Roe vs. Wade and Eugenics

La Shawn Barber has a few things to say about the fact that black women are three times as likely to have abortions as their white counterparts.

Portugal Abandons Socialists, Turns Right

Cavaco Silva finished well ahead of the two Socialist candidates in the Portuguese Presidential elections, VIDEO HERE.Portugal voters elect a reform-minded economist as President to help boost the stagnant economy, run by socialists.

Bad Day for Congress, Good Day for Used-Car Salesmen

It may be the fact that Hillary Clinton, the Former First Lady involved in more scandals than any First Lady in American History- including a HUD Secretary Scandal (You really have to try hard to be a First Lady involved in a HUD Secretary Scandal!), is out blasting the current Republican Administration for being corrupt and inept, that Democrats are still failing to see a significant boost from the Abramoff Scandal in national polls.In the latest Rasmussen poll: Just 31% believe there will be less corruption if Democrats win control of Congress.

Is Hugo Chavez Pulling a Qaddafi?

Hugo Chavez may be pulling a trick the “World’s 11th Worst Dictator”, Muammar Qaddifi pulled back in 2000.Twelve Columbian politicians held captive by the FARC Terrorist Organization have appealed to Hugo Chavez to aid in their release:Twelve Colombian politicians kidnapped by Marxist rebels in 2002 have appealed in a video for Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to help in their release.

Bareknuckle Podcasting

It was an honor to spend some time with Shawn Wassan in this week’s “Bareknucklepolitics” podcast.

Iran Sends in Children Human Shields to Nuke Plants

Iran sends in children to guard nuclear facilities.Iranian athletes form a human chain around the Uranium Conversion Facility (UCF) to show support for Iran’s nuclear program in Isfahan, 430 km (267 miles) south of Iran’s capital Tehran, January 22, 2006.

George Bush, the Big Dog

Sometimes the message is lost in translation.George Bush, Big Terrior, Terrier?

Jimmy Carter Parades the World's 10 Worst Dictators

Parade Magazine released its Annual List of the World’s 10 Worst Dictators today.A quick glance at this list brings up images of Jimmy Carter traversing the globe, leaving his little footprints all over millions of oppressed, starving and murdered innocents.

T-Shirts for Terrorists

Stefania at Free Thoughts points out how one Danish Company is raising money for terrorist groups by selling T-shirts.

Tough Times

The New York Times (yellow) and the LA Times (blue) have run into some Tough Times.The Washington Post is not far behind.The Texas Rainmaker has more sad news for the left.

Leftie Bloggers Shut Down the WaPo Comments Section

The Washington Post has decided to shut down its comment section:What we’re not willing to do is allow the comments area to turn into a place where it’s OK to unleash vicious, name-calling attacks on anyone, whether they are Post reporters, public figures or other commenters.

Hillary Covers All Bases at Princeton Talk

Hillary accuses Bush Administration of outsourcing Iran problem,VIDEO HERE.** Like her husband, Hillary covered all the bases in her talk last night in Princeton, New Jersey **Hillary the “Hawk-ette”, as quoted in Newsday:”I believe that we lost critical time with …

Ex-Iranian Hostages Offer Advice on Dealing with Iran

A group of Americans held hostage in Iran 25 years ago, held a reunion on Thursday and had advice on how to deal with the current crisis with Iran:Joe Hall, an Army operations coordinator at the embassy, was interrogated and beaten.

Breaking Pink Hawk's Purple Heart

More on the “swiftboating” of John Murtha…In the “Grape Vine” segment on Special Report tonight Brit Hume noted that the actual attack on Murtha garnered very little attention but the defending of Jack Murtha (who was recently honored with a “Pink Badge of Courage” from liberal anti-war group Code Pink) is drawing quite a bit of press, VIDEO HERE.The Washington Post headlined a story on Saturday, January 14, 2006…

How The Left Supports Our Troops

TigerHawk explains.The US strike earlier in the week nailed an Al Qaeda bomb maker.The party was “packing” afer all!

Blonde Joke

Grouchy Old Cripple has the best blonde joke ever!

Anderson Cooper Sees Substance to "Plantation" Remark

From “360” with Anderson Cooper on Tuesday, January 17, 2006:COOPER: But — but that is — but Hillary Clinton was speaking — I mean, particularly about — about the plantation remark, does it seem inappropriate to you?

