Casino Royale

Since I have been a Bond fan forever I guess I will taking in the newest movie this weekend... I have my reservation since it is the "beginning" in the present--something just doesn't sound right about that!

Remember - VOTE!

Or you don't have the right to complain!

Verdict is in!

Verdict is in -- as is the sentence!

Saddam Hussein Sentenced to Die for Crimes Against Humanity

BAGHDAD, Iraq: Saddam Hussein, the iron-fisted dictator who ruled Iraq for nearly a quarter of a century, was found guilty of crimes against humanity Sunday and sentenced to death by hanging.

Thanks John Kerry!

The sign to the left was on display at the Army Air Force game -- Mr. Kerry has once again united the military... Thanks!

Michael Steele nails Michael J. Fox

A new campaign ad has been released by the Michael Steele campaign and it shines a glaring light on the 'misinformation' of the Michael J. Fox's ad--not to mention making the Ben Cardin campaign look pretty dumb, for even airing the Michael J. Fox ad...

This is Interesting - NYT

Now we have the New York Times reverses their defense of releasing 'secrect' information!

After pondering for several months, I have decided I was off base. There were reasons to publish the controversial article, but they were slightly outweighed by two factors to which I gave too little emphasis. While it’s a close call now, as it was then, I don’t think the article should have been published.
[...]
I haven’t found any evidence in the intervening months that the surveillance program was illegal under United States laws. Although data-protection authorities in Europe have complained that the formerly secret program violated their rules on privacy, there have been no Times reports of legal action being taken. Data-protection rules are often stricter in Europe than in America, and have been a frequent source of friction.

Of course they buried this in their paper.

Technorati Tags: media bias, NYT

Watch and See

...if Democrats call for this man's head! What do you bet they want?

House Intel Committee Chairman Suspends Staffer for Possible Leak

WASHINGTON — A Democratic staff member on the House Intelligence Committee has been suspended by the Republican chairman of that committee over concerns about the leak of a secret intelligence estimate, and political mudslinging has become a central part of the investigation into the security breach. The unidentified staff member is Larry Hanauer, FOX News learned Friday. Chairman Peter Hoekstra, R-Mich., suspended Hanauer earlier this week and won't allow him access to classified information until a review can be completed, said Jamal Ware, Hoekstra's spokesman

Oh Well...

...it is all good then. Get caught give it back--you know 'do over'!

Reid to Reimburse Campaign for Using Donations for Christmas Bonuses

Questioned about the campaign expenditures by The Associated Press, Reid's office said Monday his lawyers had approved them but he nonetheless was personally reimbursing his campaign for the $3,300 he had directed to the staff holiday fund at his residence.

What....

But, but, but....that isn't suppose to happen! I know it is an election coup by the Republicans!

Gas prices fall to lowest level in '06

WASHINGTON (AP) — The price of gasoline has fallen to its lowest level of the year. The federal Energy Information Administration said Monday that motorists paid an average of $2.226 a gallon for regular gas last week, down 3.5 cents from the previous week.

All Foley has to Do..

...is become a democrat and as Eric Fettmann points out, his atrocious deeds will be forgiven.

The Massachusetts Democrat is being hailed by national political leaders, including Ted Kennedy and John Kerry, as a "role model" who "gave a lot of people courage" by coming out of the closet. Yet Studds openly declared his homosexuality only after an investigation revealed he'd had a sexual relationship with a male teenage congressional page and propositioned two others.

Technorati Tags: Foley

Lot of IF(s)

There are a lot of if(s) for democrats it appears...  Like mom always said--"if wishes were horses beggars would ride"...

Dems Facing Proven GOP Turnout Machine

"If the Republicans are less enthused, [if] the independents are breaking our way, and [if] the Democratic base is highly enthused, then [if] we're in very good shape," she said.

Technorati Tags: election, democrats, polls

God Bless Him

Thank God there are Americans like this--my heart goes out to the family of this hero and to the teammembers!

CORONADO — A Navy SEAL sacrificed his life to save his comrades by throwing himself on top of a grenade Iraqi insurgents tossed into their sniper hideout, fellow members of the elite force said.

Technorati Tags: military, hero, SEAL

Bye-Bye

...and good riddance! Looks like Air America Radio is on it's way off the air!

NEW YORK - Air America Radio filed for bankruptcy reorganization Friday, in the latest patch of turbulence to befall the liberal talk radio network that launched two years ago headlined by the comedian and author Al Franken

Technorati Tags: AirAmerica, media, liberaltalk

...and In The News

If you wish to take a break from the Foley news--take a look at real news .

Oct. 9 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. and Iraqi Army forces captured a ``high-value'' suspect and killed about 30 insurgents who damaged a tank during an arrest operation, the U.S. military said.

Technorati Tags: Iraq, military, war

Quick Change

Take a look at the DNC page today! I personally believe they should thank Michelle Malkin and LGF for stopping them looking more foolish then usual.

Technorati Tags: DNC, military, false, politics

Blog Upgrade

I have upgraded the blog--I may have lost all comments, but it needed to be done. I hope it works better!

Lies, Lies, and More Lies!

Michelle Malkin and LGF has a interesting story of Democratic blatant dishonesty...



To the right we see an example of the DNC's website---









Below we see the actual soldier--if you don't know he is a Canadian soldier! Well maybe they aren't purposely dishonest just to ignorant of military facts to know the difference!

I guess

...all liberals are criminals?  Maybe they are all just lying cheats?  After all the 'Liberal" standard is 'guilty when accused' and 'guilt by association'...  There are charges involving Air American--Air American is, or was supposed to be, the shining beacon of Liberal Talk, right?

