NPR turned down an exclusive interview with the President of the United States because it was requested Juan Williams present the questions.
The White House reached out to National Public Radio over the weekend, offering analyst Juan Williams a presidential interview to mark yesterday’s 50th anniversary of school desegregation in Little Rock.
But NPR turned down [...]

John Bolton was one of the most intelligent, honest Ambassadors to the United Nations the United States has ever had.
He proves it once again in his commentary last night on Hannity and Colmes in reference to Ahmadinejad.

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I must admit that until reading the following article, I had not had much interest in learning about Facebook. From this article at Politico and the bit of research I did, it appears to be the place to be on the web, primarily for college students.
This particular age group has been chastised in the [...]

I had this in my stack of stuff to post, but the Anchoress beat me to it and did it much better than I would have.
According to IBD it was George Soros who funded all those anti-American rallies last year that drove the right wing nuts crazy, and they fell into his trap.
Here’s part of [...]

Mary Katharine Ham of Townhall secured this excellent footage at the rally of the Vets for Freedom and Blue and Gold Star families.

I found some of the answers the individuals attending this event received from some of our elected officials and a few other “celebrities” quite interesting. At least those asking the questions and [...]

Ed Driscoll has addressed the evolution of mass media in its various forms just superbly.
If you are someone involved in the information business from mass media to talk radio or the largest or smallest blog on the web, this is a must read.
The twentieth century was the high point of mass culture—or “the [...]

Personally, I hope so. All this nonsense about disenfranchising certain voters and this being about the color of someone’s skin has gone far beyond sensibility.
When the United States Supreme Court addresses the issue early next year, their ultimate decision could affect elections in this country for years.
The Supreme Court said on Tuesday it [...]

The brain is fuzzy from a touch of the flu so I hope you will bear with me as all I have the intelligence (and energy) to do right now is link to what I thought were a few interesting reads.
You know that BDS we have all come to recognize instantly? Here’s a piece [...]

Here’s the Iranian News Agency’s account of Ahmadinejad’s address at Columbia University yesterday.
Ahmadinejad-Colombia Varsity-Address
Despite entire US media objections, negative propagation and hue and cry in recent days over IRI President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s scheduled address at Colombia University, he gave his lecture and answered students questions here on Monday afternoon.
On second day of his entry [...]

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad probably thought his appearance at Columbia University would be a walk in the park, but he, and I found out differently.
Ahmadinejad portrayed himself as an intellectual and argued that his administration respected reason and science. But the former engineering professor, appearing shaken and irate over he called “insults” from his host, soon found [...]

The UAW has gone on strike against GM, the first strike in ten years.
The hangup seems to be health care benefits for retirees and “job security” for active employees. This has been an ongoing battle over the same issues for over twenty years.
As a former officer of a local union who has been on [...]

Another ER visit for the Anchoress’ father in law and the mother in law isn’t doing so well either, although the Anchoress says things are looking up.
If you’re so inclined please pray for these fine folks.

Here is the text of the advertisement:
Ahmadinejad is a terrorist.
Columbia University is wrong to give him a platform.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad threatens our nation and the freedoms we value. He has supported attacks on our soldiers and our allies.
He should be treated as the terrorist that he is.
Yet, while Columbia gives [...]

This flag is planted — there are 9+ miles of flower fields that go all the way to the ocean. The flowers are grown by seed companies. It’s a beautiful place, close to Vandenberg AFB. Check out the dimensions of the flag. The Floral Flag is 740 feet long and 390 feet wide and maintains [...]

Mark Steyn, in his usual (some would say sarcastic) way, explains HillaryCare II to us.
A year ago, I wrote that “the story of the Western world since 1945 is that, invited to choose between freedom and government ‘security,’ large numbers of people vote to dump freedom – the freedom to make your own decisions about [...]

