"All I know is what I read in the papers." ~ Will Rogers
From the AP comes this tragic story with one very pointless eye witness account:
Father Throws His Two Kids, Himself Off Balcony
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (May 27) - A man killed his two young children by throwing them off the 15th floor of a landmark South Beach hotel and then jumped to his own death Saturday, police said.
Edward Van Dyk, 43, tossed his two sons, ages 4 and 8, to their deaths around 8:20 a.m., Miami Beach Police spokesman Bobby Hernandez said. Authorities did not release the names of the two boys.
The children's mother, Qinuo, 40, was not physically injured. Hernandez said the family was vacationing from Alton, Illinois, at the Loews Hotel in South Beach, where the couple were celebrating their 10th wedding anniversary.
The only thing I have to comment on in this story, really, besides the obligatory expression of sorrow, is this eye witness account. I do not understand the point of including this in the article:
Hotel guest Christopher Carreras, from New York, who is staying on the 14th floor, said he could see where the victims had fallen.
"They already had tents covering the bodies. You can't see nothing. It's like a big awning," said Carreras.
I'm sorry, but couldn't the reporter have found a witness that had information a little more interesting?
Well, I guess it's preferable to citing an "anonymous source"
“Do not give dogs what is sacred; do not throw your pearls to pigs. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces." ~ Matthew 7:6. I'm just casting pearls of wisdom before Swine Liberals, knowing in advance they think they're too smart to agree.
Thinking Blogger Award Recipient
Followers
About Me
- Mark
- I don't borrow, cut and paste, or otherwise echo other Conservative blogs and talk show hosts. I sometimes refer to other opinion pieces, but the opinions presented herein are my own. Just because some talk show hosts or bloggers sometimes say the same things I do, any apparent similarities between myself and other commentators is purely coincidental.
Truths About Liberals
1. Always expect the worst from a liberal and you will never be surprised.
2. Never try to reason with a liberal. They disregard any evidence that conflicts with their beliefs.
3. You can always tell what liberals are up to by what they accuse you of doing.
4. Liberals don't debate, they argue.
5. The only standards liberals have are double standards.
6. Liberals feel, conservatives think.
7. Whenever you don't understand a liberal's motives, just look for the money.
8. Liberals cannot be embarrassed. They lack the gene to blush.
9. The Liberal creed is, "Do as I say, not as I do.
10. Liberals get older, but they never get smarter.
11. There are no honest liberals. If they were honest -- especially to themselves -- they would not be liberal.
12. A liberal's business is nobody's business, but everyone's business is a liberal's business.
13. Liberals have an inflated sense of self-worth. They are like house flies that criticize the air-worthiness of a Stealth fighter. (Sarah, Palin, George W. Bush, ad infinitum are morons.)
14. Liberals lack a sixth sense that is standard equipment in conservatives -- common sense.
15. Liberals never stop hating.
16. There are only two types of liberals -- the deceivers and the deceived.
17. Every time liberals get on their high horse, they get bucked off.
18. Liberal programs are so wonderful that they have to be forced on people.
19. Liberals always choke on their own medicine.
20. When given a moral choice, liberals always come down on the wrong side of the fence.
21. The only way liberals can build themselves up is by tearing others down.
22. Liberals not only refuse to admit their mistakes, they refuse to learn from them.
23. Liberals can dish it out, but they can't take it.
24. Liberals are incapable of attacking the message, so they always attack the messenger.
25. Liberal diversity is only skin deep.
h/t Lone Ranger
2. Never try to reason with a liberal. They disregard any evidence that conflicts with their beliefs.
3. You can always tell what liberals are up to by what they accuse you of doing.
4. Liberals don't debate, they argue.
5. The only standards liberals have are double standards.
6. Liberals feel, conservatives think.
7. Whenever you don't understand a liberal's motives, just look for the money.
8. Liberals cannot be embarrassed. They lack the gene to blush.
9. The Liberal creed is, "Do as I say, not as I do.
10. Liberals get older, but they never get smarter.
11. There are no honest liberals. If they were honest -- especially to themselves -- they would not be liberal.
12. A liberal's business is nobody's business, but everyone's business is a liberal's business.
13. Liberals have an inflated sense of self-worth. They are like house flies that criticize the air-worthiness of a Stealth fighter. (Sarah, Palin, George W. Bush, ad infinitum are morons.)
14. Liberals lack a sixth sense that is standard equipment in conservatives -- common sense.
15. Liberals never stop hating.
16. There are only two types of liberals -- the deceivers and the deceived.
17. Every time liberals get on their high horse, they get bucked off.
18. Liberal programs are so wonderful that they have to be forced on people.
19. Liberals always choke on their own medicine.
20. When given a moral choice, liberals always come down on the wrong side of the fence.
21. The only way liberals can build themselves up is by tearing others down.
22. Liberals not only refuse to admit their mistakes, they refuse to learn from them.
23. Liberals can dish it out, but they can't take it.
24. Liberals are incapable of attacking the message, so they always attack the messenger.
25. Liberal diversity is only skin deep.
h/t Lone Ranger
Blogroll
- 4 Simpsons
- Always on Watch
- American Descent
- Ann Coulter
- Breitbart
- Geeez
- Glenn Chatfield's Blog
- God's Way/My way
- Jim O'Sullivan
- Joe's Blog
- Lone Ranger
- Mark Levin Show
- Marshall Art
- Michelle Malkin
- Pearls and Lodestones
- Rosie on the Right
- Sifting Reality
- The Drudge Report
- Timothy Matters
- Trader Rick
- Tug
- Wintery Knight
Blog Archive
-
▼
2006
(190)
-
▼
May
(21)
- Murtha's Murderers
- The Green Fields Of France
- A Lazy Reporter?
- An Outrage In California
- Heartbreak In Frederick
- An Anonymous Source
- Being Lazy Today
- Democrat Dictionary
- Burden Of Proof
- "If" is a Big Word
- Lawsuit To Help Terrorists
- Happy Mother's Day!
- Two Letters
- The Latest Non-Issue
- When Courtesy Is A Bad Thing
- New Look
- Salvaging The Presidency
- Another Corrupt Kennedy
- A Travesty Of Justice
- Changes
- Who Shifted The Focus?
-
▼
May
(21)
2 comments:
When I first heard this story I was shocked and saddened that this man had to take the lives of two innocent children. Yea, the reporter could have probably found more reliable witnesses, I'm glad I wasn't one of them. If I had been, I don't think I'd be too willing to speak to anyone at all.
Ironically, the bitch who assaulted me and her and insane husband are a couple that I could actually visualize doing such a horrific thing. Last night, 2 County Sherriff cars were in front of their house at around 10pm. I keep waiting for the day when the police are accompanied by an ambulance wheeling one or two bodies in black body bags.
I pray for the family members who lost those children. May God have mercy on the man who took their lives.
I can't see any valuable information being given by eyewitnesses, other than that the bodies landed on a roof about two stories from the ground. Personally, I would not want to hear testimony from a witness who had seen the bodies, nor would I write it up. The entire story is not newsworthy to me -- at least not on a national scale. News used to be defined as information that affects people's daily lives. Now, it's anything that catches one's interest -- the more lurid the better.
Post a Comment