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Late night news of the weird.

The Washington way: Screw up, move up.

Over the weekend, one of Mickey Kaus’s readers proposed that shamnesty opponents use YouTube to deliver a message to open-borders senators up for re-election. Bryan and I whipped up our first one–a quick, straightforward Hot Air negative ad with Lindsey Graham’s name on it:
Muchas gracias, Señor Graham (click to play):

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Here again, via NRO, are the [...]

Silky: The haircut story lives.

R.I.P.

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What a freaking mess:
Michael Kamburowski, an Australian immigrant who served as the California Republican Party’s chief operating officer, abruptly resigned Sunday — less than 24 hours after The Chronicle reported he had been ordered deported in 2001, jailed in connection with the order, and now has a $5 million wrongful arrest lawsuit pending against U.S. [...]

Updated and bumped
Originally posted June 24, 2007 @ 06:30am
Today I am joining blogs Gateway Pundit, Ali Eteraz, and Iran Focus in reprinting the latest batch of Iranian repression photos being distributed by the regime’s state-run FARS News agency and ISNA. The innocent young men in the photos were beaten, humiliated, and arrested for wearing Western [...]

Cameron Diaz to Peru: “I’m an ogre!”

Sen. Open Borders serenades illegal alien activists. Cover your ears!

Decisions, decisions, decisions: Builders prevail in endangered species lawsuit; Bush wins on faith-based initiatives; Bongs Hit 4 Jesus kid loses; political speech wins, McCain-Feingold weakened…

“The wheels are coming off the wagon.”

“I have been dressed in what is an explosive belt, which the kidnappers say will be detonated if there is an attempt to storm the area,” Mr Johnston said. “They say they are ready to turn the hideout into what they describe as a death zone if there is an attempt to free me by force … It seems the answer is to return to negotiations, which I am told are very close to achieving a deal.”

The perspective PBS doesn’t want you to see. Tonight on Fox News Channel. 9pm. Tune in.

I support Dunkin Donuts because they support our immigration laws.

Help! I’ve fallen from civil rights relevancy and I can’t get up.

Muslim headscarves are in. Christian purity rings are out. Double standards? What double standards?

I agree with the Democrats.

A mixed bag of links: No-spin video. Teddy Kennedy sings Spanish. Mensa toddler. Gideo Yago’s brother speaks. A valedictorian’s prayer is banned. And the blogroll is back.

Talk back live.

From D.C. to O.C.: Protesting Vietnam’s communist regime.

Friday follies.

Milblogger project update: Sending messages of support to the troops.

***Update: Larry Sabato weighs in on The Hillary Dilemma***
Ever wondered what it would like to be a fly on the wall at a Hillary Clinton fund-raiser planning pow-wow? Wonder no more. Reader Doug sends this newly-released video of a Senate campaign fund-raising phone conference in July 2000 between Hillary Clinton, Peter Paul, Stan Lee, and [...]

WRAL: “Defense attorneys for three Duke lacrosse players are expected to file a motion Friday asking a judge to enter criminal sanctions against disbarred Durham prosecutor Mike Nifong…If the motion is granted, Nifong could face a possible fine and/or jail time.”

We put up our latest Hot Air Vent, tackling Sicko, on YouTube. You can watch here:

Variety reported yesterday that Moore won’t debate Tom Delay on ABC News. He was originally scheduled to debate former Rep. Billy Tauzin:
On Thursday, former House GOP leader Tom DeLay called filmmaker Michael Moore a “plus-sized publicity hound” who is “chicken” [...]

The manufactured outrage over Britain’s knighting of Salman Rushdie continues. It’s Friday prayer time. Mosques in Pakistan and Kashmir have stocked up on extra matches, effigies, and yes, American flags. Plus: Islamic Rage Boy is back!

Wearing an American flag: Not OK. Donating to a White-Flag Democrat: A-OK!

Not everyone gets to walk out of the clinic with the “I had an abortion” t-shirt and a smile on her face…

Claire on cloture: “I’ll vote against it.”