No joke:

"In major change, Obama says he'll support offshore drilling"

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/homepage/story/46174.html

Well, well, well . . . is there any position left that he hasn't changed his mind on????

Is anyone else using XP with IE7.0 having trouble opening U.S. political sites tonight?

I get a Windows popup reading something like "IE cannot open this site and is aborting" that pops-up after it looks like the page has opened properly. I can't open Hot Air, Ace of Spades HQ, and Patterico. But I can open Newsbusters and Power Line, various Canadian blogs and some hobby sites I went to. I had no problems with the same sites in mid-late afternoon.

I've run anti-virus software today without receiving any bad news; and removed all the cookies the AVG software found.

And I just found an answer at LGF:
http://littlegreenfootballs.com/article/30818_A_Big_IE7_Problem_on_the_Web_-_Update-_Sitemeter_Responsible

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get with it... the smart money uses firefox 3.

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For some reason I can't open JacksNewswatch. The site opens and then a box opens telling me that it can't open it and when I click OK, it closes. Odd!!

andy...I could get on SDA, CTV, but not any Blogging Tories...
conspiracy theories were brewing...

Based on what I've been able to read so far, there appears to be some erronious interaction between some versions of IE, and (probably, I'm surmizing so far) some update to SiteMeter that was deployed today; Glenn Reynolds has noted the problem and hacked a temporary solution by removing SiteMeter from his Instapundit site for now. Probably SiteMeter will fix the problem soon, assuming my conjecture is correct, so I'd advise standing by for now.

It does seem like a sitemeter problem, the status bar shows sitemeter query, when accessing certain sites, its also related to the latest java update
about a week ago, some reported troubles starting
then.

Apropos of the July 31 "Brutality" comments thread...

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c237/kazsyrps/wrong.png

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seriously, guys... get firefox.

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I have firefox. And here's sierra's song

Liberal MSM supports PM Harper's new confederation.
PET's "charter-HRCs" are next to be dismantled and buried in the PET Cemetery.
On with the revolution.
It's a Common Sense Revolution.
Long live Canada. Vive le Canada.
...-

"Away from the centre
The Ottawa Citizen
Published: Saturday, August 02, 2008

Some will say that the Conservative government's new deal for the provinces represents a revolution, while others will view it as the natural evolution in federal-provincial relations. What's clear is that the plan to extend greater autonomy to provinces, so that they can negotiate their own economic deals, is a worthwhile one."
http://tinyurl.com/5p73nr

"Yet another portent of doom in year of Olympic bad luck

Exactly one week before the Olympic torch was due to be lit in Beijing's Bird's Nest stadium, a total eclipse of the Sun yesterday darkened China's skies, a troublesome omen in a year marked by bad luck.

For the ancient Chinese, a solar eclipse was considered a dire warning, a portent of doom that would send the entire court into panic, prompting the emperor to avoid eating meat, shun the palace and read oracle bones for any hint of the disaster to come."
http://tinyurl.com/5ogkts

"Chinese visitors and tourists watch the eclipse at Jiayuguan Fort on the Great Wall"
http://tinyurl.com/5hhs7g

"And, he'll be sick and tired of being taunted."
Bwaaahhhaawwaahhanaaaa!

"But he'll be buoyed by the generally positive press his Green Shift has gotten this summer."
!aaaanahhaawwaahhhaaawB

http://www.torontosun.com/Comment/Commentary/2008/08/01/6333871-sun.html

The 'Operation Aborted' diaog box still seems to be prevalent for a bunch of sites...

andycanuck: "Is anyone else using XP with IE7.0 having trouble opening U.S. political sites tonight?"

I kept getting this message when trying to open Dust My Broom Web Site. Hmmm...something going on at Internet Explorer???

DMB's back up, on my computer at any rate.

if ya haven't seen it yet

sarc on

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mopkn0lPzM8&eurl

sarc off

Might be the best political ad ever.

Good article on to days front page of the Post, inlisting children as climate cops. I see someone else has come to my conclusion, Hitler had his brown shirts and Adolph Suzuki has his green shirts. Adolph Suzuki and his tactics I find scary, a little to close to history repeating itself.

Glad to know it is not my computer causing problems opening sites. Jacksnewwatch is up and running. Last week I kept getting a message,
from Norton, that a site was a unauthorized site and had been removed. What is going on, could it be a problem for BT sites, who is doing it.

I should also mention that on some sites I cannot get the comments to appear, or post one. Site opens but not the comments.

Sorry yesterdays Post

Ken Boshcoff's words echo across the west

http://netnewsledger.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1085&Itemid=26

The Thunder Bay MP's words on the Green Shift continue to impact the discussion.

Got up to early today I guess, it is today's Post.

Pardoned woman can be police officer

http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/story.html?id=e740053c-2f92-4efd-ae30-d1bc3e3c9663

"The court agreed being of good moral character is appropriate for being a police officer but the police should have gone beyond the fact the individual has a criminal past."

