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Sherrod case shows power of conservative media

Ben — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 13:39:07 +0000

“A conservative blog posts 2 minutes, 38 seconds of video clips of a black federal agriculture official saying she didn’t do everything she could to help a white farmer. The blogger labels it racism. Calls grow for the Obama administration to remove her. No one at the Agriculture Department or the White House checks further. The official is forced to resign. Monday ends, but not the story…”

Public Radio Publicist Apologizes For Controversial Remarks About Limbaugh

Ben — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 19:36:13 +0000

“At 2:10 p.m. ET, Spitz issued this statement:

‘I made poorly considered remarks about Rush Limbaugh to what I believed was a private email discussion group from my personal email account. As a publicist, I realize more than anyone that is no excuse for irresponsible behavior. I apologize to anyone I may have offended and I regret these comments greatly; they do not reflect the values by which I conduct my life.’ …”

Anger Is Crowds Overarching Emotion at McCain Rally — Michael D. Shear and Perry Bacon Jr., Washington Post

Ben — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:21:34 +0000

Can’t say that I blame them.

Why Martin Luther King Was Republican — Frances Rice, Human Events

Ben — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 01:04:50 +0000

Of course this only makes sense given the history of the Civil War, but for some reason reading this took me aback. Some residual public school/media conditioning still held some slight sway, I guess. With this, there’s less now than there was yesterday.

The Fringe Benefits of Failure, and the Importance of Imagination — J.K. Rowling, Harvard Magazine.

Ben — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 16:07:00 +0000

Sentenced to death: Afghan who dared to read about women’s rights — Kim Sengupta, UK Independent

Ben — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 17:18:37 +0000

The last testament of Flashman’s creator: How Britain has destroyed itself — George Macdonald Fraser, the Daily Mail

Ben — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 23:52:31 +0000

I originally happened upon Mr. Fraser’s work while searching for another author’s work entirely. Rest in peace, sir.

George MacDonald Fraser, R.I.P. — Scott Johnson, Powerline
George MacDonald Fraser, R.I.P. — Sam Munson, The Horizon on Commentary Magazine
To Fraser (And Flashman)! — Max Boot, The Horizon on Commentary Magazine.

Huckacide: A shiny Christmas present for the Democrats. — Rich Lowry, National Review Online

Ben — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 12:19:26 +0000

24 hour comic: Everything You Never Wanted to Know About Crohn’s Disease) — Tom Humberstone, Vented Spleen

Ben — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 21:28:25 +0000

This one is spot on. All I can say is thank God for Remicade.

Luther’s 95 Theses, Introduction

History — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 02:36:40 +0000

Out of love and concern for the truth, and with the object of eliciting it, the following heads will be the subject of a public discussion at Wittenberg under the presidency of the reverend father, Martin Luther, Augustinian, Master of Arts and Sacred Theology, and duly appointed Lecturer on these subjects in that place. He requests that whoever cannot be present personally to debate the matter orally will do so in absence in writing.

On Federalism — Fred Thompson, The Friends of Fred Thompson Blog

Ben — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 22:01:40 +0000

I’ve been listening to the Federalist Papers recently, and what Fred Thompson has to say here is almost Hamiltonian in its rhetoric and succinctness. Please, read the whole thing.

I was a fanatic…I know their thinking, says former radical Islamist — Hassan Butt, UK Daily Mail

Ben — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 22:49:52 +0000

Obama To Christians: We Are The Way, The Truth, and The Life, Not Christ.Erick, RedState

Ben — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 16:14:44 +0000

Old girlfriends cast their vote for ThompsonSarah Baxter, London Times

Ben — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 16:11:56 +0000

Commentary:
It’s An Endorsement Of The First Rank
Pejman Yousefzadeh, RedState

Belarusian bloggers free political prisonerCory Doctorow, BoingBoing

Ben — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 00:13:10 +0000

Breaking: Fred Thompson Has Treatable IllnessBill Hobbs, Elephant Biz

Ben — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 00:34:14 +0000

See Also:
Fred Thompson health update — Paul Mirengoff, Power Line

The Weird Thing About People Reading Blogs — ChewyMom

Ben — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 22:54:50 +0000

Blogging on the TarmacBrian Hollar, Thinking on the Margin

Ben — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 22:07:13 +0000

The quotes of Publilius Syrus — Brainy quotes

Ben — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 21:51:07 +0000

This dead Latin guy came up with quite a few sayings that may be familiar to you.

Couple Sentenced For Having Sex In Front Of ChildAP on WBZtv

Ben — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 16:43:11 +0000

Fred Thompson meets Ronald ReaganMark Kilmer, RedState

Ben — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 16:42:00 +0000

Egypt blogger jailed for “insulting” IslamAlaa Shahine, Reuters

Ben — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 23:23:35 +0000

In the U.K., Aborting a Baby is Legal, but Depicting it is a CrimeSteven W. Mosher, GCC Center for Vision & Values

Ben — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 23:08:16 +0000

Jailed for a Blogpost — Dalia Ziada & Jese Sage, TCS Daily

Ben — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 00:41:50 +0000

Beyond Same-Sex Marriage: Can Mitt Romney spur a broader debate? — Brendan Miniter, OpinionJournal

Ben — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 02:18:48 +0000