Archive | March, 2008

Obama’s First Service At the Church of Hate

27. March 2008

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Via Mickey Kaus comes this from Hugh Hewitt’s radio show yesterday. Hugh played a selection from Obama’s best selling book Dreams of My Father, including the Messiah’s mentioning the first sermon he heard at Rev. Wright’s church. [T]he pastor described going to a museum and being confronted by a painting title Hope. “The painting depicts [...]

Man Claims He Was Raped…By A Wombat, Giving Him An Australian Accent

27. March 2008

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[The suspect poses for his sex offender register picture, above]  You’ll be shocked to find out that alcohol has apparently “played a large role in [his] life”. He’s now plead guilty of using a phone “for a fictitious purpose”. Arthur Cradock, 48, from the South Island town of Motueka, called police last month to tell [...]

McCain Blocks Enforcement Measure?

27. March 2008

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Taking this with a grain of salt is giving it too much credence. It’s the statement of one Congressman – a Democrat – who, as Brian Faughnan explains, would have a reason to place the blame elsewhere. U.S. Rep. Heath Shuler says he believes Republican presidential candidate John McCain blocked his immigration bill from getting [...]

Fitna Available on YouTube, Too

27. March 2008

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We’re only at ~6PM ET on the day of the release and Fitna has already been viewed by millions. Here are the stats for Liveleak: English View Count: 1,129,212 Dutch View Count: 1,931,117 The film was also made available through Mininova torrent, where it’s currently been downloaded over 2,700 times. Someone else has posted the [...]

Fitna Now Available Online; Updated

27. March 2008

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Geert Wilders’ film Fitna is now online. Expect delays when viewing it, as it appears to be getting pounded by viewers right now. If you can’t view it below, it’s available on torrent. Update: Only on Liveleak for a little while and already over 210,000 views. It’s being distributed across the web, so I wouldn’t [...]

Explosive, Iraqi Currency Found in Stolen Car

27. March 2008

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And what does the FBI immediately rule out? Er, terrorism. The FBI is now involved in the theft of a car after it was found in Los Lunas with an explosive device and Iraqi currency inside FBI agents say that they have ruled out terrorism… When police arrived, they found the explosive device and less [...]

Puerto Rico Democratic Governor Indicted

27. March 2008

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  The Governor of Puerto Rico, who endorsed Sen. Barack Obama for his island’s primary, has been indicted on campaign finance crimes. Not a good last few weeks for Democratic Governors. The investigation of Gov. Anibal Acevedo-Vila, a Democrat who faces re-election this year, was triggered by the FBI’s Philadelphia City Hall corruption probe in [...]

Obama Lifts Line from…Hillary?

27. March 2008

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It would seem so. As part of his speech in North Carolina yesterday, Obama said we’re living in an “you’re on your own” society: “George Bush called this the ownership society, but what he really meant was ‘you’re-on-your-own’ society,” Obama told a town hall meeting here, tying McCain to a president whose popularity is low. [...]

“But he has made some bad choices about the company he keeps.”

26. March 2008

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Who said that? Oh, the irony. “I am looking forward to a debate with John McCain. John McCain is a good man. He’s an American hero. We honor his service to this nation. But he has made some bad choices about the company he keeps.” That would be Barack Obama speaking about McCain. Who exactly [...]

Saddam Paid For 3 Democrats To Visit Iraq, Argue Against Military Intervention

26. March 2008

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According to an indictment handed down in Detroit, Saddam Hussein paid for three Democratic Congressmen to visit Iraq and argue on his behalf. Federal prosecutors say Saddam Hussein’s intelligence agency secretly financed a trip to Iraq for three U.S. lawmakers during the run-up to the U.S.-led invasion. An indictment in Detroit accuses Muthanna Al-Hanooti of [...]