what is:
Justice Ministry spokeswoman Katharina Jahntz on Saturday confirmed a report in Der Spiegel that a German observer would attend the trial to ensure that no evidence provided by Germany would be used [...]
what is:
Justice Ministry spokeswoman Katharina Jahntz on Saturday confirmed a report in Der Spiegel that a German observer would attend the trial to ensure that no evidence provided by Germany would be used [...]
Have you seen this man? The e-fit solemnly issued by police last week in their hunt for a man accused of murdering a taxi driver…
[...]
what do
Roland Burris
Ted Kaufman
Kirsten Gillibrand
Michael Bennet
&
Paul Kirk
have in common?
When he entered office, US President Barack Obama promised to inject US foreign policy with a new tone of respect and diplomacy. His recent trip to Asia, however, showed that it’s not working. A shift to Bush-style bluntness may be coming.
There were [...]
Well.
A Wisconsin man transformed his apartment into a pornographic shrine to young girls, arranging mannequins in a sex act, plastering every flat surface with pictures and setting up a bed covered with stuffed animals, investigators said Monday.
Kevin M. Derks’ collection featured photographs of Hollywood starlets, including a poster [...]
and smelly feet!
I just did a quick add of the funds in my hot little hands and we’re at $668...with a bunch of donated air fresheners, some Hog Whitman cds and a couple of checks in the mail. My mom is making a presentation to her ladies group Wednesday morning [...]
I didn’t read the blurb at the end so I don’t know what message they’re trying to convey, but what I took away from it was that polar bears - a biodegradable and renewable resource - can, when dropped from a sufficient height, cause massive havoc and property destruction.
So I’m [...]
Did Teh iWon sign on to the EU when I wasn’t lookin?
A German government official says the nation will send an observer to the upcoming trial in New York of the professed mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks and four accused henchmen.
“Henchmen” ? srsly?
Justice Ministry spokeswoman [...]
tonight’s celebrity haaaaaaaaaaa
...he kind of looks like the Joker�s son. If the Joker�s son wore lip gloss. And was known for not wearing pants…
[...]
NYTimes: We Won’t Publish“Statements that Were Never Intended for the Public Eye.” “Statements that Don’t Fit the Narrative.”
...when the choice is between publishing classified information that might endanger the lives of U.S. troops in the field or intelligence programs' [...]
Levi Johnston‘s first set of photographs for PLAYGIRL by photographer Greg Weiner are now live in our members’ area!
[...]For example:
Washington (CNN) � A freshman Democratic senator said Sunday that he will support his party�s efforts to pass health care reform legislation even if that means losing his seat in next year�s midterm elections.
�If you get to the final point and you are a critical [...]
I’ll be putting together a formal update on the progress of Operation Warm Hands/Warm Hearts tomorrow with one last bleg before I have to gather all the stuff together and prepare the boxes for shipping. A long time lurker (and fan of all you witty [...]
JRs been playing around with PhotoShop techniques and he always does it with our photos. He’s come up with some really great art of our pets.
Here’s one of Rumsfeld...but first let me remind you that this little dog is the biggest turd you’d ever meet.......he’s the Eddie Haskel of the [...]
In spite of 39 members of the senate, we are about to join the rest of the world in the 21st century.
---some Lympian
I strongly suspect the Lympian wanted to say ”despite” but the truth came out. Whoops.
We know what this is really about. You want [...]
I just realized that since our President is only half black, that I’m only half a racist when I disagree.
---IndependentVoter (not a Lympian)
When “intellectuals” lie to support what they consider good ends:
2 + 2 = anthropogenic global warming (AGW)
AGW = all humanity in peril
all humanity in peril = global government interest
global government interest = abandonment of national sovereignty
abandonment of [...]
toe socks
[...]
Glenn Beck, the controversial Fox News television host, is planning on becoming more active in the populist conservative movement he spawned, according to sources familiar with his thinking.
At a rally Saturday at a massive retirement community in Central Florida,[...]
The bodies of nine gunmen killed during attacks on the Indian city of Mumbai a year ago are still awaiting burial.