Charge: Charity Funds Diverted To Air America

NEW YORK Two former executives at a government-funded youth organization whose finances were scrutinized after it diverted money to the liberal radio network Air America were charged Thursday with misappropriating $1.2 million of the non-profit's funds.

Technorati Tags: AirAmerica, LiberalTalk, Corruption

Just Think

...what if the Vols had been on the other side of the 21-20 loss to Florida?  Could of, should of, what if?

Tennessee 51 -- Georgia 33

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) -- Erik Ainge and Tennessee shredded the nation's stingiest defense, becoming just the second team to put up 50 points on Georgia between the hedges.

Technorati Tags: football, NCAA, Tennessee, BCS

It Maybe Over!

I believe we can call this a "W" for the Vols! 

Welcome Aboard!

Looks good and familiar to me!

Family Christens USS George H.W. Bush

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) - Spraying the bubbles from sparkling wine across the enormous gray bow of the USS George H.W. Bush, the Bush family on Saturday christened the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier named after the 82-year-old former president.

Here is the Reagan!

Do We Care?

Well I found it interesting -- if you don't.

New Technology Finds Missing 'A' in Armstrong Moon Quote

Some historians and critics have dogged Armstrong for not saying the more dramatic and grammatically correct, "One small step for a man ..." in the version he transmitted to NASA's Mission Control. Without the missing "a," Armstrong essentially said, "One small step for mankind, one giant leap for mankind."

The famous astronaut has maintained he intended to say it properly and believes he did. Thanks to some high-tech sound-editing software, computer programmer Peter Shann Ford might have proved Armstrong right.

Rice - "Clinton Lied"

Condoleezza Rice strikes back at Clinton -- these 'back and fourths' can be interesting... By the way, what do you think a former president having a temper tantrum makes the country look good?

September 25, 2006 -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice yesterday accused Bill Clinton of making "flatly false" claims that the Bush administration didn't lift a finger to stop terrorism before the 9/11 attacks. Rice hammered Clinton, who leveled his charges in a contentious weekend interview with Chris Wallace of Fox News Channel, for his claims that the Bush administration "did not try" to kill Osama bin Laden in the eight months they controlled the White House before the Sept. 11 attacks.

Technorati Tags: Clinton, Rice, politics

Forget It!

Let me say, I am not Catholic; however, I do hope the Pope doesn't cave anymore to these TERRORIST demands... Where are the apologies for calling anyone of my religion, Christianity, vile names--not to mention threatening to KILL me and those that believe me.  Where is their religious leaders outrage as such name calling and threats--it is non existent nor will it ever exist.  So give me a break with your whining!  You liberals that seem to think it is open season to criticizing Christianity yet believe Islam is somehow protected -- SHUT UP!

Do I think all Islamic people are terrorist--NO!  I do believe that Islam as a whole is 'deafly' silent when vile threats and actions come from fellow followers of Islam!

Do I think the Pope should have thought through what he was saying-YES!  Do I believe the Pope should beg forgiveness-NO!  He said it, he apologized, it is done!

Muslims Want Further Apology From Pope

ANKARA, TURKEY — Muslims in Turkey, Iraq and the Palestinian territories demanded Tuesday that Pope Benedict XVI make a clear apology for his remarks on Islam, instead of saying only that he was "deeply sorry" that Muslims had taken offense.

Technorati Tags: religion, Islam, Christianity, terrorist

Read and Listen

Unless you are liberal--then maybe you would take your head out of the sand and stop criticizing your own country long enough to realize terrorism is real--it isn't President Bush's fault, the West is hated even the countries that have "CAVED" to the appeasement community. 

Iraq al-Qaida Says Pope, West Are Doomed

Al-Qaida in Iraq and its allies warned Pope Benedict XVI on Monday that he and the West were "doomed" and proclaimed that the holy war would continue until Islam dominates the world.

Technorati Tags: terrorism, Al-Qaida

US Attacked Again

...and they fail again. Yes the US has been attacked--our embassies are US Territory. I think some miss this point when talking about terrorist attacks.

Gunmen Try to Take U.S. Embassy in Syria

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - Islamic militants attempted to storm the U.S. Embassy in Damascus on Tuesday using automatic rifles, hand grenades and at least one van rigged with explosives, the government said. Four people were killed in the brazen attack, including three of the assailants.

No Americans were hurt, and the attackers apparently did not breach the high walls surrounding the embassy's white compound in the city's diplomatic neighborhood.

Technorati Tags: terrorism, war on terror

More Threats

Al Qaida make more threats.  I wonder how the left will blame Bush for the threating message--we will just wait and see.

CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - Al-Qaida's No. 2 condemned U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon as enemies of Islam and warned the terror group will strike the Persian Gulf and Israel, suggesting new fronts in its war against the West in a video Monday marking the fifth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.

Technorati Tags: terrorism, Al Qaida

Dangers of Appeasement!

Philip Klein has a good piece about 'appeasement' -

In recent weeks, both President Bush and Donald Rumsfeld have warned against making the same mistake Nazi appeasers made during the 1930s by not taking the words of our enemies seriously. While it is certainly tempting to compare the attitudes of Nazi appeasers to those held by today's Left, there is, unfortunately, a much more recent, and more relevant, example of the danger of underestimating evil.
[...]
In a well-known fatwa issued on Feb. 23, 1998, Osama bin Laden declared that: "The ruling to kill the Americans and their allies -- civilians and military -- is an individual duty for every Muslim who can do it in any country in which it is possible to do it..." A few months later, he told ABC's John Miller that: "We do not have to differentiate between military or civilian. As far as we are concerned, they are all targets..."
[...]
Two weeks later, when President Clinton ordered cruise missile strikes against a pharmaceutical plant in Sudan and al Qaeda camps in Afghanistan, he told the American people that this would not be the end of the struggle against terrorism. "We must be prepared to do all that we can for as long as we must," he said. He declared that, "there are no expendable American targets" and vowed that, "there will be no sanctuary for terrorists..."

