Daily Archives: March 26th, 2007 «

 

Hillary “cultivating relationships” with the military

Posted by: ST on March 26, 2007 at 10:41 pm » 17 Comments

3/27: Update: A military wife responds. —- … just in time for her presidential run: Of all the early problems Bill Clinton faced as president, few stand out to Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton as more frustrating and avoidable than his rocky relationship with the military, her advisers say. During his 1992 campaign, Mr. Clinton was [...]

 

Monday/Tuesday/24 open thread

Posted by: ST on March 26, 2007 at 7:26 pm » 13 Comments

Any predictions on what will happen tonight on the show? Tue PM Update: As always, Rick Moran has an excellent recap of the previous night’s show.

 

Is Rosie O’Donnell the stupidest woman on television?

Posted by: ST on March 26, 2007 at 6:56 pm » 16 Comments

I think so. I swear I was almost embarassed for her after reading the transcript of her comments today on the tense situation between Iran and the UK over the 15 captured British soldiers. Here’s what Rosie O. opined about it: “But interesting with the British sailors, there were 15 British sailors and Marines who [...]

 

What constitutes “emergency objectives” to the Democratic House?

Posted by: ST on March 26, 2007 at 6:32 pm » 7 Comments

Wondering what kind of pork was loaded into last week’s war spending supplemental in order to persuade holdouts to vote for it? McQ has the list: 1) $24 million for funding for sugar beets. 2) $3 million for funding for sugar cane (goes to one Hawaiian co-op). 3) $20 million for insect infestation damage reimbursements [...]

 

About that polar bear picture …

Posted by: ST on March 26, 2007 at 2:25 pm » 3 Comments

Remember this photo, published to capture the hearts and sympathies of people across the world as to the ‘plight’ of polar bears as the ‘result’ of ‘manmade gw’? Tim Blair has the details of when and where the photo was actually taken, and commentary by the person who took it – which is at odds [...]

 

Swedish researchers: Feminism is bad for your health

Posted by: ST on March 26, 2007 at 11:15 am » Comments Off

Worth a few chuckles Via the UK Independent: Researchers in Sweden, arguably one of the most egalitarian countries in the world, have found that equality could be associated with poorer health for both men and women. In the study, published in Social Science and Medicine, the researchers compared data from all of Sweden’s 290 municipalities. [...]

 

Sean Penn unhinged – again

Posted by: ST on March 26, 2007 at 10:00 am » 5 Comments

Actor and pseudo-intellectual anti-war activist Sean Penn joined up with Rep. Barbara Lee at a townhall meeting on Saturday to discuss ways to bring our troops home from the war in Iraq. Yes, these idiots actually think they have the answer. Via the SF Chronicle: (03-24) 18:20 PDT OAKLAND — Oscar-winning actor Sean Penn was [...]

 

Bad news for Al: Only 24% of Americans feel Al “prophet” Gore is a gw “expert”

Posted by: ST on March 26, 2007 at 9:14 am » 7 Comments

Rasmussen reports the sad news: Former Vice President Al Gore (D) received a warm welcome on Capitol Hill last week for his testimony on the environment and Global Warming. However, while he is now an Academy Award winner and celebrity activist, just 24% of Americans consider Gore an expert on Global Warming. A Rasmussen Reports [...]