Daily Archives: April 17th, 2006 «

 

Things we do that make no sense, and misc. non-political rants

Posted by: ST on April 17, 2006 at 10:32 pm » 12 Comments

I came home early today, as I felt slightly under the weather. Turns out, I was literally under the weather once I started out on my way home. We had some of the nastiest weather I’d seen here in a long time. It was so windy outside it look like a tornado was passing through [...]

 

Easter bunny and wife attack woman in Florida mall

Posted by: ST on April 17, 2006 at 8:19 pm » 14 Comments

Via The Smoking Gun: APRIL 17–A Florida mall dispute ended Saturday night with the arrest of the Easter Bunny on battery charges. The rambunctious rabbit (aka Arthur McClure, 22) was nabbed after he allegedly struck a mall visitor who beefed about the early closure of a photo line on which kids and parents waited for [...]

 

No indictments today in Duke lacrosse case

Posted by: ST on April 17, 2006 at 3:50 pm » 7 Comments

That doesn’t mean that indictments won’t be handed down – they could be sealed, or they may come down in two weeks. But it was widely expected today, even amongst some of the lacrosse players’ lawyers, that at least some of the players would be charged today. Via The Raleigh News and Observer: DURHAM — [...]

 

Jane Fonda: Cindy Sheehan is “better” at war protesting than she was/is

Posted by: ST on April 17, 2006 at 11:57 am » 21 Comments

Via AP: Jane Fonda says she would like to tour the country and speak out against U.S. involvement in Iraq, but her controversial history of Vietnam War protests leaves her with “too much baggage.” “I wanted to do a tour like I did during the Vietnam War, a tour of the country,” the Oscar-winning actress [...]

 

Iran and Hamas: tag team terror partners

Posted by: ST on April 17, 2006 at 11:16 am » 40 Comments

The AP is reporting this morning that a Hamas suicide bomber has struck in Tel Aviv, killing 8 and wounding 49 (as of this writing): TEL AVIV, Israel – A Palestinian suicide bomber blew himself up outside a fast-food restaurant in a bustling commercial area of Tel Aviv during the Passover holiday Monday, killing eight [...]