Monthly Archives: December 2004 «

 

Deadly attack on US base in Mosul

Posted by: ST on December 21, 2004 at 11:37 pm » Comments Off

Please remember these soldiers and their families in your prayers.

 

Time’s Person of the Year

Posted by: ST on December 19, 2004 at 10:48 am » 11 Comments

President George W. Bush

 

The admin’s stand on Kofi Annan

Posted by: ST on December 17, 2004 at 10:38 am » 2 Comments

I had been wondering about why the administration had come out in support of Annan in spite of the widespread criticism of some here, including Congress, who have called for his resignation. Simon Tisdall at the Guardian explains it: The Bush administration has distanced itself for the time being from congressional demands for the resignation [...]

 

Zell Miller joins Fox News

Posted by: ST on December 15, 2004 at 4:38 pm » 2 Comments

He’s joining on as a contributor. This oughta be reaaaaaaal good! For a trip down memory lane, click here to view Zell’s speech at the 2004 RNC. Preach it brother Zell!

 

Would you pay $10mil for this?

Posted by: ST on December 14, 2004 at 10:51 am » 8 Comments

Victoria’s Secret ‘s Heavenly 70 Fantasy Bra Victoria’s Secret is also known for its annual holiday temptation. The lingerie emporium is counting on the fact that women dig diamonds — and men of all incomes like lingerie — to move the $10 million Heavenly 70 Fantasy Bra. “The bra is the ultimate fantasy for a [...]

 

The post-nomination withdrawal inquiry

Posted by: ST on December 14, 2004 at 10:38 am » 4 Comments

Why is Bernie Kerik being tried in the media AFTER he withdrew his name for consideration for the Homeland Security post?

 

Allah returns …

Posted by: ST on December 13, 2004 at 7:44 pm » Comments Off

… while *I* was on hiatus Please make sure to visit his blog and tell the creative genius hello (Edited this post to reflect that I’m no longer on hiatus – I worded that first sentence poorly. Sorry

 

Help the troops phone home

Posted by: ST on December 12, 2004 at 2:56 pm » Comments Off

… via the USO’s Operation Phone Home, a program to give pre-paid phone cards to those serving overseas: The program, started in March of 2003, has distributed more than 80,000 phone cards so far. The USO plans to distribute many more over the holiday season to troops in Iraq and Afghanistan and to those recuperating [...]

 

Bush photo at farmers market causes row

Posted by: ST on December 12, 2004 at 2:52 pm » 2 Comments

Ohhh boy: A Democratic city councilman is demanding that a baker remove photos of President Bush from his stand in Lancaster’s farmers market, saying the city needs a “healing period” following the bitterly contested election. City Councilman Nelson Polite asked baker David Stoltzfus last month to remove the pictures. When Stoltzfus refused, Polite threatened to [...]

 

Daniel Okrent takes it on the chin at the NYTimes

Posted by: ST on December 12, 2004 at 2:46 pm » Comments Off

For essentially telling it like it is: Two weeks ago, my column on The Times’s arts listings brought gratitude from those who agreed with me and anger and derision, leavened with a few reasonable points of argument, from those who did not. I wouldn’t expect it any other way. But among those who pounced on [...]