Daily Archives: August 30th, 2007 «

 

They’re wrong about so many other things …

Posted by: ST on August 30, 2007 at 7:49 pm » 12 Comments

… so it shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone to find out that this NYT editorial on gun rights gets the Constitution wrong, as Instapundit explains. This isn’t the first time they’ve gotten the Constitution wrong, either – I remember last year when they mistakenly confused the right to speak with the mythical “right” [...]

 

Breaking: “Dangerous” chemical vials found at UN headquarters

Posted by: ST on August 30, 2007 at 1:24 pm » 14 Comments

Via Fox News: DEVELOPING STORY: Vials of dangerous chemicals believed originating from Iraq were discovered Thursday in the world headquarters of the United Nations in the heart of New York City. No evacuations were ordered, and there was no immediate danger to the public, according to a U.N. spokesman. Hazardous materials personnel were reported at [...]

 

Conference call on the announcement of the announcement? (MORE: FRED WILL MAKE IT OFFICIAL SEPT. 6TH)

Posted by: ST on August 30, 2007 at 12:02 pm » 5 Comments

The Politico’s Jonathan Martin reports that the Thompson team has sent out an email that there will be a conference call today at 4 pm which will “discuss the next steps as we move forward as an organization”: A Thompson aide confirms that they’ll share the news about the long-awaited formal launch. “By the end [...]

 

More Hillary campaign contribution questions

Posted by: ST on August 30, 2007 at 11:03 am » 7 Comments

Gateway Pundit and Stop The ACLU both have the latest details on yet another shady character involved in donating lots of money to Hillary Clinton. His name is Abdul Rehman Jinnah, and he, too, like Hsu, was wanted by law enforcement. Just keep scrolling at both places. I’d say it’s about time you started answering [...]

 

Say it isn’t so

Posted by: ST on August 30, 2007 at 9:55 am » 7 Comments

He’s been polling badly everywhere else, but in Iowa, Silky Phoney is actually ahead of Hillary and Barack: John Edwards is betting that a strong showing in the Iowa caucuses will catapult him into national contention, and so far his strategy in the state is on track. A new TIME poll of likely Iowa caucus [...]

 

Consensus? What consensus?

Posted by: ST on August 30, 2007 at 8:59 am » 5 Comments

A recent survey suggests that another yet nail has been put in the “there’s a consensus on global warming” coffin (emphasis theirs): In 2004, history professor Naomi Oreskes performed a survey of research papers on climate change. Examining peer-reviewed papers published on the ISI Web of Science database from 1993 to 2003, she found a [...]