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Stormy Weather

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Published Thu, Dec 14 2006 11:24 PM
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Well, the weather forecast for the Seattle area is predicting sustained high winds with some really ferocious gusts. The weather for Thursday night's rather pathetic football game didn't turn out to be quite as bad as predicted, but I guess it's better safe than sorry. So I may not get much blogging done this weekend.

Anyway, this is your open trackbacks post for Friday, December 15 through Sunday December 17th. That's right, it's another extended trackbacks weekend!!!

If you have something interesting you'd like to share, please go to the blogger's oasis and use the linkfest chooser to choose the posts you'd like to hook up with.

As always you're welcome to link to this post and ping for a trackback. Just remember to follow the trackback policy.

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Thursday Night Football - blech!

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Published Thu, Dec 14 2006 11:13 PM
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Football on Thursday's has always been pretty much a lackluster game. Tonight's game was pathetic, from the commentary before the game about the NFC West being the "runt" of the league to the exceptionally dull and monotonous commentary during the game, to the truly horrific performance by the Seahawks.

The Seahawks offense blew chunks. The defense started the game out pretty well, leaving San Francisco with a whole mess of three-and-outs, but they couldn't sustain it and the Offense couldn't even capitalize on it.

It was just a matter of time before San Francisco managed to find their timing, and the Seahawks defense started to lose it. Missed tackles, sacks that turned into touchdowns and the like showed again that the Seahawks have been luckier than good this season.

A fourth quarter interception thrown by Matt Hasselbeck pretty much sealed the Seahawks' fate. I can't really find anything good to say about the Seahawks performance with the exception that they may have found someone who can catch the ball more often than not. D.J. Hacket had a career high 8 catches for 87 yards.

Oh, that and Shaun Alexander extended his record for consecutive games played with a ten or more yard run. Even that didn't really help the Seahawks much. He didn't even break 100 yards rushing tonight.

Even the Seahawks' tenacity failed them as they just gave up steam and appeared to give up play in the fourth quarter. A last minute touchdown and extra point came too little too late.

I haven't seen the Seahawks play this poorly since... well since four days ago. If they keep this up, they could end up losing the division to San Francisco. All that it would take is losing their next two games while San Francisco wins theirs.

The 8-6 Seahawks play at home against the 11-2 San Diego Chargers on Christmas Eve.

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Cross Posted to NWBloggers.com

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Blogging peak?

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Published Thu, Dec 14 2006 5:03 PM
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One of Gartner Inc.'s top ten predictions for 2007 is that the number of bloggers will level off in the first half of the year. From the Associated Press via Forbes:

Could blogging be near the peak of its popularity? The technology gurus at Gartner Inc. believe so. One of the research company's top 10 predictions for 2007 is that the number of bloggers will level off in the first half of next year at roughly 100 million worldwide.

The reason: Most people who would ever dabble with Web journals already have. Those who love it are committed to keeping it up, while others have gotten bored and moved on, said Daryl Plummer, chief Gartner fellow.

"A lot of people have been in and out of this thing," Plummer said. "Everyone thinks they have something to say, until they're put on stage and asked to say it."

That's no knock on blogging. Plummer noted that this leveling-off dynamic plays out all the time, though it often comes as a bit of a surprise when it hits things that had achieved quick popularity.

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Of course, as the old saying goes, predictions are hard, especially about the future.

100 million bloggers? That's a lot of recycled electrons disguised as deep thoughts!

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3 Minutes of Fame

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Published Thu, Dec 14 2006 12:18 PM
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Angel over at Woman Honor Thyself did a marvelous thing last night... She graciously granted Mark Levin the incredibly rare honor of speaking with her, although she only gave him three minutes or so...

With that in mind, I extended my “generosity” a bit further and let Mark Levin talk to me on his radio show last night. lol

For those who may not be familiar with Mark. He is an “Absolut American”.

In additon to being brilliant, he is enormously funny, unencumbered by the niceties of interpersonal “PC talk” and even manages to score points with the Libs (well,..sometimes..heh), especially when he attempts to reflect back to them their utter detachment from the pulse of America.

He isn’t afraid of those who who launch brickbats at us, and shouts (yes, quite literally..) reminding us daily that America remains the greatest bastion of freedom in the world.

“Mark Levin is one of America’s preeminent conservative commentators and constitutional lawyers. He’s in great demand as a political and legal commentator, and has appeared on hundreds of television and radio programs.
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Levin is also a contributing editor for National Review Online, and writes frequently for other publications. Levin has served as a top advisor to several members of President Ronald Reagan’s Cabinet—including as Chief of Staff to the Attorney General of the United States.

In 2001, the American Conservative Union named Levin the recipient of the prestigious Ronald Reagan Award. He currently practices law in the private sector, heading up the prestigious Landmark Legal Foundation in Washington DC.”

Of course I stumbled all over myself and couldn’t remember how to talk for a few minutes.

If you want to know what she had to say, head on over to her site. If you are a regular listener to Mark's show, you know that he doesn't suffer fools gladly, and that many, many people never even make it past his 20-second liberal clock.

Way to go Angel!

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New York Times may have succeeded in obstructing justice

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Published Thu, Dec 14 2006 12:23 AM
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The New York Times has a well known history of releasing classified information in its news pages. In December of 2001 they released information regarding planned federal raids on some Islamic charities suspected of links to international terrorism.

They have refused ever since to reveal the source of those leaks or to release telephone records that could have pointed to them. Now, despite losing an appeal at the Supreme Court, they appear to have managed to successfully thwart justice once again. From the New York Sun...

A key legal deadline has passed, raising doubts about whether criminal charges will ever be filed in an investigation of leaks to the New York Times about planned federal raids on Islamic charities in America.

The statute of limitations pertaining to the latest of the leaks, which took place in December 2001, was to expire yesterday, according to court filings last month by the prosecutor overseeing the case, Patrick Fitzgerald of Chicago.

Last year, a district court judge in Manhattan, Robert Sweet, ruled in favor of the Times, but an appeals court later reversed that decision, 2–1. Late last month, the newspaper asked the Supreme Court to step in, but the justices declined the request, without explanation.

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Despite the expiration of the five year statute of limitations, it is still theoretically possible that criminal charges could be filed. If Mr. Fitzgerald was able to identify suspects, he could have asked them to agree to extend the time limit, or he may have filed charges against them under seal. In addition, the prosecutor could, in effect, extend the deadline by linking the leaks to an allegation of a broader conspiracy to undermine the probe of the groups. However, lawyers following the case described those possibilities as remote.

Mr. McCarthy said that even if no criminal charges are filed, the telephone records could lead to disciplinary action or the firing of any government officials who leaked advance word about the plans to act against the Illinois-based Global Relief Foundation and the Texas based Holy Land Foundation.

Mr. Fitzgerald suggested in court papers that Ms. Miller and Mr. Shenon acted improperly by tipping off the groups to the planned seizures, but lawyers for the journalists said they were just following the common practice of seeking comment from the subjects of a news story. The prosecutor said the reporters' actions could have endangered law enforcement officers or led to the destruction of evidence.

And so, the New York Times defies even the United States Supreme Court and will likely get away with it. Freedom of the press or not, it certainly smells like obstruction of justice, whether charges could be successfully brought or not.

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