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Loaded Orygun: Portland, Portland Metro-West, and Vancouver Drinking Liberally meet this week

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 12:20:33 -0500

Here are the regular schedules for the DL chapters in the area, although you might want to check to see if they're having any special events or schedule changes for the holidays. (Click on their link to join their email list. To find the DL chapter near you--there' [...]

Silicon Florist: Need some socializing? Winter Coders’ Social and Portland Silverlight User Group gatherings tonight

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 11:02:22 -0500

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Now, I know if may be difficult to pry yourself away from your space heaters and heat registers, this evening. But despite the drop in temperatures, Portland’s event schedule remains chock full. Tonight, there are a couple of really cool events that make it worth bearing the chilly weather.

If you’re [...]

Newshoggers.com: Piracy's Suez Diversion

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 10:33:57 -0500

Number of comments: 1

By Dave Anderson:

How much has piracy impacted Egypt? The main impact on Egypt is the loss of trade from ships that would otherwise have landed at an Egyptian Red Sea port but no longer or not as frequently and the loss of revenue from the Suez Canal. The first group [...]

Jack Bog's Blog: You can't handle the truth

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 10:22:22 -0500

Remember when we all agreed that something serious had to be done about the hideous conflicts of interest that afflict the system by which corporate and government bonds are rated by outfits like Moody's and Standard & Poor's? An overhaul was badly needed in order for investors to' [...]

Chuck for ...: How Stupid Is Sen Ben Nelson ?

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 12:21:00 -0500

Sen Benb Nelson has introduced legislation to help fund the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq with War Bonds. This was in apparent reaction to the idea of some legislators to pay for the wars with a surtax. Either Nelson is as ignorant and stupid about finance as he is about [...]

Persuasion, Perseverance, and Patience: Portland, Portland Metro-West, and Vancouver Drinking Liberally meet this week

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 12:15:00 -0500

OregonGuy: Sciency Guy Throws Tomatoes At Palin

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 11:31:00 -0500

The obvious comparison requires no comment. But after Leftist Jeremy Olson decided that he was all brilliant and sciency and stuff, given the opportunity to make ass was simply too obvious to pass up. ("It's the voices. Listen to the voices.")

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OregonGuy: Understanding Obama, Pt. 3

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 10:34:00 -0500

I like the comment of Chomsky at 1:50.

It's all about the community organizers. Sound familiar? Where have we heard about the importance of community organizers before? (Must be my imagination.)

Another classic Chomsky trait is his reliance upon the reliable consensus view of the Left as justification, [...]

Jack Bog's Blog: So what's the deal with Minnis?

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 09:12:33 -0500

It's been two weeks since the governor and the state attorney general made John Minnis disappear from his gig as the state's top police training official. How long will he be on the out's before we finally hear what suspected crimes he's being investigated for? UPDATE, 5:00 p.m.: Ask [...]

Persuasion, Perseverance, and Patience: Walrus

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 08:49:00 -0500

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