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Would Early Primaries Allow More Donations?
Jim Geraghty at The Campaign Spot believes that candidates will benefit if primaries and caucuses get pushed into 2007. A loophole in campaign finance regulation appears to allow an extra $2,300 per donor for candidates if those elections are held this year. Be sure to check out Jim's analysis, and the surprising candidate that may benefit the most.
When Tom Met Jeralyn
One of the interesting aspects of politics is finding out that opponents are people, too. Jeralyn Merritt of TalkLeft met Rep. Tom Tancredo backstage at NBC's studios, and found him more likable than she had anticipated. Perhaps it was their mutual interest in Dog, The Bounty Hunter ...
Joe Lieberman A Right-Wing Nut?
That's what CAIR says, according to Joe Kaufman. He has a link to a CAIR official's blog post that calls Lieberman, along with John Bolton, former CIA director James Woolsey, and the Heritage Foundation's Peter Brookes as "extremists". Affad Shaikh also calls Dick Cheney a "fat bastard of a liar," apparently not meant as a pop-culture reference to the Austin Powers movies. (via Let Freedom Ring)
Broadband Homelessness
The Japanese have made homelessness more efficient, and more Net-friendly, too. Their Internet cafés have become homeless shelters for the struggling manual-labor sector. The problem has grown into such a problem that government intervention will shortly become a political priority.
Found My Law Firm
Power Line links twice to this story regarding an attorney at Faegre & Benson who refused to become a victim and helped capture a very dangerous man. Keith Radtke is a partner in the firm as is Power Line's John Hinderaker. Radtke is listed in satisfactory condition after getting shot in the back, but that didn't keep him from locking up his attacker in a wrestling grip until police could arrive. I don't know about you, but that's the kind of man I'd want as my counsel ....
Don't Click That YouTube E-mail
The latest in spam seems to be redirections from YouTube links in e-mail to IP addresses without domain names. They attempt to entice people by making it seem that they have been inadvertently YouTubed. I'm sure most people can see through this scam, but just in case, you've been warned ....
Rick Moran Escapes The Floods
Rick Moran has kept us up to date on his travails along the Algonquin River. Yesterday, the police showed up to get him evacuated before the river flooded his home -- but today, Rick finds that a minor miracle has taken place, and that his house survives ... at least for now. Keep Rick in your prayers, and keep checking in at Right Wing Nut House for updates.
Rule 1: Drag The Corpse On Over First
If I've learned anything in four years of blogging, don't try to be out in front of the death rumors, especially with the villains of the world. Saddam died a hundred deaths before we caught him alive in his spider hole, and Abu Musab al-Zarqawi almost as many before his demise last year. Osama may or may not be alive, but everyone's avoided speculating on his fate for a while now. Maybe Val at Babalu Blog will get luckier with his "Castro Is Dead" story. We all hope so. I'll wait for the announcement ....
Hobbs Choice
Volunteer Voters is holding its annual "Best of Nashville" on-line polls, and one of the categories is for the best political writer. Our friend Bill Hobbs, now posting at Newsbusters, and he'd like his on-line fans to cast their votes. Drop by and put one in for Bill if you get a chance!
Murtha Getting Backlogged On Apologies
Gary Gross of Let Freedom Ring sees another case collapsing on the Haditha charges. He's called for Murtha to apologize earlier, and adds another reason to the tally.
No Such Thing As 'Moderate' Islam?
Turkish PM Tayyip Erdogan told a television interviewer that he finds the label "moderate Islam" offensive. Shrink Wrapped has a lot more on this, but at least in the same interview Erdogan acknowledged that "radical Islam" exists, and that it's been a catastrophe. Be sure to read the whole post.
MS-NBC Gets Punk'd
Power Line has a great post on a lack of journalistic effort on the part of MS-NBC. In covering the Michael Vick story, they reported on what they thought was Al Sharpton's website proclaiming Vick's innocence. I guess Alex Johnson and two other MS-NBC reporters couldn't bother to read the title bar of the site, which proudly proclaims it as a "parody site".
New Instapundit Podcast On Pharmaceuticals
I just caught this e-mail from Glenn Reynolds about his new podcast with Richard Epstein, the author of Overdose: How Excessive Government Regulation Stifles Pharmaceutical Innovation. Haven't had a chance to listen to it yet, but the topic is important enough to make sure I carve out time for it tomorrow. Get their first and tell me what I'm missing ....
