Daily Archives: June 10, 2005

Anchoress found an IQ test

Anchoress found this Quick and Dirty IQ to take.

I thought I’d give it a try too.

Your IQ Is 135

Your Logical Intelligence is Exceptional
Your Verbal Intelligence is Genius
Your Mathematical Intelligence is Genius
Your General Knowledge is Genius

Didn’t do too badly, though the 10 weeks of Algebra I just finished sure did help with the Math section!

Arianna Huffington vs Bill O'Reilly

On the O’Reilly Factor last night…

O’?REILLY: Thanks for staying with us. I’?m Bill O’?Reilly. In the Great Debate segment tonight, is the left wing press undermining the War on Terror by blowing charges of US abuse out of proportion? President Bush thinks so, yesterday he said this to Neil Cavuto:

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PRESIDENT BUSH: And I will tell you that we treat these prisoners in accordance with international standards. And that’s what the American people expect. When somebody put out that Amnesty International report, they asked me about it. I said it’s just absurd …

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O’?REILLY: With us now is pundit Arianna Huffington who sees things a bit differently. You want to close down Gitmo. You know I’?ve looked at this. I’?ve looked at all the stats we could possibly get a hold of. We sent Colonel David Hunt, our chief military analyst to interview a detainee in Pakistan, he was released. I see no evidence to why we should shut this place down.

HUFFINGTON: Well there is evidence. There is evidence in FBI reports, there is evidence of abuse. And there is the overwhelming evidence that it’?s being used as a recruiting tool for terror.

O’REILLY: But they’?ll find another recruiting tool.
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