I was interested in this LA Times opinion piece by Matt Bai yesterday, mainly because it’s something I have never thought about.
His argument is that a large segment of the country is moving west and yet the Democrats are still picking candidates from the Industrial states and the South to run for president.
As pundits have [...]

The father of slain Marine Pfc. Geoffrey Morris, killed in Iraq in April 2004, has announced his entrance into the Republican primary for the opportunity to oppose sophomore Congresswoman Melissa Bean.
Kirk Morris, 49, who backs the war, said Friday that his campaign is a way for him to honor his 19-year-old son, Pfc. Geoffrey Morris, [...]

Appearing on the dreaded Fox News program Fox News Sunday, a brave Hillary Clinton, out there on her own, fielded hard questions from Chris Wallace. The same Chris Wallace who gave her husband such a “hard time” when he interviewed him and asked why he didn’t do more to stop terrorism.
WASHINGTON, 23 (UPI) — [...]

There is no question that individuals like Iranian President Ahmadinejad thrive on all the press they receive in the United States. Let’s face it, his visit to NY has generated more than it’s share of commentary in all the various mediums.
Perhaps when he delivers his speech at the UN, he will explain the role [...]

“Right Wing Nuthouse celebrated it’s third anniversary yesterday. It is a daily stop for me as I find the commentary both insightful and enjoyable.
Today marks the third anniversary of Right Wing Nuthouse. Looking back on my humble, fumbling beginnings (and my even more humbling present) makes me realize how much and how little [...]

What a wonderful feeling it must be to have yourself surrounded by people who believe you have the ability “to mesmerize any human being.”
Former President Clinton is attempting to sell his wifes possible presidency on the premise that world leaders love her and she will save us from the debacle which he must believe [...]

Marcel Marceau, the master of mime who transformed silence into poetry with lithe gestures and pliant facial expressions that spoke to generations of young and old, has died. He was 84.
What an incredible life this man led:
The son of a butcher, the mime was born Marcel Mangel on March 22, 1923, in Strasbourg, France. [...]

Clark Hoyt, the public editor of the New York Times has an article in today’s edition that states the MoveOn.org ad violated the advertising terms of the Times.
But I think the ad violated The Times’s own written standards, and the paper now says that the advertiser got a price break it was not entitled to….
…The [...]

The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap.Isaiah 17:1 KJV
We’re beginning to hear a little more about what happened in Syria on Sept. 6, 2007.
We are reading today that Israeli forces, probably dressed in Syrian uniforms, infiltrated what is a nuclear facility in [...]

From the “I thought I’d seen, read or heard it all it all” files:
Check out what is for sale on ebay.
Hidden among the porcelain fox hounds and Burberry tablecloths on sale at eBay.be this week was an unusual item: “For Sale: Belgium, a Kingdom in three parts … free premium: the king and his [...]

Folks, I hope you will bear with me as this post will be lengthy. There was sad news at Blackfive late yesterday afternoon:
A respected member of the blogging community who also happened to be serving our nation was killed in Iraq Wednesday.
There was a piece published by this young man in February at the [...]

There is a great post at Politico rehashing the latest defeat in the Senate of another “surrender measure.”
Yet another Democratic amendment on Iraq failed Friday morning, and this one didn’t even earn a majority of Senate votes. The vote was 47-47 on an amendment sponsored by Sens. Carl Levin (D-Mich.) and Jack Reed (D-R.I.) [...]

Remember the huge recalls of Mattel toys in the recent past? Mattel has finally issued an apology, the bulk of which is directed to China. Via Breitbart comes this story from FT.com.
Mattel, the world’s largest toy maker, has issued a humiliating apology to China for damaging the country’s reputation, saying that millions of [...]

A great one liner by Fred Thompson courtesy of Dailymotion.

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There has been so much written about both Dan Rather and OJ Simpson that I hesitated to put up this post, but because this piece at Pajamas Media by Roger Simon takes a unique look at both situations I chose to pass it along.
OJ, as everyone knows was a huge sports, movie and media star. [...]