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Basil: Thank you!
Mercy Otis Warren: I’m going to try one more time… You did a wonderful job with this piece – and...
Cecil Moon: Welcome to the wonderful world of protest. Saturday marked my fifth Tea Party and I hunger for more and...
Island Girl: Dear Mr. Basil, You post some terrific entries on IMAO. I loved your coverage of the tea party at...
Dohtimes: The Dylan / Snow link also had story of Egyptian billionaire sentenced to death. That doesn’t happen...
on-the-rocks: Maybe they haven’t showed the real bunker to Joe Biden. They probably figgered he couldn’t...
aA: I agree. With the “24″ thing. If Jack’s kill ratio does not improve, instead of standing around...
MAS1916: Man… Pelosi, Biden.. what more could Republicans ask for. Even the media asked Pelosi a question at...
Jeff H: re: POTUS doesn’t know how to allow gays in military The linked article is headlined “Law only answer...
The Big Sister (who's 5'4"): Thank you for your kind words about my son.
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March 9th, 2007 at 8:43 am
Open Linkfest For March 9-11, 2007…
Cox & Forkum This is a Weekend OTB & Linkfest for Mar. 9-11, 2007. If you have something that you would like to share please leave a trackback to your post and link to our post. Trackback URL: http://stu…
March 9th, 2007 at 8:46 am
300 – Battling the Reviewers of the Battle of Thermopylae (Now with more man-boobies!)…
Woohoo!!!! It’s finally March 9 and we all know that means that 300 will be opening in all its gratuitously violent splendor. Imagine my shock, though, when I went over to Rotten Tomatoes where, the last time I checked,……
March 9th, 2007 at 9:11 am
The Obama Ethical Drama Deepens…
Even some Democrats are yelling to Obama: "Liar, liar, pants on fire!" Read on it gets worse and worse. . . " Essentially, everything Obama said was either a blatant lie, or a gross lack of knowledge of history. . ."…
March 9th, 2007 at 9:17 am
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March 9th, 2007 at 9:35 am
Rubber ducky birthday party ideas…
Storytime suggestions:
10 Little Rubber Ducks by Eric Carle. This book is about 10 duckies that get lost at sea and travel around the world.
Baby Duck’s New Friend by Frank & Devin Asch.
Oh, Ducky!: A Chocolate Calamity by David Slonim
Rubber…
March 9th, 2007 at 10:36 am
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March 9th, 2007 at 11:23 am
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March 9th, 2007 at 11:24 am
Remembering the Amistad Ruling…
March 9, 1841: the United States Supreme Court rules that the slave mutiny on board the Amistad was carried out by people illegally forced into slavery, and therefore constituted a justifiable revolt.
In late June 1839 the slave ship Amistad left Hava…
March 9th, 2007 at 11:25 am
AKKKAKKKKCOUGHAKAAAHHHH……DUKE BASKETBALL CHOKES……….
Well actually STATE KICKED THEIR ASS…………..
NO SYMPATHY HERE…………
YEP…..KARMA
Trackposted to Outside the Beltway, Blog @ MoreWhat.com, Perri Nelson’s Website, A Blog For All, The Rand…
March 9th, 2007 at 12:13 pm
Iraqi TV/Radio Is On The Air!…
Somehow, this has escaped the notice of the Old Media. I also doubt that you would have read a story like this were Saddam still in charge, as so many liberals want
DIYALA, Iraq, March 8, 2007 — The Independent Radio and Television Network in Diy…
March 9th, 2007 at 1:57 pm
Déjà Vu [Weekend Open Trackback]…
The Taliban want Italy to quit Afghanistan in exchange for the release of a kidnapped reporter, Italian public broadcaster Rai reported today.
Rai interviewed a Pakistani journalist, Rahimullah Yousefzai, who claims to be in direct touch with the Islam…
March 9th, 2007 at 2:48 pm
Podcast #210: Who’s the Boss?…
When I urged you to contact your legislators regarding H. 248 (The Woman’s Right to View Act) and took my own advice and e-mailed my legislators, while I received a polite reply from one, I was shocked by what the other wrote back….
