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"I like your Christ. I do not like your Christians. They are so unlike your Christ" --Gandhi
"To announce that there must be no criticism of the president, or that we are to stand by the president, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public." -Theodore Roosevelt
"A little revolution, now and then, is a good thing." -Thomas Jefferson-
"In my lifetime, we've gone from Eisenhower to George W. Bush. We've gone from John F. Kennedy to Al Gore. If this is evolution, I believe that in 12 years, we'll be voting for plants." -Lewis Black-
"When you're born in the world you're given a ticket to the freakshow; when you're born in America you're given a front-row seat. And some of us in the front row have notebooks and pencils." -George Carlin |
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MTV Multiplayer » Wii Pole Dancing Game Intended For Fitness, Fun For Men And Women |
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| Topic: Humor |
4:44 pm EDT, May 8, 2008 |
Ultimately Peekaboo and AT New Media want to do for pole dancing what ‘Guitar Hero‘ did for rock n roll!
Get a bunch of hacks who think they have an idea about how to play guitar, but actually suck, to spend hideous amounts of money? That part is fine, I guess, people want to be the rock star, but who aspires to being a stripper? MTV Multiplayer » Wii Pole Dancing Game Intended For Fitness, Fun For Men And Women |
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Gasoline May Soon Cost a Sawbuck - April 28, 2008 - The New York Sun |
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| Topic: Business |
6:33 pm EDT, May 7, 2008 |
The forecasts calling for a jump to between $7 and $10 a gallon are based on the view that the price of crude is on its way to $200 in two to three years. Translating this price into dollars and cents at the gas pump, one of our forecasters, the chairman of Houston-based Dune Energy, Alan Gaines, sees gas rising to $7-$8 a gallon. The other, a commodities tracker at Weiss Research in Jupiter, Fla., Sean Brodrick, projects a range of $8 to $10 a gallon.
Think this would be a good time to rework public transportation? Just maybe? Gasoline May Soon Cost a Sawbuck - April 28, 2008 - The New York Sun |
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Nuns with dated ID turned away at polls - Decision '08- msnbc.com |
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| Topic: Elections |
8:33 pm EDT, May 6, 2008 |
Sister Julie McGuire said she was forced to turn away her fellow members of St. Mary's Convent in South Bend, across the street from the University of Notre Dame, because they had been told earlier that they would need such an ID to vote.
That's right. NUNS! Voter fraud my ass. This is voter suppression, and election fraud. Nuns with dated ID turned away at polls - Decision '08- msnbc.com |
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The Associated Press: House panel subpoenas top Cheney aide |
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| Topic: Politics and Law |
1:47 pm EDT, May 6, 2008 |
The House Judiciary Committee voted Tuesday to compel a top aide to Vice President Dick Cheney to testify to the committee about the Bush administration's interrogation practices. David Addington, Cheney's chief of staff, refused to testify without a subpoena. No date has been set for his appearance before Congress.
Which Addington will ignore citing executive privilege. And people thought Nixon was bad. The Associated Press: House panel subpoenas top Cheney aide |
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Obama says Clinton, McCain wrong on gas taxes - Yahoo! News |
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| Topic: Current Events |
1:43 pm EDT, May 2, 2008 |
"All I hear about is gas prices. Gas and diesel, everywhere," she said. "Some people say we don't need to get a gas tax holiday at all, it's a gimmick ... I want the Congress to stand up and vote. Are they for the oil companies, or are they for you?"
That's Hillary's quote. Now, here's a simple question, what the hell does being for or against the oil companies have to do with the gas tax? It seems to me, adding the hiatus in there is FOR the oil companies because the price goes down 10 cents, but it's going in the oil company pockets because the tax is higher. And oh yeah, the money that is spent on the gas tax? That goes to things like bridges that aren't supposed to fall down, and roads that are supposed to be open, and potholes that are supposed to be filled. You'd be better off sending everyone a $20 bill. Oh wait, you did that with the "stimulus package." I'm not sure which is worse, the chattering class or the pandering class. Obama says Clinton, McCain wrong on gas taxes - Yahoo! News |
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U.S. has Mandela on terrorist list - USATODAY.com |
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| Topic: International Relations |
12:29 pm EDT, May 1, 2008 |
Nobel Peace Prize winner and international symbol of freedom Nelson Mandela is flagged on U.S. terrorist watch lists and needs special permission to visit the USA. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice calls the situation "embarrassing," and some members of Congress vow to fix it.
This is the sort of thing that should have been fixed years ago, and the only reason it seems it's getting fixed now is that someone outside state noticed it? Let me explain something simple. When you are in government and see this sort of thing happening, it's your job to fix it. That's what "and justice for all" means. U.S. has Mandela on terrorist list - USATODAY.com |
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DynCorp Manager Used Armored Car To Transport Hookers in Iraq |
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| Topic: War on Terrorism |
5:50 pm EDT, Apr 29, 2008 |
I believe that my co-worker could have survived if he had been riding in an armored car. At the time, the armored car that he would otherwise have been riding in was being used by the contractor’s manager to transport prostitutes from Kuwait to Baghdad.
Quote of the week! Just, wow... DynCorp Manager Used Armored Car To Transport Hookers in Iraq |
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Attorney Firing Scandal Part Deux |
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| Topic: Politics and Law |
1:46 pm EDT, Apr 25, 2008 |
On Wednesday, the name of longtime Bush administration political guru Karl Rove was thrown into the mix as part of an alleged initiative to squelch the criminal investigation into Rezko by dumping U.S. Atty. Patrick Fitzgerald. At a hearing outside the presence of jurors, one of Fitzgerald's prosecutors said former Blagojevich administration official Ali Ata was prepared to testify to a conversation he had with Rezko in late-2004 about a scheme to use Illinois' Republican National Committeeman Robert Kjellander to approach his good friend Rove. The idea was to get Rove to use his clout in the Bush White House to have Fitzgerald removed, the prosecutor said Ata would testify. Ata pleaded guilty to corruption charges in a separate criminal case involving Rezko on Tuesday and has agreed to cooperate with prosecutors. Government lawyers have also said they have another witness who would be able to back up the story that there was a move afoot to oust Fitzgerald. Kjellander and a lawyer for Rove flatly denied they were involved in any such scheme.
This little gem is hidden in the mess that is the Rezko coverage. Influence peddling? To quote Kool-Aid Man, "Oh YEAH!" Attorney Firing Scandal Part Deux |
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