Fed Trying A 'Stealth Easing'?
The Federal Reserve seems to have conducted a quiet campaign to steady markets that started spinning out of control, according to King Banaian at SCSU Scholars. He thinks that the Fed has conducted a "stealth easing". Be sure to read his explanation and follow his lnks.
A Shameless Bit Of Sel-Promotion
Gateway Pundit and Val at Babalu Blog note a crass PR move by Hugo Chavez. Venezuela has responded to Peru's eathquake disaster with food shipments -- and with Hugo's smiling picture on the cans. He also uses the tuna-can label to undermine President Garcia of Peru, who narrowly defeated Chavez' pal Ollanto Humalla, whom the labels extol for his "solidarity" with Chavez.
Tacky beyond belief.
Comments (14)
Posted by Lew | July 19, 2007 9:14 AM
Now really, ya'gotta give those folks credit for that good ol' entrepreneurial spirit there in Erfurt. One doesn't quite expect public employees to exhibit such instincts every day so, hats off to them!
They just forgot one little teeny detail; TELL ME WHAT THE HELL'S IN IT BEFORE I EAT IT!!!!! I like going to new and interesting restaurants and trying new and different cuisines, but I expect to be told in advance that what I'm eating is deep fried bull's testicles or raw oysters or chocolate covered ants or whatever.
Beware of the entrepreneurial socialist. They assume that business is inherently dishonest and exploitative, and once they decide to jump into the pool they hold their noses and go straight to the deep end. They think that's the way everybody else does it.
Posted by John | July 19, 2007 9:43 AM
Does Al Gore work there?
Posted by Anna Puna | July 19, 2007 9:48 AM
Well, talk about a new definition of 'mystery meat.'
Posted by SkyWatch | July 19, 2007 9:58 AM
I guess I am missing what the problem is.
"animals such as goats, sheep, pigs and deer, "
That all sounds good to me.
Posted by DaToad | July 19, 2007 10:44 AM
I got a good chuckle out of this one.
..."even guinea pigs were also involved."
Rodent Rouladen anyone?
Posted by Vivictius | July 19, 2007 11:28 AM
I've never had the chance to try one but I've been told Guinea Pigs are a fairly common dish in some places (South America IIRC).
Posted by viking01 | July 19, 2007 11:59 AM
Zoo. It's what's for dinner.
Posted by Only_One_Cannoli | July 19, 2007 12:36 PM
zoo stew mmmmm, I think i had some of that at a filipino restaurant. Only they called it menudo. Actually i was enjoying it until i saw a bristle-ey black rodent hair.
Posted by Peggy Snow Cahill | July 19, 2007 3:15 PM
Skywatch, there really isn't a problem, those types of animals are perfectly fine to eat. But, if the zoo patrons, particularly children, knew that they were eating the goat they petted last month, they would be grossed out. Silly, really. It sounds like a much bigger deal than it is.
Posted by rbj | July 19, 2007 3:35 PM
I must recommend the Spotted Owl, tastes a lot like Bald Eagle.
Posted by Ray | July 19, 2007 7:20 PM
Things that make you go HMM...
I was stationed in Germany back in the mid-eighties and I was always suspicious of the meat that was in army stew. I wonder if our mess hall was supplied by the same slaughterhouse? Inquiring minds want to know...
Posted by Ray | July 19, 2007 7:38 PM
"I must recommend the Spotted Owl, tastes a lot like Bald Eagle."
Although the giant Panda Burgers are good, as is the Polar Bear fillets served over melting ice, I prefer the Harp Seal Baby Back Ribs.
Posted by SkyWatch | July 19, 2007 8:41 PM
Do people really think that the mac-burger they eat for lunch is grown by a farmer who walks in his field and pokes a seed in the ground? When the plant grows little patties (and chunks of meat) pop out of it and the farmer walks along and picks them and ships them off for you to eat.
Nah, of course you don't. It is gross but someone has to kill the critters before you eat them. Well, that is not true. You can eat stuff before you kill it but most things do not like being eaten so the old hoofs start kicking. Believe me, it saves a lot of hasle if you go ahead and kill the thing before you eat it.
Posted by viking01 | July 19, 2007 9:05 PM
Rodent. The other white meat.