Monthly Archives: August 2006

A stroke of (sub)genius from the Right…

Everyone has their priorities.  For these people, it’s making sure you don’t whack off in your hotel room: Pornographic movies now seem nearly as pervasive in America’s hotel rooms as tiny shampoo bottles, and the lodging industry shows little concern … Continue reading

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In the “things I will never understand” department…

Population density in the US is such that there are huge areas of the country where your nearest neighbor might be miles away.  Cost of living is generally lower in the middle of the country.  Yet an empty lot in … Continue reading

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Book recommendation

This is what I’m reading right now: “Chasing Ghosts: a soldier’s fight for america from baghdad to washington“.  The author is a veteran of the current Iraq war & talks about the kind of crap he went through.  First thing … Continue reading

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This just in: children are kinda stupid

For some reason I watched part of that Dateline on food advertizing. A little bit ago, there was a part where they did an “experiment” of sorts where they took a group of 6-year-olds & had them choose between two … Continue reading

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“Clean-up in aisle five!”

Shorter Andrew Young: “between a faceless conglomerate & those damn jews & ay-rabs I know who I’d pick!” Civil rights leader Andrew Young resigned as chairman of a group intended to boost Wal-Mart Stores Inc.’s image after he made remarks … Continue reading

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The art of self-Ether

The terrorist-surveillance program warrantless wire-tapping of US citizens, for now at least, has been struck down: A federal judge decision’s to strike down President Bush’s warrantless surveillance program was the first ruling over its legality, but surely not the last. … Continue reading

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Get your pitchforks out…

I have the following to say at the moment: Wall-to-wall cable news coverage on a crime that happened ten years ago is ridiculous.  Most don’t remember, & among the few that do most agreed regardless of any thought about the … Continue reading

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“Well then we’ll get ‘em on SOMETHIN’, dammit!”

Another unsuccessful scoring drive by the Washington Fearmongers: the cellphone terrorism cases are falling apart.  The group in Ohio had the terrorism & money laundering charges dropped, and are now only being charged with “lying to the police” (Ha!), while … Continue reading

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Huge cross takes control of federal government

Nice to know that things are so calm that all we have to worry about is giant crosses: A gigantic cross in San Diego that has been the focus of a 17-year court battle became the property of the federal … Continue reading

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Everybody is a blogger…

Found this amusing: Iran’s president has launched a Web log, using his first entry to recount his poor upbringing and ask visitors to the site if they think the United States and Israel want to start a new world war. … Continue reading

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