Monique Chartier
A snippet from his life and writings. – Hundreds were reportedly executed on his watch, and that doesn’t include the deaths incurred in the wars he was constantly trying to start. – When describing the differences in the strife between “Europeans” and “the black,” … [he] wrote, “their different attitudes of life separate them completely:…
Those opposed to new domestic oil drilling attempt to deflect criticism of their stance by pointing to factors other than supply which may be contributing to the high and climbing price of gas and heating oil. Count all four members of Rhode Island’s Congressional delegation in these ranks. In Sunday’s Providence Journal, John Mulligan describes…
Over at Not For Nothing, Ian Donnis raises the critical question of youngsters – real young youngsters – at the ball park. In the course of a recent discussion of Pink Hats (male and female), some of the hosts on WEEI vented about what they called an excess of babies and toddlers during games at…
Looking at the cartoon on the cover of this week’s New Yorker magazine, it struck me that cartoons do not easily lend themselves to third party satire. In a press release announcing its latest issue, The New Yorker describes the cartoon thusly: On the cover of the July 21, 2008, issue of the The New…
Mayor David Cicilline stated on the Helen Glover Show this morning that the Providence Police Department informs ICE of suspects in custody before they are released from court. He is flatly contradicting his own Chief of Police. But [Providence Police Chief Dean Esserman] later acknowledged that Providence police don’t do any investigation on their own…
From the Telegraph (UK); h/t Mark Steyn filling in for Rush Limbaugh. Departing the G-8 Summit yesterday, President George Bush who has been condemned throughout his presidency for failing to tackle climate change, ended a private meeting with the words: “Goodbye from the world’s biggest polluter.” He then punched the air while grinning widely, as…
In his quest for the Presidency, has Senator Barack Obama been talking down to African Americans? [For my part, I have no idea; I haven’t been able to get past the price tag of some of his proposed initiatives.] If he has, was the reaction by Reverend Jesse Jackson appropriate and proportional? ADDENDUM Video available…
This awful crime brought into focus the technologically retarded procedure whereby the Providence police check the immigration status of people who come into their official custody. We should note here that it was the Mayor of Providence, not the police department, who arranged and ordered this procedure. Arlene Violet did some research and determined exactly…
Semi-retired columnist Dave Barry attended the Miami Dolphins’ annual charity golf tournament a couple of weeks ago and files a report of sorts on the Dolphins, who apparently did not do so well last season. I decided to go scout the Miami Dolphins on Monday, to see how they look this year. This is important,…