Monthly Archives: May 2006 «

 

Comments problem (Note: Use this as Weds. open thread)

Posted by: ST on May 31, 2006 at 1:37 pm » 12 Comments

Hi all – I’ve been made aware of a problem with the comments that is preventing people from being able to comment right now. I’m working to get this problem fixed ASAP (emailed my webhost service). This is what I get for trying to install comment spam plugins myself! Sorry for the inconvenience. Update I: [...]

 

Michael Moore sued by double-amputee Iraq war veteran

Posted by: ST on May 31, 2006 at 11:53 am » 27 Comments

Sgt. Peter Damon is taking Moore to court: A double-amputee Iraq-war vet is suing Michael Moore for $85 million, claiming the portly peacenik recycled an old interview and used it out of context to make him appear anti-war in “Fahrenheit 9/11.” Sgt. Peter Damon, 33, who strongly supports America’s invasion of Iraq, said he never [...]

 

Chris Hitchens on Galloway’s justification of a potential murdering of PM Blair

Posted by: ST on May 31, 2006 at 10:37 am » 2 Comments

Said as only Hitchens could say it: Galloway himself is not so averse to a rush to judgment. Asked by GQ if he would justify the suicide-murder of Tony Blair (with the tender GQ proviso that only the prime minister would be killed in this putative assassination) Galloway responded as follows: “Yes it would be [...]

 

Fly him to the moon …

Posted by: ST on May 31, 2006 at 9:03 am » 2 Comments

Where he can join the rest of the enraged moonbats: Al Gore has made his sharpest attack yet on the George Bush presidency, describing the current US administration as “a renegade band of rightwing extremists”. In an interview with the Guardian today, the former vice-president calls himself a “recovering politician”, but launches into the political [...]

 

Murtha slimes our troops: “…it looks like it’s the policy of our troops to do something like this.”

Posted by: ST on May 31, 2006 at 8:47 am » 2 Comments

I wonder how many hardcore anti-Iraq war/anti-Bush lefties will try to excuse the latest sliming of our troops by Rep. John Murtha? (emphasis added): MURTHA: Well, what I worry about, Wolf, is that this happened six months ago. And nothing — you heard nothing about it. As a matter of fact, the original story was [...]

 

Tuesday open thread

Posted by: ST on May 30, 2006 at 4:43 pm » 34 Comments

Here’s your open thread for today. I’ll start it off with my thoughts on Barry Bonds’ hitting his 715th HR this past weekend, passing Babe Ruth’s 714 to become #2 on the most career homeruns list. The only one left to catch now is Hank Aaron, who holds the record at 755 HRs. Bonds is [...]

 

Liberal bloggers convention in Las Vegas

Posted by: ST on May 30, 2006 at 2:11 pm » 2 Comments

I liked the title of Michelle Malkin’s post on the convention: “Viva Kos Vegas” Via AllahPundit, check out the predictable ‘Bush is a racist, warmongering liar!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!’ liberal promo of the event. Hey, maybe they can invite Al “digital brownshirts” Gore as a guest speaker – that way he can get in a promo for his [...]

 

Tony Snow vs. Helen Thomas

Posted by: ST on May 30, 2006 at 1:51 pm » 9 Comments

Tony once again shows why he was a great choice for WH Press Sec.: his ability to handle hostile folks in the press with a smile: Helen Thomas, doyenne of the White House press corps, tangles with Tony Snow at today’s briefing over President Bush’s appointment of Karl Zinmeister as domestic policy adviser: QUESTION: Why [...]

 

Paulson to replace Snow as top guy at the Treasury dept.

Posted by: ST on May 30, 2006 at 9:46 am » 5 Comments

The AP describes this as part of a “shake-up” to revive Bush’s “troubled presidency”: WASHINGTON – Treasury Secretary John Snow resigned Tuesday and President Bush nominated Goldman Sachs Chairman Henry M. Paulson Jr. as his replacement — another chapter in the shake-up to revive Bush’s troubled presidency. “He has a lifetime of business experience. He [...]

 

Blast in Iraq kills several, including US soldier and 2 from CBS News crew

Posted by: ST on May 30, 2006 at 9:43 am » Comments Off

Via the Washington Post: BAGHDAD, May 29 — A car bomb explosion in central Baghdad Monday killed two CBS News crew members, an Iraqi interpreter and a U.S. soldier, and severely wounded the news team’s correspondent, in one of a string of attacks that killed dozens of people in Iraq over the course of the [...]