A quick trip around Hannity’s America… Here We Go Again… Federal authorities are investigating the mysterious disappearance of more Clinton administration material from the National Archives. This time, it’s a computer disc that contains highly sensitive Secret Service and White House operating procedures, and oh, about 100,000 Social Security numbers. …
Read More »GOP Congressional Candidate Calls the Cops on a Reporter
Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Reporter’s Notebook Reporter John McCormack from the conservative Weekly Standard attended a forum Monday night where New York special election congressional candidate Dede Scozzafava spoke to fellow Republicans. After the event, McCormack approached the candidate peppering her with questions about card check, …
Read More »On Blasphemy Day, Freedom of Speech Is in the Eye of the Beholder
The artist whose cartoon shook the world says his fight for freedom of speech is not about bashing religion, but about preventing violence and the criminalization of ideas. “I have no problem with religion,” says Danish artist Kurt Westergaard, who was in the U.S. this week to inaugurate the first …
Read More »Amusement Park Pressed to Change Admission Policy After Quadriplegic Marine Denied Free Entry
The family of a 25-year-old quadriplegic Marine is pressing a Michigan amusement park to change its admission policies after the park denied a request to grant the man free entry even though he isn’t physically able to ride on any rides. Michigan’s Adventure, an amusement park located in Muskegon, has …
Read More »Bolivia Becoming a Hotbed of Islamic Extremism, Report Concludes
A poor, agrarian, landlocked country in South America with a nearly 100 percent Christian population is hardly the place one would expect to become a hotbed of Islamic extremism in the Western Hemisphere. But a recent report by the Open Source Center (OSC) of the Office of the Director of …
Read More »Shuttle Atlantis Being Flown Back to Florida
Space shuttle Atlantis headed home Monday morning, riding piggyback atop a Boeing 747 for the trip from Edwards Air Force Base in Californina to the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Fla. NASA had earlier postponed the journey due to bad weather. Thunderstorms and high winds prevented plans to begin …
Read More »Obama Takes Another Hit From Support Group
Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Home Team Disadvantage New York Democratic Senator Charles Schumer is asking the Obama administration to block millions of dollars in stimulus aid from going to a clean energy wind farm in Texas, because all of the turbines would be made overseas. Schumer …
Read More »MSNBC Bigots Psychoanalyze Palin Fans
So apparently Sarah Palin sold over 300,000 copies of her book in one day and, as you can guess, they were all bought by racist bigots who are bigoted racists. At least, that’s what the sociology professors over at MSNBC Community College believe. Check out “Hardball” guest Norah O’Donnell impersonating …
Read More »AIG Bailout Promotes Shariah Law, Lawsuit Claims
The U.S. government’s bailout of the American International Group is helping promote Shariah law, a lawsuit filed in federal court in Michigan alleges. The suit — brought with the support of the Thomas More Law Center, a non-profit law firm that promotes conservative Christian values — claims that making U.S. …
Read More »Reality Check: Audrina's Blog Saves 'The Hills' but Probably Ruins Her Friendship
The friendship between Audrina Patridge and Lauren Conrad has stood many tests. It’s survived Audrina’s friendship with Heidi Montag, her rift with Lo Bosworth, Lauren’s hatred for basically everything Audrina likes (including JustinBobby) and, after this week’s episode, even the world’s craziest rumor. But can they survive Audrina’s latest blog …
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