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The Weblog at The View from the Core - Index for Week of February 08, 2004
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| Saturday, February 14, 2004 | ||||
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Blogworthies II (02/14/04 03:57:09 PM; 3625 words) Blogworthies II Because The Blog from the Core simply can't cover everything. Noteworthy entries @ Discriminations, Turnabout, JunkYardBlog, The Remedy, Midwest Conservative Journal, Dust in the Light, Discriminations (again), Cor.... |
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"St. Valentines' Day" (02/14/04 01:25:26 PM; 144 words) "St. Valentines' Day" To-day, all day, I rode upon the down, With hounds and horsemen, a brave company; On this side in its glory lay the sea, On that the.... |
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Happy Valentine's Day (02/14/04 12:58:14 PM; 12 words) Happy Valentine's Day From Mars, With Love PIA01342: From Mars, With Love |
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"Up From Atheism" (02/14/04 12:26:21 PM; 432 words) "Up From Atheism" Two recent columns by Mike S. Adams. From Up From Atheism: .... A few days later, I snuck into Barnes and Noble at about 10:45 p.m., just.... |
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"Turn Right At The Light" (02/14/04 12:11:39 PM; 11 words) "Turn Right At The Light" A young weblog. P.S. Interesting. |
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"Every Voice" (02/14/04 12:06:21 PM; 7 words) "Every Voice" Mark Windsor is back. |
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"Everything Will Be 'Free' But Us" (02/14/04 11:46:53 AM; 417 words) "Everything Will Be 'Free' But Us" A reader writes: Re: Kerry's Intern The word coming out of radio talk shows is that the Democratic candidates are in such disarray that.... |
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"Memories Place Bush in Alabama if Records Don't" (02/14/04 08:26:03 AM; 443 words) "Memories Place Bush in Alabama if Records Don't" From yesterday's Atlanta Journal-Constitution: The search for proof that young Lt. George W. Bush worked weekends at an Air Force base in.... |
| Friday, February 13, 2004 | ||||
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The? Real? Man? (02/13/04 08:23:53 PM; 842 words) The? Real? Man? Democrats in Self-Destruct Mode CLXXXIII Princeton professor and the New York Times' resident raving George-Bush Hater Paul Krugman stares into the mirror again as he writes his.... |
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Was Kerry Testifying Surreptitiously About Himself in 1971? (02/13/04 07:07:02 PM; 62 words) Was Kerry Testifying Surreptitiously About Himself in 1971? RTWT. The author? See, for instance, here, here, and here. So, Faithful Reader, do you think mainstream media will ever demand every.... |
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"Doubts Raised on Bush Accuser" (02/13/04 06:01:23 PM; 321 words) "Doubts Raised on Bush Accuser" Democrats in Self-Destruct Mode CLXXXII It looks like the (very liberal) newspaper that "broke" this lying political smear may now be "breaking" it in another.... |
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John Kerry: Post-LBJ Democratic Party Incarnate (02/13/04 05:35:04 PM; 556 words) John Kerry: Post-LBJ Democratic Party Incarnate "This election offers one last vote on whether the forces put in motion around 1968 will also carry America forward into the new century.... |
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"Elect Few" (02/13/04 06:54:52 AM; 1058 words) "Elect Few" Democrats in Self-Destruct Mode CLXXXI "In other words, when voters say a candidate is most electable in the general election, what they often mean is that he's most.... |
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An Interlude of Breathtaking Honesty (02/13/04 06:42:32 AM; 557 words) An Interlude of Breathtaking Honesty At The Note, Feb. 10, from ABC News. You may have been wondering, Faithful Reader, why The Blog from the Core hasn't covered this yet..... |
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"Democratic Realism: An American Foreign Policy for a Unipolar World" (02/13/04 06:29:29 AM; 1260 words) "Democratic Realism: An American Foreign Policy for a Unipolar World" A nonpareil address by Charles Krauthammer. At the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, February 10, 2004. This monumental.... |
| Thursday, February 12, 2004 | ||||
