Daily Archives: April 11th, 2007 «

 

MSNBC drops Imus (MORE: NUTROOTS TRY TO PAINT IMUS AS A CONSERVATIVE)

Posted by: ST on April 11, 2007 at 8:02 pm » 15 Comments

The hysteria continues … I seriously can’t believe I’m getting breaking news email alerts about this. Update: I was waiting for this to happen: the far left are trying to paint the eevil Imus as a conservative. (Hat tip: ST reader Mwalimu Daudi) Prior: Next time, Don Imus should just use the “artistic expression” excuse [...]

 

Good news on the stem cell research front (MORE: SENATE VOTES TO “EASE” BUSH’S LIMITS ON ESC RESEARCH)

Posted by: ST on April 11, 2007 at 3:41 pm » 7 Comments

And not embryonic stem cells, either. Via AP (emphasis added): CHICAGO – Could their own stem cells allow people with Type 1 diabetes to live without daily insulin shots? A small but promising experiment in Brazil suggests the answer someday might be yes. In a medical first, 15 young people with newly diagnosed diabetes had [...]

 

Remaining charges in Duke lacrosse rape case to be dropped

Posted by: ST on April 11, 2007 at 3:06 pm » 43 Comments

**Bumping to the top** Huge news from ABC: April 10, 2007 — The office of North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper will announce that he is dismissing all charges against three Duke Lacrosse players, ABC News has learned from sources close to the case. [...] Special prosecutors from the Attorney General’s office took over the [...]

 

ST on the Tammy Bruce show (AUDIO ADDED)

Posted by: ST on April 11, 2007 at 11:55 am » 7 Comments

FYI, I’ll be on Tammy Bruce’s radio show at 1:30 PM ET today to talk about the news on the charges being dropped in the Duke lacrosse rape case. If you’d like to listen online, you can do so by going here. Update: Here’s audio of the interview.

 

DNC just doesn’t understand evangelicals

Posted by: ST on April 11, 2007 at 11:27 am » 4 Comments

Nathan Gonzales at The Political Wire wrote yesterday about two recent press releases the DNC has put out in response to Easter and Passover which, um, failed to mention Jesus or Christianity. Next thing you know, they’ll be checking out bumper stickers in order to try and appeal to more Christian voters. Oh wait, they’ve [...]

 

Fox News: Fred Thompson has cancer

Posted by: ST on April 11, 2007 at 10:25 am » 6 Comments

Thankfully, it’s in remission and according to Thompson, it’s treatable: WASHINGTON — Former Tennessee Republican Sen. Fred Thompson announced Wednesday he’s in remission from lymphoma. Thompson, who is considering a run for the White House in 2008, told FOX News that the illness is treatable. “I have had no illness from it, or even any [...]

 

Will Pelosi’s next big adventure be … to Iran?

Posted by: ST on April 11, 2007 at 8:43 am » 7 Comments

Apparently she thinks she and her ‘delegation’ did such a great job on their recent trip to the Middle East that she’s not ruling out the possibility of visiting Iran: (04-10) 18:42 PDT — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Rep. Tom Lantos, D-San Mateo, just back from a trip to Syria that sparked sharp criticism [...]