So much for “absolutely, positively must be there.”
Looks like UPS won this round
Update: In case you are wondering if this photo is indeed legitimate, Independent Sources‘ thorough fact checker said it didn’t look “too fake” which was good enough for us to run with it.
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Cathy Seipp readers — see additional information in Update 2 at the bottom of this post.
Patterico points us to Independent Sources nemisis Michael Hiltzik of the Los Angeles Times, who uses precisely two data points to prove to his satisfaction that Hugh Hewitt’s audience is declining — by 20% in two months, according to his […]
(click on post title, or here, for the rest)So big that it transcends big to the point of being creepy.
According to Snopes, this picture is legitimate. The critter pictured is Herman, a German Giant hare belonging to German breeder Hans Wagner. The extraordinarily large hare weights 17 lbs., measures 17 inches high on all fours, and stands over three feet tall on […]
(click on post title, or here, for the rest)Sometimes the best thing for an about-to-be-arrested individual to do is say nothing. However if they followed this advice we would be robbed of gems like this one from the police report of the arrest of Travis McConchie and complements of the Smoking Gun:
“…he stated that he did not pull over because girlfriend was naked […]
(click on post title, or here, for the rest)Another example of why I watch You Tube more than regular TV.
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David Chappelle explaining why he abruptly fled to South Africa after a reported near-mental breakdown as well as rumors of pressure from African American leaders who felt his show was demeaning to blacks says that it was racism that lead to his sudden flight.
U.S. Rep. Cynthia McKinney concurred with Mr. Chappelle and noted that […]
The headline is lifted from a thoroughly enjoyable post from Patterico as he skewers Michael Hiltzik’s take on a Costa Mesa program to check the status of illegal immigrants arrested for serious crimes. It is worthy reading.
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(click on post title, or here, for the rest)I don’t know about you but here at Independent Sources central we like to watch TV. However by watching TV we mean watching a lot of DVDs rented from Netflix and then about a half-dozen channels (particularly HBO, History Channel, OLN, Fox News, CNN, Comedy Central and the Fox Network). That’s about it so when […]
(click on post title, or here, for the rest)Since I (Chad) have been complaining about illegal immigration so much, I have decided to provide my plan for dealing with the problem.
It is a generally accepted fact that there is an underground economy in the United States that may be worth as much as $1,000,000,000,000. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underground_economy) This economy encompasses not only purely illegal […]
As cons go this one is right up there with the finger-in-the-chili and equally destined to fail. Scam artists Sarah Everson, 45, and Kris Everson, 33, falsely claimed having sextuplets (4 boys and 2 girls) to help them with their financial difficulties.
The tale exploded in the local spotlight Monday when The Examiner in Independence, Mo., […]
(click on post title, or here, for the rest)Excuse the slow down in our postings during this past week. Insider was sick and then out of state and I’m not sure what was up with Senior Administration Official but you can once again expect to look forward to whatever it is that you get from this site. Speaking of disasters, Insider was recently […]
(click on post title, or here, for the rest)ZURICH, Switzerland (AP) — FIFA (the international soccer federation — ed.) said Friday it is considering possible action over an Israeli airstrike last week on a soccer field in the Gaza Strip. … No casualties were reported in the airstrike, which reportedly left a large crater in the field. (link)
In FIFA’s judgement, the strike was […]
Pictured above: American immigrant Salma Hayek
In their ongoing quest to make things better for the American working man, Senate Democrats this week blocked proposals to include tougher workplace enforcement provisions in new immigration legislation working its way through congress.
When asked anonymous Senate staffers (NY Times speak for my imaginary friend) stated, “We know that the […]
This page estimates how long it would take different classes of computer to crack passwords based on a brute force generation of all possible combinations, taking into account password length and scope of characters (numeric only, etc). For instance, if you’re using 62 possible characters (upper and lower case, plus numbers) and an eight character […]
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