The unclaimed bodies are lying in a local government hospital and Mumbai police say they have still to take a decision about their future.
Muslim clerics had denied permission [...]
no… shh. listen
Hear it now? uh huh. That’s the sound of millions of Obama bumperstickers being scraped off.
I got this email from one of my most rational wombat pals today:
Gubbmint and How Gubbmint Works
Once upon a time the government had a vast scrap yard in the middle [...]
They had been waiting for more than 24 hours, camped out on the pavements in a frigid Michigan chill. Stepping off her bus, in four-inch heels, black skirt and red blazer, came their heroine � clutching baby Trig. A roar went up…
The U.S. Army said Friday [...]
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We have $475 dollars ALREADY!!! That’s going to buy a whole bunch of warmers and then some. God I LOVE THIS PLACE!
I went ahead and purchased a bunch of misc air fresheners to toss into the [...]
Breitbart: Not only are there more tapes, it�s not just ACORN. And this message is to Attorney General Holder: I want you to know that we have more tapes, it�s not just ACORN, and we�re going to hold out until the next election cycle, or else [...]
Well, this story is certainly getting some legs.
ORLY?
it appears that University of East Anglia Climate Research Unit has been hacked and many many files have been released by the hacker or person unknown.
Oh just a bunch of tweedy climate wonks jawing back and forth about their twenty-sided [...]
Apparently the job of a “bookseller” in and around San Francisco is not so much to sell product, but rather to give comfort to like-minded individuals and convert the remaining unwashed masses to lockstep ideology. Politics trumps profit, [...]
Thanks to the dedicated staff of Capital Medical Center and the cooperation of the U.S. Army, an army sergeant stationed in Iraq was able experience the birth of his second child via the Internet using Skype, a real-time video and audio program.
The sergeant was able to communicate with his wife [...]
Name a personal accomplishment that you are proud of.
I can do 33 real push-ups in a row without stopping...and I’m almost 20 4/5th years old! My goal is 40 by the new year. Pushups!
[...]
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I bought a couple boxes of the hand warmers that the troops in Afghanistan seem to really appreciate and that we’re going to buy a bunch of then and send them to Chris Rudzinski’s unit for [...]
Santa Claus with his Reindeer and sledge in Rovaniemi’s Christmas theme park in Finnish Lapland. Santa has promised children he would travel around the world to bring them Christmas presents despite the global swine flu pandemic.
[...]
Anyway, there he was in Seoul, the last stop of his journey.
And out of the Seoul sky, President Lee Myung-bak hands over to the American leader a tae kwon do outfit. And then Lee, who practices tae kwon do himself, [...]
Anyway, there he was in Seoul, the last stop of his journey.
And out of the Seoul sky, President Lee Myung-bak hands over to the American leader a tae kwon do outfit. And then Lee, who practices tae kwon do himself, [...]
...because I’ve missed a few birthdays lately..........
( and who am I to decide :)
I bought a couple boxes of the hand warmers that the troops in Afghanistan seem to really appreciate and that we’re going to buy a bunch of then and send them to Chris Rudzinski’s unit for Christmas…
*exhale*
The guy at the post office was very helpful [...]
People suffering from a form of incurable blindness could soon become the first patients in the world to benefit from a new and controversial transplant operation using stem cells derived from spare human embryos left over from IVF treatment.
...I have some weird leftovers in my fridge, but they’re more [...]
A HarperCollins insider told The Daily Beast that the book [ Going Rogue ] sold a staggering 300,000 copies on the first day alone, which was Tuesday. �Sales are phenomenal, and we are convinced that the book will continue to sell phenomenally for some time [...]
and warning . . .
Friday, November 20, is “National Kick a Ginger Day”.
Ok - so this is another one of those pathetically impotent Canadian ”Holidays”, mostly cuz Canada has to import their minorities. I mean, sure—they’ve got Eskimos, but seriously.... Ya wanna kick someone who kills and eats [...]
This is a woman who has got into a position of leadership by sending very powerful sexual signals. And we see that in the way that men like her much more than women do…
[...]Major Nidal Hasan seemed worried about the results of an HIV blood test taken a week before the Fort Hood shooting rampage, according to federal investigators piecing together background details on Hasan’s life.
