Archive for February, 2005

My Two Cents After Nancy Hopkins Academy Award Performance over Larry Summers’ comments and the woman who with total crudity questioned Micheal Kinsley’s judgement because of his Parkinson’s Disease, you’d think that the feminists had used up at least for a while their idiocy. ... »

(Hat tip: Jerry Pournelle.) A new, improved, phishing scam has surfaced. Normally, phishing involves sending the intended mark (you and me, guys) an e-mail warning of some problem with his account. The e-mail helpfully includes a link to a page where you can log in and resubmit your information, and presumably, change your password to prevent... »

COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AGENCIES UPGRADE INVESTIGATIVE TECHNOLOGY by Jim Kouri, CPP In addressing today’s terrorists, intelligence operatives, and criminals, computers and electronic media have become the evidentiary equivalent of yesterdays paper files. Moreover, the potential sources of audio, video, and image evidence continue to expand as technologies advance and as adversaries make wider use of them. Video cameras... »

Allen Hall houses former fugitives So, we’ve got a group that tried to overthrow the government and bombed the Pentagon. What do we do with these group of traitors? We make them tenured professors and celebrate them at Allen Hall at the University of Illinois. »

It appears the publisher of World Net Daily is worried that people might quit referring to the site as “Wing Nut Daily”. In addition to the regular practice of uncritically running anti-evolution screeds masquerading as news articles, we now have an article on “The Nephilim”. The what? Published by Xulon Press, “The Nephilim and the... »

I am often struck by the similarity between two groups. Creationists and Intelligent Design/Intelligent Origin Theorists are firmly entrenched in their opinions, and will demand proof of any contrary position well beyond a reasonable doubt, and indeed, beyond an unreasonable doubt. The left firmly believes there either is no leftward bias in the media,... »

I’ve personally been accused of being judgmental on more than one occasion. The reason is simple: I believe in black and white, right and wrong, and I’ve yet to see the choices evolve into right, wrong, and maybe. Who Intimidated Whom? Liberals can’t wait to show their compassion and love for those poor ol’ black... »

The Scientist magazine has an editorial on the intelligent design/intelligent origin theorists. Richard Gallagher calls for more debate over ID/IOT, rather than flying into panic. Of course, if the subject is to be debated, Gallagher has one caveat: There is one caveat, and it’s a big one: The topics must be taught on a level... »

The Washington Post has an article on (legal) music downloads. Others have commented on “the long tail”, made up of the huge number of items that are not hits. These items don’t pull a large enough audience to justify shelf space in any store, but a mass aggregator can move enough to turn... »

Kind of a slow weekend. I shrugged off the Oscars. Number one, I am not gay eneough to care what everyone is wearing, and number two….I just don’t give a rat’s butt about the Hollyweird crowd…I read a little about them this morning. The Chris Rock shot at John Kerry was... »

While Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich ran as a reformer, he continues to accept campaign contributions from criminals, and refuses to answer questions about what he does with those donations. IllinoisLeader.com unsuccessfully attempted to obtain comments from the Governor’s press office as to the question of what politicians should do with campaign contributions made by... »

A two year old Pakastani girl will be forced to marry a 49 year old man when she turns 16, in order to punish her uncle for having an extramarital affair. As she emerges from her mud-walled house carried high on her elder brother’s shoulder two-year-old Rabia is blissfully unaware of... »

A British man, believed to have been working with shoe bomber Richard Reid, has pleaded guilty to conspiring to blow up an aircraft. The plane was meant to be blown up simultaneously with the Paris to Miami flight that Reid was attempting to take down. Though for some reason he... »

Despite a ban on protesting, the Lebanese continue to take to the street demanding an end to Syria’s illegal 30 year occupation of their country. Lebanese opposition supporters have held a rally in Beirut demanding the resignation of the government, in defiance of a ban on demonstrations. About 10,000 protesters – many of... »

One of the Best Feminist Articles Ever. Harvey Mansfield is a professor at Harvard specializing in The Prince and he’s blasts the feministas with a 12 gauge. Feminists do not like to argue, and they consider you a case if you do not immediately agree with them. “Raising consciousness” is their way of getting you to... »

AP Experts Support Summers on Male/Female Differences »

Today’s column at WorldNetDaily mocks the Oscars just a tad, if that’s even possible. There are so many people and groups wandering the streets who can act just as good, or better, than the Morgan Freemans and Cate Blanchetts of the world, but who all to often go without being recognized with an award. Give... »

FOXNews.com – Foxlife – Out There – Rubber Band Boy “On top of Old Smokey, all covered with sand, I shot my poor teacher, with a red rubber band. …” That children’s parody of the traditional folk song may not be so funny to 13-year-old Robert Gomez of Orlando, Fla. He’s been suspended for two weeks, and... »

STEVE SAILER U.S. Supreme Court: Segregation Worse Than Homosexual Rape »

AP Female Soldiers Face More Danger in Iraq »