Archive for April, 2008

Muslim Father Murders Daughter, Released Without Charges

Posted by 3wire on April 28th, 2008

This kind of story has to make you proud to be a Muslim. From: The Independent A 17-year-old Iraqi girl was murdered by her father in an honour killing after falling in love with a British soldier she met while working on an aid programme in Basra, it has been claimed. Rand Abdel-Qader was stamped [...]

Sell Bacon, Go to Jail

Posted by 3wire on April 28th, 2008

I just love it when government “protects” us from dangers like bacon. From: Drew Carey and Reason TV Elizabeth Palacios… spent 45 days in the slammer for selling bacon dogs, and with the lost time from work, fines, and attorney’s fees, she fears she might lose the house that bacon dogs helped buy. She must [...]

Brazilian Oil Fields

Posted by Q Ball on April 24th, 2008

Two new oil fields have been discovered off the coast of Brazil. Experts estimate that both oil fields could hold a total of 40 billion barrels of oil. Hopefully the environmentalists will not try and prevent the drilling like in Alaska.

Obama’s Favorite Terrorists

Posted by 3wire on April 22nd, 2008

From: Steve Chapman – Reason Online …Barack Obama is a liberal, but not a conscientious one. I don’t much care if he declines to wear a flag pin; I can overlook his wife’s limited capacity for patriotic pride; and I defended his relationship with his former pastor. But his comfortable association with an unrepentant former [...]

Jefferson Rolling In His Grave

Posted by Q Ball on April 15th, 2008

On Sunday night a libertarian minded young woman was arrested for dancing at the Jefferson Memorial while listening to her IPod. She was part of a group who decided to celebrate the birthday of Thomas Jefferson. Watch the video of one of her compatriots and I hope you will be as pissed off as I [...]

The future of media storage.

Posted by Maverick on April 11th, 2008

From TimesOnline: In a paper published in the current issue of Science, a team at the company’s research centre in San Jose, California, said that devices which use the new technology would require much less power, would run on a single battery charge for “weeks at a time”, and would last for decades. So-called ‘racetrack’ [...]

Navy SEAL, Mike Monsoor, Awarded MOH

Posted by 3wire on April 8th, 2008

WASHINGTON (CNN) — When a grenade bounced off his chest and fell to the floor near his fellow troops, Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Monsoor acted out of instinct. His actions didn’t stem from a lack of training. His instant reaction was to protect his comrades. The Navy says he committed a selfless act: jumping [...]

English To Outlaw Conversation

Posted by Q Ball on April 7th, 2008

Sexist comments like “darling” will not be allowed in English pubs.

ABSOLUT-LY Stupid

Posted by 3wire on April 6th, 2008

You’ve got to love Photoshop. From: Ace of Spades HQ Vladimir Putin just wet himself with joy.

Absolut Apologizes

Posted by 3wire on April 6th, 2008

From: Internatonal Herald Tribune Absolut apologizes, ends ad showing California, Texas as part of Mexico MEXICO CITY: The Absolut vodka company apologized Saturday for an ad campaign depicting the southwestern U.S. as part of Mexico amid angry calls for a boycott by U.S. consumers. The campaign, which promotes ideal scenarios under the slogan “In an [...]

Absolut Stirs Up Conflict

Posted by Q Ball on April 4th, 2008

From the LA Times: Absolut Vodka has begun running ads in Mexico that shows a map of North America in a “perfect” world. The ad shows Mexico covering most of the western United States.