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Problem: Too many damned conservative authors dominating the New York Times best-seller lists.
Solution: A Fairness Doctrine from books!

Something horrible happened to Bill Sparkman, who worked part-time as a Census worker in rural southeastern Kentucky.
He was found dead. Tied to a tree. Preliminary tests show he died of asphyxiation.
But the “cause of Sparkman’s death is under investigation, and authorities have not ruled out suicide, an accident or homicide, said Kentucky state police spokesman [...]

Make a note of the Hollywood celebrities featured in this health insurance industry-bashing joint production from MoveOn.org and Will Ferrell, Jon Hamm, Olivia Wilde, et al.
No word yet on whether they’ll be making a protest video about the fund-raiser for Nancy Pelosi in Washington, D.C. being hosted by UnitedHealth care lobbyist Steve Elmendorf — [...]

Last month, Big Hollywood’s Patrick Courrielche broke news on how the NEA was rustling up artists to help “serve” the White House political agenda.
Big Government’s Mike Flynn and John Nolte have a follow-up here.
(Updated: Courrielche has posted audio from the call contradicting the NEA’s spin here.)
And the Washington Times — which reported earlier this [...]

I’m in Nashville today for the inaugural Smart Girl Politics summit.
These ladies were instrumental in the Tea Party movement and are organizing limited government activists across the country at the local and state level. It’s an incredible story — and you’ll never hear/read about it in the Washington Post Style section or on The View.
SGP [...]

Nutroots compassion.

What’s more shameless than the Associated Press defying the wishes of a dying Marine’s family and splashing his bloody body all over the wires?
Why, the Huffington Post reprinting a massively large version of the image on its front page with an accompanying blog commentary praising the AP photographer’s work as “tasteful” — along with thousands [...]

“…among our prizes is a grand-prize of a trip for two to Honolulu, Hawaii…”

Sorry for the light bloggging. Back on a plane to Colorado. Had a fantastic time at AFP’s Right Online.
You can watch my Hot Air colleague Ed Morrissey’s speech here and my remarks here.
The energy at the conference was infectious. More later after I get home!
Talk amongst yourselves.

Major Chris Galloway, 36, was a writer at group blog Flopping Aces. He served in Iraq and Afghanistan. In June, he took his own life. His devastated fellow writers at Flopping Aces have a moving group tribute to their friend.
Please read it. A tragic loss. A lasting legacy. Service to this country that won’t be [...]

The far Left Center for American Progress has its tentacles everywhere.
I noted in my column on the Internet Snitch Brigade this morning that former CAP operatives have been installed at HHS and work closely with the health care czar.
At Newsbusters, Seton Motley reports on the new FCC “Diversity Officer” — a racial engineering czar who [...]

Longtime readers will remember the wonderful 2,996 Project honoring the victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks. The project is gearing up for this year’s event and needs your help.
Katie Favazza is helping spread the word. Please click here to sign up, participate, and spread the word.

A whopping two people have contributed a whopping $75 to the new campaign to unseat NY GOP Rep. Peter King because he called Michael Jackson a “low-life” and a “pervert.”
HuffPo is promoting this lost cause.
Shamon!

I noted on Twitter and in my live-blog of Obama’s press conference that the president called on/coached HuffPo’s Nico Pitney in an obvious, pre-planned question on Iranians communicating through social media and the Internet.
The question itself was unobjectionable and Obama’s response was so bland and rambling I don’t remember it.
But what was noteworthy was [...]

Longtime readers are familiar with my friends at The Jawa Report, the indispensable anti-jihad blog that has busted countless traitors and terror enablers on the web.
The Jawa Report founder and editor-in-chief, who blogs pseudonymously as Rusty Shackleford, received yet another a Muslim death threat by online anti-Semites who have threatened him before. I got dragged [...]

US journalist Roxana Saberi turns 32 today in an Iranian prison. After an hour-long trial, she was sentenced to eight years behind bars for “espionage.” She was initially told she was arrested for buying bootleg wine, and then because she was working as a journalist without a license. She’s now on day five of a [...]

Unhinged CNN reporter Susan Roesgen is on “vacation” after scrapping with Tea Party protesters last week, but her bosses are still hard at work trying to stifle Tea Party voices of dissent. As many of you know, CNN forced the takedown of behind-the-scenes video shot by Andrew Marcus of Founding Bloggers and posted to YouTube. [...]

I’m in Chicago tonight for the “Sammies” awards — presented by the Sam Adams Alliance. They do fabulous work on open government, transparency and blogivism. Full list of award winners here. Congrats to all!
What are you up to this weekend?

This would be funny if it were not so pathetic. Newspaper publishers want Google to adjust its search engine rankings to give preferential treatment to Old Media. The industry is in trouble and it’s looking for any help it can get — and anyone to blame:
Major media companies are increasingly lobbying Google to elevate their [...]

Huff and puff.

I was deeply saddened to learn of the death of blogger Bill Faith. He died of a heart attack and had been in ill health.
Bill ran the blog Small Town Veteran and founded/contributed to Old War Dogs. I linked to his work many times over the years. He was also a valuable commenter here at [...]

Scroll for updates and links to the lame and lamer liberal responses to this post…
Before we fully launch into the action-packed first week of 2009, I want to provide you with a year-end wrap-up of original blog reporting on this site and across the conservative blogosphere. Why? Well, over the weekend, a few bloggers on [...]

Who’s up for a nickname contest for Arianna Huffington’s recycling website?
My suggestion: The Huffington Re-Post.
I like Whet Moser’s, too: Grand Theft HuffPo.

David Burge of Iowahawk marks five years on the Internet. Thank you for five fabulous years of the most superlative satire in the blogosphere!
Make sure to click that link for greatest hits.

Why Paulson reminds me of Dory the fish.

A group of dissident Cuban bloggers has been planning a gathering for December 6. Fidel Castro and his thugs are not happy.
Over the past few weeks, Michael Moore’s dream paradise has been slowly tightening its vice grip to silence the bloggers. Over the 48 hours, two bloggers have been summoned by police.
Ernesto Hernández Busto e-mailed [...]

Bill Kristol writes that blogger Dean Barnett has passed away. He battled cystic fibrosis while maintaining a tireless blogging/writing schedule. Dean was brilliant, hilarious, and gracious — one of the OG’s of the blogosphere, a trenchant essayist, and a talented radio host to boot.
He will be missed.
Dean Barnett’s home on the web: Soxblog.

Gravitas.
The media’s in a tizzy over Colin Powell’s Meet the Press endorsement of Barack Obama this morning.
It’s not a surprise to anyone who’s paid attention to his pro-Obama murmurings over the last four months.
How will people outside the Beltway bubble respond?
Yawn.
Here’s the vid:

Powell’s embrace of Barack Obama is a triumph of hope over reality. He [...]

I’m scheduled to appear on Fox at around 10:15am-ish Eastern. They want me to recap the anti-Palin astroturfing investigation by the Jawas. The latest from Rusty Shackleford is here. Ray Robison weighs in here and here. Ace of Spades: “I think they’re lying.” Jay Tea at Wizbang: “Some enquiring minds don’t want to know.”
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