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Bear Flag League Watch: Patterico’s Los Angeles Dog Trainer Year in Review 2005
Bear Flag League Member Patterico has his third annual Los Angeles Times Review of the year.
But……..
IN CONCLUSION
The paper did a better job at combating bias this year than it has in past years, especially as the year went on. However, as this post shows, the paper still has an institutional problem of liberal bias, which is unlikely to end any time soon.
Agreed……..
Technorati Tags: Patterico, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Dog Trainer, Media Bias, Bear Flag League
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Flap’s Reminder Watch: Mark Steyn @ The Claremont Institute Dinner: The Speech
Just a REMINDER – set your Digital Video Recorders for those attending Christmas Parties……
American Perspectives on C-Span will begin at 8 PM EST.
Flap has heard from the Claremont Institute:
Steyn’s speech from the Churchill Dinner will air on C-SPAN’s “American Perspectives” this Saturday night (December 17) at 9:30pm ET, and again roughly three hours later. You can also listen to the broadcast at that time at: http://www.c-span.org/watch/cspanradio.asp. The speech is also available for purchase from C-SPAN after it airs by calling C-SPAN Archives at 877-662-7726. We have not heard yet whether it will be available for viewing on the video archive section of C-SPAN’s website.Previous:
Mark Steyn @ The Claremont Institute Dinner: The Bear Flag League
Mark Steyn @ The Claremont Institute Dinner: The Dinner
Mark Steyn @ The Claremont Institute Dinner: The Reception
Mark Steyn @ The Claremont Institute Dinner: The DepartureMark Steyn Honored at The Claremont Institute’s Sir Winston Churchill Dinner
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Mark Steyn @ The Claremont Institute Dinner: The Speech
Flap has heard from the Claremont Institute:
Steyn’s speech from the Churchill Dinner will air on C-SPAN’s “American Perspectives” this Saturday night (December 17) at 9:30pm ET, and again roughly three hours later. You can also listen to the broadcast at that time at: http://www.c-span.org/watch/cspanradio.asp. The speech is also available for purchase from C-SPAN after it airs by calling C-SPAN Archives at 877-662-7726. We have not heard yet whether it will be available for viewing on the video archive section of C-SPAN’s website.Previous:
Mark Steyn @ The Claremont Institute Dinner: The Bear Flag League
Mark Steyn @ The Claremont Institute Dinner: The Dinner
Mark Steyn @ The Claremont Institute Dinner: The Reception
Mark Steyn @ The Claremont Institute Dinner: The DepartureMark Steyn Honored at The Claremont Institute’s Sir Winston Churchill Dinner
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Mark Steyn @ The Claremont Institute Dinner: The Bear Flag League
The Bear Flag League was well represented at the Claremont Institute’s dinner honoring Mark Steyn.
Socal Pundit obtaining Anne Heche’s phone number(?)
Flap and Tammy Bruce. HEH!
Little Miss Attila, Gay Patriot West, John Hinderaker of Powerline Blog, his lovely wife and daughter.
Ken Masugi from the Local Liberty Blog
SoCal Pundit discussing Pajamas Media etc. with John Hinderaker
Matt Peterson of the Local Liberty Blog and his lovely wife.
Next: The Keynote Address by Mark Steyn, filmed by C-Span (Flap will await the video feed) and the after dinner discussions in Mark Steyn’s room.
Stay tuned…….
Previous:
Mark Steyn @ The Claremont Institute Dinner: The Dinner
Mark Steyn @ The Claremont Institute Dinner: The Reception
Mark Steyn @ The Claremont Institute Dinner: The DepartureMark Steyn Honored at The Claremont Institute’s Sir Winston Churchill Dinner
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Mark Steyn @ The Claremont Institute Dinner: The Dinner
Onto Dinner Table 21 with other Bear Flag League Bloggers et al.
The Table:
SoCal Pundit, and Mrs. Socal Pundit sitting to Flap’s left.
