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  • Blizzard Round

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    Same as a lightning round, but more weather appropriate. . . .
    One of the things we're supposedly going to miss when the MSM goes belly up is the objective reporting that its members provide. Take for example this measured analysis of Joe Lieberman on offer from the Washington' [...]
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    Posted: December 09, 2009, 5:49am EST
    by Mr. D

  • Radio Free Dilettante – Blizzard of Imminent Death Edition

    Number of comments: 2
    No, it's not hype. It's marketing.

    Last Five:
    Shine a Little Love, Electric Light Orchestra
    Message in a Bottle, Police
    World Where You Live, Crowded House
    You Are, You Are, Curtis Mayfield
    Minneapolis, That Dog

    Next Five:
    Song for the Dumped, Ben Folds Five
    Independence Day, Bruce Springsteen
    [...]
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    Posted: December 08, 2009, 2:11pm EST
    by Mr. D

  • Oops

    Number of comments: 0
    Darn the luck.

    In a massive security breach, the Transportation Security Agency (TSA) inadvertently posted online its entire airport screening procedures manual, including some of the most closely guarded secrets regarding special rules for diplomats and CIA and law enforcement officers.

    The most sensitive parts of the [...]
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    Posted: December 08, 2009, 12:08pm EST
    by Mr. D

  • Every Breath You Take

    Number of comments: 3
    Stuff keeps happening faster than I can comment.

    The moment of complete overreach has arrived -- the Environmental Protection Agency has declared that CO2 is a pollutant. Not to put too fine a point on it, but if CO2 is a pollutant, I've been polluting the air with' [...]
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    Posted: December 08, 2009, 5:49am EST
    by Mr. D

  • Lightning Round 120709

    Number of comments: 13
    Trying not to be so much of a one-note samba. But there's at least two AGW things in this list, but I'll get them out of the way right away.
    If you want to understand how consensus is formed, here's a clue. Behold the splendor as Timesman Andy Revkin' [...]
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    Posted: December 07, 2009, 6:00am EST
    by Mr. D

  • Bjorn Again

    Number of comments: 0
    One of the smarter voices in the AGW debate is Bjorn Lomborg, author of the Skeptical Environmentalist. He makes some valuable points in this essay for Time. First, of all, he's a realist.

    For years, we have been spinning our wheels on what I call the Rio-Kyoto-Copenhagen road [...]
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    Posted: December 06, 2009, 4:37pm EST
    by Mr. D

  • New Adventures in the Age of Enlightenment

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    The Times of London reports that the British Meteorological Office is going to re-examine 160 years of climate data:

    The new analysis of the data will take three years, meaning that the Met Office will not be able to state with absolute confidence the extent of the warming [...]
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    Posted: December 06, 2009, 10:50am EST
    by Mr. D

  • There's Probably a Perfectly Good Explanation

    Number of comments: 3
    Okay, so the data set from the East Anglia CRU is perhaps hopelessly compromised. Doesn't matter, we are assured, because there are corroborating data sets that confirm the AGW theory. And because one of the most important data sets is in the hands of NASA, it should be easy to' [...]
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    Posted: December 05, 2009, 9:15am EST
    by Mr. D

  • Benster and D Pick Your Games -- Week 13

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    BIG GAME TOMORROW! FLORIDA AND ALABAMA! CAN YOU FEEL THE HYYYYYYYPE!!!!

    Ow. My ears. Why are you screaming so loud, Seabiscuit? Or are you part of the hype machine?

    Winner goes to Pasadena for the Title Game, Decrepit! That's a big deal, huh? [...]
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    Posted: December 04, 2009, 7:20pm EST
    by Benster

  • Paying the Piper

    Number of comments: 6
    One of the complaints you hear about bloggers is that they aren't really a replacement for newsgathering organizations. That's true, but it's largely irrelevant. While other bloggers consider themselves citizen journalists, I never have.

    Still, you have to wonder about moves like this one that Mitch Berg documents,' [...]
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    Posted: December 04, 2009, 5:55am EST
    by Mr. D

  • Object of Desire

    Number of comments: 1

    Mrs. D came through in a big way for my birthday. She got me this. I don't know if it's appropriate for a 46-year old guy to say this, but I'm totally geeked about it. [...]
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    Posted: December 03, 2009, 9:09pm EST
    by Mr. D

  • They Call the Wind Zelaya

    Number of comments: 16
    If you haven't been paying attention to Honduras lately, the Times of London has an update:

    MPs in Honduras have voted overwhelmingly against reinstating President Manuel Zelaya, shrugging off international pressure four months after a coup that has isolated one of the poorest countries in the Americas.
    [...]
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    Posted: December 03, 2009, 12:25pm EST
    by Mr. D

