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Mildred Loving dead at age 68

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: May 6, 2008 · Comments (4)

41 years ago next month, Mildred and her husband Richard, won a landmark Supreme Court decision. The USSC in Loving vs. Virginia overturned the anti-miscegenation that made it illegal for the Lovings to be married in Virginia. See Mildred was black, and her husband Richard white. Laws like that... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.9/5 (7 votes cast)

Politics Update

Posted by Jayson Javitz · Published: April 25, 2008 · Comments (4)

Clinton lobbies superdelegates after Pennsylvania win * * * Hell, if I were Clinton I'd be pointing to those results -- especially the disasterous numbers for Obama among working-class whites and among mature voters -- until the superdelegates had no choice but to cling to my sides in Denver. *... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.9/5 (9 votes cast)

The Sheriff

Posted by Jayson Javitz · Published: April 25, 2008 · Comments (52)

Arizona residents, long-time conservatives, and other law & order mavens, certainly know the tall tales of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio. For those not in the know Arpaio -- the "toughest sheriff in America" -- has for almost 20 years been titillating law enforcement hawks and angering and dispiriting liberal... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.6/5 (23 votes cast)

Charlton Heston dead at 84

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: April 6, 2008 · Comments (26)

The screen legend passed away yesterday. What was your favorite Heston movie? The Ten Commandments? Ben Hur? El Cid? Or was it something else? The Private War of Major Benson, Soylent Green, or Planet of the Apes? I'll take all nominees but anyone who mentions Earthquake will be banished from... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.1/5 (7 votes cast)

No Country for Old Men

Posted by Jayson Javitz · Published: February 25, 2008 · Comments (8)

Awesome flick. That Best Picture Oscar richly was deserved. It's good to see the Acadamy is getting in tune with grittier and edgier fare. For those who missed it, "No Country" takes a bit of "The French Connection," and mixes in elements of "Taxi Driver" and "The Hitcher," with a... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.1/5 (8 votes cast)

Fred Thompson Endorses McCain -- Again

Posted by Jayson Javitz · Published: February 8, 2008 · Comments (17)

'This is no longer about past preferences or differences. It is about what is best for our country and for me that means that Republican[s] should close ranks behind John McCain.' -- Fred Thompson, February 8, 2008 That endorsement is not at all surprising. You see, Fred Thompson already endorsed... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.5/5 (8 votes cast)

Ironic Liberal Media Headlines of the Day

Posted by Jayson Javitz · Published: January 30, 2008 · Comments (3)

Obama calls Clinton a divisive figure -- AP * * * Why Edwards Never Caught On -- Time I guess after all there's only one America. * * * McCain ended 2007 with campaign debt -- AP That's true, McCain is heading for the nomination despite being the 'poorest' of... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.2/5 (12 votes cast)

McCain, Inc.

Posted by Jayson Javitz · Published: January 30, 2008 · Comments (10)

Now that McCain clearly is heading towards the nomination, I figured it would be worthwhile to start thinking about the near-term futures of his major rivals, other politicos who've lately been in the news, and a few others from McCain's Senate circles. Click the below link to read more.... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.8/5 (8 votes cast)

Romney Praises Bush, has 'deep respect' for the president

Posted by Jayson Javitz · Published: January 26, 2008 · Comments (15)

Courtesy of Reuters: 'I salute the fact the president has kept us safe these past six years,' Romney told a rally on Saturday in Florida, whose primary on Tuesday is the next test in the most wide open race for the Republican nomination in 50 years. * * * 'Has... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.7/5 (18 votes cast)

Pro golfer Rory Sabbatini gives $170,000 to US military charity

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: January 26, 2008 · Comments (3)

In case you missed this at Wizbang Sports. Rory Sabbatini at least took a step toward mending his image this week when he donated his Target last-place check of $170,000 to the United Through Reading Foundation, which assists servicemen and women and their families who are in combat overseas.This isn't... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.6/5 (14 votes cast)

It has been a rough week

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: January 21, 2008 · Comments (10)

First there was my chemo and radiation for my cancer. I even threw up on a copy of Golf World. No not the magazine with the noose on its cover. Add to this the fact that in one week we lost Bobby Fischer, the creator of the frisbee Richard Knerr,... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.5/5 (4 votes cast)

Richard Knerr, maker of the Hula Hoop and Frisbee, dead at 82

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: January 19, 2008 · Comments (3)

First Bobby Fischer dies, and now we lose the maker of the frisbiee. As Tom Maguire says at Just One Minute- "Take away frisbees and chess and I can't imagine how I would have misspent my youth." Amen to that, my wife though was partial to the Hula Hoop. RIP... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.5/5 (8 votes cast)

