Daily Archives: June 17th, 2006 «

 

LA Times: Don’t blame Katrina victims for misusing FEMA money

Posted by: ST on June 17, 2006 at 9:14 pm » 10 Comments

ROFL! Consider the source: A hurricane of fraud? FEMA did mismanage Katrina relief, but it’s wrong to blame victims for spending irresponsibly. MOVE OVER, RECKLESS CONSUMERS. The Federal Emergency Management Agency has outdone your irresponsible spending by racking up a debit card bill so outrageous it could have been created using Mad Libs. Sex-change operations, [...]

 

WHAT?

Posted by: ST on June 17, 2006 at 7:24 pm » 5 Comments

Have the British police lost their minds? Via the Guardian: The police are considering a proposal to let selected British Muslims examine the intelligence used to mount anti-terrorism raids before they take place, the Guardian has learned. The proposal will be considered as part of a review of the raid in Forest Gate, east London, [...]

 

Weekend open thread (Check the comments for Canes game commentary)

Posted by: ST on June 17, 2006 at 4:49 pm » 183 Comments

Sorry I’m a bit late in posting the open thread today. Don’t forget that the Hurricanes play the Oilers in Edmonton tonight in game 6 of the Stanley Cup finals (NBC – 8pm ET). The ‘Canes have to win one game to win the Cup. Edmonton would have to win both. I hope the ‘Canes [...]

 

The Dixie Chicks: What’s the big deal about patriotism?

Posted by: ST on June 17, 2006 at 4:34 pm » 19 Comments

The Chicks are still flaming mad about the treatment they received from other country music stars after comments Maines made to a British audience in March 2003 in which she stated she was ashamed the president of the US was from Texas: The Chicks can’t hide their disgust at the lack of support they received [...]

 

DNC Vice Chair: Zarqawi was murdered

Posted by: ST on June 17, 2006 at 4:13 pm » 5 Comments

Hear those comments from the mouth of Susan Turnbull, Vice Chair of the DNC, here. He wasn’t killed – he was murdered per her. The word “murder” leaves a distinctly different impression on the listener as would “kill” as it relates to the military – a distinction of which I’m sure Ms. Turnbull is well [...]

 

Larry Johnson is a jerk, part 2

Posted by: ST on June 17, 2006 at 3:55 pm » 3 Comments

Johnson, as you’ll recall, is the guy who wrote that it was no “small wonder” why Karl Rove’s mother killed herself, what with having Karl as a son and all. He’s still busy being a jerk, this time to George at the Seixon blog (which is a top notch blog as far as I’m concerned, [...]