Monthly Archives: March 2006 - Page 2

What Are Sanctuary Cities?

Posted by Pam on 3/27/2006 97 comments

News Busters has a great piece; Minuteman Ambushed at TV Studio. Robert Klein Engler a member of the Illinois Minuteman Project, was invited by WGN Chicago to represent his group in a segment on the immigration reform. The problems began …

Just How Close Is Iraq To A Civil War?

Posted by Pam on 3/27/2006 7 comments

The WSJ has the transcript from “The Journal Editorial Report”. Paul Gigot is interviewing Reuel Marc Gerecht, a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. It is an interesting exchange and I will give you a bit of it. Please …

Afghan Court Dismissed Case Against Man Who Converted from Islam to Christianity

Posted by Pam on 3/26/2006 3 comments

As this AP article states, the case against Abdul Rahman has been dropped. If the reasons given for the release are true, it gives me hope that democracy does work in Afghanistan. “The court dismissed today the case against Abdul …

Hillary and Wal-Mart

Posted by Pam on 3/26/2006 25 comments

I read this op-ed at Town Hall which states that Hillary Clinton has taken a stand against Wal-Mart for what she phrased “Serious differences with current company practices.” What are the company practices that she objects to? Is it that …

From Sea To Shining Sea They Protest

Posted by Pam on 3/25/2006 9 comments

UPDATE SATURDAY MARCH 25,2006 MORE PROTESTS VIA THE AP “They say we are criminals. We are not criminals,” said Salvador Hernandez, 43, of Los Angeles, a resident alien who came to the United States illegally from El Salvador 14 years …

RV Poll #8 – Should the US respect the laws of other countries when they differ from our own?

Posted by Lisa on 3/24/2006 9 comments

Via Slobokan – I came across this article in the NYTimes: Despite growing international concern, the judge presiding over the prosecution of an Afghan man facing the death penalty for converting from Islam to Christianity said today that international pressure …

WaPo Pulls Red America

Posted by Pam on 3/24/2006 Comments Off

Amid allegations of plagiarism, Ben Domenech resigned. Red America premiered on WaPo as the lone conservative blog in the liberal sea. Both liberals and conservatives were quick to voice objections to him as the voice of conservatism. By the end …

Just Who Were Our Friends Before The War?

Posted by Pam on 3/24/2006 2 comments

After the release of Oil For Food audit reports, I began to question just who our friends really were before The Iraq War. This story is troubling and has me feeling that we really are not destined to be allies …

The Patriot Act P.S.

Posted by Pam on 3/24/2006 4 comments

It seems that the POTUS added a P.S. when he signed the reauthorization of the USA Patriot Act this month. His note says he reserves the right to keep secrets about the FBI. Bush wrote: ”The executive branch shall construe …

A Product Of Berkeley’s Imgaination

Posted by Pam on 3/24/2006 12 comments

There was much hoopla earlier in the week about the “whiny kids grow up to be conservatives” study conducted by left-wing UC Berkeley prof Jack Block. Michelle Malkin received this from one of her readers! I know exactly which “nursery …

Gallup And CNN To Part Company

Posted by Pam on 3/24/2006 2 comments

Earlier this week, Drudge broke the story about The Gallup Polling Company and CNN ending their patnership. WHY. 1) CNN has far fewer viewers than it did in the past and we feel that our brand was getting lost and …

How Would You Like The News To Be Reported On About The War?

Posted by Pam on 3/23/2006 4 comments

Between the POTUS and Helen Thomas exchanging words at a press conference, Q I’d like to ask you, Mr. President, your decision to invade Iraq has caused the deaths of thousands of Americans and Iraqis, wounds of Americans and Iraqis …

I Would Call This Hostile Media Bias

Posted by Pam on 3/23/2006 8 comments

Hattip to Mike Kilo for alerting me to this story from Drudge! ABC NEWS EXEC: ‘BUSH MAKES ME SICK’; E-MAIL REVEALED **Exclusive** A top producer at ABC NEWS declared “Bush makes me sick” in an email obtained by the DRUDGE …

You Are Welcome!

Posted by Pam on 3/23/2006 7 comments

If your family member had just been rescued by the U.S. Military, one would think a simple thank-you would suffice or even just some sort of acknowledgement for that matter..but I guess I was wrong Statement By Loney Family “Oh, …

Chef Of South Park Part II