Friday, January 26, 2007

WCR Archive Jan 26

This archive catches me up to date.






Wednesday Jan 24, 2007





2007 State of the Union




President George W. Bush



2007 Policy Iniatives



Democrat Response: Senator James Webb



Democrat Response "in Spanish"



The Zawahiri Prebuttal NEIN Responds to Zawahiri


The Blogosphere Responds:


The Freedom Fighter's Journal



Gun Toting Liberal



Gateway Pundit Pundit: Democrats Plan Politics As Usual



A Tangled Webb... The Democratic Response to the SOTU Address



Bush Doctrine Gets Some Life at the SOTU Address



State of the Union: Notes in the margin



A Return to the Good Old Days



CNN Thinks Iraq is Vietnam...No, Really!



My DD Fresh State of the Union Thread



Democratic Response Thread



Blogging My Response by Dick Durbin



Thank you Senator Webb






















































Tuesday Jan 23, 2007



The Speech George Bush Should Make Tonight





New York City 911 to add video: Taking a cue from program in Indiana, new technology would allow callers to send crime-scene images



Teen faces deportation



Commentary on "Tenn Faces Deportation"



Bringing back the wetlands



Hezbollah Riots in Lebanon



Israeli PM Olmert Reported to give Judea and Samria to Abbas



Soundbites for the Counter-Jihad






















































California to Cause National Earthquake By Moving It's Primary to February, Changing the Dynamic of National Elections in Favor of Liberal Candidates in Both Parties





Gov. Mike won't run; what about Mary?





Eye On George Soros: Dr. David Yeagley casts a gimlet eye on international financier George Soros and his cynical use of mass illegal immigration to achieve his goals within our borders.





Internet approaches dominance as political-news source



Sure, Mumpower may be crossing the line, but is it possible he has a point? by John Boyle, Columnist



Mondays Madness: The Early Edition



PETA trial opens in animal deaths Two charged with felony cruelty; group says euthanasia was humane



Complaints allege voter intimidation in Swain County's 2006 election



Area homes sales dip but median holds steady: The median sales price was $537,500 in the Cashiers area last year - a marginal, 2 percent increase over 2005’s median, which was $525,000, according to Multiple Listing Service (MLS) statistics courtesy of local Realtor Marty Jones.
















The President's Weekly Radio Address for 01-20-007


---BREAKING NEWS---



HILLARY IS IN




ABC News Coverage


Bloomberg Coverage


Chicago Sun Times Blog Coverage


Scrutiny Hooligans Coverage


MacsMind Reacts


Jen's Green Journal


Mixter's Mix


Hillary Clinton For President Blogs


The Hillary Files


Hillary Clinton News Sourse


Just Say No To Hillary Clinton












WHEN KNUCKLEHEADS DRIVE IN THE SNOW



Using The Enemy's Strength Against Them



CENTCOM VIDEO: Operation Iraqi Freedom episode #555



You've heard of IEDs, but what are EFPs?



Iran sends Advisors to Afghan Insurgents



The Rise and Fall of Jimmy Carter






IT'S A DRUDGE DAY IN HISTORY ---THE BIG STORY---





Chinese missile destroys satellite in space









WINTRY MIX HEADED FOR MOUNTAINS/UPSTATE?





Family fined thousands over daughter's playhouse



Watch Video of Story





Police officers criticize Mumpower for distracting them



Jim Black: History to stay secret House research has cost $75,000





The Gore Effect



Al Qaeda terrorists are fleeing Baghdad in advance of President Bush’s 21,500-man troop surge, a senior military intelligence officer told Pajamas Media today. Under orders from the al Qaeda commander in Iraq, Abu Ayyub al-Masri, fighters are streaming toward the Diyala region of Iraq.



Romanian Surgeon Chops Little Elvis Into Millions of Pieces



Iraqi Army Unit Gains Full Operational Independence



VIDEO: Freedom Journal Episode #564



















BENNY PARSONS 1941 TO 2007




War? What War? an essay by Victor Davis Hanson





ASHEVILLE — An ongoing dispute between City Councilman Carl Mumpower and police over how to combat illegal drug sales in public housing took center stage Tuesday night.



Dozens of Duke professors have posted "an open letter to the Duke community" on the Web, explaining an ad last spring that has been widely criticized as a condemnation of lacrosse players





Hillary Eisenhower by John Batchelor



LENOIR - State and local governments could hand Google more than $100 million in tax breaks over the next 30 years.



