(The Bushes sure don’t seem to like to hire white people as their servants….cd) CRAWFORD, Texas (Reuters) – U.S. First Lady Laura Bush, on a quest for the last six months to give White House menus a lighter, more American flair, has hired Philippine-born Cristeta Comerford as the mansion’s new head chef, the first woman…
Category: Politics
The Wisdom of Kim Jong Il
(Okay, even scarier than being a lunatic is seiing Kim as a genius….cd) Kim Jong-il practicing the ‘Art of War’ A nervous world sighed with relief when the North Korean denuclearization talks resumed on July 26 after a 13-month deadlock, but now the talks are in recess after 13 days’ fruitless negotiations. In a moment…
The Terrorist and the Grid – New York Times
(I’ve been suggesting this for years. I think the world would be a better place if someone were to log the telephone poles and mine the substations…Go ELF!!!…cd) AFTER the blackout of 2003, addressing the vulnerabilities of America’s electrical grid was a top priority. Not only was the creaky system going to be repaired and…
Army restricts use of shakas in Iraq – The Honolulu Advertiser
(Banning the Shaka? Somebody should cut that general’s fingers off…obviously he already lost his balls….cd) Army restricts use of shakas in Iraq By William Cole Advertiser Military Writer The thumb-and-pinkie salute, a ubiquitous symbol of pride, heritage and greeting in Hawai’i, was banned at Camp Victory guard stations after a National Guard soldier mistakenly flashed…
Minority-Majority Map
There may be hope for the US after all….cd
No link between sugar and obesity -sugar group – Yahoo! News
(It all sounds good…until you look at the source. I remember a tobacco executive in NC telling me that there was no scientific correllation between tobacco and cancer…cd) SUN VALLEY, Idaho (Reuters) – There is no link between sugar and obesity because health problems linked to weight gain are caused by increased consumption of calories…
Canadian Mayor to Work from Hawaii
(Hey if GW can work from Texas, why shouldn’t this guy do it…this is just wrong for some reason though….cd) The mayor of Whistler, British Columbia, a ski resort town and key site for the 2010 Winter Olympics, says he needs a mid-life change from mountains and snow and will do his mayoral work at…
Aug 9 is International Indigenous People's Day
(Do something nice for the indigenous people around you. If you are indigenous…try to not be too indignant. It’s your day!–cd) (I realize that the above picture is outrageous…please read the comment I’ve posted at the bottom of this story…the outrageous thing is that atrocities like that above are being committed every day in our…
Chinese Rage Fukn Up Capitalism….Go Chinese!!!!
(Now if we could only get people in the west to see the inequity of modern life. In my opinion, we are too much under the influence of our mass opiates….If there is hope, perhaps it comes from China….cd) BEIJING (Reuters) – Thousands of residents of a central Chinese city ransacked government offices, trashed cars…
Gov. Says State May Need To Lower Academic Standards –
(Am I the only person in Hawaii that sees how incredibly stupid this is? Improve the teaching quality by paying teachers better and you don’t have to lower the standards. By lowering the standards we are lowering our common ability to succeed….I can’t tell you how mad this kind of thing makes me and it…