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Author Archives: Al Swearengen
Violent Crime in America (COPS Program)
One site I like to lurk on over to is ‘Badger Blogger‘, and those of you who do the same will not be disappointed. My brother lives in Wisconsin now, so I like to stay up on local issues, but … Continue reading
Posted in Al Swearengen, Politics, Video
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Staying With Charlie Babbitt
Reverend James Dobson (5/14/07): “I was invited to go to Washington DC to meet with President Bush in the White House along with 12 or 13 other leaders of the pro-family movement. And the topic of the discussion that day … Continue reading
Posted in Al Swearengen, Military, Politics, Religion
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Woman killed by drunk driver
Alleged ties between the driver and Iran are being investigated
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U.S. soldier shot to death in Pakistan
Tony Snow claims the soldier was killed by bullets manufactured in Iran
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The King of Disruption Returns
After Ted Johnson and Roman Phifer retired, the middle linebacker spot alongside Teddy Bruschi was a noticeable weakness in the Pats defense, on the run in particular. Monty Beisel and Chad Brown were both flops, and while Mike Vrabel’s transition … Continue reading
Posted in Al Swearengen, Sports
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Keller Williams – Freaker>WordUp>Freaker
3/1/2002 –http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7TQRbGBviU
Does it itch, drip, burn and/or grow?
When your work is outstanding for a number of years, but that promotion you’ve been chasing for all that time remains elusive – it’s time to look in the mirror and ask yourself, “do I have a Monica problem?” Apparently … Continue reading
Posted in Al Swearengen, Politics
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Fashion Integrity
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnnh4Z5vSsM
The Three Stooges
Super Service:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mflb_xK2WBo
Posted in Comedy, Video
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Stars and Stripes: The Army Lied
Heading to the end of this semester, I’m currently “surging” on that front, but the Stars and Stripes and Army Times have been doing their job well in the past two years, and here is a great example: ARLINGTON, Va. … Continue reading
Posted in Military
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Veterans (Like Deficits) Don’t Matter
Take a moment and watch these two clips I’ve got from a house committee hearing on how our veterans are being left behind, within a system that Republicans and the President have gone out of their way to nickel and … Continue reading
Posted in Al Swearengen, Military, Video
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House Budget Debate – Then and Now
In the current installment we have Republicans railing against tax increases, with numbers that lack context, and if you listen carefully, what they’re talking about is the fact that Bush’s tax cuts aren’t yet permanent. They expire in 2010. Also … Continue reading
Posted in Al Swearengen, History, Politics, Video
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CNQ-BAM-PRU-ADBE-PBR
The following 5 stocks now constitute about 50% of my entire Portfolio B holdings. With all five of these, I’m in it for the long haul. For readers who tend to skip over my Professor Frink posts, but are investing … Continue reading
Posted in Al Swearengen, Economics
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John Murtha – Barney Frank (how it’s done!)
Rep. Murtha: Iraq Accountability Act http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ylj0y7yD9Y Rep. Frank: Shareholder Vote on Executive Compensation Act (Republicans were apparently saying anything to protect the status quo in regards to CEO compensation, and Barney Frank made mince meat out of them) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlAEZbiHubc More … Continue reading
Peter Pace – Practice Makes Perfect
Governors were meeting with the President and his most submissive prag, asking about Plan B in Iraq, to which they were told that Plan B is to make Plan A work. General Pace: “I’m a Marine, and Marines don’t talk … Continue reading
Posted in Al Swearengen, Military
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Max & Sam
A couple videos of my boys – Max running amok, and Sam playing one of his favorite games with me…I’m looking forward to cooking them breakfast in a couple hours…scrambled eggs, oatmeal with brown sugar and raisins. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3421067546699840222http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-771415092516397776&hl=en
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bBlogBouillabaisse – Hey Pocky Way
The BRAD BLOG – Got to love this guy, sticking to the stories that our media refuses to go near. What’s more fundamental to our system of government than the legitimacy of our elections? I threw my two cents into … Continue reading
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ABB – Blue Sky 1991
Allman Brothers Band w/ Dicky Betts and Warren Haynes on guitar. You’re going to see a lot of Warren on this site in the days and decades to come, and I can’t think of a better way to introduce him … Continue reading
Portfolios A & B
A – (70K start), the last 4 months (+10.17%) have outpaced the average for that same time period (+7%), which indicates an improvement over time. After 20 months the overall percentage gain has been 45.03%. I’m staying put with all … Continue reading
Posted in Economics
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Friday Night Fights
I’m getting excited about Oscar vs. Floyd! As with most sporting events of this magnitude that I end up looking forward to for a long time, I’ve made a point to ignore all press/hype/predictions/etc…with boxing especially, the whole ‘there’s bad … Continue reading
Posted in Sports, Video
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Burst Asunder is a soldier in Iraq
Here’s the post I just read. Please take the time to visit his site and send him some love with your comments – The Iraqi Army: We conducted a joint operation with the Iraqi Army back in December, 2006. We … Continue reading
Posted in Military
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Celebrating Murder (9/2/04)
Another one from the vault, ‘Celebrating Murder’ was my overall impression of the GOP national convention that year, as 9/11 was the star of the show from beginning to end. Giuliani was featured, and within his speech were eleven shout-outs … Continue reading
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Phish – Ghost Jam 7-6-98
The cut in is at the last chorus of Ghost, and Trey sets up his loops then has an out of body experience, with a SICK start-stop towards the end before it cuts off. Guitar heads of any musical genre … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Video
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Slave Army
The United States Army is continuing along in Iraq, with as healthy an appreciation of self as your average heroin junky or to be even more precise, a hardcore gasoline huffing aficionado hunkered over its favorite can. Woozy, deteriorated and … Continue reading
Posted in Al Swearengen, Military
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General Eaton to Dubya
Dear Mr. President – Today, in your veto message regarding the bipartisan legislation just passed on Operation Iraqi Freedom, you asserted that you so decided because you listen to your commanders on the ground. Respectfully, as your former commander on … Continue reading
Golden State Warriors
How unlikely is this? Up 3-1 on the Mavs… Not very (it would seem), but when Larry Bird went on a mid-season “attitude purge”, he undoubtedly gave Don Nelson and his Warriors a new lease on life. Take it for … Continue reading
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My Foggo’s No Longer Dusty
Everything works now with the video (thanks Nick!) – I encourage everyone to head over and check out the videos posted over at Hootsbuddy’s Place – Because I’ve been slow to get this plugin working, I’m posting a couple now … Continue reading
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William F. Buckley – Filling the Void
Big Daddy Conservative goes out on a limb in stating the obvious, and it is news because of who he is, with a pseudo-intellectual named William Kristol being paid as an editor of Big Daddy’s hallowed National Review, and all … Continue reading
Posted in Video, Words
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The New Patriots
Adalius Thomas, Donte Stallworth, Wes Welker and Randy Moss are the veterans Belichick has brought in for the 2007-08 Super Bowl run, and for a moment today I wasn’t too sure it could be THAT easy to lock up the … Continue reading
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Sopranos Predictions
Tony has a gambling problem, which isn’t too hard to pick out, as he placed three large bets prior to his meeting with Little Carmine, and during a call to Hesch in the last episode, he let us know that … Continue reading
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