March 9th, 2007 at 3:23 pm
A Public Service Announcement About Telephones, Manners and Job Hunting…
Last week I received a Strange and Inexplicable Telephone Call From Parts Unknown, which I now relate as part of Today’s Object Lesson and Public Service Announcement About Telephones, Manners and Job Hunting.
To fully understand the call, you sh…
March 9th, 2007 at 4:05 pm
Beltway Madam Deborah Jean Palfrey…
I guess the taxpayers aren't the only ones getting screwed by the politicians. What cha wanna bet she's getting very generous help with her legal defense fund ………
March 9th, 2007 at 7:08 pm
Weekend Open Trackback…
Send your trackbacks here, no postage required. Oooo look! A picture! Trackposted to Outside the Beltway, Blog @ MoreWhat.com, Perri Nelson’s Website, The Virtuous Republic, A Blog For All, The Random Yak, 123beta, Adam’s Blog, basil’s blog, Stuck O…
March 9th, 2007 at 7:13 pm
CAIR Bigot Speaks Truth to Peaceful North American Muslim Community…
Another cross-posting from Anti-CAIR. On Sunday, March 4th, a "Secular Islam Summit" began in Florida. The summit was organized in order to allow leading personalities in the anti-radical Islamist movement to coordinate and have their voices heard …
March 9th, 2007 at 7:48 pm
An “Enlightened” Response to a Commenter…
As you can see, Free Speech isn’t for the faint of heart; I could’ve unilaterally deleted this dreck, but I’ll take ill-informed commentary over censorship any day……
March 9th, 2007 at 8:05 pm
“300″ Spartans that Saved Western Civilization…
Mind you, there are many liberties taken with the historical sources… but this is one powerful story. It isn’t intended as an accurate reconstruction of troop movements and forces. Duh. It is meant as one powerful reminder that if it weren’t for me…
March 9th, 2007 at 9:05 pm
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March 9th, 2007 at 9:06 pm
Barry Chamish and the Ringworm Children Hoax…
A friend in Greece asked me to debunk an article he read alleging that Israel covered up an atrocity perpetrated on North African Jews back in the 1950s called the Ringworm Affair by conspiracy theorist and self-loathing Jew Barry Chamish….
March 10th, 2007 at 12:30 am
FRI MAR 9 muy mas tequila………muy mas…
Today is going to be short, quick, and dirty. I don't have much time and want to do other ……
March 10th, 2007 at 1:50 am
Priests to Purify Site After President Bush Visit…
Apparently Mayan priests (I didn’t realize there was still such a thing) will purify an archaeological site after President Bush pays it a visit next week. According to Juan Tiney, the director of a Mayan organization; “That a person like (Bush), w…
March 10th, 2007 at 2:00 am
03/09/07: Morality and War…
To a conservative, a foreign war is just if it benefits the people of the foreign country. To a liberal, a foreign war is just only if it does not benefit the United States…….
March 10th, 2007 at 2:30 am
Appeals Court affirms 2nd Amendment, and, in effect, the Constitution in DC…
Had the city actually set that precedent and successfully claimed to not be bound by the constitution, the possible abuse of the precedent could have been huge.
And the fact is that if the city acts in compliance to the constitution in any place, it…
March 10th, 2007 at 12:05 pm
Sleepy Weekend [Open Trackback]…
Weekend Open Trackback…
March 11th, 2007 at 8:53 pm
WANTED: A Travel Mug…
But not just any travel mug, but a 20 oz. insulated travel mug manufactured by Aladdin having a heavy-duty plastic exterior and sold in 7-Eleven convenience stores in the Sarasota area (and probably elsewhere). When my wife and I were down in Sarasota …
March 11th, 2007 at 8:54 pm
Ernie Ladd (1938 — 2007) — R.I.P….
Ernie “The Big Cat” Ladd November 28, 1938 – March 11, 2007
Today marks the passing of a legend in the world of professional wrestling as well as professional football. Ernie “The Big Cat” Ladd passed away today after a lengthy battle with cance…
November 2nd, 2007 at 5:21 pm
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