Posted on February 20, 2008 by nuke
from BBC: Brainwaves control a video game. The unspoken and unpublicized part of this breakthrough is the fact that this type of interface would have tremendous implications for the defense industry. Gamers will soon be able to interact with the virtual world using their thoughts and emotions alone. A neuro-headset which interprets the interaction of [...]
Filed under: science and research, Technology or Software | Tagged: brainwaves, breakthrough, emotiv, interface, military | 6 Comments »
Posted on February 20, 2008 by nuke
Things I have never noticed before….. (while watching the returns on the new hi-def TV) Tim Russert has pimples, Chris Matthews is old and wrinkly, Keith Obamaman looks gay, and Nora O’Donnell wears too much make-up. Trackposted to third world county, Blue Star Chronicles, The Pink Flamingo, A Newt One, Right Voices, Pursuing Holiness, Adeline [...]
Filed under: News and politics | Tagged: chris matthews, keith olberman, nora odonnell, tim russert | 5 Comments »
Posted on February 19, 2008 by nuke
What would be the result of an Obama presidency? Well for one thing, multiple murders on college campuses would become a thing of the past. In fact, it is the lack of the kind of ‘hope’ that Obamessiah brings to the world that causes seemingly normal people to go off their meds and go on [...]
Filed under: Election 2008, Liberalism Is A Mental Disorder, News and politics, obama, Senator Gravitas | Tagged: Barack Obama, chicago, mary mitchell, vaporous | 3 Comments »
Posted on February 19, 2008 by nuke
From AP HAVANA (AP) – An ailing Fidel Castro resigned as Cuba’s president Tuesday after nearly a half-century in power, saying he was retiring and will not accept a new term when the new parliament meets Sunday. “I will not aspire to nor accept – I repeat, I will not aspire to nor accept – [...]
Filed under: News and politics | Tagged: commnist, cuba, fidel castro | 1 Comment »
Posted on February 18, 2008 by nuke
From The Midnight Sun… Two men, one from Clinton’s camp and one from Obama’s were over in Syria having a tete-a-tete with terrorism sponsor, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad last week, and they didn’t want you to know about it. Firstly, is the whole public tango between Obama and Clinton one big stage show? And, more [...]
Filed under: 'War on Terrorism', Election 2008, Liberalism Is A Mental Disorder | 5 Comments »
Posted on February 18, 2008 by nuke
To: Sen. John McCain A Republican debate was scheduled to take place on February 28th, 2008. It was to be sponsored by the Ohio Republican Party. This debate has since been mysteriously cancelled. A rush to judgment has ensued following the Super Tuesday elections on February 5th in which more than 21 states held primaries [...]
Filed under: conservatism, Election 2008, Huckabee, mccain, News and politics | 1 Comment »
Posted on February 18, 2008 by nuke
The latest polling from ARG shows a statistical tie heading into tomorrow’s Wisconsin primary. TCUL poll of likely voters shows a similar result in Texas 3/4 primary. Ohio, also March 4, is all over the map. Best estimate is McCain by double digits. Mississippi’s primary is scheduled for 3/10. But, if Huck doesn’t pull off [...]
Filed under: Election 2008, Huckabee | 25 Comments »
Posted on February 18, 2008 by nuke
Just how much would a Hillary Clinton administration raise taxes? It depends on who you ask, and lately, it also depends on when you ask. Mrs. Clinton has previously touted her version of fiscal responsibility, “I have a million ideas. I can’t do all of them. I happen to think in running a disciplined campaign [...]
Filed under: club for growth, Election 2008, hillary, liberal agenda | Tagged: Club for Growth Not | 2 Comments »
Posted on February 18, 2008 by nuke
Kosovo seceded from Serbia yesterday. The new country was recognized by the US and the EU today. Paris was first to announce its move after a European Union foreign ministers’ meeting in Brussels, and Britain, Germany and Italy followed immediately. Then Washington said the words Kosovo’s 2 million Albanians have long dreamed of. “The United [...]
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Posted on February 17, 2008 by nuke
Update: Obamessiah says, “it’s no big deal.” Is it imitation, or is it plagiarism? Here are the videos. You be the judge. Deval Patrick, 10/15/06 BH Obama 2/16/08 There isn’t any doubt in my mind that Senator Gravitas riped off Gov Deval’s speech. h/t jdm +++ Trackposted to The Virtuous Republic, Rosemary’s Thoughts, 123beta, Right [...]
Filed under: Election 2008, News and politics, obama, Senator Gravitas | Tagged: Barack Obama, deval patrick, Joe Biden, plagiarism | 10 Comments »
Posted on February 17, 2008 by nuke
Coming into the finish. 22 laps to go, the yellow flag is out after a 4 car accident. Dale Earnhardt jr leads. UPDATE: Two more yellows, and the final restart with 4 laps to go… Newman, Kurt Bush finish 1 – 2, team mates, Dodge Charger, Penske Racing Six of the first eight finishers were [...]
