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In response to the “Nuestro Himno” illegal alien anthem nonsense, I thought it would be nice to celebrate the history of our national anthem–instead of rewriting it to pander to ethnic grievance-mongers who don’t respect Amerian laws or traditions.
Via Wikipedia, here’s a copy of Francis Scott Key’s original manuscript of the “Star-Spangled Banner” poem:

And here’s [...]

***scroll for updates…1230pm EDT Looks like the problem may be resolved, though several blogs still down…Glenn Reynolds confirms the attack originated in Saudi Arabia, as I suspected…Mary Katherine Ham of downed blog hughhewitt.com is guest-blogging over at Wizbang…Hugh’s back up…looks like most are back up…update on Aaron’s CC below…513pm EDT update several blogs reporting they [...]

I posted last night on the moonbats’ ambush on military recruiters at UC Santa Cruz. The San Francisco Chronicle has a follow-up:
Four military recruiters hastily fled a job fair Tuesday morning at UC Santa Cruz after a raucous crowd of student protesters blocked an entrance to the building where the Army and National Guard had [...]

Much talk in the blogosphere today about the refusal of Borders and Waldenbooks to carry this month’s issue of Free Inquiry because it reprints Jyllands-Posten’s cartoons of Mohammed. Not much talk, though, about another magazine’s brave decision not only to publish the cartoons, but to put the most provocative one right on its cover.
Submitted [...]

Hey readers - I’m taking a few days off for an overdue family mini-vacation.
While I’m away, I’m pleased and honored to hand over the keys to the one and only Allah Pundit as guest-blogger. If you followed his brilliant work over the past few years–especially during the 2004 campaign–he needs no introduction.
For the uninitiated, here’s [...]

This story deserves much more attention than it’s getting. Via VOA News (hat tip: Doug at Below the Beltway):
An Afghan man who recently admitted he converted to Christianity faces the death penalty under the country’s strict Islamic legal system. The trial is a critical test of Afghanistan’s new constitution and democratic government.
The case is [...]

A tipster e-mailed me last night:
I work as a corporate lawyer at a large law firm that has a speciality in Islamic finance. The real reason Dubai Ports World is undergoing the transaction is because of an Islamic finance vehicle called the sukuk. The sukuk is essentially a commerical paper type of Islamic [...]

Guess which side they chose?
The United States blasted the publication by European newspapers of cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed as unacceptable incitement to religious or ethnic hatred.
“These cartoons are indeed offensive to the beliefs of Muslims,” State Department spokesman Justin Higgins said when queried about the furore sparked by the cartoons which first appeared in [...]

Power Line blows the whistle on the MSM’s favorite whistleblower Coleen Rowley, who is running for Congress in Minnesota on a platform of advocating “ethical decision-making.”
Her idea of ethical decision-making? Photoshopping an image of her GOP opponent, Rep. John Kline, as bumbling Nazi Col. Klink. Her campaign website replaced Rep. Kline’s military uniform (he’s a [...]

Okay, here’s the deal: Liberal blogs are buzzing over NBC correspondent Andrea Mitchell’s interview with NYTimes reporter James Risen, which was posted at MSNBC.com. Acording to left-wing Americablog, a transcript of the original interview was altered to remove a question from Mitchell that suggested the Bush administration was eavesdropping on CNN correspondent Christiane Amanpour.
And, [...]

Russ Vaughn is a Vietnam vet and wonderful poet whose work is well-known and widely published by milbloggers. Bill Faith of Small Town Veteran keeps an archive of Vaughn’s work here. Vaughn’s latest poem is so good and so timely, I’m reprinting it in full:
Force Multipliers
Wikipedia: force multiplier-a military term referring to a factor that [...]

At least on the legislative and judicial levels, a Massachusetts newcomer quickly learns the state sometimes resembles a banana republic. American-style justice can be elusive.
That’s what makes Gov. Mitt Romney’s reform agenda so difficult to implement: it might be easier to end corruption in Nigeria than the Democrat-ruled Bay State. That Rhode Island is even [...]

