GOP convention may be contested - - The Washington Times, America’s Newspaper

The wide-open Republican presidential field has party officials and strategists excited about the prospect of the rarest of political spectacles: a contested presidential nominating convention.

Americans Urged to Take A Walk on the ‘Hog Wild’ Side — 12/18/2007

“Congress is spending your money like crazy, so why not take the family to see stuff you’ve already paid for?” the Heritage Foundation asked.

Homosexodus - “Gay” plans to target 2-year-olds

5th-grade students could be handed ‘Coping With Sexual Orientation’

Iran indicates it is building another nuclear plant - International Herald Tribune

Iran confirmed on Monday that it had received the first fuel shipment for its nuclear power plant at Bushehr, but also indicated for the first time that it was building a second nuclear power plant.

‘Ring Of Fire’ Radio On Air America at The Lunch Counter

Philly’s Online: “…Hear how they “take” calls, from BIG LAW attorney and Air America radio host Mike Papantonio himself. Call the show 866-389-FIRE (3473) and this is what you’ll get.”

Glamocracy (A Conservative featured in Glamor Magazine!)

“Amanda Carpenter, 25, is national political reporter for Townhall.com. “I became a conservative after tracking down what my college tuition money was paying for,” she says. “I found a lot of wasteful spending.” She is a former congressional correspondent for Human Events and author of The Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy’s Dossier on Hillary Clinton….” (hat-tip, bamapachyderm)

So you Think you Know Politics?

Justin, of Right on the Right:

How much do you know about politics? Can you tell me who the current ambassador to Iraq is? Could you identify him through a picture? What’s the former ambassador to Iraq doing right now? On Saturday, at 11 AM Eastern, I invite you all to participate in the first ROTR politics quiz. Stop in a bit early to chat things up before we get underway. This is a test run of one contest that I’m very interested in getting going. Make plans to be here…

At Last, AP to Enter the Internet Age with ‘AP Version 2.0′

Warner Todd Huston: “Al Gore must’ve gotten to the Associated Press and introduced to them his invention, the Internet, because they have announced a refit for the new news age. The New York Times spins some coverage for the venerable news wire service’s newest venture, even taking the chance to extend a compliment for AP’s creation of the ‘24-hour news cycle’…”

Obama, Oprah Oh-Oh

Stephen Cruiser: “Saint Barack Obama has finally figured out a way to not sound like a lightweight when he speaks: let Oprah do the talking. The star maker herself hit the campaign trail to give His Blessedness a big boost in Iowa. Rumor has it she may purchase the state while there and give it to her next studio audience….”

Tick-Tick-Tick: Fight Global Whining…please!

John G: “With all the contrary evidence continuing to pile up (and there’s still A LOT more coming,) it’s a wonder how the enviro-commies have managed to avoid being drug out back and “double-tapped” to he head by now. It’s utterly amazing how they still seem to exist. They’re kinda like bad pennies, they just keep turning up…”

Corrected: Socialist Hate and Intolerance Month (a.k.a. “December”)

Google can’t mention Christmas, but they can Persian New year, Sputnik, etc etc etc? (also see: Christmas)

GrEaT sAtAn’S gIrLfRiEnD: NIE 2007 Box Set Bonus Feature

All despots know that blurring the line between honest nat’lism and absolute rule is especially effective for young people. Indeed, in a media controlled, police state with a high literacy rate - math can be a wonderfull widget….

Patrick Ruffini :: Romney’s Faith Speech on UStream.tv

The Flaws In the Iran Report - John R. Bolton, Washington Post

“…We not only have a problem interpreting what the mullahs in Tehran are up to, but also a more fundamental problem: Too much of the intelligence community is engaging in policy formulation …”

Stix Blog: St. Nicholas Day

The true story of Santa Claus begins with Nicholas, who was born during the third century in the village of Patara. At the time the area was Greek and is now on the southern coast of Turkey. ..

http://sayanythingblog.com/entry/global_warming_summits_cause_global_warming/

You’d think these people could all get together via the internet or something. Or at least pick a somewhat less remote part of the globe to go to. But then that’d mean they wouldn’t be able to go to Bali.

It’s My Blog: Are we really a Free Society?

Lawn work at Romney’s home still done by illegal immigrants

For Romney, who has made curtailing illegal immigration a cornerstone of his presidential campaign, the revelation that he continued to employ the same landscaping company was likely to fuel criticism from his rivals…

U.S. ships, barred from Hong Kong, now sail under China’s nose

A spat over China’s denial of port calls to U.S. naval vessels has led the Pentagon to deploy an increasing number of large ships to transit the Taiwan Strait in some of the most sensitive waters in East Asia.

WorldNetDaily: CAIR – anything but ‘American’

CAIR, a powerful and well-funded lobby group, has been targeting Savage’s radio advertisers with a campaign of lies and intimidation. Every single advertiser has been pressured, and a few have caved in to the heavy-handed threats.

