Archive | August, 2007
NYT: “Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness” in Constitution
Note: Commentators John Plunket, BarrySanders20, and The Den Mother point out that the 14th Amendment gives “life, liberty, and property”. Something comical to think over: BarrySanders20 points out: Can you imagine the mischief that could be created through judicial interpretation of a “happiness” clause in the 14th Amendment? I shudder to think. **** Note: This [...]
Pentagon Won’t Use Ray Gun Because of Potential Public Opinion
30. August 2007
Absolutely ridiculous. Because the Pentagon is worried about public perception, it refuses to bring a machine into battle that would save Americans and Iraqis – the Active Denial System. If you’re not familiar with the weapon, here’s the company’s description: The Silent Guardian™ protection system is a revolutionary less-than-lethal directed energy application that employs millimeter [...]
Good News: Iraqi Judges Not Allowed to Have Armed Bodyguards
30. August 2007
Basically, Paris Hilton has more security than Iraqi judges. Despite over 30 judges having been killed so far, the Ministry of the Interior has refused to allow their bodyguards to carry weapons. The Ministry of the Interior has not approved for them to carry weapons,” U.S. Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR) Stuart Bowen [...]
Update on Goose Creek
30. August 2007
Well good to know I’m not the only one up at this hour. Michelle Malkin has an update on the Goose Creek boys. Remember these two? If you don’t remember, they were pulled over in Goose Creek, South Carolina, after they were speeding by a naval base and enemy-combatant detention center. As soon as the [...]
“Art”: Jesus bin Laden
30. August 2007
But, don’t expect rioting from Christians. More artists being “brave” in the usually cowardly way: John Howard last night condemned two entries in the nation’s top religious art competition, labelling them “gratuitously offensive” to Christians. A statue of the Virgin Mary shrouded by a Muslim burqa and a holographic image of terrorist Osama bin Laden [...]
Clinton Campaign Gives Away Hsu’s Donations
29. August 2007
Interesting how this story is getting very little national attention. You can bet that if “Clinton” was replaced with “Romney” or “Giuliani”, it’d be plastered on the front page of every news source. WASHINGTON – Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton will give to charity the $23,000 in donations she has received from a fundraiser [...]
Craig Steps Down from Committee Seats
29. August 2007
Just across on CNN. He should be stepping down entirely – not just from his committee seats.
Soros-backed Group Hit With Major FEC Fine
29. August 2007
It’s America Coming Together (ACT). The organization raised $137 million in 2004 to get voters to vote Liberal. An FEC investigation found that most of those donations violated federal donor limits. The Federal Election Commission has fined one of the last cycle’s biggest liberal political action committees $775,000 for using unregulated soft money to boost [...]
Edwards Says Americans Need to Give up SUVS; Edwards owns Two
29. August 2007
See, there are two Americas. Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards told a labor group he would ask Americans to make a big sacrifice: their sport utility vehicles. The former North Carolina senator told a forum by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, yesterday he thinks Americans are willing [...]
Greenpeace Co-Founder Slams Leo’s Film
29. August 2007
Leonardo DiCaprio’s documentary The 11th Hour, is Hollywood’s latest climate scare-mongering film. And the co-founder of environmental group Greenpeace, is slamming it. It seems like there’s a new doomsday documentary every month. But seldom does one receive the coverage that Hollywood activist Leonardo DiCaprio’s latest climate-change rant, The 11th Hour, is getting. When we’re bombarded [...]
30. August 2007
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