Category Archives: Current Affairs

Something to Worry About

One of the things that has bothered me through all the MSM’s coverage of the tsunami tragedy, and this includes CNN, MSNBC, FoxNews, and the local New York affiliates (I am at the parents house at the Joisey Shore), is their attempts to try and draw inflammatory pictures of what could happen to the United […]

Surrender is not Peace

David Horowitz, former Communist, anti-war demonstrator, and left wing leader, has a scalding article on George McGovern calling for the United States to surrender in Iraq, and the similarities to what happened in South Vietnam and Cambodia. Along with leading Democrats like party chairman Terry McAuliffe, George McGovern called for an American retreat from Iraq […]

Let’s Say “Good News”

On the surface this may not seem like much, but it really is a biggie: The Russian parliament has abolished what used to be the main Soviet holiday – the October Revolution Day marking the Bolshevik uprising in 1917. MPs adopted amendments to the Labour code – which also replaced a holiday marking the new […]

Good from Bad

What kind of people could shoot a puppy and leave it for dead? Bad people. Fortunately, there are good people in the world: Emmie Lou, a beagle mix who was paralyzed in the hind legs after the shooting, was taken to the Animal Rehabilitation and Wellness Hospital Wednesday to be fitted for a new makeshift […]

Right and Left Can Agree, Now and Then

When it comes to this, from Pusillanimous Wanker, a Democrat and a Republican can agree. Even though it does come way of Atrios, I still agree. (original story here) ATLANTA — A federal judge on Monday denied an appeal for reinstatement by a University of Georgia cheerleading coach accused of mingling religion with team activities. […]

Teen Drug Use Drops: Blame Bush!

I thought that everything was bad under Bush? Or so liberals want us to believe. So, I guess this would be bad, then (registration required): Youth smoking and drug abuse declined again this year, concludes a federal study that also found marked progress over the last decade in persuading teens to avoid cigarettes and illicit […]

Apology Schmology

What is it nowadays with people saying "I’m Sorry?" It seems to me, from my perch in the crow’s nest, that some people don’t understand when to say "I’m sorry." Take these blighters, for example: Two Albanians who held 23 passengers hostage at gunpoint inside an Athens bus have apologised for their actions. Hmm. "I’m […]

This is Good News

MS damage repair mechanism found Scientists have identified a gene which controls the body’s ability to repair the nerve damage inflicted by diseases like multiple sclerosis. I hope that it all works out. Article here. Why is this not big news with the US MSM’s?

This is sad

Was having a forum conversation, regarding a private newspaper company publishing customized Bibles this Sunday. The Gazette of Colorado Springs, Colo., plans to include customized Bibles with all copies of its home-delivered newspapers this Sunday, a staffer confirmed to E&P Friday afternoon. The International Bible Society is paying the Gazette $36,000 to distribute the New […]

I Blame Chirac

Seems as if old Jacques was asleep at the radar: French utility workers are struggling to restore electricity supplies after a hurricane-force storm left six people dead and thousands without power. The storm hit Paris without warning and lasted only a few minutes, but caused havoc there and across the north. The Eiffel Tower and […]

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