August 2006

Let the Ethnic/Religious Profiling Begin!

August 15, 2006

Wednesday, August 16: Ann Coulter writes: “What stopped last week’s terrorist attack was ethnic profiling. We don’t know the details of the British intelligence work that nabbed the 24 Muslims because The New York Times has not been able to obtain that classified information and publish it on its front page yet. But it is [...]

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What Are You Reading?

August 14, 2006

Related Update (8/15): Listen to John McWhorter’s interview on NPR titled, “How Welfare Went Wrong.” ———————————————————————————————————– I wish I’d saved the link to a story I read about adults’ reading habits. The statistics were alarming. If I recall correctly, 58 percent of adults don’t read books after college, and the numbers are worse for people [...]

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A Secret History of the Democratic Party

August 14, 2006

Update: Fellow Christian conservative Andrew Jackson asks, “Is La Shawn accurate or just selective concerning the Democratic Party?” Commenter RedBeard says, “This thread isn’t really about defending Republicans as much as it is about condemning the lies told about Republicans.” I linked to “The Myth of the Racist Republicans” in a previous post but thought [...]

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NO, Mr. Bush!

August 10, 2006

Sunday, August 13: Good articles: University students at centre of terror plots London bridges are falling down Integration into British society will not stop Muslim anger — touches on the inherent conflicts between Islam and the West UK’s tolerance has made it a breeding ground for militants IF YOU’RE A MUSLIM – IT’S YOUR PROBLEM [...]

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New York City Fire Department to Lower Hiring Standards

August 10, 2006

Update II (8/11): Flashback Friday — Police department lowers safety standards for black officers. Celebrate diversity! ———————————————————— Celebrate diversity! New York City Fire Department (FDNY) has succumbed to the pressure. One of the finest fire departments in the country will lower its hiring standards to attract more black recruits. This Newsday article begins with an [...]

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Duke Rape Case: Semen in the House

August 4, 2006

The post title is somewhat gratuitous, but it gets to the point concisely, no? The Independent Conservative pointed me to a recent article about the Duke case. Apparently, semen found in the “rape” house matches Dave Evans, one of three indicted Duke lacrosse player, and an unindicted player. That semen was found on a towel [...]

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How to Avoid a Blogosphere Scandal: Don’t Plagiarize!

August 4, 2006

Wednesday, August 9: Big faker. ————————————————————————————————————– This is the second part of a series of posts called “How to Avoid a Blogosphere Scandal.” See the first post, Disclose! Plagiarism is stealing someone else’s work and passing it off as your own. Plagiarism is probably the most frustrating thing writers have to deal with, aside from [...]

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Rightroots: Roll On, Repubs!

August 2, 2006

I’m not a Republican, but I support certain Republican politicians. I have “issues” with George Bush, but I’m glad that he, and not John Kerry, is in the White House. I’d vote for Tom Tancredo if he ran, but he won’t because he can’t win. Too pro-America and pro-immigration enforcement. Rightroots is an effort to [...]

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Summer Summer Summertime…

August 1, 2006

I hate summer. Always have, always will. As a young ‘un, I was bored a week into summer vacation. And the heat…I don’t get it! People are annoyingly happy as summer approaches. Why? What’s so fun about feeling like you’re in an oven? The heat index in DC is 106 degrees. But I’m inside. With [...]

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