Local event:
Arc of Mercer’s Walk-A-Thon this Saturday, May 20 at Veteran’s Park in Hamilton at 9AM.
At the blogs
Religious Activists Strategize to Make Israel ‘a Pariah State’
It’s become a habit: Pat Robertson Jumps The Shark
Maria’s articles
The Earle of Duke, Duke University, that is. Dr. Sowell writes on The biggest scandal
It is not hard to explain politically, however. The District Attorney may well owe his recent election victory to having tapped into the kinds of racial resentments expressed by the young man at North Carolina Central University.
Now Mr. Nifong is riding a tiger and cannot safely get off. His bet best may be to let this case drag on until it fizzles out, long after the media have lost interest. His extraordinary postponement of the trial for a year suggests he understands that.
In the meantime, the taxi driver who provided the first airtight alibi for one of the accused Duke lacrosse players has been picked up by the police on a flimsy, three-year-old charge, supposedly about shoplifting. He was held for five hours for questioning — reportedly not about shoplifting, but about the Duke rape charges.
Does this smell to high heaven or what?
Betsy has more.
The WaPo headline refers to Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a true hero for our times, as Discredited Somali. Shame on the WaPo. The treatment of Ayaan Hirsi Ali marks a sad day for the West
Czech Government Donates $1.2 Million To Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Simple devices and fuel additives do nothing for mileage. The Mythbusters had a show on that.
Kean: No Amnesty and No Special Privileges for Illegal Migrants
In entertainment news,
Headline that makes one think of Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger: Chimp-human breakup may have been long, messy affair
Earth to Paul: No nups without pre-nups.