I would think that of all the criteria used to determine if a person is qualified to be a police officer that a criminal history would be quite high on the list.

NOTE: This case was decided by the Quebec HRC before it went to the SCC.

How sickening is this poll and it reflects their best and brightest:

Strange, the apparent lack of public alarm in Britain over an extensive new poll showing that significant minorities of Muslim students at some of Britain's better colleges and universities embrace the most threatening aspects of Islam. These include the conviction that killing in the name of religion can be justified (32 percent), belief that men and women shouldn't mix freely (40 percent), support for Sharia (Islamic law) in Britain (40 percent), and support for a global caliphate (33 percent) based in Sharia, among other repressive tenets.

www.townhall.com/columnists/DianaWest/2008/08/01/britains_silence_ammo_for_a_sharia-run_future?page=full&comments=true

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RE: Sitemeter and IE7

"Just heard back from reader Bob... switching to HTML code for Sitemeter
(you lose a little functionality) seems to solve the problem."

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I've also had problems opening some blogs the last few days accompanied by a MSFT message window aborting the file that can't be opened. A clever virus by the usual suspects that won't tolerate dissenting ideas? It's very weird.

Mao Stlong say, no censolship, no plopaganda; no halmoney.
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"that's the end of all harmony," he said."

"IOC head warns athletes to avoid 'propaganda'
"http://olympics.thestar.com/2008/article/471686
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"Test any website and see real-time if it's censored in China!"

http://www.greatfirewallofchina.org/

Order Of Canada ?

For the ones who went back in the bus.
The truck driver who put his own life at risk to save others.
The passeger(s) who helped others get to saftey.
For holding him inside until the police came. (no tasers, tsk, tsk)

Is there such a thing as a Negative Order Of Canada ?
For those who turned Canada into a 'soft on crime' wimp. Criminals know they will have Charter protection and $million$ at their disposal after their mindless acts of murder and at the same time ruin the lifes of many others.

The family and friends of Tim McLean are having to bear unbelievable sorrow. Canada has failed them.

No, Penny, no conspiracy. It's a Sitemeter coding problem affecting IE7.0 and, I've read elsewhere, IE6. But here's a fix for IE7.0 users (I don't know about IE6) until Sitemeter fixes the mess it created:

This fix was posted by a Hot Air commenter (scroll down for Gideon7 and a another commenter who did the fix and it worked):
http://hotair.com/archives/2008/08/02/sitemeter-attacks/

To fix... click on the menu Tools -> Internet Options.
Click on the tab Security.
Click on the icon Restricted Sites.
Click on the button Sites.
Type the text *.sitemeter.com
Click the Add button.

That will fix the problem on the client side.


I did it first typing the *.sitemeter.com with the www. because the existing line in the text window included the www. URL for Google (my home page), but it didn't work. So I retyped it just keying-in the *.sitemeter.com and it works fine now, including for opening comments sections.

I was firt able to get affected sites to load by hitting the "X Stop" loading button like a madman as soon as the page loaded, so I was able to read the above fix at Hot Air.

Several blogs have turned off their Sitemeter, like Ace of Spades HQ, so the main pages are loading okay now, but haven't done so for their comments sections (like Hot Air and Ace's, still), so these are still aborting. So it is worth it to do the above fix.

All my bookmarked blogs and their comments sections, including Dust My Broom that wouldn't open for me after 5 p.m. yesterday too, are all working for me now after doing the fix, above.

Oops.... "first" not "firt".

BTW, isn't there a quote about not not needing to look for conspiracies when human stupidity explains so much?

Leave Barack Alone. PNSFW.

Very funny.

Derek

Stephen Taylor has a new one up
Stephane Dion channeling Barack Obama?
Hope Vs Fear

But thats not the real story, Why are Liberal PEI MP Shawn Murphy's flyers showing up in Burlington, Ontario Mailboxes

Muslim Asks City for Woman-only Pool Times

http://www.cbn.com/CBNnews/421019.aspx

This essay is not politically correct and at times it is misogynous.

http://theoccidentalquarterly.com/archives/vol6no2/DevlinTOQV6N2.pdf

h/t Marginal Revolution

"It's time for Dion to stand up and fight
By MICHAEL DEN TANDT"
(edsun)

Citoyen, don't be scared of the Big Bully.
Don't let Him insult you.
Get even with Him.
Go here for some help from Charles:
http://tinyurl.com/5wq3pv

PEI Liberal Shawn Murphy's flyers are flying out across the land, see one on a post or tree near you.
He's desperately trying to sell Dion OR he ran out of posts in PEI so decided to share.

It's a slow summer for Liberals chowing on hotdogs washed down with beer or Plonk.

