This week, a delegation of conservative journalists--including the Swift Report's own Deanna Swift--will travel to Baghdad in order to bring you what the so-called mainstream media won't: good news. In today's installment, the first of a Swift Report series, Deanna kicks off her "Truth Tour" travelogue, giving readers an advance peek at her week inside Baghdad's exclusive Green Zone.
Continue reading "'Truth Tour' Promises Good News, Shorter Broadcasts from Iraq" »
Long a popular vacation destination during the summer's busy driving season, Mt. Rushmore has seen a dramatic drop in attendance this year. The reason: few families want to visit the craggy mountain homage to, among others, Abraham Lincoln, the nation's first gay president.
Continue reading "Shunning Gay President, Fewer Families Visiting Mt. Rushmore" »
This season's must see concert event isn't the Rolling Stones but President Bush's 'Social Security—On the Verge of Collapse-a-pa-loo-za' tour, otherwise known as the Summer of Fear 2005. In this Swift Report exclusive, we grab a pair of much coveted tix and go behind the scenes with the stars, do a bit of crowd surfing and score some hard-to-get Collapse-a-pa-looza swag.
Continue reading "This Summer's Hottest Show: Bush's 'Social Security—On the Verge of Collapse-a-pa-loo-za' Tour" »
For more than 35 years, residents of this state have advertised that ‘Virginia is for lovers.’ But that’s likely to change this week when members of the House of Delegates meet to try to agree upon a new slogan. The problem: by appealing to ‘lovers,’ say some members of the legislature, Virginia is promoting sex out of wedlock. Even worse, the current slogan doesn’t specify that the ideal definition of ‘lovers’ involves a man and a woman.
Continue reading "Virginia Lawmakers say 'Virginia's Not for Lovers Anymore'" »
These are dark days indeed for Florida, as the state reels from the triple blow of three high-profile deaths: Terri Schiavo, legal eagle Johnnie Cochran, and the Pope. Tourism officials say that sun-seekers are fleeing the state in droves, heading north or to the Midwest in search of more contemplative climes.
Continue reading "Dark Days for Sunshine State" »
For more than 35 years, residents of this state have advertised that ‘Virginia is for lovers.’ But that’s likely to change this week when members of the House of Delegates meet to try to agree upon a new slogan. The problem: by appealing to ‘lovers,’ say some members of the legislature, Virginia is promoting sex out of wedlock. Even worse, the current slogan doesn’t specify that the ideal definition of ‘lovers’ involves a man and a woman.
Continue reading "Virginia Lawmakers say ‘Virginia’s Not for Lovers Anymore’" »
Under pressure to produce more actionable intelligence, the
Federal Bureau of Investigation has announced that it plans to layoff
many of its agents and outsource their positions to countries including
India, China and Vietnam. The move will enable the FBI to hire three
times as many agents at a fraction of the wage that they would earn in
the US.
Continue reading "FBI to Outsource Agents to India, China" »
If a coalition of conservative groups gets its way, the craggy
visage of the country's first gay president, Abraham Lincoln, will soon
be chiseled out of Mount Rushmore. Activists say that with selective
blasting techniques and a bit of re-sculpting, Old Abe can be
transformed into an icon conservatives are more comfortable with:
Ronald Reagan.
Continue reading "Pressure Mounts to Remove Gay President from Rushmore" »
Conservatives are applauding the President's decision to send
his brother, Florida governor Jeb Bush, to visit earthquake and tsunami
disaster areas in South Asia. The choice of Jeb, say some politicos, is
a pointed reminder of the failure of India and Sri Lanka to come to
Florida's aid after the state was battered by four hurricanes.
Continue reading " President Bush to Send "Master of Disaster" to South Asia" »
Recent Comments