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Thursday 30 June 2005

  • Blogging is where the - Blogging is where the action is. Just ask Cotillion babe Kate McMillan of Small Dead Animals, where we found the link to this elegant cartoon by gapingvoid that captures the essence of the blogger's twisted worldview. "I don't know... ( 08:08 | 0 Trackbacks | 1 Comments )

Wednesday 29 June 2005

  • Right Wing Sparkle came to - Right Wing Sparkle came to the dance but is spending her time on the sidelines gossiping about some of her Political Memories. It is the sort of thing that does tend to happen at some dances. Sissy at sisu points... ( 06:40 | 1 Comments )

Tuesday 28 June 2005

  • Squeeze into your corsets and - Squeeze into your corsets and grab your parasols, it's time for a walk down a historical path for women. I am honored to be co-hosting this week along with the lovely women of Maxed Out Mama, Right Wing Sparkle and... ( 12:20 | 1 Comments )
  • I present my fine - I present my fine ladies at this week's Cotillion. A beautiful bunch of conservative women who don't mind speaking their mind! My co-hosts this week are Knowledge is Power, NotADesperateHousewife, and MaxedOutMama. You are welcome to join the dance... ( 00:47 | 1 Comments )

Monday 27 June 2005

  • It is probably rare that - It is probably rare that the words "it is an honor and a pleasure" are spoken or written with complete sincerity. But this is an exception to the rule, because it is a very real honor and a pleasure for... ( 22:16 | 1 Comments )
  • I got an important e-mail - I got an important e-mail ( in Italian ) asking to sign a petition in favor of free speech. An "Islamic anti-defamation league" has been founded in this country, with the declared aim to persecute all who dare to criticize... ( 16:39 | 1 Comments )

Sunday 26 June 2005

  • Thanks as always to Michelle - Thanks as always to Michelle for the linky love. We appreciate it! If you want to hear what some conservative female bloggers are saying you can visit all the ladies here or just scroll down: A Mom And Her Blog... ( 23:26 | 1 Comments )
  • Carnival of the Insanities - Carnival of the Insanities by Dr. Sanity is great stuff this week...You'd be absolutely crazy to not stop by...Your Sunday finest isn't required either...casual wear is just fine...... ( 21:16 | 1 Comments )
  • The Supreme Court is about - The Supreme Court is about to get down and dirty with the Ten Commandments. (Yes. I know. That statement was wrong on so many levels.) On Monday, the Supreme Court is set to rule on Van Orden v. Perry, and... ( 14:32 | 1 Comments )
  • Geraldo Rivera annoys me on - Geraldo Rivera annoys me on so many different levels but his dispatches from Aruba are driving me nuts. He's a professional reporting on a possible murder but very time he files a report he looks like he just popped up... ( 14:31 | 1 Comments )
  • She writes deliberately the words - She writes deliberately the words on the page, not knowing that her thoughts, the insignificant musings of a teenager will resonate so loudly with generations to come. Her message? "In spite of everything that has happened, I still believe that... ( 13:23 | 1 Comments )

Saturday 25 June 2005

  • Exerpt of my post about - Exerpt of my post about the second article trashing me by name in Yemen by some government lacky. Well, Im reasonably certain that if there were a few al-Qaeda in Cleveland, President Bush and Congress would NOT decide to surround... ( 21:06 | 1 Comments )

Friday 24 June 2005

  • Beth from My Vast Right - Beth from My Vast Right Wing Conspiracy has figured out why she has bloggers block: Basically, I'm TIRED of the same old story with just names and other details changed. What's that story? You know, of course. It's the constant... ( 15:48 | 1 Comments )
  • How many paint chips - How many paint chips did Formula One boss Ernie Ecclestone have to eat as a child to make him dullard enough to tell racecar driver Danica Patrick that "women should be all dressed in white like all other domestic appliances"?... ( 00:03 | 1 Comments )

Thursday 23 June 2005

  • On the surface, the Flag - On the surface, the Flag Burning Amendment is a good thing, the flag stands as a symbol of the United States and all of the freedoms inherent in citizenship. But one of those freedoms is put into jeopardy by the... ( 11:59 | 1 Comments )

Tuesday 21 June 2005

  • At The Cotillion, the debutantes - At The Cotillion, the debutantes are well schooled in the art of savoir faire, a proper phrase encompassing the knowledge and practice of good manners, As F.Scott Fitzgerald would say, our members are "as cool as [our] white dresses" as... ( 05:00 | 1 Comments )
  • Aloha! Please allow me - Aloha! Please allow me to make it Crystal Clear, how very pleased I am to be co-hosting this week's Cotillion with Tammy of A Mom and Her Blog and Sadie of A Fistful of Fortnights. However, instead of diamond... ( 01:32 | 1 Comments )