  • Radio Free Dilettante β€” 120309

    Number of comments: 0
    Sometimes the ol' iTunes just amuses me:

    Last Five:
    Open Sesame, Kool & the Gang
    She's Gone, Tavares
    Ballbreaker, AC/DC
    Burning Up, Madonna
    Starry Eyes, The Records

    Next Five:
    I Know But I Don't Know, Blondie
    How Can I Be Sure, The Rascals
    I Know There's An Answer, [...]
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    Posted: December 03, 2009, 10:35am EST
    by Mr. D

  • An interesting question

    Number of comments: 3
    Gino often has some really lively debates over at his place. One of his regular commenters is a guy who goes by the nom de blog Tully. Tully asked an interesting question on this thread. Gino's original point was this:

    Instead of a "War On Terrorism", why don't' [...]
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    Posted: December 03, 2009, 5:59am EST
    by Mr. D

  • Thanks, Mary Jane and Ed!

    Number of comments: 0

    Your firstborn son has made it through another year. [...]
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    Posted: December 02, 2009, 9:17pm EST
    by Mr. D

  • Lightning Round - 120209

    Number of comments: 8
    It all happens so fast, sometimes you need a lightning round:
    Was at my son's Boy Scout meeting last night so I missed the Obama speech at West Point. I'll try to watch it at some point; about all I know for sure is this: I surely wouldn't tell the' [...]
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    Posted: December 02, 2009, 5:44am EST
    by Mr. D

  • Take a guess

    Number of comments: 8

    Why did I post this particular picture of former Packer great Vince "Maybe a yard for" Workman? [...]
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    Posted: December 01, 2009, 9:35pm EST
    by Mr. D

  • Charlie's Gone

    Number of comments: 9
    Notre Dame fired Charlie Weis yesterday. It's been odd to watch the ongoing demise of what has been one of the most famous and successful football programs in college history. Weis was always a bit of a gamble as a coach -- he's a brilliant offensive mind but he had [...]
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    Posted: December 01, 2009, 5:57am EST
    by Mr. D

  • The Value of Value-Added Data

    Number of comments: 18
    The AGW theory is based on science, right? And settled science, right? The Times of London has learned something about the data at the East Anglia Climatic Research Unit (CRU):

    SCIENTISTS at the University of East Anglia (UEA) have admitted throwing away much of the raw temperature data [...]
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    Posted: November 29, 2009, 10:40am EST
    by Mr. D

  • Black Friday

    Number of comments: 2
    Well, I'm back from my Black Friday shopping trip. I went to three stores and still made it back to the house in time to pack for our trip to Madison. I bought a couple of kids toys to give as donations, a couple of cooking items, a gift for' [...]
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    Posted: November 27, 2009, 9:54am EST
    by Mrs. D

  • Code Green

    Number of comments: 1
    I'm watching the unfolding scandal from the East Anglia CRU carefully, because what we're learning is huge. Charlie Martin, a computer programmer by trade, has taken a look at the notes of "Harry," the computer programmer who had the unfortunate job of trying to turn the climate data into something [...]
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    Posted: November 27, 2009, 9:25am EST
    by Mr. D

  • Benster and D Pick Your Games -- Week 12

    Number of comments: 1

    What's shakin'? Benster is here and we're going to cover the games that you might watch after you've stuffed a whole mess of turkey down your throat.

    I'm hoping that they chew it a little first.

    Friendly pilgrims, the picking is here. Chew [...]
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    Posted: November 25, 2009, 6:30pm EST
    by Benster

  • Is the Climate Changing on Climate Change?

    Number of comments: 8
    By now you might have heard about the e-mails and other information from the East Anglia University Climate Research Unit that was hacked and put out on the internet. The MSM has been trying to avoid discussing the matter, with one notable and honorable exception: Declan McCullagh of CBS News. [...]
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    Posted: November 25, 2009, 5:44am EST
    by Mr. D

  • Because Sometimes Politics Really Are No Darned Good at All

    Number of comments: 1
    We need something more fun. Just hit the link and thank me later.

    (H/T: Allahpundit) [...]
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    Posted: November 24, 2009, 9:30pm EST
    by Mr. D

  • Out of Town Reviews Coming In

    Number of comments: 0
    One of the things we've heard repeatedly since the Obama administration began is that America would regain respect in the world, the respect that apparently had been lost by the Bush administration. And the president already has a Nobel Peace Prize on the mantel.

    But how is he doing,' [...]
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    Posted: November 23, 2009, 9:14pm EST
    by Mr. D

  • Lightning Round - 112309

    Number of comments: 14
    Busy weekend and not much time for blogging; perhaps I'll catch up later. In the meantime:

    Yes, Harry Reid got his version of Obamacare past a procedural hurdle on Saturday, but now the fun begins. And the fun should be dealing with amendments. The best idea I read: either' [...]
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    Posted: November 23, 2009, 5:57am EST
    by Mr. D

  • Awkward

    Number of comments: 2
    I'm sure there's some sort of logical explanation for this. But we'd better hear it soon. Click the link and read it.

