Daily Archives: April 17th, 2007 «

 

John Edwards: Putting the “man” in manicure?

Posted by: ST on April 17, 2007 at 10:16 pm » 6 Comments

Yesterday, I blogged about Ben Smith’s scoop on presidential wannabe Democrat John Edwards’ tab for a haircut: $400 on at least two different occasions, courtesy of a Hollywood stylist. In one month. Also mentioned in Smith’s scoop were visits Edwards had made to two other salons, but no dollar amount for services was given. Today, [...]

 

“Ismail Ax”?

Posted by: ST on April 17, 2007 at 8:49 pm » 28 Comments

In reporting on the killer of 32 innocent people on the campus of VTech, several news outlets have noted that the words “Ismail Ax” were written on the inside of one of Cho’s arms. That led to a massive wave of Internet searches for what it could possibly mean, as the Chicago Tribune reports: At [...]

 

What caused NJ Gov. Jon Corzine’s car accident?

Posted by: ST on April 17, 2007 at 7:30 pm » 10 Comments

As we all know by now, New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine was in a serious car accident last Thursday evening that has left him in critical but stable condition. Initial news reports labelled this accident as a hit and run, but the more that comes out about the accident, the more it looks like it [...]

 

He said WHAT?

Posted by: ST on April 17, 2007 at 6:21 pm » 7 Comments

Michelle Malkin and Ben Smith are both on top of the over the top, ultimate-in-pandering comments made by the man who could be the ‘next black president’ (after Bubba) in a speech he made last night in Milwaukee where he referenced yesterday’s VTech massacre, in which he used the violence from yesterday’s tragedy as a [...]

 

What will happen in Iraq if we cut and run

Posted by: ST on April 17, 2007 at 10:15 am » 9 Comments

Rocco DiPippo writes today’s must-read: I have observed first-hand the effects of the Bush Administration’s new Iraq security plan since it began two months ago. Street violence in Baghdad and surrounding areas has declined. Shops and markets once boarded up are reopening. Iraqi civilians are venturing out onto the streets again and living their lives [...]

 

Virginia Tech massacre: Yesterday’s heros (MULTIPLE UPDATES – VICTIMS PROFILES ADDED)

Posted by: ST on April 17, 2007 at 9:24 am » 10 Comments

(Note: My prior post on this tragedy is here) ***Scroll and refresh for updates*** In the midst of the tragedy yesterday emerged a few heros. Captain Ed blogs about a couple of them, including Professor Liviu Librescu, a Holocaust survivor, who gave his life yesterday so his students would be safe. VTech is holding a [...]

 

Tina Richards: The next Cindy Sheehan?

Posted by: ST on April 17, 2007 at 8:54 am » 3 Comments

Rememeber a little over a month ago when Rep. David Obey (D-WI) laid the law down on a bunch of anti-war protesters who were hassling them in a hallway in Congress about de-funding the Iraq war? The woman he was talking to in the video was Tina Richards, the mother of a Marine who committed [...]