Monday 20 June 2005

  • Hello everyone and welcome to - Hello everyone and welcome to another wonderful wonderful week of The Cotillion. This week, I'm co-hosting, along with Crystal from Crystal Clear and Sadie from Fistful of Fortnights. I hope y'all have brought your dancing shoes,as I think you'll need... ( 23:01 | 1 Comments )
  • We've been busy lately - We've been busy lately finishing up our "recruiting" for The Cotillion...please welcome our newest brilliant women! Absinthe & Cookies annika's journal Baldilocks Bobo Blogger Dr. Sanity Just A Girl Maxed Out Mama Portia Rediscovered reasoned audacity at charmaineyoest.com Right Thinking... ( 20:43 | 1 Comments )

Sunday 19 June 2005

  • "I thought I had heard - "I thought I had heard and seen every vile, disgusting crime scene, but was in for a new shock when I started this investigation," [Detective William Howard of the Kansas City Police Department] would say later... (Via J Rob.) [Cross-posted... ( 19:45 | 1 Comments )
  • Yemeni President Saleh opened a - Yemeni President Saleh opened a regional democracy center and has hosted democracy conferences. If he opened a building and called it the unicorn study center and talked frequently about unicorns, would the West believe there were unicorns in Yemen as... ( 08:18 | 1 Comments )
  • "This just shows you - "This just shows you the lengths at which the Bushes would go to get another president in the family, and I wish I could get them to adopt Hillary." Bill Clinton, explaining that former first lady Barbara Bush calls him... ( 01:20 | 1 Comments )
  • BAKU, Azerbaijan - Thousands - BAKU, Azerbaijan - Thousands of demonstrators chanting "Freedom" and carrying portraits of President Bush marched across Azerbaijan's capital Saturday, demanding the resignation of the government and free parliamentary elections in the biggest protest in years. (Cross-posted at Florida Cracker.)... ( 00:19 | 1 Comments )

Friday 17 June 2005

  • In an interesting turn of - In an interesting turn of events, Governor Bush has called for an investigation into the 911 call Michael Schiavo made on the morning of Terri's collapse: In a letter faxed to Pinellas-Pasco County State Attorney Bernie McCabe, Bush said Michael... ( 22:48 | 1 Comments )
  • I'm supposed to be on - I'm supposed to be on a blog-vacation now, but I had to butt in the middle of my AWESOME guest-bloggers (Merri, Jody, and Eric have been filling in, others may do so as well). So since I've been taking it... ( 00:46 | 1 Comments )

Tuesday 14 June 2005

  • Cotillion for June 14th, 2005 - Cotillion for June 14th, 2005 The Complete Etiquette Experience from Dining to Dancing Gotta love a Cotillion - each of the girls brings two dates! My debutantes this week are a beautiful bunch of girls, with poise, class, and an... ( 06:29 | 1 Comments )
  • Stefania Lapenna, THE JERUSALEM POST - Stefania Lapenna, THE JERUSALEM POST With the defeat of the European constitution in France and the Netherlands, and the indefinite postponement of a vote in the UK, the fate of the European Union hangs in the balance. The continent's mainstream... ( 05:37 | 1 Comments )
  • Swing Time Welcome one and - Swing Time Welcome one and all to the third Cotillion Ball. I'm honored to share hosting duties this week with Right Girl and Denita of Who Tends the Fires. I hope you've brought your comfortable dance shoes because I'm here... ( 03:38 | 1 Comments )
  • I've always loved waltzes, even - I've always loved waltzes, even though I have two left feet. The music seems to whirl and twirl as it plays, the musical notes like black slippered feet only lightly passing over the stark lines of the sheet music. It... ( 03:25 | 1 Comments )

Monday 13 June 2005

  • Dear Ma and Pa, I - Dear Ma and Pa, I am well. Hope you are. Tell Brother Walt and Brother Elmer the Marine Corps beats working for old man Minch by a mile. Tell them to join up quick before all of the places are... ( 01:00 | 1 Comments )

Saturday 11 June 2005

  • So says Lorie Byrd in - So says Lorie Byrd in her Townhall column, "Women should embrace the Blogosphere," referring to Cotillion: The Cotillion is a perfect example of one group of conservative female bloggers that is showcasing the uniqueness of their female voices and proving... ( 14:58 | 1 Comments )

Friday 10 June 2005

  • From Sondra K: We've been - From Sondra K: We've been sadly informed that despite all our efforts (mine vis a vis) our 82nd Airborne Division has slipped through our troop support radar somehow in the mad shuffle of paperwork and info transfer. We have approx.... ( 00:53 | 1 Comments )

