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Archive for July, 2009

Orly Taitz Headed To The Colbert Report

by Doug Mataconis @ Saturday, July 25th, 2009. Filed under Barack Obama, Obama Derangement Syndrome, Politics

Now this would definitely be TiVo worthy television.
Crazy birther Lawyer/Dentist/Real Estate Agent Orly Taitz is saying on her blog that she’ll be taping a segment on The Colbert Report next week:
I will be taping Steven Colbert show on Tuesday, but I am not sure when will they show it. You can call them and ask. [...]

Is A.P. Declaring War On The Blogosphere ?

by Doug Mataconis @ Saturday, July 25th, 2009. Filed under Internet, Media, Technology

As the men and women who run the dead tree media struggle to figure out how to remain viable in the Internet Age, the Associated Press has apparently come up with the strategy of all-out war:
Taking a new hard line that news articles should not turn up on search engines and Web sites without permission, [...]

D.C. Skywatchers: Shuttle Endeavour And Space Station Visible Tonight & Tomorrow

by Doug Mataconis @ Saturday, July 25th, 2009. Filed under Science, Space Exploration, Washington DC

If the weather cooperates, stargazers in the Washington D.C. will get a rare treat:
The space shuttle Endeavour and the international space station, docked together and replete with a tiny town of astronauts, will cross Washington skies Saturday and Sunday nights, according to the U.S. Naval Observatory.
The shuttle and the space station are 220 miles above [...]

CNN’s Rick Sanchez Takes On The Birthers

by Doug Mataconis @ Saturday, July 25th, 2009. Filed under Barack Obama, Obama Derangement Syndrome, Politics

Another well done refutation of birtherism:

The Long Drawn-Out Death Of The U.S. Postal Service

by Doug Mataconis @ Saturday, July 25th, 2009. Filed under Business, Economics

Yet another sign that the United States Postal Service is going the way of the horse and buggy:
Combine the impact of new technologies with the gut punch of the recession, and in the past year alone, the Postal Service has seen the single largest drop-off in mail volume in its 234-year history, greater even than [...]

Countdown Talks About The Birthers And The GOP

by Doug Mataconis @ Saturday, July 25th, 2009. Filed under Barack Obama, Obama Derangement Syndrome, Politics

I’ll say this much, the birthers aren’t just hiding on the Internet anymore:

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Maybe I’ve Been Wrong About The Birthers

by Doug Mataconis @ Saturday, July 25th, 2009. Filed under Barack Obama, Obama Derangement Syndrome, Politics

Alex Knapp presents a philosophical defense of the Birthers:
Faced with this overwhelming evidence, the average person will no doubt shrug and consider the case closed. There is no question that the evidence points to the conclusion that Barack Obama was born in Hawaii and is therefore a “natural-born citizen.”
No question, that is, if you accept [...]

Last British Veteran Of World War One Dies

by Doug Mataconis @ Saturday, July 25th, 2009. Filed under History, In The News

The last member of a generation of British men that sacrificed itself on Flanders’ Field and elsewhere has died:
LONDON, England (CNN) — Harry Patch — the last surviving British soldier from World War I — died Saturday at the age of 111, Britain’s Ministry of Defence said.
Patch died peacefully at his care home in the [...]

Yet Another Atlas Shrugged Movie Update

by Doug Mataconis @ Saturday, July 25th, 2009. Filed under Ayn Rand, Books

Depending on which story you believe, an Atlas Shrugged movie is either just around the corner, or as unlikely to happen as it has been for the past 25 years or so.
First, we have reports that Charlize Theron has expressed interest in a role in the movie:
The 37-year effort to bring “Atlas Shrugged” to the [...]

You Spend Two Trillion Bucks, And What Do You Get ?

by Doug Mataconis @ Saturday, July 25th, 2009. Filed under Barack Obama, Humor, Politics

Well, I’ll say this much, it’s better than that crappy faux Lady Gaga stuff:

H/T: Leslie Carbone

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