The information came from a member of the Fort Hood medical staff who was in the building where [...]
Obama arrived on the base 3:19 p.m. local time (1 a.m. Eastern Standard Time), and received a rousing welcome from 1,500 troops in camouflage uniforms, many holding cameras or pointing cell phones to snap pictures.
The Rev. Jesse ["the overseer"] Jackson on Wednesday night criticized Rep. Artur Davis (D-Ala.) for voting against the Democrats� signature healthcare bill.
�We even have blacks voting against the healthcare bill,� Jackson said at a reception Wednesday night. �You can�t vote against healthcare and [...]
Before sunrise, fans of Sarah Palin wait in line at Woodland Mall to get a bracelet to see Sarah Palin and get her signed autographed book, “Going Rogue.” Palin starts signing books at 6 pm.
[...]
Here’s the protocol.
Oh, just a tiny thing: one target was the building and personnel of US military headquarters.
Not for profit and not for loot, the objective was military; and the attack was an act of war.
This civil prosecution is either [...]
give a listen...this is goooood
SENATOR LINDSEY GRAHAM, (R-S.C): Can you give me a case in United States history where a enemy combatant caught on a battlefield was tried in civilian court?
ERIC HOLDER, ATTORNEY GENERAL: I don’t know. I’d have to look at that. I' [...]
Please join me in co-sponsorship of a resolution, H. Con. Res. 155, to designate the day prior to Thanksgiving as Complaint Free Wednesday.
From time to time, we all experience anxiety, frustration, stress, and regret. And often, we respond to these feelings with a criticism [...]
Jim Mohr of Gonzaga University trying to figure out what makes one group of people hate another. He is developing a new academic field on the topic though the Institute for Action Against Hate at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Wash.
[...]
and another term for this...?
On his maiden Asia swing, Obama has made a vivid display of his own trademark style � the diplomacy of deference.
...
White House aides say the approach is deliberate � part of Obama�s determination to deliver on his campaign promise of directly engaging friends and enemies [...]
(unless it’s the other way around)
Being with all these inspired people seems to have filled my head with a zillion ideas for musical endeavours that could easily save the world.
Easily.
My response was to place a park bench on a newly formed iceberg or floating ice-shelf off the fast-moving [...]
Somali pirates attacked the Maersk Alabama on Wednesday for the second time in seven months, though private guards on board the U.S.-flagged ship repelled the attack with .................
*drumroll*
Improper payments by the U.S. government to people, firms and contractors rose sharply to $98 billion in fiscal 2009 and President Barack Obama plans new rules to clamp down, the White House said Tuesday.
Over half the mistakes were made in the Medicare and [...]
“Ladies & Gentlemen of the jury ...”
...Obama said those offended by the legal privileges given to Mohammed by virtue of getting a civilian trial rather than a military tribunal won’t find it “offensive at all when he’s convicted and when the death penalty is applied to him.”
Hu [...]
...We don’t think there are a lot of them…
Officials tell ABC News, so far, they have found 700 mistakenly credited congressional districts…
[...]
live from Planet Larry…
Head Mook: The “Conservatives” are the problem with the Republican Party....
lesser Lympian:I don’t think there is a difference anymore.
bonus Lympian quote o the ding dong day:
There is one problem with Levi. He’s too stupid to tell a lie.
Retirees and Vets Allowed to Salute Flag
Traditionally, members of the nation’s veterans service organizations render the hand-salute during the national anthem and at events involving the national flag while wearing their organization’s official head-gear. The National Defense Authorization Act of 2008 contained [...]
FYI, this is what it looks like when an ACTUAL oppressive, totalitarian theocracy crushes dissent.
Iran has sentenced five people to death over the unrest that followed the country’s disputed June presidential election, state television reported Tuesday.
[...]
Iran began a mass trial in August of prominent opposition figures [...]
It’s a little long. Not Bill Whittle long. I present below a brief excerpt, and I suggest that you read the rest.
You might like it.
Americans—remember them?—should be asking themselves what it means that a woman of traditional American values can be so reviled, so relentlessly, so unscrupulously, so [...]
