A quick update on a story from earlier this week… Marie Morrow, a 17-year-old senior at Cherokee Trail High School in Aurora, CO is head back to school. Morrow was suspend on Feb. 5 after other students observed prop rifles used by her Young Marines drill team in her Dodge Durango which was parked at […]
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Stupidity Run Amok: Teacher Placed On Leave For Facebook Photo
I’m slowly working my way through the stories that I bookmarked over the weekend… Most of them aren’t blog worthy but this one: Teacher placed on leave for questionable Facebook posting BEAVER DAM (WKOW) — Beaver Dam school officials placed a middle school teacher on administrative leave after discovering a photograph of the teacher with […]
Anti-Israel Hate Rears It’s Ugly Head
Someone using the name Joanna Pardue posted tried to post the following comment to a post on anti-Israel hated: If it’s okay to kill Palestinian women and children – [collective punishment] then it’s okay to kill Jewish women and children – outside Israel. If a few bombs go off in Jewish daycare centers around the […]
Ashley Judd: Idiot
There was a time when I was an Ashley Judd fan but then she started saying things like this (emphasis mine): Among the millions of people who are excited by the election of President Obama is Ashley Judd, as she demonstrated at the 40th birthday luncheon for NARAL Pro-Choice America at the Hilton Washington Tuesday. […]
You’ve Got to Be Kidding me: US Airways Passengers Considering Lawsuits?
From USA Today: Many US Airways (LCC) passengers who endured a crash landing in the Hudson River 12 days ago say they appreciate the $5,000 that the airline has offered — but some say it’s not enough. Joe Hart, a salesman from Charlotte who suffered a bloody nose and bruises, says he “would like to […]
New Jersey Authorities Remove Boy Named Adolf Hitler From Parents Home
I mentioned the story of 3 year old Adolf Hitler Campbell about a month ago… In an odd twist New Jersey authorities have apparently removed Adolf and his sisters JoyceLynn Aryan Nation Campbell and Honszlynn Hinler Jeannie Campbell from the home of their parents, Heath and Deborah Campbell. No word on why the children were […]
Food Police?!? How About Nanny State Lunacy
I’m only paying half attention to the new at the moment but of thing caught my eye… First Cassy Fiano at Wizzbang points out this little gem of Nanny State insanity from Britain: Home cooks will also be told what size portions to prepare, taught to understand “best before” dates and urged to make more […]
Pat Buchanan: Anti-Semitic Crackpot
There was a time when I liked Pat Buchanan (although I can’t remember when or why) but over the years he’s said a variety of things that caused me to classify him as an crackpot… Like this summer when he blamed America for Russia’s invasion of Georgia. Or like last night on MSNBC’s “1600 Pennsylvania […]
The World Really is Coming to an End
This story is making the rounds so I might as well toss my two cents in. From CNN’s Political Tickler blog: Porn industry seeks federal bailout From CNN’s Rebecca Sinderbrand and Mark Preston Larry Flynt is asking for a bailout. WASHINGTON (CNN) — Another major American industry is asking for assistance as the global financial crisis […]
Unbelievable: Sallie Mae Refuses to Fogive Fallen Marine’s Student Loans – Updated
I’m at a loss for words here… This is simply unbelievable, obscene, insensitive, awful… I don’t know what to call it: Ungrateful Sallie Mae By Kevin Cullen, Boston Globe, December 18, 2008 Ian McVey could have been anything. He chose to be a Marine. It is not a path that most kids from Weston would […]
Just When I Think I’ve Seen and Heard it All
What kind of a parent names their children Adolf Hitler Campbell, JoyceLynn Aryan Nation Campbell and Honszlynn Hinler Jeannie Campbell? Parents like Heath and Deborah Campbell: Holland Township man names son after Adolf Hitler Sunday, December 14, 2008 By DOUGLAS B. BRILL The Express-Times HOLLAND TWP. | In a living room decorated with war books, […]
Sarah Palin’s Church Damaged by Suspicious Fire
Alaska Governor Sarah Palin’s home church was heavily damaged by a suspicious fire Friday night. Damage to the Wasilla Bible Church was estimated at $1 million, authorities said Saturday. No one was injured in the fire, which was set Friday night while a handful of people, including two children, were inside, according to Central Mat-Su […]
Oh Happy Day
A few weeks ago I published a short post on the demise of Atrivo (aka Intercage). Today Washington Post technology columnist Brian Krebs brings word that McColo Corp., a Northern California hosting firm that had been identified by the computer security community as home base for machines responsible for coordinating the sending of roughly 75 percent […]
Lest We Forget… Why He Fought
From the Boston Globe via Michelle Malkin: The following is a blog entry written on Aug. 30, 2008, by Army Specialist Stephen Fortunato, who was killed Tuesday in Afghanistan when the vehicle he was riding in was blown up by an improvised explosive device. This entry was forwarded to the Globe by his mother, Elizabeth […]
Florida 7th Grader Called Racist For Wearing Palin T-shirt
I thought liberals were supposed to be the tolerant ones??? VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35, Orlando) — She’s only 12 years old but Ashleigh Jones is feeling the heat of this election year. That’s because the seventh grader at New Smyrna Beach Middle School was called a racist by classmates for wearing a pro-Sarah […]