Sure -- Things are Bad!

This story doesn't paint the gloomy picture many liberals with the assistance of the press wish us to believe... What do you think?

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraqi security forces announced on Monday the capture of a senior al-Qaida in Iraq figure, and the U.S. ambassador said the risk of civil war from last week's sectarian violence was over.

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Terrorist, Al Qaeda, Iraq

Whinny Press

The Whitehouse press corps is whining again about the way they are treated -- claiming they get no respect -- respect they believe they deserve. The reasons given fall at the feet of the American people, the President and Vice President, and the news stories themselves. I have another opinion -- the 'fault' rest soley on them, the reporters, with an assist from the fact that we (the American people) luckily need not depend soley on them for information.

Mr. McCurry saw the same dynamic.
'The public hates the people in that
room,' he said.
[...]
David Gregory, the NBC correspondent who has been among the most ardent questioners in the briefing room, apologized for yelling at Mr. McClellan over the Cheney incident but said the situation had become particularly frustrating.

"There is a desire by some, particularly on the right, to morph these situations into a different kind of debate — it's the vice president against an angry, left-wing, cynical, hate-filled press corps that wants to expose him as a liar," he said. "This is a false debate, stoked by a president and vice president who have made no bones about the fact that they don't have much respect for the press corps as an institution."

Oh "boo-hoo"!

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Media Bias, Press corps

Google Calendar

A calendar for you and the world by ZDNet's Garett Rogers -- Philipp Lenssen has found an article which contains some great sleuthing done by Paul Stone. He has uncovered a link that clearly states a calendar is on the way -- and at the same time found a brand new feature Google has been working on. His discovery takes us to a page called "Google Links" [...]

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Google, Calendar

Waiting on the Outrage

Just waiting on the outrage. I mean these police are acting on tips about a gang of thieves - much like the raid the US Military conducted last month on a dinner where Al Qaeda members were attending -- remember that outrage! I mean the more BMW owner was just an innocent bystander...
Britain, UK news from The Times and The Sunday Times - Times Online

ARMED police mounted a wave of raids across Kent over the weekend as detectives stepped up the hunt for the gang who stole £50 million from the Tonbridge cash depot.
[...]
Officers refused to comment on one incident at Tankerton, near Whitstable, yesterday during which the tyres of a BMW were shot out when the car refused to stop and two men were arrested.

RIP - Mr. Knotts

Thanks for the memories!
CNN.com - Actor Don Knotts dies at 81 - Feb 25, 2006

Knotts died Friday night of pulmonary and respiratory complications at the University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center, said Sherwin Bash, his friend and manager.

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Entertainment, Fife

National Archives Online

Google puts national archives online -- take it for a spin.


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Google, research

MS Fighting S. Korea

I believe this is "much to do about nothing" -- if you use IPOD you have to use Itunes... Enforce standardization on every company or let it be!

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Coverage vs. Coverage

Brent Bozell takes a interesting look at the coverage of Vice President Cheney's shooting incident by comparing the coverage of it to the coverage of Vince Foster's death.

If we learned anything in the Clinton years, it's that they are world-class stonewallers and the phrase "enormous penchant for secrecy," when applied to them, is an understatement. Don't expect the press to agree with this, however.
They spent eight years enabling their secrecy.

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Cheney, Media Bias, hyperbole, politics

Liberal Profiling

I believe Michelle Malkin has hit the nail on the head!

They are all profilers now by Michelle Malkin

After all, they are all red flag-raising, threshold-hiking, thorough review-espousing, foreign ownership-banning profilers now.

Happy Birthday

George Washington

Another Expert from Hollywood - Gotcha!

We have another 'Hollywood political expert' speaking up -- guess Richard Dreyfuss is attempting to drum up publicity for his new movie Poseidon, now remember he played a marine biologist in Jaws and this means he is smarter then you and you actually care what he thinks -- or do you?
Impeaching Bush Is 'Cause Worth Fighting for,' Actor Says

Richard Dreyfuss, the actor who starred in movies ranging from 'Jaws' to 'Mr. Holland's Opus,' told an audience in Washington, D.C., on Thursday that 'there are causes worth fighting for,' and one of those is the impeachment of President George W. Bush.

