links for 2009-11-12

Posted by Erick Erickson (Diary)

Thursday, November 12th at 12:02PM EST

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John King to Replace Lou Dobbs

OK, my dream job really is guest hosting for Rush Limbaugh while doing RedState. But doggoneit! I think I would be the most awesomeist replacement for Lou Dobbs that CNN could find. I could revitalize their whole network.
Portman Rising in Ohio

I don't want to write off Ganley immediately since he intends to make a go of it and not just be a poseur, but things are really looking up for Portman in Ohio. The Democrats continue to decline, Obama is increasingly unpopular, and Portman is looking more and more solid.
Eisenhower Interstate System in the style of H.C. Beck's London Underground Diagram

That's kind of cool. I'm a HUGE map junkie. I love maps. I collect maps. I have some very old maps and always get the most recent NatGeo World Map.
Redesigning the Worst NFL Helmet Graphics

Nice! The Patriots' redesign looks very Captain America.
Barrick shuts hedge book as world gold supply runs out

Oh good grief — peak gold now? Really? Pfffffft.
McDonald's Gitmo is hiring!

And Barack Obama intends to shut GTMO down. The one place within his control where jobs have not been lost.

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Love that interstate map

Neil Stevens (Diary) Thursday, November 12th at 12:53PM EST (link)

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No Problem

ajl_mo (Diary) Thursday, November 12th at 8:32PM EST (link)

Thanks, I’ll ask again later.

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Lou Dobbs departure from CNN means even higher ratings for FOX News in the 7 p.m. slot

raider1 Thursday, November 12th at 1:21PM EST (link)

Lou Dobbs departure from CNN means even higher ratings for FOX News in the 7 p.m. slot. I’m no fan of Shep, but I won’t watch John King.

CNN non-partisan? Hahaha.

CNN: now 100% Leftist, 100% of the time

JLenardDetroit (Diary) Thursday, November 12th at 2:22PM EST (link)

At least when Beck and Dobbs were there they could try and claim “Balance” 9% of the Day. But they were never really part of the mix in needing to monitor the enemy broadcasts for content distortions.

On a slightly different trek, I’d really like to see the FOX Network pull Craig Ferguson (American On Purpose), who is at the end of his current contract, away from Letterman and putting him up on Fox Network going head-to-head with Letterman. Instead, they moved out Saturday only Ferseten and brought in Wanda Sykes – oh give me a break!!! With just a few writer changes Ferguson would be a great counter to the current crop of Weekday-nightly horrible late night choices. Craig is the only Late Night host I can even tolerate and I DVR him nightly. Despite some of the usual pokes, from the normal pool of Leftist writers in LaLa-land, glimmers of a real person shines through. That, or Conservative Comedian Jim Norton – but I doubt he wants that type of venue and it is fun catching him on RedEye.

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The Interstate map

RJD (Diary) Thursday, November 12th at 1:48PM EST (link)

drawn in that way made the country look smaller by removing the states.

Anyone have another link for that interstate map?

Finrod (Diary) Thursday, November 12th at 6:07PM EST (link)

When I try to follow that link, it forces me to sign into Yahoo, and my Yahoo account went away years ago.

Let’s get down to brass tacks here. How much for the ape?

Politico sees what it wants to see in South Park

Finrod (Diary) Thursday, November 12th at 6:13PM EST (link)

For those of you who don’t follow South Park, the basic plot of yesterday’s episode went like this:

Eric Cartman manipulates his way into the spot of reading the morning school announcements, then uses it as a platform to attack and demagogue the class president, Wendy Testaburger. When the school tries to stop him, he invokes the ACLU to keep them from ‘stifling his free expression’, escalating his campaign to the point that Wendy ends up resigning her post, handing it over to Cartman, who quickly discovers that he doesn’t have the power to change the things that he’s been blaming Wendy for all along.

Politico’s headline? “South Park spoofs Glenn Beck”.

Hello? What woman leader was endlessly demagogued to the point that she resigned? Was Glenn Beck involved in that in any way whatsoever?

Let’s get down to brass tacks here. How much for the ape?

It was funny

SteveLA (Diary) Thursday, November 12th at 7:25PM EST (link)

Finrod,

It was funny though.
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Here's a new link....... Feds move to seize mosques, NYC skyscraper and more.

Kenny Solomon (Diary) Thursday, November 12th at 6:24PM EST (link)

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/feds_move_iran_seize_mosques_nyc_94aYUBwWe1r4KcOrlvmXWI

Federal prosecutors Thursday took steps to seize four U.S. mosques and a Fifth Avenue skyscraper owned by a nonprofit Muslim organization long suspected of being secretly controlled by the Iranian government.

In what could prove to be one of the biggest counterterrorism seizures in U.S. history, prosecutors filed a civil complaint in federal court seeking the forfeiture of more than $500 million in assets of the Alavi Foundation and an alleged front company.

The assets include Islamic centers in New York City, Maryland, California and Houston, more than 100 acres in Virginia, and a 36-story office tower in New York.

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When The Jihadist-In-Chief and A.G. Holder find out about this, heads are gonna roll at The Justice Department and The FBI for those agencies doing their jobs, protecting The USA and Americans.

Marco Rubio named keynote speaker for CPAC

discerningconservative (Diary) Thursday, November 12th at 8:03PM EST (link)

From Politico

Git-R-Done Mr. Rubio !!!.... nt

Kenny Solomon (Diary) Thursday, November 12th at 8:46PM EST (link)

Tony Blair called before inquiry panel on Iraq war.

Kenny Solomon (Diary) Thursday, November 12th at 8:52PM EST (link)

http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-world/blair-to-face-iraq-war-inquiry-20091113-idon.html

“………Gordon Brown announced the probe in June, honouring a pledge to hold one after British troops had pulled out of Iraq.”

snip

There have already been two main official probes in Britain into elements surrounding the run-up to the invasion.

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Mr. Blair, please watch carefully for US-made buses…… They hurt just as much as those made in UK when you get run over.