But despite Clinton's tough talk, that was, in fact, the end of his struggle against terrorism as far as military action was concerned...

Technorati Tags: appeasement, terrorism

NEVER Forget!

Well Whoopee Do!

They are upset--you cares!

The former president's aides were angry at suggestions he failed to deal with an Islamic militant threat before 2001.

However, the fact they changed the film proves why NO one should EVER trust network television--NO one no matter your political affiliation!

ABC altered the drama, lasting two and a half hours, before transmission.

It declined to say whether any of the last-minute changes were made to address the complaints.

But parts of the production which drew the most fire from leading Democrats were toned down.

Technorati Tags: censorship, media bias, cowardly, bowing to pressure, ABC

What is The Big Deal?

Has everyone forgotten this is 'opening Sunday' for the NFL and the Manning brothers are playing against each other? You guys enjoy--me I am watching football... This show will have to wait till I get around to watching it on my DVR.

ABC.com: The Path to 9/11

Some Good News

Thought I would share things I believe are good news--by the way, didn't the 'gloom and doomers' back in 2004 predict a total economical failure by now?

Number of Jobless Claims Drops by 9,000

WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of newly laid off workers filing claims for unemployment benefits dropped by a bigger-than-expected amount last week, signaling continuing labor market strength despite a general economic slowdown.

Dip in gas prices may lift entire economy

"The decline in gasoline prices has the effect of a tax cut," says Richard DeKaser, chief economist at National City Corporation, a bank in Cleveland. "Of course it's only partly reversing the 'tax increases' of the past three years."

The swing in gasoline prices has been rapid. Gasoline peaked at about $3.04 a gallon on Aug. 4. Now the national average is closer to $2.73 a gallon, according to GasolinePriceWatch.com. "In Dayton, Ohio, I'm paying $2.29 a gallon," says Brad Proctor, who runs the website.

Technorati Tags: economy, gas prices, unemployment

Case Closed

Richard Armitage admits his guilt--case closed, let's move on!

WASHINGTON (AP) - The former No. 2 State Department official said Thursday he inadvertently disclosed the identity of CIA employee Valerie Plame in conversations with two reporters in 2003.

Technorati Tags: Plame, Armitage, Scotter, Libby, Joe Wilson

Farewell

I and the kids enjoyed watching you--you taught us a lot. Rest in peace!

‘Crocodile Hunter’ Steve Irwin dies

Steve Irwin, the hugely popular Australian television personality and conservationist known as the “Crocodile Hunter,” was killed Monday by a stingray while filming off the Great Barrier Reef. He was 44.

Technorati Tags: Irwin, 'Crocodile Hunter'

Security Forces Doing Their Job

Although you will never hear it from the 'mainstream media' (MSM)--it does appear those Iraqi Security Forces the MSM report aren't trained or disciplined, are actually better off then reported and doing their job.  Let see now, the Iraqi forces are doing their job and capture another top al-Qaida member; this should be good news and a good sign--lets see if it is talked about in such away one Sunday's weekly 'bash Bush' shows.

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Iraqi forces have arrested the second most senior operative in al-Qaida in Iraq, and the group now suffers from a "serious leadership crisis," the national security adviser said Sunday.
Hamed Jumaa Farid al-Saeedi, known as Abu Humam or Abu Rana, was arrested a few days ago, Mouwaffak al-Rubaie said, adding that his arrest also led to the capture or death of 11 other top al-Qaida in Iraq figures and nine lower-level members.

Technorati Tags: Iraq, al-Qaida

It's Football Time in Tennessee

My holiday weekend seems to be starting off pretty good -- Currently Tennessee is beating number 9 ranked California 35 to 3... Got to love those pre-season polls. Currently before the start of the fourth quarters Tennessee has taking out their starting key offensive players.

Technorati Tags: Football, University of Tennessee, Go Vols

Two Important Questions!

Rumsfeld ask two questions that all of us should answer for ourselves--the answers to the questions should influence on our hand at the ballot box more then how our 'wallets' will be affected!

"Can we truly afford to believe that somehow, some way, vicious extremists can be appeased?"

NO!

"Can we truly afford to return to the destructive view that America - not the enemy - is the real source of the world's troubles?"

NO!

Technorati Tags: Rumsfeld, Iraq, Election

Shame on Them

You mean they weren't 'Monitoring'--I don't think that is what the article means; however, it should have been worded differently (Pentagon to 'Better' Monitor..., or Pentagon to 'Increase' Monitoring...).  To make a statements like this indicates to the public, a public that may not and probably doesn't know better, that recruiters up till now have had free rein--I can assure they have not, or didn't in my time!  Either way I do agree that there is a need to find if these complaints are legitimate and 'weed out' the offenders.

Pentagon to Monitor Recruiters

SAN JOSE, California - The Defense Department has announced it will closely monitor military recruiters and their commanders in light of two investigations - one by the government, the other by The Associated Press - that found increased levels of recruiter misconduct.

Technorati Tags: Military, Recruiting, Pentagon

Plame Waste of Time

David Corn has some intresting insight into the 'Plame leak' or as I think of it the 'Plame waste of time'.

That meant that the State Department had good reason (political reason, that is) to distance itself from Wilson, a former State Department official. Armitage may well have referred to Wilson's wife and her CIA connection to make the point that State officials--already suspected by the White House of not being team players--had nothing to do with Wilson and his trip.

