support « The Irate Nation

The Rise of the Conservative Woman

conservativewomen One of the most revealing things about liberals is their insistence that only they can define a “real” minority or a “real” woman. In the eyes of the left, Clarence Thomas, Ken Blackwell and J.C. Watts will never be “real” black men. Likewise, Michele Bachmann, the smiling firebrand conservative congresswoman from Minnesota, and Sarah Palin, the popular former governor of Alaska, will never be “real” women.

How can they be? After all, these women don’t support abortion. In fact, Palin actually had the audacity to give birth to a baby with Down Syndrome. As one embarrassed liberal wag put it during last year’s presidential campaign, “If abortion isn’t for that, what is it for?”

These female leaders believe that marriage is a sacred bond between one man and one woman and anything else is a counterfeit. In the case of Bachmann and Palin, they have lived out their values by staying married to the same men for decades. MORE humanevents.com

Ali Saleh Kahlah al-Marri may only wind up with less than 5 years behind bars

Eight years 4 months. That's the sentence a federal judge handed down to a man called a "sleeper agent" for Al Qaeda.

Ali Saleh Kahlah al-Marri could have gotten 15 years in prison on a charge of "conspiracy to provide material support and resources to a foreign terrorist organization". U.S. District Court Judge Michael Mihm decided to give credit for the 71 months al-Marri spent in a Navy brig, and time held as a material witness. In addition, Mihm credited him with 9 more months, to make up for the harsh treatment of al-Marri while he was in custody.

If the US prison system also gives him credit for the time held before and after the brig, defense attorneys say he may only wind up with less than 5 years behind bars.

Fox: Live Shots Blog