Daily Archives: April 16th, 2006 «

 

Rev. Jackson offers scholarship to accuser in alleged Duke lacrosse rape case

Posted by: ST on April 16, 2006 at 11:08 pm » 34 Comments

… no matter if the report is true or not. Via the AP (emphasis added): DURHAM – The Rev. Jesse Jackson said Saturday his Rainbow/Push Coalition will pay the college tuition of a woman who told police she was raped by members of Duke University’s men’s lacrosse team while working as a stripper — no [...]

 

Bill Cosby’s speech at Xavier University

Posted by: ST on April 16, 2006 at 10:45 pm » 3 Comments

Comedian Bill Cosby recently gave an inspiring speech to students at Xavier University as part of his “”A Call out With Cosby” national tour. Peter Bronson at the Cincinatti Enquirer has an opinion piece up about the speech – here are some excerpts from it: “I can feel your guilt,” he said. “I can feel [...]

 

The misreporting of Newt’s comments on Iraq

Posted by: ST on April 16, 2006 at 9:39 pm » 15 Comments

I’m a bit behind on blogging about the stir the media whipped up this week over former House Speaker Newt Gingrich’s comments regarding the war in Iraq. Some media outlets breathlessly reported that Gingrich, in a speech to students and faculty at the University of South Dakota back on Monday, called for a pull out [...]

 

As if we needed a write-up …

Posted by: ST on April 16, 2006 at 7:43 pm » 20 Comments

… to inform us as to how deep the hatred runs in some quarters of the lefty blogosphere towards the President and the right in general. But we do. Tim Blair blogs about this and notes that the blogger featured in the piece, Maryscott O’Connor, wasn’t pleased with the photo the Post chose to display [...]

 

In defense of Rummy: Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Michael DeLong

Posted by: ST on April 16, 2006 at 7:18 pm » 19 Comments

I first linked to DeLong’s defense of Rummy in this post, but thought it deserved it’s own post. Key portions of DeLong’s defense of Rummy (with emphasis added): Mr. Rumsfeld did not like waste, which caused some grumbling among the military leadership even before 9/11. He knew that many of the operational plans we had [...]

 

Have a blessed Easter

Posted by: ST on April 16, 2006 at 12:13 pm » 1 Comment

I am getting ready to head out the door to have Easter lunch with my family, but wanted to post the link to an inspiring message from the Rev. Billy Graham on the meaning of Easter. Please print it and read it – it’s a refresher for those of us who know already, and should [...]