bfwebster on January 2nd, 2010

Dana Loesch over at Big Government has a great roundup of the most underreported stories of 2009. Anyone reading this blog is probably familiar with most of the ten (10) stories she lists. Those who rely upon traditional network news (i.e., anything other than Fox) or newspapers are unlikely to be aware of any of [...]

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bfwebster on September 26th, 2009

Remember that old saying about never pick a fight with someone who buys ink by the barrel? It applies even more with someone with as solid a ‘net reputation as Michael Yon. The British Media Ops over in Helmand Province (where my nephew, USMC CPL Darren Green, is serving) ended Yon’s embed with the British [...]

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[UPDATED 09/05/09 -- 2311 MDT]
Hey, I was right, mostly. He resigned Saturday evening, and the White House did their best to bury the news by releasing it after midnight (ET).
[UPDATED 09/06/09 -- 0627 MDT]
And I was exactly right about this statement at the end of my original post: The real question is whether the first [...]

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bfwebster on September 1st, 2009

Gateway Pundit has this wonderful but unsurprising video of an HCAN organizer handing out signs for a health care town hall meeting and explaining how to shout down and block media coverage of those raising questions about Obamacare. Here are some of the things the organizer says:
Be civil but block. So if they stand up [...]

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bfwebster on May 5th, 2009

OVERNIGHT LINK (note the singular)
ITEM: The Onion has become so much better than Saturday Night Live at video humor:

Trekkies Bash New Star Trek Film As ‘Fun, Watchable’
Well, that’s probably it for the day. I have work to do.  ..bruce w..

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bfwebster on May 2nd, 2009

MORNING LINKS — such as they are
ITEM: Warmists are realizing that when you’re losing the data debate, the  scientific debate and the popular debate — you should just change the terms of the debate!
The problem with global warming, some environmentalists believe, is “global warming.”
The term turns people off, fostering images of shaggy-haired liberals, economic sacrifice [...]

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bfwebster on May 1st, 2009

ADMIN: Yeah, I know today’s post title doesn’t rhyme with the others — but here’s a quick test of your own nit-pickiness: did the difference between Monday’s title and the rest of the week bother you?
MORNING LINKS (and these are likely the only link you’ll get today).
LINK: Speaking of workers, I’m going to be tied [...]

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bfwebster on April 22nd, 2009

MORNING LINKS — yeah, I’m up early
ITEM: Jim Lindgren over at the Volokh Conspiracy does the simple investigation that no news organization (except possibly Fox) seems willing or able to do. His finding: states with the highest unemployment rates have high tax and unionization rates, while states with the lowest unemployment rates have low tax [...]

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bfwebster on April 21st, 2009

[For those coming in from Ace of Spaces, here's the link to the "Atlas Shrugged" review]
MORNING LINKS
Item: I swapped e-mails this week with “S. Weasel” who runs one of my favorite blogs. She and her significant other (now husband) recently moved to England; she loves it there, but in her e-mail to me, she talked [...]

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bfwebster on April 20th, 2009

[For those of you coming in from Ace of Spades HQ, here's the Atlas Shrugged review.]
AFTERNOON LINKS
ITEM: Visualization is always a good thing. The Heritage Foundation graphically illustrates the minuscule nature of Obama’s proposed  — and far from realized — cuts (hat tip to Instapundit):

MORNING LINKS — things are heating up a bit.
ITEM: The stimulus [...]

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