Mumpower deserves backing for tough stance on drugs



Burr says he'll fight FDA-cigarette bill; Kennedy has made regulation a top priority



For Democrats, This May Be THE Week....





Pawlenty on the Short List for McCain Running Mate?



Technical Note on Israeli Proposal



Saddam's Half-Brother, Aide Hanged



Who Are We Really At War With? By Lt. Col. Scott Rutter



Speaker Pelosi to Monitor Your Church







Mumpower’s zeal is laudable, but clouds the bigger picture



Asheville Citizen Times Editorial Sides With Drug Dealers



Did the President Declare "Secret War" Against Syria and Iran?



Dems Push for Kennedy Kare



Speech Roundup



Cat-Bloging the Execution of Saddam Hussein



Top Iranian Strategist Captured in Iraq




Text of President's Address







White House Fact Sheet: The New Way Forward in Iraq



Gateway Pundit Has Reactions and Analysis to Bush Plan








NC-11 Congressman Heath Shuler: Bush’s plan for Iraq isn’t ‘right appoach’



Shuler Blog Entry: Escalation and Continuation



Congress.org Page on Heath Shuler







The scene in Maggie Valley at noon on Tuesday





Area School Closings



Winter Slams WNC..with 3 to 5 inches?



WINTER WEATHER FOR PARTS OF WNC







2006 DARWIN AWARDS







A Letter to the RNC on Illegal Immigration



"IMPEACH BEACH" Event Photographed by Zombie





MISSING A HEADLINE OR VIDEO THAT WAS HERE EARLIER? CHECK OUT THE ARCHIVES AT
WEST CAROLINA REPORT BLOG










CENTCOM VIDEO: Bagram Airfield gets a new runway




CENTCOM PODCAST: Operation Iraqi Freedom Roundup


















Uniformed Mexicans "Probe" Border in Clashes with Arizona National Guard



US Blasts al-Qaeda Operatives in Somalia



Islamic Suicide Cells in the Philippines








Coalition of Asheville Neighborhoods



Date: Monday January 8, 2007

Time: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Repeats: This event repeats every month on the second Monday.

Location: Oakley Community Center

Street: 749 Fairview Rd

Notes: Behind the Fire Station and below the Library. Open to the public.

Bring your issues, ideas, and energy.





Revealed: Israel plans nuclear strike on Iran



BLOGS OF WAR: Is Israel planning a Nuclear Strike on Iran?



































Long Overdue Sidebar Archive

Here is a large portion of the left sidebar I should have archived "weeks ago."







Tuesday Jan 23, 2007



3 WNC politicos seek key roles



Want state lawmaker's attention? Go individually, directly Personal letters and e-mails get noticed; form letters stack up



Inmate work crews saving the taxpayers



Ballantine is weighing second run for governor Political future uncertain if he loses again, experts say








Ex-chief guilty in child porn case. Plea deal means former Landis police official faces 5 to 30 years in prison and a fine up to $250,000



$2.5 billion urged for NC Mental Health Fixes



Planner says he didn't know car was full of pot



HEATH SHULER BLOG: Accountability over Iraq Spending



Is Google Gamble Worth the Price?



With a new chief, TTA tries again to tackle traffic



Honda seeks $1.2 million in incentives. The company has inspected several sites at PTI for a possible jet assembly plant.










Judge Rules Out Magisterial Misconduct in Macon County



The Rise and Fall of Jimmy Carter




HEATH BLOG: First Trip Back Home



Macon Commissioner criticizes magistrate’s decision in gang violence case



Mikelson's Course to be on Cullowhee Mountain








NC Court: ACLU lawsuit over Quran oaths can continue



NEWS & RECORD EDITORIAL: Quran case involves all-American issues




Swain County: A month on the job - New Sheriff Cochran is already making area headlines









Asheville City Council to take up Staples zoning issues



A return to winter weather



Center a Boon for UNC, Edwards






House Democrats pick Hackney as candidate for speaker



Two die in Gorge accident



Cops arrest 4 teens for blue-light robberies



Woman found guilty of sexually abusing 3-year-old









Armed Robbery Suspects Surrender in Franklin







Disbarred NC Judge still drawing six-figures from state payroll



Graham County Ranked #1 For Motorcycle Injuries
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Click here to see video of the 26th MEU Departing Camp Lejeune



