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Captain Ed is a father and grandfather living in the Twin Cities area of Minnesota, a native Californian who moved to the North Star State because of the weather. He lives with his wife Marcia, also known as the First Mate, their two dogs, and frequently watch their granddaughter Kayla, whom Captain Ed calls The Little Admiral.
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OpenCongress Web Widget
Ever wanted to announce your support or opposition to Congressional legislation? OpenCongress now has a web widget that allows bloggers to do exactly that. Take a look at this, and check out how easily you can build your own.
Maybe They're Flotation Devices?
The Australian Navy foots the bill for breast augmentations. The Labour Party would like to know why, and probably so would most of the voters in Australia.
The Thinking Blogger
Congrats to Fausta, who won a Thinking Blogger award. She thanks me for my friendship, but the truth is that Fausta makes it easy to be her friend. She's always positive and energetic, and she epitomizes the notion of a thinking blogger. Make sure to put her on your must-read list!
Ensign Calls For Return Of MoveOn Money
NRSC chair Senator John Ensign calls for Democrats to return all campaign funds donated by MoveOn, after their despicable New York Times ad today accusing David Petraeus of treason. "If Senate Democrats are serious about moving our country forward, they will denounce this outrageous ad and return the campaign funds MoveOn.org has lavished on them as well as the donations made through MoveOn.org -- the choice is theirs." Ensign's right, but I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for the refund ...
Support The Al-Dura Petition
Roger Simon at Pajamas Media is circulating a petition to demand accountability for the discredited al-Dura report from France's Channel 2. This is, as Roger calls it, the "Father of all Fauxtography," and C-2 has never acknowledged its fault in airing the supposed murder of a Palestinian child. He wants C-2 to show all of the unedited footage of the incident in order to show that C-2 faked the murder. If they're resisting the demand, I'd say they have something to hide ....
There Goes The Undefeated Season
Notre Dame managed to get its first loss out of the way as soon as possible -- and as badly as possible. Georgia Tech came to South Bend and stomped the Irish, 33-3, in the worst home opener loss in school history. The offense fumbled twice and allowed seven sacks on Evan Sharpley, who must have longed to have Brady Quinn back on the field instead. If Charlie Weis doesn't turn this debacle around fast, he may want to start asking Ty Willingham for some career counseling ....
Would Early Primaries Allow More Donations?
Jim Geraghty at The Campaign Spot believes that candidates will benefit if primaries and caucuses get pushed into 2007. A loophole in campaign finance regulation appears to allow an extra $2,300 per donor for candidates if those elections are held this year. Be sure to check out Jim's analysis, and the surprising candidate that may benefit the most.
When Tom Met Jeralyn
One of the interesting aspects of politics is finding out that opponents are people, too. Jeralyn Merritt of TalkLeft met Rep. Tom Tancredo backstage at NBC's studios, and found him more likable than she had anticipated. Perhaps it was their mutual interest in Dog, The Bounty Hunter ...
Joe Lieberman A Right-Wing Nut?
That's what CAIR says, according to Joe Kaufman. He has a link to a CAIR official's blog post that calls Lieberman, along with John Bolton, former CIA director James Woolsey, and the Heritage Foundation's Peter Brookes as "extremists". Affad Shaikh also calls Dick Cheney a "fat bastard of a liar," apparently not meant as a pop-culture reference to the Austin Powers movies. (via Let Freedom Ring)
Broadband Homelessness
The Japanese have made homelessness more efficient, and more Net-friendly, too. Their Internet cafés have become homeless shelters for the struggling manual-labor sector. The problem has grown into such a problem that government intervention will shortly become a political priority.
Found My Law Firm
Power Line links twice to this story regarding an attorney at Faegre & Benson who refused to become a victim and helped capture a very dangerous man. Keith Radtke is a partner in the firm as is Power Line's John Hinderaker. Radtke is listed in satisfactory condition after getting shot in the back, but that didn't keep him from locking up his attacker in a wrestling grip until police could arrive. I don't know about you, but that's the kind of man I'd want as my counsel ....
Don't Click That YouTube E-mail
The latest in spam seems to be redirections from YouTube links in e-mail to IP addresses without domain names. They attempt to entice people by making it seem that they have been inadvertently YouTubed. I'm sure most people can see through this scam, but just in case, you've been warned ....
Rick Moran Escapes The Floods
Rick Moran has kept us up to date on his travails along the Algonquin River. Yesterday, the police showed up to get him evacuated before the river flooded his home -- but today, Rick finds that a minor miracle has taken place, and that his house survives ... at least for now. Keep Rick in your prayers, and keep checking in at Right Wing Nut House for updates.
