Headlines Saturday 10th May

Meaner in a nicer way
Andrew Bolt
Not that this will be allowed to interfere with any stereotypes:

THE Rudd Government is rejecting asylum seeker applications at a higher rate than the Howard government, according to an analysis of new figures.
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Islamists drag Lebanon back to the brink
Andrew Bolt
Just what Lebanon needs - Islamist crazies on the rampage again
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Just get dressed, madam teacher
Andrew Bolt
Yes, it is surprising she was suspended
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Hillary: I appeal to whites
Andrew Bolt

I’ve never heard a leading candidate issue such a blatant appeal for the votes of one race. Or is she implicitly warning against the race that’s voting for the other guy? Whatever: the Left shows how much racism underpins its collectivist philosophy.
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Burma devastated by Cyclone Junta
Andrew Bolt
I don’t think people yet realise what kind of regime we’re dealing with:
Myanmar’s junta seized U.N. aid shipments headed for hungry and homeless survivors of last week’s devastating cyclone, prompting the world body to suspend further help on Friday…

The U.N. has grown increasingly critical of Myanmar’s refusal to let in foreign aid workers who could assess the extent of the disaster with the junta apparently overwhelmed. None of the 10 visa applications submitted by the WFP (World Food Program) has been approved.
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Packer pulls away
Andrew Bolt
It sounds as if the increasingly impressive James Packer has become his own man in more ways than one:

Members of Mr Packer’s inner circle have confirmed that the billionaire, who had ranked as Scientology’s wealthiest member in the world, was no longer undertaking Scientology courses and had slowly moved away from the religion, telling his closest friends he no longer “needs it”.

With luck, though, he will retain the modesty that goes with acknowledging things higher than oneself.

John McCain for Mother's day
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More good news from Iraq
Andrew Bolt
The Iraqi Government continues to defy the predictions of the usual media defeatists. Latest sign of that is its success in asserting control over areas long dominated by Shia militias
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Give Garnaut a steel helmet, too
Andrew Bolt
Ross Garnaut, the Rudd’s Government’s paid eco-alarmist, is so terrified of global warming he’s building himself a steel roof to save him from the super hailstones he’s sure are coming
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Education, good books, saying please and thank you
Andrew Bolt
It’s important to understand ethnic minorities that are often vilified, usually through simple misunderstandings. Luckily, some nice multiculturalists decided to tackle the ignorance about one such minority through a site you may find useful: http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.wordpress.com.
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No false advertising
Andrew Bolt
How helpful of these protesters to advertise their irrationality
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Mr Treasurer, get out of the trees and down to business
With all the yelling and chest beating about the 2008 Budget, LIVENEWS.com.au political editor Michael Cavanagh thinks it's about time the Treasurer stopped monkeying around.
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Disguised drugs offered to school children as lollies
There are fresh concerns of drugs in schools after reports of a child in Sydney’s inner west being offered the drug ice disguised as a lolly.
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League legend Jack Gibson passes away
The rugby league community is mourning the loss of legendary coach Jack Gibson who passed away at 6.32pm Friday night, aged 79.
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Australian athletes allowed to speak out on Tibet and Human Rights
Australian athletes competing at the Beijing Olympic Games will be allowed to express their opinion on issues like Tibet and Human Rights.
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RAW VISION: Woman arrested at Burmese Embassy
New vision has emerged of the protest at the Burmese Embassy in Canberra on Friday, at which one woman was charged and two men were detained.See the vision and you be the judge!
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Medicare reforms may hike up private health premiums
There are warnings both public and private health patients will be hit hard by Federal Government changes to the Medicare levy surcharge.
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More safety patrols needed on Sydney Harbour: Opposition
Despite a spate of fatal accidents on Sydney Harbour, there is debate over whether there has been any increase in the number of safety officers patrolling the waters.
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Meat mark-ups need investigating
Australians are paying up to $4 more per kilo of home-grown beef in supermarkets than in Japan.
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Protesters strip naked in busy Sydney mall
Shoppers in Sydney's CBD have copped an eyeful with a group of animal rights activists stripping off for a naked protest against live animal exports.