Technorati Tags: Plame, Joe Wilson, Armitage, Fitzgerald

If Your Wondering

I haven't given up on politics or world events (e.g. Israel Crisis Cease Fire, Lieberman, 2006 Election, Iraq, etc.); however, I am a little tired of it witting about it everyday. Others are much better better at it anyway. I do and will post what is important to me, which includes SPORTS! With the start of football and the NFL season just around the corner, the long hot summer is almost over and I am SO ready for it to be!

A Bad Weekend For Tiger...

would be a great one for most!

Tiger keeps on rolling at Firestone

AKRON, Ohio (AP) -- Tiger Woods celebrated his 10-year anniversary of turning pro Sunday by winning for the 52nd time on the PGA Tour, making an 8-foot birdie putt on the fourth playoff hole against Stewart Cink to win the Bridgestone Invitational.

*Note: Hope you are not watching this on televison, it's taped delay and I appolgoize for ending the suspense.

Technorati Tags: Tiger Woods, golf

Help Me Too!

'The other Woody' is having trouble understanding this global warming thing, ME TOO!  Just last week I read that glaciers were melting now we find that global warming boost to glaciers--What?  Don't worry Al's movie might save us, but you will have to let me know because I ain't going!

Conflict of Interest

Here is an interesting revelation about a conflict of interest involving the 'no wiretapping' judge that, surprise, the MSM has ignored.

Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption and judicial abuse, announced today that Judge Anna Diggs Taylor, who last week ruled the government’s warrantless wiretapping program unconstitutional, serves as a Secretary and Trustee for a foundation that donated funds to the ACLU of Michigan, a plaintiff in the case (ACLU et. al v. National Security Agency). Judicial Watch discovered the potential conflict of interest after reviewing Judge Diggs Taylor’s financial disclosure statements.

Technorati Tags: wiretapping, political judges

Michael Moore's Fan Club

It appears Michael Moore has more accolades to add to his 'public relation' file...  Michael Moore is the favored American director among terrorists types.  Wow, doesn't he have a lot to be proud of...

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - An Iraqi militant group has produced an elaborate video of what it said were attacks on U.S. troops, in the latest example of the increasingly sophisticated propaganda war being waged by Iraqi insurgents.
[...]
Lifting scenes from Michael Moore's anti-war film "Fahrenheit 9/11", Rashedeen's narrator taunts President Bush in softly spoken English over graphic images of Humvees being blown up by roadside bombs, and purportedly dead U.S. troops.

Technorati Tags: Michael Moore, propaganda

Interesting

The below is an educational piece--it shows us what you get when you hire a racist to appease racist and be politically correct.

Wal-Mart Image-Builder Resigns

The civil rights leader Andrew Young, who was hired by Wal-Mart to improve its public image, resigned from that post last night after telling an African-American newspaper that Jewish, Arab and Korean shop owners had “ripped off” urban communities for years, “selling us stale bread, and bad meat and wilted vegetables.”
[...]
“You see those are the people who have been overcharging us,” he said of the owners of the small stores, “and they sold out and moved to Florida. I think they’ve ripped off our communities enough. First it was Jews, then it was Koreans and now it’s Arabs.”

Technorati Tags: Wal-Mart, racism, political correctness

I am Tired!

I am getting tired of having to walk around as if we were on thin ice where Muslims are concerned. Here is an idea for the Muslim leaders, actively work to rid your 'religion' of these terrorist and condemn their activity. Until then, give it a rest and remember--what religion were the men that bombed the Trade Centers in 1993, blew up the USS Cole, crashed planes into the Trade Centers in 2001, and continue to threaten the United States?

Another question; how come members of the Islamic community have no problem speaking out against any faith but theirs--but cry foul whenever 'truths' are spoken about many of the followers of their faith?

Shoura Chief Wants Bush Apology

JEDDAH, 21 August 2006 — Shoura Council Chairman Dr. Saleh Bin-Humaid yesterday called for a public apology from US President George W. Bush for linking Islam and Muslims with fascism and terrorism.

Technorati Tags: political correctness idiocy

Tiger's 12th

Tiger gets 12--man I would love to have his slump... Remember the missed cut at the US Open? Now he has won his last three, including the British Open and the PGA Championship. Hep, heck of a slump--you go Tiger.

No Gloom and Doom

Job market 'relatively' healthy'..

Initial Jobless Claims Fall By 10,000 - Economy

WASHINGTON — The number of workers seeking first-time jobless aid fell by 10,000 last week, a government report on Thursday showed, signaling a relatively healthy job market.

Technorati Tags: Economy, unemployment

Good News

Ten years are twenty, it is good news that law enforcement didn't give up. If proven and found guilty let's see what the punishment will be?

JonBenet Ramsey Suspect 'So Very Sorry'

BANGKOK, THAILAND — A former American school teacher said publicly Thursday he was with JonBenet Ramsey when she was killed and called the 6-year-old's death "an accident," a stunning admission that should help answer 10 years of questions in the unsolved murder case. "I am so very sorry for what happened to JonBenet," he told The Associated Press.

Too Bad...

For the kooks on the left--Lieberman is leading in the polls...  Pay close attention to the 'likely votors', Lieberman has a twelve point lead. To be fair most readers that frequent here know my view of polls; however, the left seem to live and die by polls so this is bad news for the far left.

New Poll Shows Lieberman Leading Lamont

The Quinnipiac University poll has Lieberman leading Lamont among registered voters 49 percent to 38 percent. Republican Alan Schlesinger gets support from 4 percent. Among likely voters, Lieberman was supported by 53 percent, compared to Lamont's 41 percent and Schlesinger's 4 percent.

