The latest media embarrassment: MSNBC reporter Erin Burnett calls President Bush a monkey twice during her report on the economy(?).She obviously is not following the economic news like she should- growth of 4.9%.(Actually the monkey comments happened 5 days ago but went unnoticed until today.)It’s evident that Erin thought it was hilarious.I’m not laughing.
Benazir Bhutto will join Nobel Peace Prize winner Al Gore at an all star summit in London on global warming.The Daily Times reported: LAHORE: Former US vice president Al Gore and former Pakistan premier Benazir Bhutto will join Hollywood stars for a summit to tackle climate change, global poverty and healthcare issues today, Press Association National Newswire reported.
The ultimate abuse.Iran has banned the word “Women” from public television.AKI reported: Tehran, 29 Nov.
MAN IS DOWN ON THE STREET- HE JUST GAVE HIMSELF UP!No one was hurt- Thank God all are safe.
“When the other side’s candidates get up, they look like the 1950s.
Hot for teacher…Angry Sudanese protesters burn a newspaper carrying a photo of British teacher Gillian Gibbons, during a protest in Khartoum, Sudan, after Friday prayers, Friday Nov.
All dressed up and ready to kill.What should have been “her” most memorable day, ended in a public defrocking.Sadly, the lovely bride was not able to enjoy her honeymoon.
International AIDS Awareness Day is coming up and hardliner Indonesian clerics think they have discovered an effective way to stop the spread of the AIDS virus.STONING.They want to promote their program instead of the National Condom Week program suggested by the government.AKI and Religion of Peace reported: Jakarta, 29 Nov.
Maybe, just maybe, their is a bit of life left in Venezuela…It had looked like the Chavez regime was going to close shut the door to freedom forever on this former democracy but maybe not just yet.
A group of Muslims Against Terrorism held a rally at the Saudi Arabian Embassy in Germany this week.Iraqi Barutha News carried the story.No Western media outlets felt the protest was a newsworthy story.
We can only hope that THIS TIME the nutty ers will hear him.
(Updated and Bumped)CNN offered a basket full of Democratic Plants for the holidays…That basket is starting to fill up fast… and that’s without the CAIR plant.
The Iranian Regime continues its crackdown…Kamangir has the story and more photos.
After CNN was busted by Bob Bennet last night for having a member of Hillary’s steering committee ask questions at the Republican debate, Anderson Cooper said this: “Certainly had we had that information would have ackowleged that (he was a member of Hillary’s Gay Steering Committee) if we would have used his question if we would have used it at all.” The video is HERE.
Iran announced that it launched its second domestically produced submarine, equipped with an anti-sonar system that they claim is completely undetectable to sonar.
An historic security agreement was signed today in Iraq…6,000 Sunnis signed on to weed out the remaining insurgents in their communities.In this photo released by the U.S Air Force, Sunni tribal leaders congratulate each other after signing a security pact in Hawija, 240 kilometers (150 miles) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Nov.
Two of my favorites, Rudy and Mitt went at it early.
Venezuelan National Guard tear gas students in Caracas!University students run from tear gas fired by Venezuelan National Guard soldiers outside the Metropolitan University in Caracas during a protest against constitutional reforms proposed by Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez.
The ACLU loses their case against Christmas.
The brave Buddhist monks of Burma have vanished since the crackdown by the junta on the democracy protests in September.Zayar took this photo of the thousands of monks marching in the Hledan area of Rangoon back in September.
Green Mountain Politics is showcasing the latest democratic campaign ads.This one by Mike Gravel hits the mark:It’s snappy.Right on, Mike!… Power to the people!
(Updated and Bumped)LAY THIS BOGUS IRAQI SLAUGHTER STORY TO REST… Reportedly, on Sunday 11 close family members of Jordanian-based Baathist reporter Dia al-Kawwaz, who runs the online anti-Iraq newspaper Shabeqat Akhbar al-Iraq, were slaughtered in Baghdad.
“I’m a servant for all Iraqis and there is no difference between Sunnis, Shiites, Kurds, or Christians.” Top Shiite Cleric Ayatollah Ali al-SistaniNovember 28, 2007 “The Iraq War is a civil war.” Senator Joe Biden (D-.)November 26, 2007 There certainly are two very different outlooks on the Iraq.One extreme consists of the Democratic members of Congress.
The situation is very tense in Lebanon since pro-Syrian President Lahoud stepped down this past weekend leaving the office vacant.Could this be the start of a new war?
How do they do it?This latest rewrite of history by the Clinton’s was published in today’s New York Times from a Bill Clinton advisor: “Mr.
Umm… Israeli terrorism?
Western Journalism Hits a New Low…You would think that “Reporters Without Borders“, of all organizations, would do a better job at fact checking their Baathist Party propaganda stories before they go global with them?You would think?But, sadly that isn’t how things are done by today’s Reporters Without Borders (and email and phones).
Clashes in Venezuela…Protesters battle in the streets of Puerto La Cruz in run-up to the Chavez referendum for absolute power.An opponent to President Hugo Chavez, left, uses an iron stick to hit a Chavez supporter during a rally against the reforms to the nation’s constitution proposed by the president in Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela, Tuesday, Nov.
This shepherd left his flock unattended.A U.S.
