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Category Archives: Al Swearengen
Focusing on the Injustice
I get frustrated watching testimony like the Monica episode yesterday, as the short time allotted for each member to ask questions, and the off-topic blah from Republicans about everything but the topic at hand, really work together in a way … Continue reading
Posted in Al Swearengen, Politics, Words
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Our War Of Terror
I did see the movie “Borat” and yes, I am stealing that joke for the title of this piece. Our ‘War of Terror’ is defined by the applause that backs it up during an event like the Republican primary debate … Continue reading
Posted in Al Swearengen, History, Military, Politics, Religion
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David Sterns’s Tumor
After tonight, I’m sure it’s in there somewhere… As NBA commissioner, David Stern has made sure that the kids understand how vital it is to have a pair of his player’s sneakers. He’s promoted the game for years now as … Continue reading
Posted in Al Swearengen, Sports
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Jason Giambi
I couldn’t help but think of the film Dirty Dancing, when news of his ‘confession’ hit the wire. It’s the scene right after Baby providing the alibi for Swayze, admitting that she’d been sleeping with him when the wallets were … Continue reading
Posted in Al Swearengen, Sports
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You Don’t Say…
Padilla Evidence Flimsy? – “This is what we wind up with after spending $20 million in prosecuting Padilla — a goddam form handed to a CIA agent by a stranger appearing out of nowhere in Afghanistan?” (Lewis Z. Koch @ … Continue reading
Posted in Al Swearengen, Military, Politics
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In Threes
You’ve got to feel like Michael Imperioli turned in his best work in this past episode, with the faces…the vehicle has something to do with it, but I don’t feel like there’s anyone who could have pulled it off for … Continue reading
Posted in Al Swearengen, Video
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Bush’s Justice Gap
The Nation published ‘Dying for a Home‘ by Amanda Spake in February, about thousands being poisoned by formaldehyde in the air they breathe whenever in or around their FEMA trailer. It took two months for the MSM to report on … Continue reading
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Does Yahoo! manipulate headlines to feature the word “Israel”
The link on the front page reads ‘Hamas militants fire rockets into Israel’, and the article has a different headline that reads ‘Deadly infighting rages in Gaza’. The battle is one sided, with Hamas sending mortar rounds into the compound … Continue reading
Posted in Al Swearengen, History, Politics
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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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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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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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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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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
Posted in Al Swearengen, Video
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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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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
7 Comments
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
Posted in Al Swearengen, Sports
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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
Posted in Al Swearengen, Sports
6 Comments
Virginia Moves On
In the spirit of this conservative movement that is thankfully careening towards a period of hibernation, we have another state-level temper tantrum or I suppose you could call it a “freedom fries moment” in the south, only this time it’s … Continue reading
Posted in Al Swearengen, Words
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You Want Answers? Well…
Lt. Col. Ralph Kauzlarich is obviously feeling put upon by all this attention being paid to how one of his soldiers died a couple years ago. The family just keeps asking questions, asking questions, asking questions, and now it has … Continue reading
Posted in Al Swearengen, History, Military
8 Comments
Arm Fratboys -or- Curb Straw Purchases?
So here we go again – I posted the following at Control Congress on 3/19/07: Straw Purchases – The second amendment allows for rednecks to open up gun depots in states allowing on demand background checks and firearms to criminals … Continue reading
Posted in Al Swearengen, Words
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Sebastian Telfair
He was driving 77 in a 45, with a piece under his seat, one which his friend riding shotgun failed to claim, so who knows if some work was put in with it before the owner broke into Telfair’s whip … Continue reading
Posted in Al Swearengen, Sports
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Badeep-Badeep-Badeep
This thread will be an open diary on Gonzo’s testimony in front of the Senate…so far I’ve been able to catch a collection of idiots holding up signs in the hearing room, and right now Orin Hatch is stimulating the … Continue reading
Posted in Al Swearengen, Words
2 Comments
Don’t Assault Our Tragedies! (9/13/2004)
Original Post – The incident yesterday made me think about the abundance of words I’ve got squirreled away somewhere within the depths of various Google Groups (my outlet for many years prior to starting deadissue), but before all that is … Continue reading
Posted in Al Swearengen, Words
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Our Puppet is Not Well
Since right-wingers are focusing on repeating over and over that the security situation within Iraq is improving, I’m quite sure that Democrats will continue to repeat over and over that a political solution is necessary to achieve any positive result. … Continue reading
Posted in Al Swearengen, Military, Words
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My Fellow Americans…Welcome to Baghdad
Pay close attention to the coverage of this most recent shooting-spree in Virgina, as the witnesses are interviewed, the tears brand our brains permanent in puffs of smoke and agony, like the “bad news” from Iraq never seems to accomplish. … Continue reading
Posted in Al Swearengen, Words
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Army deployed seriously injured troops
by Mark Benjamin – Salon.com – Soldiers on crutches and canes were sent to a main desert camp used for Iraq training. Military experts say the Army was pumping up manpower statistics to show a brigade was battle ready…Salon recently … Continue reading
Posted in Al Swearengen, Military
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