Archive for May, 2005

“Deep Throat” Revealed (Maybe)

Tuesday, May 31st, 2005

Someone else has now claimed that they are the legendary “Deep Throat,” the source Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein used to uncover the Watergate scandal:
SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) – One of the most enduring mysteries in American politics and journalism may have been solved with word Tuesday that former FBI official W. Mark Felt claims [...]

Is This Really Why He was Elected?

Tuesday, May 31st, 2005

State Assemblyman Craig Stanley is tackling the big issues in New Jersey:
State Assemblyman Craig Stanley is taking issue with a satanic symbol representing the state’s National Hockey League team, which has won three Stanley Cup championships.
“This is an age where symbolism is very important,” said Stanley, a Baptist deacon whose resolution to rename the team [...]

First Your Guns, Next Your Knives

Friday, May 27th, 2005

I think we all saw this coming:
A&E doctors are calling for a ban on long pointed kitchen knives to reduce deaths from stabbing.
A team from West Middlesex University Hospital said violent crime is on the increase – and kitchen knives are used in as many as half of all stabbings.
They argued many assaults are committed [...]

Political Profile

Thursday, May 26th, 2005

Your Political Profile

Overall: 85% Conservative, 15% Liberal

Social Issues: 100% Conservative, 0% Liberal

Personal Responsibility: 75% Conservative, 25% Liberal

Fiscal Issues: 100% Conservative, 0% Liberal

Ethics: 50% Conservative, 50% Liberal

Defense and Crime: 100% Conservative, 0% Liberal

How Liberal / Conservative Are You?

This surprised me — I thought I would be more than 50% conservative on Ethics issues. Click the [...]

Helen Thomas: Still Crazy After All These Years – Part 2

Thursday, May 26th, 2005

It seems that Helen Thomas is off of her medications again:
Wire Queen Helen Thomas today ripped into White House spokesman Scott McClellan over his claims the United States is in Afghanistan and Iraq — by invitation.
Joined in progress…
Q The other day — in fact, this week, you said that we, the United States, is in [...]

Where Is Microsoft’s Browser Dominence?

Tuesday, May 24th, 2005

Was looking through the stats for my blog today and came across the following interesting stats:

The upshot of this is that more than 40% of the people who view my blog use a browser other than Internet Explorer. With reports of Microsoft’s market share percentage being in the low 90’s, this surprised me.
I’ve got [...]

Child Population Dwindles In San Francisco

Tuesday, May 24th, 2005

Surprise! Surprise! Parents are leaving San Francisco in droves:
SAN FRANCISCO – Anne Bakstad and Ed Cohen are starting to feel as if their family of four is an endangered species in San Francisco.
Since the couple bought a house five years ago, more than a dozen families in their social circle have left the city for [...]

Illegal Aliens Die In Arizona

Monday, May 23rd, 2005

Illegal Aliens crossing the border in Arizona died in the triple-digit heat this weekend:
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) – The sudden onset of triple-digit heat led to a rash of deaths among illegal immigrants over the weekend in the Arizona desert, with 11 people reported dead between Friday and Monday.
Scores more were saved in nearly 50 rescue [...]

Dean: Only Perfect People Can Criticize

Monday, May 23rd, 2005

DNC Chair Howard Dean inferred yesterday that only people who are without fault can criticize him or his liberal pals:
Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean yesterday defended his public mocking of conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh’s battle against addiction to painkillers, saying, “It is galling to be lectured to about moral values by folks who [...]

Ward Churchill: Indian Tribe Is Lying

Thursday, May 19th, 2005

Embattled liberal professor Ward Churchill says that an Indian Tribe he claims to be an associate member of is lying when it says he is only an honorary member.
In a statement on its Web site, the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians said it gave Ward Churchill an “honorary associate membership” because he promised to [...]

Coulter: Where’s The Editorial Judgment At <em>Newsweek?</em>

Thursday, May 19th, 2005

I have been reading about the fiasco at Newsweek and have not written about it mostly because other bloggers are doing such a good job. Today, Ann Coulter published a column that pretty much sums up how I feel on the matter. An excerpt:
When Isikoff was the first with detailed reporting on Paula Jones’ [...]

(YAWN) Mexico Protests Immigration Reforms

Wednesday, May 18th, 2005

Mexico has formally complained to the United States about the forthcoming immigration reforms:
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico formally complained to the United States on Monday in an escalating dispute over immigration that led President Vicente Fox to make remarks last week that were widely condemned as racist.
Foreign Minister Luis Ernesto Derbez told reporters that Mexico [...]