June 19, 2005
Enforcing the law

Just for the record, for those who think that those on the right go easy on those who hold somewhat sympathetic views, federal prosecutors are looking to throw the book at James Kopp. Kopp murdered abortionist Barnett Slepian. Now, federal prosecutors in Buffalo are pressing their charges against Mr. Kopp, among them a charge that […]

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June 18, 2005
Persecution in China

I just thought I'd share this tidbit from the July 4 issue of National Review: When criticized for suppressing religious freedom, China's Communist rulers sometimes claim that churches in all countries are required to register with their governments. Meanwhile, word escapes Jilin province that 600 worshippers in underground Christian churches there were recently arrested. Yes, […]

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June 17, 2005
Non-apology apology

Sen. Dick Durbin has done a limited pullback on his slander of American troops. “More than 1700 American soldiers have been killed in Iraq and our country’s standing in the world community has been badly damaged by the prison abuses at Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo. My statement in the Senate was critical of the policies […]

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June 17, 2005
Dirty Duke

Today's Union-Tribune has some follow-up reporting on Republican Congressman Randy "Duke" Cunningham that should've been in its first report -- and evidence continues to grow that Cunningham is on the take. A broad list of home sales during the approximate period of the sale and in the approximate geographic area ranges between $700,000 and $1.7 […]

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June 17, 2005
Gadget watch

What are the odds that "Weird Al" Yankovic has one of these?

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June 17, 2005
Oh, they don't mean it literally

Thanks to actor/reporter Sean Penn, I'm relieved to discover that the radical Muslim ruling minority in Iran isn't really serious about that "Death to America" thing. But he told a film student during a visit to Iran's Film Museum in Tehran on Monday that the "Death to America" slogan chanted each week at Friday Prayers […]

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June 17, 2005
Slander

Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin again refused yesterday to apologize for comparing American troops to Nazis, the jailers of Stalin's gulag and Pol Pot and his murderous regime. Michelle Malkin has a handy roundup of links. Little Green Footballs' Charles Johnson dipped his toe in the sewer and got a little "Screw Them" Kos infection. Among […]

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June 16, 2005
Interview with Rick Boucher

Wired News has an interview with Rep. Dick Boucher (D-Va.) on his efforts to return fair-use rights to the public. WN: Fair use is all well and good, but isn't the entertainment industry saying, "You can use this stuff, but we are not obligated to present it to you in a form that is easy […]

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June 16, 2005
Following-up on Paynter

Seattle Post-Intelligencer columnist Susan Paynter, hasn't used her latest opportunity to give the other side of the story. She's obviously in no hurry -- in fact, it appears she has a history of just telling one side of the story.

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June 15, 2005
Slandering the troops

Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin -- in an outrageous display of historical ignorance, hyperbole and idiocy [link PDF document] -- compared U.S. servicemen and women to Nazis. When you read some of the graphic descriptions of what has occurred here [at Guantanamo Bay]--I almost hesitate to put them in the [Congressional] Record, and yet they have […]

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