    Update: The New York Times is on the story, too. [...]
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    Posted: November 20, 2009, 8:43pm EST
    by Mr. D

  • Benster and D Pick Your Games -- Week 11

    Number of comments: 1

    "For he's a jolly good fellow, for he's a jolly good fellow, for he's a jolly good fell-ooooooooh, that nobody can deny."

    So who would that be, Seabiscuit?

    Do you know what tomorrow is, Decrepit?

    Saturday, I think. Oh, that's right, it's' [...]
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    Posted: November 20, 2009, 7:18pm EST
    by Benster

  • Guilty Pleasures Part Fifty-Eight -- Radio Free Fearless Maria

    Number of comments: 3

    Hello. This is Fearless Maria. It's almost time for the holidays, but the dumb artists don't seem to have made a lot of music about Thanksgiving.

    There are a lot of turkeys in the music business, Maria.

    I thought there were turkeys in' [...]
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    Posted: November 19, 2009, 7:36pm EST
    by Fearless Maria

  • Palin Comes Alive

    Number of comments: 39
    You have to say this much about Sarah Palin -- she might be more of a stimulus package for the economy than anything Obama and his minions have done this year. She's already sold tons of books, given Oprah Winfrey the best rating she's had for a show in years [...]
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    Posted: November 19, 2009, 5:55am EST
    by Mr. D

  • Afternoon Delight

    Number of comments: 8
    Some of the things you can learn over your lunch hour:

    β€’ Andy McCarthy, who prosecuted the Blind Sheik in the original WTC bombing case back in the 1990s, points out that the President has already given Khalid Sheik Mohammed grounds for a mistrial:

    In a meeting [...]
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    Posted: November 18, 2009, 12:14pm EST
    by Mr. D

  • Radio Free Dilettante - 111709

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    Last Five:

    Osage Stomp, Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys
    Don't Stand So Close to Me, The Police
    Brass in Pocket, the Pretenders
    You Got Me Walking, Jackie Wilson
    Like a Hurricane, Neil Young

    Next Five:
    Gee, Officer Krupke!, Russ Tamblyn/West Side Story Soundtrack
    Whole Lotta Rosie, AC/DC[...]
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    Posted: November 17, 2009, 12:59pm EST
    by Mr. D

  • Good News from Your Government

    Number of comments: 4
    You know, we've been too hard on the president and his team. Really, they're doing a hell of a job.

    I'm being totally serious. And I can prove it. They've been kind enough to provide hard data on the effectiveness of the stimulus package that we can all look [...]
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    Posted: November 16, 2009, 5:53pm EST
    by Mr. D

  • No Kidding

    Number of comments: 15
    My good friend Brad Carlson notes the Associated Press has gone to great lengths to fact-check Sarah Palin's new book. Glad they care so much. Meanwhile, Brad asks a really pertinent question:

    Say, now that you're done with that all-important, vital piece of "fact-checking", I suggest taking on [...]
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    Posted: November 14, 2009, 9:30pm EST
    by Mr. D

  • New York Minute

    Number of comments: 5
    The Obama administration's decision to try Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and some (but not all) of his terrorist pals in a federal court in Manhattan certainly has New Yorkers talking. The New York Times, ever concerned with process and procedure, tries to put a positive spin on the idea:
    [...]
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    Posted: November 14, 2009, 9:45am EST
    by Mr. D

  • Benster and D Pick Your Games -- Week 10 Regularly Scheduled Broadcast

    Number of comments: 1

    We now return you to our regularly scheduled programming. And that means it's time to make fun of Decrepit! Yeah, baybee!

    Whuh? Huh? Sorry, I must have dozed off. Oh, you're making fun of your old man again, huh?

    Yes, Decrepit. It's who' [...]
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    Posted: November 13, 2009, 7:02pm EST
    by Benster

  • The Post Grabs a Steno Pad

    Number of comments: 6
    Our friend Mitch Berg devotes considerable space taking down the phone-it-in column that Dan Balz of the Washington Post wrote about Tim Pawlenty. As always, what Mitch writes is well worth your time.

    Here's what's interesting. Mitch surmises that the early column trashing Pawlenty is a sign [...]
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    Posted: November 13, 2009, 5:55am EST
    by Mr. D

  • Benster and D Pick Your Games -- Week 10 Early Bird Emergency Pick

    Number of comments: 1

    So we were going to pick the games tomorrow, but Decrepit reminded me that there was a game scheduled for tonight, involving da Bearz. This is not a drill. This is real. Really real.

