So now they have young girls on television advising other young girls to keep wearing the hijab, otherwise they won’t be allowed in Paradise. My Muslim sisters, I would like to say that a lot of films would seem to be destroying the hijab. So, my sister, you should be careful with these destroying voices, …
Monthly Archives: March 2008
Is it something in the water?
New York politicians seem to have a lot of trouble being faithful. ALBANY, N.Y. – With his predecessor’s term doomed by a sex scandal, brand-new Gov. David Paterson tried to come clean about his own skeletons just hours after assuming office by acknowledging a years-old affair. Paterson was sworn in almost exactly a week after …
Is anyone minding the purse?
Watch Disorder in the House, Monday March 17 at 9 .m. only on ichannel.
Life sentence for killing autistic daughter
Update on a sad case: “Life sentence for woman who killed autistic child” The actions of Xuan “Linda” Peng that caused the death of her daughter Scarlett were “reprehensible” said Superior Court Justice Mary Lou Benotto during the sentencing hearing. “Scarlett was particularly vulnerable,” said Judge Benotto, who ruled that Peng must spend at least …
A terribly embarrassing oversight on the part of the media
Egad. Céline Dion hasn’t waxed her thighs. And it makes the news. Surprisingly, the reporter failed to notice the chanteuse’s hair was also a touch frizzy. I think I’ll write a letter to the editor to complain about this egregious oversight. [cross-posted to PWPL]
Can we talk? Honestly, I mean?
Any time you mention late-term abortion pro-choicers tell you a) it doesn’t happen and b) even if it did it would be in extreme cases to save the life of the mother, or something similarly reasonable. I, for one, am not so anti-abortion as to sacrifice a mother for a fetus, especially not if she already has …
A propos nothing in particular
I’m reading Maggie Gallagher’s 1989 Enemies of Eros and found this on page 37: I don’t know how they can have failed to notice that, as a matter of hard empirical fact, not every woman who smiles at a man is signalling an uncontrollable desire to become his own sweet patootie. But from their point …
A vagina-friendly mayor?
What does one say to this? New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin says he is “a vagina-friendly Mayor.” Nagin made the remark while welcoming the author of the Vagina Monlogues, Eve Ensler to the city to promote the “V-Day” celebration in New Orleans next month. You will also, no doubt, be thrilled to hear that according to Mayor Nagin, Ms. …
Finally!!!
Something I’ve been wanting to see for a while: Ottawa’s Catholic archbishop says he will refuse communion to any politician who “obstinately” supports access to abortion, but only if he or she cannot be persuaded to stand down. No, I am not religious. I am in fact something of an anti-Catholic, in good part from …
Meanwhile in the cynical community…
Folks ain’t none too pleased with Liberal leader Stéphane Dion’s non-position on C-484. Sir, while you were absent from the House of Commons today, a vote was held. The vote in question allowed Bill C-484 to pass into committee. Because you saw fit not to whip your party’s vote, because it did not interest you …