Daily Archives: January 11, 2007

More Idiot Vigils

From US Newswire WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — On Thursday, January 11, 2007, the fifth anniversary of the first detainees entering the U.S.- controlled detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Amnesty International will hold vigils calling for the closure of the facility. Amnesty International members and other activists will participate in demonstrations across the globe, […]

Embyronic Stem Cell Vote Today

And, as usual, most news sites are headlining it simply as a "stem cell vote," disingenuous at best. I'll give a "well done" to Andrew Taylor at the AP for a well written, factual, somewhat unbiased story WASHINGTON Jan 11, 2007 (AP)— Their ranks bolstered by the November elections, supporters of legislation boosting taxpayer-funded research on embryonic stem cells […]

Thirsty Thursday Linkfest: US Forces Raid Iranian Consulate in Iraq

Morning, y'all. I really have no comments on Bush's plan, haven't had a chance to read up on it yet, and was watching my Devils lose to the Blues during the speech, except to repost this from the Democrats Intelligence Bill, HR 1, section 1421: (3) It is in the national security interests of the United States […]

Stop The ACLU Blogburst 1/11/07: 10 Ways The ACLU is Destroying America

From the official blogburst at Stop The ACLU I just finished reading Indefensible: 10 Ways The ACLU Is Destroying America by Sam Kastensmidt. I highly recommend it for everyone. The book covers most of our own top ten reasons to stop the ACLU, however much more extensively. It covers everything the ACLU stands for. From […]

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