Rule 1: Drag The Corpse On Over First
If I've learned anything in four years of blogging, don't try to be out in front of the death rumors, especially with the villains of the world. Saddam died a hundred deaths before we caught him alive in his spider hole, and Abu Musab al-Zarqawi almost as many before his demise last year. Osama may or may not be alive, but everyone's avoided speculating on his fate for a while now. Maybe Val at Babalu Blog will get luckier with his "Castro Is Dead" story. We all hope so. I'll wait for the announcement ....
Hobbs Choice
Volunteer Voters is holding its annual "Best of Nashville" on-line polls, and one of the categories is for the best political writer. Our friend Bill Hobbs, now posting at Newsbusters, and he'd like his on-line fans to cast their votes. Drop by and put one in for Bill if you get a chance!
Comments (7)
Posted by Terrye | October 7, 2007 3:48 PM
If Ann Coulter is there please tell her to watch her mouth.
It would be nice if the convention could be about issues instead of personalities.
Posted by Carol Herman | October 7, 2007 4:37 PM
Ah, if Ann Coulter is there, tell her I bought her new book If Democrats Had Any Brains, They'd Be Republicans ...
With the caveat that as long as Larry Craig keeps hanging in as a senator, there's a problem on the right! Because Larry Craig attached himself in the senate by playing "right wing games" ... with a Wide-Stance.
Hopefully, candidates, ahead, get chosen, away from the game playing used in the past.
Yes, I know Ann Coulter lkes Duncan Hunter. But when I heard her speaking on Drudge's old Radio Show, she said:
ONE: Duncan's not registering with the MAINSTREAM.
And, TWO: One of the problems Conservatives have with their politicians ... is that ALL OF THEM JUST play TOKENS. As there's a reality out there. You collect the voters "by saying what you have to say."
And, then? You let the problems FESTER.
How?
Well, PORK makes the politicians twirl around.
And, I do appreciate Guiliani's remark, that there shame there. Enough to go around.
HOW CAN PEOPLE SPEND MONEY LIKE THIS?
What's it gonna take?
Pretty obvious the affirmative action crowd has no decent leadership to speak of.
But the same harms befell the republicans. What with the games played against ROE. You've got no claims to fame, now, either. Seems you take take Sandra day O'Connor's fork, and stick it into the deep divide. That has happened. Given that neither Bush made much in the way of presidential timber.
And, the congress is deeply divided. You're not gonna go, now, and find any leadership there!
As a matter of fact, while we're not having a Civil War right now; that's because no one's worth a single bullet. But you've got a deeply divided world, when it comes to obraining power.
And, you can just go ahead, and continue your usual games.
Without seeing pivotal changes occurring.
Or you can try to find out why the MAINSTREAM is just disgusted.
"Watching mouths?" Oh, give me a break!
How about taking responsibility for what grew so deformed.
The pubbies only claim to fame? Hardly likely that Hillary gets more than the 50% that the Bonkeys know how to cover, with theft.
While going after women, so you can increase the police. Who will watch out for something smaller than what falls into petrie dishes ... is what's ROILING UNDER THE SURFACE.
For instance. to "pass muster" it was neessary for Clarence Thomas to state "he just never thought about ROE. At all." It "didn't come up. But now that he's on the surpremes? He can't sell the idea that he's gainst ROE. Not with a shred of honsety.
Is that how you want to see people approaching the White House?
Sounds like shades of prohibition. Where the town's biggest drunks tell ya they "lever touch the bottle." Wouldn't recognize pork it they fell into the fat barrel. HO. HO. HO.
Now?
You either back a leader. Or you do the usual threats.
Except for where it gets y6a.
You're about there, now.
50/50. Kept "harmless" by a bunch of rubes.
Like Larry Craig. But I gotta tell ya; just haning doesn't doesn't make anyone very proud.
Now, if you had real leaders? They galvanize the PEOPLE!
Bush? Can't give a speech to save his life.
Which is why the Bonkeys find themselves in their current pickle.
Oh, by the way, we're at the margins. This is not the "drive by" place where people who hold DC in low regard, tend to visit.
Not that you can't find out stuff, if you just put your ears to the wall. And, listen.
Probibition died.
And, the newer version? Against ROE? You just ain't gonna put the sexual revolution back into some religious vessel. Sorry. Too many leaks. And, an absolute waste of time.
All ya got for all your effors were CRUD. Really6!
