Meet Cameron Lyle A University of New Hampshire track and field star hailed as a hero after he quit the team so he can donate bone marrow has given two liters of it to a complete stranger. Cameron Lyle, a senior, grabbed national attention last week when he said he would selflessly end his collegiate track and field career to give the gift of life to a 28-year-old leukemia patient.
April 30, 2013
April 30, 2013
The real hero athlete who won’t have Obama emoting ‘I couldn’t be prouder’ [Darleen Click]
April 30, 2013
“Native Americans incensed over pro-gun rights billboard in Colorado”
Me, I’m amused at their being incensed. But then, I tend not to let PC culture turn me into a ridiculous scold. Denver Post: Two billboards in which images of Native Americans are used to make a gun rights argument are causing a stir with some residents who say the image is offensive and insensitive. The billboards in this northern Colorado city show three men dressed in traditional Native American
April 30, 2013
Dereliction of duty and the egregious cover-up thereof
Apologies for those of you who follow my Twitter feed, for whom this will prove redundant. But the story needs a broader audience, and since tens of millions of people online remain doggedly insistent on not following me, I’m going to post it here, as well: “U.S. Had Assets That Could Have Saved U.S. SEALs”: A special operator has come forward to Special Report on Fox News as a whistleblower
April 30, 2013
“Report: Bombing Suspect’s Lawyers Negotiating Plea Deal to Waive Death Penalty”
Newsmax: NBC News is reporting that attorneys for accused Boston Marathon Bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev are discussing a possible deal in which federal prosecutors might consider waiving the death penalty in exchange for a “full accounting” of the attack that left three people dead and 264 people injured. Citing legal sources, correspondent Pete Williams reported on “NBC Nightly News” that prosecutors and lawyers for Tsarnaev “have begun very early discussions
April 30, 2013
“‘Beach week’ draws black crowd – and violence”
Fine. But did it draw “assault weapons”? Because if not, there’s simply not a lot of political capital to be had from highlighting it. And if it can’t be exploited for political gain, it didn’t happen. Sorry, but those are the rules. Everything else is just the railing of bigots trying to “politicize” “tragedy.” — Although I have been informed that AG Eric Holder will be on high alert, looking
April 30, 2013
My historic act of COURAGE (and I honestly don’t care who gives me plaudits for it. Though they’re welcome to, of course)
My name is Jeff Goldstein. I’m not black — though I’ve seen a few such people on my teevee, and in the summer I can work up a really nice tan — but I am a non-practicing Jew originally from a deep blue east coast state. And I’m a proud supporter of the TEA Party. There. Allow my words to sweep over you. Like a wave. Moving fluidly to shore.