Unibrow Polygamist Woman

Just in case you've been living in a cave of late, some polygamy ranch in Texas recently got raided by the cops:

A judge today ruled in the Texas polygamy case that all 416 children from the Yearning for Zion Ranch must remain in temporary state custody, even as Texas Rangers investigate a possible hoax behind phone calls made last month that prompted a police raid of the sect's compound two weeks ago. "This is the hardest, toughest decision a judge makes any day," state District Judge Barbara Walther said of her ruling to keep the children from the parents who have, in some cases, allegedly abused them.

The judge also ordered the fathers and mothers to undergo DNA testing to establish parental relations. The tests will be performed Monday at a mobile testing lab outside the San Angelo Coliseum, where most of the children are being held (27 teenage boys were sent to a camp for juvenile boys and girls 400 miles away).

Separately, police have identified a Colorado woman as a "person of interest" in regard to telephone calls placed to a crisis center hotline in San Angelo.

In truth, the only reason I'm even posting anything this sick story is because I needed an excuse to display that picture (above) of one of the polygamists wives who was actually on the "Larry King". Damn, talk about somebody in serious need of a makeover--get her some tweezers quick while you're at it.

Sharpe James: Corrupt Democrat of the Week

Since your liberal media tends to favor highlighting Republican politicians in trouble with the law as opposed to their "name-that-party", Democrat counterparts, I figured I'd take it upon myself to begin showcasing corrupt Dems making news, but not nearly enough news. First batter up is very well-known, former & longtime mayor of Newark, NJ:

Former Newark, New Jersey, Mayor Sharpe James and co-defendant Tamika Riley were found guilty Wednesday of charges related to property fraud, the U.S. Attorney's Office in the District of New Jersey said.

Prosecutors said James, 72, hijacked a program designed to encourage urban renewal by offering developers land at low costs, and approved the sale of city-owned properties to Riley, 39, then his girlfriend, at a fraction of their actual value from 2001 to 2005.

With James "steering" land to her, Riley bought multiple discounted properties and resold them at market rate without attempting to first rehabilitate them, as required by the program, prosecutors said. Riley collected about $500,000 in profits from the transactions, they said.

James and Riley were found guilty of fraud charges, including conspiracy to "defraud the public of James' honest service." Riley alone was additionally found guilty of tax fraud and evasion. They will probably face four- to five-year sentences, district attorney spokesman Mike Drewniak said.

Mind you, James still faces a federal trial on charges he used city-issued credit cards to pay for $58,000 worth of personal expenses while he was mayor, including trips with several women other than his wife to Martha's Vineyard, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and Rio de Janeiro. No shame, no shame.

Jimmy Carter: A Terrorists Best Friend

This insanely naive man, the worst president in my lifetime, continues to dismiss current U.S. foreign policy for his own personal agenda:

The new chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Monday criticized fellow Democrat Jimmy Carter for plans to meet with Hamas, saying the former president holds "warped" views on the Middle East.

By meeting with the militant Islamic group that controls Gaza and does not recognize Israel's right to exist, Carter "in effect is undermining a current policy which is not just American but held by many others," Rep. Howard Berman, D-Calif., said in an interview with The Associated Press.

The Bush administration also has criticized Carter's plans to meet in Syria this week with the leader of Hamas, and the plans have angered Israel. There's been less public criticism from other Democrats.

Both the U.S. and Israel consider Hamas a terrorist organization. Carter said Monday he hoped to become a "communicator" between the U.S. and Hamas and said Washington's policy of not meeting with people it labeled terrorists is counterproductive.

I mean even Barack Obama has come out against Carter's visit, but Carter says that he needs to meet with Hamas to "understand" its position. Well, here's its position in a nutshell: destroy Israel. By trying to make nice with terrorists Jimmy Carter again plays himself to be the fool, while undermining everything that the U.S. and Israel is fighting for (tho some of that has been caused by their own doing). Of course, while he's in Syria Carter can visit the graves of the eight students who were murdered by a Palestinian terrorist last month, but that probably wouldn't fit into his backwards, self-righteous agenda.

Supreme Court Needs To Keep Patrick Kennedy Alive

Listen, I have a variety of reasons for being against the death penalty: it's racist, it's about nothing more than revenge, it's morally unjust, it hasn't proven at all to be a deterrent to crime. And in the light of former inmates once on death row, continually having their sentences reversed thanks to DNA evidence showing that they didn't commit the crime they were convicted of, it'd take a perfect criminal justice to fairly impose the death penalty as there is no coming back from capital punishment. But the idea that Patrick Kennedy could be put to death for rape is literally insane because it serves to fortify the agenda of radical feminists who in their hatred of men and "rape is about violence" creeds, want rape to be treated on the same level as murder:

He is not a killer, but the state of Louisiana is determined to execute Patrick Kennedy for his crime.