    Bear Down Chicago da Bearz (+3) vs. San Francisco Singletarys. [...]
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    Posted: November 12, 2009, 5:26pm EST
    by Benster

  • Presidentin' Is Hard

    Number of comments: 2
    Sheesh.

    President Barack Obama won't accept any of the Afghanistan war options before him without changes, a senior administration official said, as concerns soar over the ability of the Afghan government to secure its own country one day.

    Uh, Mr. President? It has occurred to you that' [...]
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    Posted: November 12, 2009, 5:56am EST
    by Mr. D

  • Lighning Round 111109

    Number of comments: 0
    Very quickly:

    I don't think the notion that Maj. Hasan was a lone nut is going to hold up to scrutiny. And while it's too late in many respects, a little scrutiny is in order.

    Then again, maybe we don't need to scrutinize Maj. Hasan that much.' [...]
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    Posted: November 11, 2009, 5:59am EST
    by Mr. D

  • Obama at Fort Hood

    Number of comments: 11
    We do a lot of Obama bashing around here, but if we're going to be fair, we need to give the man credit where it is due. And today, the President gave an excellent speech honoring the 13 people who were killed at Fort Hood last week. The transcript' [...]
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    Posted: November 10, 2009, 5:34pm EST
    by Mr. D

  • Home Truth

    Number of comments: 4
    David Warren, writing at Real Clear Politics:

    Falsehood has more consequences than the revelation of personal insincerity. What happened at Fort Hood was no kind of "tragedy." It was a criminal act, of the terrorist sort, performed by a man acting upon known Islamist motives. To present the [...]
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    Posted: November 10, 2009, 6:06am EST
    by Mr. D

  • I'm not in favor of. . .

    Number of comments: 0

    firing Mike McCarthy and/or Ted Thompson. Yet. But a few more games like this last one and I might be persuaded. [...]
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    Posted: November 09, 2009, 10:32pm EST
    by Mr. D

  • New London to New Brighton

    Number of comments: 2
    Every year as part of the Stockyard Days celebration, the City of New Brighton has an antique car run between the town of New London, MN and New Brighton.

    There's another New London that has a direct connection to New Brighton -- New London, Connecticut. That New London is' [...]
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    Posted: November 09, 2009, 3:25pm EST
    by Mr. D

  • Lots of Bad Things Happen on Saturday Night

    Number of comments: 5
    So Nancy Pelosi fought off the gag reflex of her chamber just enough to get the health care bill passed late last night, by a final vote of 220-215. The vote results are here.

    Here's how I see the battle shaping up:

    The bill now goes' [...]
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    Posted: November 08, 2009, 10:14am EST
    by Mr. D

  • Benster and D Pick Your Games -- Week 9

    Number of comments: 9

    Well, we're back. And we're going doing the things we do.

    And what are those things?

    Picking some football games and adding a little outrageousness, all at no extra charge. You should know that by now, Decrepit! Unless you've been living under a' [...]
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    Posted: November 06, 2009, 6:38pm EST
    by Benster

  • Guilty Pleasures Part Fifty-Seven -- She's Not There, But We're Here With the End of the Alphabet!

    Number of comments: 9

    Fearless Maria reminded me that it's been a long time since we've done a Guilty Pleasures, so she's joined me this evening to fix that problem.

    And so now, please take your seats and make sure that your lap bar is pulled down, and' [...]
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    Posted: November 05, 2009, 7:14pm EST
    by Mr. D

  • Election Day Elsewhere

    Number of comments: 0
    I didn't spend a lot of time thinking about the races on the Eastern seaboard. It looks like the Republicans won huge in Virginia, took out the odious John Corzine in New Jersey and that the strange special election in NY CD 23 will go to the Democrat.

    Of' [...]
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    Posted: November 04, 2009, 6:03am EST
    by Mr. D

  • The Local Scene -- Victory!

    Number of comments: 2
    We have a new mayor in New Brighton. Dave Jacobsen defeated the longtime incumbent, Steve Larson, by a substantial 57-43% margin. Results are here.

    In addition, council member Gina Bauman was re-elected and she will be joined by Char Samuelson, who had served previously on the council before [...]
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    Posted: November 03, 2009, 10:44pm EST
    by Mr. D

  • Radio Free Dilettante – Election Day Edition

    Number of comments: 0
    Sometimes I swear this thing reads my mind:

    Last Five:
    Let’s Face the Music and Dance, Frank Sinatra
    Innuendo, Queen
    Wake Me Up on Judgment Day, Steve Winwood
    Tell Me Something Good, Rufus and Chaka Khan
    Sin City, AC/DC

    Next Five:
    Shapes of Things, The Yardbirds
    We’re Coming [...]
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    Posted: November 03, 2009, 2:00pm EST
    by Mr. D
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