Bloggers mostly pegged the CBS memo scandal on Mary Mapes last year; she was the producer for that particular segment. Today, CBS agreed with the bloggers and fired her and three others for "myopic zeal." Do you think this will bring back credibility to the CBS News organization? Or do you think it's more likely … Continue reading CBS Fires Mary Mapes Over Memo Scandal
Tag: Law
Dear Concerned Citizen
The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington, D.C. 20016 Dear Concerned Citizen: Thank you for your recent letter roundly criticizing our treatment of the Taliban and Al Qaeda detainees currently being held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Our administration takes these matters seriously, and your opinion was heard loud and clear here in Washington. You'll be … Continue reading Dear Concerned Citizen
Defend Yourself Against Hobbits
I'm having a weird feeling dizzy feeling. For my brother-in-law, I found a geeky gift. I want to turn him into a true geek someday so our bonding will be complete, but he's not there yet. He's too intellectual still and can recite poems and Homer's Iliad by heart. Stop it; let me find you … Continue reading Defend Yourself Against Hobbits
Winter Salutations
Please accept with no obligation, implied or implicit, my best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low stress, non-addictive, gender neutral celebration of the winter solstice holiday, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion of your choice, or secular practices of your choice, with respect for the religious/secular persuasions and/or traditions … Continue reading Winter Salutations
Headlines in 2029
Ozone created by electric cars now killing millions in the seventh largest country in the world, Mexifornia (formally known as California). White minorities still trying to have English recognized as Mexifornia's third language. Spotted Owl plague threatens northwest United States crops and livestock. Baby conceived naturally. Scientists stumped. Couple petitions court to reinstate heterosexual marriage. … Continue reading Headlines in 2029
No Good Deed Unpunished
I wouldn't normally post this except I'm amused. 😛 Coming home from church last night (the 2nd of four Advent studies), I stopped to fill up with gas. Swipe my card, fill up, swap the windows, hang up the nozzle, get back in the car... And a young woman interrupts just before I close the … Continue reading No Good Deed Unpunished
Boycotting "Winter Holidays"
Yep, I'm boycotting "Winter Holidays" as a completely useless and meaningless psuedo-pagan holiday. I'm celebrating Christmas. The birth of Christ, a reminder He came to die for our sins, the loving and giving we share with each other as we remember the loving and giving Jesus gave to us. I'll happily pile on the odd … Continue reading Boycotting "Winter Holidays"
ACLU Bullies Boy Scouts
The ACLU has found a target to pick on - the Boy Scouts of America. In response to a religious discrimination lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois, the Defense Department today agreed to end direct sponsorship of hundreds of Boy Scout units, which require members to swear religious oaths, on military … Continue reading ACLU Bullies Boy Scouts
Getting the Last Laugh
My brother-in-law writes a weekly column for the Kerrville Daily Time... at least, I *think* it's a weekly column. The Kerrville newspaper uses some odd url's to post the article, so I suspect only 3 people a week can find Joe's article online. And I'm not one of them. Joe and I have similar writing … Continue reading Getting the Last Laugh
All My Horses Were Winners
I only stayed up till midnight last night watching the returns. It was sort of like watching a baseball game, except there were no pitchers or batters or a baseball field. Ok, it wasn't at all like a baseball game except for the numbers going up on a scoreboard. I headed to bed when it … Continue reading All My Horses Were Winners
Crazy Democrat Hijinks
Those crazy Democrats! Besides 10,000 lawyers ready to sue over the election and the vandalism they're doing to GOP campaign headquarters, now they're committing aggravated assault against Republican U.S. Representatives. Ha ha! What will those crazy Democrats think up next? MIAMI (Reuters) - A Florida motorist was arrested on Wednesday on charges of trying to … Continue reading Crazy Democrat Hijinks
Democrat Tricks Again
Did you know the Democrats have already filed 9 lawsuits in Florida over the election results, and we haven't even voted yet? Or that the Democrats have a horde of lawyers standing by for even more election shenanigans? Democrats have trained more than 10,000 lawyers for action, if needed, in Florida and other swing states. … Continue reading Democrat Tricks Again
The Iraq Explosives Depot
Sean pointed me at Drudge tonight that has this breaking story: **ABCNEWS Mentioned The Iraq Explosives Depot At Least 4 Times **CBSNEWS Mentioned The Iraq Explosives Depot At Least 7 Times **MSNBC Mentioned The Iraq Explosives Depot At Least 37 Times **CNN Mentioned The Iraq Explosives Depot At Least 50 Times But tonight, NBCNEWS reported, … Continue reading The Iraq Explosives Depot
Eliminating Provisional Ballot Chaos
Whew. The goofiest ruling in this election season was in the swing state of Ohio. Ohio is shaping up to be the 2004 version of Florida - whoever wins Ohio next week is likely to be President. U.S. District Judge James Carr issued a ruling a couple of weeks back: if you show up at … Continue reading Eliminating Provisional Ballot Chaos
Bush Nepotism! Horrors!
