A completely foreseeable tragedy
As the remnants of Hurricane Wilma slammed New England the last couple of days, most of us hunkered down and rode it out. My main problem was a few unplanned…
Gilliard's Corollary To Goodwin's Law
We're no strangers to race controversy here at Wizbang, so you won't find me jumping up and down about what a racist Steve Gilliard is for portraying Maryland Lt. Governor…
Why Anchors Read The News…
Because when they somehow manage to bribe (or extort) a producer into letting them do "a little field reporting" they end up doing something like this. This inevitably leads to…
Last Year's Model
Last November we told you about millionaire heiress Paige Laurie, who was alleged to have paid her roommate $20,000 to do her schoolwork (such that it is) at the University…
From trash to cash
There's an old saying that lotteries are taxes on stupid people, or people who can't do math. It's an aphorism I've tended to agree with. The odds are literally astronomical…
New Orleans City Council Changes Rotation of Earth
Sometimes you just have to shake your head. Council seeks to keep daylight a while longer Keep clocks ahead to work, city pleads If the New Orleans City Council has…
Bad doggie!
I've never been a fan of pit bulls, and it's a pretty common sentiment. In fact, in Boston, like many places, it's illegal to have a pit bull in public…
UNICEF Carpet Bombs Smurf Village
Of course it's "for the children" so that makes it "OK." The Register reports that Belgian viewers, already shocked, can be thankful the ad agency didn't get its way….
If it looks too good to be true…
One of the earliest lessons I ever learned was "if it looks too good to be true, it probably is." In politics, this is even more true. Whenever I've heard…
Damn, I'm good…
A little over a week ago, I wrote about "Facebook," a web site where high school and college students can come together, find out about each other, and exchange ideas….
Crap occurs
In Medway, Massachusetts, a septic-system service happens to be located pretty much across the street from an elementary school. This would be absolutely unremarkable, except the owner of the company…
Confessions of a nerd
I have to confess I am a nerd. I have been one for nearly all my life. I loved Star Trek. I was devoted to all the series right up…
The voice of experience
The other day, I heard a Public Service Announcement from the Massachusetts Attorney General's office. They were warning consumers to watch out for used cars that had been brought up…
A modern-day horror story
Last week, the Boston Globe ran a touching story of a Hurricane Katrina refugee. Dionne White, 37, who was pregnant when she fled, gave birth to a son that she…
Why No One Takes Salon Seriously
Leaving aside the fact that Salon doesn't even attempt to hide their decidedly liberal viewpoints, what passes as reporting is at times positively juvenile in it's ineptitude. Case in point,…
"Ashamed Republican" Is An Embarrassed Democrat
This guy is quite the media darling in California… Jeb Eddy joins thousands of demonstrators to protest the war in Iraq on Saturday. The only problem is that he's a…
Stupid is as stupid does. II
Paul Derangement Syndrome is spreading. And this one is just unbelievable. Chad is bent out of shape because I called him a dumbass. Well let's see why. Chad who is…
"…and your little dog, too!"
We've all seen the devastation wrought by two major hurricanes on the Gulf Coast, and we've all seen the havoc wreaked on people driven to flee from it. So what's…
New Orleans Officials: No Breach in Levee
I just want to make sure you all get this message loud and clear… All of you who are watching CNN or FOXNews might be under the mistaken impression that…
New Orleans Already Flooding
The storm is still miles out and the lower 9th ward of New Orleans is already flooding. As I predicted, the water is just flowing over the repairs like they…
Quote of the Day- Clueless Moron Edition
Sadly, I don't have my TiVo or I would get the name of this blathering idiot on FOX News. But the infobabe asks some weather guy how much rain New…
Shouting "Fire" on a crowded street
One of the biggest problems I have with protests is that they often don't target the source of their grievance, but merely a "target of opportunity." People get all bent…
Blanco is Toast. Game. Set. Match.
(I'm breaking my blogging break because this is just too important to miss.) For all of you who keep blaming Bush and trying to protect Blanco, I'm afraid I have…
Snow job
Now that Labor Day has passed, it's time in New England to start thinking about the upcoming winter. And in addition to worrying about what the soaring fuel prices will…
Stoned drivers hauling rocks
"The Big Dig," Boston's eternal public-works project, has been a great source of entertainment for those of us who prefer to laugh through our tears. The $2-billion-dollar project (original projections)…
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