Monthly Archives: July 2008

Back On The Road

Heading to Blowing Rock, with a stop in Raleigh. Thought about stopping overnight in D.C., but, sheesh, it is supposed to be in the mid-90’s, and the humidity is already in the mid-70’s. No thanks!

San Fran’s Policies Shielded Illegal Immigrant Killer

Without comment The man charged with killing a father and two sons on a San Francisco street last month was one of the youths who benefited from the city’s long-standing practice of shielding illegal immigrant juveniles who committed felonies from possible deportation, The Chronicle has learned. Edwin Ramos, now 21, is being held on three […]

Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup

Happy Sunday! Another cool day in America. Not quite sure who did this pinup, looks like A. Martin, but, haven’t been able to find the full name. Oh, well. What is happening in ye olde blogosphere? Instead of a gas tax holiday, would you prefer a gas tax hike? Hot Air has the story Macsmind […]

AGW: More Goracle And Terrorists

Has the Goracle been off his meds? By meds, I mean, of course, the lavish meals that made him balloon up and start spewing methane……. ah, never mind. Ben Smith – Gore compares offshore drilling to invasion of Iraq In a surprise appearance at Netroots Nation — which apparently was the worst-kept secret in Austin, Texas — […]

Jawa Report: AP Stringer Detained Over Murder Fliming

Score another one for Rusty and The Jawa Report It looks like our story got some attention in Afghanistan. AP stringer Rahmatullah Naikzad was detained for two days after he filmed the brutal murder of two women by the Taliban accused of prostitution. The incident was first noted by us here and, as Fox News […]

France Getting Extremist Islam, Says No To Veil

To be honest, it is a bit late for France, since supposedly 25% of their population, legal and illegal, is now of Middle Eastern and Northern African descent, but, maybe they are finally getting it together, and will provide a guiding light to the rest of Europe before it actually becomes Eurabia  LA VERRIÈRE, France — […]

Obama In Afghanistan, Whereabouts, Like Positions, Unknown

The Missiah is in Afghanistan, ready for his photo ops  Senator Barack Obama arrived in Afghanistan early Saturday morning, opening his first overseas trip as the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, to meet with American commanders there and later in Iraq to receive an on-the-ground assessment of military operations in the two major U.S. war zones. […]

Friday Evening Vacation Buffett

Pirate Weekend Linkfest Sticky – 7/18-7/20

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Ignored Iraq News

While I certainly appreciate Reuters writing these two stories, I wonder why they did not get wider play in the Credentialed Media. First, from July 12th Iraq’s combat troops will be almost fully formed by the middle of 2009, according to the senior U.S. Army officer who led the training of Iraqi security forces. On […]

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