Technorati Tags: Lieberman, Connecticut

Google has Coupons

I wonder how this is going to work?

Google to distribute discount coupons

More than 20,000 coupons are expected to be available Tuesday when the service debuts on Google's popular mapping service. The initial coupon supply is being provided by Cox Enterprises Inc.'s Valpak Direct Marketing Systems, which has been mailing envelops stuffed with coupons and discount offers for nearly 40 years. Valpak, based in Largo, Fla., plans to provide Google with nightly updates to expand the supply of coupons from a list of neighborhood merchants that will include pizzerias, auto shops, dry cleaners and handymen.

Dell Batteries - FYI!

Thought I should share this information...

List of Dell Notebook Models Affected by Battery Recall

— Dell Latitude D410, D500, D505, D510, D520, D600, D610, D620, D800, D810. — Dell Inspiron 6000, 8500, 8600, 9100, 9200, 9300, 500m, 510m, 600m, 6400, E1505, 700m, 710m, 9400, E1705. — Dell Precision M20, M60, M70, M90. — XPS, XPS Gen2, XPS M170 and XPS M1710.

Technorati Tags: Dell, recall, batteries

Great News!

Some of you might not know some ordeals that GM Roper has been going through, but this is good news.

GM's Corner : The Battle Is Won, The Fight Continues!

The battle has been won, the war will go on until I have been 5 years cancer free and can then count myself a full fledged member of the cancer survivors network.

Will it Last

What do you all think? Will it last?

Don't get me wrong--I hope for peace; however, "take your ball and go home" knowing they will return, is not peace! If it were peace there would not have been decades of strife in the Middle East; after all how many of these "take you ball and go home" agreements have there been. Whatever you call it ceasefire or peace I don't believe it should restrict Israel while Hizbollah rearms with supplies from Syria and Iran.

Ceasefire agreed for Monday

BEIRUT (Reuters) - The United Nations said Israeli and Lebanese leaders had agreed to a ceasefire to take effect at 0500 GMT on Monday, as Israel reported its worst death toll yet in the month-long war against Hizbollah guerrillas.

Technorati Tags: Hizbollah, Israel, Beirut

PETA - BS

Penn and Teller, like them are not they have pegged PETA!

An Economics Lesson

Thomas Sowell give a nice explanation why increasing minimum wage is bad....

A survey has shown that 85 percent of the economists in Canada and 90 percent of the economists in the United States say that minimum wage laws reduce employment. But you don't need a Ph.D. in economics to know that jacking up prices leads fewer people to buy. Those people include employers, who hire less labor when labor is made artificially more expensive.
[...]
There is no free lunch. Higher labor costs mean fewer jobs.

Technorati Tags: minimum wages, economics

Was it or Was it Not!

Well which is it?  A massacre or not?

Lebanese PM: Israeli air raid killed only one

The Lebanese prime minister now has said only one person died in an Israeli air raid on the southern village of Houla, after telling Arab foreign ministers on Monday that many more Lebanese had died. Saniora had previously claimed that more than 40 people were killed in the strike. Local TV stations had also reported that the same number of people were buried under the rubble of houses that collapsed after being targeted by Israeli airstrikes.

Technorati Tags: Lebanon, fraud

Fair and Balanced--Ha!

Well Reuters is going all out to show their true colors, well maybe they are trying to hide them...

Reuters employee issues 'Zionist pig' death threat

A Reuters employee has been suspended after sending a death threat to an American blogger. The message, sent from a Reuters internet account, read: "I look forward to the day when you pigs get your throats cut." It was sent to Charles Johnson, owner of the Little Green Footballs (LGF) weblog, a popular site which often backs Israel and highlights jihadist terrorist activities

Technorati Tags: Reuters, media bias

and Another Bites the Dust

Do I hear three....

Reuters admits to more image manipulation

News organization withdraws photograph of Israeli fighter jet, admits image was doctored, fires photographer. Reuters pledges 'tighter editing procedure for images of the Middle East conflict'

Technorati Tags: media bias, Beirut, photoshop

A Picture Says it All

via Cox & Forkum

More Fakery

The Jawa Report, has even more fakery--this is getting comical though it is sad.

The Jawa Report: Another Fake Reuters Photo from Lebanon

Technorati Tags: media bias, Beirut, Lebanon

Old But Worth a Post

This is old news but worth posting--

Reuters admits altering Beirut photo

Reuters withdraws photograph of Beirut after Air Force attack after US blogs, photographers point out 'blatant evidence of manipulation.' Reuters' head of PR says in response, 'Reuters has suspended photographer until investigations are completed into changes made to photograph.' Photographer who sent altered image is same Reuters photographer behind many of images from Qana, which have also been subject of suspicions for being staged

Technorati Tags: media bias, Beirut, photoshop

via LGF - Media Fraud

The fact they would do this is not shocking--the fact they thought they could fool YOU is insulting!

Reuters Doctoring Photos from Beirut?





Technorati Tags: media bias, Beirut

What are the Odds?

Waitress gets own ID when carding patron

WESTLAKE, Ohio - A bar waitress checking to see if a woman was legally old enough to drink was handed her own stolen driver's license, which was reported missing weeks earlier, police said.

Google Improves Mobile Maps

This is really neat--who needs a new phone with directions when you can get it for free!

Google Maps-Mobile

Combining directions, maps, and satellite imagery,

Chicago, CA

Let's watch how Chicago demonstrates how to push big business out--in their effort to pushish...

