If President Barack Obama succeeds in shutting down Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility within 12 months, he will be tempted to describe himself as an emancipator in the mold of Abraham Lincoln. Unfortunately, as shown in the My Personal Litmus cartoon above, the terror suspects who will inevitably be released from “GITMO” as a result of [...]
Entries from January 2009
GITMO Detainees Likely to Thank MLK, Allah
January 23rd, 2009 · 2 Comments
Tags: · Abraham Lincoln, al-Qaeda, al-qaeda in yemen, al-shihri, Allah, Barack Obama, free at last, GITMO, Guantanamo Bay, Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility, martin luther king jr, MLK, my personal litmus, New York Times, Obama, president barack obama, said ali al-shihri, Saudi Arabia, soft-on-terror approach, Terror, Terror Suspects, yemen
National Football League Won’t Allow Members of Armed Forces Color Guard to Watch Super Bowl (Updated)
January 23rd, 2009 · 2 Comments
If a post at The Thunder Run is accurate, National Football League officials have made a boneheaded decision related to members of the U.S. Armed Forces Color Guard and their participation at the Super Bowl in Tampa Feb. 1. [See UPDATE #2 at end of post] The blog received the email below, which outlined the [...]
Tags: · armed forces color guard, boycott, call the nfl, Color Guard, contact the NFL, instapundit, marine mom, National Football League, NFL, nfl executives, nfl officials, professional football, super bowl, super bowl tickets, tampa, write a letter
Grab a Slice of the Pie — Before It’s Redistributed!
January 23rd, 2009 · No Comments
Today is National Pie Day, a day dedicated to the celebration of pie. As a pie lover and conservative, I wish I had a pie chart to accompany this post. In lieu of one, I’ll use this occasion to suggest every American take advantage of this day and grab his slice of the pie (a.k.a., [...]
Tags: · Barack Obama, Congress, Conservative, crisco, Democrats, kissimmee, national pie championships, national pie day, Obama, Orlando, pie, pie chart, president barack obama, slice, slice of the pie, the american dream
Which Style of Diplomacy Might Hillary Employ?
January 23rd, 2009 · No Comments
Which style of diplomacy might Secretary of State Hillary Clinton use while globetrotting on behalf of President Barack Obama — the one she displayed yesterday at Foggy Bottom or the less-refined “blue streak” form she reserves for more private conversations? Not a profane word was used yesterday when the former first lady stood in front [...]
Tags: · american evita, Barack Obama, Barbara Walters, blagojevich, blue streak, diplomacy, edward klein, foggy bottom, Former First Lady, gary aldrich, Gateway Pundit, gov. rod blagojevich, Hillary Clinton, inside the white house, joyce milton, Obama, president barack obama, Rod Blagojevich, ronald kessler, secretary of state hillary clinton, state department, style of diplomacy, the first partner, the truth about hillary, unlimited access
Will Smith Right, Post-Dispatch Wrong on Racism
January 22nd, 2009 · No Comments
Though I rarely listen to Hollywood on matters of importance, I find myself in near-total agreement with Will Smith when it comes to the subject of racism in this country. On the same issue, I disagree completely with the members of the editorial board of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. WILL SMITH’S VIEWS Smith’s views on [...]
Tags: · 2010, bankruptcy protection, Barack Obama, first african-american president, Hollywood, inauguration, lay off, newspaper company, Obama, Post-Dispatch, post-racial era, Racism, racist people, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the 15 below jacket, USA Today, Will Smith
Arizona County Bids ‘Goodbye’ to Traffic Cameras
January 22nd, 2009 · 2 Comments
After watching a PowerPoint® presentation by Sheriff Paul Babeu, supervisors in Pinal County, Ariz., Wednesday bid goodbye to photo enforcement. Soon after seeing a link to an Arizona Republic article that appeared on Drudge Report this morning, I contacted Sheriff Babeu’s office by phone and was able to have a copy of the sheriff’s presentation [...]
Tags: · Arizona, arizona republic, babeu, Drudge Report, lambert international airport, photo enforcement, photo-enforcement programs, pinal county, pinal county supervisors, Red-Light Cameras, revenue, sheriff paul babeu, slide presentation, St. Louis
Virginia Tech Officials Learned from Tragedy (Updated)
January 22nd, 2009 · No Comments
Deadly violence has once again visited the campus of Virginia Tech University in Blacksburg. Unlike events that took place 21 months ago, only one person — not 33 — died in the violence yesterday. The murder weapon was a knife, not a gun. And, if it’s possible to find one in such a tragedy, the [...]
Tags: · april 16 2007, blacksburg, charles w. steger, charleston daily progress, Cho Seung-Hui, hokies, larry hincker, murder on campus, president charles w. steger, virginia, Virginia Tech, Virginia Tech University