The New Orleans native faces that reality as he sits on death row at Louisiana's maximum security prison, the largest prison in the nation. The Louisiana State Penitentiary, or Angola Prison, is the size of Manhattan and surrounded on three sides by the Mississippi River.

Unlike the 3,300 inmates awaiting execution nationwide -- including the 94 other men at Angola -- Kennedy, 43, is a convicted rapist. The victim was his 8-year-old stepdaughter.

For the first time in 44 years, a state is preparing to execute a man for a felony other than murder. The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday on whether Louisiana can use capital punishment in child rape cases.

If the Supreme Court sides with Louisiana (and considering recent death penalty decisions by this court as well as the fact that the Supreme Court banned executions for rape in 1977, I don't think they will), their decision could have serious consequences that the "we-hate-men" crowd fail to consider or even care about. For starters, since most rapists don't kill, what's to stop a child rapist from not wanting to leave any witnesses behind, thus deciding to murder the child, knowing that if he's caught, he'll be executed? Then too, the door also opens for legislators, to take a look at other crimes, in addition to child rape, that may be repulsive enough to society to warrant capital punishment. Finally, with adult victims of rape already having a hard time proving their cases in court, the emphasis on proving a rape occurred is more difficult for a youngster--can you imagine the added pressure with the burden of proof resting on an emotionally wrecked child shoulders? Indeed Patrick Kennedy committed a heinous act, but he didn't kill anyone. Lock him up for the rest of his without the possibility of parole, but don't give him the chair.

Jay Leno Quote of the Day!

"Experts are suggesting that if Hillary loses Pennsylvania, she could be finished. I don't want to say Hillary's days might be numbered, but her new Secret Service code name is 'Katie Couric.'"

- comedian and late-night talk show host Jay Leno

Former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales Can't Find A Job

Either we really are in a recession or prospective employers just can't get past his utter incompetence as AG. Or perhaps, both:

Former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has been having trouble finding a job since he resigned under a cloud, legal professionals said.

One Washington lawyer who did not want his name used said he knew a Gonzales associate had approached his firm.

"I wouldn't say 'rebuffed,'" the lawyer told The New York Times. "I would say 'not taken up.'"

Most of Gonzales' resume would make him a strong candidate for a prestigious job, the newspaper said. He served as counsel to George W. Bush when Bush was the governor of Texas and then when Bush became president, and he was a justice on the Texas Supreme Court before becoming attorney general.

At one point Gonzales appeared to be on track to be named the first Hispanic justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.

However, his testimony before congressional committees investigating the firing of U.S. attorneys -- criticized as evasive and untruthful -- appears to have damaged his professional prospects, the Times said. Since his resignation, his only income has come from a few speaking engagements, for which he is paid $30,000 or more.

Politiks As Usual: In The News 4/14/08

Report: Al Gore, Jimmy Carter May Put An End To Hillary

More Catholic Schools Closing Across U.S.

Obama Promises 'Gays' 'Strongest Possible Bill'

Arizona School Provides "Prom Bags" With Condoms

Embryo Research May Never Produce Cures: Head Of UK Stem Cell Network

Tavis Smiley Reportedly Quits Radio Show Over Obama Hate

Win The Lottery, Get A Free Divorce

President Bush Plans To Greet Pope In A Big Way

Dr. Phil Bails Out Florida Beating And Kidnapping Teen

Hillary Clinton: Gun Expert

Barack gives her a huge opening and Hillary's out pandering to Second Amendment gun nuts. I swear this woman is her own worst enemy:

Hillary Clinton appealed to Second Amendment supporters on Saturday by hinting that she has some experience of her own pulling triggers.

“I disagree with Sen. Obama’s assertion that people in our country cling to guns and have certain attitudes about trade and immigration simply out of frustration,” she began, referring to the Obama comments on small-town Americans that set off a political tumult on Friday.

She then introduced a fond memory from her youth.

“You know, my dad took me out behind the cottage that my grandfather built on a little lake called Lake Winola outside of Scranton and taught me how to shoot when I was a little girl,” she said.

Now you know the liberal media is going to have to do some background checks here to make sure Hillary's tale of daddy teaching her how to shoot checks out, esp. what with Hillary's long list of lies and all. (h/t Conservatism With Heart)