Christiane Redeems Herself…a Bit

Against my better judgement tonight I was watching Larry King Live, and was witness to something that gave me a feeling that approached satisfaction -- as close to such a feeling as one can get watching CNN. Thanks to CNN transcripts, I don't even have to paraphrase...

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Comical Scotty

"The Al-Qaeda leadership is on the run and under a lot of pressure. We are continuing to take the fight to the enemy abroad, and making it difficult for them to plan and plot against America," White House spokesman Scott McClellan said in Twentynine Palms, California....

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Saddam the Maniacal Monster…?

I hate that something so obvious needs a caveat, but here, for those who aren't so bright: Saddam bad. k? Alright, let's move on. When I was little, during the Gulf War, it was popular to talk about "Saddam Insane." 10-year-olds didn't make this up on their own -- it...

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But Were The Tombs Destroyed?

Something a friend noticed while I was doing the morning carnage searches was that nowhere was a news story that mentioned the fate of the tombs inside the Golden Mosque. Not a single paper reported that they survived, which I figured would be an important item to...

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Katrina Head-scratchers

Why did FEMA block Wal-Mart shipments of water to the New Orleans area? Why did FEMA block fuel shipments to the New Orleans area? Why did FEMA cut emergency communication lines from the New Orleans area? Why wouldn't FEMA let the Red Cross deliver food to the New...

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Making Excuses for Animals

So sue me: people who riot and kill and swear jihad against an entire country because some drooling gap-toothed Lynndie-type flushed a wad of paper that had religious stuff written on it down a toilet are A-N-I-M-A-L-S. I don't care if it was their holy book. I don't...

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Extradite Posada — Now!

As soon as the final touches of translation are completed, Venezuela is to formally submit a request for the extradition of Luis Posada Carriles, accused (and pretty much known even by the CIA) of bombing a Cuban airliner in 1976, killing the 73 people on board. He is...

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