Free Republic

EXCERPT Asked by FOX Business Network's Don Imus for his thoughts on Massa's allegation that he had a fight in the gym locker room with a naked White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel, Weiner responded: "I have very few hard and fast rules. One of them is not to have sword fights in the morning with Rahm Emanuel.” "It's pretty clear from these interviews (Massa is) one taco short of a Happy Meal, or one taco short of a combo or whatever the expression is," the congressman continued. "But he has some serious health issues he has to get...

The company posted a statement on their site about the passing of Bell Monday, reports the Washington Post. "Glen Bell was a visionary and innovator in the restaurant industry, as well as a dedicated family man," Greg Creed, president of Taco Bell, said in the statement. Bell was a WWII veteran. After observing how McDonald's was making fast food, he opened his first restaurant Bell's Drive-In in 1948. He was part of launching Taco Tias, El Tacos and Der Wienerschnitzel. He started Taco Bell in 1962 selling his first franchise in 1964. In 1978 he sold his 868 Taco Bell...

Is it a salad? Is it a taco? You be the judge! Ingredients: 1 head shredded lettuce 1 medium onion, chopped 4 tomatoes, chopped 1/2 cup Mexican style shredded cheese (Monterey Jack/Cheddar blend)

A 19-year-old Deltona man is arrested for assaulting his own mother, with a taco. Dena Moir tells Fox 35 News her son, Zachary Moir, got out of control Wednesday night when she was calling him down for dinner. When he refused to stop playing his X-box and come down for dinner, Dena Moir says she went upstairs and unplugged the game, that's when she says Zachary pushed her and called her a bad name. "I've been having trouble with him for awhile won't work, wont' go to school. He's being rude and disrespectful. Pushing things to the limit as far...

MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. -- A Macomb County man accused of killing a 7-Eleven clerk after an argument over the price of a taco admitted that he shot the man but said he "wasn't himself" when he did it, according to a police statement. "I shot him," Kenyatta Davis, 35, of Shelby Township, told Sterling Heights police in a September interview at the police station. "It was like somebody gave me something. I wasn't myself. People around me know I have a temper but not like that." Authorities say Davis on Aug. 24 argued with Wajed Ali Baig, 47, a clerk...

My regular readers know that I patrol South-Central Los Angeles. Recently I saw this flyer which, as you can imagine, piqued my curiosity: (click pictures for larger versions) This document was distributed by a group called the Black Riders Liberation Party, an offshoot of the Black Panther Party started by this man: Whom they call Taco: The Black Riders Liberation Party was formed in 1996 by Bloods and Crips in the California Youth Authority college class. As their political understanding grew, especially being inside the belly of the beast, they were able to see up close how oppressive and dehumanizing...

NEW YORK — Nearly three dozen people fell ill, including 14 who were hospitalized, with symptoms consistent with infection by the E. coli bacteria after eating at a Taco John's restaurant, a local health department said. Test results were expected Monday. The Taco John's restaurant has removed any suspected ingredients from its menu and sanitized the facility, said Tom O'Rourke, the Black Hawk County Health Department director.

New Jersey asks Taco Bells to throw out their foodBy Nichola GroomLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - New Jersey health officials addressing an E.coli outbreak on Wednesday asked Taco Bell restaurants in the state to throw out all their food and better train workers in hygiene and food handling. At least 47 people in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania have been infected with E.coli in the last few weeks, and dozens more potential cases are being investigated. Many of the infected people had eaten at Taco Bell prior to becoming sick, the states said. New York state officials on Wednesday raised...

(CBS) FALL RIVER It all started with tacos and a movie and allegedly ended up as a hospital trip and testing positive for drugs. It does sound strange, but one man says it happened to him. He claims the soft tacos he bought at a fast food chain contained some sort of drug. Phillip Daggett says he grew ill after eating a soft taco he ordered from a Taco Bell on Plymouth Ave. in Fall River over the weekend. Daggett says he began feeling very strange shortly after eating one of his tacos. He claims he suffered from stomach cramps...

Taco Bell Corp., a subsidiary of Yum! Brands, Inc., (NYSE: YUM), is seeking to purchase the Liberty Bell. If the sale goes through, the the historic artifact would be renamed the "Taco Liberty Bell", and displayed in front of their corporate headquarters. Taco Bell is the nation’s leading Mexican-style quick service restaurant chain serving tacos, burritos, signature Quesadillas, Border Bowls®, nachos and other specialty items. Taco Bell serves more than 35 million consumers each week in more than 6,500 restaurants in the U.S. In 2003, Taco Bell generated sales of $1.6 billion in company restaurants and $3.8 billion in franchise...

SO MUCH FOR TACO BELL I vote with my dollars. I don't shop at Wal-Mart because I don't appreciate Wal-Mart's disdain for the private property rights of American citizens. Now I'm adding Taco Bell to the list. No ... I'm not asking you to do the same. I'm just telling you what I'm going to do. Taco Bell, you see, is asking customers for cute little sayings, "words of wisdom" they call it, to be printed on their little packets of hot sauce. Taco bell put out a little press release announcing the search for these "words of wisdom" and...

HOMELAND INSECURITY 2 'Hispanics' sought in D.C.-area hunt Be-on-lookout alert describes shooters' race Posted: October 4, 2002 1:00 a.m. Eastern By Paul Sperry © 2002 WorldNetDaily.com By Paul Sperry ROCKVILLE, Md. -- Police in the Washington suburb where five people were gunned down in two days are looking for two "Hispanic" men in the fatal shootings, according to a police bulletin that federal authorities shared with WorldNetDaily. Montgomery County Police in press conferences have described only the gender, not the race, of the two suspects -- one a driver and the other the shooter. The be-on-the-lookout, or BOLO, alert that...