Archive for May, 2007

The Sunshine of Our Lives

Monday, May 28th, 2007 - by Rick Moran

anewbanks.jpg"It's a beautiful day for a ballgame... Let's play two!" A statue of baseball great Ernie Banks will rise at Wrigley Field. by Rick Moran


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America the Beautiful

Monday, May 28th, 2007

Ray Charles sings it.

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Week 19 of Pajamas Poll in Progress – F. Thompson, Richardson still lead for Repubs and Dems – Get your WIDGET here

Monday, May 28th, 2007

Over 115,000 votes have been cast in the weekly PAJAMAS MEDIA PRESIDENTIAL STRAW POLL. The nineteenth week has officially begun. DON'T FORGET: You can put the poll on your website or blog with our free voting widget and become a precinct in the Pajamas Media Straw Poll. Learn how the readers of your site are voting and compare it the the total.

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Students Battle Regime at Iranian University

Sunday, May 27th, 2007


Pro-democracy students clash with Basiji (pro-Islamic Regime paramilitary forces) in this video smuggled out of Allameh University, Tehran, College of Social Sciences. It was shot Tuesday, May, 22nd, 2007 by Avayee Digar. Translation for PJM by Special Correspondent Ardershir Arian:

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[Book Review] The Consolation of the Shoes by Manolo the Shoeblogger

Saturday, May 26th, 2007 - by Roger L Simon


giorgioii.jpg Not The Manolo Full disclosure: The real The Manolo is a friend of mine and, no, I will not reveal his identity. Ergo, the review you are about to read is horribly biased. by Roger L. Simon

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Tales from the Coffee Crypt

Saturday, May 26th, 2007 - by Nancy Rommelmann


acoffeedrink.jpg In which the immutable rules of "coffee cupping" are learned in an ancient and overcaffeinated ritual. By Nancy Rommelmann

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The Corn & Miniter Show — # 11

Friday, May 25th, 2007

In this week’s show, David Corn and Richard Miniter discuss Hillary’s campaign memo advising her to skip Iowa, McCain’s testy exchange with Romney and the impact of immigration on the GOP. They also talk about the latest Gallup poll and who might be the first candidate to be voted off the island.

Click above and watch! (MP3 audio-only version available HERE)

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First, Kill All the Judges

Friday, May 25th, 2007 - by Burt Prelutsky


judge.jpg A not-so-modest proposal for making America a better place... in a twinkling. By Burt Prelutsky

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The Bloomberg Gun Giveaway

Friday, May 25th, 2007 - by Frank Miniter


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Mayor Bloomberg's plan to gain anti-gun street cred backfires in Virginia. By Frank Miniter

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Goons of Iran

Friday, May 25th, 2007 - by Ardeshir Arian


Iran's Crackdown on "Children of Allah Influenced by International Imperialism" Continues -- 3,000 Arrested, 1,200 Automobiles Confiscated, 1,000 Shops Closed, 75,000 Warnings Issued By Ardeshir Arian, PJM Special Correspondent

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