Archive for April, 2006

April 30, 2006

Aaron Rents, Inc. Sends Sago Mine Survivor To Talledga Superspeedway

Aaron Rents, Inc., announced that Aaron’s Sales and Lease Ownership President Ken Butler is sending Sago mine survivor Randall McCloy Jr. and seven members of his family to Talladega Superspeedway today: PRNewswire—Aaron Rents, Inc. today announced that West Virginia miner Randal McCloy Jr. and seven members of his family are attending the Aaron’s Dream Weekend [...]

April 27, 2006

Duke Lacrosse Rape Case: Report Says Dancer Filed Rape Charges 10 Years Ago

A new report says the exotic dancer accusing three Duke lacrosse players of rape claimed to have been raped and beaten 10 years ago by three men for a “continual time”: WRAL—According to the Creedmoor police report in August 1996, when the woman was 18, she told officers she was raped and beaten by three [...]

Duke Lacrosse Rape Case: New Black Panther Party Providing Security For Exotic Dancer

The New Black Panther Party is providing security for the exotic dancer whom they say has been receiving threats: Herald-Sun—An official with the New Black Panther Party for Self Defense said the black nationalist organization is providing security for the woman who has accused Duke lacrosse players of raping her. And the organization is distributing [...]

April 26, 2006

Michelle Malkin Full Of Hot Air

Michelle Malkin and Allah Pundit recently launched HotAir.com. Fantastic site, I love Michelle’s Hot Air. Tim McGraw said it well, “I like it, I love it, I want some more of it.” If you’ve enjoyed Michelle’s punditry at MichelleMalkin.com, you’ll certainly love watching her VENT at HotAir.com. She is off-the-hook, check out HotAir.com Resources: MichelleMalkin.com [...]

Bird Flu: A Hidden Agenda

Dr. Mercola comments today about a story that ran in USA Today recently: Mercola.com—There may be a hidden agenda behind the avian flu epidemic, besides pushing needless and potentially harmful drugs that don’t work anyway, according to this awesome front-page article in this morning’s USA Today. A CDC plan would empower airlines and cruise ship [...]

April 24, 2006

Recovering From A Server Crash

Once again, OpinionBug.com is recovering from a server crash. My web host restored my site this morning so I’ll try to recover the few stories that were lost. Some comments were lost and are not recoverable. Sorry about that. Hope everyone had a nice weekend.

April 19, 2006

Duke Lacrosse Rape Case: Evidence May Support Seligmann Alibi

Evidence revealed to ABC News seems to support Reade Seligmann’s alibi: ABC News—Over the last few days, sources close to the defense have given ABC News an exclusive look at the evidence behind one player’s alleged alibi — evidence that includes electronic records, photographs and witness statements. If that material is authentic, it could prove [...]

April 18, 2006

Thoughts On The Duke Lacrosse Rape Case

I’m really sad this afternoon reading all the ways the race angle is being played in the Duke University lacrosse rape case. Admittedly, this is a politician’s dream case; a bunch of white boys from a well known university allegedly raping a poor black woman. You can’t get a better case than that and news [...]

Three Cheers For Georgia On Illegal Immigration

The state of Georgia is getting tough on illegal immigrants and the employers that hire and traffic in them: Reuters—The state of Georgia approved a sweeping measure on Monday to crack down on illegal immigrants and the people who hire them as a passionate debate on immigration heats up in the United States. The law [...]

Two Duke Lacrosse Players Surrender To Police

WRAL is reporting this morning that two Duke University lacrosse players have surrendered to police. WRAL says Reade Seligman and Collin Finnerty surrendered to Durham police around 5am this morning. WRAL video showed these two slides of the players: Source: WRAL