From a Reuters news story today, it appears that the Democrats worst fears have been realized. Yes - the Bush brothers are helping each other! What is this world coming to? Brothers helping each other? Laws must be passed to stop this sort of fraternal aid. Here's what the Democrats are accusing George Bush and … Continue reading Bush Nepotism! Horrors!
Excommunicating the Kerry Heresy
I was trying to hunt down this story this morning when Sean kindly emailed me a more direct source. Consequently, if a Catholic publicly and obstinately supports the civil right to abortion, knowing that the Church teaches officially against that legislation, he or she commits that heresy envisioned by Can. 751 of the Code. Provided … Continue reading Excommunicating the Kerry Heresy
Debate, Declaim, Debacle
From a tip from my brother-in-law Joe: CHIEFFER And our first question goes to Senator Kerry. Sir, your spending plans will cost over a trillion dollars. Your combined tax plans will cost $500 billion. How are you going to balance the budget? KERRY Bob, I'm glad you asked me that question, but before I dodge … Continue reading Debate, Declaim, Debacle
Kerry-Edwards to Blame for Flu Vaccine Shortage
I might as well blame it on them. The flu vaccine shortage is caused primarily because flu vaccine makers don't want to make a product with a low profit, high risk potential. They're losing money. People like John Edwards, with his background as a amulance chasing trial lawyer, is at the heart of this problem. … Continue reading Kerry-Edwards to Blame for Flu Vaccine Shortage
Kerry says Iraq and US Working Well Together
Well, actually what John Kerry said was that interim Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi is helping President Bush put a "best face" on Iraq. Same thing. 😛 Kerry basically complained about a lot; reading over the speech snapshots, I concluded Kerry is a) mad that George Bush is optimistic, and b) Optimism is a mistake, … Continue reading Kerry says Iraq and US Working Well Together
Chernobyl and the Weekend
The Bleat, as usual, was excellent today. He turned his daughter's playhouse into Chernobyl. Go read it now or I shall taunt you unmercifully. I shall taunt Sean twice and include snide comments like, "Oh, so you were home schooled? I couldn't tell." I'm waiting for Alex to magically appear from college. He'll either want … Continue reading Chernobyl and the Weekend
My Sister-in-Law is So Cool
I'm alone. My son has moved to college. It's just me puttering around in a huge townhome. And the dog. I take him for a walk. I bought some Bermuda shorts and some black socks just to walk him around. And my sister-in-law BAKED ME SOME COOKIES! The postman delivered a package of her homemade … Continue reading My Sister-in-Law is So Cool
John Kerry and Guns
John Kerry took some flap yesterday when he received a gun at the United Mine Workers Labor Day. Kerry then made the very unpresidential-like offer to shoot President Bush by saying, ""I thank you for the gift, but I can't take it to the debate with me." Drudge reported that the gun was a Browning … Continue reading John Kerry and Guns
The Democrat Party of the Rich Elite
I've noticed the liberal media has dried up on a topic they covered in detail earlier this year. Aghast that George Bush was going to drastically outspend their opponent of choice, the news overflowed with the vast amounts of wealth George Bush had compared the pitiful pauper John Kerry. Now that John Kerry has raised … Continue reading The Democrat Party of the Rich Elite
Outrageous! It's Guantanamo!
The NERVE of the police! People merely breaking the law are ARRESTED! Thrown in to jail, and this is the outrageous part - they are DETAINED against their will! What is this country coming to, a police state where lawbreakers get thrown in jail? Don't suggest that they protest peacefully, of course. That's looney.
