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FINO: Fence in name only By Michelle Malkin   ·   April 04, 2007 01:53 AM Fence? What fence? Last September, I said this about the House vote to approve a 700-mile fence at the southern border: There's no funding for the fence, which will take years to build if it ever does get funded. There are so many other immediate reforms that could have been adopted this year that would have strengthened immigration enforcement, closed deportation loopholes immediately, and provided true relief at the border. (And don't even get me started on this administration's renewed laxity at the front door, which...

Lt. Col. Chase J. Nielsen, a Utah man and member of the famed "Doolittle Raiders" who bombed Japan in 1942 -- in a retaliation attack from Pearl Harbor -- passed away on Friday at the age of 90. Nielsen was a navigator in one of the most daring air raids in American history, when 16 B-25 bombers took off from an aircraft carrier and bombed Tokyo on April 18, 1942. Nielsen and his crew -- named "Crew 6," because of the order in which they left the aircraft carrier -- ditched the plane off the coast of China after it...

The Network Hassan Butt Tells Bob Simon Killing In The Name Of Islam Is A "Cancer" British police this week arrested three British Muslims in connection with the 2005 bombings on the London subway system in which 52 people were killed. The world was shocked when the four suicide bombers blew themselves up that morning, especially when it turned out that they were British citizens. The four had been recruited to what is called the "Network," a web of radical Islamic organizations loosely affiliated to al Qaeda which has turned Britain into the western world’s richest breeding grounds for terrorists....

I want to keep talking about the environment because it's very much on the minds of people here at Marriott and around the world. Global warming has been getting so much attention recently, especially with former Vice President Al Gore's documentary - An Inconvenient Truth - winning an Oscar. I'm a movie buff and I saw the film and thought it was very sobering.

Bumper of my SUV By Michelle Malkin   ·   March 12, 2007 03:01 PM Kudos to country singer Chely Wright, who performed in Iraq last week: Since World War II, American celebrities have been raising the morale of service members overseas with different forms of entertainment ranging from concerts to stand-up shows. In an effort to keep that tradition alive, country singer Chely Wright, visited Al Asad, Iraq, to entertain and lift the spirits of service members, March 3. “I’m thankful and really appreciative that (the band members) and I get to fly around the world on airplanes, ride in tour...

Video: The O’Reilly Factor, so easy a caveman could host it! In viewer mail last night Bill received a message saying that hosting his show is so easy a caveman could do it. Bill's reaction was classic. Video here -http://hotair.com/archives/2007/03/09/video-the-oreilly-factor-so-easy-a-caveman-could-host-it/

Here is what has been said the past week or so that sparked argument: Bill Maher, on HBO, said a lot of lives would be saved if Vice President Cheney had died, and Ann Coulter, at a conservative political meeting, suggested John Edwards is a "faggot." She was trying to be funny and get a laugh. He was trying to startle and get applause. What followed was the predictable kabuki in which politically active groups and individuals feigned dismay as opposed to what many of them really felt, which was grim delight. Conservatives said they were chilled by Mr. Maher's...

Some High School Sporting Officials in Washington State Want to Throw Unsportsmanlike Behavior Off the Field March 4, 2007 — From brawls on professional basketball courts to out-of-control parents at Little League games, unsportsmanlike behavior can be a problem. Now, some high school sporting officials in Washington state are considering tough new rules — including a ban on booing. Those who support the ban say that too often, spectators are cruel. "It's the organized effort to try to intimidate or try to make fun of someone that becomes personal in nature that can escalate then into other concerns that we...

Wednesday, March 07, 2007Tiger Woods 2024 Posted by Patrick Ruffini  | Tiger Woods smiles at a news conference March 7, 2007 in Washington while announcing the new PGA tournament that he will host and play in the week of July 2-8. AT&T will be the title sponsor of the AT&T National, with a purse of six million dollars, that will benefit the Tiger Woods Foundation. The tournament is scheduled to be played at Congressional Country Club in suburban Maryland.11:56 PM Oy: WASHINGTON (CNN) -- After dominating the golf world for the last decade, is Tiger Woods considering a foray...

Porn reduces the mind and flattens the soul. I don't like it. That's not hypocrisy talking; that's just experience. I sometimes think of myself, ironically, as a progressive: I started off as a liberal but I progressed to conservatism. Part of that transformation is due to my time in the industry. How does a conservative trace his roots to such distasteful beginnings? I didn't like porn's liberalism. In porn, everything taboo is trivialized and everything trivial is magnified. Being in the adult entertainment industry was sort of like being in a cult, and like all followers of a cult, I...

