Monthly Archives: October 2006

“We’ll have a 6 piece extra crispy & a side of statism”

Posted on October 30, 2006 by B Psycho

Score one for the busybodies: KFC Corp. said Monday it will start using zero trans fat soybean oil for its Original Recipe and Extra Crispy fried chicken, Potato Wedges and other menu items. The news preceded the Board of Health’s … Continue reading →

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The corruption of “values”

Posted on October 28, 2006 by B Psycho

Text on a political campaign sign I passed by while walking in my neighborhood: VOTE traditional values…or LOSE them! CherokeeGOP.com This is yet another reminder of how spineless folks are these days.  Enough people apparently believe that their way of … Continue reading →

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“Now with Double the PANIC!”

Posted on October 28, 2006 by B Psycho

Wondering about Iran lately? In an expected move nonetheless seen as a political signal to Washington, Iran said it stepped up its uranium enrichment program Friday, even as a divided UN Security Council became bogged down over a European draft … Continue reading →

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No growth without roots…

Posted on October 25, 2006 by B Psycho

As you know, recently I’ve been looking at comments on libertarianism by statist-progressives. My reaction to the ones missing the point has largely hovered between taking offense & WTF-are-they-smoking giggles. This one I spotted is different though: It’s actually quite … Continue reading →

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More = less, up = down, etc…

Posted on October 24, 2006 by B Psycho

Fun with deliberate contradiction: U.S. officials in Iraq said Tuesday that government leaders there have agreed to develop a timeline by the end of the year for progress in stabilizing Iraq and reducing violence that has killed 300 Iraqi troops … Continue reading →

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Modern liberalism & the “right” to boss around your neighbor

Posted on October 22, 2006 by B Psycho

Another entry in what looks to be an ongoing “how statist-progressives think” series, this one from a comment by Fran on the Anonymous Liberal blog: To me, a Libertarian philosophy is very enlightened, until it confronts reality. Example: Libertarians oppose … Continue reading →

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Panic & T-shirts: an update

Posted on October 20, 2006 by B Psycho

Me, a couple months ago in response to Raed getting hassled at an airport for having “we will not be silent” on his shirt in arabic: I wouldn’t be surprised if there already were T-shirts that said “I am a … Continue reading →

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Site news

Posted on October 19, 2006 by B Psycho

In case anyone was wondering where I’ve been the past few days, I was trying to install a bunch of computer upgrades.  It didn’t go so well, being frustrated at every corner only to find out that I did everything … Continue reading →

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“Yeah, teenage girls ARE kinda scary…”

Posted on October 14, 2006 by B Psycho

Another entry to the “You cannot possibly make this up” file: Upset by the war in Iraq, Julia Wilson vented her frustrations with President Bush last spring on her Web page on MySpace.com. She posted a picture of the president, … Continue reading →

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Misunderestimating your enemy

Posted on October 11, 2006 by B Psycho

Bush, a few minutes ago, on Iraq: This is different from the usual war in that if we leave this one early the enemy will follow us home. [...] The Democrats don’t think Iraq is part of the War on … Continue reading →

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