Daily Archives: April 22nd, 2007 «

 

Johnstown Islamic Center president calls for death of Dutch feminist author Ayaan Hirsi Ali

Posted by: ST on April 22, 2007 at 8:42 pm » 6 Comments

The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review has the story (emphasis added): A community debate over religious freedom surfaced in Western Pennsylvania last week when Dutch feminist author Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a Somali refugee who has lived under the threat of death for denouncing her Muslim upbringing, made an appearance at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown. Islamic leaders [...]

 

You go, girl

Posted by: ST on April 22, 2007 at 8:23 pm » 1 Comment

Via AP: 82-Year-Old Ex-Beauty Queen Stops Intruder by Shooting Out Tires Nice work!

 

Hillary goes Southern – again

Posted by: ST on April 22, 2007 at 8:04 pm » 6 Comments

Listen if you can stand it: In the meantime, the woman who is trying to set the ground rules for what can and cannot be said about her husband’s past is promising to make him an ‘ambassador to the world’ if she gets elected president. Grrrreat. Not. Prior: Obama, Hillary both adopt Southern accents while [...]

 

French elections: Conservative Sarkozy versus Socialist Segolene Royal

Posted by: ST on April 22, 2007 at 7:56 pm » 10 Comments

The first round of the French elections are over, and the top two vote getters are heading to the May 6 run-off election: Centre-right candidate Nicolas Sarkozy will face Socialist Segolene Royal in the run-off of France’s presidential election on 6 May, results indicate. With most votes counted in Sunday’s first round, Mr Sarkozy had [...]

 

Caption this: Weekend edition

Posted by: ST on April 22, 2007 at 11:07 am » 7 Comments

This one was just too good to pass up. Keep in mind when you view this picture that this is the same Senator Barack Obama who called for Don Imus’ firing in the midst of the ‘nappy headed hos’ comment the (now former) radio talk show host made about the Rutgers women’s basketball team. His [...]

 

Gore considering another run for president?

Posted by: ST on April 22, 2007 at 10:39 am » 5 Comments

The UK Telegraph thinks so: Friends of Al Gore have secretly started assembling a campaign team in preparation for the former American vice-president to make a fresh bid for the White House. Two members of Mr Gore’s staff from his unsuccessful attempt in 2000 say they have been approached to see if they would be [...]