Archive | May, 2010
Mexican President To Attack Immigration Law Enforcement Before Congress
Hey, you know what will be a great visual? The leader of a foreign country attacking a policy supported by overwhelming majorities of the American people…in front of the United States Congress. “Thanks for inviting me to your country, holding a state dinner in my honor, and taking care of millions of my nation’s citizens [...]
So, Um, Sammy Sosa Is Black Again
19. May 2010
Why am I blogging about this? Two reasons: 1) It’s a relatively slow news day; and 2) It’s just too weird to ignore. Doesn’t Sammy know it’s cool to be black thanks to the election of Lincoln-Jesus? Get with the program, Sammy. Sammy Sosa stunned fans last year when he turned up at the Latin [...]
Kansas City Naturalized Citizen Admits: I Provided Support For Al Qaeda
19. May 2010
Khalid Ouazzani, a native of Morocco who became a naturalized American citizen at some point, was an auto parts and car dealer in Kansas City, Missouri. He’s also a supporter of al Qaeda and faces 30 imprisonment for sending money to the terrorist organization. Ouazzani pleaded guilty to federal charges today. A Kansas City used [...]
Breaking: Shooting Outside MacDill AFB Leaves One Dead
19. May 2010
Pretty much all of the details available right now are in the headline. There has been a shooting outside MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, leaving one person dead. MacDill is home to Central Command, which will possibly become important in this story. Local news sources here and here. Update: MyFox Tampa Bay is reporting: [...]
Mayor Villaraigosa Out Of Touch With Reality
19. May 2010
Los Angeles decided to start a trade war with Arizona over the latter’s new law intended to crack down on illegal immigration. Arizona responded in kind, threatening to cut off power to Los Angeles. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa of L.A. isn’t happy about getting a bit of his own medicine. Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa on [...]
Video: Milton Friedman On Greed
19. May 2010
“The world runs on individuals pursuing their separate interests.” Friedman proceeds to point out that greed is a universal motivator, but in free societies the masses have the ability to actually get ahead financially and politically. As the man says, Communist commissars don’t reward virtue. Still an amazing, must-watch segment.
Breaking: Senate Defeats Cloture Motion On Financial Reform
19. May 2010
The United States Senate has defeated an attempt to invoke cloture on financial reform legislation pushed by Democrats, voting 57-42 for cloture. Sixty votes are needed to cut off debate. Update: Russ Feingold (D-Wis) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) voted with all but two Republicans (Snowe and Collins) against invoking cloture. Feingold says the test should [...]
Hmm: Passengers Were In Cockpit Before Polish Plane Crash
19. May 2010
From what I can tell, the story isn’t hinting at a terrorism angle but rather dangerously-relaxed safety and security standards. Anyone who’s traveled on a commercial aircraft in the past few years knows there are two rules to which airlines strictly adhere: No passengers enter the cockpit during the flight, and there’s no use of [...]
Congress Seeks To Limit Online Political Speech
19. May 2010
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances. That’s the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, and [...]
Revealed: London’s WTF Olympic Mascots
19. May 2010
No, really, those are the mascots for the 2012 London Olympics. What are they? Nobody knows for sure, though there are plenty of guesses. Jake Tapper: the unholy spawn of Muno and Kodos Jim Geraghty: The Cthulhu Games! My favorite so far: Body represents steel structure and one-eye represents camera lens Actually, there’s an explanation [...]
20. May 2010
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