Archive for November, 2006

Lack of Outlets Add to Travelers’ Stress

Filed under Tech

If traveling through airports this Christmas season bring an electrical strip with you. You may not have all the gizmos we love to have for instant communication and easy entertainment but with the shortage of electrical sockets at airports you will be a very popular person:
Airport concourses, particularly older ones, were never known for their […]

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If the Shoe Fits

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Florida governor Jeb Bush is fighting with Colorado Congressman Tom Tancredo. Anti-immigration zealot Tancredo called Miami a “third world city.” Bush called that “politically correct happy talk.” The “Tanc” said Bush was naive about illegal immigration. Bush responded by calling Tancredo a “nut.”
Tancredo’s the guy who said President Bush supported an EU-style North American Union […]

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Britney Spears: A Symptom of Our Pornographic Culture

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There’s not much to add about Britney Spears’ added exposure. She’s showing way too much of what most of us don’t want to see. Ali Bubba of the Alabama Liberation Front uses Britney’s desire to share to riff on sex in today’s culture:
Britney’s decision to go with the Yul Brenner treatment, I believe, shows the […]

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Broken Britain?

There’s talk of partition in Great Britain. In 1998 Scotland’s parliament was re-established after 291 years. Pressures from Scotland pushed the Tony Blair’s Labour government to devolve governing power. The previous Conservative government resisted because they feared the breaking up of Great Britain. Their fears were sound. Simon Jenkins in The Guardian writes,
I think the […]

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Carnival of the Badger: Going…Going…Gone!

Nick Schweitzer doesn’t strike out with his hosting of the latest Carnival of the Badger, links from Wisconsin webloggers.

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Charlie’s Show Prep #204

Jim Baker’s Iraq Study Group reached a consensus, and it’s already leaked to the NY Times despite the warning that members were “not to discuss the contents of the report” [via memeorandum]. Allahpundit points out some of the absurdities.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad wrote the U.S. a letter. Dan Drezner wrote one back.
The State Elections Board […]

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Kane’s “Civil War”

Eugene Kane does the whole “see I told ya so” business about NBC News and the LA Times calling the Iraq mess a “civil war.” It’s obvious he hasn’t read acclaimed military historian John Keegan and Bartle Bull [via OTB] who write,
Objectively, it must be concluded that the disorders in Iraq do not constitute a […]

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Michael McGee/Jackson Signs Own Recall Petition

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Today, ViAnna Jordan turned in about 2,400 signatures to force a recall election against Milwaukee Alderman Michael McGee/Jackson. One of those signatures was from McGee/Jackson himself. Jordan told WISN’s Early Spin crew that the alderman knew what he was signing. McGee’s father claims his son was tricked. To McGee, Sr. the recall is all about […]

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Feingold Wrong, Numbers Show Campaign Finance Didn’t Harm Incumbents

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Nick Schweitzer catches an error from Sen. Russ Feingold. In Feingold’s world his campaign finance law free speech restriction didn’t make it “easier for incumbents to stay in power.” Nick counters with some evidence:
Apparently Russ Feingold is as bad at math as he is at legislating. When you crunch the numbers, as I mentioned […]

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George Will Scolds Jim Webb

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George Will doesn’t hold back his scorn at Jim Webb’s behavior toward President Bush:
Webb certainly has conveyed what he is: a boor. Never mind the patent disrespect for the presidency. Webb’s more gross offense was calculated rudeness toward another human being — one who, disregarding many hard things Webb had said about him during […]

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Study Finds Mental Illness Correlates with Support for Bush

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A Connecticut grad student has come to the “brilliant” conclusion that backers of President Bush are nuts:
A collective “I told you so” will ripple through the world of Bush-bashers once news of Christopher Lohse’s study gets out.
Lohse, a social work master’s student at Southern Connecticut State University, says he has proven what many progressives have […]

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Da Matta Recovering from Crash with Deer

Cristiano Da Matta, open wheel race car driver, is recovering well after hitting a deer during a test run at RoadAmerica at Elkhart Lake, WI:
“Due to the physical therapy, I can already move my arm whatever way I want, and I know I just need to work a tiny little bit on my strength,” he […]

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High School Freshman Already Committed to Illinois

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Fourteen-year-old Jereme Richmond is 6′6″ and already a star on the North Shore Country Day basketball team. He’s also verbally committed to play for Illinois after he graduates high school in 2010. Richmonds says, “The reason I did commit was to take the pressure off me. I can just be the player I can […]

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Shop at the TAM Store

We’re past Black Friday and Cyber Monday but still knee-deep in the Christmas shopping season. Consider shopping at The American Mind store. I’m adding items daily. Part of your purchase goes to making this weblog a great place for news commentary and analysis.

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Frist Won’t Run for President

Outgoing Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist won’t be running for President:
Twelve years ago, I pledged to the people of Tennessee that I would serve two terms in the Senate – to serve as a true citizen legislator – and then return home. I said I’d come to the Senate with 20 years experience […]

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