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Rule 5 Sunday: Obsolete

— compiled by Wombat-socho We begin this wee’s Rule 5 roundup with a PSA from Doug at the Pegu Blog, who warns us of the dangers of mixing booze and Facebook without this reputation-saving product. Don’t go partying without it! More conventionally, the POH Diaries brings us Kristen Stewart, and the Rio Norte Line gets […]

What Does ‘Best Days Are Behind’ Mean?

by Smitty It’s easy to get hacked off about irrelevant things. The power cord somehow got caught in my sandal, my temper flared, and I managed to pull the whole power strip out of the wall. But that was a tangible thing. Abstractions are a bit harder to get at (emphasis mine): Most worrisome is […]

Santorum: Election ‘About Obama’

“I think we need — and I think the Tea Party people are going to realize we need a clean, clear contrast. We need this race to be about Barack Obama and his record, not with Republicans agreeing with that record. I mean, that would be the last thing we should be nominating is someone […]

‘Resist We Much!’ MSNBC’s Bogus Populist Al Sharpton Living Large

Liberal scam artist is a member of the 1 percent: The Rev. Al Sharpton’s nonprofit paid him nearly $242,000 — even as it carried $1.6 million in debt, according to documents obtained by The Post. In all, the controversial activist and his empire, including the National Action Network and two for-profit companies, were $5.3 million […]

Hey, Mitt Romney: Bet Me $10,000 I Won’t Post This Vintage Pinup Girl

Ha, ha! You lose! Lots of fallout today over last night’s debate, in which Mitt Romney offered Rick Perry a $10,000 bet that Mitt’s book did not include a call for nationalizing RomneyCare. The video: Lisa Graas reminds us that Mitt reportedly spent $45 million of his own money on his failed 2008 bid for […]

New Robert Spencer Book Promises To Be An Interesting Read On Islam

by Smitty That’s a provocative title: “Far from an anti-Islamic polemic, Did Muhammad Exist? is a sober and unflinching look at the origins of one of the world’s major religions. While Judaism and Christianity have been subjected to searching historical criticism for more than two centuries, Islam has, astonishingly, never received the same treatment on […]

ABC Iowa Debate Reaction Roundup UPDATE: Jennifer Rubin, WTF?

UPDATE 12:45 a.m.: Several people — including Melissa Clouthier, Dan Riehl, Ace of Spades and William Jacobson — were expressing outrage on Twitter at the way the Washington Post‘s Jennifer Rubin scored the debate: Winners: Bachmann, Santorum, Perry — and because they can take steam out of Gingrich and he demonstrated a superior temperament, Romney too was […]

World’s Youngest Blogger Gets The Message Early That You Really Don’t Want To Attend Hudson High

by Smitty Watching Navy ensure that Army’s timepiece has immaculate works with The World’s Youngest Blogger (i.e. Army’s clock was cleaned, 27-21, for the 10th straight year, ouch), a few things stuck out: #OccupyResoluteDesk was there, in close proximity to a Navy Jack held by a couple of Mids. That’s likely closer than BHO has been […]

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