The Journal
All writing
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Defence Staff: We Didn’t Spy On Fitzgibbon
Well why not? If it is true that there has been no investigation of Joel Fitzgibbon’s relationship with Helen Liu, then senior defense department staff should be sacked. Joel Fitzgibbon is Australia’s Minister of Defense. He is the…
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Late Term Abortionist Murdered
Late term abortionist George Tiller has been murdered outside his church in Wichita, Kansas. The suspect may be a member of the right to life movement. Left wing blogs have already begun to claim that Christians are delighted,…
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Climate Model Works
One system of climate modelling has a proven history of correct prediction of weather events. The Old Farmer’s Almanac is going further out on a limb than usual this year, not only forecasting a cooler winter, but…
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WOW Vs Guild Wars
I have both games, and enjoy them both. I have spent a lot more time playing WoW. Even if you couldn’t care less about either game, or MMORPGS in general, this video is fun to watch. I have…
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Glaciers Growing
Two of the global warming poster stars are declining polar bear populations and shrinking arctic ice. Disappointingly (for the alarmists) polar numbers have increased dramatically over the last 30 years, and the extent of Arctic ice is increasing. Another claimed…
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Climate Change Disasters Cause 300,000 Deaths Per Year
According to the Global Humanitarian Forum. But actually no. Dr Roger Pielke calls the report a ‘methodological embarrassment,’ and notes that the report itself says ‘there is not yet any widely accepted global estimate of the share…
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Who Did Phil Spector Vote For?
Music producer Phil Spector has been sentenced to 29 years to life for the murder of actress Lana Clarkson. Yes I know. Murderers might have voted for Bush as well. I’m sure some did. They just…
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White House Assurances: Sotomayor Cool With Killing Babies
I am not worried by Supreme Court nominee Sotomayor’s apparent belief that being a latino woman makes her wiser than a white male. That is just par for the course. Newt Gingrich is right to point out…
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Mexicans, Indians And A Racist Australia
Two headlines over the last week accusing Australia of being racist. Or at least, lots of Australians. The first accusation came from Sol Trujillo. Sol was employed to run Australia’s largest telco. He liked to think…
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Broadband Plans
One of the promises made by the Labor party during the last election was that there would be more transparency in government. I guess that means being honest about information sources, advice received, funding, and who will…
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Dumb Or Greedy
How to avoid being ripped off by scammers. Don’t be greedy. Don’t be dumb. That pretty much covers it. If an arabian princess emails you telling you she got your name from a friend, and needs you…
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Conservatives More Squeamish Than Liberals?
I don’t think so. Conservatives less likely to slap their dads, even if dad says its OK? Yes, that I can believe. Conservatives have less confidence in their own wisdom relative to that of our forebears and…
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Al-Qaeda Kidnaps Obama’s Teleprompter
One of the funniest things I have ever read on the internet. From the Peoples Cube. In an audacious raid Friday, al-Qaeda terrorists managed to slip past White House security and seize President Obama’s teleprompter. Their…
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Downer To Aussies – Stop Whining
Former Minister for Foreign Affairs Alexander Downer has told Australians planning to travel overseas to grow up and take some responsibility. After about 10 minutes as foreign minister I was a little surprised to learn I…
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Most Un-PC Suggestion By A Politician Ever
Swaziland has one of the highest rates of HIV infection in the world. Swaziland politican Timothy Myeni has suggested that HIV testing should be compulsory, and that citizens testing positive for HIV should be branded on their…
