BUCKHEAD REFUTES MARY MAPES ON RATHERGATE DOCS:I'm resurfacing briefly to post this one. It's worth the price of admission.



I would have loved to be blogging "France burning", but I would not have been sufficiently consistent. Soon, perhaps.



xo!

Something to believe in: Star-studded 'Gospel' building on a new Hollywood theme
Hollywood's new theme... if you can't beat 'em, by golly, make money off of 'em.

Capitulation.

Such a tragedy, that their years of attempting to destroy Judeo-Christian culture so failed.

My fave line: "Hollywood has a tendency of following trends and not creating them," Hill says. "I don't think there was this epiphany of 'Wow, we need to spread this great thing.' It was 'Wow, it makes a lot of money.' They realized that there was money there and they wanted to make that happen."

Oklahoma City's Channel 9 Blows Bomber story Wide Open
This one is HOT. Don't miss.

New York City: Imam resigns as incoming FDNY chaplain after report
Dang!! He already resigned. IN A DAY!!!

LOL!!!

Truly Unbelievable
So unbelievable, I can't even comment.

King arrested for allegedly threatening daughter, ex-girlfriend
Honestly, honestly, this guy canNOT stay out of trouble.

Get along, Rodney? You can't even get along with your family! Yeesh!

INSIDE AIR AMERICA: AL'S PAL BAILS...AND PHILLY STATION DITCHES, TOO
Heck, they tried.

Unawarenezzz: Brain disconnects during deep sleep, UW study says
And thus all Leftists are sleepwalkers. At least there's finally a scientific excuse for it.

Discussion here.

:: rogerebert.com :: Dirty Love
Review of the day. (LOL)

Professor Questions Accuracy of Famed Slave Narrative | theledger.com

"It may lessen the claims to historical veracity," he said. "But it does not lessen its persuasive power."

Ah, yes, of course... the new "I, Rigoberta Menchu". The new "fake, but accurate".


Discussion here.

I still am pc-free, but I had to avail myself of a friend's computer to bring you this Original-AP-Headline-Alert.

Katrina Leaves La. Budget in Worser Shape

FR thread here

*shakes head*

It's one of their bestest ever.

I haven't been able to post much (at all) because I'm still computer-free and, therefore, one-click-blogging bereft as well.

However, I took pains to make sure I kept this ludicrous quote alive.

From:
Shooters seek handgun law change (UK)



The government has been urged to relax gun laws which make it illegal for Britain's top pistol shooters to train in England, Scotland and Wales.

...

A Home Office spokesperson said the laws had been voted in by an "overwhelming majority" of MPs.


"The banning of handguns wasn't a matter of eroding personal freedoms, it was a matter of ensuring that what had been shown to be a terrible, if statistically small, risk was removed," she said.


Oh, it hurts.

Statesman -- Letters

Well, in less than a week here in Austin I managed to get a mini-rant published in the "American" Satesman.

Here's the text (in case it disappears off of the site):

Refuting anti-gun letter


Re: Aug. 4 letter to the editor, "Protecting gun makers":

The letter was full of the usual (well-refuted) obfuscation.

The writer said, "Do Americans really believe the slogan of the National Rifle Association, 'Guns don't kill people, people do?' "

Well, reasonably educated Americans do. The letter writer has perhaps been deprived of a thesaurus — one that includes other words for "kill" such as "bludgeon," "strangle" and "stab."

She then, although quoting the full Second Amendment, states that it refers solely to militias. I'm impressed that she managed to type the words "the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed" without actually reading them.

ANNA ZETCHUS RAETZ

hipsocket@gmail.com

Austin

I'm such a troublemaker.

I've already received a reply. I'll paste it, and my response, here as well.

[Her]

Who's guilty of obfuscation here? I might gently redirect your attention to the Second Amendment – all of it: A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed. Sorry, there’s no way of getting around it; the right to keep and bear arms is inextricably linked to the militia. And it’s not without a bit of irony that I noted YOU were unable to include that introductory phrase.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[Me]

What the 2nd is stating is that (among a plethora of other reasons), an armed people (stated James Madison - "A well-regulated militia, composed of the body of the people , trained in arms, is the best and most natural defense of a free country. ""; and George Mason - "What is the Militia? It consists of the whole people." ) was the best, perhaps only, defense of a free people. And, in fact, the true difference between the free and the slave.

The history of gun control in this nation stems from attempts to disallow newly freed blacks access to weapons -- gun control is racist, and elitist.

The 2nd could easily have stated: "God made man and woman, Colt made them equal, the right of the People to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed". Or "When guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns, the right of the People to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed."

You get the idea.

Thank you so much for taking the time to engage. Hope this helps.
All the best,
~Anna

*evil grin*

Robin Hood and Air America - ($480K transferred from public funds to Franken's Air America!)
And the media outcry is where?

*crickets*

Condeleezza Rice: Most Powerful Woman in the World
= )

Un****ing the Donkey ( Rick Perlstein Says Free Republic More Crucial than Heritage Foundation)

I've been, and for a bit will continue to be, slackin' online.

I'm in the midst of moving...

These Soldiers Say 'Over There' Is 'Bogus':
"'People don't act like that when an i.e.d. (improvised explosive device) goes off. They make us look like idiots. We're not idiots!' said a first lieutenant previewing 'Over There,' the new TV series from Steven Bochco ('NYPD Blue,' 'Hill Street Blues') that debuts tomorrow night on FX cable network. "

Figures.

Cigarettes, Taxes and Thin French Women

Mugged by Reality? (Steyn):
"Atta's meetings with Bryant are emblematic: He wasn't a genius, a master of disguise in deep cover; indeed, he was barely covered at all, he was the Leslie Nielsen of terrorist masterminds - but the more he stuck out, the more Bryant was trained not to notice, or to put it all down to his vibrant cultural tradition."

There's that word "vibrant" again, and Steyn, the freakin' GENIUS, puts it exactly in its place.

Anita Hill slams choice of Roberts:
"Hill admits not much is known about Roberts' political ideology, but notes 'his career has been built on membership in increasingly elitist institutions that include few women and Latinos or other ethnic minorities.'

'With O'Connor on the bench, the Supreme Court was the most diverse in its history,' Hill continued. 'If confirmability through the Roberts 'primer' becomes the rule, it is not hard to imagine a return to an all-white-male Supreme Court.

'The nomination process may have become so politicized that the only secure nomination is someone who is an ultimate Washington insider, liked by both sides. If so, it misses a chance to reflect the experiences of the vast majority of Americans. Moreover, a gold standard for judicial selection based on exclusivity appears to contradict the values of ever-expanding opportunities we espouse.'"

Personally I have no opinion on Roberts formed as of yet, but Anita Hill is out of her mind, so much so that she has also torpedoed any shred of credibility she may have once had.

Bomb detonates in man's bag (Cairo):
"Cairo - An explosive detonated as it was being carried by a man several kilometres from a tourist bazaar next to the Pyramids of Giza on Sunday, police said. The man was severely injured, but the blast caused no other casualties."

Premature eruption.

Investigators were trying to determine whether the man, identified as Sami Gamal Ahmad, 33, was taking the explosive to the nearby tourist area of Kerdassa, a bazaar of souvenir shops near the Pyramids, a senior security official involved in the investigation said.

They're beyond the pale where their targets are concerned. Hope you like Hell, Sami. Your choice.

Hiring illegals instead of teens
I'm always taken slightly aback when the lamestream media, in this case Newsday, edges near one of their own third rails.

The uncomfortable reality, as Andrew Sum sees it, is that there's a direct link between the steep national decline in teen employment rates and the growing practice of businesses hiring illegal immigrants and paying them off the books.