Dinner: Salad, Soup, Steak entree, Dessert and Coffee
PrestoPundit and Gay Patriot West across from Flap
Little Miss Attila and Mr. Attila to the right of PrestoPundit.
And Flap……..
On Flap’s right was Mrs. Matt Peterson, Matt Peterson of the Claremont Institute, John of Write Enough and Mr. and Mrs Matt Cunningham of the Flash Report Blog.
After dinner…….
The Program:
Next: Keynote Address by Mark Steyn and Bear Flag League members meet John Hinderaker of Powerline Blog, Tammy Bruce and Anne Heche.
Previously:
Mark Steyn @ The Claremont Institute Dinner: The Reception
Mark Steyn @ The Claremont Institute Dinner: The DepartureMark Steyn Honored at The Claremont Institute’s Sir Winston Churchill Dinner
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Mark Steyn @ The Claremont Institute Dinner: The Reception
After registration Flap ran into Ken Masugi of the Claremont Institute Local Liberty Blog and noticed renown conservative political/media strategist and analyst Arnie Steinberg arrive.
The 250 guests arrived and were treated to a Champagne reception.
Flap set up his laptop and blogged until the crowd began to congregate.
Mark Steyn made his way from his suite to mingle with the dinner patrons and guests.
The topic: Conservative Politics, of course.
California State Senator and candidate for Lt. Governor Tom McClintock’s name was mentioned frequently in overheard conversations.
So, who is Mark Steyn (for the uninitiated)?
In the United Kingdom, Mark appears in The Daily Telegraph , Britain’s biggest-selling broadsheet daily, and writes on current events and movies for The Spectator, the oldest continuously-published magazine in the English language. In the United States, he is a columnist for The Chicago Sun-Times, America’s fifth most-read daily paper, and also appears in The New York Sun, the city’s first new broadsheet daily in a quarter of a century, The Washington Times , and The Orange County Register in California. In addition, Mark is drama critic for The New Criterion, resident obituarist for The Atlantic Monthly , and National Review’s Happy Warrior. In his native Canada, he can be read in the new magazine The Western Standard . Mark also appears regularly in The Jerusalem Post, the Middle East’s leading English-language daily, and The Irish Times, Ireland’s newspaper of record; and more occasionally in other publications, including The Australian ,The Wall Street Journal and (translated into Italian) Il Foglio, but even when he’s not in them he thinks they’re worth reading, which is why we link to them here. Mark doesn’t do a lot of TV and radio these days, but he enjoys his appearances on The Hugh Hewitt Radio Show.
Mark can be read on Monday in The New York Sun and The Washington Times, Tuesday in The Daily Telegraph, Wednesday in The Jerusalem Post, Thursday (for Londoners) or Friday (for the rest of the United Kingdom) in The Spectator, and Sunday in The Chicago Sun-Times and The Orange County Register, as well as every two weeks in National Review and The Western Standard and every month in The Atlantic Monthly and The New Criterion.
Steyn’s latest book, America Alone: Our Country’s Future as a Lone Warrior (Hardcover) will be forthcoming shortly.
On to dinner, award presentation and speech by Steyn…..but first a photo of attorney and Bear Flag League member, Jeff, SoCal Law Blog……
Previously:
Mark Steyn @ The Claremont Institute Dinner: The DepartureMark Steyn Honored at The Claremont Institute’s Sir Winston Churchill Dinner
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Mark Steyn @ The Claremont Institute Dinner: The Departure
Mark Steyn to be Honored at The Claremont Institute’s Churchill Dinner
The Board of Directors of the Claremont Institute is pleased to announce that Mr. Mark Steyn will receive the 2005 Henry Salvatori Prize at our annual dinner in honor of Sir Winston S. Churchill. The event will be held on Friday, December 2, 2005 at the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California.