Thursday 9 June 2005

Wednesday 8 June 2005

  • Michelle Malkin has an impressive - Michelle Malkin has an impressive and moving story. A group of 9 National Geographic staffers are walking 200 miles in 10 days with only water and one teabag each--no food. They are camping out during the day, walking at night... ( 20:59 | 1 Comments )

Tuesday 7 June 2005

  • Everyone remembers the Charleston. - Everyone remembers the Charleston. A well-loved dance that originated in the early 1920s in Speakeasies during Prohibition, its energized, dynamic and vivacious moves perfectly personify the zeal of these following ladies of the ball. ***Rightwingsparkle asks us a question... ( 06:30 | 1 Comments )
  • The Ball This week's - The Ball This week's Cotillion is co-hosted and brought to you by yours truly, Merri Musings, and The American Princess.Grab your dance card, or if you prefer; your drink, sweetheart because you will be dancing your way through the... ( 06:29 | 1 Comments )
  • Welcome, one and all, to - Welcome, one and all, to WEEK TWO of the biggest shindig around:Will this party never end? Not as long as we're around. So welcome one and all to the Cotillion the Lillith Fair of the Conservative Blogosphere... (...of course, with... ( 06:12 | 1 Comments )

Monday 6 June 2005

  • Just a reminder, the Cotillion's - Just a reminder, the Cotillion's carnival will be posted tomorrow! Hostessing this week's carnival: An American Housewife Merri Musings The American Princess And of course, it will also be posted here. In the meantime, check out the RSS feeds of... ( 16:35 | 1 Comments )

Saturday 4 June 2005

Friday 3 June 2005

  • Not A Desperate Housewife has - Not A Desperate Housewife has the strength to take on Islam's treatment of women.... ( 21:52 | 1 Comments )
  • Yeah, Right, Whatever recounts a - Yeah, Right, Whatever recounts a recent trip to Six Flags. She offers fashion advice to women who apparently don't own a mirror or have any real friends.... ( 15:43 | 1 Comments )
  • Quick, call 911! Some guy - Quick, call 911! Some guy named Scott Burgess broke into The Bad Hair Blog! Well, at least he offers interesting insight into the recent EU votes as a US expatriate.... ( 15:29 | 1 Comments )
  • The Anchoress offers a "sobering - The Anchoress offers a "sobering read" and has a prayer request. Please read her entry, the referenced post.... ( 15:24 | 1 Comments )
  • Steal the Bandwagon exhibits the - Steal the Bandwagon exhibits the symptoms of hitting the famous "Blogger's Wall." I'm trying to encourage her to blog through it to get to the euphoria on the other side. Go help out one of your hostesses.... ( 15:17 | 1 Comments )
  • small dead animals has more - small dead animals has more on Gurmant Grewal. Be sure to check out the comments.... ( 15:12 | 1 Comments )
  • sisu qutoes a professor who - sisu qutoes a professor who says "...it's the very nature of science is to have unresolved questions."... ( 15:06 | 1 Comments )
  • Short, to the point and - Short, to the point and oh so right, Right Wing Sparkle sums up the lack of moral credibility in the Democratic party.... ( 14:57 | 1 Comments )
  • MY Vast Right Wing Conspiracy - MY Vast Right Wing Conspiracy has the stupid news item of the day.... ( 14:53 | 1 Comments )
  • SondraK attended a "huge international - SondraK attended a "huge international protest" against Wal-Mart and has the photos to prove it. (Before you go check it out: remember that it's not nice to mock the protestors based on their appearance . . . no matter how... ( 14:41 | 1 Comments )
  • Girl on the Right asks - Girl on the Right asks "Shouldn't the homosexual community earn the privilege of marriage first, instead of us just handing it over? Let them prove to the rest of us that they can behave as married people should, before they... ( 14:29 | 1 Comments )
  • Florida Cracker admits that she's - Florida Cracker admits that she's married to a geek.... ( 14:23 | 1 Comments )
  • e-claire fisks Howard Dean. Poor - e-claire fisks Howard Dean. Poor Howard, he makes it so easy . . . and fun.... ( 14:19 | 1 Comments )
  • Crystal Clear has the roundup. - Crystal Clear has the roundup.... ( 14:16 | 1 Comments )
  • I've got the Friday photo - I've got the Friday photo up at Common Sense Runs Wild. Maybe Atlas Shrugs needs to play.... ( 14:05 | 1 Comments )
  • Atlas Shrugs makes an interesting - Atlas Shrugs makes an interesting argument about Mark Felt and Monica Lewinsky.... ( 14:01 | 1 Comments )
  • An American Housewife dispenses great - An American Housewife dispenses great advice.... ( 13:56 | 1 Comments )
  • Fiesty Repartee presents a wonderful - Fiesty Repartee presents a wonderful ending to an really great project.... ( 13:46 | 1 Comments )

