The Journal
2009
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What the West Needs to Know
I have Muslim friends, but am convinced that while there are reasonable and moderate Muslims, there is not and cannot be a reasonable and moderate Islam. For Muslims, Mohammed is the perfect example of a life…
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NZ Too Much for Darwin
By the time the twenty-three year old Charles Darwin reached New Zealand he had definitely had enough. Despite its natural beauty and fascinating birds and insects, Darwin wrote of the Maori people: “Their persons and houses…
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Debate Must Be Stopped. ‘Honour’ Killings? Sorry, No Time.
Via Kathy Shaidle, this story from the Toronto Sun. The Ontario Human Rights Commission has time to investigate and comment on stories published in national magazines over which it has no jurisdiction. It has time to condemn writers…
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Oz Bush Fires – Greenies Responsible
Hmm… The people who lit the fires are immediately responsible. But a measure of responsibility also lies with environmental activists who pressured local councils and other governement agencies to reduce or disallow prescribed (that is controlled protective)…
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Tinkering Won’t Make This Pig Fly
Via Dissecting Leftism, this article from The American Spectator, saying what I have been saying for the last several weeks. See here and here, for example, that the proposed US economic stimulus package will not and can…
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Amanda Update
Amanda has been a lot more responsive yesterday and today, and was able to mouth the word ‘Wellington’ when I asked her if she knew where she was. So co-ordination is returning, and higher brain function…
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Why PCs are Better Than Macs
As if it wasn’t obvious. This article is a year old, but still gives a good summary of why you be crazy to buy a Mac. Macs are fine for children and public servants, but in…
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The Lunatics Are Running the Asylum
Via Andrew Bolt, this story of the banning of Geert Wilders from Britain. ‘It seems that in Britain the public debate has already been smothered to the extent that a democratically elected politician from another EU…
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The New Kindle 2 Looks Good
But this could be better. An app to enable you to read e-books on your smartphone. The positives are that if you have a smartphone you don’t need another device – saving space in your pocket…
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Read This Reuters Article
For an idiotic comparison of the division between Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas, who spend their spare time killing one another, stealing aid (largely given by Israel) and plotting against the ‘Zionist entity’, and different parties in…
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Bushfire Death Toll May Reach 200
Even though Victoria has cooled a little, there are still about twenty fires still out of control. A fifth of the residents of the town of Maryville may be dead. Many bodies are still in burnt homes.…
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Rancher Sued by Illegal Immigrants
I can understand this guy being annoyed: along the trails through his property used by illegal immigrants are piles of litter including human faeces, diapers, chewing gum and drug wrappers. Immigrants have destroyed fences, killed cattle,…
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Just Stop Palin
And don’t let the truth get in the way. Via Michelle Malkin, this story of Ashley Judd’s appearance in a Widlife Action Fund video, complaining about the culling of wolves in Alaska. The video portrays Sarah Palin as…
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Sea Shepherd Stops Harassing Whalers
I am glad that the Sea Shepherd (which might be more appropriately named the Sea Wolf) has stopped harrassing Japanese whaling vessels. Even if you feel strongly about ending whaling, that is no excuse to ram…
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Hostage Beheaded in Pakistan
This is a tragic waste of a life and a tragic loss for Piotr Stanczak’s family. Piotr Stanczak was an engineer. Thank goodness for the courage of people like him, who in spite of the dangers, continue…