Return of the Conservatives

April one of the coolest on record

noreply@blogger.com (darthdilbert) — Fri, 09 May 2008 15:03:19 -0500

RNC Ad: Can We Ask? Yes We Can

noreply@blogger.com (darthdilbert) — Fri, 09 May 2008 15:01:46 -0500

Stressed out in India's tech capital

noreply@blogger.com (darthdilbert) — Fri, 09 May 2008 15:00:53 -0500

"Yesterday there was a 15-minute hailstorm, and it brought the city to a standstill. Bangalore just isn't ready to be an IT capital."

Time

Dayton Public Schools to receive $100,000 grant

noreply@blogger.com (darthdilbert) — Fri, 09 May 2008 14:58:12 -0500

Will they go out on a limb and begin teaching English instead of ebonics?

Reason number # to homeschool.

Dayton Business Journal

Matthews on Operation Chaos: I hope you’re proud of yourselves

noreply@blogger.com (darthdilbert) — Fri, 09 May 2008 14:56:44 -0500

Yes Chrissy, we are.

HotAir

Maryland Supreme Court rules against Pakistani man's attempt to cite Sharia law

noreply@blogger.com (darthdilbert) — Fri, 09 May 2008 14:54:58 -0500

The Jawa Report

Nothing gets past John F'ing Kerry

noreply@blogger.com (darthdilbert) — Fri, 09 May 2008 14:30:19 -0500

"Rush Limbaugh was tampering with the primary," Kerry said "If it was not for Republicans taking Democratic ballots, he would have won," he said of Obama.

Does Lurch have a future as a detective?

Politico

In Defense of RINO Hunting

noreply@blogger.com (darthdilbert) — Fri, 09 May 2008 14:27:46 -0500

Winning for the sake of winning is an excellent short-term tactic, but a lousy long-term strategy. Just look at the consequences of the 2006 congressional elections, when the GOP lost control of both houses of Congress. A Republican majority is only as useful as the policies that majority produces. When those policies look a lot like Democratic ones, the base rightly questions why it should keep Republicans in power. As the party gears up for elections in the fall, it ought to look closely at the losses suffered under a political strategy devoid of principle. Otherwise, it can look forward to a bad case of déjà vu.

Well said!

Wall Street Journal

Paul Begala: RATs "cannot win with eggheads and African-Americans"

noreply@blogger.com (darthdilbert) — Fri, 09 May 2008 14:24:38 -0500

But they can with their moronic libtard base, right?

TIME

Military-sponsored cars to feature special paint schemes for Coca-Cola 600

noreply@blogger.com (darthdilbert) — Fri, 09 May 2008 14:16:48 -0500

The Sprint Cup Series cars driven by Dale Earnhardt Jr. [#88 National Guard Chevrolet below], Jimmie Johnson [#48 Lowe's Chevrolet], Mark Martin, Clint Bowyer and Jon Wood will feature special military-related paint schemes in the Memorial Day weekend Coca-Cola 600 race at Lowe's Motor Speedway as part of a charity initiative. The special paint schemes will be used to help raise money for Speedway Children’s Charities and the United Service Organizations military support group.

NASCAR Scene
NASCAR.com

Mr. Redlegs loses his head

noreply@blogger.com (darthdilbert) — Fri, 09 May 2008 14:05:15 -0500

YouTube

Will this prompt Congress to finally secure the borders?

noreply@blogger.com (darthdilbert) — Fri, 09 May 2008 14:03:43 -0500

Police in Idaho have arrested a suspected illegal immigrant and charged him with raping a 10-year-old girl who later gave birth. Guadalupe Gutierrez-Juarez, 37 was arrested by St. Anthony, Idaho police after medical officials notified authorities of a young girl who was pregnant on April 28. Police arrested Gutierrez-Juarez that day following several witnesses coming forward and providing information. The 10-year-old girl reportedly gave birth about two weeks ago at Madison Memorial Hospital but there have been no details about the baby or the mother. Gutierrez-Juarez has been charged with one count of rape and is currently in jail with bail set at $250,000. Investigators have not ruled out additional rape charges against the man.

Place this animal into the electric chair: No appeal, do not pass Go, don't collect your "democRATs love perverts" tshirt.

The Jawa Report

Woman gains Silver Star -- and removal from combat

noreply@blogger.com (darthdilbert) — Tue, 06 May 2008 21:28:24 -0500

SPC Monica Brown cracked open the door of her Humvee outside a remote village in eastern Afghanistan to the pop of bullets shot by Taliban fighters. But instead of taking cover, the 18-year-old medic grabbed her bag and ran through gunfire toward fellow soldiers in a crippled and burning vehicle.

Vice President Cheney pinned Brown, of Lake Jackson, Tex., with a Silver Star in March for repeatedly risking her life on April 25, 2007, to shield and treat her wounded comrades, displaying bravery and grit. She is the second woman since World War II to receive the nation's third-highest combat medal.

Washington Post
DefenseLink.mil

Missouri Choose Life license plate unveiled, available for purchase statewide

noreply@blogger.com (darthdilbert) — Tue, 06 May 2008 21:25:23 -0500

After a long and successful legal battle, Missouri residents are now able to support adoption efforts with the purchase of a Choose Life license plate. Plate supporters unveiled the artwork for the plate in a capital reception surrounding by leaders of pro-life groups and state legislators. In January, a federal district court judge ruled Missouri officials must let a proposal for Choose Life license plates move forward despite a rejection from a committee of lawmakers. Choose Life of Missouri has been working on securing this life-affirming license play since 2005.

