RNC Raids
by Glen Greenwald writes that Minneapolis police were out in force today, “dropping in on” some of the Twin Cities’ hippy crowd and making them feel right …
Month: August 2008
Georgian Provinces Defect to Russia
Did anyone out there seriously doubt that the takeover of the disputed regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia would be the outcome of Russia’s little …
Dissecting Obama’s Acceptance Speech
24 hours ago Democrats were salivating all over themselves after Barack Obama gave his speech accepting their nomination for president. Since then I’ve been waiting …
Liberals on Palin
Amanda Marcotte says that Sarah Palin is a clever choice for McCain to have made but immediately heads to the abortion issue to disqualify her, …
McCain and Sarah Palin
John McCain has picked Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as the bottom half of his ticket. Having never heard of her before there’s little to be …
Putin Blames U.S. for Georgia
Vladimir Putin is a bad boy and, like all bad boys, has a propensity for telling lies whenever he thinks he can get away with …
Celebrity Limitations
I like Kid Rock’s music but not his foul-mouthed lyrics, many of which are nearly blue as the writing on certain not-to-be-named liberal web sites. …
Democratic Revolution?
Hillary Clinton says she’s moved on after losing a tightly contested race for the Democratic presidential nomination. I hope that’s not true and that she …
Conventions Shakes Nuts Loose
Judging from these two stories, the loony-toon tree is being shaken pretty hard out in Denver and the nuts are falling to Earth. First, Alex …
Hallmark Store Demonstrates Decency
This little ditty says that some Hallmark stores owned by a small-time franchisee are refusing to sell the company’s new greeting cards that celebrate homosexual …