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Posted at 6:15pm on May 3, 2008 Saturday Open Thread

Gotta Have Open Thread

By Dan McLaughlin

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Posted at 12:20pm on May 2, 2008 Senator Schumer's Own Open Thread

By Neil Stevens

Caption this if you please. Open thread.

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Posted at 10:45pm on Apr. 20, 2008 "Time Is Going By Really Really Really Really Slow"

Open Thread Goodness!

By Pejman Yousefzadeh

This ought to give you the giggles for a while:

(Via Tom Smith.)

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Posted at 2:54pm on Mar. 28, 2008 Friday Afternoon Open Thread

Is Barack Obama a Transparent Hologram, or Is He Showing Off His Flash-Like Speed?

By Dan McLaughlin

Days until the next Democratic primary: 25
Days until the last Democratic primary: 67
Days until the Democratic Convention opens: 150

Priceless.

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Posted at 12:31am on Mar. 25, 2008 The Free Trade Creates Wealth For All Open Thread

And a rising tide lifts all boats

By Neil Stevens

Relatively, the United States has more obese people than any other country in the world, and per capita Mexico is second on the world obesity list. Diabetes is now the leading killer.

These weren't always true of Mexico, but now they are. Why? NAFTA created wealth, a rising tide lifted all boats, and now Mexicans are ever more likely to be able to buy the food they need, plus the food they want, so much so that they can eat too much.

The human body is made to withstand food shortages. Perpetually having enough food will always create obesity. Weight is a sign of prosperity, and I for one am glad that NAFTA could help Mexico as much as it helped the USA.

Open Thread.

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Posted at 11:18pm on Mar. 23, 2008 Top Ten Awkard Obama-Wright Moments

Open Thread

By absentee

In light of this Top Ten List youtube clip that Pejman sent around (LOVE number five ... wait, SIX .. awkward!), and my own recent Top 5 List Of Dumb Things I've Done, I'd like to start a ...

TOP TEN (OR FIVE) LISTS OPEN THREAD

Number 10: Obama attends Wright's church for twenty years!

Number 9: Wright comes to Hawaii for a visit. Obama's Grandma, upon meeting the Wright Reverend, surrenders her purse.

Number 8: Wright introduces Farrakhan to Obama. That's it. That's the joke.

Number 7: Obama's Grandma comes to Chicago and visits the church to apologize for Pearl Harbor, but Obama doesn't show. He's not there on those days.

Number 6: On Thanksgiving Obama asks the Wright Reverend to pass some turkey. The Reverend inquires white or dark meat? Obama says a little of each.

You can't believe I don't shut up, but there's more ...

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Posted at 9:44pm on Mar. 19, 2008 Wednesday Night Open Thread

Yes We Do

By Dan McLaughlin

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Posted at 7:13pm on Mar. 7, 2008 Congestion Charge-Free Open Thread

By Neil Stevens

There's a neat little story in the Japan Times today about how various diplomats have stopped paying Red Ken's 'congestion' car taxes in London:

The biggest debtor is the United States, which owes over £2 million. Japan is currently in second place. More than £10 million is owed by 20 embassies, according to Transport for London.

The U.S. and German embassies stopped paying the charge in July 2005 and there are thought to be around 50 missions not paying now.

While opposing their actions, Mayor of London Ken Livingstone knows there is nothing he can do by law to prevent the diplomats' refusal to cough up.

What's especially funny about this is that Livingstone is beclowning himself so thoroughly by comparing this with the aggression of old militarist Japan:

He told a radio station: "I think there are several problems with Japan that we could go on about here. Admitting their guilt for all the war crimes would be one thing. So if they've not got round to doing that, I doubt they're too worried about the congestion charge."

How did this fool get elected? Open thread.

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Posted at 11:47am on Mar. 5, 2008 Wednesday Open Thread

Barack Obama Won't Be Home Before The Leaves Fall

By Dan McLaughlin

John McCain:

It is of little use to Americans for their candidates to avoid the many complex challenges of these struggles [in Iraq and Afghanistan] by re-litigating decisions of the past....I will leave it to my opponent to claim that they can keep companies and jobs from going overseas by making it harder for them to do business here at home.

Allahpundit: "I feel like a new father whose wife just gave birth to a healthy, vindictive, Machiavellian baby girl."

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Posted at 10:28am on Feb. 19, 2008 Wisconsin Primary Day Open Thread

McCain Pursues Victory While The Democrats' Quagmire Continues Without An Exit Strategy

By Dan McLaughlin

Republicans and Democrats go to the polls today in 2004's purplest state.

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Posted at 8:33pm on Feb. 13, 2008 Tomorrow Is Valentine's Day And You Better Have Bought Something Open Thread

By Dan McLaughlin

Just make sure it's something less horrible than this:

Ana Marie Cox: "Tell me this is a joke or if there's medication to stop... the ... cringing..." Allahpundit: "a metaphor for her campaign."

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Posted at 3:07pm on Feb. 3, 2008 Super Bowl Sunday Open Thread

Football, The Primaries, or Whatever.

By Dan McLaughlin

Talk about the McCain-Romney race here, or the Super Bowl, or whatever. I'll offer my own kickoffs. First, the latest poll from California:

Arizona Sen. John McCain lengthened his lead in the state Republican primary, grabbing a 32 to 24 percent edge among likely voters over former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee was at 13 percent and Texas Rep. Ron Paul at 10 percent.

But the Democratic numbers are the shocker. Clinton, a longtime California favorite, saw her once-commanding lead slip to two percentage points, 36 to 34 percent, in the new survey. ...But with 18 percent of Democratic voters still undecided just days before Tuesday's primary, the election is still up for grabs, said Mark DiCamillo, the poll's director.

My Super Bowl pick? I say my Giants keep it surprisingly close for the first half, in part by exploiting New England's run defense, but the Pats put them away with a flurry of passing TDs in the third quarter.

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Posted at 7:59pm on Jan. 28, 2008 Open Thread of Armaments

By Neil Stevens

The Navy has taken delivery on a Rail Gun. Now there's a Second Amendment debate in the making.

This is an open thread.

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Posted at 12:17pm on Jan. 27, 2008 Thundercats, Heyo! Open Thread

By Neil Stevens

Thundercats fans may want to skip this comic.

Open Thread.

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Posted at 11:25am on Jan. 16, 2008 Day After Michigan Open Thread

SC & NV GOP Vote In Three Days

By Dan McLaughlin

Show us how you really feel about Michigan.

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