Daily Archives: May 25th, 2006 «

 

George Galloway justifies a hypothetical murder of Tony Blair

Posted by: ST on May 25, 2006 at 10:17 pm » 10 Comments

As if Ghoulish George couldn’t possibly be any more sick, now comes this: The Respect MP George Galloway has said it would be morally justified for a suicide bomber to murder Tony Blair. In an interview with GQ magazine, the reporter asked him: “Would the assassination of, say, Tony Blair by a suicide bomber – [...]

 

Rep. Jefferson – the latest news

Posted by: ST on May 25, 2006 at 9:41 pm » 3 Comments

Where to start? How about here: House Rep. and Minority Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Caleefornia) is facing a revolt from – surprise – the Congressional Black Caucus. Essentially, they’ve accused her of a ‘racial double standard’ of sorts on condemnation of Democratic congressmen accused of wrongdoing. Via the Hill: Furious black lawmakers, rallying behind Rep. William [...]

 

The 2006 Hooters calendar

Posted by: ST on May 25, 2006 at 4:02 pm » 25 Comments

Who’d have thought I’d even consider posting a link to that calendar here? Ah well … here it is. (Hat tip: my friend muppetmel) Oh, and this is your Thursday open thread

 

Ken Lay and Jeffrey Skilling: guilty

Posted by: ST on May 25, 2006 at 12:35 pm » 8 Comments

The Associated Press is reporting: HOUSTON — Former Enron Corp. chiefs Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling were convicted Thursday of conspiracy to commit securities and wire fraud in a case born from one of the biggest business scandals in U.S. history. The verdict put the blame for the demise of what was once the nation’s [...]

 

Justice Dept. denies Hastert is under investigation

Posted by: ST on May 25, 2006 at 11:33 am » 8 Comments

Lots of rumors swirling around today about the rumor that House Speaker Denny Hastert (R-Ill) is under investigation for alleged ties to disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff. The Justice Dept is denying it: WASHINGTON May 24, 2006 (AP)— The Justice Department denied a news report Wednesday that it was investigating House Speaker Dennis Hastert. The statement [...]

 

The need for moral clarity

Posted by: ST on May 25, 2006 at 9:41 am » 1 Comment

Mary Katherine Ham takes a closer look at the differences in media coverage and citizen outrage between the cases of Mohammad Taheri-azar, the terrorist who drove his SUV into UNC Chapel Hill campus hangout called “The Pit”, and the the Duke lacrosse rape scandal: I have heard it said that what America needs to win [...]