Monthly Archives: April 2006 «

 

Where will she go?

Posted by: Sister Toldjah on April 30, 2006 at 9:49 am » 23 Comments

Via Expatica.com:
AMSTERDAM — Liberal Party MP Ayaan Hirsi Ali has been ordered to vacate the high-security home she is renting in The Hague within four months.
An appeal court sided with her neighbours who complained her presence put their own safety at risk and caused disruption to their lives. Justice Minister Piet Hein Donner broke the [...]

 

Military recruiters targeted – again

Posted by: Sister Toldjah on April 29, 2006 at 6:07 pm » 30 Comments

The latest incident happened at the University of Minnesota. The Star Tribune reports, noting, of course,that it started “peacefully” before the red paint started flying:
It began peacefully before turning red in the end.
Six people, including a man who allegedly splashed paint on a recruiting station, were arrested Friday following a rally of area high [...]

 

Limbaugh and prosecutors agree on a deal

Posted by: Sister Toldjah on April 29, 2006 at 5:48 pm » 17 Comments

Via the NYT:
Rush Limbaugh, the conservative talk-radio host, was charged yesterday with prescription drug fraud and turned himself in to Florida authorities as part of a deal to resolve a lengthy inquiry into whether he improperly obtained painkillers.
Mr. Limbaugh, who is one of the nation’s most popular radio personalities and is heard on nearly [...]

 

Reviews of Flight 93 movie

Posted by: Sister Toldjah on April 29, 2006 at 5:35 pm » 5 Comments

Lots of people going to see the movie about United Flight 93 this weekend. AllahPundit has a link roundup of reviews over at HotAir.com. The best of the best amongst the blogger reviews comes from Right Wing Nuthouse’s Rick Moran, who follows up with a slam on Slate movie critic Dana Stevens’ complaints [...]

 

I’m sorry but …

Posted by: Sister Toldjah on April 29, 2006 at 5:13 pm » 54 Comments

… the Spanish version of the US national anthem sucks.
Even though I’m not on board with the immmigration plan that the President supports (the Senate version), I’m glad he’s come out in support of singing the national anthem in ENGLISH, not Spanish:
WASHINGTON, April 28—President Bush has never been shy about speaking Spanish in public, and [...]

 

Saluting Charlotte police Officer Kayvan Hazrati

Posted by: Sister Toldjah on April 29, 2006 at 8:57 am » 7 Comments

About a month ago, Officer Hazrati was shot in the head after trying to serve a warrant at a house here in Charlotte. That incident sparked an almost 8 hour standoff between police and the suspect.
Many worried that he wouldn’t survive being shot in the head. But he did. Read [...]

 

Over 1,000 sex offenders nabbed in nationwide law enforcement effort

Posted by: Sister Toldjah on April 27, 2006 at 11:21 am » 26 Comments

Via FoxNews:
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and John F. Clark, director of the United States Marshals Service, will detail the results of Operation Falcon II, a seven-day nationwide fugitive roundup, during a press conference in Washington at 1:15 p.m. EDT. Among those arrested during Operation Falcon II were 1,102 violent sexual offenders. The operation was conducted [...]

 

DNC playing their favorite card: the race card

Posted by: Sister Toldjah on April 27, 2006 at 11:01 am » 16 Comments

Remember the big manufactured controversy over Rush Limbaugh’s comments on ESPN’s Sunday NFL Countdown regarding Philadelphia Eagles QB Donovan McNabb? For a refresher on it, see my post about it, which I should mention was my first political blog post.
Well the DNC are using comments Tony Snow made about the issue to try [...]

 

ROTC buildings vandalized at two NC colleges

Posted by: Sister Toldjah on April 27, 2006 at 10:21 am » 40 Comments

Via the Raleigh News and Observer:
Vandals staged attacks early Wednesday on the buildings used by the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps at N.C. State University and UNC-Chapel Hill, echoing similar assaults on three Triangle recruiting stations last month.
As before, vandals sprayed anti-war slogans and profanity, splashed red paint and claimed responsibility with a mass e-mail message [...]

 

David Beamer, father of Todd Beamer, on the Flight 93 movie

Posted by: Sister Toldjah on April 27, 2006 at 9:47 am » 7 Comments

He says now is not too soon to see a movie about Flight 93, and that the producers of the movie got it right. He also includes a reminder in what he wrote for none of us to get complacent – and that the movie shows just why we should never forget … and [...]