Daily Archives: June 2nd, 2008 «

 

Mark Steyn faces Canadian “Human Rights Tribunal”

Posted by: ST on June 2, 2008 at 11:28 pm » 3 Comments

Andrew Coynes at MacLean’s is liveblogging this farce. MacLean’s, I should note, is also facing the tribunal for publishing a Steyn article back in October titled “The Future Belongs to Islam,” which was an excerpt from his brilliant anti-Islamofascism book America Alone. According to the Canadian Islamic Congress, the article “discriminated against Muslims on religious [...]

 

RIP, Bo Diddley

Posted by: ST on June 2, 2008 at 10:29 pm » 1 Comment

Damn. Gone, but not forgotten. Here’s a classic: Notable quote: Diddley had harsh words for the direction black music had taken in recent years, telling Reuters that “gangsta” rap made his blood boil. “I hate it. I call it rap-crap,” Diddley said in a 1996 interview. “I can’t seem to get my records played but [...]

 

Hey Barack, whatcha gonna do about it?

Posted by: ST on June 2, 2008 at 10:11 pm » 7 Comments

Iran’s Islamofascist “leader” Mahmoud Ahmadinejad today repeated a prediction he’s made before about the fate of Israel, and where he’d like to see it end up: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad predicted on Monday that Muslims would uproot “satanic powers” and repeated his controversial belief that Israel will soon disappear, the Mehr news agency reported. “I [...]

 

Breaking: AP projects Chambliss to win Georgia runoff

Posted by: ST on June 2, 2008 at 9:11 pm » 3 Comments

.!. Hot off the presses: ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Sen. Saxby Chambliss won re-election Tuesday in a runoff, dashing Democrats’ hopes of capturing enough seats in the U.S. Senate to thwart Republican filibusters. Chambliss’ win to a second term gives the GOP a firewall against Democrats eager to flex their newfound political muscle in Washington. [...]

 

La Hillarina preparing to take final bow?

Posted by: ST on June 2, 2008 at 8:14 pm » 4 Comments

I’m just getting caught up on the news of the day, and by far the most intriguing thing I’ve seen is a post from the HuffPo suggesting that Hillary will be exiting stage left either tomorrow night or a day or two after that, suspending her campaign and endorsing Barry O. Thomas B. Edsall writes: [...]

 

Citizens Against Government Waste releases their 2008 "pig book"

Posted by: ST on June 2, 2008 at 11:59 am » 1 Comment

.!. Wanna find out what your Senator or House Rep has been up to when it comes to pork barrel spending? Look no further than right here. CBS’ Early News did a report on it this morning: How did McCain, Obama, and Hillary do? “There is no competitive bidding,” [Leslie - VP of CAGW] Paige [...]

 

Monday open thread

Posted by: ST on June 2, 2008 at 8:11 am » 9 Comments

Hey ya’ll – I’m swamped from being off several days last week. Will probably not be back ’til tonight. See ya’ll then.