Monthly Archives: September 2006

…because irony can cause headaches.

Just saw a commercial making fun of those stupid “Head-On” commercials…done by “Head-On”. I’m still laughing.

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“Yes, tell me I’m great! Tell me I’m magnificent!! Whose country is this!? Whose country!?!? SAY IT!”

At the intersection of imperialism & cronyism lies a familiar little place: After the fall of Saddam Hussein’s government in April 2003, the opportunity to participate in the U.S.-led effort to reconstruct Iraq attracted all manner of Americans — restless … Continue reading

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Thoughts: LTV, profit, etc…

Brad Spangler did some thinking out loud the other day, & touched on some things I’ve wanted to clarify myself on for awhile.  Consider this a laying down of cards… Apparently what first triggered Brad’s post was him having a … Continue reading

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At least let the blood dry first, sheesh…

Action: The other day some whacko shot up a college in Montreal. Reaction: Canadian parliament already discussing more “gun control“.  Meanwhile, US media insinuates that anyone who is a firearms enthusiast, a “goth”, or has an adversarial attitude to authority … Continue reading

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Don’t like it? Then don’t make it

Unsurprisingly, I like looking at stuff on YouTube. Also unsurprisingly, that does NOT include stuff like this: The wildly popular video-sharing Web site YouTube.com has dozens of videos purporting to show individual American soldiers being killed in Iraq, in what … Continue reading

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Wink & Nod politics

Shorter Bush: “War on Terror?  Culture War? Same thing…” President Bush said yesterday that he senses a “Third Awakening” of religious devotion in the United States that has coincided with the nation’s struggle with international terrorists, a war that he … Continue reading

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Five years

As in “five years is a long time for someone to get away with mass murder”. Unfortunately, as Brad reminds us, “our” government has robbed us of full grounds to bark: There is a point which is still, five years … Continue reading

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CNN: burying the real news

Curious how the rubes at home view the upcoming congressional elections, CNN did a poll over it.  The main conclusion, mentioned in the headline, was a yawner — most respondents thought a Democratic congress would encourage gridlock. Huh, I wasted … Continue reading

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“We will do what we say! Unless we don’t!”

Ah, another entry in the “examples of why Bush needs to fire his speechwriter” department… All emphasis mine: US President George W. Bush branded Iran’s president a tyrant and compared leaders in Tehran to Al-Qaeda terrorists who cannot be allowed … Continue reading

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Here come the pilgrims — again

I’ll admit it: before reading this article I didn’t know there was an indian reservation (their term, not mine, don’t shoot me) in southern california.  Figured there wasn’t enough space.  Eh, anyway, here’s what’s going on there: Once steeped in … Continue reading

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