So, Flap is off from Thousand Oaks at Los Angeles rush hour traffic time on a Friday afternoon. Traffic is smooth until Las Virgenes road and then gridlock on the southbound 101.
Flap turns onto Malibu Canyon Road winds through the canyon, through Malibu, and ends up on the gridlocked Santa Monica Freeway East (I-10). Finally, Robertson, Wilshire Boulevard and the hotel at the corner of Rodeo Drive – Beverly Hills. Parking by valet.
The Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel
Stay Tuned…….
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Mark Steyn Honored at The Claremont Institute’s Sir Winston Churchill Dinner
Mark Steyn, well-known conservative writer and the “Happy Warrior” Of National Review was honored this evening at the Claremont Institute’s Sir Winston Churchill’s Dinner. Steyn was the receipient of the 2005 Henry Salvatori Prize in the American Founding.
Previous winners include William F. Buckley, former Attorney General Edwin Meese, III and Fox televison personality, Brit Hume.
Flap is heading up to Mark Steyn’s room in the Beverly Wilshire Hotel to join in the discussion.
Stay tuned……..
Update #1 – 2 am
Flap has returned to Thousand Oaks and will report on the after dinner festivities and the BUZZ around the Bear Flag League and all of its members attending tonight’s event – including photos.
Until later in this new day……
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Stanley “Tookie” Williams Watch: A Tookie Store for Conservatives is NOW Open
Snoop Dog
Aaron, a fellow member of the Bear Flag League has a conservative Tookie store.
Fry Tookie . Now
Nuke Tookie . Now
Toot Toot Tookie Goodbye
Tookie – Manson
Tookie – Mark David Chapman
Fry Tookie
So, what are you waiting for?
Get on over there.
Flap knows you will be glad you did.
Previously:
Stanley “Tookie†Williams Watch: Stars rally around Condemned Killer
Stanley “Tookie†Williams Watch: California Supreme Court Refuses to Halt Execution
Stanley “Tookie†Williams Watch: NO REMORSEStanley “Tookie†Williams Watch: Tookie’s “Human Angelâ€
Stanley “Tookie†Williams Watch: Isn’t it The Truth By Cobb
Stanley “Tookie†Williams Watch: Schwarzenegger to Hold Private Clemency Hearing
Stanley “Tookie†Williams Watch: California Governor Schwarzenegger MULLS ClemencyStanley “Tookie†Williams Watch: FLAP Over “Tookie Must Dieâ€
Stanley “Tookie†Williams Watch: Jesse Jackson, Bianca Jagger Plead for LIFE
Stanley “Tookie†Williams Watch: SNOOP DOGG BEGS SCHWARZENEGGER FOR CLEMENCY
Stanley “Tookie†Williams Watch: California’s Life-and-Death Politics
Stanley “Tookie†Williams Watch: Death Warrant Signed
Technorati Tags: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Stanley Tookie Williams, Crips
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Nobel Peace Prize Watch: Nominate Patterico
Scott is RIGHT over at Powerline, Worthier (by far) than Arafat.
Patterico makes a good case as well, Nominate Patterico for a Nobel Peace Prize.
If you are a professor, judge, or legislator, then I want to hear from you. I want you to nominate Patterico for a Nobel Peace Prize.
I’m dead serious about this.
I’m not asking because I think I somehow deserve it. I just want to mock the idea that being nominated is some great distinction. For example, I keep reading that murderer Stanley “Tookie†Williams was nominated for one, as if this is somehow relevant to whether he should be executed.
It’s not — because anyone can be nominated.
As Eugene Volokh explains, being nominated is really no big deal:
Any social science, history, philosophy, law, and theology professor, judge, or legislator in any country (plus a few others) can nominate anyone for a Nobel Peace Prize (past nominees, just in 1901-1951, included Hitler, Stalin, and Molotov).
Not to mention that murderer Yasser Arafat actually won one.
OK!
Flap is convinced.
And if Tookie Williams………
How about it, Hugh?