Daily Archives: May 27th, 2006 «

 

Weekend open thread

Posted by: ST on May 27, 2006 at 10:07 am » 16 Comments

Got some shopping to do, and a much-anticipated appointment at the salon this afternoon, so I’ll be out for most of the day – and at the same time doing my best to avoid race weekend traffic at Lowe’s Motor Speedway (ugh). Here’s your open thread for this weekend. One thing I’ve been remiss about [...]

 

Too short for prison?

Posted by: ST on May 27, 2006 at 9:43 am » 9 Comments

Several readers have sent me links to this bizarre story about a judge in Lincoln, Nebraska who sentenced a 5’1 man who was convicted of sexually assaulting a child to probation, rather than serving hard time in prison – because he was “too short” to “survive” a “state prison”: LINCOLN, Nebraska (AP) — A judge’s [...]

 

‘Canes even up Eastern Conference series, make statement with 4-0 victory over Sabres

Posted by: ST on May 27, 2006 at 9:27 am » 4 Comments

I watched this game last night and the ‘Canes looked like champions. In game three, they had to play comeback kid and didn’t complete the ‘comeback’ – but last night, the ‘Canes came out the victor. I have a new nickname for ‘Canes goalie Martin Gerber: “The Wall.” The guy was fantastic in stopping all [...]

 

ST reader Mwalimu Daudi gets quoted at Slate :)

Posted by: ST on May 27, 2006 at 9:04 am » 13 Comments

It’s always nice to get recognized by the bigs, and it’s an added bonus when one of my readers gets props. Michael Weiss, writing for Slate, did a blogger roundup on the confirmation of Gen. Hayden to CIA director, and quoted Mwalimu: In the comments section of conservative Sistah Toldjah’s blog, Mwalimu Daudi writes: “I [...]

 

Feds were ready to take a stand in Jefferson case

Posted by: ST on May 27, 2006 at 8:13 am » 8 Comments

Via the NYT: WASHINGTON, May 26 — Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales, the F.B.I. director, Robert S. Mueller III, and senior officials and career prosecutors at the Justice Department told associates this week that they were prepared to quit if the White House directed them to relinquish evidence seized in a bitterly disputed search of [...]

 

The Haditha incident

Posted by: ST on May 27, 2006 at 7:56 am » 30 Comments

If the reports coming out of the media from anonymous sources are true, it looks like the much-discussed Haditha incident in which a small group of US Marines allegedly killed 24 Iraqi civilians is the real deal. Via the the LA Times: SAN DIEGO — Marines from Camp Pendleton wantonly killed unarmed Iraqi civilians, including [...]