A flatbed truck drove into St. Peter’s square carrying an enormous Christmas tree from northern Italy, maintaining a 27-year tradition of decorating the vast square for the holiday season. (Dec. 4)
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A tour bus carrying University of Massachusetts students and others on a weekend ski trip to Quebec crashed Friday on a Vermont highway, injuring 17 people. (Dec. 3)
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A Canadian man was charged with first-degree murder Friday for fatally shooting his father in the back with a crossbow in a Toronto library as shocked mothers and children watched. (Dec. 3)
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Mexican officials arrested an American-born 14-year-old who claims a drug cartel forced him to behead four people. The teen, who was captured along with his older sister, says he was kidnapped when he was 11 and forced to work for the cartel. (Dec. 3)
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Having a baby Jesus or other items taken from a nativity scene or holiday display at your home or house of worship can be painful during what should be a joyous time. But dozens of churches and residents are turning to some high-tech help. (Dec. 3)
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A 23-year-old Russian man accused of masterminding a vast worldwide spamming network pleaded not guilty Friday in federal court in Wisconsin to violating a US anti-spam law. (Dec. 3)
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A Michigan judge has ordered Elias Abuelazam to stand trial for the murder Frank Kellybrew, who was among 14 people stabbed last summer in and around Flint. He is also suspected of attacks in Virginia and Ohio. (Dec. 3)
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Legal pressure increased on WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Swedish authorities revised a warrant for his arrest in response to procedural questions from British officials. His lawyer says Assange is in Britain, but hasn’t received a warrant. (Dec. 3)
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The owner of a failed security business barricaded himself in his soon-to-be foreclosed home, shot at deputies and then killed himself in a town built by Disney. The standoff came just after the town’s first-ever homicide. (Dec. 3)
Continue reading …Jon Stewart Rips McCain on His Resistance to Repeal of DADT; Paints Him as Crazy Japanese Soldier Fighting WWII Years After 1945
December 3, 2010 No Comment
Liberal comedian Jon Stewart once again lampooned Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) over his continued opposition to repealing the military's Don't Ask Don't Tell (DADT) policy, saying the senator is quite behind the times with his stand. “Well you're really going down with the ship, huh,” he ripped navy veteran McCain's remarks. “McCain's like one of them Japanese soldiers living on Okinawa in 1949, still fighting because he doesn't realize the war ended a long time ago,” Stewart quipped. “And for some reason, even though he's been alone for years and years on this island, he doesn't like gay people.” Stewart opened his Thursday show with an eight-minute segment covering the DADT debate, in the wake of a published study by the military showing that the majority of servicemen polled don't mind serving with gay comrades. He trumpeted soundbites from multiple figures who support a repeal of DADT – including remarks from Sen. Joe Liebermann (I-Conn.), a usual target of Stewart's mockery.
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