Daily Archives: December 10th, 2005 «

 

ACLU loses courtroom oath case

Posted by: ST on December 10, 2005 at 11:04 pm » 9 Comments

Via North Carolina’s Greensboro News-Record: A judge today dismissed a lawsuit prompted by outcry over the inability of Muslims to be sworn in Guilford County courts using the Quran, a lawyer in the case said. In throwing out the case, Superior Court Judge Donald L. Smith decided that no controversy existed because the plaintiff was [...]

 

RIP – Richard Pryor and Sen. Eugene McCarthy

Posted by: ST on December 10, 2005 at 10:44 pm » 1 Comment

Thank you for the decades of laughter, Mr. Pryor. And former Senator Eugene McCarthy has passed away. He was 89.

 

Political correctness and Christmas

Posted by: ST on December 10, 2005 at 11:44 am » 4 Comments

This is great! Read it and pass it on. With that said, I’m logging off now for a bit do some Christmas shopping. Got to get some Christmas cards, too (am behind on that this year). Will be back later this afternoon or early evening. Merry Christmas PM Update: Americans demanding end to generic holiday [...]

 

Joe Lieberman: Shunned in his own party

Posted by: ST on December 10, 2005 at 11:25 am » 7 Comments

Because he refuses to back down on his belief that going into Iraq was the right thing to do: Five years after running as the vice-presidential nominee on the Democratic ticket and a year after his own presidential bid, Senator Joseph I. Lieberman of Connecticut has become an increasingly unwelcome figure within his party, with [...]