Reformed Chicks Blabbing

The 6 year old confirms the story reported by the military that he was recruited by the Taliban for suicide bombing : The story of a 6-year-old Afghan boy who says he thwarted an effort by Taliban militants to trick him into being a suicide bomber provoked tears and anger at a meeting of tribal…

If you haven’t seen the pictures of the manufacturing cities of China at Wired News, go look at them. They’re amazing! The sheer volume of the workforce in China is overwhelming. It’s no wonder we can’t compete. Since they have no environmental laws, workforce requirements and no concern about the products they produce they will…

Huge victory for political speech in America! Take that McCain: The Supreme Court loosened restrictions Monday on corporate- and union-funded television ads that air close to elections, weakening a key provision of a landmark campaign finance law. The court, split 5-4, upheld an appeals court ruling that an anti-abortion group should have been allowed to…

If taxpayers can’t sue, who can? The Supreme Court ruled Monday that ordinary taxpayers cannot challenge a White House initiative that helps religious charities get a share of federal money. The 5-4 decision blocks a lawsuit by a group of atheists and agnostics against eight Bush administration officials including the head of the White House…

The “Bong Hits 4 Jesus” case before the Supreme Court lost: “The U.S. Supreme Court tightened limits on student speech Monday, ruling against a high school student and his 14-foot-long (4.3-meter) “Bong Hits 4 Jesus” banner. Schools may prohibit student expression that can be interpreted as advocating drug use, Chief Justice John Roberts wrote for…

I guess we shouldn’t be surprised since they’ve already used children in suicide bombing missions in Iraq: Children as young as six are being used by the Taliban in increasingly desperate suicide missions, coalition forces in Afghanistan claimed yesterday. The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), to which Britain contributes 5,000 troops in southern Afghanistan, revealed…

Because to her a Marxist bag is just a fashion accessory: “I sincerely apologise to anyone I may have inadvertently offended,” Diaz said in a statement. “The bag was a purchase I made as a tourist in China and I did not realise the potentially hurtful nature of the slogan printed on it.” This is…

Strangely, I feel like saying, “Wimps!” Related post: If you’re under 17, please stop reading this blog

First “God” was talking to us from billboards, now it’s Satan: Remember several years ago when God started advertising on billboards around the country? “We need to talk. — God.” “Need directions? — God.” “Keep using my name in vain, I’ll make rush hour longer. — God.” A church in Decatur is now using the…

Does anyone else plan to see it? I am really looking forward to seeing it and was thinking about bringing my daughters until I saw that it was PG-13, I guess I’ll have to see it when they are visiting their grandma. The graphics look awesome and it looks really exciting. I hope that it…

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