***135pm EDT update…Al Sharpton calls President Bush “evil…James Crow Jr., Esquire…broken levees are weapons of mass destruction…Our people are dying in Iraq and being drowned in New Orleans…We’ll be in Baton Rouge on the 29th…this is the beginning of the regeneration of the movement for our people…”***
If you tune into C-SPAN right now, you [...]

*see updates below*
Inside Air America: An Investigative Blog Report
Part 1: A Trail of Debts
By Michelle Malkin and Brian Maloney
michellemalkin.com/radioequalizer.blogspot.com
August 17, 2005
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It’s not just the Gloria Wise Boys & Girls that’s knocking on Air America Radio’s door looking for lost money. According to court records obtained by Radio Equalizer/MichelleMalkin.com, another major creditor has been demanding that [...]

The ACLU and other civil libertarians don’t seem to mind if a public swimming pool sets aside time for the exclusive use of Muslims. But they’ll scream holy hell if a city swimming pool enforces a dress code that requires everyone, including Muslims, to wear a swimsuit.
Update:
Reader Scott L. quips…
Since this is yet another [...]

Several readers write with a reminder that today is the 36th anniversary of Mary Jo Kopechne’s death.
Myrna Blyth’s remembrance from last year is worth re-reading.
R.I.P.
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Update:
Gullyborg notices some macabre advice on the Massachusetts government website today. (Update 500pm EST. The page has been pulled, but it’s cached here.)
Ankle Biting Pundits weighs in.

London mayor Ken Livingstone earned praise yesterday for his stalwart statement condemning the 7/7 attacks. “Whatever you do, however many you kill, you will fail,” he said, addressing the terrorists directly.
There are some things you should know, though, about Mayor Livingstone before you applaud his steadfastness against evil. Despite his strong words lambasting terrorism, Livingstone, [...]

Apology, schmapology. Sen. Dick Durbin is still blaming the Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy for his ills. Illinois-based Marathon Pundit reports that Durbin is telling local press there that it’s all dastardly Bob Novak’s fault!
Does Reynolds Wrap have an endorsement deal with the Democrat Party or what?

Here’s a cached copy of a news story, published in the Boston Globe, about a seal hunt that reportedly took place earlier this week. Excerpt:
Over the vigorous protests of international animal-welfare organizations, the largest seal hunt in a half-century resumed yesterday off Newfoundland and Labrador.
Hunters on about 300 boats converged on ice floes, shooting harp [...]

My new column pokes fun at the anti-war activists who will be descending on N.Y., Washington, San Diego, Fayetteville, and other major media markets this weekend to protest the Iraqi “occupation.” Among the loony luminaries turning out for the parades:

Rep. Maurice Hinchey
Charles Barron
Convicted terrorist conspirator Lynne Stewart
Saddam Hussein legal counsel Ramsey Clark
Code Pink
I also answer [...]

Gearing up for the rumored release of the CBS Rathergate report today or early next week, here are some quick, handy links:
Buckhead: “I am saying these documents are forgeries, run through a copier for 15 generations to make them look old.”

Power Line: The sixty first minute
Little Green Footballs: The document experiments (I II)
INDC Journal: Are [...]

The Young America’s Foundation has a helpful new list of the top 10 conservative colleges:
* Hillsdale College
* Grove City College
* Franciscan University
* Indiana Wesleyan University
* Thomas Aquinas College
* Harding University
[...]

Jacques Derrida, father of deconstructionism, is dead.
Deconstructionism, alas, is still alive and thriving.
Dan Flynn has a great chapter on Derrida in his new book. Check it out.

A few days ago, I blogged on the Philippines going wobbly in the face of threats by Islamofascists who kidnapped a Filipino truck driver in Iraq. Now, just as I feared, it looks as though President Gloria Arroyo has fallen over completely. According to Reuters:
“The Philippines will withdraw its forces from Iraq “as soon as [...]

The liberal conventional wisdom seems to be that dark-horse Kerry veep possibility Tom Vilsack, governor of Iowa, ruined his chances by signing a state law making English the official language in 2002.
Vilsack may or may not be Kerry’s pick, but the notion that he would hurt the ticket because of the English language law [...]