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I haven’t seen our friends up north so mad since John Candy said ‘Canadian Beers Sucks’ in Canadian Bacon, but apparently the maple leafs got screwed last night in some ice skating event in which the Communist Bloc Judges with their friends the French shafted the Canadians out of a medal. For shame. This is not the first time the Canadians have been screwed by the French or a Frenchmen (Jean Chretien, anyone?), and will not be the last.

** Update **

I just found one reason to watch Ice Skating. The announcer who said she was embarassed for her sport (Sandra Bezic), is just knock out gorgeous.

** Update #2 **

HappyFunPundit has the official ice skating score card from last night’s event.

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I wrote last month about the antics of Mr. Yagman (Scroll down to the first post from the 22nd- for some reason my archives are doing their own thing), chief wag for the dullards in California led by Ramsey Clark. Today, Mr. Yagman has filed a brief that includes typos, gross errors in logic, and citations from Rolling Stones songs:

Through the ages, evil has manifested itself in various forms, e.g., “I watched as Pilate washed his hands and sealed his [Jesus Christ’s] fate;” “I watched as kings and queens fought ten decades for the gods they made [The Hundred Years’ War];” “I rode a tank in a general’s rank, while the blitzkrieg raged and the [Jews’] bodies stank [burning in concentration camps in the Holocaust];” “I shouted ‘who killed the Kennedys?,’ when after all it was you and me.”* The advice given by Lucifer, himself was that “I’m in need of some restraint.”*

Apparently the Porn War going on between the folks at Libertarian Samizdata and Kevin Holtsberry at Ideas, Etc. is in full fledge. I originally thought it was just a cheap attempt to troll for hits (although Britney Spears XXX LIVE NUDE BREASTS uncovered added to every post might be easier), but it appears there is a substantive debate going on. I read some of it, then got bored. I had only two thoughts:

Damian Penny is pissed (angry, not drunk) that Blow received no nominations for the Oscars. He then states that his second favorite movie of the year (Enemy at the Gates) was also snubbed. He then bashes LOTR. I liked Blow and Enemy, but I found them wanting in the Oscar category. LOTR, however, was just outstanding.

Again, why Lileks is a genius and I am a loudmouthed lout. While discussing emceeing (spelling????) the symphony, he states:

Advice to a Superpower from the Iron Lady. A must read (link requires free registration).

Rand chews up and spits out some blowhard from up north. Go get em Mr. Simberg.