Cao has already done a splendid job of covering that which I’m discovering on my own from Pelty’s newest book. But let me add a few observations. It’s hard to say if the eyepatch that Gerry Blackwood was wearing at the screening of…

Video of the Day — Dr. John performs “Right Place, Wrong Time” from the 1973 New Orleans Jazz Fest.

A funkified hello to all the readers visiting from Perri Nelson’s Website, Woman Honor Thyself, Pirate’s Cove, Cao’s Blog, Basil’s Blog, Third…

Borat [now that is just funny] Obama has been locked in a battle with Hillary Clinton and he says that this has got to stop. He has vowed not to get involved in dirty politics and the back and forth that he believes does no good. That is, of course, …

It starts out with the al-AP telling us we are stoopid for understimating and not thinking about how many civilians have died during Operation Iraqi Freedom. A subtle way to remind us that we as Americans are jerks, occupiers, terrible people, and shou…

The winners, and all the hot red carpet photos will be available right here as the results of the Academy Awards are announced Sunday night .
….and the nominees are
“Babel” “The Departed” “Letters from Iwo Jima” “Little Miss Sunsh…

In contrast to recent celebrity train-wrecks that don’t know how to handle pot, a grateful Scarlett is seen here lovingly holding the golden pudding pot. She was playfully subjected to a series of light-hearted jibes about her age, her curvaceous figu…

Not a single Senator who supports this nonsense can defend it on grounds of national security. Not a single one. How does limiting the President’s capabilities as commander in chief improve national security? How does limiting the military’s capabili…

Your basic weekend long open trackback post.I took a picture of this mural in 29 Palms, CA. (click to enlarge) Trackposted to Perri Nelson’s Website, third world county, The Crazy Rants of Samantha Burns, basil’s blog, Pirate’s Cove, Blue Star

Bruce’s day job, as regular readers know, is maintaining a database of genetic information. The goal of any genetics project is to find out which parts of the DNA do what. Insiders call this genetic annotation, and this article is…

Hybrids Not So Hot After Fuel-Economy Changes
Vilsack out; scramble for Iowa supporters begins…
Catholic Church lobbies for open borders
ROARING ECONOMY: BILL CLINTON HAS MADE $40M ON THE LECTURE CIRCUIT…
Trackposted to Outside the Beltway…

Nancy Pelosi, John Murtha and Harry Reid have put our soldiers between Iraq and a hard place. The soldiers have a war to win and victory is the goal. Pelosi, Murtha, Reid, the Democrat Presidential contenders, and the Democrat majority, have an elect…

Nancy Pelosi, John Murtha and Harry Reid have put our soldiers between Iraq and a hard place. The soldiers have a war to win and victory is the goal. Pelosi, Murtha, Reid, the Democrat Presidential contenders, and the Democrat majority, have an elect…

Another “Conservative” chimes in helpfully. Tom Nugent, presumably no relation to Ted Nugent, writes a piece comparing our illegal immigration woes to the movie Terminal with Ton Hanks. After a number of inapt, bordering on embarrassing suggestions h…

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Pressure groups from around Naples protested in Rome last Wednesday against the illegal dumping by Mafia-controlled businesses of millions of tons of toxic waste that they say is to blame for a rise in the number of tumours among local residents. Envir…

I hate unsolicited advertising. Like most people, I shred credit card apps by the truckload. I used to send them back with hate literature included in the envelope, until one company STILL opened an account in my name despite the

Britney Spears Joins Blue Man Group?

A freakishly entertaining greeting to readers from Perri Nelson’s Website, Woman Honor Thyself, Pirate’s Cove, Cao’s Blog, Basil’s Blog, Third World County, The Crazy Rants Of Samantha Burns, The Bullwinkle B…