Archives for October 2008

He writes: Indeed in the 1990s in Britain's highly influential satirical magazine Private Eye, I wrote that Michael, then a well-known broadcaster on British television, … [Read more...]

In the pre-post-ops about "how conservatives should change their game plan if we lose", we'll hear a lot about how "Rush Limbaugh" and "Ann Coulter" cost us the election, even though I haven't seen Coulter's face on TV for about a year and Rush has more daily listeners than the Big 3 networks … [Read more...]

Re my latest "never an avalanche around when you need one post," a loyal reader sends this in:
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Except you should always shoot to kill, not to wound. Thanks, Nick! … [Read more...]

Dear idiots: Conservativism doesn't need to be "moderated." It is already moderate; that's why it's called "conservative". I'll make it simpler for you than Rush does (below): if bile doesn't rise in your throat at the very notion of an Obama presidency, then you are NOT a … [Read more...]

I've proposed (unrealistically, I admit) that the Internet be declared a libel free zone; Members of Parliament, after all, are immune from libel and slander for anything they say in the House. Why shouldn't ordinary citizens enjoy such a safe zone too? Oooops. ([Read more...]

An oldie but a goodie. Apparently, this ex-nun looking woman was the smartest female they could get to debate... Milton Friedman and Thomas Sowell. OK, an order to fill that's as tall as King Kong. But watch Sowell's … [Read more...]

He writes: McCain is a man of action and accomplishment, Obama a man of "charisma" and pretty words, whose only real accomplishment has been his remarkable self-advancement. (...)

I wish that were the … [Read more...]

Scaramouche writes about the CJC's flaccid, stuttering response to Durban II: Tell me, Bernie, what will it take for you to have that “eureka” moment, that epiphany that hits you—kapow!—smack in the middle of the forehead so that the lights finally, finally, go on and you can see without a … [Read more...]

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He told the Western Standard: I was aware of the Steyn/Maclean's case.
It’s truly shocking that a supposedly democratic government has arrogated to itself the power to censor … [Read more...]

2PM EST UPDATE: the stupid ***** admits she made it up. She now needs to spend a whole lotta time in jail, starting today. *** I've posted my thoughts on this bizarre story over at [Read more...]