Gender-bender code-breaker get special treatment, ACLU is all for it
Posted on August 16, 2006 - Filed Under ACLU | 5 Comments
From Pace, FL:
Pace High School is usually in the news for its sports and academics. Now the school is making headlines because of it’s dress….. code.
There is one student, whose name we won’t reveal to protect his identity, who comes to school dressed as a girl. And he’s allowed to despite what the [...]
Chris and Jose
Posted on August 16, 2006 - Filed Under News | 1 Comment
Last year at about this time, we were already up to “Jose” in named tropical storms/hurricanes.
This year, we are only up to “Chris.”
Looks like hurricanes and global warming will not be talked about much this election year.
Hizbullah Speaks With Nuance
Posted on August 16, 2006 - Filed Under News, War On Terror | 1 Comment
UN cease-fire resolution 1701 states:
“full implementation of the relevant provisions of the Taif Accords, and of resolutions 1559 (2004) and 1680 (2006), that require the disarmament of all armed groups in Lebanon, so that, pursuant to the Lebanese cabinet decision of July 27, 2006, there will be no weapons or authority in Lebanon other than [...]
Faux Military Concern at The Washington Post
Posted on August 16, 2006 - Filed Under News, War On Terror | Comments Off
Today, The Washington Post expressed its “faux concern” on the U.S. Military meeting its end strength:
“Military recruiters are cutting corners to meet goals. So why do the services keep kicking out gay men and lesbians?”
From the tone of the Washington Post, you would think that “kicking out gay men and lesbians” was the number [...]
ACLU Continues to Dig Hole for Itself on Katrina Memorial, LA Times Buys Joe Cook’s “Arguments”
Posted on August 16, 2006 - Filed Under 1st Amendment, ACLU, Church And State, News | 1 Comment
From the LA Times today: Swords Being Crossed Over Memorial to Katrina Victims
NEW ORLEANS — A proposed memorial to victims of Hurricane Katrina from St. Bernard’s Parish that includes a cross bearing a depiction of Jesus has spurred a conflict between parish officials and the American Civil Liberties Union.
The ACLU says incorporating a cross in [...]
