Thursday's Show Topics 7/15/2010

Quickpoll: Should you defend yourself is someone accuses you of lying and you’re innocent?

Founders quote: "[T]he importance of piety and religion; of industry and frugality; of prudence, economy, regularity and an even government; all ... are essential to the well-being of a family." Samuel Adams, letter to Thomas Wells, 1780

What’s wrong with the IPhone4? http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/apple-to-hold-press-conference-on-iphone-4-this-friday/

Judge refuses to return 7month child to faith healing parents, at least for now. http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20100715/UPDATE/100715001/1001/NEWS

Karl Rove: I made a mistake in not defending Bush lied accusations: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704518904575365793062101552.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_LEADTop

Sam Adams says Portland will go ahead with plastic bag ban: Complete with people dressed up like bag monsters: http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2010/07/portland_mayor_sam_adams_pledg.html

Westside Wrap up:                                                                                                                         

Big government watch: MC adds 100 jobs and gives pay raises while almost every other county government is cutting: Government stimulus money: http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2010/07/in_the_midst_of_budget_turmoil.html

Mercy Corps staffers freed from abductors in Pakistan: Should they stay and help? http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2010/07/mercy_corps_staffers_in_pakist.html

ObamaNation:

OPBBBB update: Bill favors unions/activists: What else do you expect? http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/jul/14/finance-bill-favors-interests-of-unions-activists/ WSJ columnist on Berwick: bigger than Kagan? http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703792704575367020548324914.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_LEADTop

DOJ/New Black Panther intimidation case: Civil Rights Commission says to DOJ, we want to talk with your lawyers: http://hotair.com/archives/2010/07/14/civil-rights-commission-sends-letter-to-doj-we-want-to-talk-to-your-lawyers-about-civil-rights-cases/

9 states defend AZ illegal alien law: http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/69471 ICE memo: no mandatory detention: http://www.examiner.com/x-37621-Public-Safety-Examiner~y2010m7d14-Illegal-immigrants-exempt-From-mandatory-detention DOJ wont sue sanctuary cities: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/jul/14/justice-sanctuary-cities-are-no-arizona/

Your tax dollars at work: US Govt spent 181k to study how Cocaine enhances sex drive of Japanese quail?: http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/69351

Senators going after BP over Libya/Lockerbie bombing suspect release over oil?: http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/69454

Stimulus scam update: VP Biden says their economic plan is working and that they have saved or created 3.2 million jobs: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/jul/14/white-house-sees-summer-of-sunny-skies-for-stimulu/  WSJ Editorial: about those 3 million imaginary jobs: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703394204575367421573463984.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_AboveLEFTTop