Archive for November, 2006

Black Friday is Almost Upon Us

At Wauwatosa’s Mayfair Mall, which opens at the ridiculous time of 6 a.m., there will be a radio channel and spotters devoted to monitoring traffic.
Some stores were actually open on Thanksgiving. National Retail Federation spokesman, Ellen Davis, said, “Some retailers are trying to find a way to take advantage of the fact that once dinner […]

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Sucker Pays $890 for PS3 E-mail Address

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The urge, the need, the desire to get a Playstation 3 is so unquenchable that some people are practically losing their minds. Some sucker not reading the details of an eBay auction closely enough plunked down $890 for an e-mail address “PS3″ in it. I wonder how much “notoriousgoat” is willing to fork over for […]

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Two Thankful People

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Nate Robinson is thankful he’s got springs in his feet.

Yao Ming’s publicist is thankful millions watched the replay on Sports Center and YouTube. Any publicity is good publicity.

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Happy Thanksgiving

I wish everyone a wonderful Thanksgiving. Enjoy talking, laughing, and of course eating with family and friends. Thank God for all the blessings he’s so richly bestowed on us. Then go back and eat some more.
And one more thing, root against the Cowboys.

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Cheney in Iraq for Thanksgiving with Troops; UPDATE: No He’s Not

Filed under War

The BBC and Iraqi television report Vice President Dick Cheney is making a surprise Thanksgiving visit to Iraq.
Three years ago President George Bush made a similar surprise visit to Iraq.

“Reports: Cheney in Iraq for Thanksgiving”
UPDATE: No, Cheney isn’t in Iraq:
David Almacy, a White House spokesman in Washington, said Cheney was not in Iraq and that […]

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Democrats Fail Nation on Trade Deal with Colombia

Filed under Economics

On trade the Democrats do want to cocoon. They desire the safe confines of “Fortress America” with her military removed from that messy Middle East and Americans only buying “Made in America/Owned by Americans” no matter how poor their quality. They certainly don’t care about the benefits of free trade:
The US Congress will reject two […]

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Chad Clifton: Under the Radar

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ESPN’s Len Pasquarelli put Green Bay Packers left tackle Chad Clifton on his “Under the Radar” team. He writes,
A seven-year veteran, Clifton rarely gets a nod when the subject turns to great left tackles, but the Green Bay stalwart has quietly carved out an excellent, if underappreciated, career as Brett Favre’s blindside body guard. Clifton […]

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Secret Service Can’t Protect Barbara Bush’s Purse

Filed under Bush Twins

Traffic has spiked from people looking for Bush twins pictures. Must have something to do with the news that Barbara Bush got her purse stolen in Argentina:
La Nacion newspaper, citing anonymous government sources, said in its online edition early Wednesday that one of Mr. Bush’s daughters had her purse taken Sunday afternoon in the popular […]

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Charlie’s Show Prep #201

Despite the NY Times‘ best attempt top kill it the Swift financial surveillance program still lives. [via JustOneMinute]
The LA Times gets into the Nancy Pelosi-Jane Harman feud that could really damage Democrats’ foreign policy credibility. Not that they had much to begin with.
Here’s another indication the inmates–I mean the Democrats will–soon rule the asylum: Parents […]

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Pelosi Wises Up with Ethics Bill

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We see that Speaker-elect Nancy Pelosi’s isn’t as bad politically as her initial loss in the Majority Race indicated. Democrats plan to chop up their ethics reforms into small chunks to maximize media attention:
Instead of forwarding one big bill, Democrats will put together an ethics package on the House floor piece by piece, allowing incoming […]

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Obama’s Smoking Habit

Sen. Barack Obama smokes. The Raw Story quotes from The New Republic:
In a different time, or a different spot on the socioeconomic totem pole, it might seem a lot weirder for an ambitious pol to admit snorting cocaine than to acknowledge struggling with nicotine. But, among the healthy living smart-set types who represent the elite […]

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Wii Outselling PS3 2-1?

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NexGen Wars, a mysterious website with a unknown methodology claims the Nintendo Wii is outselling Sony’s Playstation 3 over 2-1. How they come up with these numbers only they know.

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Libel Away, I’m Safe

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Here’s an interesting ruling from the California Supreme Court:
The state’s high court said today that Internet service providers were immunized by a 1996 federal law that said providers of chat rooms or news groups are not considered the publishers of information furnished by others. That means they’re not responsible for the content, even if they […]

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Teen Builds Fusion Reactor

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Oh the power of the internet. Young Thiago Olson “scoured the Internet, buying items on eBay and using his age to persuade manufacturers to give him discounts.” Parts for what? A fusion reactor.
In the basement of his parents’ Oakland Township home, tucked away in an area most aren’t privy to see, Thiago is exhausting his […]

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How Serious are Democrats in Fighting Terrorists?

The Democrats simply want to “get us out of Iraq,” to use Arianna Huffington’s words. I fear they’re not simply cocooning and ignoring outside forces intent on doing damage to the United States but trying to turn the clock back to Sep. 10, 2001.
Speaker-elect Pelosi and the gang talk about bipartisanship. Only it’s just talk […]

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