Try, instead, to election a popular president next time! GAIN GROUND.
Stop giving ground away to a bunch of losers you can't even get out of congress.
Posted by brooklyn - hnav | October 7, 2007 5:50 PM
Dear Captain,
Maybe you could debate a very concerning issue.
Challenge some Conservatives to grow beyond.
Some have been so encouraged to hate the GOP because of the immigration issue, they have lost sight of the larger picture, their objectivity, and concern for the upcoming election.
Much of the mindset is baseless, hyperbolic, and completely unreasonable.
*** here is another mindless effort...
That’s the Last Straw For Me—Impeach the Bastard
Everyone can share some blame, a number of Conservative Pundits, as well as a very small group of vitriolic Americans, as much as the Republican Representation.
But I have never encountered so many 'stuck on stupid'.
As if they would through away a car, because of a scratch on the fender.
Empowering the Liberal Democrat Party, just because they have a problem on an issue that has been neglected for decades, is pure insanity.
Especially, knowing Hillary wants to take things away from us.
We simply cannot remain stuck on stupid.
We have to get it together, before it is too late.
Posted by Carol Herman | October 7, 2007 6:14 PM
USing my eyeballs, I can see that congress is split 50/50. The hue and cry that right wingers were looking for a bullet-proof senate, of filling 60 seats, alas never came to pass.
You could learn something from that.
Or decide not to pay attention.
But the Bonkeys know how to pull out wins on the 50 yard line. They cheat. Dead people give them votes. And, so, too, some people who are paid to vote more than once. And, who also vote under the names of registered pets. It shouldn't amount to more than spitting in the ocean. But it does.
Also, this president has not made the sale. The White House is doing some things successfully; but the AMerican people seem more convinced that Bush is a putz. ANd, our own kids, in the military, are not protected by the turkeys in congress.
Sad. But true.
I blame it on the crowd that fought ROE. Because what have they accomplished? Tongue in cheek confirmations, where justices play dumb? Seems that if you want to compare this technique to when the communist, Ruth Bader Gingsberg did it, she excelled far better than your own turkeys.
And, you've got no guarantees that the damaged merchandise you bought (to fight ROE), gave you all that much, except a bunch of creeps in PROM DRESSES.
you want leadership? It's not in DC.
And, the right wing base of the republican party remains as far away from reality as the left wing base, over at the Bonkeys' camp.
Since nobody can predict the future; you can assume something happens ahead; and it may even shock you. Because? What's the chances of making a "bad pick?"
Bush?
He's a very strange man.
He played the game as far as you could take it. But he's given a poor enough peformance; that when it's through ... people are gonna be glad he's gone.
He was a "C" student from start to finish. And, he didn't like competence all that much, either. Until he got DESPERATE! You shouldn't be picking the best as a last choice.
Though that's what Winston Churchill said. Americans, he said, tend to do lots of stuff, before they get to doing the right thing.
And, most of the time the delays have worked to our benefit.
Also, IF the mainstream looks at the republican nominee, and doesn't see SUBSTANCE; ...
Well, then, you didn't learn a thing from 1992.
Next time? Well, Ross Perot, himself, won't be running. But an Independent Choice; when people really want to see differences from what they've gotten so far ... might lead to a candidate that appeals beyond the borders of the right wing nutters.
"Conservative" has become a word like "liberal." It no longer means what it once held in old-fashioned terminology.
The liberals went and invented "progressive."
Well, ya know what? MAINSTREAM is not a bad word!
Think of it like you're a bunch of wholesalers. You've made stupid desicions, before. But now you're being given another chance.
Oh, I know. Trent Lott has no intention of putting down his baton. And, he's surrounded by a chorus of lemmings.
Can't change that, any time soon.
What if the Bonkeys can't change a thing, and need to run PIAPS? So far, the solution is not simple.
Posted by Rose | October 7, 2007 6:39 PM
Captain Ed, I sure hope you come back with some great info about Duncan Hunter.
Posted by Rose | October 7, 2007 6:42 PM
Posted by Terrye | October 7, 2007 3:48 PM
If Ann Coulter is there please tell her to watch her mouth.
It would be nice if the convention could be about issues instead of personalities.
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We know you Liberals hate it when Ann tells the TRUTH on you guys.
But if you are worried about MOUTH - go tell it to the DEMOCRAT LIBERAL skanks.
Clean your own house before you worry about anyone else.
Posted by sestamibi | October 8, 2007 12:52 AM
I live nearby, and would love to come, but I won't touch anything with that turd Chuck Muth's name on it.