IMAP Workers help make highways safer






Gang Violence Unsettles Otto Community in Macon County



Closing the gap on education



'Reform' puts mentally ill in homes for frail elderly in North Carolina



13 Year-Old Arrested for Murder



26th MEU leaves Camp Lejeune for Parts Unknown



State Trooper Shot to Death in TN



Edwards Hometown Pin Hopes on 2008



New Zoning Rules in Newton, NC Limit Home-based Businesses, Forces Relocations







Heath Shuler to Blog at Asheville Citizen-Times



Higher bus fares mean fewer rides for homelEss



"Gotcha" journalism and Heath Shuler



Group seeks delay so it can soothe water war








Friday Jan 5, 2007





NCC: Political Hogwash by Cecil Maynor



BLUE NC: When the moon is in the 7th House



ASHEVEGAS: Rumor has it---David Young for US Senate and David Gantt to Challenge Nathan Ramsey, and Asheville city council rumors



AC-T: Heath Shuler Sworn in



AC-T PODCAST: Heath Shuler talks Nancy Pelosi in Q&A with Matt Mittan



RALEIGH NEWS & OBSERVER: Fomer Lacrosse Player sues Duke



MACON COUNTY NEWS: Gang-Related Assault New Year's Eve Results In Arrest of Five



MACON COUNTY NEWS: Investigation into Summit Inn Fire Continues



MACON NEWS VIDEO: Summit Inn Fire in Franklin



JOURNAL NOW: Shuler Pelosi Note their Difference



Edwards to focus first efforts on filling campaign coffers
Hillary Clinton already has over $14.3 million






REPORT: Young Carolinians Face Long Odds



Smart Growth in Hope Mills



SPOTLIGHT ON SHULER: Democrat to be sworn in Today



OLDER NEWS




Seven who will matter in 2007



Dual Effort Targets Child Porn


A PODCAST Interview with Ryan Mauro, a strategic analyst and author of Death to America: The Unreported Battle of Iraq.




Rage Boy Wishes For All Infidels To Die or Convert in 2007!


John Edwards Still Doesn't Get It


An Interview with former Senator Lauch Faircloth


Charges Dropped in "Scavenger Hunt" Game in McDowell County






Duke case could be over when Nifong is tried on ethics charges


John Edwards Stumps In South Carolina


N&O:6 STATES IN 3 DAYS FOR EDWARDS


Charlotte Council Members Ponder More Taxes



Short Video Report on Summit Inn Fire in Franklin


Link to Asheville Citizen-Times Coverage


Duke Faculty Leftism Assisted District Attorney Nifong's Persecution of Duke Lacrosse Players


National Weather Service


Rain Approaches WNC





John Edwards in New Hampshire


NCGOP fails State Candidates


Nifong With holds Evidence in Duke Rape Case



Nazi Study Group Report















John Kerry belittles our military personnel, and the crowd agrees with him.







Test Video For Local Content





Wednesday, January 10, 2007

Archives From West Carolina Report Sidebar

Friday Jan 5, 2007





NCC: Political Hogwash by Cecil Maynor



BLUE NC: When the moon is in the 7th House



ASHEVEGAS: Rumor has it---David Young for US Senate and David Gantt to Challenge Nathan Ramsey, and Asheville city council rumors



AC-T: Heath Shuler Sworn in



AC-T PODCAST: Heath Shuler talks Nancy Pelosi in Q&A with Matt Mittan



RALEIGH NEWS & OBSERVER: Fomer Lacrosse Player sues Duke



MACON COUNTY NEWS: Gang-Related Assault New Year's Eve Results In Arrest of Five



MACON COUNTY NEWS: Investigation into Summit Inn Fire Continues



MACON NEWS VIDEO: Summit Inn Fire in Franklin



JOURNAL NOW: Shuler Pelosi Note their Difference



Edwards to focus first efforts on filling campaign coffers
Hillary Clinton already has over $14.3 million






REPORT: Young Carolinians Face Long Odds



Smart Growth in Hope Mills



SPOTLIGHT ON SHULER: Democrat to be sworn in Today



OLDER NEWS




Seven who will matter in 2007



Dual Effort Targets Child Porn


A PODCAST Interview with Ryan Mauro, a strategic analyst and author of Death to America: The Unreported Battle of Iraq.




