Victim Disarmament Anyone?

Not News from Knoxville, TN
It's always interesting what the msm deems "news worthy". For instance, look at the coverage the Imus affair received. You would have thought this Imus character burned down the White House, he was a headliner for a week. And the Duke lacrosse case, that's another strange one. That was on the news full-time until the case started unravelling, then when it was clear the "suspects" were innocent, news organizations ran from it like it was typhoid fever. Even Jesse Jackson acts like he's never heard of it (he still hasn't apologized to the "suspects" for inferring that they were rapists).

What doesn't the msm deem as news? Stories like this:

These two left above were out on a date minding their own business when they were car jacked and this is what happened to them.

The animals pictured above right raped Christopher Newsom, cut off his penis, then set him on fire and fatally shot him several times while they forced his girlfriend, Channon Christian, to watch. An even more cruel fate awaited her!

Channon Christian, was beaten and gang-raped in many ways for four days by all of them, while they took turns urinating on her. Then they cut off her breast and put chemicals in her mouth … and then murdered her.

Ask yourself the obvious question: If this was four white people that did this exact same thing to a young black couple, would this be front page news? Simplify it even, do you think this is newsworthy? If it is newsworthy, where is CNN with the coverage, or the NY Times, or any of the msm? Their silence speaks volumes.

Also, keep in mind that this happened February 1 of this year, so the story has been kicking around for nearly three months, yet not a peep from the msm, or for that matter, Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton.

courtesy of: mitchieville

A Dangerous Place

According to reliable Hill sources, a staffer for freshman Sen. Jim Webb (D.-Va.) was arrested earlier today when he tried to pass through security carrying a bag containing a pistol and a quantity of ammunition. Capitol Police apparently broadcast the arrest on their personal radios and then went quiet. Carrying a handgun and trying to penetrate Senate security with it is a rather serious felony.
This one is a real head-scratcher. The U.S. Congress is famous for exempting itself from its own laws but this incident is puzzling on at least two levels. One, the last time ΛΕΟΝΙΔΑΣ read the second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution it stated in part: "...the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed." True enough, the amendment is routinely violated, ignored and subverted but the "suspect" in this incident is an aide to a U.S. Senator. Secondly, this staffer works for a member of the current Senate majority and members of that political party (Democrat) are historically given considerable latitude by the Police e.g. Cynthia McKinney, Joe and Ted Kennedy et al.
One can only speculate on the scenario had the staffer been in the employ of Trent Lott (R MS).

Phillip Thompson was carrying the bag through exray security at the Russell Senate Office building while the senator was parking his car, according to a Senate staffer cited by the Drudge Report.

"Thompson was booked for carrying a pistol without a license and for possessing unregistered ammunition, the staffer said."
And what pray tell constitutes "unregistered" ammunition?

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Update: 08:05 AM 27 Mar. 2007

Earlier reports indicating that members of Congress are NOT exempt from the rules governing possession of firearms on federal property were inaccurate. Congress has in fact as usual exempted itself from the prohibition.