Excellent article showing how the MSM does not question the intelligence of their stars like Gore and Moore yet call GWB stupid along with Reagan and other conservatives. The real truth is just a little different especially Gore's.

http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2008/08/01/peter-schweizer-the-arrogance-of-uneducated-liberals.aspx

Bad news for Taliban Jack.
The bad news is posted on a Chinese website.
The bad news for Taliban Jack is too good for Canadian/US MSM.
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"Afghan clashes leave over 2 dozen militants dead
Xinhua ^ | 8/2/08 | Jiang Yuxia

Conflicts in Afghanistan have left more than two dozens anti-government militants dead in a single day on Friday, officials said Saturday.

Afghan forces backed by the U.S.-led Coalition troops eliminated more than 12 insurgents in Afghanistan's southern Uruzgan province, a press release of the troops issued here Saturday said.

"Afghan National Security Forces and Coalition forces killed more than a dozen militants during a security patrol in Shaheed Hasas District, Uruzgan province Friday," the press release said.

The militants engaged the troops with small arms and indirect fire but caused no casualties.

Another press release issued by the Coalition forces said several insurgents were killed in the western Farah province on the same day.

"Coalition forces killed several militants during an operation in Farah province Friday night," the press release noted.

The militants' location was pinpointed through intelligence reports to a remote area known to be a safe haven for Taliban and foreign fighters, it added.

After the militants were positively identified and US forces determined that there were no non-combatants in the area, Coalition aircraft carried out an air strike leaving several militants dead, it said.

Moreover, Asmatullah Alizai, the police chief of eastern Paktia province, told Xinhua that firefight between police and the insurgents left eight rebels dead on Friday."
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-08/02/content_8913249.htm

Recycled news. Just in case you missed this the 5th time 'round.
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"CBC workers abused, threatened
Employee survey describes 'troubled' work environment"
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"CBC journalist Carol Off wins broadcasting award
31 Jul 2008 ... CBC journalist Carol Off's body of work spans award-winning TV ... after being named the latest recipient of the John Drainie Award. ..." (cbc)

"Too thin to win?
'Skinny' Obama sees poll lead vanish as race gets personal"

"Obama’s enthusiasm for exercise first raised eyebrows last month, when he stopped three times in one day for workouts at Chicago gyms, prompting an Associated Press reporter to wonder: “Sometimes it’s hard to tell if Barack Obama is running for president or Mr Universe.”"
http://tinyurl.com/5w3fnc
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Hussein, don't be scared of the Big Bully.
Don't let Him insult you.
Get even with Him.
Go here for some help from Charles:
http://tinyurl.com/5wq3pv

No link from me, but an Afghanistan terrorist bombing killed six, IIRC, members of a wedding party on a bus. I wonder it it'll get the same media play as alleged wedding bombings by the Coalition?

As Scooby-Doo used to say,
"Ruh-Roe!"

http://news.scotsman.com/scitech/Last-Ice-Age-happened-in.4351045.jp

Last Ice Age happened in less than year say scientists

More:

http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSL154123720080801?sp=true

Climate chill came exactly 12,679 years ago: study

Carol Off, what a study in CBC mediocrity.

Indy Race - in the rain.
In Dion's 'no-carbon' Quebec.
On Montreal streets.
One occupant.
With 675 hp.
Making less than 2 miles per gallon (130L/100k)

Cant' be !! Dave, call home.

Gore also. Isn't Montreal the place where Big Al had his Special Training Program for those wanting to spread the Gospel ??

According to Instapundit Glenn Reynolds, the SiteMeter problem has been fixed.

I was slumming it over at MIT and found this gem for all the energy buffs out there.

//web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/oxygen-0731.html

"Major Discovery from MIT Primed to Unleash Solar Revolution"

Apparently Prof Daniel Nocera has devised a simple method to split water molecules and produce oxygen gas, a discovery that paves the way for large scale use of solar power.

During the day, the sun's power is used to power the house and to split the molecules.
Then during the night the molecules are recombined to generate nite time power.
Next day it starts all over again.
Each house would probably have its own power unit.
Brilliant.

It is hoped to be fully useable within 10 years time.
The process is carbon free and a giant leap for clean energy.
Its a great article.

Gee I wonder how far the oil prices will drop when the Middle East oil producers find out about it?

Derek,

that was sooo funny. Thanks for the Saturday evening laugh.

Glenn

Indeed, Vitruvius - I reinstalled IE7 this morning and all was well.

Re: http://theoccidentalquarterly.com/archives/vol6no2/DevlinTOQV6N2.pdf

"This essay is not politically correct and at times it is misogynous."

xiat - I enjoyed myself thoroughly reading this. Not misogynous - adversarial, perhaps...certainly bald.*

I await a similar literary perspective from the distaff gender.**

*The beer may have helped.

**I read a passage to my wife. She merely grinned.

Liz J: "Carol Off, what a study in CBC mediocrity."

That's for sure, plus I don't think I've ever seen the stone-face smile.

Flick Off, Carol...