The "uncomfortable reality". LOL.

When I'm uncomfortable I actually do something about it. Wonder what it'll take for The Powers That Be to switch positioning...

Oregon House votes to require a prescription to buy common cold medicine
These types of things really hurt my brain.

Mo. Rons.

Yeesh.

Black-market Sudafed, here we come.

(At Least) 1 in 4 British Muslims sympathize with terrorists' motives:
"YouGov asked respondents how they feel about Western society and how, if at all, they feel Muslims should adapt to it. A majority, 56 per cent, believe 'Western society may not be perfect but Muslims should live with it and not seek to bring it to an end'.

However, nearly a third of British Muslims, 32 per cent, are far more censorious, believing that 'Western society is decadent and immoral and that Muslims should seek to bring it to an end'."


Comforting.

Kentucky Boy, 7, Charged With Murder
My guess... he did it to defend his 4-year-old brother. Sad all around.

Eerie Underwater Recording of Deadly Indonesian Earthquake

Today I Became A US Citizen! (Cheers!)
Oh, yes indeedy!

*sip*

Radical cleric attacks Muslim 'hypocrites'
Too much to say here... I think everyone is just better off living among their own. But when their own are so cruel...

Hollywood Finds Jesus
Interesting read, amusing html code.

Orrin Hatch Blasts Chuck Schumer's 'Dumbass Questions'
Great thread.

Why Homeschooling Continues to Grow
From the inimitable Izzy Lyman.

Canadian National Public Radio Broadcasts Call for State Control of Religion:
"The former professor pitched his idea as a boon to religious freedom. 'We could also help the general cause of religious freedom by introducing a code of moral practice for religions,' he said. 'They will never achieve unity so why not try for compatibility? Can't religious leaders agree to adjust doctrine so all religions can operate within the code?'"
Unfrickinbelievable. Almost.

I'll be an American this Friday. Not a moment too soon.

Tommy Thompson to have RFID tag implanted in his skin
Proving, yet again, that morons exist on both sides of the aisle...

Howard Dean: 'Bible Says Nothing About Gay Marriage'
Ahhh... Howard Dean and his interpretation of the Bible... always good for a chuckle.

Some in GOP Hope Rice Runs for President
CONDI '08!

The Very Bad News in the Pew Report on Muslim Attitudes (Wash Post's Kurtz)
So Howie Kurtz opened his eyes. The only news here is for him.

Mark Steyn: A victory for multiculti over common sense
He's da man.

(*sigh*)

Conservatives are told it will not be Gonzales:
"The message has filtered out to conservative activists that Gonzales, whom many activists believe would be too liberal on abortion and racial preference issues, is no longer a threat to their cause. That could portend a fierce battle in the Senate in September, as Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid (Nev.) has said Gonzales would be a qualified nominee, suggesting that his selection could have achieved bipartisan consensus."

Oh, now Gonzales is good, but he was bad, earler, for AG.

As always, on the Dim side, it's Happy Hopping Moron Day.

On Planned Parenthood website, "abortion" appears 21,800 times, but "diaper" only appears 9 times.
With Google and a FReeper, the sky's the limit on stats of interest. (LOL)

Mark Steyn -- Plame Security Breach: It Just Ain't So, Joe
Absolutely, freaking brilliant. Must be read in its entirety.

A soldier's view: The public isn't getting the whole story
It really kills me that the number one complaint of today's serving military is our media. Unbelievable. (Not, I guess.)

Arms blown off, sitting in hospitals, being sent back out -- and their number one complaint is our media.

This makes me boil.

Plague of locusts invades France

New York Post Online Edition: IRAQI MONSTER BLOWS UP KIDS
The following photograph accompanied the print, as well as the online, edition -- but it was black-and-white and blown up large. It pierced me.



It's like a "Guernica" to me, I must paint it -- unless someone else more talented (not difficult) does so. I think I'll start with small detailed studies though...

Other photographs as well lately have cut through the 9-11/Beslan numbness I'd been experiencing -- young soldiers with their loved ones before the good-bye, the sorrow of a courageous SEAL's widow, a woman's whose only son simply boarded a doomed train. Got me all inspired, poetic-like...

Anguish²

Some look at me
Humanity
Mostly still (tho' sometimes moving)
In black-and-white
And sometimes color
(Usually it's the shot before, not the picture after

A smiling man
Lean, sharp, strong, tan
Or timid, humble
Aw, thank you, ma'am)

All eyes hold equal promise

The others, the after snaps
Go well with Taps
Or Amazing Grace on bagpipe played
Harder to see the eyes through tears
Both mine and theirs jointly displayed
Their realities
My fears

Was one to know such grief thus shared?
Before the camera were we spared?
And were we better
Or were we worse
In an infinitely larger universe

When more died and less cared

One death is a tragedy
But a million's a statistic
In a heart gone numb from madness done
This is sad yet realistic

But as a single face
Stares from the paper's page
And one feels the anguish
And feels the rage
And Vengeance seems not rough but sage

Where would we be if no one dared

I've wept as a child, I've cried as a wife
I've sobbed as a mother destroyed by the theft of young life
But
one
at
a
time
When for a moment they're mine
And I can no longer be shielded by the brutal impersonality of large numbers

Prosecute Plame: More Treachery in the War at Home

Mourners Remember James Stockdale, Vietnam POW and Perot Running Mate

When an Explanation Doesn't Explain Enough (Explaining the military op-ed piece they altered)

ScrappleFace: Rove Resigns Over Ignorance of Plame's Name
B-rilliant.

I LOVE SCRAPPLEFACE!

The end of Eminem?

Rove Learned CIA Agent's Name From Novak

Possible Connection To Terrorism Locally [Los Angeles]

CA: Little girl faces felony charge for throwing rock at little boy

As Generation X begins to hit 40, it's finding its place in the world

Rove Reportedly Held Phone Talk on C.I.A. Officer
The New York Times have lost what shred of credibility they may have still had.

Hitler Doodles for Sale (Sparking Outrage)
I wouldn't call this stuff "doodling"...

Bizarro.

Some interesting comments, and the pix, on the thread.

Quebec: 'Racist' candy leaves sour taste for blacks:

"The packaging for strawberry-flavoured gummy spiders sold at Couche-Tard convenience stores features a cartoon of a young black man with a gold tooth, earrings and a scowl. On his head is a giant spider whose legs resemble dreadlocks.

'It reinforces stereotypes of black men as aggressive,' said Laurraine Leblanc of Montreal, who is spearheading the campaign with Black Youth in Action and the Black Coalition of Quebec to halt sales of the product. 'And he's linked to a spider, an animal that people don't like very much.'"

A Mystery as Deep as the Ocean

Evidence of covert prison network mounting: floating prison makes Club Gitmo look "small-time"

64-Year-Old Central Fla. Woman Fatally Shoots Home Intruder:

"A 64-year-old Central Florida woman killed an intruder in her home over the weekend with a single shot from her .38-caliber revolver, according to police."

Nice shootin', sister!

79-Year-Old Shoots Two Intruders, Police Say (KY):

"'He's old school,' Lisa Garner said of her neighbor. 'My grandfather would have done the same thing."

Be inspired, Lisa, make it "new school". Shouldn't we all, when threatened, be doing the same thing.

Bush book incites controversy

Accused Pakistani woman has feet chopped off
The religion of pieces strikes again.

ABC vs. the tastemasters [Liberal lobbying groups kill TV show]

Designed for Sex: What We Lose When We Forget What Sex Is For

After London terrorism, Wesley Clark's website disappears

Muslims Crowding London's Mosques Say They Fear Backlash in Aftermath of Bombings
AP "vibrant community" alert.

