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Archive for October, 2009

Andrew Sullivan Is Still Obsessed With Sarah Palin’s Uterus

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, October 27th, 2009. Filed under Blogging, Dumbasses, Politicos & Pundits, Politics, Sarah Palin

Back during the 2008 campaign, Andrew Sullivan sacrificed whatever credibility he had on the altar of his insane obsession with Trig Palin, Sarah Palin’s youngest son.
Well, it’s been almost a year but the obsession continues:
One has to wonder if Oprah will indeed ask Sarah Palin about the bizarre stories she has told about her fifth [...]

Another Fishy Poll In NY-23

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, October 27th, 2009. Filed under In The News, Politics

Yesterday we had a poll sponsored by the Club For Growth and conducted by a Republican polling firm that purported to show Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman ahead of the Democratic and Republican candidates in New York’s 23rd Congressional District.
Today, we’ve got another poll sponsored by a conservative group and conducted by a Republican polling [...]

Quote Of The Day

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, October 27th, 2009. Filed under Religion

Question with boldness even the existence of a god; because if there be one he must approve of the homage of reason more than that of blindfolded fear.
— Thomas Jefferson

22 Americans Die In Afghanistan In Two Days

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, October 27th, 2009. Filed under Afghanistan, Foreign Affairs

It’s been a deadly 48 hours for the United States in Afghanistan.
Yesterday, 14 American soldiers died in separate helicopter crashes that do not appear to be combat related.
Today, eight Americans died in an incident that was definitely combat related:
KABUL (AP) — Eight American troops were killed in two separate insurgent attacks Tuesday in southern [...]

PPP: McDonnell, Bolling, Cuccinelli Headed To A Sweep In Virginia

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, October 27th, 2009. Filed under 2009 Attorney General's Race, 2009 Governor's Race, 2009 Lt. Governor's Race, Bill Bolling, Bob McDonnell, Creigh Deeds, Jody Wagner, Ken Cuccinelli, Steve Shannon, Virginia, Virginia Politics

Another day, another indication that the Virginia Governor’s race is looking like a blowout:
Bob McDonnell has again expanded his lead in the race to be Virginia’s next Governor and is now up 55-40 on Creigh Deeds. A week ago the contest stood at 52-40.
There is some indication in the recent polls that Democratic voters are [...]

French Court Declares Scientology A Fraud

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, October 27th, 2009. Filed under France, Religion

Well, this is a good start:
PARIS (AP) — A Paris court convicted the Church of Scientology of fraud and fined it more than euro600,000 ($900,000) on Tuesday but stopped short of banning the group as prosecutors had demanded.
The group’s French branch immediately announced it would appeal the verdict.
The court convicted the Church of Scientology’s French [...]

The Cost Of American Empire: $ 855 Billion

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, October 27th, 2009. Filed under Foreign Affairs, Politics

Christopher Preble does the math:
Yesterday Congress passed the $680 billion FY 2010Defense Authorization Bill, which authorizes the largest such budget since the end of World War II. If, as is all but certain, President Obama signs the legislation, he will have failed to halt the inexorable growth in military spending, and he will signal to [...]

U.S. Diplomat Resigns Over Afghan War

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, October 27th, 2009. Filed under Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Foreign Affairs, Politics

A high-placed member of the Foreign Service has resigned over the Administration’s policy in Afghanistan:
When Matthew Hoh joined the Foreign Service early this year, he was exactly the kind of smart civil-military hybrid the administration was looking for to help expand its development efforts in Afghanistan.
A former Marine Corps captain with combat experience in [...]

They Can Have My Filet Mignon When They Pry It From My Cold, Dead Hands

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, October 27th, 2009. Filed under Dumbasses, In The News

Lord Stern, the British climate chief, says we will all have to become vegetarian to combat Global Warming:
People will need to turn vegetarian if the world is to conquer climate change, according to a leading authority on global warming.
In an interview with The Times, Lord Stern of Brentford said: “Meat is a wasteful use of [...]

A Libertarian Republican Case Against Doug Hoffman

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, October 27th, 2009. Filed under Congress, Political Parties, Politics, Republicans

Over at the blog of the Republican Liberty Caucus, David Nalle points out that libertarian-oriented Republicans shouldn’t necessarily be thrilled with Doug Hoffman’s insurgent candidacy in New York’s 23rd Congressional District:
[A]n essential component of that movement is, oddly enough, support for liberty. In all its forms. Not just the economic liberty of lower taxes, but [...]

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