Monthly Archives: October 2007

Breaking: Father of Slain Marine Wins Case Against the Reverend Phelps

I am breaking my own rule and will post the name Phelps! He is many things, but he is not a messenger of God. The verdict is in: Albert Snyder of York, Pa., the father of a Westminster Marine who …

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Boy With Matches Started One Of The California Wildfires

“He admitted to playing with matches and accidentally starting the fire,” Hecht said in a statement. I wonder if global warming made him do it? more blog reaction at memeorandum

ALERT:American sovereignty on the line; LOST MOVES TO SENATE FOR A VOTE

I blogged about this on Monday. LOST must be stopped! Michelle has a great roundup: Update 11:44am Eastern. The vote: 17-4. LOST moves to the Senate floor. Stay tuned. And dial your Senators: 202-224-3121. Update 11:25am Eastern. Joe Biden rejects …

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Don’t Tell Anyone, But Rumor Has It That The LA Times Is Sitting On A Sex Scandal Involving A “Leading Candidate”

Who could it be? Is it true? Now, as I say it’s a rumor; I haven’t seen the supporting evidence. But the person who told me said it offhandedly as if everyone in his world knew about it. And if …

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Liberal Indoctrination: British students, faculty made to dress as Muslims to promote multiculturalism

As if U of Delaware wasn’t bad enough, now this: A SCHOOL was yesterday accused of MAKING teachers dress up as Asians for a day – to celebrate a Muslim festival. Kids at the 257-pupil primary have also been told …

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Speaking Of Corruption, Let’s Talk About Eliot Spitzer

Does he really think that, by delaying a whitewashed report, people will somehow forget his corruption? “They’ve held it up because the original findings were bad for the governor,” the senior official with firsthand knowledge of the investigation contended. “They’ve …

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And We Wonder Why Drug Costs Are So High?

The complaint says that federal and civil rights law require pharmacies to provide linguistic assistance for non-English speakers, who otherwise risk taking their medications incorrectly. The assistance, they say, should include interpreters at pharmacies and written translations of medical instructions. …

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KUCINICH: “I DID SEE A UFO” After He Questions Bush’s Mental Health

At the debate last evening, Kucinich was asked about the statement by actress Shirley MacLaine that Kucinich had seen a UFO at her house, Kucinich said that he had. He quickly sought to clarify — an “unidentified flying object” he …

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Subject: Annual Refresher Course on Firearms and our form of Government

From an email I received: 1. An armed man is a citizen. An unarmed man is a subject. 2. A gun in the hand is better than a cop on the phone. 3. Colt: The original point and click interface. …

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Liberalism in Action:U of Delaware Requires Students to Undergo Ideological Reeducation

And here I thought PCD and Bon Bon just made this stuff up! The Orwellian program requires the approximately 7,000 students in Delaware’s residence halls to adopt highly specific university-approved views on issues ranging from politics to race, sexuality, sociology, …

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“They spent $1.5 million through their various shill outreach groups attacking me and a handful of my colleagues,” Rep. Ric Keller (R-Fla.) said before the Hoyer meeting, “but they did not spend five minutes to approach me to ask for my vote.”

Politico has this article and for the most part, I can agree with the analysis. Where I think we part company is at this point: This us-against-them mentality has been an ongoing storyline of the new Democratic­-controlled Congress. On the …

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“House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s own party is turning on her”

What? I thought thingswere going so well! Apparently not: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s own party is turning on her, apparently because of a perception among California Democrats that she has not done enough to shake up the status quo in …

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Murtha Bought A Town, One Piece Of Pork At A Time

The Wall Street Journal reviews: In the massive 2008 military-spending bill now before Congress ” which could go to a House-Senate conference as soon as Thursday ” Mr. Murtha has steered more taxpayer funds to his congressional district than any …

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ALERT: Available At Cafe Press: Points 2 Ponder

Here’s the the link to FAO’s store at CafePress.com. His motto is Points 2 Ponder…Simple Questions and Answers to Offset the Propaganda! Great stuff! Tons more to see, so please visit his store! Trackposted to Outside the Beltway, Stop the …

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The Daily Kos:Bush Ruined My Marriage!

John is right, don’t take politics so seriously that you can’t have healthy relationships. Too bad these kos diarists didn’t think of that.