Galloway's words after attacks invoke fury of MPs

NY Times or Al Qaeda: 4 Blasts Suck the Air Right Out of Blair the Statesman's Balloon

London says the bombers are a new group. NOT TRUE. (April 18, 2004)

Venezuela poised to seize bank's reserves

British bloggers call for protests and solidarity

George Galloway: "Give in, Britain"

In Mexico, Stamps Become Symbol of Resentment Against United States

Mark Steyn: Un-American activities
The man is simply genius.

*sigh*

Valerie Plame, Nude! [Was today's Slate article inspired by a FR poster?]

TIMESMAN TIPPED OFF TERROR CHARITY: FEDS (NY Times Correspondent Accused):
An old article which mentions Judith Miller.

A FReeper's take on it:

"Well New York Times, which is it going to be?

The term Fourth Estate refers to the press, both in its explicit capacity of advocacy and in its implicit ability to frame political issues. The term goes back at least to Thomas Carlyle.

Fifth Column refers to any clandestine group of people which works covertly inside a nation to undermine its strength (psychological warfare) while the nation is simultaneously suffering an overt attack by a foreign power or another faction in a civil war.

The term was coined by General Emilio Mola in a radio address during the Spanish Civil War (1936–1939). As a Nationalist general, he sent four army columns to capture Madrid, which was being defended at that time by the Republican forces. The general referred to his hidden supporters inside the capital as his fifth column. The term caught on after the address was widely reported by international media.
206 posted on 07/06/2005 5:56:47 PM PDT by Plutarch"

Really Cool Invention Brings Teens Awards (Amazing Kids-Invented What GM Couldn't)
What a neat story! I hope it works.

"For God's Sake, Please Stop the Aid!"

"Sealed for Your Protection" (you gotta see this video!) - DiscussAnything.com -

Bernard Goldberg Interview for his book (100 People Who Are Screwing Up America (FR Mentioned!)

Watch AnnaZ’s NEW video! "Sealed for Your Protection" [about L.A. seal/cross, ACLU=Taliban/Dracula]
RonDog's thread.

(Love his titles. LOL)

HipSocket.tv
New video, "Sealed For Your Protection", is UP!

U.S. Won't Concede Control of Internet Root Servers
Whoever thought they might has got to be retarded.

U.S. Won't Concede Control of Internet Root Servers

Novak: 'I will reveal all'

FT tops list of world's best newspapers - survey (NYT drops from #1 to #6)
Schadenfest redux.

Why Newspapers Are Betting on Audience Participation [Losing readers & revenue, newspapers copy FR]

Protest Warrior Hacker Caught

Texas Man Arrested After Heroic Rescue

Iranian Women's Dress Code Is Modest but Golf Friendly (photo of women playing golf)

Uzbekistan Christians Detained and Tortured for Their Faith

War protester sets flag on fire:
"The protester's mother, Barbara Vollick, said her son was trying to make a statement against the war in Iraq, not against the United States.

'He's just a college student being crazy,' she said.

Murrieta police Sgt. Dennis Vrooman said, 'He was basically a one-man demonstration.'

He was trying to get others to join him, Vrooman said, 'but he wasn't getting any cooperation.'

Vollick said her son was upset about President Bush's speech on Iraq last week.

'He's very angry that our young men are dying,' Vollick said.

'He didn't even get to say anything,' she said, alleging that about a half-dozen people attacked him and pulled the flag away. One man punched him in the face, she said.

Vollick said Sunday her son wasn't in any condition to speak with the press. "

Rag-tag army of 1776 should never be forgotten:
"John Adams wrote to his wife, Abigail, '...1776, will be the most memorable Epocha, in the History of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated, by succeeding Generations, as the great anniversary Festival.'

He suggested that it be commemorated, as the 'Day of Deliverance by solemn Acts of Devotion to God Almighty.'

Furthermore, he said it ought to be celebrated with 'Pomp and Parade, with Shews, Games, Sports, Guns, Bells, Bonfires and Illuminations from one End of this Continent to the other from this Time forward for evermore.'"

Iraq: July 4th Pool-side Scenes At Camp Victory, Baghdad(photos)
Hilarious. Love it.

They deserve it.

How to avoid being murdered by a Dutch hedonist

Status of the "Hotel Lost Liberty" project

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa challenges L.A.: 'Dream with me'

AP: Documents Show Gitmo Inmates Defy U.S. (FACTUAL -- "must read")

Reversing the Bork Defeat
I have issues often with Kristol. Not today.

Jackson Calls for Black-Hispanic Coalition:
"'Most of the people in the world today are young, brown, black, poor, female, don't speak English,' Jackson said."

'Nuff said.

Property Ruling Strikes Nerve in House
Great Pelosi quotes herein. She's Dim all right. Whew!

Q Could you talk about this decision? What you think of it?

Ms. Pelosi. It is a decision of the Supreme Court. If Congress wants to change it, it will require legislation of a level of a constitutional amendment. So this is almost as if God has spoken. It's an elementary discussion now. They have made the decision.

Very few overweight women happy
What a surprise.

Only 1 percent of overweight women in a British survey said they are happy with their shape, blaming the celebrity culture for their attitude.

Blame everything but calories and sloth.

THOU SHALT NOT COMMIT RELIGION: Ann Coulter
ZING!

U.S. Speaks Up on Mexico Stamp Controversy

Let's Not Let the Art World Politicize Sept. 11 at Ground Zero [James Lileks]
Possibly Lileks's best. Ever.

Pressed by a New Invasion of Yankees, Schools of the New South Resegregate

Mugabe destroying Zimbabwe - Bush

Democrats' own mood poll scares them
This is delicious.

Unhappy Love Affair Explains Rice Stance On Iran
Yahoo now publishes Iranian via AFP unsourced insanity as news.

My head reallyreallyreally hurts.

Narcissus schoolboy who killed his parents is cleared of murder
A gifted schoolboy who butchered his elderly parents was not guilty of murder because he suffered from a syndrome that gave him a grandiose sense of self-importance, a judge decided yesterday. Mr Justice Royce accepted that Brian Blackwell, 19, who took his girlfriend on a £30,000 international spending spree after the killings, had acute narcissistic personality disorder. He ordered that a double murder charge be dropped, allowing Blackwell to admit manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility.

This one reallyreally hurt my head.

Al-Jazeera kills Arizona border reports (Minutemen refuse to cooperate)

Bob Dylan's 'Gaslight' recordings rekindled by Starbucks

Lileks: A drink that implies flavor

"Lost Liberty Hotel" proposed on Justice Souter's land
Dee-lish-ous!

Government withdraws gun licences without explanation
Cue the genocide.

(Sac)Bee's Griego Erwin Case May Dwarf the Jayson Blair Scandal

CA: Appreciation Slows as Home Prices Hit New Highs
...with great links to great properties in Compton!

24 people shot – Time to pull out of Chicago

KLEIN'S "TRUTH" IS SIMPLY SORDID (LATimes writer urges black-out on 'Truth about Hillary' book)

Court Allows 10 Commandments on Seized Land - Scrappleface:
"The 5-4 decision comes on the heels of this week's court declaration that so-called 'private' property is actually government land temporarily under private management until its eventual seizure."

Ouch. Not satirical enough.

BTK Suspect Pleads Guilty to Murdering 10
He described to the court how he chose his victims.