Kerry's Swift Boat Vet Issue
The Swift Boat advertisements must have hit a sore spot. John Kerry is sending two aides today to George Bush's hometown to press Bush into condemning the ads. Those ads must be hurting Kerry, both politically and personally. I'm starting to suspect John Kerry is not only a liar, but incredibly inept as well. To … Continue reading Kerry's Swift Boat Vet Issue
He Thought It Was Funny When Michael Moore Did It
When you bring a trial lawyer on board as your vice presidential candidate, what's the best way to stifle free speech? THAT'S RIGHT!!! SUE THE HECK OUT OF THEM!!! FORT MYERS, Fla. (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry asked the Federal Election Commission on Friday to force Republican critics to withdraw ads challenging his … Continue reading He Thought It Was Funny When Michael Moore Did It
"Passion" Murderer Pleads Guilty After All
Daniel Leach entered a plea of guilty today of murdering his girlfriend in January. After watching the crucifixion of Jesus Christ in the movie "The Passion of Christ," Daniel called police and confessed to killing his girlfriend Ashley Wilson. The case had already been closed; her death had been ruled a suicide. The crucifixion of … Continue reading "Passion" Murderer Pleads Guilty After All
Swift Boat Veterans Not Amused
The reporter that said veteran George Elliott has recanted his affidavit yesterday has also written the Kerry-Edwards campaign book. George Elliott denies he ever recanted his story and says the reporter made the whole thing up. None of that, apparently, was newsworthy; the only news story I could find is from CNN that basically says … Continue reading Swift Boat Veterans Not Amused
More SwiftVets for Truth
Update to the SwiftVets for Truth: Apparently that whole "John Kerry faked his wounds to get his Purple Hearts" isn't sitting well with John Kerry for some reason. Here's an update this afternoon. McCain denounced the ad, called for the White House to denounce it, too. The White House declined. (My opinion is that anybody … Continue reading More SwiftVets for Truth
Keeping Your Guard Up
Yesterday, the terror alert level was raised in New York, New Jersey and Washington, citing intelligence information that showed financial institutions such as Citibank, Prudential, and the World Bank were possible targets. Today, leftist news was dismissive of the threat, saying that it's based on old news prior to 2001. WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -Much of … Continue reading Keeping Your Guard Up
Democrats vs Republicans
SondaK knows exactly what is wrong with the Democrats. Question: How do you tell the difference between Democrats, Republicans and Southern Republicans? The answer can be found by posing the following question: You're walking down a deserted street with your wife/husband and two small children. Suddenly, a dangerous looking man with a huge knife comes … Continue reading Democrats vs Republicans
United Nations Abortion Funding
I penned an article for ChronicallyBiased tonight, but it doesn't look like it's going to get posted until tomorrow. Basically, the Houston Chronical had an editorial today that said Bush was going it along and refusing to give money to the UN that was already promised. Like a lot of liberal media lately, they left … Continue reading United Nations Abortion Funding
DNC Free Speech Zone
An area designated for organized protests appears enclosed by mesh and chain link fencing near the site of the upcoming Democratic National Convention, in Boston, Wednesday, July 21, 2004. A new federal lawsuit has been filed against the city over the fenced-in protest area that has been called a 'demonstration zone,' and a 'free speech … Continue reading DNC Free Speech Zone
My Socks Normally Bulge Like That
Pundits speculate that the missing documents, based on topics that Sandy Berger was researching, relates to what the Clinton adminstration knew about Al Qaeda operations in the US and the Clinton's Adminstration's plan of action. Other speculation is that Clinton actually had a plan developed after the Millenium Bomber was caught, but may have delayed … Continue reading My Socks Normally Bulge Like That
Liberal Bias and Sandy Berger
New York Times: Buries the story at the bottom of page A16. If you can't find the story, maybe it doesn't exist. Reuters: Berger and one of his lawyers said he inadvertently removed copies of a classified memo and his handwritten notes on the material he reviewed, but immediately returned them when he was told … Continue reading Liberal Bias and Sandy Berger
California Girlie Men
Arnold Schwarzenegger took over a tough job in California - spending is way out of control, the people are already taxed to their eyeballs, and Arnold has to get the budget under control. He's trying to do it by compromising up the middle - floating some bonds and cutting some programs. His problem is that … Continue reading California Girlie Men
The NCAA Didn't Kill Your Son
The death of Texas A&M football player Brandon Fails from a pulmonary embolism in 2002 stemmed in part from the National Collegiate Athletic Association's failure to ensure that school personnel could treat such a condition, Fails' parents assert in an amended version of their lawsuit against the university. It's obvious you're in it for the … Continue reading The NCAA Didn't Kill Your Son
Kerry Wants to Be Just like Bush
Kerry added a new twist to his criticisms of Bush. Now he says he believes in the pre-emptive strike, the part of Bush's foreign policy attacked most often. He says he would attack first if he had sound intelligence information found credible by American and their allies. Then he criticized Bush again for "going it … Continue reading Kerry Wants to Be Just like Bush
Terror in the Skies, Again?
