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American Airlines: Heroes are villains

Once sacred "family hour" no more

From One News Now:

The broadcast television time slot once the home of Happy Days and Little House on the Prairie is now nowhere near as family-friendly -- according to the latest "family hour" study from a high-profile TV watchdog group.

6 Years Later

United

Here's an exceprt from an article by Ben Feller for the Associated Press:

Bush Observes 9/11 Anniversary

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush, joined by his wife, the vice president, Cabinet members, White House janitors, kitchen workers and groundskeepers, somberly marked the sixth anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

They all observed a moment of silence at 8:46 a.m., Tuesday—the exact moment in 2001 when terrorists slammed the first jetliner into the World Trade Center in New York.

The president stood with first lady Laura Bush and Dick and Lynne Cheney on the South Lawn during the simple ceremony that has been repeated each year since the attack. Dressed in dark suits, the four of them bowed their heads as a member of the Honor Guard stood nearby, holding an American flag.

Bush stood sternly as the Marine band, stationed behind him on the South Portico of the White House, played "God Bless America." Mrs. Bush then took his arm and they walked inside along with the Cheneys.

"If we leave Iraq, do we lose for good?"

I do not believe foreign policy under Bush has created more terrorists. On the contrary, it has revealed them. -- James Randall

Every once in awhile a sentence comes along, so perfectly structured and full of truth, that it represents feelings inside that you could never accurately verbalize until you read it. The above quote is just one of many that comprise a must-read letter by James Randall to Salon columnist Camille Paglia.

In her response to Randall, Paglia's attempts at making counterpoints are undermined by her lack of understanding of the issues raised in the original letter.

Goodbye Yellowbrick Road!

I don't think we're in Kansas anymore...not if Dean, Kerry, Pelosi and Kennedy and the rest of the Dems have their way.

(Picture courtesy of the G.O.P.)

Dean Agrees to be Civil, Bashes Bush

In an interview with Fox News Sunday's Chris Wallace, DNC Chair Howard Dean was discussing the party's new strategy regardless of the election results.

Win or lose tonight, Dean suspected a mandate for change from the American people, and gosh darn it, the Democrats will be at the forefront of that change.

He went on to explain that the Dem's will turn over a new leaf of civility, focusing on the issues at hand and serving the American public with dignity without picking petty fights or engaging in character assassination with Republicans.

Then he began to bash the Bush administration.

We've Already Won Iraq?

In the midst of the election results, I take comfort in the following words of DEMOCRAT Orson Scott Card, in an excerpt from his must-read article "The Only Issue This Election Day":

The "War on Terror"

I recently read an opinion piece in which the author ridiculed the very concept of a "war on terror," saying that it makes as much sense as if, after Pearl Harbor, FDR had declared a "war on aviation."

Without belaboring the obvious shortcomings of the analogy, I will agree with the central premise. The name "war on terror" clearly conceals the fact that we are really at war with specific groups and specific nations; we can no more make war on a methodology than we can make war on nitrogen.

However, there are several excellent reasons why "War on Terror" is the only possible name for this war.

Election Day Woes

The U.S. election system has officially become a parody of itself.

If I were to imagine what COULD GO wrong on a typical election day in this country, then exaggerate certain aspects for humor, I still wouldn't even come close to the reality that many voters encountered when they showed up today to cast their ballots.

Already we've had malfunctioning voting machines, Democrats pushing for extended poll hours in Denver, ballots in wrong counties, touchscreens smashed in rage, heavy flooding, bomb threats, voter choking, FBI investigations, fixing charges in Utah, and the day's not even over!

There's no making this stuff up...

Looks Like Saddam Got It Right

In a historical moment that could shake the core of Iraq, tyrant Saddam Hussein was sentenced to death by hanging today. According to witnesses, Hussein shouted "God is great"  as he exited the courtroom after hearing the verdict.

And what do you know? He actually spoke powerful truth. God IS great, but God is also JUST.

And Saddam's date with destiny is coming. I pray before then he can find the TRUE God and make his peace.

Because when that noose is placed around his neck, and the screams of his countless victims echo through his being, Allah won't be around to save him.

(Picture by Scott Nelson, AP)