Tag: current events
member name: Carolyn G.
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June 29, 2007 12:18 PM EDT --
Some alert paramedics responding to a call noticed a car that appeared to be smoking. They called the police who found a car packed with gasoline, explosives, and nails. It was in a very high foot traffic . . .
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July 05, 2007 02:49 PM EDT --
Today on CNN I saw a story of barbarity almost beyond belief. In India among many Hindus when a woman becomes a widow her family throws her into the street with the clothes on her back to fend for herself . . .
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July 08, 2007 08:33 AM EDT --
According to reports coming out of D.C. things are looking pretty grim for Mr. Bush's surge. Back in January a group of benchmarks were written into the appropriations bill that demanded that both . . .
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July 29, 2007 03:02 PM EDT --
I have been doing some reading on La Raza and some of the other groups that are advocating totally open and uncontrolled borders for the United States. First off, I notice they don't advocate that . . .
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August 26, 2007 12:31 PM EDT --
There is a push in New York city for more rights for illegals. This push, backed by the unions, is in response to abuses by employers of illegals largely in the restaurant business. Some of these delivery . . .
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September 04, 2007 11:14 AM EDT --
Just when I think that nothing can happen to surprise me, I find situations that once again remind me of the true depth of the capacity for human stupidity over rational thought. Given certain types of . . .
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September 14, 2007 11:51 AM EDT --
I got a form letter from the CEO of Mattel today in response to the comments I left on their website. In it he talks about how he has five kids and how Mattel cares so deeply about the welfare of children . . .
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October 01, 2007 02:53 PM EDT --
WalMart has apparently gotten the message concerning just how angry and worried parents are about toys for their children in this upcoming holiday season. They have taken two steps, one of which I find . . .
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October 04, 2007 04:17 PM EDT --
A judge has denied Senator Larry (wide-stance) Craig's request to withdraw his guilty plea. He ruled that Craig had submitted the plea voluntarily and with full understanding of what it meant to do . . .
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January 22, 2008 11:04 AM EST --
I read an article today that is particularly telling with regard to the other economic indicators. I am sure that most of you have read people trumpeting how the economy cannot be all that bad because . . .
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June 28, 2007 12:56 PM EDT --
Today in a vote falling 14 votes short of the number required to cut off debate, the Senate effectively killed the amnesty bill that was being pushed so hard by Democrats and the President. Billed as a . . .
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August 13, 2007 12:44 AM EDT --
Already we're hearing happy happy joy joy sounds out of the administration regarding this so-called surge. It's working! So they say. Upon what do they base this assessment? Military progress on . . .
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August 30, 2007 11:16 PM EDT --
I watched an interview on MSNBC today concerning a letter that has gone out from the Department of Homeland Security to employers every time that they send in letters to verify identity as is required . . .
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September 06, 2007 06:53 PM EDT --
I have said quite recently that Democrats have a positive genius for snatching defeat from the jaws of victory and not to count them out of repeating the same thing in 2009. Well, apparently they have . . .
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September 13, 2007 12:32 AM EDT --
The Immigration service is trying scare tactics now to convince us that we need to grant amnesty as opposed to doing other things to deal with the illegal immigration problem. In a hearing an ICE official . . .
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October 11, 2007 12:50 AM EDT --
I had my ten seconds of fame today, and I admit that while I am pretty blasse about most things, this had my heart racing and put a big smile on my face for a few minutes.
I was watching The Situation . . .
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October 27, 2007 01:17 AM EDT --
I read an article on the CNN home page by a writer named Navarette. He was discussing the fires and the fact that he and his family were going to have to evacuate, then he tossed in a snotty aside to . . .
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July 07, 2007 03:00 PM EDT --
I can't give you any reference for this as I heard it on the top of the hour news on the radio as I was out running errands. It seems a recently graduated law student who failed his bar examination . . .
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August 07, 2007 01:13 AM EDT --
I was reading an article recently. It was focused on the differences between appearance and reality in regard to job creation, joblessness, and the overall economy. The statistic that showed that over . . .
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September 17, 2007 08:42 PM EDT --
The man in this story is a perfect example of a waste of good air to even keep him alive. He is a married man with children. He's educated and successful. He's a Federal Prosecutor and he's . . .
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