Forget that last post on tuition increases. It pales next to comparison. This eyewitness perspective at WomensWallStreet is what we should be concerned about. Read it. From the terrorists latest dry-run attempts at building bombs in-flight to lawsuits the airlines have lost when they've questioned suspicious Muslim men traveling together and NPR complaining that Arab … Continue reading Terror in the Skies, Again?
Texas Teachers Comparatively Well-Paid
Today's Chronicle has a story from the Texas Classroom Teachers Association (TCTA, part of the ultra-liberal National Education Association) and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT, a union group, part of the AFL-CIO). Of course, reading the article you'd have no idea the NEA and the AFL-CIO were involved. In fact, most Houston teachers would … Continue reading Texas Teachers Comparatively Well-Paid
Federal Marriage Amendment
Wall Street Journal writes today on the Federal Marriage Amendment that I found interesting. They basically oppose amending the Constitution to prohibit gay marriages... but they *are* in favor of an amendment that prohibits Federal courts from interpeting the Constitution that way. The entire article is here, but here are the key points that interested … Continue reading Federal Marriage Amendment
Trial Lawyers and Tort Reform
From Overlawyered.com and Point of Law, there are ample reasons to consider that tort reform in America is desparately needed. Manufacturers are wary of the Legal-Lotto system in the US that can spur class-action lawsuits on behalf of plaintiffs that may not have suffered any ill effects or are ever likely to do so, but … Continue reading Trial Lawyers and Tort Reform
John Kerry's Heresy
I posted here that Kerry's straddling of the fence was unsustainable. He's trying to portray himself a good Catholic boy, a follower of the Catholic faith, and yet he votes 100% pro-abortion. "It's hard," Kerry told parishioner Frank Ward, a father of five and an abortion opponent. "It's a difficult line to walk." Of course … Continue reading John Kerry's Heresy
V.P. Candidate Edwards
Kerry finally settled on John Edwards for a running mate: "He has shown courage and conviction as a champion for middle class Americans and those struggling to reach the middle class," Kerry said of Edwards, a first-term senator and millionaire trial lawyer. I'm middle class, and I know of no millionaire trial lawyers that are … Continue reading V.P. Candidate Edwards
All Movied Out
I hope "movied" is a word. Saturday I went to see Spiderman 2. Excellent movie - my son tells me it dovetails nicely with the original Spiderman comic books. The movie did a good job at developing Toby McGuire's internal conflict. Special effects were very well done, but not overwhelming. This morning I woke up … Continue reading All Movied Out
Houston Chronicle, Worthless Rag
The local Houston Chronicle is a worthless left-wing news rag. There, I said it. They intentionally skip stories about C.L.O.U.T. homeowners protesting their way-out-of-sight property taxes, yet they happily publish this worthless article about Republican Governor Rick Perry: AUSTIN -- Prompted by recent controversies nipping at Gov. Rick Perry, several members of the Texas House … Continue reading Houston Chronicle, Worthless Rag
Download Moore's F***911 Movie for Free
Thanks to Lori at Downtown Chick Chat, CNN exposes the weblog at Moorewatch for providing a link to download Michael Moore's treasonous sack of lies for FREE on the internet. It's FREE! Download it all you want, give it to your friends. Why is this ok? Because Michael Moore said it was. Here's the video, … Continue reading Download Moore's F***911 Movie for Free
Saddam Is In the Cage
The Iraqi bloggers aren't shy about how they feel about Saddam's performance at his hearing today. Saddam was defiant, even while handcuffed. He blamed Americans and Kuwaitis as the criminals, said the court was but a "theater," tried to intimidate the judge, and insisted on being called "President of Iraq." "I am Saddam Hussein, president … Continue reading Saddam Is In the Cage
Free Speech Priorities
The Supreme Court says online pornography is protected speech, but political free speech before an election can be regulated. Perhaps if our Founding Fathers had written, "Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom to distribute pornography," the Supreme Court might have found a way to regulate it, too.
Another Stupid Lawsuit
Clara Harris catches her husband at a hotel with his girlfriend, runs him over in her Mercedes. Later she's found guilty and sentenced to jail. So who's partially liable? The hotel, of course, for having a parking lot. Thanks to Overlawyered.com for the tip.
