November 10, 2005 – 10:20 pm
You would think that the meltdown in France, and the possible spreading of the riots would continue to be news. You would be wrong. A quick perusal of quite a few news sites finds the France riots being relegated to second, third, or even lower tier stories. Even at the BBC, the story wasn’t on […]
November 10, 2005 – 10:07 pm
Quick musing: I’m wandering around the hotel here in Atlanta, on a 15 minute break in between sessions, and I catch a quick segment on CNN, where they are discussing Iraq. Now, I couldn’t hear anything, but I did catch what CNN calls the Iraqi operations: The War For Iraq. Not the War In Iraq, […]
November 9, 2005 – 10:10 pm
Looky here, we have a couple great new members to add to Ye American Flag League Moby Stick Nedreck Milhunky Y’all stop by and say Howdy! And, Welcome aboard, Maties! Crossed at the AFL.
November 9, 2005 – 7:42 am
Simply amazing. No steps forward, no steps back. But, it is all about Bush, though. All the news services have WAB Syndrome. What About Bush. Their gleefull intonations that Bush caused The loss of the NJ and Va governorships is amusing. I cannot recall them giving the same type of airplay when Clinton lost the […]
November 8, 2005 – 5:25 pm
The New York Time has found their way to save Chirac and his governmental buddies: blame the Cops! PARIS, Nov. 7 – The local police assigned to France’s poor suburbs who are the objects of scorn of the rioting youths are often inexperienced and ill equipped, according to a recent report from the National Commission […]
November 8, 2005 – 5:15 pm
Recently, I had the occassion to write my local US House critter, Brad Miller (D-13), on two issues, expressing my displeasure with his voting on two issues. He voted against HR 4128, which upheld the Rights of homeowners to be secure against gov’t siezing their homes to give to private concerns, and for voting against […]
November 8, 2005 – 6:21 am
I’m glad the Eurolibs are getting it: Meeting Kyoto Protocol targets on greenhouse gas emissions will reduce European economic growth significantly. That is the finding of a new study from the International Council for Capital Formation, a market-based think tank. It projects that by 2010, Spain’s growth will have fallen by 3%, and that Italy’s […]
November 7, 2005 – 8:02 pm
Well, not quite a boat, it was a nightclub, but, once again we get people associated with a major sports team, in this case, the Carolina Panthers, being involved in a sex and violence: TAMPA, Fla. — Two Carolina Panthers were charged after their arrest at a bar where witnesses told police the women had […]
November 7, 2005 – 7:16 pm
God Almighty, how dumb can the French be? PARIS – France will impose curfews under a state-of-emergency law and call up police reservists to stop rioting that has spread out of Paris’ suburbs and into nearly 300 cities and towns across the country, the prime minister said Monday, calling a return to order "our No. […]
November 7, 2005 – 6:50 pm
Now, y’all know I have been ignoring the wacko’s at sites such as the DU, Daily Kosbat, Media Matters, etc, for a couple months now. But, just a little spot check, and come up with this gem: I’ve been posting on DU for a couple of months now, and I figured I’d formally introduce my […]