'There are causes worth fighting for even if you know that you will lose,' Dreyfuss said during a speech at the National Press Club. 'Unless you are willing to accept torture as part of a normal American political lexicon, unless you are willing to accept that leaving the Geneva Convention is fine and dandy, if you accept the expansion of wiretapping as business as usual, the only way to express this now is to embrace the difficult and perhaps
embarrassing process of impeachment.'

Video here.

Ricky and The Doobie

Who would have thought that Ricky Williams would once again forget the gift he has, his talent, and smoke it all away? Me for one!
Ricky faces 1-year suspension, report says - NFL - MSNBC.com

MIAMI - Miami Dolphins running back Ricky Williams apparently is in trouble with the NFL again.
The Miami Herald reported on its Web site Sunday night that Williams faces at least a one-year suspension from the NFL after testing positive for drug use a fourth time under the league’s substance abuse policy.

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NFL

The Cartoon Jihad

Click for interactive map of riots and deaths!

(hat tip: Michell Malkin)

Not a Big Deal -- No Kidding!

Not crazy about polls, but I don't believe Democrats will want to see this one.

February 16, 2006--Twenty-seven percent (27%) of Americans believe that the recent hunting accident involving Dick Cheney raises serious questions about his ability to serve as Vice President. Twice as many, 57%, say it was 'just one of those very embarrassing things that happens to all of us.'

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Vice President, Cheney, Politics

From Canada

I am sure the US media will ignore the 'victims' take on the incident -- but it is worth mentioning... Democrats motto for the last year --"ah shucks"! Adding to their dismay the 'victim' is doing fine.
CTV.ca Cheney shooting victim calls mishap an accident

The man accidentally shot by U.S. Vice-President Dick Cheney said the quail hunting incident was nothing more than an accident and he apologized to Cheney and his family for causing a ruckus.

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Vice President, Cheney, Politics

MSM Gets One Right - Well Almost

Must be a slow news day -- but the MSM did get one story somewhat correct -- insuring Rush Limbaugh stays in the news they jump on a mistake... A mistake mind you that he (Rush) admitted he made. Wonder if the MSM could learn from this? Not sure that this is a newsworthy story, but every time I see these stories it make me think many in the MSM are saying "when I grow up I want to be like Rush".
CBS News Limbaugh Makes Error About Brown's Race

AP) Brown is black in the eyes of Rush Limbaugh. When Iraq war veteran Paul Hackett was forced out of the Democratic primary in the U.S. Senate race in Ohio, the conservative commentator criticized The New York Times for not saying that the Democrats' preferred candidate is black.
"Uh, Sherrod Brown's a white guy? Then I'm confusing him with somebody. OK, I'm sorry," Limbaugh said this week.

By the way, thanks AP -- I haven't listened to Rush in sometime but with such newsworthy information coming from him I guess I will turn my radio dial back that way.

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Rush Limbaugh, Media Bias, MSM

Fixing a Leak

This is what happens when you try to fix something late at night after waking.

Be on The Lookout For -

New Blog!

PJ WMD Files is a new blog some might find interesting.

You Tell Em!

I must admit Thomas Sowell does a fine job of describing the current media and calling them on it.

The people who mattered -- doctors and local law enforcement -- were informed immediately about the hunting accident. What was President Bush supposed to do -- other than provide the media with something to print or broadcast?
The media are so full of themselves -- among other things that they are full of -- that they act as if the government exists to provide them with something to publicize. The time is long overdue to put these people in their place. Where is Margaret Tutwiler when we need her?
The New York Times informs us solemnly that, if Mr. Whittington dies, there will be a grand jury investigation.
If Mr. Whittington is so uncooperative as not to die, there will be much disappointment and frustration in Beltway media circles.

