I think Obama did the right thing.  From what I remember this was a tense operation and one of teh wedding party rammed a car ibnto teh police.  I think it was a gang thing and it is unfortunate that Bell was caugght in the crossfire.  It is sorta suspect that the wedding party was at a strip club in teh first place.

Besides Sharpton has no cred, rememeber Brawly?

Nuke em til they glow then shoot em in the dark.

"...when Obama said "resorting to violence to express displeasure" was "completely unacceptable and counterproductive."

Is this supposed to be Obama's "Sister Souljah" moment?

Gee, what a shock.

(h/t: Drudge)

What the American people are looking for is somebody who can solve their problems. - Barack Obama, April 27, 2008

I just saw a DNC-sponsored commercial, once again distorting what Sen. John McCain said about the economy. The took out bits and pieces of his speech, saying the economy was good while it super-imposed facts about how bad the economy is. They cherry picked his speech, forgetting to air the parts where he said how things are not as good as they could be and could be better (it's still better than the Clinton years).

This is a total displacement of the facts and the truth. Another DNC distortion for your viewing pleasure.

"Named must be your fear be before banish it you can." -- Yoda

Rather typical of Al Sharpton of accusing Obama of grandstanding - he knows a lot about grandstanding. He's also being typically racist.

Say it ain't so Michelle!!!

Michelle Pfeiffer is 50 today. But she'll always be 28 to me. Call me dollface, meeoww. (classy huh?)

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I've done some more research on Mr. Wright's famous line about Jesus having sheep in unknown flocks. I have found a passage he apparently drew that from, albeit he completely distorted and spun the quote out of context. Observe:

-When asked how Wright could honor the Islamic religion when Jesus claimed to be the only path to salvation, Wright responded "Jesus also said that he had hidden sheep in unknown flocks."

This would lead us to believe that Jesus had a different, unknown relationship with other religions.

However, this is the full context of Jesus' words found in John 10:

I am the good shepherd; and I know My sheep, and am known by My own. As the Father knows Me, even so I know the Father; and I lay down My life for the sheep. And other sheep I have which are not of this fold; them also I must bring, and they will hear My voice; and there will be one flock and one shepherd.

Ah, so Jesus is talking about collecting all of his sheep unto one flock so that they will follow one master.

Is that the same message you gleaned from Wright's answer?

Seems Bush hasn't been neutered completely, at least not yet.

http://www.redlasso.com/ClipPlayer.aspx?id=12e1fde7-8a48-4c0a-8094-a19e3042fe84

You know what's worse than gay Quakers?

Gay Pagan Quakers.

Illinois Nazis? I hate Illinois Nazis...

Mindboggling AP. I mean this is just so rancid it makes me want to slap the little puke who wrote it.

http://www.iht.com/a...

Residents of Rome have elected the Italian capital's first right-wing mayor since World War II and given Silvio Berlusconi's conservatives another major victory, final returns from local elections showed Monday.

The conservative candidate entered the race as the underdog...

Okay let get some facts here. During the 1930s and WW2, it was the National Socialists through the Fascist party headed by il Duce who ran Italy.

Conservatives are not, and have never been, part of the fascist movement. The AP article is a deliberate attempt to tar conservatives as Nazis, Fascists and National Socialists.

Unless the AP is claiming that the British conservative party leader, Sir Winston Churchill, was merely part of the "Nazi" ideology which he helped defeat after Britain stood alone until the United States entered the war and ensured victory against real live Nazis and fascists.

My dad, a working-class conservative all his life, actually fought against real fascists. God this makes me so mad.

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Is anybody following the Obama press conference....I just caught some of this, still listening...man I can't believe it, what he is saying...bet we will get some blog posts here about it....interesting...very interesting...sounds like he is denouncing him so far...he is severing his relationship, he is outraged and appalled...like I posted somewhere yesterday if he didn't come out and denounce him immediately he may as well kiss his arse good-bye... The heat is on now....so is the fight between the two of them now....heheheeee...

"Never murder your opponent when he is committing suicide." ~ W. Churchill

The Rev. Wright's insanity from yesterday is now making sense.

TOTAL SET UP.

The Rev. went of on a total bender, even attacking Obama by name... to enable Obama to take today's Press Conference where he can claim this is it. I'm throwing him under the bus with grandma.

Have no idea if it's going to work. 

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In todays Washington Post on Page C2 in a review entitled

By Peter Carlson, Washington Post Staff Writer, Carlson reviews the Esquire article which catalogued the various steps along the path taken by the remains of a US soldier killed in action in Iraq.  It is a good read, but the last paragraph is what is interesting and most telling.  Up to that point the author of the article does an admirable job of keeping any personal political position in check and out of view from the reader, but apparently they just CAN'T HELP THEMSELVES and put out their Liberal views in the last sentence.

The ending of the story as written: 

"Written in a somber, understated style, Jones's story is quietly heartbreaking. Moving at a slow, stately pace, he shows how members of the U.S. Army -- from fellow grunts right up to Pinckney -- treated Sgt. Joe Montgomery with love, honor and dignity after he died in Iraq. Whether the men who conceived, planned and executed the war acted with as much honor, wisdom and compassion is, of course, another question entirely."

I am awaiting anyone to tell me why that that last sentance was truly necessary. 

Is here. For the record, I'm leaning toward Ruwart/Barr in either order as their ideal ticket. This convention, even though it's likely only C-Span will cover it, promises to be very interesting.
JMR

The tax & spend drug war looks racist in the real world.

So much for Shaq getting Phoenix over the top. I knew that was a stupid trade. The Kidd trade to Dallas was just as insane. Oh well, on to N.O.

And the excuses/denials have already started. Won't change those inconvenient numbers, though...
JMR

The tax & spend drug war looks racist in the real world.