Source: Holder Considering Torture Probe…Go right ahead Eric. You are bound and determined to light that fuse…Just Do It
Attorney General Eric Holder is considering whether to appoint a criminal prosecutor to investigate the Bush administration’s interrogation practices.
You will just adore the results…We wait with bated breath.
Pakistan: Usama Bin Laden Isn’t Here…Yeah we know. Jamaica catching some rays, right?
Usama bin Laden and the top Al Qaeda leadership are not in Pakistan, making U.S. missile attacks against them futile, according to the country’s interior minister.
“If Osama was in Pakistan we would know, with all the thousands of troops we have sent into the tribal areas in recent months,” Rehman Malik told The Sunday Times. “If he and all these four or five top people were in our area they would have been caught, the way we are searching.”
He added: “According to our information Osama is in Afghanistan, probably Kunar, as most of the activities against Pakistan are being directed from Kunar.”
Ya Mon…Jamaica
The GOP’s Young Hatemonger…by John Avlon
Audra Shay, accused of endorsing racism on Facebook, became head of the Young Republicans on Saturday. John Avlon uncovers new details about her disturbing online comments.Thirty-eight-year-old Audra Shay’s campaign to become the next chairman of the Young Republicans went from obscure to infamous over the past week, after The Daily Beast revealed details of posts of her Facebook account. Specifically, a thread where one of her friends posts that “Obama Bin Lauden [sic] is the new terrorist… Muslim is on there side [sic]… need to take this country back from all of these mad coons… and illegals,” and Shay responds eight minutes later with: “You tell em Eric! lol.”
This is completely unacceptable.
Hispanic rights group at center of Sotomayor fight…
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The critiques leading up to this week’s Senate hearings on Sotomayor’s confirmation have stunned Perales, who calls them an attempt to derail her nomination by over-politicizing the work of his legal defense fund.
“You have a reputable group that has stood up for the civil rights of Latinos for 37 years,” said Perales, the group’s president. “To suddenly be accused of being something bad, and that anyone associated with it should not be allowed to serve on the Supreme Court, to me is shocking.”
Perales and two other attorneys founded the fund, now known as LatinoJustice PRLDEF, in a Manhattan office building in 1972. They modeled it after one of the most high-profile civil rights organizations in the country, the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund.
Really now Mr. Perales, you are an outright liar…Where did you stand on Miguel Estrada, Alberto Gonzales…How about these “Hispanics”, in the Bush administration? OR is this just SOME “Hispanics”?
White House Appointments
Judge Al Gonzalez, White House Legal Counsel
Ruben Barrales, Deputy Assistant to the President, Director of Intergovernmental Affairs
Hector Irrastoza, Deputy Assistant to the President
Israel Hernandez, Special Assistant to the President
Carlos Bonilla, Special Assistant to the President
Rebecca Contreras, Associate Director of Boards & Commission
Abel Guerra, Associate Director Office of Public Liaison
Marissa Medrano, Associate Director for Domestic Policy
Lisa Trevino Cummins, Associate Director Faith Based Initiative
Heidi Marquez, Deputy Associate Director, Office of Presidential Personnel
Monica Vegas Kladakis, Deputy Associate Director, Office of Presidential Personnel
Mercedes Viana, Director of Specialty Media, Office of Media Affairs
Leonard Rodriguez, Political Coordinator, Office of Political Affairs
Noela Rodriguez, Press Secretary to the First Lady
Margita Thompson, Press Secretary to Mrs. Cheney
Sonya Medina, Deputy Director of Projects, Office of the First Lady
Mike Garcia, Special Assistant Scheduling Office of the Vice President
Brian Bravo, Press Assistant to Press Secretary
Lorraine Nisbet, Office of Strategic Affairs
Marissa Munoz, Office of Boards & Commission
Jose Fuentes, Office of Advance for the Vice President
True Story…..Courtesy, a friend. Ummm, a Ticked Off, friend.
