Friday Roundup

I am going to Anaconda for October Fest tomorrow, so I am going to run a list of stories in this post.

Washington Times

The House Sept. 29 passed Republican-backed legislation overhauling the Endangered Species Act that includes a provision requiring the government to compensate landowners whose property is confiscated to protect animals.


AMERICAN Group Builds Playgrounds in Cuba

Newsday – Long Island,NY,USA
HAVANA — A group of Americans has found a unique way to work in Cuba despite
tough US restrictions on travel to the communist-run island: building
playgrounds …

Air America’s Malloy vs. Blogs For Bush’s Noonan

From the depths of the unlistened to broadcasts of Air America comes a call to arms against the political right. Air America host Mike Malloy urged that listeners “beat the crap” out of conservatives, and specifically advocated the use of violence against conservative blogger Mark Noonan, of Blogs For Bush and GOP Bloggers.

What would drive a member of the political party that prides itself for its “tolerance?” Mark Noonan’s piece Do the Democrats Want a Civil War?, where amongst other things, he says the following:

LIBERALS giving chaos a chance

Gwinnett Daily Post – Griffin,GA,USA
… developing nuclear weapons. Iran is already harboring and funding al-Qaeda
terrorists, so you can do the math on this scenario.

BUSH corners the mullahs

WorldNetDaily – Grants Pass,OR,USA
… John Bolton, the US ambassador to the UN, testified to the House International
Relations Committee on Wednesday of this week that now Iran has a choice
to make …


HOUSE Modernizes the Endangered Species Act

Southwest Nebraska News – NE,USA
… DC- Nebraska Third District Representative Tom Osborne voted with the
House today in favor of HR 3824, the Threatened and Endangered Species
Recovery Act (TESRA …

Bennettâs Words Used to Tar Republicans

(CNSNews.com) â Recent attempts to change African-Americans’ perceptions about the Republican Party have taken a hit in recent weeks. Most recently, comments made by conservative Republican Bill Bennett are being held up as a reflection of Republicans’ alleged racial insensitivity…

AIR America Radio grounded by WHAT-AM

philly.com – Philadelphia,PA,USA
Al Franken and Randi Rhodes are getting the boot from Philadelphia airwaves,
as WHAT-AM (1340) is pulling off programming from Air America, the liberal
talk …

Bolton Fears Loss Of Momentum To Fix U.N.

Washington Times
U.S. Ambassador John R. Bolton has told Congress that momentum to reform the United Nations will stall unless the world body moves ahead quickly with plans not addressed at a recent summit.

PETA Pays The Homeless To Campaign Against KFC

Brand Republic
The animal “rights” group, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, is paying homeless people in London 5 an hour to keep customers out of KFC restaurants.

The Scofflaw Swimmer

Wall Street journal
“It is the government`s job to warn and inform. That`s what we have the National Weather Service for. It is not government`s job to command and control and make microdecisions about the lives of people who want to do it their own way,” writes Peggy Noonan. “We are losing the balance between the rights of the individual and the needs and demands of the state. Again, this is not new. It`s a long slide that`s been going on for a long time. But Katrina and Rita seemed to make the slide deeper.”

The Left Nips At Hillary

The Hill
Right after Election Day in November 2004, Bill and Hillary Clinton seemed to have reached certain conclusions. They appear to have decided that Hillary needed to stress religious values, hew to a hawkish position on the war on terrorism, remain steadfast in her support for the Iraq war and move to the center on a variety of issues, painting herself as a moderate. But circumstances have changed.

New Russian Ballistic Missiles Are ‘Unrivaled,’ Putin Says

Moscow (CNSNews.com) â The Kremlin hopes new weapons systems, including a sea-launched intercontinental ballistic missile successfully tested this week, will help restore Russiaâs geopolitical prominence…

Washington Post

We are very pleased to announce that Governor Pataki has announced
the removal of the International Freedom Center (IFC) from Ground
Zero.

John Roberts has officially been sworn in. Political Teen has the video. Stop The ACLU has more on the topic.

Have a good weekend!

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