Chicago City Council OKs 'Living Wage'

CHICAGO — The City Council brushed aside warnings from Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to approve an ordinance that makes Chicago the biggest city in the nation to require big-box retailers to pay a "living wage."
[...]
Wal-Mart spokesman John Bisio said earlier that if the measure passed, "We'd redirect our focus on our suburban strategy and see how we could better serve our city of Chicago residents from suburban Chicagoland."

You Can Trust Them -- Right!

From NewsBuster -- Interesting!

CNN's Robertson Now Admits: Hezbollah 'Had Control' of His Anti-Israel Piece

Better late than never? On CNN’s Reliable Sources on Sunday, CNN’s senior international correspondent Nic Robertson added all of the caveats and disclaimers that he should have included in his story last week that amounted to his giving an uncritical forum for the terrorist group Hezbollah to spout unverifiable anti-Israeli propaganda.
[...]
Challenged by Reliable Sources host (and Washington Post media writer) Howard Kurtz on Sunday, Robertson suggested Hezbollah has “very, very sophisticated and slick media operations,” that the terrorist group “had control of the situation. They designated the places that we went to, and we certainly didn't have time to go into the houses or lift up the rubble to see what was underneath,” and he even contradicted Hezbollah’s self-serving spin: “There's no doubt that the [Israeli] bombs there are hitting Hezbollah facilities.”

Technorati Tags: Hezbollah, CNN, Media Bias

Update

After taking some time off I thought I would share some things I found interesting.

• Something that you want here much of in the MSM (Main Stream Media), because it is not 'negative' enough toward the military.
  

Guardsman Cleared in Iraqi's Death

BAGHDAD, Iraq - The U.S. military has dismissed all charges against a Pennsylvania National Guardsman accused of killing an unarmed Iraq civilian near Ramadi, finding that the soldier had reason to believe the man had a weapon.

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• Jonah Goldberg pretty much pegs the UN for the failure it is!
  

The Great U.N. Delusion::By Jonah Goldberg

No, the failure comes in precisely the arena that supposedly justifies the U.N.'s existence: global peace and security. And that's where the delusion comes in. The folks at United Nations Plaza have proved themselves to be either well-intentioned incompetents or cagey, crapulent kleptocrats. The list of their biggest failures is spelled out in blood: Somalia, Rwanda, Yugoslavia, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Congo (where peacekeepers reportedly raped the local girls), Iraq (where the U.N. bugged out after a bombing in 2003), Darfur and, in what was supposed to be the model for U.N. peacekeeping, East Timor, which, after seven years of exemplary U.N. stewardship, recently became the ideal location to film a reality-show version of "Mad Max."

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• Can't help but to think what might be in Mogadishu had Clinton not cut and run!
  

Somali Islamists declare holy war against Ethiopia - Yahoo! News

MOGADISHU (AFP) - Somalia's powerful Islamic council has vowed a "holy war" against neighbouring Ethiopia, which has moved troops into its lawless neighbouring state to protect its weak transitional government from a feared Islamist advance.

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For Dad....

Tiger Woods successfully defends his British Open title. Looks like he isn't all washed up, which many said when he missed the cut at the last major, after all! Congratulations--enjoy it!

More Progress Ignored

The current 'media dogpile' of Israel it is easy for them to ignore news of progress in Iraq--note Iraqi forces, insurgent leader captured, and insurgent leader killed.

Iraqi Forces Capture Insurgent Leader, Kill Another

WASHINGTON, July 17, 2006 – Iraqi forces captured an insurgent cell leader in Baghdad July 13 and killed another insurgent leader in northern Iraq July 14, military officials reported. The Iraqi forces captured an insurgent cell leader, planner and organizer in a southern Baghdad mosque compound during a security operation July 13.

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Just Something Interesting

Well I found this interesting anyway!

Jack the Ripper identified

PRIVATE handwritten notes by the man who led the hunt for Jack the Ripper naming the chief suspect were given to Scotland Yard’s Black Museum yesterday.

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The Tide Turns

This is interesting...

In an About-Face, Sunnis Want U.S. to Remain in Iraq

July 16 — As sectarian violence soars, many Sunni Arab political and religious leaders once staunchly opposed to the American presence here are now saying they need American troops to protect them from the rampages of Shiite militias and Shiite-run government forces.

Not to worry the NYT still gets to take it's shots

The Sunni Arab leaders say they have no newfound love for the Americans. Many say they still sympathize with the insurgency and despise the Bush administration and the fact that the invasion has helped strengthen the power of neighboring Iran, which backs the ruling Shiite parties.

You know the old--we hate you but need you!

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Sure--Give Them the Power!

We see that the suicides may have accomplished their goal and in the process made fools of the US Media and 'bleeding heart' liberals.  The suicides were meant to sway public opinion and many Americans one the left are to simple minded to see that and are falling right into the trap!  Common sense folks; use just a little common sense in your on extreme hatred of President Bush so you don't hurt the country anymore then you already have--please!

Gitmo suicide probe finds hints of plot

Authorities who searched other detainees' cells after the three were found hanged discovered instructions on tying knots, along with several notes in Arabic that were "relevant" to an investigation of a possible broader plot, officials said in court papers filed late Friday in Washington.

The detention center's commander, Navy Rear Adm. Harry B. Harris, said in an affidavit that investigators believe "the suicides may have been part of a larger plan or pact for more suicides that day or in the immediate future."

It Works...

Well until the ACLU gets involved and claims it is unlawful, but for now it is working!

Report: FBI Used Web to Break Up NYC Terror Plot

WASHINGTON — FBI agents, monitoring Internet chat rooms used by foreign extremists, disrupted a terrorist plot to attack New York City's tunnels, law enforcement officials said Friday.

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Shocker...

The court upholds the 'will of the people', what a surprise.

