My Daily Domestic Diigolet 05/16/2009

• Pelosi in dispute with CIA over interrogationThe dogs have turned on themselves. tags: politics, current, events
  • WASHINGTON (Reuters) –
    The top Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday got into a public dispute with the CIA over what she knew about harsh interrogation techniques in 2002, in the latest twist in a Washington political furor.

    House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, responding to a CIA report that said she had been briefed on interrogation methods that she now condemns but did not at the time, accused the CIA of not telling the truth at a dramatic Capitol Hill news conference.

    “The CIA was misleading the Congress,” Pelosi said.

• St. Isidore the Farmertags: catholic, saints
• Miss California on Cable News: Fox & Friends Gives Carrie Prejean Her Chance – Washington Whispers (usnews.com)That question from Perez Hilton may turn out to be one of the best things that ever happened to Carrie Prejean! This may be the jump start to a long and successful career!tags: current, events
  • Miss California and Miss USA runner-up, Carrie Prejean, tossed around in the battle over gay marriage, will be a one-day guest host for Fox News Channel’s popular morning show Fox & Friends, Whispers learns. She will host the 6 a.m.-to-7 a.m. slot on May 27, filling in for Gretchen Carlson—the 1989 Miss America—who will be off that day.
    The decision to make her a one-day cohost was finalized yesterday—the same day Prejean and Miss USA owner Donald Trump appeared on Fox & Friends.
• 2.5 Are there any alternatives to eBay?tags: eBay
• President Obama & Abortion « Notre Dame ProtestA rehashing of President Obama’s pro-abortion actions. tags: abortion, Catholic, Obama
• The culture wars come to Notre Dame – Los Angeles Timestags: no_tag

  • “I am a strong supporter of President Obama because I think he lives the values of justice and working toward peace,” the 22-year-old senior said Tuesday. “President Obama takes a lot of pro-life positions. I don’t think that he is strongly pro-abortion.”

  • The controversy has also given Obama’s conservative opponents the chance to hammer the popular president on a divisive issue they think he has tried — successfully so far — to minimize.
• Notre Dame’s Valedictorian Speaks About Sharing the Stage With Obama – washingtonpost.comI saw her on Fox news yesterday. This young lady is very articulate and smart… and liberal. tags: current, events, Obama
  • I know that the perception of the school is that it’s a little bit more conservative, and it certainly is more morally conservative, but I would say that, politically, it’s quite even. I have some fellow students and friends who are opposed to awarding him an honorary degree because of the Catholic stance on life issues, but they’re being very mature and thoughtful — I would say almost academic in expressing their viewpoints. The sensationalism comes externally.
  • The students are taking this issue to heart in a very appropriate fashion. There is certainly a very present and visible portion of our student body that cares very deeply about these life issues, and it’s important that they evaluate the actions of any institution, whether it’s Notre Dame, their academic institution or their government, in light of values that they believe religiously, personally, morally and intellectually.

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