Daily Archives: September 26th, 2004 «

 

Newsflash: David Corn makes sense

Posted by: Sister Toldjah on September 26, 2004 at 8:49 pm » 1 Comment

Yes, it’s true. I promise! He’s urging DNC Chairman Terry McCAuliffe to shut up. How can anyone argue with that?

 

One brave as hell woman

Posted by: Sister Toldjah on September 26, 2004 at 8:45 pm » Comments Off

WOW. Hats off to this courageous woman:
I won’t be intimidated for expressing my views
Hirsi Ali has been moved to a safe house following new death threats and the publication of her private address on an Islamic website just four days after her controversial film ‘Submission’ was screened on Dutch TV.
Somali-born Hirsi Ali, [...]

 

Washington Times gets it wrong

Posted by: Sister Toldjah on September 26, 2004 at 7:10 pm » Comments Off

Brian Carnell is on the case re: a Washington Times snippet by John McCaslin that appears to have misquoted a 1997 Crossfire segment with John Kerry.
We already have enough problems with the liberal media out there distorting and misrepresenting what folks say without the conservative media adding to it

 

Vodka with a bang

Posted by: Sister Toldjah on September 26, 2004 at 6:52 pm » Comments Off

Russian general behind AK-47 now gives name to vodka with a bang
A new product introduced in London brings together two of Russia’s most famous exports: vodka and the AK-47 assault rifle.
What ties them together? Both are named after Gen. Mikhail Kalashnikov. Kalashnikov, 84, who invented the AK-47, was in London Monday for the official [...]

 

Neo-Nazis’ resurgence

Posted by: Sister Toldjah on September 26, 2004 at 6:41 pm » 6 Comments

It goes without saying that this is a scary thought:
Neo-Nazi parties took seats in German legislatures this week for the first time in 36 years. The top-selling film in German movie theatres was a controversial new drama that portrays a sensitive, human Adolf Hitler. And protests from Jewish groups and German activists failed to stop [...]

 

The Media, Losing Their Way

Posted by: Sister Toldjah on September 26, 2004 at 6:37 pm » Comments Off

David Broder in today’s Washington Post, discusses the demise of sensible, substantive journalism and wonders if the media will ever find its way back:
In a year when war in Iraq, the threat of terrorism and looming problems with the federal budget and the nation’s health care system cry out for serious debate, the news [...]

 

Hurricane Jeanne roars through FL

Posted by: Sister Toldjah on September 26, 2004 at 6:25 pm » Comments Off

As if Florida hasn’t been through enough this year I’m glad to hear my friends in FL made it through this one safely. Some weren’t so lucky. The latest projection on the path she’ll be taking is here. All of North Carolina is in that path. Update: WHOA – Jeanne Winds Blow Man Through [...]

 

Isn’t it nice when you find out

Posted by: Sister Toldjah on September 26, 2004 at 6:15 pm » Comments Off

… that one of your favorite bloggers is also a fan of your favorite NFL team?

 

Why the Iraq war was the right thing to do

Posted by: Sister Toldjah on September 26, 2004 at 6:03 pm » Comments Off

If this op/ed from today’s NYTimes written by Mahdi Obeidi, the author of “The Bomb in My Garden: The Secrets of Saddam’s Nuclear Mastermind” doesn’t give you chills then I don’t know what will:
Was Iraq a potential threat to the United States and the world? Threat is always a matter of perception, but our [...]

 

An encouraging assessment on Iraq

Posted by: Sister Toldjah on September 26, 2004 at 3:56 pm » Comments Off

Battling for Iraq
By David H. Petraeus
The writer, an Army lieutenant general, commands the Multinational Security Transition Command in Iraq. He previously commanded the 101st Airborne Division, which was deployed in Iraq from March 2003 until February 2004.
Helping organize, train and equip nearly a quarter-million of Iraq’s security forces is a daunting task. Doing so [...]