Wednesday, July 09, 2008

The Speaker's House Has a Blog

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Those of us who live in Virginia are downright spoiled by the presence of historic homes. Just within a few-mile radius of Charlottesville,...
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Tuesday, July 08, 2008

Update on the Oklahoma Three

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On April 2, I posted some video of citizen activist Paul Jacob , who was being interviewed by WINA-AM radio host Rob Schilling about the ini...

What I Missed on Tuesday Morning

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Business matters kept me away from the monthly Tuesday Morning Group Coalition meeting in Richmond today, but Steven Latimer helped fill the...
Friday, July 04, 2008

Jesse Helms Dead at 86

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Reuters is reporting that former Senator Jesse Helms (R-N.C.) is dead at the age of 86. Coulrophobes everywhere breathe a sigh of relief.

Liveblogging President Bush at Monticello

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From the air-conditioned comfort of my living room, I am watching this year's naturalization ceremony at Monticello, with featured guest...
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Remembrances of Independence Days Past - Part I

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Today (July 4, 2008) will see President George W. Bush speaking at Monticello's Independence Day celebration . He is the fourth sitting...

But Who Can Fill Those Shoes?

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Larry Harmon, who portrayed Bozo the Clown and made the character famous, is dead . Coulrophobes everywhere breathe a sigh of relief.
Thursday, July 03, 2008

My New Blog

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Faithful readers, be not afraid: The headline above does not portend the abandonment of this blog but rather the addition of another. After...

Constitutional Fact Check

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Perhaps it is understandable, if not entirely excusable, when a historian makes a factual mistake in something he writes, when the mistake d...
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Friday, June 27, 2008

Lamentation for Independence Day

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The editorial board of the Jewish Daily Forward gets it exactly right in the June 26 issue, written in anticipation of Independence Day one...
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Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Hunter Parrish, Hunted Celebrity

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Hunter Parrish, who plays teen hunk "Silas" on the Showtime cable TV series, Weeds , is unusually popular these days. I have seen...
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Mamma Mia! Comes to Washington

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The national tour of Mamma Mia! (best known as "the ABBA musical") arrives tonight in Washington, D.C. The show opens at the Nat...
Friday, June 20, 2008

Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid...

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Just when you thought it was safe to go back to Poodle Beach comes this summer blockbuster : Gay Zombies - Watch more free videos Will you ...
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Tainted Tomatoes

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Salmonella is still in the news. Reuters reported earlier today: U.S. food safety officials on Wednesday said more than 350 people have f...

Hymn for a Sunday Evening

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Sixty years ago tonight, television history was made. Or, perhaps, it would be better to say, television history began. Philo Farnsworth an...
Thursday, June 19, 2008

Silent Flows the Don?

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From Novosti , the Russian News and Information Agency: A statue is to be unveiled to an enema at a health center in the southern Russia...
Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Redpath Certified for Senate Ballot

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The U.S. Senate race in Virginia now has a fourth official candidate: Libertarian Bill Redpath has been certified by the State Board of Ele...
Monday, June 16, 2008

Doing It Later

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Yesterday's " Sunday Source " section of the Washington Post has what appears to be an informative article about procrastinat...
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Sunday, June 15, 2008

Liveblogging the Tony Awards

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Tonight's the night. After a season of ups and downs, the rivals are meeting tonight in a single arena to decide who will be the ultima...