Rage Boy Wishes For All Infidels To Die or Convert in 2007!


John Edwards Still Doesn't Get It


An Interview with former Senator Lauch Faircloth


Charges Dropped in "Scavenger Hunt" Game in McDowell County






Duke case could be over when Nifong is tried on ethics charges


John Edwards Stumps In South Carolina


N&O:6 STATES IN 3 DAYS FOR EDWARDS


Charlotte Council Members Ponder More Taxes



Short Video Report on Summit Inn Fire in Franklin


Link to Asheville Citizen-Times Coverage


Duke Faculty Leftism Assisted District Attorney Nifong's Persecution of Duke Lacrosse Players


National Weather Service


Rain Approaches WNC





John Edwards in New Hampshire


NCGOP fails State Candidates


Nifong With holds Evidence in Duke Rape Case



Nazi Study Group Report















John Kerry belittles our military personnel, and the crowd agrees with him.







Test Video For Local Content


Archives From West Carolina Report

Report: Israel training for tactical nuke strike...



The Reporter Who Cried Wolf (About Israel Nuking Iran)



Arizona State University Teaching Students to be North Americanists









A Touching Tribute to President Ford








21 F-15E Strike Eagles Flyover

From Seymour Johnson to Michigan










The Blind Men and the Elephant



Canadian politician receives Death Threats for being anti-Muslim





Muslims in London protest Muhammad cartoons.




Cartoonist found Guilty of Soliciting Murder for Cartoon Depictions of Muhammad



Suspicious Activity Noted at U.S. Airports



Previewing the President's New Strategy in Iraq, Iran



Friday January 5, 2007







U.S. Army Pvt. Kevin Hardin of Delta Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry, helps local children carry school supplies into a primary school in Al Huwaish, Iraq, Dec. 26, 2006.    U.S. Army photo by Spc. Jason Edwards

U.S. Army Pvt. Kevin Hardin of Delta Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry, helps local children carry school supplies into a primary school in Al Huwaish, Iraq, Dec. 26, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Jason Edwards




WEBSITE OF THE DAY: Apostates of Islam



110th Congressional Directory



PAJAMAS MEDIA: Ayatollah Khameini Dead



NORTHEAST INTELLIGENCE NETWORK: New Video by Ayman al Zawahiri released – Target: Somalia



THE AMERICAN THINKER: Hegemonism



THE AMERICAN THINKER: ABC News embarrasses itself



Global Cooling--The More Frightening and More Likely Climate Catastrophe: Nuclear War in the Third World



Department of Defense: NORAD, NORTHCOM Trace Space Junk to Soviet Rocket


TOWNHALL PODCAST: Hugh Hewitt Interviews Richard Fernandez of The Belmont Club.



REUTERS: Activity Spotted At North Korea Nuclear Test Site



REUTERS VIDEO: dISFIGURING "HONOR CRIMES IN RURAL PAKISTAN



GATES OF VIENNA: Bloggers save Pakistani Refugee from Deportation and Death




OLDER HEADLINES





Handed-down computers erased by Taylor’s staff



A blogger responds to Hayden Rogers' claims in the above story, "Ignorance or Deceitfulness"




FREE TO SAY WHAT?



WHAT DOES THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA OWE ITS READERS? A response to

THE BLOGOSPHERE AT WAR





YOU TUBE VIDEO: BrigItte Gabriel



THINK TANK:Israel may be capable of hitting Iran's Nuclear Reactors Alone



The People formerly known as the audience



JOHN NEGROPONTE to State, MICHAEL McCONNELL to National Intelligence



U.S. defense technology stolen by spies





First Report: Latest Reuters Photo Gaffe



AP:Saddam Co-defendants to be executed Thursday



TCS PART ONE...al-Qaeda for the Good Guys: The Road to Anti-Qaeda



TCS DAILY PART TWO...Realizing Anti-Qaeda



MORGANTON: Sinkhole opens in Back Yard



AC-T: Shuler fills Staff Positions



DURHAM: Nifong sworn in without fanfare



WINSTON-SALEM: Nifong sworn in, says he wants to be part of 'healing process'



HAYWOOD COUNTY: 2006 Year in Review--Democrats sweep county



Take the money and run



Will Black Plead?



