Monthly Archives: February 2008

Barack’s Patriotism

Posted on February 23, 2008 by Thanos

The Mainstream Press begins to notice what conservative bloggers did awhile ago in the wake of Michelle Obama’s statement about being proud of her country “for the first time.” To put it kindly, Barack is ambivalent towards displays of Patriotism.

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Benazir: Islam Must Reform or Die

Posted on February 23, 2008 by Thanos

In an exclusive excerpt from the upcoming posthumous Benazir Bhutto book “Reconciliation” Benazir Bhutto states why and how Islamic states must reform to survive in the modern world. It’s sensible, thought provoking, and well-written, another clear reason to mourn her death. … Continue reading →

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Obama on Gun Control

Posted on February 22, 2008 by Thanos

Buried back ten years you can get an idea of where Barack Obama stands on Gun Control from this note at Jawa. What else do we know about Obama? Well he likes to use the words “Social Justice” almost as … Continue reading →

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Greater Hurricane Damage Caused by Population Shifts

Posted on February 22, 2008 by Thanos

The NOAA released a study Thursday which you aren’t going to read much about in the MSM. The study concludes that the greater hurricane damage we are seeing in coastal areas is due to population shifts to those areas rather than … Continue reading →

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Satellite Shootdown Success

Posted on February 20, 2008 by Thanos

In a great testament to the fact that “Star Wars” does work, and that you can hit a bullet with a bullet, another Reagan legacy shone tonight. The US Navy successfully shot down the failed satellite this evening, preventing a … Continue reading →

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Winter Moon Eclipsed

Posted on February 20, 2008 by Thanos

. Two photos of tonight’s Lunar eclipse, the first a standard focus to infinity time exposure (you can see how far Earth’s rotation blurred it by the star-trail) The second taken at 1/125th and 1600 ASA. Click the thumbnails to … Continue reading →

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Freedom of Speech in Canada: CHRC Investigator Resigns

Posted on February 20, 2008 by Thanos

Update: It’s not often that a rights case become international news  from a free, democratic country, but this one has. That’s because a fundamental freedom of individuals is being trampled by the state, and Canada has been greatly embarrassed by it’s Human … Continue reading →

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Pakistan Election Initial Results

Posted on February 18, 2008 by Thanos

I’m happy that the vote went ahead, and it seems like it was relatively un-marred. It looks like PML-N is leading by a lot in early tallies, see Metroblogging Islamabad: MBI initial Election Results It’s also nice to be able … Continue reading →

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You Only Thought You Knew How Crazed Code Pink Is

Posted on February 16, 2008 by Thanos

Watch this video — I mean they have a good question… what were we doing in Hawaii? (arrrrggggh!) Just a reminder: Code Pink is for Barack, not Hillary.

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Congress is Derelict

Posted on February 16, 2008 by Thanos
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