Iraqi Troops to Replace US in Al Anbar Province

Iraqi-American Haider Ajina sends this hopeful news from Iraq:The following is Haider’s translation of a headline and news published by the Arabic newspaper Dar Alhayat on Wdnesday, January 18th.”Iraq’s PM Al Jafari agrees to replace U.S.

God's Wrath Leaves New Orleans, Lands in Houston

The Wrath of God that hit New Orleans this past year spread that wrath to nearby Houston, Texas:Police in Houston reported a 23 percent jump in murders over the last year as the fourth largest U.S.

Suicide Bombers Win Out at Golden Globe Awards

Best Foreign Language FilmParadise NowHollywood awarded “Paradise Now” best foreign film at the 2006 Golden Globes Awards on Monday, January 16, 2006.Davids Medienkritik ran this earlier review of the film from Germany’s Daily WELT:A Jaundiced Look at a Sympathetic FigureHany Abu-Assads film is the first fruit of the “World Cinema Fund”, the mutual film sponsorship of the Berlinale and Federal Cultural Foundation.

US Wounded in Iraq Down 26%

USA Today notes that casualties in Iraq were down significantly in ’05 from the year before:The number of U.S.

Iran Loses It

What could they possibly be thinking?CNN Banned from Iran After Nuclear Translation GaffeWho’s next?

A Journalistic Bomb

The New York Times really bombed with this photo.The American Thinker explains why.Jeff Taylor has a photo comparison.

A Tender Code Pink-Nancy Pelosi Fracas

The far left Democratic Activists of Code Pink protested far left Democratic Minority leader Nancy Pelosi on Saturday,VIDEO HERE Nancy Pelosi said to the Code Pink protesters during the town hall meeting yesterday that she “supports meeting the needs of our men and women in uniform.” But, this was a strange response since she has voted against supporting the needs of the men and women in uniform on several occasions.It makes you wonder just what was going on here?Code Pink demonstrators protest Nancy Pelosi in San Francisco, yesterday.Nancy Pelosi was greeted by Medea Benjamin and other Code Pink members in San Francisco on Saturday:War protesters raised their voices at Saturday’s town hall meeting in San Francisco hosted by House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi.Hundreds of people attended the packed meeting at Marina Middle School.

Democrats and Their Abramoff Connections

The Washington Post today created a stir in the democratic ranks when they reported on the democratic ties to Abramoff:The second complaint is from Republicans, who say The Post purposely hasn’t nailed any Democrats.

China Police Bust Up Another Protest, One Feared Dead

A 13 year old girl may have died in another violent police crackdown on protesters in southern China:Up to 20,000 people from several villages in Guangdong province’s Sanjiao township near Zhongshan city gathered on a highway just after dusk on Saturday to continue protests that had begun earlier in the week.”Between 30 to 50 people were injured as police were attacking anyone they saw,” one villager named Tan, told AFP.

George Galloway is Really Just a Big Pussycat!

** GEORGE GALLOWAY PLAYS A PUSSYCAT IN CELEBRITY BIG BROTHER, VIDEO HERE **Since he is in “lockdown” on the “Big Brother” set, he may not know about the stir he is creating on the outside, including his “pussycat” picture on the front of the Evening Standard.

Remembering Martha-Ann Bomgardner

It was a great week for Judge Alito, a bad week for bullying democrats on the Judicial Committee and a sympathetic week for Martha-Ann Bomgardner.But, the sad fact is, when it comes right down to it, most Americans probably won’t remember much of the week anyway, including Judge Alito:In spite of broad, high-profile news coverage of the U.S.

After 45,000 Torched Vehicles in '05, France Has Itself a Crisis

** As the US sees a steady decline in violent crime, French crime is escalating **10,000 of those 45,000 torched French vehicles were set ablaze during the riots of October and November.When you break these numbers down: – During the rioting months an average of 5,000 vehicles were incinerated- During normal months an average of 3,500 vehicles were incineratedThis average of 3,500 cars torched per month was actually being reported before the rioting broke out in November.

Al Zawahiri, Al Qaeda #2, Targeted in Pakistan Attack

Al Qaida’s #2, Al Zawahiri may be dead.Ayman al-Zawahiri, al-Qaida’s No 2 leader, may have been among victims of a US strike on a Pakistani village which killed 18 people, ABC television reports citing Pakistan military sources.