"Living Constitution" NO

Justice Scalia takes am at the 'Living Constitution' theory --
ABC News: Scalia Dismisses 'Living Constitution'

People who believe the Constitution would break if it didn't change with society are 'idiots,' U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia says".
[...]
Scalia criticized those who believe in what he called the "living Constitution."

"That's the argument of flexibility and it goes something like this: The Constitution is over 200 years old and societies change. It has to change with society, like a living organism, or it will become brittle and break."

"But you would have to be an idiot to believe that," Scalia said. "The Constitution is not a living organism, it is a legal document. It says something and doesn't say other things."

Proponents of the living constitution want matters to be decided "not by the people, but by the justices of the Supreme Court."

Telling You Treasonious!

Hmm, here is an interesting little fact should it be proven to be true. I have no reason to doubt it. What do you think, maybe a Michael Moore movie -- "Goridiocy"?
Al Gore Event Funded by Bin Laden's Family

On Saturday, the state-run Saudi news outlet Arab News reported that the Jeddah Economic Forum, where Gore spoke, was funded by "Saudi Arabian Airlines, the Saudi Binladin Group, Gulf One Investment Bank, Saudi Basic Industries Corp." and an array of other big companies with ties to the Middle East.

Hillary Not for President

This poll backs up some of my thoughts about Hillary for President.

The latest Rasmussen Poll reveals that only 27 percent of Americans would vote for Sen. Hillary Clinton as president. A sizable majority -- 43 percent -- said they would not vote for the junior senator from New York.

What About the Base?

What will the Democratic base do/say? Why would these two speak for the wiretaps? My guess, since nether plan on a national campaign the polls of their constituents shows support for the wiretaps... This begs the question, what to these two really think?
Tom Daschle, Jane Harman: Don't Stop Wiretap Program

Former Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle, along with the ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, Jane Harman, said emphatically yesterday that President Bush should continue his controversial terrorist wiretapping program.

Treason or Stupidity?

Let's see we have on VP accidentally shooting a friend and another demonizing his own country -- which turns your stomach more? Sorry dems, but statements boarding on treasonous demonizing ones own country take the award! Al Gore not only speaks against his country and don't be fooled that he was talking speaking against republicans or President Bush -- he departed this country to make these blanket statements against his country, treasonous! Below is an article that takes Gore to task -
Investor's Business Daily: The Shame Of Al Gore

Gore indicted the American government for its 'terrible abuses' of Arabs since the 9-11 attacks on New York and Washington.
[..]
What possesses a former vice president of the U.S. to travel to the birthplace of Islamist terrorism and denounce his country?

Must Read!

Robert C.J. Parry, a first lieutenant in the California Army National Guard's 1st battalion of the 184 Infantry, writes The war you didn't see -- a must read op-ed.

So far, 14 of our soldiers have been decorated for valor and another 48 have earned the Bronze Star for service. But that cannot be found in print.

Maybe Boycotts do Work

I am not a big supporter of 'boycotts', thinking they are overall ineffective -- maybe I am wrong?!

US boycott costs French wine exporters $165m - 13 Feb 2006 - World News

Americans boycotting French wine in anger at that country's opposition to the Iraq war probably cut sales by US$112 million ($165 million), says a new study.

(Hat tip: Betsy's Page)

The Jokes Have Already Started!

(via Cox & Forkum)

Happy Birthday

Abraham Lincoln

Thank Our Lucky Stars

The more this man talks the more Americans are happy he did not win in 2000. It is amazing a man, who departs goes overseas and trashes a country he claims to love, came so close to the presidency... Thank God he will never come that close again.

Gore Laments U.S. 'Abuses' Against Arabs

"The thoughtless way in which visas are now handled, that is a mistake," Gore said during the Jiddah Economic Forum. 'The worst thing we can possibly do is to cut off the channels of friendship and mutual understanding between Saudi Arabia and the United States."

Gore told the largely Saudi audience, many of them educated at U.S. universities, that Arabs in the United States had been 'indiscriminately rounded up, often on minor charges of overstaying a visa or not having a green card in proper order, and held in conditions that were just unforgivable."

