I Nominate Kit Jarrell of Euphoric Reality for Queen of Clubs

Posted on November 8, 2005 - Filed Under ACLU | 1 Comment

She’s always on top of military issues, and full of patriot support. I nominate Kit Jarrell of Euphoric Reality for Queen of Clubs in the Deck o Bloggers Competition.

Middle of the Week Open Trackbacks

Posted on November 8, 2005 - Filed Under ACLU | 80 Comments

First a few notes:
Join The Anti-PC Leauge!, now with its own devoted blog No PC Blog
Vote for me as the Jack of Clubs of the Blogosphere
Happy One Year Blogiversary to GMRoper
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Boyscouts Under Attack Again

Posted on November 8, 2005 - Filed Under Boyscouts, News | 29 Comments

I just got this in my email:
Dear John,
Today, the ACLJ has again represented you and your interests by filing our major brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
Here’s the crux of the situation:
With the help of the ACLU, Mr. Eugene Winkler and other taxpayers brought a lawsuit against the military for [...]

I Nominate Donegal Express for Jack of Spades

Posted on November 8, 2005 - Filed Under ACLU | Comments Off

I’m nominating Donegal Express for Jack of Spades in the blogger card competion. Look, he’s got the qualifications for sure.

Deck O’ Bloggers Competition

Posted on November 8, 2005 - Filed Under ACLU | 2 Comments

Aaron’s CC is having a Deck O’ Bloggers competition. Just a little fun competition for bragging rights. So, I’m nominating myself for the Jack of Clubs. Why? Because I put a damn lot of heart into this blog, and the cause, and I think I deserve it…but hearts are reserved for [...]

No Holiday Vacation For Tampa Schools?

Posted on November 8, 2005 - Filed Under News | 4 Comments

TAMPA - — School Superintendent MaryEllen Elia wants Yom Kippur, Good Friday and the Monday after Easter reinstated as holidays in the academic calendar.
She plans to make that recommendation to school board members at Tuesday’s meeting.
“We don’t have time for anger, vindictiveness or political maneuvering,” Elia said of the hundreds of e-mail messages and phone [...]

Auction Your Items For Project Valour-IT - FREE!

Posted on November 8, 2005 - Filed Under Fundraising | 4 Comments

From the Project Valour-IT blog, it looks like each of the 4 teams competiting in the fundraiser are getting creative. Auctions seemed to have popped up as a good idea (Smash is auctioning his wife for the Navy Team). Sondra, from the Army Team, decided to have an auction in a post, with bidders [...]

Another lawyer in Saddam trial killed

Posted on November 8, 2005 - Filed Under News, War On Terror | 7 Comments

Via MSNBC
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Gunmen on Tuesday opened fire on a car carrying two lawyers defending some of Saddam Hussein’s co-defendants in a trial for crimes against humanity, killing one and wounding the other, police and defense team sources said.
The attack followed the murder of another defense lawyer in the team who was shot the [...]

War Powers Before The Supreme Court

Posted on November 8, 2005 - Filed Under News, Supreme Court, War On Terror | 6 Comments

Here’s a case that will bear watching. Roberts had to disqualify himself, a concept the left seems to have trouble comprehending. A lot will ride on this outcome and I will be curious to see how the court decides.
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a challenge to President Bush’s war powers, taking on [...]

Principal Apologizes for Cross Showing in School Assembly

Posted on November 8, 2005 - Filed Under 1st Amendment, ACLU, Church And State, News | 4 Comments

Hat tip: California Conservative
AP reports: “The principal of a public high school apologized to parents for allowing a Christian-themed assembly that featured two pro football players, saying he was misled about what the presentation would cover.”
Principal Emmanuel Caulk got more than he anticipated for when he invited Philadephia Eagles players Tra Thomas and Thomas Tapeh [...]

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