The jury returned a ” guilty” verdict against a Tennessee politico’s spawn on two of the four hacking related charges. David Kernall was accused of hacking into her email during the campaign and then releasing info, documents and pictures to the media.
From Sarah Palin’s facebook page this afternoon:
“My family and I are thankful that the [...]
More on this story. “Belgium bans burkas: Women who refuse to show faces to be jailed for a week under draft law,” from the Daily Mail, April 30: Belgium became the first European country to impose a full ban on wearing a burka last night. Its parliament approved a draft…
Ask a leftist or a Paulestinian why Usama bin Laden orchestrated the 9/11 attacks, and you’re likely to get a lecture involving imperialism, cultural insensitivity, blowback, or all of the above, while a conservative would be more likely to blame radical Islamic ideology. Tonight’s “Hannity” explores a far simpler factor—he thought he could get away [...]
Sure to raise some Keynesian hackles, a new poll released today by Rasmussen Reports demonstrates that 66%, or 2 out of 3 American voters, believe that tax cuts are better for job creation. This number has increased notably since January when 59% of voters reported the same view. In contrast, an abysmal 18%, or less [...]
In what has to be the final nail in Arizona’s coffin, comedian Paul Rodriguez (to whom we all thrilled in Beverly Hills Chihuahua) has canceled his engagement at the the Wild Horse Pass Resort in Chandler, Arizona. Similar announcements are pending from others in the Latino entertainment community, raising the very real possibility that [...]
Morocco, a once moderate Muslim nation appears to be shifting more radical by kicking out foreign Christians and harassing local ones.
I got an email today I’d like to share with you:
Hi Kathy …
Your comment today about Glenn Beck’s “falling” Nielsen ratings was bang on, especially when you wondered if the recession has some people cutting off the cable TV.
It does, but it’s a tiny bit more complex than that.
* Nielsen’s NATIONAL ratings are measured via [...]
The Arizona Legislature sent Gov. Jan Brewer a bill Thursday that would ban ethnic studies programs in the state that critics say currently advocate separatism and racial preferences.
It’s called the “Tornado of Ideas” and it’s a sculpture on the Texas Tech campus that cost about $142,000. It was commissioned in 2004 and created by Bronx, NY artist Tom Otterness. Sounds wonderful, doesn’t it, a “tornado” of clashing ideas? It might bring to mind a place of higher learning where students are encouraged [...]
Conservatives like Bill Kristol and John McCain still don’t ‘get’ the defense budget. Nor do they understand 21st Century U.S. military requirements. McCain actually wants to cut the defense spending. Kristol wants to increase defense spending, but doesn’t understand what that the new money must be spent on. Both Kristol and McCain, moreover, lack strategic vision. And both contribute to the failure of strategic vision that is now endemic on the Right.