BUNCOMBE COUNTY CALENDER



Panning and Zoning Commission

Today, January 3, 2007 5pm to 8pm

Public Works Building A-109

161 S. Charlotte St. A-109

Phone--259-5831









Kenya arrests 2 Somali jihadists with Canadian passports



Commentary on Pelosi Speecdh Lobbying Bill



YEAR OF THE MOON: China, Japan Ready Lunar Probes for 2007







PRESIDENT GERALD FORD 1913-2006


THE JOINT FORCES HEADQUARTERS NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION


OFFICIAL FUNERAL SCHEDULE





The Global Islamic Media fRONT wishes you a "Bloody New Year"


Nuclear doctrine in the age of terror


Israel Raises Prospect of War in 2007



RED ALERT: IT'S DAVID AND GOLIATH TIME IN HAZELTON, PENNSYLVANIA





ALSO SEE SMALL TOWN DEFENDERS


The ACLU of Pennsylvania moves against the Town of Hazelton



An Open Letter to Rosa Rosales, President of LULAC (League of United Latin American Citizens)


The Debate Continues over the Now You See Him, Noe you don't AP Reporter


What Is China Doing To Africa???


IRAN VS. ISRAEL


CHOOSING VICTORY: A Plan for Success in Iraq


QandO: People Who Want To Use The Government To Coerce You Into Doing Their Will


A Century Later, Los Angeles Atones for Water Sins


al-Qaeda backed forces on the run in Somalia


THE GRASSROOTS LOBBYING FRAUD: SHUTTING AMERICA UP


IS CONSERVATISM FINISHED?


THE BLOGOSPHERE AT WAR




Analysis of the Saddam Hussein Execution Video: America's Worst Nightmare


A DAILY KOS Take On The Execution of Saddam




A CITIZEN JOURNALIST ARRIVES IN BAGHDAD









The drums have started beating to get people in line to support county-wide zoning ordinance, and they make it a point that 1999 was sooo long ago, and things have changed.
Call your Elected Critters and let them know where you stand.


Asheville Citizen-Times Article
Thunder Pig, where an article of opposition is to be found.









Asheville's Drug Dealing Problem




Fire Kills Inn Keeper in Franklin



John Edwards to Run Again





CAMPAIGN WEBSITE






Tributes To President Ford Begin

Tuesday, January 2, 2007

Video Archive: Pigs,Edwards, and Saddam



Gateway Pundit has more



The Jawa Report has the actual drop shot by cellphone camera, with audio of the witnesses chanting just before and after he drops. Go watch it before some liberal complains and gets the video yanked from Google
.


A Diarist at Daily Kos feels an overwhelong sense of sadness over Saddam's Execution

I found it at Pajamas Media

Chuck Norris on the ACLU






Pig Races Held Next To Planned Mosque in Katy, Texas




Is China Colonizing Africa?


Last Respects for President Ford Begin





John Edwards in New Hampshire






6.3 Mag Earthquake in Gulf of Aden


Nearest Earthquake to WNC


Washington Times, "Saddam Gave Up"


Sky News Video of Final Moments of Saddam Hussein


Khadafi rejects medics release


CNN Worried, "Will Saddam Suffer?"


Gateway Pundit Reminds us what this Monster did to deserve execution


The Liberal Progressives React



SOME AMERICANS REACT TO SADDAM EXECUTION



What follows below is one post on Daily Kos:

Saddam Exicuted For ... (16+ / 0-)


the killings of 148 Shi'ite villagers from Dujail.



What should be the punishment for Bush?

He is responsible for the deaths of 650,000 Iraqis (Lancet);

and nearly 3,000 Americans? Those looking for Justice ...

what should be the punishment?



by Kdoug on Fri Dec 29, 2006 at 07:56:11 PM PST







Reaction at The Huffington Post


Freepers React



SADDAM EXECUTION WATCH



MSNBC ANCHOR GETS CHOKED OVER EXECUTION ANNOUNCEMENT



SADDAM HANGING IMMINENT



GATEWAY PUNDIT COVERAGE

Video Archive: Chinese J-10 and CHBN on Internet Campaigns




Chinese J-10 Fighter/Bomber







A Video on the Importance of the Internet on Political Campaigns

Video Archive: Steam Candle and Clinton Voodoo

A Simple Candle-Powered Steam Engine





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