Quick Roundup 21

Cheney's Accident

I barely watch the news on television, but my impression is that all you would hear anything about is Dick Cheney's hunting accident. This is, of course, because the media hate Dick Cheney almost as much as they hate Bush. (I think the delayed notification was stupid, and simply pours on the gravy for the press.)


Cox and Forkum came up with the perfect cartoon (above) on this matter, which gives us all a sneak preview into what we can expect to see in the papers this weekend.

Amit Ghate on the Cartoon Riots

He has four posts up on the Moslem cartoon riots. Here's a list, with short blurbs.

• Survey of European Press on the Cartoons "This a useful site which has a running survey of European Press reaction to the Muhammad cartoons (last updated 2/10)."
• A Few of the Exceptions -- Points to three good editorials on the riots, by Ibn Warraq, Sonia Mikitch, and Victor Davis Hanson. He highly recommends the first.
  
• The Right to Offend -- "A brilliant defense of the right to offend (and its roots) by perhaps the most courageous woman alive, Ms. Ayaan Hirsi Ali. Required reading!"
• Ali's Film: Submission, "directed by the murdered Theo Van Gogh, is available as a google film. I suggest watching it ASAP, before Islamists have it withdrawn."

I recommend stopping by his blog daily while this story is brewing.

A Blog Mascot: Because it's important.

I think it's time to make Mohammed my blog's official mascot. That immediately suggests the following pro-free speech motto:

Mohammed: Your prophet, my mascot.

It would even fit onto a bumper sticker!

To quote Tony Blankley:

Those who argue for republication of the Danish cartoons are not "instigating" a clash of civilization. Nor are they pouring gasoline on a fire. Rather, they are defending against the already declared and engaged radical Islamist clash against the Christian, secular, Jewish, Hindu, Chinese world, by expressing solidarity with the firemen.

The fire is out the day I can say this and simply be told to go to hell rather than possibly receive assistance in getting there.

I figure I'll ink to this part of the post from my sidebar and add a smaller version of Mo as a favicon once I find a place to host it.

South Dakota to Ban Abortion?

This news is slightly old, but....

The South Dakota House has passed a bill that would nearly ban all abortions in the state, ushering the issue to the state Senate.

Supporters are pushing the measure in hopes of drawing a legal challenge that will cause the US Supreme Court to reverse its 1973 decision legalizing abortion.

The bill banning all abortions in South Dakota was passed 47-to-22 in the House.

Amendments aimed at carving out exemptions for rape, incest and the health of women were rejected.

The bill does contain a loophole that allows abortions if women are in danger of dying. Doctors who do those abortions could not be prosecuted. [bold added]

And the bill will get signed if it makes it through the Senate.

Rule of Reason

The Rule of Reason has just gotten a spiffy new template. Stop by and check it out. Also, I thank Nick Provenzo for linking back here.

-- CAV

Updates

Today: (1) Moved Mo over to the right so my quote doesn't get confused with Blankley's. (2) Added some more to the mascot section.