MSM’s Huckabee Attention Meant to Aid Clinton in General

Gribbit: In the past few weeks, the surge of Mike Huckabee in the polls has been amazing. A seemingly social conservative who at one time was responsible for raising taxes in Arkansas has threatened the lead of Rudy Giuliani in Iowa and New Hampshire. The question is why? Nationally, as of Tuesday Dec 4th, he is in a statistical dead heat with Rudy.

This is how Islam Treats Women

Miss Beth: “For all the appeasers out there who think islam is such a peaceful “religion”, and for all you feminists who refuse to stand up for your islamic sisters trapped in this violence, you should hang your heads in shame. This video is rated X for the violence against women….” (h/t Stix)

Most Arabic Yahoo groups are about sex - Mideast Youth - Thinking Ahead

Not just “glamour porn,” either, this includes pedophelia, beastiality, gay porn, and fantasy rape.

Insanity’s Poster Boy

Steven Kruiser: “Congress may have returned to work for an abbreviated session but Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Lobotomy) made sure he brought his long-term stupidity with him. The increasingly irrelevant Reid appears to be indefatigable in his pursuit of disaster in Iraq. Reid has decided there is no news coming out of Iraq other than what’s written in his obviously unstable head. Reid held a press conference when he got back and flatly stated that ‘The surge hasn’t accomplished its goals…’.”

Teddy Bear Case Exposes Failure of American Feminist Leaders

Tammy BruceA National Organization for Women spokeswoman said they were “not putting out a statement or taking a position.” This is how depraved the American left has become.

Heritage Foundation: Ganging Up on Illegal Alien Criminals - Erica Little, Fox News

Americans are divided over many issues relating to illegal immigration. But almost everyone agrees that illegal aliens who commit violent crimes should be deported.

Which Party Is the Party of the Rich? - Paul Weyrich, CNSNews.com

As with the surge in Iraq, the success of which key Democrats refuse to acknowledge, it is unlikely Democrats will admit they are now the party of the rich. They need to appear as the party of the poor to maintain specific voting blocs.

Putin’s Last Realm to Conquer: Russian Culture

The Man Who Helped Start Huckabee’s Roll - washingtonpost.com

Brinson is the keeper of a massive e-mail list of much-coveted Christian voters that Huckabee is using to reach and organize people in early-voting states such as Iowa.

MOTY: Give This Man a Pulitzer: GQ Features on men.style.com

With Talking Points Memo, Josh Marshall—along with his obsessive band of political reporters—is building the prototype of what an Internet-based news-gathering organization might one day look like. Don’t believe us? Just ask Alberto Gonzales…

Grizzly Groundswell: Not Just a Plant, but a Whole Nursery

Ross: While the news that CNN redacted the transcript of a democratic plant, among 6 democratic ‘undecided’ plants, in the Nov 15 Democrat debate they sponsored is still coming out, there is news today that a Hillary campaign operative was a plant in last night’s CNN sponsored Republican debate. The retired general is actually a member of Hillary Clinton’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transexual Americans For Hillary Steering Committee. Anderson Cooper’s mea culpa below….”

Ms. Clinton, “The Evitable” / Giuliani’s Campaign Fatally Damaged?

Romney’s campaign agrees with Peggy Noonan.

Green$ Aren’t Always Good for You

Steven Kruiser: “Gosh, it’s been such a busy week that I’ve hardly had time to contemplate the fact that we’re in the midst of a climate crisis. Such are the perils of living in this little corner of the universe we like to call Reality. But it’s important for those of us in the business of climate panic reversal to be vigilant and keep getting the message out to those who still think all the hoopla is about recycling and better air. OK, it’s about recycling, all right. Recycling communism, that is….”

The New Media Journal | Keep Out of the Reach of Liberals by Gabriel Garnica

The next time you see kids cursing in public, mocking everyone they see, making foolish comments, disrespecting rational authority and giggling over superficial and inane things, imagine a nation run by these same kids….

Anti-Christmas Retailer Showing Their True Stripes

Gribbit: It seems Kohl’s is joining Target in the quest of being the most anti-Christian and anti-Christmas retailer in the union. First Target won’t allow Salvation Army bell ringers at their entrances and now Kohl’s is backpeddeling on a promise….

The Salvation Army and other Business are Being Sued for Requiring employes to Speak English - Send Pelosi a Fax, here.

The federal government has filed more than 200 charges against businesses and organizations that require employees to speak English on the job saying it’s a civil rights violation! (h/t 1389)

MyWestTexas.com - ‘Super highway’ would infringe on state’s rights, senator says

An Oklahoma state senator said Thursday that he led opposition to a plan like the Trans Texas Corridor this year because it would have surrendered his state’s sovereignty to the federal government.

The Blotter: Giuliani’s Mistress Used N.Y. Police as Taxi Service

Well before it was publicly known he was seeing her, then-married New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani provided a police driver and city car for his mistress Judith Nathan, former senior city officials tell the Blotter on ABCNews.com.