"If you've read much about serial killers, they go through what they call different phases. In the trolling stage, basically, you're looking for a victim at that time. You can be trolling for months or years, but once you lock in on a certain person, you become a stalker. That might be several of them but you really hone in on one person. They basically become the ... that's the victim. Or at least that's what you want it to be."

Rader had called the Wichita area home almost his entire life, earning a criminal justice degree at a local university. He worked in suburban Park City as a compliance officer, handling code violations and stray dogs. He had been married for 34 years and has two grown children.

The Rev. Michael Clark, pastor of the Christ Lutheran Church, said after the hearing, "That's what I hoped he would do."

Noel Gallagher Is Not A Fan Of Live 8 - Yahoo! UK & Ireland News
Funny stuff.

Kerry bolts D.C. and misses Bolton vote

Swedish Ex-Hostage Hires Bounty Hunters to Kill His Iraqi Captors

Anti-Americanism nearly nil in India

Ann Coulter: Liberals have weird ideas about Gitmo
She rocks.

Bush snub to UN on birthday
*Big evil grin*

14-Year-Old Girl Dies in Fla. Shark Attack
*shudder*

CA: Suit aims to void election on cross (Mt. Soledad):
"'The voters have the power to make a mistake,' Aguirre said. 'That doesn't mean the courts can't correct it.'"

What a pompous ass.

Karl Rove's "Understanding of 9/11"

Corporate Cowardice Backfires
Wachovia Corporation's ridiculous apology for its alleged ties to slavery has backfired.

Chicago City Council aldermen are vowing to strip from Wachovia a $9.4 million loan to build affordable housing units as punishment for the bank's supposed failure to disclose that its predecessor banks were involved in slave-related business deals.

This serves as a warning to other companies that believe they can buy peace with the slave reparations movement. Wachovia thought it would be good for business to cave in to the demands of reparations activists. Now, not only is the company out of a multi-million dollar contract, it has made itself a fat new target for lawsuits and shakedowns.

Italian judge orders CIA team arrested over kidnap

The Liberating Power of Truth - Victor Davis Hanson review of "South Park Conservatives"

The Truth About Hillary - An author tells his story.
Link to Q & A.

AFI Ranks Top Movie Quotes

Seismic Activity in Country's Center Sparks Debate
Good. Now more folks can sleep uneasy.

Opinion - Gerard Baker US Editor Times Online - The forces of conservatism are on the march – say hello to the new Left

Clarence Thomas dissent in property rights ruling

Story placement and bias at the NYT
I may start swearing soon, tho'... it's a particularly irritating day.

Same as it ever was...

Supreme Court Rules Cities May Seize Homes
Go dissenters, GO!

The Left five are tyrants, pure and simple. Gosh, I hate statists!

Democrats Demand Retraction From Rove
I'd comment, but I self-censor.

World???s Scariest Smiling Goat Joins Palestinian Protestors

This photo is sure to cause a few libs' heads to explode

Rasmussen: 79%: No English, No Citizenship

Music leads pianist to a life of Catholicism (former atheist converts)

100 People Who Are Screwing Up America

Hollywood Slow Despite $47M 'Batman' Debut

FOXNews.com - FNS w/ Chris Wallace - Transcript: Rice on 'FNS':

"WALLACE: Do you have anything specific to say about Senator Durbin's remarks?

RICE: As I said, I was a Soviet specialist. I think I know what the gulag was like. I think people know what the Cambodian killing fields were like. And I think people know what Nazi Germany did to 6 million Jews. And I think to say that the comparisons are not apt is to understate the case considerably."

I LOVE HER! (The whole interview rocks.)

CONDI '08!

No American 'Gulag':

"...by using hyperbole and muddling the difference between repressive regimes and the imperfections of democracy, Amnesty's spokesmen put its authority at risk. U.S. human rights violations seem almost trifling in comparison with those committed by Cuba, South Korea, Pakistan or Saudi Arabia."

Mark Steyn: Durbin slanders his own country
God bless Steyn.

*sigh*

Los Angeles Mayor-Elect Seeks LAUSD Powers
And so it begins...

CAN I JUST GET OUT OF HERE NOW?!

Verdonk orders three imams to leave - (Holland awakening; taking action at last)

Furor Over Senator's Gitmo Remarks
Durbin's a maroon.

Second memo proves Kofi Annan was in on the contracts
Shocking!

Poll: Most Americans Say Movie Stars Poor Role Models; Half Say Movies Are Getting Worse
And, in other news, most say they believe Pope is Catholic.

Putin's 'cannibals' gaffe
Seems cannibalism is still being practiced in Africa. Sorry, Pooty-Poot, the PC-Police done found your number.

Fox News looks ready to take on the world

Earlier this spring, when Roger Ailes was asked whether Fox News would ever start an international channel, he said no.

"We've decided not to start an anti-American channel," he quipped in early April during a chat sponsored by George Washington University.

Hee hee.

Guantanamo Shut Down. Prisoners Moved to Neverland.
The title alone is worth the entry.

Immigration Vigilante Group Now Unfavored:

"While agreeing that the country's immigration law needs reform, the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Chamber of Commerce strongly disagreed with the group's approach.

'The Minuteman Project has been noted for some of its radical tactics and inflammatory language,' spokeswoman Charlie Clark said.

Immigration, Clark said, 'is a complicated issue and one without a quick solution.' While the chamber encourages all businesses to abide by U.S. immigration laws, she said many local businesses are heavily dependent on the Hispanic labor force, many of whom do not have legal status to be in the United States.

She said members of the Latino community aren't just workers, but an integral part of the community as consumers, students, business owners who will continue to come to the area as long as it has a strong community and desirable quality of life.

'There is no doubt that the U.S. immigration system is in need of change,' Clark said. 'Until that time, the Minuteman Project's divisive tactics don't solve the issue, and it serves to further divide communities.'"

Good grief.

Katie Holmes Converting to Scientology - Yahoo! News
Good. Ness.

Family dead for 5 years found in flat:

"Police made a gruesome discovery in a Moscow apartment, finding the skeletal remains of four family members who apparently died at different times over a period of up to five years.

The bodies of an elderly couple and their daughter and granddaughter were found by a police officer who forced the apartment's door open because maintenance fees were long overdue, city prosecutor's office spokesman Sergei Marchenko said."

So. Much. Wrong. Here.

Migrants swarm Goliad County (Texas)

New Sea Creatures Found Off Philippines
Too many morsels to excerpt.

No Smoking Gun
"Downing Street Memo" deconstructed in Wa(Com)Post. F-ing brilliant. Well worth the read.

DRUDGE REPORT FLASH 2005® -- AL FRANKEN OVERSTAYS WELCOME AT TALK FEST:

"“Al, hurry up,” said Michael Harrison, publisher of TALKERS mag, the convention sponsor.

“It’s freedom of speech,” said Franken, referring to the Freedom of Speech Award he’d just been given by the magazine.

“It’s not freedom to kill everybody’s evening, so why don’t you wrap it up,” Harrison argued.

“I’m talking about the war in Iraq and I have about two pages left, and I think the people in Walter Reed [Army Medical Center] who’ve been injured deserve the last two pages of my speech,” Franken countered.

“There are people walking out,” said Harrison. “We gave you the award and it’s time to leave.”"

Ahhh... the stuff ya can't make up.

Madonna tells of sex shame:

"'One minute I was saying believe in yourself and the next minute I was saying just be sexually provocative for the sake of being sexually provocative.

'I was letting it pump up my ego, thinking aren't I great, they're writing about me, my picture's on the cover of every magazine, I'm so fabulous.'

The Like A Virgin singer's admission comes just days after the publication of her fifth children's book, Lotsa De Casha, which she hopes will complete her makeover from raunchy star to demure mother of two."

