Daily Archives: October 16th, 2007 «

 

“Injection center” may become reality in San Francisco

Posted by: ST on October 16, 2007 at 11:05 pm » 8 Comments

Back in August, I blogged about San Francisco’s plagued (no pun intended) needle-exchange program, where problems with used needles being disposed of carelessly in public parks generated calls for other solutions, including an “injection center.” Well, judging from this follow-up story, it appears that the idea for an injection center is gaining more momentum: On [...]

 

Controversy: Would discovery of so-called “gay gene” lead to women aborting “gay” babies?

Posted by: ST on October 16, 2007 at 10:04 pm » 7 Comments

AP writer Lindsay Tanner reports on a study being conducted on gay brothers to determine if there is a “gay gene” (via Private Pigg at Liberty Pundit): CHICAGO – Julio and Mauricio Cabrera are gay brothers who are convinced their sexual orientation is as deeply rooted as their Mexican ancestry. They are among 1,000 pairs [...]

 

Newsflash: Bill Clinton worked to block Armenian genocide declaration, too (MORE: NYT REPORTS ON ERODING SUPPORT FOR RESOLUTION)

Posted by: ST on October 16, 2007 at 6:46 pm » 6 Comments

Did Bill Clinton hate Armenians like GWB supposedly does? This little tidbit was buried at the bottom a report from The Hill.com: During his presidency, however, Bill Clinton also worked to block an Armenian genocide resolution from passing the House. Interestingly enough, look at which House Democrats are against Pelosi’s Turkey misadventure (again, via The [...]

 

No, Randi Rhodes was not attacked by a fanatical “Reich winger”

Posted by: ST on October 16, 2007 at 6:23 pm » 18 Comments

The liberal blog Talking Radio reported the following this morning: Randi Rhodes was mugged on Sunday night on 39th Street and Park Ave, nearby her Manhattan apartment, while she was walking her dog Simon. According to Air America Radio late night host Jon Elliott, Rhodes was beaten up pretty badly, losing several teeth and will [...]

 

Tuesday open thread

Posted by: ST on October 16, 2007 at 1:19 pm » 5 Comments

Been a busy one – hope to be back in the next couple of hours.

 

Bad news for poll-worshipping Democrats

Posted by: ST on October 16, 2007 at 10:18 am » 3 Comments

While a majority of Americans trust Democrats on healthcare issues, they’re more with the President on the expansion of SCHIP: WASHINGTON — A majority of Americans trust Democrats to handle the issue of children’s health insurance more than President Bush, but they agree with the president that government aid should be targeted to low-income families, [...]