Daily Archives: November 28th, 2006 «

 

Christmas and what it’s all about

Posted by: ST on November 28, 2006 at 9:12 pm » 10 Comments

Just got done watching the classic “A Charlie Brown Christmas” – it’s my favorite of all the half hour to hour Christmas classics (over Rudolph, and the others), and the original soundtrack to the show, composed by Vince Guaraldi, is a staple in my Christmas CD music collection. All too often, the real meaning of [...]

 

RIP, Army Sgt. 1st Class James Priestap

Posted by: ST on November 28, 2006 at 8:32 pm » Comments Off

I’m a frequent linker to Wizbang, and Kim Priestap – who blogs there – is one of the bloggers I enjoy reading the most there. Her family recently received some bad news: her husband’s cousin, Army Sgt. 1st Class James Priestap, was killed by a terrorist sniper while he was working at Checkpoint 17 in [...]

 

Newt Gingrich on the Baker-Hamilton Commission

Posted by: ST on November 28, 2006 at 4:50 pm » 5 Comments

ST reader Fat Tone sends along this must-read link to a piece written by Newt Gingrich on the much-talked about Baker-Hamilton Commission (aka the Iraq Study Group). Newt’s recommendation? They ought to visit Mount Vernon before coming to any definitive conclusions on what we need to do in Iraq. Read it, and let me know [...]

 

Keith Olbermann denies he’s courting the Nutroots

Posted by: ST on November 28, 2006 at 4:23 pm » 3 Comments

Via Greg Tinti, I read this gem of a link on some recent comments made by Keith Olbermann about, well, Keith Olbermann: The 47-year-old broadcaster’s “special comments” are not a regular feature on “Countdown With Keith Olbermann,” the dramatically intoned, fast-paced mélange of politics and pop culture that he has anchored since 2003 and that [...]

 

Breaking news: Impeached federal judge-turned House Rep. Alcee Hastings will not be chosen to chair the House Intelligence Committee

Posted by: ST on November 28, 2006 at 3:49 pm » 11 Comments

The State newspaper reports: WASHINGTON — Rep. Alcee Hastings, D-Fla., will not be the next chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, a Democratic aide confirmed Tuesday as Hastings left a private meeting with Speaker-designate Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. [...] Among the others mentioned as possible intelligence committee heads are Reps. Silvestre Reyes of Texas, who is [...]

 

Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Department gets national recognition for cracking down on illegal immigrants

Posted by: ST on November 28, 2006 at 3:17 pm » 3 Comments

Via News 14 Carolina: CHARLOTTE — The Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office calls its effort to fight illegal immigration a success. Last spring, the sheriff’s office partnered with the Department of Homeland Security to empower local deputies with the tools they need to spot illegal immigrants with criminal records and to take the first steps toward [...]

 

America’s first Muslim in Congress, Keith Ellison, wants to take his oath of office on the Koran, not the Bible

Posted by: ST on November 28, 2006 at 2:25 pm » 34 Comments

Update 12/4/06: Please see my most recent post which clarifies my position on this issue here. ——– Dennis Prager has an explosive (no pun intended) column up today that talks about incoming freshman Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN), the first Muslim ever to serve in the US Congress, who has said he will not take his [...]

 

Media labels conservatives would love to see tossed in the trash

Posted by: ST on November 28, 2006 at 12:53 pm » 8 Comments

Just came across this list readers of NRO’s Media Blog sent Stephen Spruiell after he posted the following question: “What labels for conservatives and conservative policies would you be thankful to see the media stop using?” Some suggestions on the list (emphasis his): A lot of people e-mailed with the opinion that the media has [...]

 

Update on the story of the 6 imams who were removed from plane at Minneapolis/St. Paul International airport

Posted by: ST on November 28, 2006 at 9:21 am » 13 Comments

The Washington Times has a follow-up story on the behavior the imams exhibited that led some passengers and flight crew to believe the six imams were engaged in more than just Islamic prayer (emphasis added): Muslim religious leaders removed from a Minneapolis flight last week exhibited behavior associated with a security probe by terrorists and [...]