"Boise State is No. 1 because it hammered and nailed until the bridge-to-somewhere was complete. The national christening came with its stunning 2007 Fiesta Bowl victory against Oklahoma."
So says Chris Dufresne at the LA Times. Holy smokes, this is going to be an interesting season. Polls, reviews, opionions ranking BSU anywhere from #5 to, now, #1. There is a lot of pressure to perform, and the first game this Monday will go a long way to confirm or deny the placement.
The school has worked for years to build its football program, now the preseason favorite. The formula includes mixing divergent, undervalued players into a winning team.
From Boise, Idaho
The cool-downs after Boise State practices this summer didn't require an ice tub. Defensive end Ryan Winterswyk and teammates simply ran out of Bronco Stadium and jumped in the Boise River.
This has actually been years the making — born of the brow sweat of thousands who dared to dream. "There are people who came long before I got here to set this up," Winterswyk said.
Reaching the prove-it pinnacle has been a junior college, Division II, I-AA and K2 climb, given that Boise State began in 1892 as an all-girls school (St. Margaret's Hall), was a junior college until 1965 and did not start playing major-division football until 1996.
The conspiracy that is college football would never allow this to happen — or so the politicians have argued.
Well, that was short lived, but still a win for OC, sort of. The re-vote happened last night and this time it passed the California Senate. However, there were amendments made that required it to go back to the Assembly for approval. They could not get it done before midnight which means the bill is effectively dead.
Here's what I see as the main issue: if they had more time, it would have passed. If it had passed, the hypocritical RINO Schwarzenegger would have signed it into law.
It would have been disappointing but not surprising to see that happen considering the locale.
On the other hand, it is almost a certainty that the law would have been immediately challenged as unconstitutional. With the way things have been gonig in other states where there are strict anti-gun laws being thrown out, it would have a good chance of being overturned in California too.
Just saw the news on GunPundit.com. The vote was super close, so if you are an open-carry advocate and live in Cali, pick up the phone and make sure the next vote doesn't go the other way.
The California Senate rejected a bill Monday that would have made it illegal to carry unloaded guns in public, but lawmakers will give the vote one more try.
Monday’s 20-16 vote fell one short of the majority needed, but the Senate will reconsider the measure Tuesday.
The bill, AB1934, was introduced after a series of demonstrations by gun-rights organizations during which they encouraged participants to openly carry unloaded weapons. California law lets gun owners carry a rifle or handgun in a holster if it is not loaded.
I'm sure there are other kids that can sing this well, but there can't be that many. Rhema Marvanne is 7 at the time this video was taken. Wow. Incredible control, pitch, and timing. Listen:
Part 3 is out. Chuck is on a roll. In part 1, Mr. Norris discusses how special envoys are being used to partner with the religion of Islam, and in part 2 he talks about Obama's real beliefs. In this installment, he highlights the preferential treatment given to that of Islam vs. Christianity.
In response to the Pew Research Center poll that indicated one in five Americans think President Obama is a Muslim, a week ago the White House released a rebuttal insisting that the president is "a committed Christian."
Those words remind me of those from President Teddy Roosevelt, who said, "Rhetoric is a poor substitute for action, and we have trusted only to rhetoric. If we are really to be a great nation, we must not merely talk; we must act big."
And Obama's actions are again our focus here in Part 3.
In Part 1, I began to demonstrate how the President is using U.S. Special Envoy Rashad Hussain, his own presidential position and others in his administration to deepen and expand the partnerships between the United States and the religion of Islam.
In Part 2, I detailed Obama's real spiritual beliefs based upon a rare in-depth 2004 interview by a religious reporter for a major newspaper publication, including his beliefs about prayer, sin, heaven, the Bible and the person of Jesus.
Now, in Part 3, I will demonstrate how Obama categorically has been prejudicial in his treatment of Islam versus Christianity.
Have you watched this? You should, it's pretty interesting. Now that you've done that, read the following from WND:
Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf claims that the U.S. Constitution is Shariah compliant. Let us examine below a few laws of Shariah to see if Imam Rauf is truthful or a fraud:
Jihad, defined as "to war against non-Muslims to establish the religion," is the duty of every Muslim and Muslim head of state (caliph). Muslim caliphs who refuse jihad are in violation of Shariah and unfit to rule.
A caliph can hold office through seizure of power, meaning through force.
A caliph is exempt from being charged with serious crimes such as murder, adultery, robbery, theft, drinking and in some cases of rape.
A percentage of Zakat (charity money) must go toward jihad.
It is obligatory to obey the commands of the Caliph, even if he is unjust.
A caliph must be a Muslim, a non-slave and a male.
The Muslim public must remove the caliph if he rejects Islam.
A Muslim who leaves Islam must be killed immediately.
A Muslim will be forgiven for murder of: 1) an apostate, 2) an adulterer, and 3) a highway robber – making vigilante street justice and honor killing acceptable.
A Muslim will not get the death penalty if he kills a non-Muslim but will get it for killing a Muslim.
