BREAKING: Osama bin Laden dead as a result of US strike (UPDATED)
Multiple news outlets are reporting the news. Not confirmed as to how or which country (Afghanistan or Pakistan). The President will be issuing a statement shortly on the matter.
Fetus protection law signed by Gov. Bev. Perdue
Great news for the unborn here in NC:
Friday/Weekend Open Thread
Got up early enough today to watch the royal nuptials and thought I’d have been able to get up a couple of posts already this morning but I’ve had some emergency issues pop up that have prevented me from being able to do much of anything else online outside of my early morning tweeting. And this afternoon I’m spending with my dad. Lord-willing, I’ll check back in later this evening.
Lara Logan: “For an extended period of time, they raped me with their hands”
The CBS News correspondent, who was viciously sexually assaulted back in February, spoke to the New York Times about her horrific ordeal:
‘Experts’: Racism is at the core of the birther issue
After the attempted assassination of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, the MSM and shamelessly opportunistic liberals shifted their focus from accusing opponents of President Obama’s agenda of being “racists” to trying to paint conservatives from coast to coast as “guilty by association” via “promoting an atmosphere of violence” – in spite of the fact that Giffords’ mentally unstable shooter, Jared Lee Loughner, didn’t fit the carelessly constructed MSM narrative of “right wing extremist.” Well, now that the Congresswoman is well on her way to recovery – and now that we’re headed full steam into Campaign 2012 mode – opportunistic liberals and MSM types are bringing back the “any criticism of Obama = racism” meme, as exemplified by this piece from the Yahoo! News Ticket blog (via):