Category: News & Pop Culture

Sheehan plans to challenge Pelosi

(Former) Iraq war activist, Cindy Sheehan began a nearly two-week trek toward Washington D.C. on Tuesday with her sights set on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Sheehan officially announced her run against Pelosi in 2008 if the San Francisco congresswoman doesn’t move to impeach Bush by July 23.
From the AP:

Sheehan first told The Associated Press on Sunday about her plans to challenge the top-ranking Democrat. She made it official Tuesday at Camp Casey, named after her 24-year-old who was slain in Iraq and whose death first led Sheehan to Crawford in 2005 to demand a meeting with Bush.
In response to Sheehan’s plans to run, Pelosi spokesman Brendan Daly said Sunday that “July will be a month of action in Congress to end the war, including a vote to redeploy our troops by next spring.”

Nine out of 10 candidates support preemptive war?

A video on YouTube claims that nine out of 10 GOP candidates support preemptive nuclear war.
The video asks the question, “is this the moral Christian response?”
Watching the video you only see three or four GOP candidates, including several clips from Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, in which he opposes war to expand America’s ideals.
I’m wondering what source the video’s maker uses to say nine out of 10 GOP candidates support preemptive war.
I’m not saying it’s true or not true, just wanting more sources (a.k.a proof) before believing the stat.

Indiana Jones 4 being filmed at Yale

Indiana Jones 4 is being filmed now at the New Haven, Conn. Yale campus. I can’t wait! The film should be coming out next summer.
For whatever reason I had the Indiana Jones theme stuck in my head and listening to the NPR story about the filming is getting me super excited hearing the music again…. did I mention I can’t wait?!
From NPR:

Steven Spielberg, George Lucas and Harrison Ford have chosen Yale as the backdrop to the latest Indy adventure, they’ve chosen the classic Gothic spires of Yale University’s Ivy League campus, which has also been featured in other Hollywood films starring Julia Roberts and Uma Thurman.
But the city may never see anything like this again: a vintage 1950s storefront with colorful ’57 Chevys and Studebakers parked outside. Signs for fallout shelters and ads for Vitalis decorate a block gone retro.

Hamas frees BBC journalist

From NPR:

Alan Johnston, the BBC reporter held hostage by Islamist militants since March, has been freed. At the time of his capture, Johnston was the only Western journalist working full-time in Gaza. The Hamas movement seized full control of Gaza three weeks ago…
Hamas had demanded Johnston’s freedom since it violently seized control of Gaza last month, apparently hoping to curry favor with the West. On Tuesday, Hamas gunmen took positions around Army of Islam’s stronghold, stepping up the pressure to secure his release.