Thursday 2 June 2005

  • Ilyka Damen is moving, poor - Ilyka Damen is moving, poor thing--but I love her reasons for doing it!... ( 20:07 | 1 Comments )
  • Girl on the Right explains - Girl on the Right explains why she blogs anonymously, and with good reason!... ( 20:01 | 1 Comments )
  • The Florida Cracker (Donnah) has - The Florida Cracker (Donnah) has an update on the Chronic(le)'s sloppy work, previously noted here.... ( 19:55 | 1 Comments )
  • Feisty Christina's Blog Western project - Feisty Christina's Blog Western project is coming along quite nicely! Got some time? Read a Western novel done bloggy-style.... ( 19:46 | 1 Comments )
  • Did you hear about Susan - Did you hear about Susan Estrich petitioning the Vatican to to do away with that "ruffian" Benedict XVI and appoint a female pope instead? Crazy, I tell ya! Crazy!... ( 19:36 | 1 Comments )
  • Lookalikes! :scary: - Lookalikes! :scary:... ( 15:14 | 1 Comments )
  • WaPo's still talking up Clinton - WaPo's still talking up Clinton for UN Sec-General, but Claire's having none of that.... ( 15:05 | 1 Comments )
  • Will the last American to - Will the last American to leave Crystal Clear's California please remember to bring the flag? Thanks!... ( 14:56 | 1 Comments )
  • Darleen: And the fossils in - Darleen: And the fossils in the MSM still have no clue why they have lost so much credibility with citizens?... ( 14:51 | 1 Comments )
  • Jane reports that "Uday's Momma - Jane reports that "Uday's Momma and a lovely cast of characters" are comfortably residing in Yemen.... ( 14:45 | 1 Comments )
  • Heh. - Heh.... ( 14:24 | 1 Comments )
  • Raven is working on a - Raven is working on a get-together for "NE Bloggers/Shooters and others from the area". w00t! Party!... ( 14:20 | 1 Comments )
  • A nation that sacrifices its - A nation that sacrifices its children is a nation without hope. The American Princess is FIRED up!... ( 14:05 | 1 Comments )
  • Forego one pack of cigarettes, - Forego one pack of cigarettes, one popcorn at the movies, one video rental and do what you can. A hundred $1 checks will do as much as two larger ones. It all spends, it all pays bills, it all helps.... ( 13:57 | 1 Comments )
  • Buck up, kid! We all - Buck up, kid! We all get the blahgs once in a while; don't let the bastards get you down! A thought for trolls and any others who live to put bloggers in such a state: Has it occurred to you... ( 13:38 | 1 Comments )
  • MY Vast Right Wing Conspiracy - MY Vast Right Wing Conspiracy tell you how to get your very own copy for free!... ( 13:34 | 1 Comments )
  • Jacques Chirac and Michael Jackson? - Jacques Chirac and Michael Jackson? hahahahahahaha The possibilities are ENDLESS! SondraK has the caption contest.... ( 13:32 | 1 Comments )
  • Yes. Indeed. - Yes. Indeed.... ( 13:25 | 1 Comments )
  • sisu on the "impending" Bush - sisu on the "impending" Bush impeachment.... ( 13:24 | 1 Comments )
  • Small Dead Animals doesn't - Small Dead Animals doesn't parse words.... ( 13:23 | 1 Comments )
  • The Anchoress discusses "Hillaryland." - The Anchoress discusses "Hillaryland."... ( 13:18 | 0 Trackbacks | 1 Comments )
  • Tammy at A Mom and - Tammy at A Mom and Her Blog asks for it. Hurry, I'm sure it won't happen again...... ( 13:15 | 1 Comments )
  • The Bad Hair Blog gives - The Bad Hair Blog gives us a heads up on Watergate, the press and the presidency.... ( 13:12 | 1 Comments )

Wednesday 1 June 2005

  • Okay - so periodically - Okay - so periodically I turn the television to E! Entertainment Television. I know, I know - I should check myself into some twelve step program. But you know how they have those post awards show wrap ups? I... ( 06:45 | 1 Comments )
  • We party everyday, but the - We party everyday, but the balls occur on Tuesdays. Here are some of our next lovely ladies who will host: June 7, 2005 - An American HousewifeThe American PrincessTBAJune 14, 2005 -Darleen's PlaceWho Tends the FiresRight GirlJune 21, 2005 -Crystal... ( 06:40 | 1 Comments )