Former World Chess Champ Bobby Fischer dead at 64

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: January 18, 2008 · Comments (22)

He was a genius on a chess board. No doubt about it. Off the board he was controversial and often wrong. Though some of his claims, like the Soviet players collaborating at the 1962 Candidates Tournament in Curacao, were eventually proved true. My interest in chess was sparked by the... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.7/5 (12 votes cast)

Ironic Media Headlines of the Day

Posted by Jayson Javitz · Published: January 15, 2008 · Comments (5)

Kucinich loses appeal to join MSNBC debate -- MSNBC You can't even make that stuff up. * * * Clinton, Obama vow to bury race debate -- Associated Press {wink, wink} * * * Grammys seek waiver to use Hollywood writers -- MSNBC Talk about self-parody. * * * Brazil's... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.8/5 (8 votes cast)

Rove to Write Memoirs, Liberals Vow Protests

Posted by Jayson Javitz · Published: December 21, 2007 · Comments (12)

I'm kidding about the protests. Then again, maybe that's not a joke. I can see it now. Waves of old hippies and young students dragging their pot bellies and paper mache hats from VW Bugs and Toyota Priuses. Forming human chains in front of Borders stores. Shouting down anyone who... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.5/5 (12 votes cast)

Rush Limbaugh Will Have First Exclusive Interview with Karl Rove

Posted by Kim Priestap · Published: August 14, 2007 · Comments (13)

From the PR Newswire: LOS ANGELES, Aug. 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Live on the radio airwaves tomorrow, August 15, at 1:06 p.m. ET, Karl Rove will be a guest on The Rush Limbaugh Show. This is the former Deputy Chief of Staff's first exclusive interview since his resignation from the Bush... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.6/5 (16 votes cast)

Karl Rove Set to Resign at the End of August

Posted by Kim Priestap · Published: August 13, 2007 · Comments (29)

From the Wall Street Journal: Karl Rove, President Bush's longtime political adviser, is resigning as White House deputy chief of staff effective Aug. 31, and returning to Texas, marking a turning point for the Bush presidency. Mr. Rove's departure removes one of the White House's most polarizing figures, and perhaps... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.1/5 (22 votes cast)

Saint Elizabeth

Posted by Lorie Byrd · Published: July 5, 2007 · Comments (56)

Brent Bozell reminds some of those in the media who spent the past week praising Elizabeth Edwards for denouncing the hatefulness on the right of some things Edwards (and some of those working for her husband) have said in the past few years. Evidently those in the media were not... [Full Story]

Rating: 2.9/5 (66 votes cast)

Tammy Faye is dying

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: May 11, 2007 · Comments (10)

Ann Althouse asks compassion for Tammy Faye Bakker Messner, who is in the late stages of terminal cancer, according to Gay.com. My thoughts and prayers go out for her. ... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.7/5 (7 votes cast)

Tony Snow to Undergo Surgery

Posted by Lorie Byrd · Published: March 23, 2007 · Comments (19)

Tony Snow will undergo surgery on Monday to remove a small growth. Presidential spokesman Tony Snow is undergoing surgery Monday to remove a small growth in his lower abdomen, a procedure he said was being done "out of an aggressive sense of caution" because he had colon cancer two years... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (10 votes cast)

Ann Coulter Doesn't Speak For Me

Posted by Lorie Byrd · Published: March 3, 2007 · Comments (45)

Ann Coulter has a brilliant mind. In her books and columns she makes excellent observations, often using humor to bring a point home. The fact that she is brilliant and has been such a forceful voice for conservatism in the past makes it all the more tragic, in the true... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.2/5 (16 votes cast)

Ann Coulter -- The Deadhead Interview

Posted by Lorie Byrd · Published: June 26, 2006 · Comments (7)

This is fun. (Link via Lucianne.)... [Full Story]

Rating: 0/5 (0 votes cast)

Rethinking a Rush to judgment

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: June 20, 2006 · Comments (51)

I've stated several times my dislike for Rush Limbaugh. Ever since he attacked Chelsea Clinton on his (mercifully) short-lived TV show, I've had a contempt for him. He struck me as a blowhard and a lout. I was a fan of his for a time before that incident, but haven't... [Full Story]

Rating: 0/5 (0 votes cast)

The Dixie Vics' New Image

Posted by Lorie Byrd · Published: May 25, 2006 · Comments (30)

"Vic" as in "victims," that is. I used to be a huge fan of the Dixie Chicks' music. I still love the music, and I still own their first three CDs, but I rarely ever listen to them anymore. There are many liberal recording artists that have spoken out against... [Full Story]

Rating: 0/5 (0 votes cast)

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