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Captain Ed is a father and grandfather living in the Twin Cities area of Minnesota, a native Californian who moved to the North Star State because of the weather. He lives with his wife Marcia, also known as the First Mate, their two dogs, and frequently watch their granddaughter Kayla, whom Captain Ed calls The Little Admiral.
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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 (26)
Posted by filistro | August 15, 2007 5:41 PM
Speaking as one of the multiple layers of factcheckers, I'd like to point out that the Minnesota gentleman is quite a lot cuter than the Iraqi woman.... but she has a flashier ring.
Posted by Jazz | August 15, 2007 5:49 PM
Man, you are so going to retire if those bills did any damage to your home. Lucky bastard. You lucky, lucky bastard.
/Python
Posted by Fred | August 15, 2007 5:58 PM
Actually, your caption is a lot more accurate as AFP's photo showed unfired cartridges. As has already been said, the only way they could have hit her house is if someone
threw them at her. Yours is at least physically possible.
Posted by Fight4TheRight | August 15, 2007 6:02 PM
He HAS to be telling the truth! "He's" wearing a Gophers tee shirt!
Posted by Tom Shipley | August 15, 2007 6:19 PM
that's a terrible picture.
Posted by brooklyn | August 15, 2007 6:24 PM
Heehehehehe !
The Captain Rocks...
Posted by Wise Ol Bird | August 15, 2007 6:30 PM
Middle-aged my Aunt Louise
I call BS.
He can't be any older than me...
Posted by Official Fact Checker for AFP | August 15, 2007 6:30 PM
As an official fact checker for AFP I would ask that you send the currency in question directly to my office so I can authenticate your story.
It is my understanding that the extensive testing required will make it impossible to return the currency to your possession.
Thank-you for your time in this matter.
Posted by Ray | August 15, 2007 6:34 PM
Ed, that's my money. I was giving some to my wife here in Minneapolis and a big wind blew some away. I'd appreciate it's timely return. Thank you in advance.
Posted by arb | August 15, 2007 6:42 PM
Looks like fautography to me. Note the shirt's lettering. The picture is backwards. We need a special prosecutor!
Posted by RBMN | August 15, 2007 6:52 PM
I'm inclined to believe it. That's certainly not something you see everyday--a fulltime blogger with a hand full of cash.
Posted by Rovin | August 15, 2007 6:54 PM
I'd be more suspicious if one of the bills had the head of Harry Reid on it.
Hang on tight to the money Ed, I'm sure there's a democratic tax increase coming to your neighborhood soon.
Posted by Ray | August 15, 2007 7:01 PM
"the predominantly conservative Twin Cities suburb of Eagan."
This story is FAKE! NO ONE could confuse Eagan with conservatism!
Posted by Bill M | August 15, 2007 7:09 PM
Who is that handsome devil????
But seriously, Cap'n, that has to be the best put down of AFP ever!!!!
Posted by marc | August 15, 2007 8:01 PM
Sorry, I ain't buying it.
Those bills are "unspent."
You're no better than the AFP and their unspent rifle shells.
Posted by Chuck | August 16, 2007 12:58 AM
Ooohh, reuseable hand gernades. How useful!
Posted by onlineanalyst | August 16, 2007 2:45 AM
Is that one of your biggest fans beside your head? No, I would have to say that I am, although I have plenty of competition for that role.
Hang on to that "cool" cash. And hang on, too, to that "fake but accurate" photo. It's apt to go to #1 with two bullets. Heh!
Posted by Only One Cannoli | August 16, 2007 3:39 AM
Whoa. That really happen?
Cute how you flipped the picture horiz. AFP probably likes their photos already mangled. How would you like some mutton chops, a pompadour and a white sequined jumpsuit? You could be a minnesota elvis. Just say the word.
Posted by Locomotive Breath | August 16, 2007 6:19 AM
Are you sure that's not Les Nesman and frozen turkeys?
Posted by AFP | August 16, 2007 7:28 AM
The blurring and reversal are obviously deliberate attempts to make it more difficult to fact-check this photo. Is that a type of fan which would be found in Minnesota, or would it be more likely found in nearby Wisconsin? Our staff are also having a hard time deciphering the symbols on the blue border at the top of the wall. We are attempting photo enhancement to determine if that is a suit coat hanging in the background, as there is a low probability of middle-aged Minnesota men actually wearing suits. The more we look, the harder it gets. Who's behind this likely fraud? Porkbusters?
Posted by rbj | August 16, 2007 7:41 AM
Pshaw, that's nothing. I have photos that I claim show that space aliens hit my house. And that the only reason they hit the house is that they let Elvis fly the ship. I'll get them to you real soon.
Unrelatedly, anyone know of a good tutorial for Photoshop?
Posted by Mark | August 16, 2007 8:00 AM
This money belongs to John Murtha, He is bought and paid for.
Posted by Amphipolis | August 16, 2007 8:31 AM
They had to call out the snow plows to move all the currency from the streets of Johnstown.
Posted by Jim | August 16, 2007 9:02 AM
hi i claim to be an "english teacher" and you can tell i am because i use correct punctuation when trolling on conservative websites for fun, like capitalizing my words when i am supposed to, and you right wing nut jobs get yourselves in a lather and make s**t up and make a big deal out of nothing and lie about the media having a liberal bias and that is why you are going to have you a**ses handed to you again in 2008.
nea marxists rule; neocon bush lap dogs drool.
Posted by Only One Cannoli | August 16, 2007 2:23 PM
rbj,
There may be better tutorial sites out there but in case no one replies
(sign-up required) http://watchandlearnphotoshop.com/defaultlandingps.htm
http://www.absolutecross.com/tutorials/photoshop/
http://www.elated.com/articles/cat/photoshop/
http://www.tutorialguide.net/design/adobe_photoshop/
Posted by filistro | August 16, 2007 2:45 PM
Hey, all you photoshop genius types...
Maybe this is really some kind of obscure lefty joke. Look carefully at the "elderly Iraqi woman" in the AFP release.
Is that not Colin Powell?
Seriously. Go look at the image.