Oh, b-rother. (Cue Michael Savage.)

Camera of Sean Penn, Journalist, Confiscated in Iran

Several hundred women at a sit-in outside the entrance to Tehran University demanded rights revoked after the 1979 Islamic revolution. As chants and taunts arose, police and plainclothesmen surrounded the demonstrators, pushing away those trying to join the group. Officials also cut off cell phone service in the area, and challenged reporters nearby.

Down with mullahs.

Cruise's faith in Scientology threatens film
This links to a thesis-crucial visual.

Reuters News Article:

"He can't stop talking about Scientology, which is, arguably, his star-sapping kryptonite. In August's Rolling Stone cover story, he took the writer on a tour of the famed Scientology Center. 'He's such a zealot now,' says someone who received one of his Scientology Christmas cards. 'There are no halfway measures anymore. He's beside himself with trying to convert the world.'

The other Cruise hot-button issue that Kingsley controlled with an iron fist -- backed up by legal action from attorney Bert Fields -- was the media's insistence on questioning his heterosexuality. The rumors kept reasserting themselves despite Cruise's 10-year marriage to Kidman and a three-year relationship with his 'Vanilla Sky' co-star, Penelope Cruz.

After the Cruise/Cruz breakup, the star didn't date anyone seriously for a year. (This prompted scuttlebutt that he was asking women out and getting turned down.) Then he set up a meeting with 26-year-old actress Katie Holmes. 'One minute, they were having a professional meeting,' one observer says. 'The next they were lovers.'

It's still unclear why, in a ham-fisted maneuver, De Vette was compelled to orchestrate the April public outing of the Cruise and Holmes affair in Rome, where Cruise received a lifetime achievement award at the David di Donatello Awards. ('War of the Worlds' wasn't opening until June 29.) The press, accustomed to having to chase down every nugget of elusive star gossip, reacted by suggesting that the whole thing was fake. When Cruise went wild on 'The Oprah Winfrey Show,' fed by the intensity of his gaga female fans, he jumped on the sofa, knelt on the floor and virtually howled his love at the moon.

Even the reputable media, including Time, the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times, couldn't resist the story. It didn't help that Cruise's religious beliefs prompted him to criticize Brooke Shields during an "Access Hollywood" interview for relying on psychiatry and prescription drugs to treat postpartum depression. He was far better off when journalists complained that he was a lousy interview with nothing to say. While a tsunami of bad press has swept over him, there is no evidence to suggest that Cruise is aware of it."

For six months now I have been following the meltdown/exposure of said meltdown. Oh glorious train wreck.

Cyrus the Great in Biblical Prophecy [Zoroastrian leader mentioned 23 times in Bible]

Revealed: how New York's old money shuts its doors against the nouveau riche:

"Madonna, another famous reject, had wanted to live on the street even after making the mistake of posing nude for Playboy. Her efforts to make amends by arriving at her interview wearing black, teamed with pearls and a gold crucifix, were to no avail: the apartment in the San Remo apartment building would not be hers. 'If we let her in,' one board member told the New York Daily News, 'we'd have to let everybody in.'"

LOL!

Revealed: how New York's old money shuts its doors against the nouveau riche

Arizona Republican Assembly Votes Unanimously to Censure Senator McCain
The keywords made me giggle.

Rush Guitarist Alex Lifeson Breaks Silence on Arrest and Trial

Police Ticket Cars In Lieu of Teens
Disgusting.

Nobody's guessed who Kerry really looks like in that photo!

Study Says CBC Television News Guilty of Anti-American Bias

John Kerry: 'D Stood For Distinction'

Suspect in killing entered United States with bloody chainsaw

Yale grades portray Kerry as a lackluster student

Virginia Metal Band Releases "Pro-Bush" Music Video

WA Gov. Race: Judge Upholds Election of Governor Gregoire

Photoblogging Tom Cruise On Oprah : Defamer
Words fail.

Brooke: Tom Cruise Should Stick To Aliens

Vote Fraud Trial Halted After Puzzling Testimony (Democrat Vote Fraud)
Never a dull moment.

U.S. anti-war activists still not in the mainstream (Duh!)

VIEWERSHIP YAWN FOR CNN 25TH ANNIVERSARY

FOXNEWS O'Reilly Factor - 2,268,000 viewers

CNN 25th anniversary special -- 345,000

Oh, my sides.

ZOGBY: MAJORITY OF AMERICANS ANTI-IMMIGRATION

Yoko, Wrinkly Cleavage, Liver Spots, Death Necklace (Artist: Mustafa Kunt)

You think FR's rules are strict... ;-)
The posting rules at RevivingIslam.com... pretty hilarious.

Man allegedly burns down home to get guests to leave
Hmmm...

Ten Most Harmful Books of the 19th and 20th Centuries
From Human Events.

Red Cross apologizes for scandal
My first question was, "Which one?"

Shocked by the answer.

Soros Egg-Bombed in Georgia

Why do they hate us? (Why Any Sane Person Hates Liberal Journalists)
"Sandy Shanks" gets flayed.

Normality Reigns in Venezuela, Minister Assures (Chavez sick or dead?)
Sleepin' w/fishes? Or smokin' out enemies?

LA Mayor: Mexico Will Shape My Policies

"This is a time of great importance, not just for us to rediscover our roots...

He said it. Get out the forks.

CA: Immigration event turns hostile (Minuteman)
Multiple sources.

Mark Steyn: Nice Goin’, Guys [Newsweek is much easier to flush]
He is so good, it's painful.

Maureen Dowd Writes a New Book, ARE MEN NECESSARY? .......
I thought it would be a satirical news article. Was mistaken. Good grief.

Report: Former Host Winstead Suing Air America
*another evil grin*

Texans Rank Second in 'Re-Elect Hillary' Contributions
Oh, great. I'm moving to Austin for this?

Go CONDI!!!

Couric and Gibson Blame America, First Lady Counters Their Claims
My comments are self-censored.

New York Times Co. planning to cut 190 jobs
*evil grin*

Runaway Bride Jennifer Wilbanks is indicted
FReeper Semper Paratus says: That'll really open her eyes now.

(One hates to laugh, but...)

I let my girl have sex at 11, admits mother

Should Women Be Allowed to Drive? An Ideological Battle

Child Population Dwindles in San Francisco
Need I even comment?

Marburg Cases Baffle Authorities in Angola
*shudder*

Wash. Judge Allows GOP Charges of Fraud

Lionel Tate charged in armed robbery of pizza delivery man

'Star Wars' Fails to Stem Box Office Slump

Fox declines to apologize; Sharpton says anything less is unacceptable:

"'I think that Mexicans and African-Americans and Latino-Americans need to be on the same side on everything,' he said, adding in a later telephone interview with The Associated Press that the two will discuss business and educational relationships when Fox visits the Harlem neighbourhood of New York."

All Americans, regardless of color, should be on the same side, ya freak.

Soak the Celebrities!! - Now here's a tax we can all agree on! - (classic O'Rourke!)
P. J.

PJ


*sigh!*

Newsweek Reporter Says He Dropped the Ball - (Isikoff on Charlie Rose show; gets in a jab at Bush!)
Sad. Pathetic. Predictable.

BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR ANNIVERSARY SUNK BY POLITICAL CORRECTNESS (EU Rewrites History)
According to a newspaper report on Sunday, organisers of a re-enactment of the sea battle next month have decided to bill it as between a "Red Fleet" and a "Blue Fleet", rather than Britain and its French and Spanish adversaries. This is being done to avoid the embarrassment of assembled French dignitaries at the event feeling humiliated by watching their nation routed again, The Sunday Times said.

