Daily Archives: October 20, 2008

Gee, Maybe We Should Use The Words Jihad And Islamist

October 20, 2008 – 6:30 pm

Uh huh, 7 years later, and some sanity might be prevailing A U.S. military “Red Team” charged with challenging conventional thinking says that words like “jihad” and “Islamist” are needed in discussing 21st-century terrorism and that federal agencies that avoid the words soft-pedaled the link between religious extremism and violent acts. “We must reject the […]

By William Teach Posted in Current Affairs, Good News GWoT, Islamification, RoP, War On Terrorism 2 Comments

Sheriff Joe Arpaio Raids City Hall

October 20, 2008 – 10:15 am

Have y’all heard about this one? A late-night raid of City Hall and the Main Library here by 60 heavily armed sheriff’s deputies and posse members searching for illegal immigrants has escalated tensions between city officials and the county sheriff, who ordered the raid. The operation took place at 2 a.m. on Thursday, timed to […]

By William Teach Posted in Illegal Immigration, Wonky Media Comments Off on Sheriff Joe Arpaio Raids City Hall

An “Ugly” Reception For Obama In North Carolina

October 20, 2008 – 9:47 am

Borganomic politics from The Politico Barack Obama’s stop at Cape Fear BBQ and Chicken in Fayetteville, N.C., this afternoon underscored the continued resistance of some voters to his candidacy — and his identity. The trip, according to a pool report, offered “some powerful and at times ugly interaction.” Resistance? Why do I get flashbacks to […]

By William Teach Posted in Barry Obama, Election 2008, Wonky Media Comments Off on An “Ugly” Reception For Obama In North Carolina

What’s Wrong With Spreading The Wealth?

October 20, 2008 – 9:14 am

That is the question that The New Republic asks, and attempts to answer. After six paragraphs of leadup and discussing John McCain, the writers finally get to their defense of spreading the wealth But let’s get back to this apparently controverisal phrase–which, I gather, is going to remain prominent in McCain’s campaign rhetoric over the […]

By William Teach Posted in Constitution, Democrats, Dems in Charge: Now What?, Election 2008 11 Comments
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