Life News
Choose Life Missouri

Imagine what a good night's rest can do

noreply@blogger.com (darthdilbert) — Sun, 04 May 2008 20:18:17 -0500

YouTube

Tall tales about Tuskegee

noreply@blogger.com (darthdilbert) — Sun, 04 May 2008 20:17:15 -0500

"Based on this Tuskegee experiment ... I believe our government is capable of doing anything." So said the Rev. Jeremiah Wright when asked if he stood by his claim that "the government lied about inventing the HIV virus as a means of genocide against people of color." The infamous Tuskegee experiment is the Medusa’s head of black left-wing paranoia. Whenever someone laments the fact that anywhere from 10 percent to 33 percent of African-Americans believe the U.S. government invented AIDS to kill blacks, someone will say, "That’s not so crazy when you consider what happened at Tuskegee." But it is crazy. And it’s dishonest.

So what did happen? In 1932, public health researchers set out to study syphilis, particularly among African-Americans, who had higher infection rates than whites. They recruited 399 black men who already had syphilis. The doctors infected no one. In fact, the patients were selected in the first place because they were tertiary-stage syphilitics who were no longer contagious.

Jonah Goldberg in Townhall.com

The Teflon Imam: AlQueda's Sleeper Cell?

noreply@blogger.com (darthdilbert) — Sun, 04 May 2008 20:16:51 -0500

Dayton Daily News circulation slips

noreply@blogger.com (darthdilbert) — Sun, 04 May 2008 20:16:06 -0500

For the six month period that ended March 31, the paper's daily circulation fell to 116,690 compared to 121,797 in the same months the previous year. Sunday paid circulation fell 5 percent to 157,833 and Saturday subscriptions fell 4.5 percent to 108,477.

Dayton Business Journal

Dayton jobless rate notches up

noreply@blogger.com (darthdilbert) — Sun, 04 May 2008 20:14:43 -0500

Unemployment rates rose in more than 80 percent of U.S. metropolitan areas in March, with Dayton following the trend. Dayton's unemployment rate increased to 6.7 percent in March compared with 5.6 percent in March 2007, the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday. The rate also increased from February's 5.9 percent.

Dayton Mayor Rhine McLin is very disappointed.

Dayton Business Journal

Required Reading: Days of Infamy

noreply@blogger.com (darthdilbert) — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 21:04:50 -0500

As anyone who knows me can attest, I read a lot of books. I primarily enjoy non-fiction books related to the military and politics. One of my favorite authors is W.E.B. Griffin, who a former battalion sergeant major introduced me to twenty years ago with his Brotherhood of War series. Griffin's ability to take historical events and weave his characters into them is inspiring. When I was approached a few weeks ago if I would read and review the newest book by by Newt Gingrich and William R. Forstchen, Days of Infamy, I was honored.

I've enjoyed playing "What if" scenarios for well over thirty years. In Days of Infamy, Gingrich and Forstchen play out an outstanding "what if" scenario in their follow up to Pearl Harbor. The pain-staking research done here, as with their previous book, is abundantly clear as your attention is rivited from one page to the next. I look forward to their next work and strongly recommend you pick up a copy of Days of Infamy today.

Liberal math with Professor Nancy Pelosi

noreply@blogger.com (darthdilbert) — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 21:03:10 -0500

According to the learned Speaker of the House -- $3.50 - $0.06 = $2.56. Whuh?

Reason # to homeschool.

YouTube

democRAT House member Matthew H. Barrett quits in disgrace

noreply@blogger.com (darthdilbert) — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 21:00:56 -0500

After first blaming his teenage son for an embarrassing incident involving a nude photo shown to a high-school class, state Rep. Matthew H. Barrett apparently admitted to Democratic leaders Wednesday night that not only were the pictures his, but he knew the woman in that photo and the women in other such photos.

Cincinnati Enquirer
Columbus Dispatch

NY Times bracing first-ever mass firing of journalists

noreply@blogger.com (darthdilbert) — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 20:58:34 -0500

The New York Times' news room is bracing for a bloodbath in the next 10 days. The word from inside is that approximately 50 unionized journalists have accepted the buyout proposal, and only another 20 non-union editorial employees have gotten on board. That means the ax could fall on as many as 30 editorial people in the company's first-ever mass firing of journalists in its 156-year history.

NY Post

Greenpeace founder: No proof global warming is caused by humans

noreply@blogger.com (darthdilbert) — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 20:58:10 -0500

Idaho Statesman

EPA pulls Miracle-Gro pesticides off shelves

noreply@blogger.com (darthdilbert) — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 20:57:47 -0500

Home Depot, Wal-Mart and several other retailers must stop selling mislabeled pesticides from Ohio-based Scotts Miracle-Gro, regulators said Friday. The Environmental Protection Agency told nine companies -- including Ace, K-Mart and Lowe's -- to remove Scotts' weed preventer and related pesticides from their shelves. The EPA said on Wednesday the products carried invalid registration numbers. Federal law says all pesticides must be submitted to the federal government so risks to people or the environment can be evaluated. The company has recalled its "Miracle-Gro Shake 'n Feed All Purpose Plant Food plus Weed Preventer," as well as "Bonus S Max" and "Turf Builder Plus 2 Max."

Invalid registration numbers?!? Whuh?

"Give me a break" -- John Stossel

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