May 2011
17 posts
“[L]et me introduce you to him: [Jose] Bautista, a right fielder [for the Toronto...”
– Jose Bautista: Blue Jays Home Run Slugger Remains Unknown - TIME
(Hat tip: Bluebird Banter)
Anthony Castrovince: Better late than never, Jose... →
The best hitter in baseball today sits at his locker in the Blue Jays clubhouse, and with an impeccable memory, an acute attention to detail and, yes, the slightest trace of bitterness in his voice, recounts the many yesterdays that got him to this place.
“The lesson of the previous decade seems clear: if you take a previously...”
– What Texas can teach us | Michael Barone | Beltway Confidential | Washington Examiner
(Hat tip: The Blaze)
“The government’s view of the economy could be summed up in a few short...”
– Ronald Reagan
Carolyn Brewster: Finding love in the grandstands... →
When Valerie Smith decided to attend the 2010 Sprint All-Star Race in Charlotte, she thought it would be a great chance to escape the upstate New York weather.
Her plans for the weekend were to enjoy the company of her best friend and daughter while watching one heck of a race. Heading out for the track that day, Valerie had no idea she would meet her future husband in the grandstands.
Sources: Navy SEALs Knew Bin Laden Mission Was... →
Those who planned the secret mission to get Usama bin Laden in Pakistan knew it was a one-shot deal, and it nearly went terribly wrong.
The U.S. deliberately hid the operation from Pakistan, and predicted that national outrage over the breach of Pakistani sovereignty would make it impossible to try again if the raid on bin Laden’s suspected redoubt came up dry.
“The decision to kill bin Laden outright was the clearest illustration to date of...”
– NationalJournal.com - For Obama, Killing–Not Capturing–bin Laden Was Goal - Wednesday, May 4, 2011
“Certainly the facts as we know them right now support the conclusion that you...”
– Inconvenient Facts About The Takedown of Osama bin Laden | RedState
“The Sunday operation that led to his death was the culmination of years upon...”
– What is the “value” of bin Laden’s death? - QandO
“Look, people do like critters. I like critters. But this is the delta smelt...”
– Moe Lane
Twitter User Reports Live on Bin Laden Raid --... →
IT consultant Sohaib Athar took to Twitter in the early hours of Monday local time when he heard helicopters in the night sky above his home close to the compound where bin Laden was cornered and killed by U.S. forces.