Don Imus, Al Sharpton And Crystal Mangum

I’ll leave the Imus bashing to Bit.   Shock jocks are not my particular cup of tea. 

I come not to praise Don Imus.  Rather I am here to dismiss him.   Imus is what Imus is, to wit a shock jock.  

I wasn’t even going to comment on this whole ‘Blogger’s code of conduct’ nonsense, until I saw this, this morning. First of all it should be pointed out, as I have a few dozen times previously, that “The Moderate

I’m getting really bad about not answering my personal mail. Possibly the reason is the amount of spam nestled in it.  In any event, I see John Hawkins has released the results of a whole he taught at the end

If I am captured I will continue to resist by all means available. 

From Article III, United States Military Code of Conduct.

There is difference between being captured and surrendering.  The former is physical state, whereas the latter is

There are two Americas, and Elizabeth Edwards would just as soon not have to look at the other one. Maybe that’s why she is so eager to live in the White House, the ultimate gated community.

James Taranto, Best of

Stanley Kurtz at The Corner:

Suppose that upon entering Iraq, our troops had uncovered a nuclear facility in which Saddam had 1,000 working centrifuges, another 2,000 about to come on line, and manufacturing capacity to produce yet more centrifuges? Would

You may recall it’s been about 25 years… nearly to the day… that the UK was embroiled in the Falklands dispuite.

CNN is reporting today:

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina marked the 25th anniversary of its failed attempt to

They’re trying to erect a monument to pay homage to the service of  Petty Officer Danny Dietz in his hometown of Denver. Of course the usual suspects are at it again, saying this glorifies violence and other such nonsense. I

I’ve already said my bit about Imus.

That he’s running his mouth again is no shock. This latest incident simply reinforces my original take.

And that the moron is willing to kiss the backside of Sharpton, as the first

Maybe Glenn Reynolds is right.  Mrs. Pelosi is trying to kill Mrs. Clinton’s chance of ever becoming president.   Mrs. Pelosi perfectly executed the Clinton Doctrine, which is to stab your friends in the back and make nice to  your enemies.  

Byron York, at The Corner:

The new issue of The Atlantic has a piece by Mark Bowden, “The Ploy,” about the American interrogation team in Iraq that found Abu Masab al-Zarqawi. It is teased as “the inside story of how

Richard S. Lindzen writing in Newsweek, asks, “Why So Gloomy?” 

The current alarm rests on the false assumption not only that we live in a perfect world, temperaturewise, but also that our warming forecasts for the year

B.C.’ cartoonist Johnny Hart dies at storyboard

ENDICOTT, N.Y. -(AP)- cartoonist Johnny Hart, whose award-winning “B.C.” comic strip appeared in more than 1,300 newspapers worldwide, died at his home on Saturday. He was 76.

“He had a stroke,”

Witha hat tip to KJL, let’s check out a chart recently offered as ‘proof” of “global warming” by USA TODAY, otherwise known as “Useless Toady”.

Now…  look at the way this is laid out, and you’ll notice that the appearances

Since when is “Let It Snow” an Easter song?

Don Surber.

Edit:  changed photo.