Same-sex marriages rebuffed in N.Y., Ga

WASHINGTON -- The highest courts of New York and Georgia ruled Thursday that same-sex couples are not entitled to marry...
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Meanwhile, the Georgia Supreme Court upheld an amendment to that state's constitution, approved by three-fourths of Georgia voters, that prohibits gay partners from marrying or claiming benefits under a civil union.

DISGRACEFUL

The next 'poster boy' for the 'anti-war' crowd. Here we have a gentlemen that enters the military, as a volunteer, in 2003--at a time of war an now refused orders... What does this tell you about the man--this 'statement' was planned, he is a coward, he is selfish, or all of the above? Whatever you think or whether or not you agree with the war--he is a DISGRACE!

He 'volunteered' knowing full well what was waiting for him--trust me he would have had ample opportunity to 'bow out' before accepting his commission -- so what is this? A DISGRACE--he is disgracing those who have served with honor, those who have been killed, and those currently serving. I hope the ARMY punishes him with the full impact of the UCMJ (Uniform Code of Military Justice)--what better way for him to show he really 'stands up' for what he believes then to give up eight to twelve years of his life? None of the charges involved desertion, which can carry a harsher penalty, and describes is actions toward his 'brothers and sisters in arms'... A DISGRACE I tell you!


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Another Myth Debunked

Here we have another myth, you know the one about only stupid people joining or staying in the military, debunked... You go Holzinger!

Education Success Story: Tech. Sgt. Jay Holzinger

These tests made it possible for Tech. Sgt. Holzinger to achieve his CCAF degree very quickly. Many of his credits were accepted by Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, and now these tests are making it possible for him to complete his bachelor’s degree.

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Be Safe!

Happy Forth of July 

Don't Give Credit to Who Deserves It.

Let's review what we heard last year -- 'the pipeline is un-securable' or 'the military can never secure the pipeline'... Hmm, what do you think about this news?

Iraqi oil is gushing

BEIJI, Iraq -- For more than two years the attacks came like clockwork. As soon as the military secured and workers repaired the pipelines from Iraq's northern oil fields, just when the valves were about to open, insurgents would strike. But roughly three weeks ago they suddenly stopped, letting crude oil flow freely from Iraq's vast reserves near Kirkuk.

Now never fear the media doesn't let us down... They don't and won't credit anything the military is doing!

Perhaps insurgents feared reprisals in Salahuddin province, where pipelines from Kirkuk flow to the country's largest refinery in Beiji. Maybe terror leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's death disrupted a chain of command that ordered the attacks, military officials said.

Whatever the cause,...

"Whatever the cause" -- LET ME GIVE YOU A HINT -- "Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, what a great place....."

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They Are!

President Bush and VP Cheney voice outrage and others call it like they see! If they walk like ducks and sound like ducks then they are TRAITORS!

Republican congressmen say it is guilty of treason and demand the prosecution of the Editor

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Doing the Job

Our military is doing their job no matter how hard others try to destroy their morale. Though the media refuses to call these animals what they are 'animals' or 'terrorist' that is what they are!

Gunfight Breaks Out After Sectarian Attack in Iraq; 3 Fighters [TERRORIST] Killed - Iraq

14 Suspected Militants [TERRORIST] Killed in Anti-Terror Raid in Afghanistan

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Troops Wonder -

Troop's insight about embedded reporters.

One of the more interesting types of stories exchanged by Iraq veterans is how their embedded reporters get screwed by their editors.
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Reporters who are embedded with troops in Iraq are frequently screwed over by their own editors back home. Article looks at why the news from Iraq is frequently distorted, and why many American soldiers are disillusioned with the mainstream media.

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Troops Wonder -

Troop's insight about embedded reporters.
ne of the more interesting types of stories exchanged by Iraq veterans is how their embedded reporters get screwed by their editors.
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Reporters who are embedded with troops in Iraq are frequently screwed over by their own editors back home. Article looks at why the news from Iraq is frequently distorted, and why many American soldiers are disillusioned with the mainstream media.Technorati Tags:
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Gas Prices Doesn't Slow Americans

We see here that gas prices may not be the gloom and doom some media outlets would have us believe!

Travel in the United States this upcoming Independence Day weekend will be busier than ever despite high fuel prices, travel and automobile group AAA said Tuesday.

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North Korea will pay a price for missile test: Seoul

South Korea warned North Korea on Monday there would be a price to pay if it launched a long-range missile, using its strongest language yet to try to dissuade Pyongyang from a test-flight.

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Iraq oil output hits a new high

Oil production in Iraq has hit its highest level since former leader Saddam Hussein was ousted in 2003. Production has risen to 2.5 million barrels per day (bpd) from a steady 2 million bpd during the US-led invasion, Iraq's new oil minister said.

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Amazing!

Let me see -- Bible no, books that promote communism-yes.  Certainly not the American of our parents is it; but, this is down right scary wouldn't you say.

ACLU Sues Fla. Schools Over Cuba Book Ban

MIAMI -- The American Civil Liberties Union asked a federal judge to stop the Miami-Dade County school district from removing a series of children's books from its libraries, including a volume about Cuba which depicts smiling kids in communist uniforms.

Another Down

With the demoralizing news of the two missing soldiers awful death the military continuing to do their job--taking it to the terrorist!

An Al-Qaeda in Iraq leader killed

BAGHDAD, Iraq – A key al-Qaeda in Iraq leader described as the group's “religious emir” was killed in a U.S. airstrike hours before two American soldiers went missing and in the same area, the military said Tuesday.

Mansour Suleiman Mansour Khalifi al-Mashhadani, or Sheik Mansour, and two foreign fighters were killed as they tried to flee in a vehicle near the town of Youssifiyah, in the so-called Sunni “Triangle of Death.”

