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Monthly Archives: October 2007
I wanted to write a football post, but…
Is it just me or have the Patriots ruined this years NFL season. Yeah, they are fun to watch, and you can speculate how many records Tom Brady will break by the end of this year; but at this point … Continue reading
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Keith’s Performance Review
Ever had a review at work? Check this out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9LLZJFBWdc
Future Senate nominee?
This is too funny to pass up: CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) – A man was arrested after a government agent allegedly found him in an office building restroom lying next to an inflatable, anatomically correct doll with his pants down. … Continue reading
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Secretary of _______ Wesley Clark
Intellectual dishonesty in politics is a parasite in search of an ambitious host. The transformation that takes place inside the body of an infected politician, especially one hanging onto someone else’s coattails for dear life, is embarrassing to witness first … Continue reading
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John Edwards gets something right
One of the biggest problems with american health care is the “overtreatment” of certain conditions, and Edwards might have a plan to improve the situation. “The excessive costs of prescription drugs are straining family budgets and contributing to runaway health … Continue reading
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Chris Dodd – A Brilliant Floor Speech
Check this out. In 8 minutes, Dodd runs through just about everything. No meandering. This man needs to be the senate majority leader. What I saw and heard here had ‘Profiles in Courage’ potential. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jO9WXEqz03o
Bartolome de Las Casas
He was a Spainard who made the voyage to North America in the 1500s. The following work is a portion of his ‘Brief Account of the Devastation of the Indies’, published in 1542. The first reading of this a while … Continue reading
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The Kindness of Stangers
By Robin Fox, from an essay in the September/October issue of Society. Fox is a professor of social theory at Rutgers and the author, most recently, of Participant Observer: Memoir of a Transatlantic Life. His “Human Nature and Human Rights” … Continue reading
Family planning prevents climate change?
As people argue as to whether or not global warming is a good thing, the UN is starting to figure it out. The real problem is too many people. Climate change, the rate of extinction of species and the challenge … Continue reading
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Phish – The Wedge
1998-11-07 Chicago, IL http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocBwePEa-cQ
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Deval Patrick Endorses Barak Obama
In Boston there was a rally 9,500 strong, and Governor Patrick introduced Barak Obama: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoTlNF2KNBw “I’m in love with Massachusetts And the neon when it’s cold outside And the highway when it’s late at night Got the radio on I’m … Continue reading
No Lake, No Trout
I. (TPMmuckraker – Iraq Revokes All Contractor Immunity – Spencer Ackerman) “The metaphorical statue of L. Paul Bremer III has come crashing down. Today the Iraqi government formally revoked one of the Coalition Provisional Authority’s enduring vestiges — a decree … Continue reading
Video from hell (San Diego)
Larry Himmel in front of his destroyed home http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3701530248598174815
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Lake Trout
I. Two Republican representatives, both of whom I think the worst of as a rule, seem to be battling against Cheney over the White House’s leaking of false information that indicates Israel struck a nuclear facility in Syria that was … Continue reading
Garry Kasparov – Educating America
This is a brilliant man who I have written about in the past (Somewhere between Belarus and Zimbabwe). In this interview he explains the geopolitical strategy for Russia, which is entirely about keeping the Middle East embroiled with tension so … Continue reading
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Teletubbies & Sublime
This could very well be the best thing that ever gets posted here. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcScftWmPB8
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bBlogBouillabaisse – DiceK in Game Seven
Pam’s House Blend: “Rudy flip-flops on marriage amendment — and still fails to win over Values Voters” Straw Poll Results: Name … Percentage 1. Mitt Romney … 27.62% 2. Mike Huckabee …27.10% 3. Ron Paul … 14.98% 4. Fred Thompson … Continue reading
Senator Dodd (D-CT) Does the Opposite
This is encouraging. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYLzcziOerYhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-jpn3LPguw
Senator Rockefeller (D-WV) – Selling Us Out
I’ve been watching this immunity story like a hawk, but haven’t had the time to comment on it here. This post I found after reading TPMmuckraker’s front page today was too good not to share. I’m posting the first 2 … Continue reading
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PTSD News
The scam has been exposed for quite a while now (VA Failing – Troops Suffer (2005), Born Under Punches, Walk It Off, 20,000 Soldiers Denied Healthcare), but the big money media won’t go after the story. There is a game being … Continue reading
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Sad Day For Pakistan
(AHN) The twin blasts that marred former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto return to Pakistan was the deadliest terror attack in the country’s history, with a death toll of 132 and more than 200 wounded. The figures are likely to rise, … Continue reading
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Napoleons’ picks
Buffalo Bills 20, Baltimore Ravens 17. I think the Bills are due for a victory, while the Ravens are ripe for an upset.Tampa Bay Buccaneers 27, Detroit Lions 17. If the Redskins could suffocate the Lions, why not the Bucs?Tennessee … Continue reading
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Majority of Americans favor expansion of S-CHIP
An overwelming majority of people in the US seem to favor expansion of the S-CHIP program. Eight in 10 Americans favor expanding the State Children’s Health Insurance Program, or S-CHIP, including large majorities of Republicans, Democrats, and Independents. More interesting, … Continue reading
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Suicide Prevention (Rerun)
(Since I’m devoting all of my writing energy to a project that cannot be shared publicly, I’ll be reruning some old ones and trying to post some more heady reading material from elsewhere along the way. Original posting) The US … Continue reading
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Tom Delay in ‘How To Steal An Election’
Must see TVhttp://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4123278791141283236&hl=en
More “phony soldiers” speak out
How long will it take the real warriors like Michelle Malkin and Rush Limbaugh to put these guys in their place. Of course right now Rush and Michelle are locked in a heated battle with a 12 year old but … Continue reading
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Talking Heads – Crosseyed and Painless
When: ??? – Where: ??? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJVfHj8q1tk
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Raffi – Banana Phone
I’ve heard this song at least a hundred times in the past couple months. Max and Sam love it. Someone synched it up to the Simpsons. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwvz1LNZ5OQ
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