"Unfortunately there have been terrible abuses and it's wrong,' Gore said. 'I do want you to know that it does not represent the desires or wishes or feelings of the majority of the citizens of my country."

Sorry, but this is Scary!

I am for technological advances in fact recommend them all the time; however, this is going just a tad bit to far in my opinion!

FT.com / By industry / IT - US group implants electronic tags in workers

An Ohio company has embedded silicon chips in two of its employees - the first known case in which US workers have been “tagged” electronically as a way of identifying them. An Ohio company has embedded silicon chips in two of its employees - the first known case in which US workers have been “tagged” electronically as a way of identifying them.

Neutral Internet

Thought some might find this BBC article "why the net should stay neutral" interesting!

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Global Warming - Right!

WINTER BLAST: 2ND BIGGEST SNOWSTORM IN NYC HISTORY
(via Drudge)

How 'bout a Hunting Safety Course?

Vice President Cheney involved in a hunting accident.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shot and injured a man during a weekend quail hunting trip in Texas, his spokeswoman said Sunday.

What a Shocker -- Selective Memory

Does this shock anyone? Carter selectively forgetting things he did while being a puppet, much like his presidency, for the Democratic leadership... Doesn't surprise me at all; however, I thought I would share it with you.

Carter allowed surveillance in 1977

Former President Jimmy Carter, who publicly rebuked President Bush's warrantless eavesdropping program this week during the funeral of Coretta Scott King and at a campaign event, used similar surveillance against suspected spies.
[...]
...in 1977, Mr. Carter and his attorney general, Griffin B. Bell, authorized warrantless electronic surveillance used in the conviction of two men for spying on behalf of Vietnam.

Continuing the Lie

We see the MSM continuing the lie. Below we see the lie that President Bush claimed "Niger had sold uranium to Iraq" --

Libby Says Leaks Authorized, Papers Show - Yahoo! News

Wilson's revelations cast doubt on President Bush's claim in his 2003 State of the Union address that Niger had sold uranium to Iraq to develop a nuclear weapon as one of the administration's key justifications for going to war in Iraq.

Well let's look at the 2003 State of the Union and we find these words:

The British government has learned that Saddam Hussein recently sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa.

Please show me where "Niger" was mentioned or where a claim of a "purchase or selling" was made... It wasn't! That doesn't stop AP writer Toni Locy from claiming it, guess Toni has changed career paths -- now a fiction writer instead of a reporter. (Hat tip: Transterrestrial Musings)

Stick to Traditional Way!

I am considered by many a "internet geek"; however, I do not and will not understand the "internet dating" or "hooking up" fad. The "dating game" or attempting to find a life partner is way to personal to use the internet -- the anonymity of the internet is what drove it and still drives it for many... Shouldn't the word "anonymity" send of a big 'red flag' when talking about something so personal as a date? My heart goes out to this young lady's family.

TheWBALChannel.com - News - Police: Former Student Admits To Killing Internet Date:

BALTIMORE -- Baltimore County police said an Internet date ended in homicide,
and they have a suspect in custody.

'I am al-Qaeda'

NO -- Your kidding, didn't Charles Mansion try this?

USATODAY.com - Moussaoui ejected from court for outbursts; jurors selected

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Proclaiming 'I am al-Qaeda,' terrorist conspiratorZacarias Moussaoui disrupted the opening of his sentencing trial Monday and was tossed out of court"

OK I Like It!

Though not a John McCain fan -- I have to admit I liked this letter.

MCCAIN RELEASES LETTER TO OBAMA

Dear Senator Obama:
I would like to apologize to you for assuming that your private assurances to me regarding your desire to cooperate in our efforts to negotiate bipartisan lobbying reform legislation were sincere. When you approached me and insisted that despite your leadership’s preference to use the issue to gain a political advantage in the 2006 elections, you were personally committed to achieving a result that would reflect credit on the entire Senate and offer the country a better example of political leadership, I concluded your professed concern for the institution and the public interest was genuine and admirable. Thank you for disabusing me of such notions with your letter to me dated February 2, 2006, which explained your decision to withdraw from our bipartisan discussions. I’m embarrassed to admit that after all these years in politics I failed to interpret your previous assurances as typical rhetorical gloss routinely used in politics to make self-interested partisan posturing appear more noble. Again, sorry for the confusion, but please be assured I won’t make the same mistake again.

