Just got done listening to today's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on military tribunals. Lots of good stuff there, but all parties involved were really taking shots at a shadowy figure in the dark because the rules for the tribunals they were debating haven't been made yet. Lots of speculation from all parties involved. But the […]
Heard from a pinhead on "Special Report with Brit Hume" today, regarding John Walker, the American who fought for al-Qaeda and the Taliban: "I think he's a very confused young man and I feel sorry for him and his family." -- Woman on the street This is the same guy who said, according to his […]
Just a couple of short notes for today. I haven't been feeling very good and I'm just physically exhausted. There were a lot of Arab-American and Palestinian supporters on the various television shows today. You could hardly flip a channel without seeing someone saying that it is basically Israel's fault that they are getting bombed. […]
Every Sunday morning I record as many of the news shows that I can. Priority is given to "Fox News Sunday" and I record the other shows as best I can. On ABC's "This Week" Sam Donaldson interviewed Portland, Ore., police chief Mark Kroeker on his department's refusal to cooperate with the FBI's request to […]
Some end-of-the-week hoyblurbs (that's what I'm calling them for now, if you've got a better suggestion please send it my way) from around the Internet, and around the world. Quote of the Day: It's God's job to judge Osama bin Laden; it's the U.S. Marines job to arrange a face-to-face meeting. Was former President Bill […]
I know it's late, but sometimes the silly things some people say just won't wait until morning. In an interview Thursday morning with CNN's Paula Zahn, Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) addressed the challenges facing women in Afghanistan. You know during the Clinton administration, we took some very strong stands. We refused to recognize the Taliban. […]
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