Someone sent this joke to me via email. I’m not normally in the habit of posting such, but this made me laugh pretty hard:

Donald Rumsfeld is giving the president his daily briefing. He concludes by saying: “Yesterday, 3 Brazilian soldiers were killed.”

“OH NO!” the President exclaims. “That’s terrible!”

His staff sits stunned at this display of emotion, nervously watching as the President sits, head in hands.

Finally, the President looks up and asks, “How many is a brazillion?”

And that something is probably going to keep him from being on the frontlines of the assault on Tom Delay.

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid secured the federal money that was allegedly misspent by Second Baptist Church leaders.

Reid gave the church $250 that he had received from controversial Democratic campaign donor John Huang, who had been convicted of making illegal contributions from overseas donors to the Democratic Party.

One of MSM’s biggest problems today is information access. The average citizen can now search through mountains of archived information generated by the MSM in minutes and quickly see the inconsistencies and errors made by improper fact-checking, lack of credible sources or just plain old bias.

Rapes, killings hit Katrina refugees in New Orleans

People left homeless by Hurricane Katrina told horrific stories of rape, murder and trigger-happy guards in two New Orleans centers that were set up as shelters but became places of violence and terror… The refugees, who were waiting to be taken to sports stadiums and other huge shelters across Texas and northern Louisiana, described how the convention center and the Superdome became lawless hellholes beset by rape and murder.

Several residents of the impromptu shantytown recounted two horrific incidents where those charged with keeping people safe had killed them instead.

In one, a young man was run down and then shot by a New Orleans police officer, in another a man seeking help was gunned down by a National Guard soldier, witnesses said…

“There is rapes going on here. Women cannot go to the bathroom without men. They are raping them and slitting their throats. They keep telling us the buses are coming but they never leave,” she said through tears.

In addition…

Police Chief Eddie Compass reported: “We have individuals who are getting raped; we have individuals who are getting beaten.”

Five days later, he told Oprah Winfrey that babies were being raped. On the same show, Mayor Ray Nagin warned: “They have people standing out there, have been in that frickin’ Superdome for five days watching dead bodies, watching hooligans killing people, raping people.”

Because, you see, the real story paints a very different aftermath…

Reports of rape, murder at Katrina evacuation sites were probably exaggerated, officials now say.

The vast majority of reported atrocities committed by evacuees � mass murders, rapes and beatings � have turned out to be false, or at least unsupported by any evidence, according to key military, law-enforcement, medical and civilian officials in positions to know.

Which one would you feel safer guarding your city?

SAN FRANCISCO, California (AP) — A federal judge has certified a class action lawsuit alleging that FedEx Corp. discriminated against minority workers… James Finberg, an attorney representing the class, said FedEx normally promotes from within, yet three times the number of package handlers and loaders are minorities compared to drivers, who earn more. Twice the number of minorities fail promotional tests than do whites, Finberg added.

“FedEx knows that black and Hispanics fail at a much higher rate, but yet has not changed the test,” Finberg said.

John G. Roberts, Jr. was confirmed today as the 17th, and youngest ever, Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court.

Update: Email me for the audio (6 MB).

Via the Austin American Statesman. Here’s the indictment. Delay’s office issues this statement.

What is alleged in this indictment?
Under the Texas Election Code (Sec. 253.003, Sec. 253.094 and Sec. 253.104), it is unlawful for a corporation or labor union to contribute to a political party for campaign purposes within 60 days of an election. The allegation is that corporations donated money to Delay’s state PAC during the period of prohibition, then Delay’s PAC sent such funds to the RNC, who turned around and then used that money to fund Texas Republican candidates. This is not illegal. Earle knows this, but is aiming for the political impact of headlines like “Delay Indicted”. Unfortunately the false impression created by this indictment will last long after the charges are laughed out of court.

Why is the indictment coming out now?
The date of the indictment is September 13, 2005, exactly 3 years to the day of the alleged offense - because there is a 3 year Statute of Limitations. After 3 years of coming up with nothing on Delay, it appears Ronnie Earle tried a last ditch effort to secure an indictment, even if not based in fact at all.

What does a Ronnie Earle indictment mean?
Based on history, not much. Earle’s last foray into politicized prosecution in 1993 turned into a huge embarrassment when he went after Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX), who was then Texas Treasurer. Earle made a series of trumped-up charges, including that the demure Hutchison had physically assaulted an employee. Earle dropped the case during the trial. In addition, his charges in the 1980s against former Attorney General Jim Mattox - another political foe of Earle - fell apart at trial.

Now Travis County district attorney Ronnie Earle, a Democrat with a history of bringing politically motivated indictments, has indicted three DeLay aides who ran a political action committee called Texans for a Republican Majority PAC. Perhaps recognizing that indicting DeLay himself 41 days before an election would be just too transparent, Earle instead indicted the three underlings for allegedly directing corporate contributions to Texas legislative candidates in 2002.

At stake in 2002 was control of the Texas legislature, which was to redraw congressional district lines. Corporate contributions to legislative candidates are illegal in Texas. The DeLay aides stand accused of violating that prohibition, along with eight companies like Sears Roebuck that provided the funds. The corporate money, however, never went to the candidates. Instead, it went to a much larger fund for state elections controlled by the Republican National Committee in Washington. That committee made contributions to Texas legislative candidates, constituting what Earle now charges is “money laundering.”

The only problem is that similar transactions are conducted by both parties in many states, including Texas. In fact, on October 31, 2002, the Texas Democratic Party sent the Democratic National Committee (DNC) $75,000, and on the same day, the DNC sent the Texas Democratic Party $75,000. On July 19, 2001, the Texas Democratic Party sent the DNC $50,000 and, again on the same day, the DNC sent the Texas Democratic Party $60,000. On June 8, 2001, the Texas Democratic Party sent the DNC $50,000. That very same day, the DNC sent the Texas Democratic Party $60,000.

This picture got the liberals all excited over the weekend. Afterall, here’s a “Republican” publicly denouncing “his party” in the midst of a liberal protest. Just one problem. The guy is a Democrat… and has been for a while. (hat tip: Wizbang) He also did this back in February.

His wife is Executive Director of Compton Foundation. They fund all kinds of leftist causes (including the “September 11th Families for a Peaceful Tomorrow“)

Then there’s this picture, plastered on the front page of the San Francisco Chronicle. (hat tip: Zombie) The “hoped to convey a positive message about the rally — perhaps that even politically aware teenagers were inspired.” But look at the “anatomy of a photograph” for the truth behind the girl, the photo and the cause.

The group is dressed like terrorists, waving Palestinian flags and signs with vulgarities… and being led by a handler wearing a shirt depicting the flag of communist Vietnam.

The truth ain’t so pretty.

They can’t tell people the truth about their positions, their causes or their beliefs. So they have to alter the perception of reality to get people to buy their bullshit. Only the ignorant are buying, and fortunately they’re outnumbered.

Update: Apparently the San Francisco Chronicle doesn’t like to be called out on its bias. (see the update at the bottom of Zombie’s page).