Archive for March, 2006

Ted Rall: “Air Force Shot Down United Flight 93 on 9/11″

Friday, March 10th, 2006

America’s favorite piece of human debris is now officially in the business of pushing September 11th conspiracy theories, and his isn’t any more believable than anyone else’s: The 9/11 Commission Report says that “at some time between 10:10 and 10:15″ Dick Cheney ordered the Air Force to shoot down the plane, which had turned east [...]

ACLU: Lethal Injection Violates First Amendment

Thursday, March 9th, 2006

In yet another attempt to use semantics to overturn the death penalty, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has filed suit in federal court claiming that the method of lethal injection used by the State of California violates the First Amendment: SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – The American Civil Liberties Union claimed Wednesday that California’s lethal [...]

Arsonists: It Was A Joke

Thursday, March 9th, 2006

3 teenagers who set fire to several Baptist Churches were arrested on Wednesday. Their explanation was that it was a “joke that got out of hand.” The arson attacks apparently began when the three got into Cloyd’s sport utility vehicle for a night of deer shooting in Bibb County on Feb. 2, according to Walker [...]

Clinton: Illegal Immigration Made This Country Great

Thursday, March 9th, 2006

Hillary Clinton has started her 2008 Presidential campaign by criticizing Republican efforts to reform immigration laws: WASHINGTON (AP) – Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, a potential White House candidate in 2008, said Wednesday some Republicans are trying to create a “police state” to round up illegal immigrants. Clinton, D-N.Y., spoke out on the U.S. immigration policy [...]

Peter Biondi Has Lost His Mind

Tuesday, March 7th, 2006

Republican Peter Biondi of the New Jersey Legislature has proposed a bill which would allow people who believe they have been damaged by a posting on an Internet forum to sue the operator of the web site for damages: This bill would require an operator of any interactive computer service or an Internet service provider [...]

Dear Babs: It’s Called a “Spell Checker”

Monday, March 6th, 2006

In her posting of February 28, 2006, Barbra Streisand once again put her lack of intelligence on display for all the world to see: Barbra Streisand has launched a new spelling error-ridden dispatch on the Internet — a dispatch that mocks President Bush for being a “C student!” In her February 28th, 2006 essay, Streisand [...]

Results of the CD Poll for the week of February 19, 2006

Wednesday, March 1st, 2006

The results from last week’s CD Poll are in: What type of access should Iran have to nuclear materials and technology? The very same access that Hiroshima and Nagasaki had.: 89% (17) They should have limited, monitored access. After all, they’re not very friendly.: 5% (1) They should have full access. It’s their right.: 5% [...]

Nine Years of Bliss…

Wednesday, March 1st, 2006

Today Rene and I celebrate our Ninth Wedding Anniversary. Looking back over the years, my decision to ask her to marry me still stands out as the smartest thing I’ve ever done. For nine years, Rene has put up with my sometimes sophomoric humor, my obsession with Rush, and my brother Marty. Then there’s that [...]