Oh b-rother.

Mark Steyn : A Constitutional Coup (Belinda Stronach trades up)
For the Canadians... (what a mess up there!)

'Extreme Makeover' Builds Home for Fallen Soldier's Family (ABC TV Show helps)
More interesting than Saddam's undies...

ABC's hit TV program "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" this weekend will feature the show's design team building and furnishing a new home for the family of a soldier killed in Operation Iraqi Freedom. The family of Army Pfc. Lori Piestewa, a soldier who died during the opening days of the Iraqi war, recently took ownership of a new $500,000 house north of Flagstaff, Ariz., that resulted from the effort.

A team from the Extreme Makeover program designed the sprawling home and furnished it in a southwestern motif. A two-hour season finale, to air May 22, will feature the construction of the home for Terry and Percy Piestewa, Lori's parents, and her two children.

I love this show. I don't watch often, but checked it out in the begiining as a dear friend does the makeup. It hooked me. And, pathetically, almost always has me bawling.

LA mayor-elect breaks with governor on civilian border patrols:

"Mayor-elect Antonio Villaraigosa said Thursday he opposes civilian volunteers patrolling the U.S.-Mexico border to discourage illegal immigration, putting him at odds with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.

'We need our Department of Homeland Security, which patrols the border ... to address the issue of security,' Villaraigosa, who was elected Tuesday, told CNN.

'We have an old saying from the days of the wild, wild West ... leave your gun outside of the city limits,' Villaraigosa added. 'It doesn't make any sense for people to take the law into their own hands.'"

Well, that didn't take him long, or, as Gomer Pyle would say, "Surprise, surprise!"

'NEWSWEEK DISSEMBLED, MUSLIMS DISMEMBERED!' (Ann Coulter)
'Twas worth the wait.

The Past and Future of American Grand Strategy [Bush critic gets it]

Just What Was the Point of That Newsweek Story, Anyway? [James Lileks]

Rock group Coldplay attacks 'corporate evil'

NBC Airs New Koran Desecration Rumors
These people are out of control.

CBS Cancels Its Wednesday Edition of '60 Minutes'

Must See Video Of Baldwin Park Rally

Antonio Villaraigosa Elected L.A. Mayor
Bummer, dude.

And Austin here I come.

Wrote about my feelings regarding the mayoral race here.

Muslims Riot Over Spelling of 'Koran' in U.S. Media
Scrappleface. Beautiful.

My son just called from Afghanistan....
More NEWSWEAK fallout.

CA: Protest Over Art Forces Police to Draw the Line ~~ LA Times reporting....immigration issues...

Zero Stars For Star Wars VI (Spoiler Alert)

Fox's Office Defends His Comment That Mexicans in U.S. Do Work Blacks Won't
Holy crap, this guy's gonna kickoff the simmering race war. Man.

Mexico's Fox Defends Comments About Blacks
For years I 've talked about the racism in the Hispanic nations. Seen it firsthand. This outburst doesn't surprise me in the slightest.

Newsweek called treasonous over 'Quran-in-toilet' report: Magazine apologizes for deadly error

Does This Man Strike A Chord With You? (ID Unknown)

Liberals: "We Can Do Anything As Long As We Say We're Sorry"-(Newsweek says,"OOPS" and it's OK?)

Mystery Girl In Child Porn Case Found Safe

Muslims hold first prayers at huge Michigan mosque

Should America Build A Holocaust Memorial for the 100 Million Victims of Communism?

MURDER, SUICIDE OR JUST A RUNAWAY? (Ray Gricar; missing PA DA)

Newsweek Publishes Taliban Propoganda

Los Angeles Population Plummets 14% in Three Days
This is HYSTERICAL! What a great way to start my day.

Hollywood Worries as Decline Continues

[New York] Times Panel Proposes Steps to Build Credibility (No, Seriously)

LA Times endorses Villaraigosa in tight mayoral race
Whaddasurprise.

'Kingdom of Heaven' worsens U.S. box office slump

Christianity taking over the planet?

Los Angeles Times: First Lady Displays Flair

Abortion bracelet sold as Mother's Day gift
They're really out of their minds.

Photographer Snaps Dramatic Iraq Photo
This was in the NYPost a few days ago... a few pages in... and the bug-eyed bride on the cover.

They took a few well-deserved hits for that editorial decision.

Mark Fuhrman Probing Schiavo Case

Editor of Gay Newspaper Chain Beaten in Hate Crime [Moroccans in Amsterdam]

Now That Chimeras Exist, What if Some Turn Out Too Human?
Too creepy.

DNA: The Tiny Code That's Toppling Evolution

The American Enterprise: How Racial P.C. Corrupted the LAPD

The Battle for Los Angeles

Clarence Page: A new century, a new ‘color line’

FDR didn't give a damn about the Jews --- nor did the NYTimes, which brought Jewish self-hatred to a head long before the rubric gained popularity
:
"This book proves that The Times not only knew about the Holocaust but printed many of the horrific details. In the six years of the war, just 26 pieces made the front page, half of them in 1944, when most of the Jews were dead. And only a half-dozen mentioned that Jews were the victims."

How does the expression go... la plus que ça change...

Report: Congress Gets 'Damaging' Info on Kofi Annan

Jim West :: A Spokesman-Review Investigative Report
Sick sick sick.

Satellite Radio banned in Canada : CRTC is making criminals out of ordinary Canadians

Sex Scandals Rampant at U.N.

What Didn't Happen In Ohio (Lefty Debunks Lefty Conspiracy Theories About Ohio)

Rush Limbaugh: Clinton/Cisneros Cover-Up Fails

Stewart's Heroism Caught On Pages

Whining While Black - (excellent analysis by James Atticus Bowden)
****

Milking the Horse
: "Either that, or Laura confirmed she was on MoveOn's payroll. As it is, her description of her husband as a bore of a man who's asleep by nine each night should keep the Tina Brown/Maureen Dowds in business well into their retirement. "

Uh, so far all I've seen is rants from the Right. Have these people never heard of a joke? Yeesh.

Is Robert Scheer the Biggest Ignoramus in American Journalism?
The answer, obviously, is "yes".

Arrest made at Coulter speech (Austin, Texas)
Typical. Trash.

Michelle Malkin: I'm No South Park Conservative - The National Ledger
I can't say I fully agree with Michelles here. Yet I do. Even though I don't.

Million Man Bigots

Public outrage kills 'L.A., Mexico' sign
Excellente!

CA: Protest says it with stripes ~~ protesters add US Flag to hated Billboard
Ahhhh... brethren!

Laura Bush Talks Naughty

Los Angeles Times Editors Edit Reuters Story to Remove Critical Facts Supporting U.S. Position
This is the kinda stuff that can put one over the edge.

Al. Jazeera. West.

Los Angeles Times Reports March Circulation:

"The Times has taken the following actions:

* Launched a comprehensive $10 million consumer marketing campaign, including brand advertising and direct marketing efforts.

* Appointed a veteran newspaper circulation executive to a newly created position of senior vice president, circulation to focus entirely on circulation sales and distribution.

* Began executing new circulation programs to grow late-week circulation and Sunday readership."


Note there's nothing there about reporting the actual news sans bias. Silly people.

Breaking News: > Republicans win right to challenge Wash. state election
Finally!

Now what about Wisconsin...

Motorist Shot on San Diego Freeway (Los Angeles)
I can't leave here fast enough.

