the around-the-clock Internet economy that demands a... [Full Story]

Rating: 3/5 (4 votes cast)

Life in Florida II

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: April 5, 2008 · Comments (0)

The wild, wacky, and unusual from Florida *- Man charged with planning Virginia Tech like massacre. His brother says he was trading guns like pokemon cards. What we need in Florida is a ban on pokemon cards.(Sarcastic laughter time) *- Traffic accident South Florida style- Dead gator causes propane truck... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.2/5 (5 votes cast)

Interview with the Pakistani Spectator

Posted by Cassy Fiano · Published: April 5, 2008 · Comments (1)

A few days ago, I got an e-mail from the Pakistani Spectator asking if I would give my consent for an interview. Of course I said yes, and it was published today. They asked me a LOT of questions about blogging, some about politics, and a few personal questions about... [Full Story]

Rating: 4/5 (2 votes cast)

A tour of the blogosphere

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: April 1, 2008 · Comments (5)

Lots of interesting things happening out there. Hooah Wife's husband gets a job teaching at The Naval Academy Professor Bainbridge declares Sabranes-Oxley the best legislation ever passed by Congress. Michelle Malkin endorses John McCain and offers to campaign for the Arizona Senator. Our own Kevin here at Wizbang gives main... [Full Story]

Rating: 3/5 (4 votes cast)

Access to Pro sporting events for Sports bloggers

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: March 15, 2008 · Comments (2)

First I'll make an announcement. Next month I will be covering the Stanford International Pro-Am. The first LPGA full field event in South Florida since 2001. This is the second time I've been credentialed to cover a LPGA golf event. Last November I covered the ADT Championship in West Palm... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.4/5 (9 votes cast)

The Knucklehead of the Day award

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: March 14, 2008 · Comments (9)

Today's winner is announcer Bob Costas. Speaking at a sports auction this week, Costas said he couldn't understand what compelled nonjournalists to seek a forum for their opinions. Barry Jackson wrote this at today's Miami Herald. Costas, speaking before he emceed (and donated $50,000) at Tuesday's Make-a-Wish sports auction at... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.8/5 (6 votes cast)

Blog-Style Assisted Suicide

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: February 25, 2008 · Comments (30)

Well, Olaf's Troll Hammer has claimed another victim. "nogo postal," the self-styled pot-smoking disabled vet with a rampant case of ellipsis abuse, has been banned. Whoops, I'm sorry. That's not fair. I banned him. (I hate using the passive voice, especially when it's something I'm so proud of doing.) In... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.4/5 (33 votes cast)

Confessions Of A Chickenhawk

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: February 19, 2008 · Comments (80)

Over at Rob Port's "Say Anything," he discovered that there are still a group of blithering idiots who are still pushing the "chickenhawk" non-argument. I've said it before, but it bears repeating: The crux of the "chickenhawk" argument is a fundamental dishonesty. It it an attempt to change the subject... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.7/5 (35 votes cast)

Undoing The Moving Hand

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: February 19, 2008 · Comments (38)

Every now and then, we here at Wizbang get an e-mail asking us to remove an article or comment that refers to the e-mail's author. It seems that sometimes people say or do things that they later regret, and they would like our assistance in purging proof of those errors... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.4/5 (16 votes cast)

"Trust Me!"

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: February 2, 2008 · Comments (12)

Last week, one of the diarists over at Daily Kos named "KibbutzAmiad" published the results of a year-long study of Little Green Footballs and Free Republic. To my great astonishment, Kibby discovered that the authors and commenters of those sites are evil, hateful, sexist, homophobic, racist, vile, depraved, delusional, and... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.8/5 (16 votes cast)

Are we required to remove our shoes before visiting?

