Daily Archives: July 24th, 2006 «

 

Now THIS ought to be reaaaaally interesting

Posted by: ST on July 24, 2006 at 11:06 pm » 7 Comments

Editor and Publisher is reporting that ABC will be debuting a TV show this fall about a fictional conservative radio talk show host-turned TV pundit: NEW YORK ABC reportedly has huge hopes for a new series to air this fall called “Brothers & Sisters,” which will follow the hit “Desperate Housewives” on the schedule. Calista [...]

 

Nobel Peace prize winner would “love to kill George Bush”

Posted by: ST on July 24, 2006 at 10:48 pm » 9 Comments

Via The Australian (emphasis added): NOBEL peace laureate Betty Williams displayed a flash of her feisty Irish spirit yesterday, lashing out at US President George W.Bush during a speech to hundreds of schoolchildren. Campaigning on the rights of young people at the Earth Dialogues forum, being held in Brisbane, Ms Williams spoke passionately about the [...]

 

Mon/Tue open thread

Posted by: ST on July 24, 2006 at 4:24 pm » 4 Comments

Here ya go, ladies and gents

 

Jeff Jacoby on the “chickenhawk” argument

Posted by: ST on July 24, 2006 at 2:33 pm » 9 Comments

I wrote about the “you’re a chickenhawk so you can’t comment” argument back in August of last year, but am revisiting it again thanks to a great opinion piece on the subject written by Jeff Jacoby in today’s Boston Globe. He brings some additional points to the table that are worth mentioning: “Chicken hawk” isn’t [...]

 

Kerry echoes Dean talking point on Israel/Lebanon conflict: This wouldn’t have happened had he been president

Posted by: ST on July 24, 2006 at 9:05 am » 20 Comments

These guys just never cease to amaze me. Via the Detroit News (emphasis added): U.S. Sen. John Kerry, D- Mass., who was in town Sunday to help Gov. Jennifer Granholm campaign for her re-election bid, took time to take a jab at the Bush administration for its lack of leadership in the Israeli-Lebanon conflict. “If [...]