Soldiers Rescue Man Blackmailed into Suicide-Bombing Mission

Radio Hosts Visit Iraq, Kuwait for Firsthand Look

Stalin Gets New Statue
: "'The essence of this myth is that violence, terror and repression can be effectively used to build a great country,' Dolutsky said. 'I think that the return to Stalinist traditions is actually dangerous.'"

Ya think?

BostonHerald.com - Local/ Regional News: `I did it out of love': Felony charge for father who spanked son with belt:
``We have too much tolerance for violence in this country,'' said Dr. Kathleen Malley-Morrison, a Boston University professor who specializes in family violence. ``Research shows that if we raise children without spanking them, they look better and they're psychologically healthier.''

Hmmm... an insane person or a PhD... you be the judge.

Why Democrats Lie
A pretty decent rant.

It Isn't the Message, Stupid - (ongoing "repackaging" calesthenics of the Democrats)

Sheik digs himself into a deeper hole
"A victim of rape every minute somewhere in the world. Why? No one to blame but herself," he said. "She displayed her beauty to the entire world. She degraded herself by being an object of sexual desire."

...

During the week, Sydney-born Faiz, 34, attempted to justify himself in an interview on Channel Nine, but only dug a deeper hole.

"What I meant is a lady, if she wears any kind of alluring clothes or adorning [sic] clothes or clothes that beautify her beauty, she is eligible for rape." Eligible for rape?

...

It is hard to accept that such a young man, born and raised in Australia of Lebanese parents, would have so little respect for the rights of women in the culture of his own country.

: |

CNN shifts news focus: New boss stresses a more in-depth approach, akin to archrival Fox News
Where to begin...

L.A. on Edge After Freeway Shootings
How do I miss this stuff?

Doyle vetoes voter ID, school voucher bills
I really don't care for DemocRat positions.

New class criticizes 'U' admissions

South Park Conservatives (Univ. of Iowa paper)

Santa Clara County employee posts death threat on Minuteman Project website
Tax dollars at work.

Comments from Congressional Immigration Reform Caucus on Minutemen

Anti-abortion T-shirts Cause Concern at Roosevelt

Akbar Sentenced to Death for Grenade Attack

Schwarzenegger: KRCA should take down billboard; supports Minuteman Project

Factory worker convicted in slaying of Orange County five-year-old (Avila/Runnion/Hallelujah!)

Italian "hostage" car going OVER 60mph [incident recorded from satellite]

Gun Debate Tells Us Who Liberals Really Are
Rush Limbaugh transcript.

Guerrilla Art Group Mocks Exclusive L.A. Enclaves

Cops Release Photo in Disney World Child Porn Probe
The linked stories in the thread are horrible.

Sick freaks. Monsters, even. Death penalty material.

The Islamic Nation's Problem is That Muslims Do Not Work [MEMRI TV transcript]

Ad Putting L.A. in Mexico Called Slap in Face

U.S. Senator Names Dr. James C. Dobson As the Antichrist
Dork.

More Liberal Intolerance. Shutting Daily Kos Down.
EXCELLENT FReeper post.

Lileks: With Gutlessness Typical of the Grating Generation, Hollywood Takes Up 9/11
Enjoy.

LP: Black Student Sent Hate Mail at U.S. School-Police
Jeepers! Are these issues always always hoaxes now?! Yeesh.

LP: Black Student Sent Hate Mail at U.S. School-Police
Jeepers! Are these issues always always hoaxes now?! Yeesh.

52% back private care, Quebec, B.C., Prairies favour a user-pay alternative: poll:

Michel Kelly-Gagnon, president of the Montreal Economic Institute, which commissioned the poll, said the results reveal a gap between Canadian laws and opinions.

'Unless you're absolutely a communist, you have to agree that, with your disposable after-tax income, you should have the right to consume whatever it is that you want, including private health insurance,' he said.

St. Thomas president denounces Ann Coulter's speech as hateful:

Coulter's booking agent, Walker Hayes, declined Monday to contact her for comment. 'We get this sort of stuff all the time, so we're not the ones to trouble her with that,' he said.

LOL!

St. Thomas president denounces Ann Coulter's speech as hateful:

Coulter's booking agent, Walker Hayes, declined Monday to contact her for comment. 'We get this sort of stuff all the time, so we're not the ones to trouble her with that,' he said.

LOL!

Half of infant deaths in Flanders were euthanasia

Air America's Year Of Decline (Radio DNC Still Failing)
= )

Tory fury as BBC sends hecklers to bait Howard (BBC becomes liberal activist against conservatives)
Sick. Pathetic. Expected.

BROKEN GATES 'It just doesn't feel like Holland any more'
Personally, I think these folks picked the wrong North American destination.

Actress Maggie Gyllenhaal Makes Controversial Remarks About 9/11
Silly girl.

Norwegian preacher kindles religious strife ("fears of religious war")
TROP alert.

An awesome quote for the day:

"The fear of God makes heroes, the fear of man makes cowards."
--Tennessee native and Medal of Honor winner Sgt. Alvin C. York

Well, I'm back from an involuntary trip to computer HADES...


And here once again we see the truth behind the "principled dissent" to the Iraq war. That old idolatrous whore... money.

*spit*

Saddam invested one million dollars in Paul Martin-owned Cordex

L.A. Times to Spend $10 Mln on Marketing Efforts
Big evil grin.

Burger King 911 Call
Missed this one the first time around... verrry funny.

Mom Not Laughing at 911 Dispatcher's joke
But others are.

They're Not Victims, Kerry (Has he no shame?)
Fab. U. Lous.

Marburg outbreak not likely a global threat - US

Woman walking with fiance murdered
*shudder*

Quest to get a Republican to fight DeLay may have crossed a line
Gag!

Bionic suit offers wearers super-strength

Friends fix up single mother's home while she's on vacation
Awww!!!

Finally, a delightful story.

DRUDGE: Publisher Fight Over 'Hillary In The Raw'
Pop the corn!

Thinking Straighter; Why the world's most famous atheist (Anthony Flew) now believes in God.

Jewish MP Pelted with Eggs at War Memorial (UK)

WA Gov. Race: Latest Vote Snafu Alters Focus of Election Fight [Fraud!]:
So far the case focuses on alleged widespread illegal voting by felons and enough errors by election workers to show Gregoire was not the legitimate winner.

Killer virus red alert as more die April 11, 2005 (South Africa goes on high alert)

Fired Reporter Denies Telling Colleagues' Wives About Alleged Affairs - (another NY Times scandal)

To Stop Deadly Virus in Angola, Group Seeks Hospital's Closing (Much bad news here)

The Shark "Lawyers Up!"... Washington Governoire slip slidin' away
Pop the corn!

Opponents say pass to proposed 'Road Rage Reduction Act' (GET OUT OF THE LEFT LANE!)

CBS Cameraman Shot By US Troops Under Arrest
Worked for SeeBS and the terrorists? (Or is that redundant?)

Firsthand reports from days 5 and 6 of Minuteman Project

Newest Piercing Craze....
: |

GM to Stop Los Angeles Times Advertising
Big. Evil. Grin.

Blood-feast in Berkeley
Original/full article here.

James Lileks: What We'll Never Know About the Sandy Berger Affair

Fend Off Dementia with Sex, Crosswords and a Run
= )

Mugged by la Réalité
Real nice.

Border Militia Divides Arizona Residents
Reuters bias alert.

Minutemen catch 141 illegals so far (N.M. official wants in)

Dutch court acquits teen of terrorism (Islamist w/ explosives, maps of Parliament, airport, reactor)
Ahhh... those sweet, happy, fun-loving Dutch.

Seattle think tank raises questions about evolution

Pat Tillman USO Center Opens In Afghanistan

Is he Johnny Gosch?