Let's Not Forget

With all hubbub over the Supreme Court, wire tapes, and the left's unending attacks on Bush -- between all the democratic comments on how bad this country is and declaring the end is near -- let us not forget there are young men and women that "believe" in what they are doing and are "doing it" for you and I. God bless them!

US soldier killed in Afghan attack

KABUL (Reuters) - A U.S. soldier was killed in Afghanistan on Monday when
militants opened fire on a patrol, the U.S. military said.

Super Bowl XL Commercials

Thought some might be interested in this -- Super Bowl commercials on Google Video...

Super Bowl XL Commercials on Google Video

Bad News

I have never been a real fan of allowing other governments to arrest, convict, and detain enemies of our country... But instead of taking a page from the left's handbook and immediately declaring incompetence I believe we should get more information on the HOW. Where is the outrage from the left -- OH, never mind there are no Americans to blame.

CNN.com - USS Cole plotter escapes prison - Feb 5, 2006

(CNN) -- Interpol has issued "an urgent global security alert" after 23 "dangerous individuals" -- including a man identified as the mastermind of the attack on the USS Cole in 2000 -- escaped from a Yemeni prison. The international crime-fighting organization said Sunday at least 13 of the 23 who escaped Friday were "convicted al Qaeda terrorists, some of whom were involved in attacks on U.S. and French ships in 2000 and 2002."

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Blogger was Down!

Not much blogging since blogger.com has been down quite some time... No complaints it is free after all.

The MSM Doesn't Let me Down!

Let's look at other reporting on good economical news -- we see "as hiring numbers disappoint". Well of course, everyone knows that concentrating on the negative is the key to happiness. Though this type of reporting is comically predictable -- it is sad!

U.S. payrolls grew by 193,000 in January - Stocks Economy - MSNBC.com

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Economical Good News - What?

This can't be -- again the unemployment rate falls? This can't be, if we are to believe democrats! Lowest level since pre-9/11, what? How can this be?

FOXNews.com - Business News - U.S. Economy Adds 193,000 Jobs in Jan.; Unemployment Rate at 4.7%

WASHINGTON — U.S. employers added a smaller-than-forecast 193,000 new jobs in January but job growth in each of the five prior months was pushed up as part of a broader annual revision of the Labor Department's statistics collection, a government report on Friday showed. The monthly report showed the January unemployment rate dropped to a 4-1/2-year low 4.7 percent from 4.9 percent in December. The last time the rate was lower was in July 2001 when it was at 4.6 percent.

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To Clarify

To clarify -- the victims and their families are in my thoughts and prayers and my earlier post was not meant to devalue the loss of life.

The certain politicizing of this tragedy, by the "gun control" crowd will -- in my opinion. I simply do not want discussion about the "tool" used overshadowing the individual's responsibility, but as usual fear it will!

Six Dead, One Critical in Calif. Shooting | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle

Authorities say Sanmarco shot six postal employees, killing five, before committing suicide Monday in what is believed to be the deadliest workplace shooting by a woman. A sixth victim was hospitalized in critical condition.

Pay Close Attention

The "gun control" crowd will jump all over this story -- I simply ask that we pay attention to "psychological problems"; speaks volumes.

We should also realize this happened in a prime example of a "Blue State"!

The next argument will be "she got the gun" -- well we all know that those intent on committing a crime will not obey any other law, but an "anti gun" law they will obey magically -- RIGHT!

CNN.com - Official: Shooter had 'psychological problems' - Jan 31, 2006

GOLETA, California (AP) -- A former postal worker who had been put on medical leave for psychological problems shot five people to death at a huge mail-processing center and then killed herself in what was believed to be the nation's deadliest workplace shooting ever carried out by a woman.