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Crossposted from Stop The ACLU
Its that time of the year again. The time when the intolerant grinches like the ACLU start trying to fill their stockings with your tax dollars in their attempts to secularize Christmas. The ACLU try their best to deny their attacks on Christmas. They call those defending Christmas [...]
Via the AP:
The Bush administration wants North Korea’s attention, so like a scolding parent it’s trying to make it tougher for that country’s eccentric leader to buy iPods, plasma televisions and Segway electric scooters.
The U.S. government’s first-ever effort to use trade sanctions to personally aggravate a foreign president expressly targets items believed to be favored [...]
Via KWQC:
The San Diego City Council is not rolling out the welcome mat for Wal-Mart.
It has voted to ban certain giant retail stores, hurting Wal-Mart’s ability to expand within the city.
The measure prohibits stores of more than 90-thousand square feet that use ten-percent of space to sell merchandise that is not subject to sales tax. [...]
Yes, a federal judge has ordered the Treasury Department to change the United States’ currency because it currently discriminates against blind people. No, I did not take license with the word “discriminates.” The judge actually used that word. Money discriminates against blind people. Actually, the government discriminates against blind people by printing money that is [...]
Via the AFP:
The French government said it would make 10 million cut-priced condoms available in high schools, night clubs, cinemas and hospitals to try to combat the spread of HIV-AIDS.
Health Minister Xavier Bertrand said the campaign aimed to ensure safe-sex becomes “a reflex”, with condoms to go on sale for 20 euro cents (25 [...]
Via the AP:
The Supreme Court ruled against The New York Times on Monday, refusing to block the government from reviewing telephone records of two Times reporters in a leak investigation concerning a terrorism-funding probe.
The one-sentence order came in a First Amendment battle that involves stories written in 2001 by Times reporters Judith Miller and Philip [...]
So much for “land of liberty.” What ever happened to personal choice and freedom?
Smoking opponents hope this month’s elections increase the prospect of higher cigarette taxes and more smoke-free restaurants and bars in Iowa.
Anti-tobacco activists have been frustrated for years in the Iowa Legislature, where Republican leaders kept their bills stuck in committee.
Now, Democrats will [...]
Via the Des Moines Register:
Texas co-defensive coordinator Gene Chizik has been introduced as Iowa State’?s new football coach.
Chizik arrived this morning at the Ames airport and was presented to Cyclone fans during a 6 p.m. event today at Hilton Coliseum.
“We were challenged to get him,” Iowa State athletic director Jamie Pollard told The Des Moines [...]
When Al Gore either (1) runs for President, or (2) endorses someone for President, you can bet the other guy will win. See Al Gore circa 2000; also see Howard Dean circa 2004.
Via KWQC:
Gore says he has no plans to run for president again and with so few candidates declared for 2008, it’s too soon [...]
Via the BBC:
A court in Yemen has sentenced a newspaper editor to a year in jail for reprinting Danish cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad. The court also ordered the independent weekly newspaper which carried the cartoons to be closed for six months.
I’ve written plenty on the subject.
Muslims Throwing Temper TantrumsIs Europe United on Cartoons? [...]
Stupid.
A homeowners association in the southwestern Colorado town of Pagosa Springs has told one of its residents to take down a Christmas wreath shaped as a peace sign, because it’s “divisive.”The association’s president said three or four residents have complained the wreath is an anti-Iraq war protest or a symbol of Satan. He said some [...]
Happy Thanksgiving! I’m going to eat and watch football all day, but first I’d like to share two Thanksgiving news stories.
The first comes from Fox News, where the President was pardoning some turkeys.
Two turkeys are thankful that they aren’t being featured on a Thanksgiving menu this holiday.
President Bush on Wednesday pardoned the two white-feathered birds [...]
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