Archives for October 19, 2008
I-35: God’s Personal Highway
Posted by Greg Laden on October 19, 2008 And a highway will be there; it will be called the Way of Holiness. The unclean will not journey on it; it will be for those who walk in that Way; wicked fools will not go about on it.” -Isaiah 35:8 So, I’m having dinner over at Lynn Fellman Studios with Lynn, Genie Scott of…
Bachmann’s Remarks Incite Internal Opposition
Posted by Greg Laden on October 19, 2008 A Republican Challenger has risen in the ranks of the Congressional Sixth District in Minnesota to directly challenge incumbent and Republican Nominee Michele Bachmann. Aubrey Immelman, a professor of poly-psy at St. John’s University and College of St. Benedict, has registered as a writ-in candidate for the office. Aubrey Immelman, who mounted an unsuccessful Republican…
When Do Immigrants Learn English? Likely, not when you think.
Posted by Greg Laden on October 19, 2008 The North End, Boston, Massachusetts I’m standing outside Luigi’s restaurant having a smoke, and Luigi’s doorman had joined me. Across the street yellow stingray is parked, as usual, to block the alley. The word is, the fire escape down into that alley leads directly from Baronelli’s office. The stingray is an escape pod. Almost every…
Palin and McCain Hate Spreads: Acorn Office Attacked (and more)
Posted by Greg Laden on October 19, 2008 In my opinion, it is time to bring McCain and Palin in for questioning. There is currently a $5,000 reward being offered for information leading to the capture and conviction of the members of the McCain gang who are responsible for this latest outrage. Boston: ACORN Massachusetts’ head organizer Noemi “Mimi” Ramos arrived at the…
What does Palin Bring to the McCain Ticket?
Posted by Greg Laden on October 19, 2008 An active following of unrepentant racist scum. Click the Obama is a Monkey Man to read more about it at TUIBG.
“W”
Posted by Greg Laden on October 19, 2008 Did you see Oliver Stone pop his head up in the audience on Saturday Night Live last nigh? I have not yet seen W but I plan to. I know a lot of you find Oliver Stone annoying, but I want to make an argument that he is less annoying than you think. Oliver Stone
Powell’s remarks regarding his decision to vote for Obama
Posted by Greg Laden on October 19, 2008 This Photograph Needs a Caption
Posted by Greg Laden on October 19, 2008 Carnivalia
Posted by Greg Laden on October 19, 2008 I would like to begin by reminding you to submit your entries to a Special Edition of the Replace Michele Bachmann Web Carnival, which will be up tomorrow morning some time as scheduled. The current edition of that article is here, at Almost Diamonds. And now, today’s carnivals: Friday Ark #213 is at The Modulator…
Michele Bachmann
Posted by Greg Laden on October 19, 2008 Looking it up … so you don’t have to. This post is a resource for those interested in learning more about Michelle Bachmann, who represents Minnesota’s 6th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives. Congresswoman Michele Bachmann The first thing you need to know is that Michele has one “L” and Bachmann has…
Colin Powell Repudiates McCain, Palin AND Minnesota’s own: Bachmann
Posted by Greg Laden on October 19, 2008 It is very significant that one of the main reasons Powell chose to endorse Obama is the vicious and untruthful attack campaign being run by McCain and Palin. Bachmann’s connection to this is noted in this video (the link kindly sent to me by The Science Pundit).
I love the part where they shoot the moose
Posted by Greg Laden on October 19, 2008 It was predicted that Sara Palin would not be able to pull off laughing at herself. They were right. But that’s OK, there were plenty of people tuned in to laugh at her. The BEST part of the show was of course the Sarah Palin rap done during Weekend Update. Again, Palin showed an inability…
Colin Powell Endorses US Presidential Candidate
Posted by Greg Laden on October 19, 2008 General Colin Powell, the African American former Secretary of State famous for winning the First Gulf War as Chief of the Amy and, later, for being duped by Dick Cheney and George Bush to convince the world that Iraq was harboring illegal weapons of mass destruction, oft considered to be a presidential candidate, running mate,…
A Whale of a Missing Link : Indohyus
Posted by Greg Laden on October 19, 2008 Yet another missing link has been found! This new find links whales to quadrupedal land mammals. Thewissen et al. report in Nature new fossil material from the Middle Eocene of Kashmir, India. This species (in the genus Indohyus is represented by a remarkable set of remains, including cranial and post cranial material. Previous studies using…
New Hampshire Palinites Beat Obama Supporters
Posted by Greg Laden on October 19, 2008 And more …
The Bahamas Yield Amazing Fossil Finds
Posted by Greg Laden on October 19, 2008 Plant and animal fossils recently discovered from an island in the Bahamas tell a story of habitat change and human involvement in local extinction. These finds are reported in a paper by Steadman et al. in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Most people with an interest in natural history know about one…
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