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Speech by Senator John Kerry on Resolution to Authorize Use of US Armed Forces Against Iraq (02/12/04 08:03:39 PM; 6889 words) Speech by Senator John Kerry on Resolution to Authorize Use of US Armed Forces Against Iraq On the floor of the US Senate, Wednesday, October 9, 2002. "I believe the.... |
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Abraham Lincoln's One Hundred and Ninety-Fifth Birthday (02/12/04 07:24:35 PM; 12 words) Abraham Lincoln's One Hundred and Ninety-Fifth Birthday Today. Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission |
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"Playing Antiwar Games" (02/12/04 07:05:07 PM; 1777 words) "Playing Antiwar Games" Democrats in Self-Destruct Mode CLXXX A remarkably long letter to the editor by Col. William Campenni (Ret. USAF/ANG) at The Washington Times, yesterday. + + + +.... |
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Good on Colin Powell (02/12/04 06:34:19 PM; 317 words) Good on Colin Powell I love this story: .... Secretary of State Colin L. Powell, a retired four-star general known for his even temperament, paused yesterday during a congressional hearing.... |
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John "F"... Clinton? (02/12/04 01:11:14 PM; 283 words) John "F"... Clinton? Democrats in Self-Destruct Mode CLXXIX My friend Paul clues me in to the latest from Matt Drudge (brackets in original). + + + + + XXXXX DRUDGE.... |
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The (In)famous Book Cover (02/12/04 07:14:54 AM; 59 words) The (In)famous Book Cover Democrats in Self-Destruct Mode CLXXVIII The New Soldier by John Kerry and Vietnam Veterans Against the War, ed. David Thorne & George Butler. Cover of The.... |
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S. Con. Res. 71 Condemning Iraq's Threat to International Peace and Security (02/12/04 06:58:53 AM; 459 words) S. Con. Res. 71 Condemning Iraq's Threat to International Peace and Security US Senate Concurrent Resolution 71, January 29, 1998. + + + + + Whereas hostilities in Operation.... |
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Iraq Liberation Act of 1998 (PL 105-338) (02/12/04 06:48:28 AM; 1531 words) Iraq Liberation Act of 1998 H.R. 4655, PL 105-338 Signed into law by President Bill Clinton, October 31, 1998. Emphasis in original. + + + + + Be it enacted.... |
| Wednesday, February 11, 2004 | ||||
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Re: The 1st Annual St. Blog's Awards (02/11/04 07:54:27 PM; 54 words) Re: The 1st Annual St. Blog's Awards Best Political Blog Votes will be taken until Wednesday, February 18, 2004 at 12:00 noon CST. Vide. Review. The other day, my friend.... |
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Ain't That Special? (02/11/04 07:46:08 PM; 5303 words) Ain't That Special? Democrats in Self-Destruct Mode CLXXVII John "F" Kennedy Kerry has been railing against "special interests". But even mainstream media sources, like WaPo and AP, have been taking.... |
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Krugman Serves a Purpose (02/11/04 05:34:04 PM; 246 words) Krugman Serves a Purpose Democrats in Self-Destruct Mode CLXXVI Donald Luskin blogged, Feb. 6, a letter from one of his readers to the "public editor" at the New York Times..... |
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George W. Bush and Grand Strategy (02/11/04 07:25:19 AM; 409 words) George W. Bush and Grand Strategy No, not an oxymoron. Tony Blankley writes at the Washington Times today: The Boston Globe the respected, liberal newspaper owned by the New.... |
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John "F" (02/11/04 07:04:50 AM; 145 words) John "F" Kennedy Kerry Quisling Lex Communis blasts the Democratic nominee presumptive: .... If you grew up in the immediate aftermath of Vietnam, you got to hear our soldiers complain.... |
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Abraham Lincoln's Farewell Address (02/11/04 06:58:34 AM; 205 words) Abraham Lincoln's Farewell Address Given at Springfield, Illinois, Monday, February 11, 1861. By which date, six southern states had already seceded from the Union. + + + + + My.... |
| Tuesday, February 10, 2004 | ||||
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"How We Will Wisconsin" (02/10/04 06:56:03 PM; 445 words) "How We Will Wisconsin" Democrats in Self-Destruct Mode CLXXV Blogged at The Corner today. + + + + + Memo From: Mike Tate, Dean for Wisconsin State Director Date: February.... |
