Archive for September, 2009
In the End, Climate Change is Still About Control
Inevitably, the battle for progressive utopia comes down to controlling the population. LONDON (Reuters) – Contraception advice is crucial to poor countries’ battle with climate change, and policy makers are failing their people if they continue to shy away from the issue, a leading family planning expert said on Friday. Leo Bryant, a lead researcher [...]
“Oh, du schöne. Oh, du schöne…”
WARNING! EARWORM* AHEAD! I miss “The Animaniacs”. Really I do. The show was juvenile and had burp jokes, but it was also a very smart show. If you weren’t careful, you could learn something. For example, I learned a little bit of German from the International Friendship Song (which, a few years ago, I got [...]
I Am Not A Lawyer, But I Have a Smart Lawyer Friend!
Yesterday, I noted the story of how The Politico sent Stephen Gutkowski, who runs The College Politico a cease and desist order. The Politico claims that the word “POLITICO” is its trademark and asked Gutkowski, under threat of legal action, to shut down his blog and transfer his domain to the owners of The Politico. [...]
Nancy Pelosi Has Well and Truly Lost It, and That’s Dangerous.
Can anyone tell me what in the world Nancy Pelosi is talking about? Asked at a news conference on Capitol Hill about the possibility of anti-government rhetoric leading to violence, Pelosi, D-Calif., started to choke up as she recalled violent episodes that took place in San Francisco. “I have concerns about some of the language [...]
At the AIP Blog, All Our Tweet Are…What?
In my latest post at the AIP Blog, I pretty much couldn’t resist the old video game reference. What else could I do, though? No self-respecting geek, when confronted with a story of a President who wants to scrape the contents of several social media sites would have done differently. At least that’s what I [...]
Realpolitik is Back in Eastern Europe. When Does the Wall Go Up?
Hey, Poland? Czech Republic? Remeember how we said you were our allies and we’d stand behind you? Just fooling. You’re not an oppressive tyrant, so no happy diplomacy for you! PRAGUE/WARSAW (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama has told east European states he is backing away from plans for an anti-missile shield there, in a [...]
ACORN Suspends Pimp-Advisory Operations. Huggy Bear Displeased.
In a move that has rocked the child prostitution and tax fraud markets, ACORN announced stopped advising new clients about housing and financial matters. Pimps everywhere have been thrown into disarray as they will now have to choose between getting their hands on billions of taxpayer dollars or importing underaged El Salvadoran girls to trick [...]
And the Award for Most Surprised Burglar Goes To…
If guns are outlawed, I guess we’ll all wield katanas. A Johns Hopkins University student from Monmouth County armed with a samurai sword killed a man early today who broke into his off-campus home in Baltimore, according to a report by the Baltimore Sun. Baltimore police responded to a report of a suspicious person at [...]
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