Anti-Semitism seems to be all the rage in England and the Continent

CBC waits an hour; then trashes Pope

Americans Wanted Terri To Live - Zogby
May the lamestream media continue its death throes. Die, LSM, die!

First off, sorry for my absence of late, we were on a blessed vacation.

Here's a decent FR thread with some good homeschooling info on it:
Home Schooling...Help Please!!!

Canada Takes a Big 'Labashing'
Funny rejoinder... Labash's Weekly Standard original is here.

Michael Steele (R) Seriously Considering 2006 U.S. Senate Candidacy In Maryland
I LOVE this guy!

2 Years (Must Read)
Beautiful.

Condi on the Rise
CONDI '08!

'PLAYGIRL' EDITOR FIRED AFTER OUTING SELF AS REPUBLICAN

Baghdad Christians celebrate Palm Sunday without fear
Hallelujah!

"We didn't know what Terri wanted, but this is what we want..." [CNN interview]
Where is the outrage?

Democrats have misgivings as Kerry tests waters for '08
Gloating is mean. It's unChristian. Unseemly. And occasionally delicious.

Jewish believer in the Shroud

Muslims demand papal apology for crusades Highest Sunni authority sends official request to Vatican
The title says it all... thus this is linked to a hilarious photoshopped rejoinder.

UN in dramatic climbdown after American pressure
Title should be more along the lines of "UN Too Late Rediscovers Where Bread Is Buttered".

John Kerry, Inventor, Wizard
...sKerry.

Bush Cuts Vacation, Hopes to Sign Schiavo Bill
Bush rocks.

Senate, House Reach Compromise on Fla. Woman
What a roller coaster ride this has been (and I've been passionate about this one for a while).

I can't understand why we don't automatically err on the side of life. It is positively ghoulish how quickly the uninformed wish (insist!) to send this poor woman off.

Union escort for protesting Paris students (Whites get beat up)
Oh, my.

Fox Says Walls Along Border Must Be Razed
Sometimes Vicente can be so silly.

Freeze! I just had my nails done! (ANN COULTER)
I love her!

Die PC, die.

Atlanta courthouse case strains belief on many levels
Die PC, die.

"HUMAN TSUNAMI" COVERS BEIRUT
Compendium thread.

MSNBC - The man behind Rathergate
Go, Buckhead!

103 alleged Honduran MS-13 gang members arrested in U.S.

Child support doubled in stolen sperm case
Just about every single aspect is wrong in this situation.

*spit*

Police Chief: We Cannot Cope With Violent Crime
What gun-grabbers and Leftists here wish for us as well.

Free Despite Murder Confession (Murderer free because evidence is too compelling):

"What that means, is if the a single piece of evidence is so overpowering it would sway a jury from giving a fair trial, it cannot be used. "

...and then my brain exploded.

Actor Mel Gibson voices support for Terri Schiavo
How absolutely wonderful! God (continue to) bless ya, Mel!

Hostage Shot By US Was Careless - Italian Minister

Harvard Doc: Abstinence, Monogamy Can Help Win War on AIDS
In other news, the Pope is Catholic!

DAN RATHER RETIRES ... by all the top cartoonists

University of Colorado will make Ward Churchill a rich man

MSNBC - Prof accused of plagiarism:
More tales from the Mental Ward...

"The CU Board of Regents ordered the review after the public outcry over an essay Churchill wrote comparing victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks to notorious Nazi bureaucrat Adolf Eichmann. Since then, Churchill has come under fire for some of his other writings and speeches, his scholarship, his claim of American Indian ancestry, and even his artwork."

...and now, more plagiarism and threats!

*sigh*

Let's accept Hezbollah: Annan

"Meet the Parents" Actress Dies...
Very sad.

Kim Jong Il Receives Commemorative Medal from Putin

City of San Diego Orders 29-Foot Cross Removed from Mountainside

Man Turns Down $1M in Schiavo Case

Harvard in Lather Over Campus Maid Service (class warfare practicals 101)
Goodness, I love stories like this more than I probably should. Just delicious.

"By creating yet another differential between the haves and have-nots on campus, Dormaid threatens our student unity," the Crimson said in an editorial.

LOL!

Jack Kelly: Italian journo refuses to accept the truth

What the FDA Won't Tell You about the VeriChip
'Cause we've been far too foil-free of late...

Bush Gives the UN the Finger
I didn't have a clue about this Bolton-ambassador-to-the-UN-guy, but now I love him!

;^)

With Fox, you can argue politics, not the numbers
Another day, another prayer of gratitude for FNC.

Nugent Spreads Pro-Gun Gospel
As subtle as ever...

Terri Schiavo Can Still be Rehabilitated, Nobel Prize-Nominated Doctor Says
...even though she's been denied even the most basic help for years...

Pray for Terri!

Bill Would Ban Abortions of 'Gay, Unborn Children'
Special-status-seeking yet again.

The Roe Effect Goes Mad (Mad Magazine recognizes the Irony of Roe v Wade)

Mel Gibson Blasts Oscars, Plans Fatima Movie

EQUAL WORTH AMENDMENT....FOR A MATURE AMERICA!
Oh, b-rother.

Mara Salvatruchas to take on the Minutemen vigilantes

Um, `Could Bush be right?'
Excellent piece, original here.

Berlusconi told to face up to US over shooting

NYT: Unexpected Whiff of Freedom Proves Bracing for the Mideast

Crash Transcript Shows Plane Was Taken to Unusually High Altitude Before Engines Quit
Just bizarro.

Ex-Korn Guitarist Baptized in Jordan River
Hallelujah!

National Geographic's "In The Womb": Tracking the Messy Miracle, With Computerized Help (TV Sunday)
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/04/arts/television/04womb.html?pagewanted=print&position=

: "Full-frontal images of a vagina are available on cable Sunday night, but they come at a price. You have to watch a bloody, hairy baby burst through that vagina, and before that you have to watch the little creature in utero, growing in all its Operation Rescue propaganda detail, in the National Geographic Channel's latest unveiling of the hideous miracle of life. "

Could they be any more out of their minds at the New York Times?

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Clintonista Admits Dems Rooting for Terrorists

A Pie in the Face for Vogue Editor Anna Wintour As She Enters Chanel Show in Paris (from PETA)

Scientists to make 'Stuart Little' mouse with the brain of a human

Anger Against Iraqi Insurgents (Terrorists) Grows

Legislature can get it right (FLA law prof blasts Greer's "shocking" ruling against Terri Schiavo)

Legislature can get it right (FLA law prof blasts Greer's "shocking" ruling against Terri Schiavo)

Chimps tear off man's face
Gruesome. Horrible. (Local, even...)

And the thread is predictably twisted.

Poll: Major Change of Public Opinion in Muslim World:
"...those who oppose US efforts against terrorism have declined by half, from 72% in 2003 to just 36% today."

Wow!

Mosque illegally built on Bosnian Serb property to be demolished

Study Finds Disproportionate Percentage of Illinois Foster Child Abuse is Same Sex

"Movies for Moms!" (Only in Santa Monica, folks...)

CNN flops in February as Fox News surges
Yummy.

The war's silver lining (The Guardian eats crow)
(smile)

Ari Fleischer Blasts Liberal Press
I love you, Ari!

xo!

Arab Bashing Reaches Low With Thomas Slur

Anti-gun activist arrested after firearm found at home
Unbelievable. Not.

DRUDGE: Putin Grills Bush on Dan Rather
Yowza.

Black History Month's lessons are lost on some whites
http://www.suntimes.com/output/mitchell/cst-nws-mitch27.html
A horrid, insulting scribble.