News You Need to Know 08May10
- More Consequences of Health Care Bill Revealed: No More Employer Provided Health Care?
From Lori Ziganto’s latest article at RedState:
Shortly after the boondoggle known as the health care bill was passed, corporations discovered that the bill had a lot of detrimental factors to it, which, as Nancy Pelosi infamously said, we couldn’t find out until the bill was passed. As such, upon its passage, corporations [...] - Ohio: Muslim woman reportedly abducted by parents over her marriage to a Christian man
Islamic law forbids the marriage of Muslim women to non-Muslim men. Needless to say, that should not ever be enforceable in the greater Youngstown area. “Woman alleges capture, threats,” by Denise Dick for Vindy, May 8: A Campbell woman of Yemeni descent says she was abducted by her parents and…
- Comedy Central developing half-hour cartoon about Muhammad — no, wait…
No, it’s about Jesus. The simple question for Comedy Central is: why is Jesus perfectly okay to poke fun at in a “a playful take on religion and society with a sprinkle of dumb” [sic], but Muhammad is out of bounds? Could it be, for example, that the followers of…
- The Third World Will One Day Send Evangelists Here
Covering the National Day of Prayer, Stephen Colbert last night pulled up statistics about how many blacks, Hispanics, and whites pray before bed. The poll found that 71% of blacks, 45% of Hispanics, and 32% of whites pray before going to sleep.
Colbert then remarked that whites were being “out-prayed” and that if this didn’t change, [...] - Maoists Determined to Ruin Yet Another Country
Maoists in Nepal – a historically peaceful Buddhist country – are trying destroying their country’s economy in order to regain power. They’ve staged a crippling general strike in order to force Prime Minister Madhav Kumar to resign.
The Maoists, who hold about 40 per cent of seats in the 601-seat parliament, demand the formation of a [...] - Palin’s California Senate Endorsement Confirms She’s No Conservative
Given her public record as governor, and given her pronouncements on public-policy matters, no one should be surprised by Sarah Palin’s refusal to endorse prominent conservative candidates for national office. Why, then do some conservatives (like FrumForum’s Tim Mak) seem to expect Palin to act differently? Why do they expect Palin to act more like a true conservative politician?
- Best Overlooked News of the Week: Last Navy SEAL Acquitted in “Fat Lip” for Terrorist Trial
For the lamestream media today, the top legal story is that NFL Hall of Famer and all around moral idiot Lawrence Taylor has been arrested for rape. At ABC News, a story that all-time bad movie Troll 2 has a devoted fan base makes their news home page. On MSNBC, mother/daughter plastic surgery recipients are [...]
- Jewish Scapegoating Club — Coming to a College Campus Near You
It must be tough to be a Jewish student in the University of California system these days — what with even the mainstream leftist student organizations aligning to blame Israel for Middle Eastern troubles.
This week, student organizations at two universities — UC San Diego and UC Berkeley — have exhibited great hostility toward the Jewish [...] - Ed Koch on Israel and Obama
Ed Koch has been a public servant for many years. He was a councilman, congressman, and gained notoriety as a three term mayor of New York City. It’s difficult not to be impressed by the man who’s 86 years young and by his opinions. He is currently a writer and a partner [...]
- New Photos Emerge of Forgotten Chapter of ‘the Sixties’
“Stop being juveniles,” a Lindsay aide, Donald Evans, admonished a construction worker.”
“What do you mean, being a juvenile?” he replied, punching Mr. Evans on the chin.
On May 8, 1970, New York mayor John Lindsay ordered all flags on city buildings lowered to half staff, in memory of the students who’d died in the Kent State [...]
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