Category: Politics
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Scopes Part 2
(Thanks to Einsteinshrugged for this…) CNN.com – ‘Intelligent design’ compared to ‘Big Bang’ theory – Oct 19, 2005 ‘Intelligent design’ compared to ‘Big Bang’ theory Professor: Politics drives the evolution…
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The Sex Appeal of Ground Beef
A little treat from my friend Beeler’s twisted mind.. The Sex Appeal of Ground Beef âBe careful what you wish for, you just might get itâ? âModels Neededâ? is what…
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Sex Offenders See New Limits for Halloween – New York Times
How sad. I mean, don’t get me wrong – I’m not in favor of sex offenders preying on young children. But, it is sad to lose the magic and innocence…
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Only US seeks to justify abuse: Human Rights Watch
Sometimes its really hard to believe this is the same country I read about as a child and felt proud of…. The US Congress should reject a Senate bill if…
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Sin and Love
Along came the Christians, with their Greek language and their many different words for religious trespass, all translated into English as “sin”. No wonder it’s so confusing! The literal meanings…
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A Mosaic of Arab Culture at Home in America – New York Times
An interesting article from the New York Times. I’ve always contended that the periods of ‘melting pot’ growth and maturity in America are a direct result of the wars we…
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Badly Wounded US Troops
I spent the day at Tripler Army Hospital today with some clients from American Samoa. As this war approaches the 2000 dead US soldier mark…let’s not forget the dead Iraqis…or…
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Breakupnews.com – Glossary of Breakup Terms
My bitter friend sent me this. Bitter people are often much funnier than happy people. Dennis Miller was wayyyy funnier when he was bitter. Antiquing Systematically going back and sleeping…
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If You Don't Eat or Drive, Inflation's No Problem – New York Times
an interesting article from the Sunday New York Times. Oddly, I’ve never been to New York City, sometimes I wonder if I will ever go there…sometimes I wonder why I’ve…
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2 portly clowns pull off robbery
Just to avoid any confusion…the two clowns below are not the robbers…the robbers were much portlier….and as a random aside, here is the definition of portly…it has a sort of…
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wilma (strongest hurricane on record) is pissed and heading landward.
Strongest hurricane on record roars toward Mexico and US Look out Fred, Hurricane Wilma is roaring towards the storm weary Mexican and U.S. gulf coasts. Wilma is the most powerful…
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Senate Republicans agree on health cuts for the poor and elderly, not for them.
I have an idea they may not have considered….what about eliminating their healthcare plans? What about cutting their pay? What about ending the most expensive military operations in history? Hmmm…maybe…
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Chris of the Week: Christopher Walken
Not because of any shortage of noteworthy Chris’, I am changing the Chris of the Day to the Chris of the Week. Certainly I am not bowing to the acrimonious…
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You want the truth? You can't handle the truth!
Saddam Hussein is facing his day in court.(LINK) Okay, I know that rooting for the bad guy isn’t always the right way to go, but in this case, I really…
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Hi-tech workers make 'curry rock' on H1Bees
(A new musical genre is spawned. Tracks are in English, Hindi, and Tamil. I listened to a clip and it was, er… bouncy. The BBC story compares their sound to…
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Africa most corrupt continent – 2005 Corruption Perception Index
(Just released today! The US ranks 17 with a score of 7.6 out of 10, with 10 being squeaky clean.) London / Berlin, 18 October 2005 — More than two-thirds…
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What is this? The Apocolypse? Nope. Karma.
Okay Bible Thumpers…before you start heading to the corners and screaming for sinners like me to repent before the second coming, (btw, usually I just bask in the post coitus…
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Intelligent Design, Compassionate Conservatives, and Military Intelligence
Military Intelligence tells us that we need to destabilize Iraq because they have weopons of mass destruction, Compassionate Conservatives tell us that the death penalty is just, and Intelligent Design…
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BBC NEWS | Africa | Taylor trial may be out of Africa
(Why does the election in Liberia matter? Charles Taylor still has significant support in Liberia, he bears a large part of the responsibility for the brutal civil war in neighboring…
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Liberia vote goes to second round
(Here’s an update on the Liberian elections, as promised. Seems to have gone pretty smoothly. No big surprises in the results – footballer Weah leads economist Johnson-Sirleaf, as expected. 74%…
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Popping the Bubble with Inflation
I’ve been noting the cost of normal non energy items going up. I bought a candy bar the other day and when I asked the clerk why a snickers is…
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China zoo worker mauled by lions
(It’s Zoo Day @ fukn.us! Or something. Anyway, this puts things in perspective when you have a bad day at work. -kg) A Chinese zoo worker has been badly mauled…
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Update on Minutemen- Bellingham, WA
(This is interesting. While I think it is a good idea to have citizens involved in the affairs of government, the argument of Barbara Ryan and her crowd does hold…
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Bush Teleconference With Soldiers Staged
(Okay, Captain X, you go ahead and tell the American people to trust me, Lieutenant Y, I want you to tell them that everything is going great, Seargent Z, you…
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'Lost' Actor, Wife Robbed At Gunpoint In Hawaii Kai Home
(This is Aloha…..Welcome to Paradise….It will be interesting to find out if they were specifically targeted or if they were just a random robbery…funny thing is I read the police…
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