Archive for January, 2005

January 31, 2005

Celebrate Iraqi Freedom

Adam Keiper has released a set of still images set to Aaron Copeland’s “Fanfare for the Common Man.” The video is stunning, powerful and it rocks: Click here to visit Adam’s page where you can view the video. I don’t know exactly what Iraq’s future holds, but I do know that the Lord Jesus will [...]

Hillary Clinton Collapses During Speech

Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton collapsed earlier today while giving a speech on Social Security: Yahoo! News (AP)— Colleen DiPirro, president of the Amherst Chamber of Commerce, told WBEN-AM radio that Clinton told the crowd she was feeling weak and had had a stomach virus. Clinton started to speak then collapsed, DiPirro told the radio station. [...]

Terrorists Use Disabled Child For Suicide Attack

Iraqi interior minister Falah al-Naqib said today that terrorists used a disabled child in a suicide attack: This Is London—Terrorists used a disabled child as a suicide bomber on election day, Iraqi interior minister Falah al-Naqib said today. … No further details are available at this time. I’d like to say that I was shocked [...]

John Kerry: Don’t Overhype Iraqi Elections

Senator John Kerry on NBC’s “Meet The Press” said that the Iraqi elections were ‘significant’ and ‘important’, but should not be ‘overhyped’: Yahoo! News (Reuters)— “It is significant that there is a vote in Iraq,” Kerry said in an interview with NBC television’s Meet the Press. “But … no one in the United States should [...]

January 28, 2005

Dick Cheney Is No Georgio Armani

Dick Cheney is getting some grief over his attire at the recent Auschwitz ceremony commemorating the liberation of the Nazi death camps: Yahoo! News (AP)—Washington Post fashion writer Robin Givhan described Cheney’s look at the deeply moving 60th anniversary service as “the kind of attire one typically wears to operate a snow blower.” … Come [...]

January 27, 2005

Navy Releases USS San Francisco Damage Photos

The U.S. Navy released photos today that reveal the tremendous damage the USS San Francisco suffered after its collision with an undersea mountain: Image courtesy of the US Navy. Photo by Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Mark Allen Leonesio High resolution photos are available here » and here » Machinist Mate 2nd Class Joseph Allen Ashley [...]

January 26, 2005

Kuwaiti Slits Own Daughter’s Throat

A man returning from a pilgrimage to Mecca slit his daughter’s throat because he thought she was having sex: BBC—Adnan Enezi – an employee in the Islamic Affairs ministry – had just returned from the pilgrimage to Mecca. He allegedly bound and blindfolded his daughter, Haifa, knelt her down in front of her two brothers [...]

McDonald’s Obesity Suit Back On

An appeals court has revived part of a class-action lawsuit against McDonald’s dealing with deceptive advertising: Yahoo! News (AP)—NEW YORK – An appeals court Tuesday revived part of a class-action lawsuit blaming McDonald’s for making people fat, reinstating claims pertaining to deceptive advertising. …

Dead Man Takes A Breath

A medical examiner studying a body to determine the cause of death was shocked to see the man take a shallow breath: WRAL—LOUISBURG — A medical examiner studying a body in a morgue was shocked when he saw the man take a shallow breath. Larry Green was removed from the morgue at the Franklin County [...]

January 25, 2005

Outrage Over HOT97′s Tsunami Parody Song

HOT97′s tsunami parody song sparked an outrage across the country that has led to an official apology from HOT97: HOT97—HOT97 regrets the airing of material that made light of a serious and tragic event. We apologize to our listeners and anyone who was offended. Both HOT97′s program director and Miss Jones issued on-air apologies on [...]