Filed under: nascar, The South | 14 Comments »
Posted on February 17, 2008 by no2liberals
Obamamania and the Liberals I have a theory as to why the MSM and the liberal pundits are falling in love with Obama (Chris Matthews recently had a “Thrill go up his leg” while listening to Obama). Obama’s speeches remind me of the sermons given by a preacher at one of those mega churches. They [...]
Filed under: election 08, Liberalism Is A Mental Disorder, n2l, obama, Senator Gravitas | 4 Comments »
Posted on February 16, 2008 by nuke
Angels open arms rise to their holy welcome your spirit is home Rest in peace, Officer Simmons. Click here to read WriterChick’s tribute to this fallen hero.
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Posted on February 16, 2008 by nuke
Posted on February 15, 2008 by nuke
A South Korean company says it has taken its first order for the cloning of a pet dog.A woman from the United States wants her dead pit bull terrier – called Booger – re-created.RNL Bio is charging the woman, from California, $150,000 to clone the pit bull using tissue extracted from its ear before it [...]
Filed under: Open thread, open trackbacks, science and research, WFFOT | 10 Comments »
Posted on February 15, 2008 by nuke
On Feb. 8, a woman shot two students to death before killing herself at Louisiana Technical College in Baton Rouge. In Memphis, Tenn., a 17-year-old shot and critically wounded a student Monday during a gym class. In Oxnard, CA, the 15-year-old victim of a shooting at a junior high school has been declared brain dead. [...]
Filed under: News and politics | Tagged: Dekalb, IL, NIU, Northern Illinois University | 9 Comments »
Posted on February 14, 2008 by nuke
from AP… MANAGUA, Nicaragua: President Daniel Ortega, who led the 1979 revolution in Nicaragua, says Barack Obama’s presidential bid is a “revolutionary” phenomenon in the United States. “It’s not to say that there is already a revolution under way in the U.S. … but yes, they are laying the foundations for a revolutionary change,” the [...]
Filed under: Communism/Socialism, Election 2008, obama, Senator Gravitas | Tagged: che-supporter, commie bastid, daniel ortega, ted kennedy's poodle | 8 Comments »
Posted on February 14, 2008 by nuke
There’s a reason Hendrick Motorsports and Joe Gibbs Racing are the ones to beat in NASCAR. Now, they’ll try to beat each other in a super showdown in the biggest race of the year. “It’s going to be the epic battle, and it should be the battle of a lifetime and the century,” Gibbs driver [...]
Filed under: nascar, The South | 4 Comments »
Posted on February 14, 2008 by nuke
From BBC… File this under “Never Trust A Communist” Four people have been arrested in the United States for allegedly passing secret defence information to China. A 72-year-old former Boeing engineer is accused of giving China details about the space shuttle and other aerospace programmes. In a separate case, two men and a woman are [...]
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Posted on February 14, 2008 by nuke
Here’s an open thread for links and such, and an oldie-but-goldie from the photo file.
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Posted on February 13, 2008 by nuke
Remember the story from Ron Rosenbaum, about the LAT sitting on a “potentially devastating sexual scandal involving a leading Presidential candidate?” Most of the speculation at the time centered around Hillary Clinton and and her girl Friday, Huma Abedin. Fast-forward 4 months, and take a look at this exclusive report over at Cao’s. Now have [...]
Filed under: Election 2008, News and politics, obama | Tagged: Barack Obama, David Axelrod, Democratic National Committee, Hillary Clinton, Huma Abedin, larry sinclair, ron rosenbaum, sex scandal | 7 Comments »
Posted on February 13, 2008 by nuke
Sen. John McCain celebrated victory last night in the Potomac primary and guess who was sharing the stage with him? U.S. Sen. John Warner and you-know-who. (Photo: Getty Images)
Filed under: Election 2008, mccain | Tagged: charlie crist, john mccain | 5 Comments »
Posted on February 13, 2008 by nuke
Posted on February 13, 2008 by nuke
“Ted Kennedy’s Poodle” What’s next for The Poddle’s campaign offices, wall posters of Pol Pot? Lenin? Robert Mugabe? Idi Amin? And The Left feigns consternation that Republicans should “distance themselves” from those in the South who fly the Confederate Flag? Got hypocrisy, Dems? Good thing George “macaca” Allen didn’t have a Che flag in one [...]
Filed under: Election 2008, Liberalism Is A Mental Disorder, obama, Senator Gravitas | 26 Comments »
Posted on February 13, 2008 by nuke
from NYT, via Free Republic… WASHINGTON, July 28 — Two summers ago, on a Congressional trip to Estonia, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton astonished her traveling companions by suggesting that the group do what one does in the Baltics: hold a vodka-drinking contest. Delighted, the leader of the delegation, Senator John McCain, quickly agreed. The after-dinner [...]
Filed under: Election 2008, hillary, mccain | 1 Comment »