Wizbang: August 2007 Archives

Nifong Found In Contempt, Not That it Matters

Posted by Paul · Published: August 31, 2007 · Comments (20)

I've been given harsher sentences for a speeding ticket. Judge Finds Duke Prosecutor in Contempt DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - Mike Nifong, the disgraced former Durham County district attorney, was held in criminal contempt of court Friday for lying to a judge when pursuing rape charges against three falsely accused Duke... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.2/5 (27 votes cast)

Breaking: Senator Craig to Resign Tomorrow

Posted by Kim Priestap · Published: August 31, 2007 · Comments (50)

People are so eager to see Senator Craig leave that his replacement was leaked before he even resigned, which isn't expected until tomorrow: Idaho Republican Sen. Larry Craig will resign from the Senate amid a furor over his arrest and guilty plea in a police sex sting in an airport... [Full Story]

Rating: 2.9/5 (15 votes cast)

Top Dem fundraiser turns himself in

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: August 31, 2007 · Comments (36)

Fugitive Democratic fundraiser Norman Hsu has surrendered to authorities, reports Paul Elias for the Associated Press: A top Democratic fundraiser whose criminal past has roiled the campaigns of top presidential candidates turned himself in Friday in California, where he had been a fugitive for more than 15 years. Judge H.... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.9/5 (23 votes cast)

This Week's Business News

Posted by Jayson Javitz · Published: August 31, 2007 · Comments (3)

Total Income Growth 6.31% - year-over-year increase in total personal incomes. 2.36% - year-over-year total consumer inflation rate. Economic Growth -- Q2 Inflation-adjusted GDP growth in Q2 was revised upward, from an initial reading of 3.4 to the current reading of 4.0. B.S. Degrees Don't Stand for Bulls**t CNN.money ran... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.6/5 (13 votes cast)

Hurricanes, Florida Style

Posted by Cassy Fiano · Published: August 31, 2007 · Comments (62)

Today, John Hawkins has a new column up on Townhall called It's Time to Get Over Katrina Already. He makes an excellent point: Two years after Katrina, everywhere you turn, there are people carping, whining, and kvetching. Just why hasn't the pity party for the citizens of New Orleans run... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.8/5 (34 votes cast)

More on Politics

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: August 31, 2007 · Comments (2)

Recent topics on Wizbang Politics, also accessible by the tab at the top of this page: Four-star Veep? . . . Are Republicans looking at retired Gen. Tommy Franks as running mate? Purple passion for Paul for President. . . Ron Paul supporters are dedicated and enthusiastic . . .... [Full Story]

Rating: 2.7/5 (10 votes cast)

Breaking: John Warner Won't Run for Reelection

Posted by Kim Priestap · Published: August 31, 2007 · Comments (15)

Allahpundit just posted this at Hot Air. Warner's press conference is going on right now with no news from the wires yet. Update: The AP has the story here. ... [Full Story]

Rating: 2.6/5 (5 votes cast)

Michigan Will Hold the First Primary

Posted by Kim Priestap · Published: August 31, 2007 · Comments (9)

It's set for January 15th, once Governor Granholm signs on, which she is expected to do. So that means my husband and I along with all other voting Michiganders will be voting in our primary before anyone else in the country, until New Hampshire and Iowa move theirs up, that... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.5/5 (6 votes cast)

"Slimed in the Green Zone"

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: August 31, 2007 · Comments (46)

No, it's not a "B" horror flick from the '50s - it's what Democratic members of Congress are saying about their recent trip to Iraq, as reported by Jonathan Weisman for the Washington Post : The sheets of paper seemed to be everywhere the lawmakers went in the Green Zone,... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.4/5 (21 votes cast)

Check out the new RightRoots

Posted by Lorie Byrd · Published: August 31, 2007 · Comments (3)

If you have not already visited the new, improved RightRoots site be sure to do so and to share the link with anyone you know who wants to help elect conservatives to office. In a mere three months leading up to the 2006 elections RightRoots was able to raise $300,000... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.4/5 (5 votes cast)

Tony Snow to Step Down September 14th

Posted by Kim Priestap · Published: August 31, 2007 · Comments (17)

He'll be replaced by Dana Perino. Again, he's citing financial reasons for stepping down. He took a huge paycut when he accepted the position of White House Press Secretary. He was making more money as a radio talk show host but took the position anyway because he thought it was... [Full Story]

Rating: 4/5 (10 votes cast)

A Disgusting Lack of Principle

Posted by DJ Drummond · Published: August 31, 2007 · Comments (53)

I am disgusted. Not in the way Mitt Romney is, but rather with people like Romney, who put image ahead of principle in certain times and places. We all screw up, but someone accused of public misconduct gets lonely real quick; one's closest friends and supporters become curiously absent when... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.6/5 (21 votes cast)

UN-worthy Of Trust

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: August 31, 2007 · Comments (8)