Luke AFB is west of Phoenix and is rapidly being surrounded by civilization that complains about the noise from the base and its planes, forgetting that it was there long before they were. A certain lieutenant colonel at Luke AFB deserves a big pat on the back. Apparently, an individual who lives somewhere near Luke AFB wrote the local paper complaining about a group of F-16s that disturbed his/her day at the mall.
When that individual read the response from a Luke AFB officer, it must have stung quite a bit.
The complaint:
‘Question of the day for Luke Air Force Base:
Whom do we thank for the morning air show? Last Wednesday, at precisely 9:11 A.M, a tight formation of four F-16 jets made a low pass over Arrowhead Mall, continuing west over Bell Road at approximately 500 feet. Imagine our good fortune! Do the Tom Cruise-wannabes feel we need this wake-up call, or were they trying to impress the cashiers at Mervyns early bird special?
Any response would be appreciated.
The response:
Regarding ‘A wake-up call from Luke’s jets’ On June 15, at precisely 9:12 a.m., a perfectly timed four- ship fly by of F-16s from the 63rd Fighter Squadron at Luke Air Force Base flew over the grave of Capt. Jeremy Fresques. Capt Fresques was an Air Force officer who was previously stationed at Luke Air Force Base and was killed in Iraq on May 30, Memorial Day.
At 9 a.m. on June 15, his family and friends gathered at Sunland Memorial Park in Sun City to mourn the loss of a husband, son and friend. Based on the letter writer’s recount of the fly by, and because of the jet noise, I’m sure you didn’t hear the 21-gun salute, the playing of taps, or my words to the widow and parents of Capt. Fresques as I gave them their son’s flag on behalf of the President of the United States and all those veterans and servicemen and women who understand the sacrifices they have endured..
A four-ship fly by is a display of respect the Air Force gives to those who give their lives in defense of freedom. We are professional aviators and take our jobs seriously, and on June 15 what the letter writer witnessed was four officers lining up to pay their ultimate respects.
The letter writer asks, ‘Whom do we thank for the morning air show? The 56th Fighter Wing will make the call for you, and forward your thanks to the widow and parents of Capt Fresques, and thank them for you, for it was in their honor that my pilots flew the most honorable formation of their lives.
Only 2 defining forces have ever offered to die for you….Jesus Christ and the American Soldier. One died for your soul, the other for your freedom.
Lt. Col. Grant L. Rosensteel, Jr.
USAF
Any questions Bozo Letter Writer?
AP Interview: Hayden says Congress was informed
WASHINGTON (AP) – Former CIA Director Gen. Michael Hayden angrily struck back Saturday at assertions the Bush administration’s post-9/11 surveillance program was more far-reaching than imagined and was largely concealed from congressional overseers.In an interview with The Associated Press, Hayden maintained that top members of Congress were kept well-informed all along the way, notwithstanding protests from some that they were kept in the dark.
“One of the points I had in every one of the briefings was to make sure they understood the scope of our activity ‘They’ve got to know this is bigger than a bread box,’ I said,” said Hayden, who also previously headed the National Security Agency.
“At the political level this had support,” said the one-time CIA chief, jumping foursquare into an escalating controversy that has caused deep political divisions and lingering debate on the counterterrorism policies of an administration now out of power.
This is the only “Road” movie, Crosby and Hope didn’t make…The Road To Ruin.
Sotomayor Supporters Take Aim at New Haven Firefighter
Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor’s backers are reportedly urging reporters to probe what one called the “troubled and litigious work history” of New Haven firefighter Frank Ricci.
The fabric of this nations morals are coming apart and rapidly. Don’t like someone, or a decision made on their behalf, destroy them financially, smear them and their family, while laughing at the pain you have just caused.
The Left is getting real damn close to having a major setback in terms of lives being lost. I for one will assist and have a good laugh, myself.
Later people, next two at the course. We have a Golf Channel® Tournament for Amateurs. Don’t believe this one will be telecast.
UPDATE:
Snapped them, then got the hell out of the way. 
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