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Wednesday, May 28
Obama:"Everybody should be bilingual, or everybody should be trilingual."
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Wed 28 May 2008 11:15 PM EDT
"We've got to have creative students and teachers to innovate. It's harder to be creative," Obama says, but change is necessary for improvements in education. "When it comes to second-language learners, the most important thing is not to get bogged down in ideology, but figure out what works," Obama says. "Everybody should be bilingual, or everybody should be trilingual." The comments drew loud applause. More>>>
Obama's Gaza Campaign Headquarters
by
Riley Jones
on Wed 28 May 2008 10:27 PM EDT
This is a news article from Al AlJazeera, so this is one slanted biased report. One thing they are not shy about is the Muslim love for Barack Obama. -Riley
Yeah, right: “One of these days he and I are going to be rocking on chairs in Texas…”
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Wed 28 May 2008 09:15 PM EDT
One thing missing in all the coverage of McClellan’s fifteen minutes of book fame is proper reflection on how poorly served President Bush has been by his closest advisors. More>>>
Lunatic tries to place John Bolton under "citizens' arrest"
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Roland, the Gunslinger
on Wed 28 May 2008 09:08 PM EDT
Security guards blocked the path of columnist and activist George Monbiot, who tried to make the arrest as Mr Bolton left the stage More>>>
Britain is now 'worse than Iraq'
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Wed 28 May 2008 08:25 PM EDT
A HERO paratrooper attacked with an iron bar as he went to buy a pizza last night branded Broken Britain "more dangerous than Iraq". More>>>
Motorist told flag could be racist
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Roland, the Gunslinger
on Wed 28 May 2008 08:13 PM EDT
A teenage motorist was told to remove an England flag from his car by a police officer because it could be offensive to immigrants. More>>>
Two Lives, One Social Security Number
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Wed 28 May 2008 08:07 PM EDT
Like arriving home to see a broken window, Holli knew something was wrong when she pulled up the statement from her new 401(k) account and saw a stranger's name there. Under her name and account information, she found a second name: Paulino Rodriguez. But was it an accident, random vandalism or a serious crime? She opened the virtual door to her account and sorted through the broken glass. Her worst fears would soon be confirmed. More>>>
50 Mostly Immature and Hurtful Ways to Leave Your Lover
by
Riley Jones
on Wed 28 May 2008 03:39 PM EDT
We’ve all been there: the painfully over-done relationship that neither party has the guts to end. If you’ve been in a dead relationship for a while, or if you’ve been cheated on and can’t get over it, maybe a nice creative break up is just what the doctor ordered. More>>>
Group will sue to list walrus as threatened
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Wed 28 May 2008 02:50 PM EDT
A conservation group gave notice Tuesday that it will sue to force federal action on a petition to list the Pacific walrus as a threatened species because of threats from global warming and offshore petroleum development. The deadline was May 8 for an initial 90-day review of the petition by the U.S. Department of the Interior, according to Center for Biological Diversity attorney Brendan Cummings. More>>>
Conservatives Give Jindal Thumbs up as McCain's VP
by
Riley Jones
on Wed 28 May 2008 02:37 PM EDT
Conservative leaders are rallying around Bobby Jindal, the 36-year-old Republican governor of Louisiana, as a possible vice presidential running mate for presumptive nominee Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.). Jindal met with McCain in Sedona, Arizona, last week but says he wants to keep his job as governor for now. More>>>
"Houston, we have a problem..."