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Catholic Bashing in the Movies (02/10/04 06:31:52 PM; 215 words) Catholic Bashing in the Movies Richard Roeper writes at the Chicago Sun-Times today: .... I've seen the version of "The Passion of the Christ" that will play in theaters starting.... |
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"Keeping Abreast of Federal Budget Developments" (02/10/04 08:22:02 AM; 182 words) "Keeping Abreast of Federal Budget Developments" The Inimitable One writes at the Chicago Sun-Times, Feb. 8: .... A government with its fingers in every pie is unlikely to have enough.... |
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"The Coming Rise of Liberal Talk Radio" (02/10/04 07:23:37 AM; 824 words) "The Coming Rise of Liberal Talk Radio" Democrats in Self-Destruct Mode CLXXIV A work of genius. An hilarious, brilliant, dead-pan, tongue-in-cheek article at The New Republic Online, posted yesterday, dated.... |
| Monday, February 09, 2004 | ||||
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Seven Hundred and Thirty-Three (02/09/04 08:18:11 PM; 20 words) Seven Hundred and Thirty-Three Spams so far since last Tuesday. Way down from last week's Eight Hundred and Ninety-Six. |
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More Vietnam Veterans Contra Kerry (02/09/04 07:46:44 PM; 711 words) More Vietnam Veterans Contra Kerry Joe Crecca, a POW in Vietnam, writes at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer today. + + + + + The rigors and hardships of being a POW.... |
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Another Newmaniac Joins St. Blog's Parish (02/09/04 07:18:07 PM; 51 words) Another Newmaniac Joins St. Blog's Parish My old friend Dave Armstrong has a new weblog. It's been added to Here a Blog, There a Blog on the main page, along.... |
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I Guess This Is What You Do When the Guy You Endorsed Isn't Even Going to Get Nominated (02/09/04 07:04:58 PM; 1076 words) I Guess This Is What You Do When the Guy You Endorsed Isn't Even Going to Get Nominated Democrats in Self-Destruct Mode CLXXIII Al Gore blew up yesterday in Tennessee..... |
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Armavirumque Agrees With The Blog from the Core (02/09/04 05:44:05 PM; 112 words) Armavirumque Agrees With The Blog from the Core On NYT covering "conservative" "forces". Vide. .... Wacky? Yes. Savvy? Quite if your editorial motivation is to slice and dice the.... |
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Mel Gibson is Not a Catholic Redux (02/09/04 05:28:06 PM; 269 words) Mel Gibson is Not a Catholic Redux Hey, wadda you know? Somebody agrees with me (emphasis in original): Am I the last Catholic standing who isn't completely mesmerized by this.... |
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David Warren on the "Gay" Revolution (02/09/04 08:32:06 AM; 826 words) David Warren on the "Gay" Revolution Also, Massachusetts' governor Mitt Romney. The Canadian recent Catholic convert writes, Feb. 8, on the judicial tyranny in Gaymarriagechusetts: .... Well, I agree with.... |
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John "F" (02/09/04 07:26:54 AM; 807 words) John "F" Kennedy Kerry Thinks He Can Run on Vietnam and Faith Democrats in Self-Destruct Mode CLXXII You know him: the junior "Catholic" senator from Gaymarriagechusetts who condemned the war.... |
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Chronicling Dean's Death Spiral (02/09/04 07:15:16 AM; 2065 words) Chronicling Dean's Death Spiral Democrats in Self-Destruct Mode CLXXI At the Los Angeles Times yesterday. + + + + + The day after Saddam Hussein was caught in his spider.... |
| Sunday, February 08, 2004 | ||||
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Condoleezza Rice Addresses 51st Annual National Prayer Breakfast (02/08/04 12:16:45 PM; 1841 words) Condoleezza Rice Addresses 51st Annual National Prayer Breakfast Thursday, February 6, 2003. A year ago today, I blogged a bit of Rice's address, noting that I could not find it.... |
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One by Hearn (02/08/04 09:21:18 AM; 75 words) One by Hearn A quatrain by John Hearn. A reader who, I'm sure, is familiar to you from his participation at other weblogs' comment boxes inspired by Three.... |
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Three by Tabb V (02/08/04 09:06:47 AM; 109 words) Three by Tabb V Quatrains by Father John Banister Tabb. The Snowdrop Behold, from winter's sleeping side The sacramental power Of Nature fashioneth a bride As fair as Eden's flower..... |
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