Not bad.A Tigris River bridge was bombed three days ago by a suicide terrorist.It took the Iraqis and Americans less than 3 days to repair it to where it is operational again.The Qayyarah Bridge on the Tigris River lost more than 100 feet of its span due to a truck bombing on Nov.
This half hairsalon/half restaurant in Cairo is just for girls… But, no Christians, please.
Let’s give them a state…West Bank Protester: “I Felt Today I Was in Gaza”…Now, that’s bad!Members of the Palestinian security forces scuffle with a protester during an anti-Annapolis rally in the West Bank city of Hebron November 27, 2007.
More wonderful news for Iraq.More tragic news for Iraqi defeatists.
One FARC‘ing Mess…What started as an innocent trip to explore Marxist experiments in South America, has turned into a FARC’ed up nightmare for the impressionable young Dutch peace activist.
What a very sad day for Israel.
The rampaging youth are shooting at police with shotguns.BBC has video of the street warfare HERE.Young residents of Villiers-le-Bel, a northern Paris suburb, vandalize an abandoned police car during clashes late Monday, Nov.
With support dwindling for his Marxist policies at home, Chavez again attacked the Colombian government on Monday hoping to whip up populist sentiment against his neighbor.Demonstrators burn tires at a protest against constitutional reforms proposed by Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez in Valencia, Venezuela, Monday, Nov.
Sadly, the terror bride missed out on her honeymoon…The suspect terrorists tried a modern-day Iraq War version of “shotgun wedding.” (Iraq Defense Ministry and CNN) “Something borrowed.
Sing Halleluiah!The hope for mankind returns to White House on peace mission.Gorical Returns!
Iraq asks US to stay.Today, Iraq announced that the Mosul Airport will reopen for civilian flights starting on Sunday.
Riots broke out in Paris last night after two “youths” were killed when they collided with a police car… on their stolen moped.
Yesterday’s rumors are making headlines in Great Britain…“Snarls, smears and innuendo for Hillary Clinton as attack dogs get ready for the fray” Hillary Clinton has been accused of having an affair with Huma Abedin.
Enlightened Taliban members torched aid food for pregnant women in the region.
Will the ice break at the White House?
Chavez says Colombian advisors want “War”!
President Musharraf held talks with the chairman of the American Jewish Congress’s Council for World Jewry recently.
Opposition leader Boris Nemtsov was arrested today in St.
Jerusalem- The Wailing WallJune 7, 1967An Azure report: Sometime around 10:15 on the morning of June 7, 1967… The first reservist paratroopers of Brigade 55 broke through the Lion’s Gate leading into the Old City of Jerusalem and reached the narrow enclave of the Western Wall.
It looks like a good crop.Michelle Malkin posted the finalists.Sticky Notes made the cut.
Finally, Archbishop Tutu is called out on the carpet.Sudanese Human rights activist and former slave Simon Deng blasted Archbishop Desmond Tutu for his outrageous remarks at an anti-Israeli conference in Boston.Former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami, right, and Desmond Tutu, left, the Archbishop of Cape Town shmooze at the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations meeting at United Nations headquarters Tuesday, Sept.
Poor Gaza tunnel smugglers…The increased competition is driving down profit margins.Gaza’s the underground economy is bustling.IMRA and The Economist reported: Egypt says that restrictions on the strength of its forces in Sinai prevent it from clamping down on smuggling.
The Hizb ut Tahrir protesters shouted “Go back to America!” before the arrival of the US military aid ships.
This news ought to tickle the cut-and-run Democrats and their supporters in Code Pink and MoveOn.org… 5,000 troops are coming home.Finally, there is something Democrats can celebrate.
Doug Ross has the latest on the Clinton Machine’s relationship with indicted mega-donor Vin Gupta.Hillary with close friends and mega-donors, the Gupta family.Doug Ross has these questions for starters: * Why would you and your husband sell the Clinton Library Donor List to InfoUSA but not disclose the list to the public?
Iraqi television even skipped the Muslim midday call to prayer in order to keep transmitting the proceedings.New cardinal Patriarch Emmanuel III ly of Iraq waves as he leaves at the end of a Consistory ceremony at the Vatican November 24, 2007.
This can’t be good— Lying on the Pope!MSNBC says the Holy Father calls for an end to the Iraq War.So is that what the Pope said?Or, is that MSNBC wished he said?Here is MSNBC and Reuters: Pope Benedict, elevating 23 prelates from around the world to the elite rank of cardinal, made a pressing appeal on Saturday for an end to the war in Iraq and decried the plight of the country’s Christian minority… Speaking of ly during the ceremony in St Peter’s Basilica, Benedict said Christians in Iraq were “feeling with their own flesh the dramatic consequences of an enduring conflict … “ Let us together reaffirm the solidarity of the whole Church with the Christians of that beloved land and invoke from the merciful God the coming of longed-for reconciliation and peace for all the peoples involved (in the conflict),” he said in his homily.
Hamas promises to make its Qassam rockets more deadly.In the first six months of 2006 after Israel withdrew completely from Gaza, there were 500 Qassam rocket attacks on the city of Sderot, Israel.
It’s especially rough when other bloggers are snitching on you to the Iranian regime.Hossein Derakhshan, or Hoder, is sometimes called the “Blogfather of Iran” and is responsible for being the brains behind the thousands of blogs in Iran.