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: February 2, 2008 · Comments (3)

The TSA has its own blog now. How would you like to be this site's webmaster? Hat tip- Marmot's Hole... [Full Story]

Rating: 3/5 (4 votes cast)

Bloggers a threat to National Security

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: January 31, 2008 · Comments (11)

Trains, planes, and bloggers. WASHINGTON - It's the government's idea of a really bad day: Washington's Metro trains shut down. Seaport computers in New York go dark. Bloggers reveal locations of railcars with hazardous materials. Airport control towers are disrupted in Philadelphia and Chicago. Overseas, a mysterious liquid is found... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.4/5 (8 votes cast)

Never mind...

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: January 8, 2008 · Comments (6)

When he was running for president in 1932, Franklin Roosevelt made a stirring speech in Pittsburgh where he promised to slash the government's spending by 25% and balance the budget. He went on to win the presidency. Then, in 1936, he was running for re-election. Instead of slashing spending and... [Full Story]

Rating: 4/5 (8 votes cast)

Apologies

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: December 30, 2007 · Comments (13)

Earlier today, Wizbang published an article that made joking reference to a shooting at a Hooters in Knoxville, Tennessee. For the first time ever, I have invoked my authority as Main Page Editor and removed an article. I was not the author of the piece, but it went out on... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.8/5 (16 votes cast)

Someone drain my abcesses again

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: December 27, 2007 · Comments (6)

One of the joys I have experienced since being assimiliated into the Wizbang collective, is the amount of emails you get from people tipping you off to something. Being a little Florida blogger(400-500 daily visitors) for 2.5 years, I rarely got those types of emails. Rather I was sometimes the... [Full Story]

Rating: 2.6/5 (10 votes cast)

Vote for the new Conservative Blog Diva

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: December 17, 2007 · Comments (2)

Who do you think is the Conservative Blog Diva? Gay Patriot is taking a poll (click to vote). None of our lady contributors made the list, which was disturbing until I realized none of them ACT like "divas," so they couldn't qualify. Still a lot of fine choices available .... [Full Story]

Rating: 2/5 (1 votes cast)

No Apologies

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: December 2, 2007 · Comments (19)

Over the last couple of days, two postings of mine took a little criticism. That's nothing new, but these criticisms came across as fairly reasonable. I have no intention of apologizing for them, but I feel like I should explain why I made the choices I did. First, on Friday... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.9/5 (27 votes cast)

We're Just Waiting For The Hammer To Fall

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: October 12, 2007 · Comments (18)

Well, the new comments policy has claimed its first victim. But it wasn't an execution. It wasn't even euthenasia. It was suicide. "gop wide stance/rumors on the internets" posted -- the the best of my knowledge -- five total comments today. I'm including them in the extended section, along with... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.2/5 (14 votes cast)

Missed Opportunity

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: July 26, 2007 · Comments (7)

As I've noted before, I'm busy as hell this week. That's why, when I saw this story about New Hampshire Republicans not only recognizing but embracing their roots, I wanted to blog about it. Instead, I e-mailed it to another blogger (who shall remain nameless) who I thought would eat... [Full Story]

Rating: 2.3/5 (11 votes cast)

Preemptive Strike

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: July 11, 2007 · Comments (16)

Well, I just did something new for me: I just banned an IP from Wizbang that, to the best of my knowledge, has never posted a comment here. The IP in question is 75.126.35.50 -- other bloggers may want to note that, and add it to their banned list. The... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.8/5 (27 votes cast)

Now where did I put those socks?

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: June 2, 2007 · Comments (33)

I need to do some laundry tomorrow. I need some clean socks -- I just got a bunch of them all dirty. Sometimes I have evil thoughts. Sometimes I even act on them... ... [Full Story]

Rating: 2.7/5 (12 votes cast)

My postings, my rules

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: May 17, 2007 · Comments (8)

Earlier, I discussed a potential ethical dilemma I -- and other bloggers -- are likely to face as the presidential campaign heats up. The problem is that certain traditions have been established between political campaigns and journalists, ones that govern how they interact. These traditions have been worked out between... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.4/5 (21 votes cast)

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