Iraq is Sovereign Again
The Iraqi hand-over came 2 days early. Paul Bremer of the Coalitional Provisional Authority read a short speech at a hastily arranged news conference and handed authority over to Prime Minister Iyad Allawi. President Bush has already sent a letter to the new Iraqi government asking to restore diplomatic ties. Security concerns were a consideration … Continue reading Iraq is Sovereign Again
Muslim Trucker Won't Haul Beer
From Overlawyered.com, one of my favorite sites that chronicles abuse of our legal system, comes this interesting question - In Nashville, Tenn., [Muslim trucker] Ibrahim Barzinji has sued his former employer, Arkansas-based J.B. Hunt Transport Inc., on the grounds that asking him to transport alcoholic beverages violated his religious beliefs.Let me try to see if … Continue reading Muslim Trucker Won't Haul Beer
It Was a Fun Party Until I Knew Who Was Paying For It
Thanks to a Wizbang lead, I can answer SondraK's recent question about why Air America was no longer on the air. SondraK? An Air America listener? Perhaps she takes Zantax afterwards. Air America went on the air with great fanfare, throwing lavish parties and promising to uproot Rush Limbaugh from the airwaves. The only problem … Continue reading It Was a Fun Party Until I Knew Who Was Paying For It
Operation Tiger Claw
With a note of thanks to SondraK comes an 18 year old's fight for free speech. Tired of leftist propoganda in his high school, he starts Operation Tiger Claw - his right to disagree with what was being taught to him. The amazing thing is the homework this kid did ahead of time - armed … Continue reading Operation Tiger Claw
Am I a Religious Whacko?
I long for the days where my biggest concern was practicing my faith to the best of my ability. It wasn't that long ago - late 90's when I have have long drawn out discussions involving baptism - was full immersion really necessary? Can you truly baptize infants? Or discussing tithing - if your church … Continue reading Am I a Religious Whacko?
One Nation, Under God
The Supreme Court punted today - deciding that athiest Michael Newdow did not have the authority to sue on behalf of his daughter. Her mother opposes the lawsuit, and no doubt the little girl probably doesn't want to be in the middle of this. Effectively, the Supreme Court reinstated the Pledge of Allegience's "under God" … Continue reading One Nation, Under God
Constitutional Dreaming
I've forgotten the first half of the dream already, so I'll have to pick it up in the middle. The first part had a train ride across town, avoiding traffic congestion, a little playing on the beach (I remember the houses had terraced beaches three stories high which I can't figure out how that would … Continue reading Constitutional Dreaming
Not the Day After Tomorrow, or Even the Day After That
I've decided not to go see The Day After Tomorrow. According to USA Today, besides completely ignoring most of the laws of physics and thermodynamics, it's based on a book called The Coming Global Superstorm by Art Bell, the radio crackpot who once faked a photo to claim that the comet Hale-Bopp was accompanied by … Continue reading Not the Day After Tomorrow, or Even the Day After That
Cato Critique Misses Mark
I think I like 1/2 the articles at The Cato Institute. Some days they have excellent commentary on politics, other days I wonder if their hats are on too tight. Today was one of those days.In today's "Bush, Kerry, and Partisan Hypocrisy," David Boaz criticizes the hypocrisy of both parties. While I would agree that … Continue reading Cato Critique Misses Mark
String Of Fast-Food Suits Expected By End Of Year
Source: Lawyers Weekly USAWhat I find amazing about all this is the amount of preparation lawyers do for this. The plaintiffs are lodging lawsuits left and right, hoping a favorable judge will give them a ruling that'll open the door to other lawsuits. Both sides are preparing - the defense is saying "bring it on!"Who … Continue reading String Of Fast-Food Suits Expected By End Of Year
Which one of you was Mom again? I forget.
This is the type of story that makes me wonder whatever happened to that comfortable nuclear nucular nuclear family. Ward and June never discussed issues like this.SAN FRANCISCO - A woman has no parental rights over the twins she was raising with her lesbian partner - even though she is the children's genetic mother, an … Continue reading Which one of you was Mom again? I forget.
Mom's Day Weekend Recap..
Great weekend. "Babysat" my brother-in-law Saturday morning and took him out for "ice cream" later. (Euphemisms for "golf" and "a pitcher of Shiner Bock"). Sunday took Mom out for brunch and visited with my sister & niece & step-father. My son was nowhere around this time - he was playing D&D Friday, then I left … Continue reading Mom's Day Weekend Recap..
Thank you thank you, I'll be here till Tuesday. Try the veal.
I was on one of those roller-coaster highs yesterday. Don't know why; might have been as simple as a good night's sleep. Whatever it was, yakked all day, told goofy jokes, sang that cow song that got stuck in my head, kept it up nonstop all day. Put a new MasterCard/Visa logo on my website. … Continue reading Thank you thank you, I'll be here till Tuesday. Try the veal.
Chasing the Wind 