APDollar Coins Missing 'In God We Trust' Wednesday March 7, 12:51 pm ET By Joann Loviglio, Associated Press Writer U.S. Mint Says Unknown Number of New One Dollar Coins Missing 'In God We Trust' Inscription PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- An unknown number of new George Washington dollar coins were mistakenly struck without their edge inscriptions, including "In God We Trust," and made it past inspectors and into circulation, the U.S. Mint said Wednesday. In this undated photo released by Professional Coin Grading Service, a George Washington dollar coin missing the edge inscription is shown. The properly struck dollar coins, bearing the...

Accent lessons By Michelle Malkin   ·   March 07, 2007 10:02 AM Inspired by Hillary Clinton's command performance in Selma, Alabama, Hot Air presents: My Fair Lady, Southern Style: VIDEO -http://hotair.com/archives/2007/03/07/my-fair-lady-southern-style/ Or here at YouTube -http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xk7hFnB4JnA HILARIOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Words from Duncan Hunter that I will never forget and as memorable as anything I've ever heard any America say. --- Excerpt - (personal story that ended the speech) Now, ladies and gentlemen, if we walked all the way across this great country in this great, wonderful morning, in just a short period of time the sun's going to be coming up 3,000 miles away at another cemetery — another national cemetery, and that's Rosecrans National Cemetery in my home town of San Diego. And Rosecrans stands guard over that great harbor where so many people have come back from...

CPAC interview with Newt Gingrich By Michelle Malkin   ·   March 06, 2007 08:14 AM Here's our second Hot Air video report from CPAC-- VIDEO here -An interview with Newt Gingrich during his visit to bloggers' row. Topics covered: illegal and legal immigration, the Diversity Visa Lottery (he'd kill it), Visa Express and Saudi visas, the matricula consular card (he said he doesn't know about it), the war, and defeating Hillary Clinton. My biggest regret in the interview is that I didn’t immediately respond to Newt’s dissing of the Swift Boat Vets. If he thinks he can win conservative hearts and...

Mark Levin is on the air in Denver starting next Monday March 12th at 7pm! 710 KNUS WELCOMES "THE GREAT ONE" MARK LEVIN Starting March 12th, 7pm-9pm Mark Levin has become one of the hottest properties in Talk radio. He is also one of the top new authors in the conservative political arena. Mark’s radio show on WABC in New York City skyrocketed to Number 1 on the AM dial in his first 18 months on the air. Mark’s book Men in Black was released February 7, 2005 and quickly climbed to Number 3 in the nation on the New...

Sean Hannity announcement at the end of Hanity's America: Coulter on Hannity & Colmes Monday night, March 5th. If Ann makes any comment other than a sincere apology she will be making a fool of herself trying to defend the indefensible. This is Sean Hannity being interviewed by Michelle Malkin from CPAC on Saturday. VIDEO -http://hotair.com/archives/2007/03/04/cpac-report-michelle-interviews-sean-hannity/ I consider what Sean said at least a little disappointing. I hope Sean comes out and says what needs to be said. Ann Coulter WAS WRONG and without any qualifications.

*** North Carolina FReepers *** Please help get the word out in the Charlotte and Raleigh areas by contacting local talk show hosts, TV stations, the local VFW and American Legion, college Republicans and clubs, friends, family and anyone else or group who may be interested in showing up at a rally. *** "Move America Forward invites you to join us as we launch a national caravan from California (leaving on Thursday, March 8, 2007) to Washington, D.C. where we will join "The Gathering of Eagles" for a giant pro-troop rally on Saturday March 17, 2007." http://www.moveamericaforward.org/index.php Wednesday March 14th...

Enter Ann Coulter. Her "faggot" joke was not just a distraction from all the good that was highlighted and represented at the conference. It was the equivalent of a rhetorical fragging--an intentionally-tossed verbal grenade that exploded in her own fellow ideological soldiers' tent. There are countless conservatives who bring their children to CPAC. It's a family-friendly event. I brought mine last year and the year before. I met several parents with their kids there this year. We expect CPAC to be a place where conservative role models speak with clarity, passion, and integrity. There are enough spewers of mindless filth,...

Sunday extra! CPAC Report: Hannity on McCain, Coulter, and Gingrich Michelle Malkin interviews Sean Hannity at CPAC 2007. Sean talks about the '08 GOP candidates and answers a few questions re: Ann Coulter. Typical excellent Sean Hannity. Courtesy of 'Hot Air' Click here for video Michelle said that she's glad her kids weren't in the audience to hear Coulter and Sean said he doesn't use that word.

Idiotic. Disgusting. Stupid. Moronic. I guess you could say that Ann loves to shock us, but at this point, who’s shocked? She obviously can’t behave well enough to attend a respectable political gathering. It’s not a lack of intelligence. It’s an indifference to self-control and a preening sort of narcissism that compels her to need the spotlight, even if it’s unflattering. (For those of you who don’t know what I’m talking about, here’s audio of her calling John Edwards a “faggot” at CPAC today.) --- Michelle Malkin - ***4:15pm update*** Ann Coulter just finished her riff on Al Gore, tossed...