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Judge Discards Ohio Military Voting Privileges, Imposes Weekend Voting

He rules that military members are not entitled to greater voting accommodations.

Cairo Exclusive: Roger L. Simon’s Interview with ‘Sandmonkey’

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“Be forewarned: The writer of this blog is an extremely cynical, snarky, pro-US, secular, libertarian, disgruntled sandmonkey”.

The man who wrote those words – the witty and courageous Egyptian blogger “Sandmonkey” – is currently in hiding in his native city of Cairo, moving from one friend’s apartment to another, as supporters of Hosni Mubarak pursue him and other democracy demonstrators.

I had been trying to reach “Sandmonkey” – who has written for PJ Media – ever since the demonstrations broke out, because I suspected he would be in the thick of things. But as most know, the Internet was cut in Egypt until Wednesday.

When I finally got through to him late Wednesday night Pacific time, I discovered that, boy, were my suppositions ever correct. “Sandmonkey” was indeed in the thick of things and his on-the-ground observations that I recorded in this Skype audio interview were in many ways surprising and contradicted what we are hearing in our media.

Some of things that you will hear in more detail in the interview are reassuring, but others decidedly not. On the reassuring side, “Sandmonkey” says the the Muslim Brotherhood is not a heavy presence at the demonstrations and that for the last four years they have been in a weakened position in Egypt, the least powerful of five Islamic organizations (although the most violent).

Also heartening is that he says that there are no leaders for the movement, not Mahmoud ElBaradei or anybody else.

Unfortunately, however, it doesn’t sound much like an Egyptian version of the Tea Party. Mubarak isn’t going away and it’s getting more bloodthirsty by the day. “Sandmonkey” sounded bleak. He said that only America can help at this point by fully backing the demonstrators against Mubarak. “Does America stand for its ideals or does it stand for its interests?” he asked.

On that score, he doesn’t like Obama. But guess what? He liked George Bush!

Have a listen. We’ll be back in contact with “Sandmonkey” soon.

PJM Political: All Good Things…

PJM Political sadly concludes its run, with a look back at the man of the year of 2010, and highlights from the show's guests over the past three years.

PJM Political 12/25/10: Christmas in Poliwood

A special Christmas-themed edition of PJTV's Poliwood, featuring Roger L. Simon and Lionel Chetwynd. Plus the return of the prodigal blogger, Bill Whittle, to the virtual set of Trifecta. And Joe Hicks on the Pigford Settlement. Hosted by the VodkaPundit himself, Stephen Green.

PJM Political 12/18/10: ObamaCare on the Ropes?

Host and Vodkapundit Stephen Green talks with Sen. Orrin Hatch on the future of ObamaCare and the Democrats' lame duck machinations. Plus Glenn Reynolds, Peter Suderman of Reason magazine, Zo Rachel, Scott "Scrappleface" Ott, and more!

PJM Political 12/11/10: Who’s Inside Your Wallet?

Jim Meigs of Popular Mechanics on the dangers of the Web; Andy McCarthy on Wikileaks; Roger and Lionel on the Oscars; plus Rep. Michelle Bachmann (R-MN, pictured) all stop by this week's show. Hosted by the Vodkapundit, Stephen Green.

PJM Political 12/4/10: The Smell of Napalm

Roger L. Simon and Lionel Chetwynd on legendary actor Robert Duvall. Glenn Reynolds on the TSA. Mickey Kaus on California and the midterms. And Ross Douthat on American exceptionalism. Hosted by that exceptional mixologist, Vodkapundit Stephen Green.

PJM Political 11/27/10: Out to Sea

Tune in each Saturday to Sirus-XM’s POTUS channel (#110 on Sirius, #130 on XM) at (all times eastern) 6:00 am, 12:00 pm, 6:00 pm, and Sunday at midnight (also eastern time zone) for the weekly edition of PJ Media’s PJM Political.

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Join host Stephen Green of VodkaPundit.com for a look at DC and beyond:

Recorded on location onboard the Holland American cruise ship Nieuw Amsterdam during the 2010 National Review Post-Election Cruise, PJM Political producer Ed Driscoll interviews:

• Rob Long and James Lileks of Ricochet.com.
• Roger Kimball, the publisher of Encounter Books, the co-publisher and co-editor, along with Hilton Kramer, of  The New Criterion, and the author of his own Roger’s Rules blog here at PJM.
• Michael Walsh, the founding editor of Andrew Breitbart’s Big Journalism site, and, under his David Kahane pseudonym, a regular contributor to National Review Online, and the author of the new book, Rules for Radical Conservatives.

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Ricochet at Sea: An Interview with Rob Long and James Lileks">Ricochet at Sea: An Interview with Rob Long and James Lileks

Taken from this weekend's upcoming edition of PJM Political, and recorded onboard Holland America's Nieuw Amsterdam cruise ship during the National Review Post-Election Cruise, Ed Driscoll talks with Rob Long and James Lileks of Ricochet.com.

PJM Political 11/20/10: At the Intersection of Tea and Hollywood

Where do the Tea Parties, Hollywood, General Motors, and gay rights go after the midterms? Find out from this week's show, hosted by the Vodkapundit, Stephen Green.

Gray Lady Down: An Interview with Author William McGowan">Gray Lady Down: An Interview with Author William McGowan

How the New York Times went off the rails, and what its myriad woes mean for the rest of the American news industry.

PJM Political 11/13/10: NYT Down; Women, Children, Olbermann Hardest Hit

The New York Times goes off the rails, MSNBC sends their franchise player to the penalty box for the weekend, and the Vodkapundit has five questions for James Lileks, all on this week's show.

PJM Political 11/6/10: The Morning After the Night Before

Stephen Kruiser, James Lileks and Scott Ott join host and Vodkapundit Steve Green to wrap-up the midterms; Glenn Reynolds interviews David Horowitz; everybody wonders if there's still any hope left for California.

PJM Political 10/30/10: Monster Chiller Pre-Election Theater!

Berrry scary stuff, boys and girls! But which will be more chilling, Halloween on Sunday, or the elections on Tuesday? Find out from your host, Count Vodkapundit!

PJM Political 10/23/10: The Liberal Cocoon and its Discontents

From Juan Williams' shock firing from NPR, to gerrymandering, to disenfranchisement of military voters, it's all about building the liberal cocoon and how new media is breaking its bonds, on this week's edition of PJM Political, hosted by the Vodkapundit, Stephen Green.

Hugh Hewitt at BlogWorld 2010: ‘The Blog Revolution Is Over’

Hugh Hewitt on what happens next in the Blogosphere — and in Congress after November; plus a chat with BlogWorld CEO and founder Rick Calvert.

PJM Political 10/16/10: Political Mad Men

Host Steve Green, Scott Ott, and Alfonzo Rachel grade the best and worst ads from the midterms. Plus Glenn Reynolds, Mary Katharine Ham, James Lileks, and more!

Getting It Wrong">From Cronkite to Katrina: Why the MSM Keeps Getting It Wrong

Taken from this week's PJM Political, Ed Driscoll's full 17-minute interview with W. Joseph Campbell, former AP reporter and author of Getting It Wrong: Ten of the Greatest Misreported Stories in American Journalism.