[ 56% of 1,502] Americans [ polled by the AP ] don’t want to shoulder the cost of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul themselves. They think the rich somebody else should pay for it....
' [...]
$1,591,200
Total Personal Staff members for other first ladies paid by taxpayers:
Jackie Kennedy: 1
Roseline Carter: 1
Barbara Bush: 1
Hilary Clinton: 3
Laura Bush: 1
Michele Obama: 22
Melissy in Texas
[...]
Judge Orders Lynne Stewart to Prison Immediately
Disbarred radical lawyer Lynne Stewart is going to jail - maybe for a lot longer than she thought.
A federal appeals court Tuesday upheld her conviction for smuggling messages to her jailed terrorist client, and said she deserves more than [...]
Sarah Palin talked tough about the father of her grandson on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” that aired Monday—and Levi Johnston Ricky Hollywood is giving it right back.
Johnston watched with cameras from “The Insider” rolling as Palin was interviewed by Winfrey........
Claire in comments
[...]no - don’t jump to conclusions
Rule 1: what is said in session stays in session.
[Unless it’s about present/future harm to someone else—then it’s damned sticky]
Nidal Malik Hasan sought to have some of his patients prosecuted for war crimes based on statements they made during psychiatric sessions with [...]
lite beer?
Investigators told ABC News Hasan became a regular at Stan’s Outdoor Shooting Range in Florence, Texas, as the day of the shooting neared. He was last at the range two days before the Nov. 5 rampage, reportedly firing off more than 200 rounds.
Investigators also said Hasan frequently was seen [...]
A federal appeals court on Tuesday ordered a disbarred civil rights lawyer convicted in a terrorism case to go to prison and said a judge must consider whether her sentence of a little more than two years behind bars was too lenient.
Lynne Stewart, 70, has been free on appeal [...]
jaw::floor
Doesn’t this sound less like the US Justice system and more, oh, I dunno, Banana Republic-y? [@2:28-32]
“Those things that are the province of the AG, all he needs is to be informed.”
["Who did you consult...” @ 5:10 ....6:40]
Pirates freed 36 crew members from a Spanish trawler Tuesday after holding them for more than six weeks. A self-proclaimed pirate said the hostage-takers were paid $3.3 million in ransom, while Spain’s prime minister said the country did what it had to do.
I’m sure $3 [...]
The good news: questions about how health care reform will negatively effect the budget are finally coming from a source Obama pays attention to.
The bad news: it ain’t Americans.
It turns out the Chinese are kind of curious about how President Barack Obama�s healthcare reform plans would impact America�s huge [...]
1989 brought a domino effect of revolutions. Timothy Garton Ash remarked: �In Poland the transition [from communism to democracy] lasted ten years, in Hungary ten months, in Czechoslovakia ten days.� Those ten eventful days fell between November 17th and 27th, 1989. After the failure of the Prague Spring, many Czechoslovaks [...]
I think a hilarious thing would be to make a television sitcom of characters based on all of us and the Lympians and have everyone talk to each other exactly how we do on the internet as we go about our daily lives.........
Palin’s 413-page book, “Going Rogue,” will be released Tuesday and she begins a book tour Wednesday in Grand Rapids, Mich.
The new memoir doesn’t mention Johnston, who has sparred repeatedly with his former mother-in-law-to-be. Johnston and Palin’s daughter Bristol Palin are parents to son, Tripp.
When Winfrey asked about Johnston, Palin [...]
At the same federal lockup where Mohammed and the others are to be held, federal prison guard Louis Pepe was attacked in late 2000 by Mamdouh Mahmud Salim, a former top aide to Osama bin Laden who was awaiting trial in the embassies case.
[...]
Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman has “unconceded” in New York’s special House election after reports that the vote margin between him and Rep. Bill Owens (D) has narrowed…
[...]
This satellite file image provided by GeoEye shows a facility under construction inside a mountain located about 20 miles north northeast of Qom, Iran. A senior official says, Monday, Nov. 16, 2009, the U.N nuclear agency believes Iran plans to start enriching uranium at a previously [...]