Well, yesterday we got the news that several vials of phosgene, a very nasty poisonous gas, were discovered in the UN headquarters. They were supposed to have been destroyed years ago, but apparently some UN bureaucrat with more greed than common sense (which narrows down the suspect list to... well,... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.6/5 (16 votes cast)

Jonah Goldberg on Liberals' Moralizing

Posted by Kim Priestap · Published: August 31, 2007 · Comments (58)

Jonah Goldberg has an interesting take on the Larry Craig situation that is spot on when it comes to liberals. Those on the left aren't condemning Larry Craig's supposed lewd conduct but are instead condemning his hypocrisy on the matter. Jonah notes that the hypocrisy that the liberals can't stand... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.1/5 (19 votes cast)

Wizbang Weekend Caption Contest™

Posted by Kevin · Published: August 31, 2007 · Comments (123)

It's Friday, which means it's time for the Wizbang Weekend Caption Contest™. Enter your best caption for the following picture: Winners will be announced Sunday. Update: Winners announced. Click on the link to read the winning entries. The contest is now closed. A new edition of the Weekend Caption Contest™... [Full Story]

Rating: 3/5 (4 votes cast)

A Little Red Meat For The "Anti-Immigrant" Crowd

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: August 31, 2007 · Comments (12)

Every now and then, a spate of stories will come out that all touch upon one of my "hot buttons" and I'll tie them all together in a bit of a roundup. This morning, it's illegal aliens. First up, Elvira Arellano is still in the news. She's back in her... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.2/5 (22 votes cast)

Global Warming Causes Cougar Attacks That Didn't Happen

Posted by Paul · Published: August 31, 2007 · Comments (18)

Just when you thought the media couldn't say anything dumber on the topic of global warming; the old record gets shattered... Warning! This will hurt the brain of any thinking person. Climate change could be causing cougar attacks: expert CANMORE, Alta. -- A combination of warm winters and Alberta's population... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.4/5 (19 votes cast)

Spiders take over in commie plot

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: August 31, 2007 · Comments (12)

The Webs of Death approach. Repent! Repent! Via The Associated Press: Entomologists are debating the origin and rarity of a sprawling spider web that blankets several trees, shrubs and the ground along a 200-yard stretch of trail in a North Texas park. Officials at Lake Tawakoni State Park say the... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.6/5 (9 votes cast)

So, like, what year was, like, 9-11, like?

Posted by Cassy Fiano · Published: August 30, 2007 · Comments (45)

Want proof that the nation has forgotten 9-11? It's easy to see that we have in the cut-and-runners, the treachorous rhetoric of liberal politicians, and the devil-may-care attitude towards national security that has permeated the country. But how's this for shocking: a bunch of San Diego State University students couldn't... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.3/5 (20 votes cast)

Haditha prosecution crumbling?

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: August 30, 2007 · Comments (91)

Only one Marine still stands charged of actions at the scene of the alleged "Haditha massacre," and the case against him is in doubt, writes Paul Von Zielbauer of the New York Times: But now, after months of courtroom examinations, the prosecutions have faltered. Since May, charges against two infantrymen... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.6/5 (19 votes cast)

Jay Tea's Evil Thought Of The Day

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: August 30, 2007 · Comments (39)

The whole Senator Larry Craig thing is still going strong, and it's having all sorts of repercussions all over the place. And one of those places is inside the sick and twisted recesses of my brain, where I managed to draw a few connections that I probably should not have,... [Full Story]

Rating: 2.9/5 (10 votes cast)

Pakistan: moment of truth?

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: August 30, 2007 · Comments (8)

Rumors have been circulating for weeks about contacts between the military regime of President Musharrif and the democratic party of exiled former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, the inference being that a compromise to restore Pakistan's democracy is in the works. Given the conciliatory tone of the following piece, where only... [Full Story]

Rating: 4/5 (9 votes cast)

South Korean hostages freed

Posted by Cassy Fiano · Published: August 30, 2007 · Comments (6)

Just in: all of the South Korean hostages have been freed: Taliban militants on Thursday released the final seven South Korean captives they had been holding, bringing an end to a six-week hostage drama, witnesses said. The captives were handed over to Reto Stocker, head of the International Committee of... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.4/5 (9 votes cast)

Nerve gas found at UN

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: August 30, 2007 · Comments (32)

Vials of the deadly nerve gas phosgene have been discovered at the UN in New York. They may have been left over by UN inspectors from pre-war Iraq, reports Brian Ross for ABC: CORRECTION: Phosgene isn't a "nerve gas," but rather a "choking agent." It was used in WWI combined... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.7/5 (9 votes cast)

Green On Green: So Delicious, It's Obscene

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: August 30, 2007 · Comments (44)

There is nothing quite so delicious as watching two of your adversaries go after each other. And there's a wonderful case going on right now. The other day, I got a press release from PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, a name almost Stalinesque in its irony). They... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.6/5 (21 votes cast)