by
Riley Jones
on Wed 28 May 2008 12:08 PM EDT
Four words you don’t want to hear in space: “The toilet is broken.” The crew aboard the International Space Station is working on a problem with the system for collecting solid and liquid waste, which is a trickier proposition without gravity than it is on the Earth. Space toilets use jets of fan-propelled air to guide waste into the proper container. More>>>
ABC, DrudgeReport, FBI Punk'd by Terror 'Fan Video'
by
Riley Jones
on Wed 28 May 2008 11:55 AM EDT
The video was actually released on Monday. And while it is called ''Nuclear Jihad, The Ultimate Terror," it is not from Al-Qaeda -- or any other major terrorist group. Rather, it is "a jihadi supporter video compilation," notes Ben Venzke with IntelCenter -- a flick "made by fans or supporters who may not have ever had any contact with a real terrorist." More>>>
Now it's EX-'gays' getting pummeled
by
Riley Jones
on Wed 28 May 2008 10:18 AM EDT
Homosexual activist groups long have denied that ex-"gays" exist and have charged those ministries that work with the needs of those desiring to leave the lifestyle are fraudulent. One such activist even recently attributed the crime of rape to the "sickness" of the ex-"gay" movement. More>>>
Some valium, wine and membership in the Mile High Club (Funny, Off Color)
by
Riley Jones
on Wed 28 May 2008 10:04 AM EDT
American To Charge For First Checked Bag (Satire)
by
Riley Jones
on Wed 28 May 2008 08:46 AM EDT
American Airlines announced that they would be charging $15 for a customer's first checked bag. What new revenue streams are the other airlines implementing? More>>>
Our Collectivist Candidates
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Wed 28 May 2008 04:40 AM EDT
On Sunday Barack Obama urged graduates of Connecticut's Wesleyan University to devote themselves to "collective service." This is not an unusual theme for a commencement address. But it was interesting how long he went on discussing various kinds of nonprofit activism without ever mentioning the virtues of commerce or of individual achievement. He also did not cite the military as an example of service to one's country. This is a surprising omission More>>> Transcript of Obama's Wesleyan Commencement Address
Rachael Ray, Dunkin' Donuts and the Keffiyeh Kerfuffle
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Wed 28 May 2008 04:30 AM EDT
I've been a fan of Dunkin' Donuts for years. Their Munchkins are heaven. Their coffee is better and cheaper than Starbucks. And the company's management has taken a brave and lonely stand in support of immigration enforcement -- refusing to hire illegal aliens and blowing the whistle on applicants with bogus Social Security numbers. More>>>
Sue, Sarah, Sue
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Wed 28 May 2008 04:26 AM EDT
The polar bears are doing just fine, thank you very much. So says Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, who announced last week that her state would sue to block Washington from listing the animals as "threatened" under the Endangered Species Act. And it's a good thing, too - because the new bear-population protections mask what may be the most serious threat to American economic might in decades. More>>>
Judge rejects La. congressman's bribery theory
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Wed 28 May 2008 04:17 AM EDT
A federal judge has refused to toss out a bribery indictment against a Louisiana congressman who argued that his alleged misdeeds were technically more akin to influence peddling than bribery. In an order made public Tuesday, U.S. District Judge T.S. Ellis III denied a motion filed by U.S. Rep. William Jefferson, D-La., seeking dismissal of 15 of the 16 counts against him. More>>>
Misandry is the message
by
Riley Jones
on Wed 28 May 2008 01:00 AM EDT
The family on the sofa is divided, but not equally. On one side a sullen, rather menacing father stares defiantly at the camera; on the other, a waifish, stressed-looking mother is shielding anxious children. The message of the advertisement is one we have heard or seen innumerable times in the media: domestic violence is only perpetrated by men, who are by nature disposed to controlling behaviours, while women and children (an inseparable unit) are always innocent victims. I call it misandry, discrimination against men, but although the Ontario Human Rights Code bars “discrimination via signs or symbols,” I doubt that any charges of discrimination will be laid against the Canadian Women’s Foundation, which has been carpet-bombing the media with this ad. More>>>
Dems seek to avoid meltdown
by
Riley Jones
on Wed 28 May 2008 12:20 AM EDT
Those people who believe all problems have solutions may be unfamiliar with the inner workings of the Democratic Party. On Saturday, the party’s Rules and Bylaws Committee will try to solve a big problem, in order to avoid a huge problem in order to prevent a train wreck. More>>> |
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