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Let's See...

if we hear outrage against the animals who did this or accusation that someone the Military and the President are guilty of doing it.  I am sure there is outrage; however, I predict the Democrats and the MSM, following their 'plan', will turn this into yet another attack against the Military and the President.

As for me I feel for the family--and hope these soliders' unit get the chance to identify and find the persons responsible!

Two Missing U.S. Soldiers Found Dead

Maj. Gen. Abdul Aziz Muhammed-Jassim, head of operations at the Iraqi Ministry of Defense, said the soldiers had been "barbarically" killed and that there were traces of torture on their bodies

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Not Listen to Polls

Well this is good!  I still say worrying about polls during the 2004 election cycle delayed action on Fallujah resulting in added casualties--so I hope this is a truthful statement heading into the 2006 election cycle!

Snow: Polls won't influence Iraq strategy

"The president understands how a war can wear on a nation," White House press secretary Tony Snow said. "Whatever the bleakness is, whatever the facts are on the ground, you figure out how to win. You can't do that by reading polls."

"Most people realize simply pulling out would be an absolute unmitigated disaster," Snow said.

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Must be Election Time

What do you think?  Think this Italian prosecutor is attempting to sway public opinion in either Italy, America, or both?  I believe it a good possibility!

U.S. soldier's indictment sought in Italy

ROME - Prosecutors have requested the indictment of a U.S. soldier over the shooting of an Italian intelligence agent at a checkpoint in Iraq last year, the ANSA news agency reported Monday.

Technorati Tags: Iraq, Italy, politics

Give Me a Break!

When are these people going to start caring about other people!  Come-on if the people are not responsible enough to handle laptops take them away, give them desktops, and make them log in from their own home computer--if they have to work from home!  Man, I have never, ever, lost a laptop--but I cared for both the data and my company's property!

Computer with D.C. workers' data stolen

WASHINGTON - A laptop containing the Social Security numbers and other personal data of 13,000 District of Columbia employees and retirees has been stolen, officials said.

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Not a Surprise!

Well this is not surprise!  I will withhold my comments about these lowly cowards who have deserted their bothers and sisters...  Well most of my comments!

Sheehan supports U.S. deserters in Canada

FORT ERIE, Ontario - A group of American military deserters publicly embraced their new lives in Canada on Saturday with the support of "peace mom" Cindy Sheehan, who said she wished the son she lost in Iraq was among them.

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What a Surprise

Though you and I may not agree with the writers arguments leading up to the action in Iraq--to my surprise the USA Today, actually published an opinion that is dead on accurate...  For  sometime now many, including me, have been saying setting a 'timetable' for withdrawal is a bad idea--glad to see the USA Today maybe waking up to reality!

USATODAY.com - Setting deadline for troops' withdrawal will backfire

U.S. troops should not stay in Iraq, as in Vietnam, purely for pride in a hopeless battle. They should remain, however, as long as there is a reasonable chance that they can bring some stability, reinforce the fledgling democratic government and prevent Iraq from becoming a haven for terrorists. Announcing a timetable for withdrawal, as Sen. John Kerry proposes (Kerry's resolution in the Senate was rejected 93-6 on Thursday), would just invite the insurgents to wait out the American presence.

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Could you Blame Him?

Even if Tiger's failure to make the US Open cut was caused by his long layoff--can you blame his reasons for the layoff...  Come guys he is a human being!

106TH U.S. OPEN / Tiger way off course, misses cut

He refused to blame his poor play on the rust that accumulated the past two-plus months, while he took a sabbatical from the game to spend time with his ailing father and then mourn Earl's death. Before the tournament, Woods said he did not touch his clubs for more than a month.

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Military News

Just some news I thought you might find interesting.

Pentagon Details U.S. Abuse of Detainees

N. Korea Preparing for Missile Test

Good Week GOP - Bad Week for Jackasses

Fine way to end the week for the Whitehouse--a really bad ending to the week for the 'cut and run' Democrats...  This news and the torpedo to the 'culture of courrtion' campaign, namely William Jefferson, is an end for a bad week for the DNC!

U.S. troop pullout timetable rejected by House

WASHINGTON - The U.S. House rejected setting a timetable for a military withdrawal from Iraq after a 10-hour debate Friday in which both parties previewed their election-year strategies on the controversial war.
Lawmakers approved, 255-153, a nonbinding GOP resolution stating that the Iraq conflict is part of the war on terrorism and no deadline should be set for pulling out the troops.

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William Jefferson = No Power

William Jefferson is stripped of power--who would have thunk it after the way all politicians Republican and Democrat circled their wagons after the search...  Hmm, maybe there is hope for Democrats and politicians in general--nah, what was I thinking!

US House Removes Lawmaker from Committee Position Amid Bribery Probe

By unanimous consent Friday, the House approved a simple one sentence Democratic resolution removing Congressman Jefferson, a Louisiana Democrat, from his position on the House Ways and Means Committee.

Connecting the Dots Successfully

Zarqawi Intel Leads to 452 Raids Across Iraq - Iraq

BAGHDAD, Iraq — Coalition forces have carried out 452 raids across Iraq using information gained from the attack that killed terrorist leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, and 104 insurgents were killed during those actions, the U.S. military said Thursday. Meanwhile Iraqi officials said a blueprint for trying to start a war between the United States and Iran was among a "huge treasure" of documents found in Zarqawi's hideout following his death.

Technorati Tags: Iraq, Zarqawi, War on Terror

Bye, bye

Good bye!

University Panel Backs Firing Ward Churchill

A University of Colorado committee recommended that the university fire a controversial professor, citing his alleged repeated research misconduct.