Author Archives: Al Swearengen

Blame Game Got You Down? Destroy Some Evidence and Feel Better!

Can the press wake up and get on this story sometime before the next terrorist attack? Why do I feel like I’m at an AA meeting? “Hello, I’m Chris” -HI CHRIS- “Been wondering about that whole 9/11 thing.”

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Judge: School Pledge Is Unconstitutional

Precident states that a child must be “free from a coercive requirement to affirm God”. The parents want to raise their child with the belief that God doesn’t exist and when they go to school, that belief is challenged. I … Continue reading

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President Says He’s Responsible in Storm Lapses

“Katrina exposed serious problems in our response capability at all levels of government, and to the extent that the federal government didn’t fully do its job right, I take responsibility…” – King George So much for the ‘100% of the … Continue reading

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Suggested Reading for our Newcomers

Suits, Cronies and Spreadsheet Jockeys The United Chickenhawks of America Born Under Punches A Minefield of Quotas, Recruiters Beware Rogue Judges and Religious Oppression Crosseyed and Painless I’ve got a lot in the archives – Under Categories ‘Chris Austin Articles/Essays’. … Continue reading

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Pat Robertson’s Katrina Cash

Imagine this – people who donate to the Katrina relief effort may in fact be handing their money over to the evangelicals! Makes you wonder, even after all that’s gone wrong, who Bush and his people are really serving with … Continue reading

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Suits, Cronies and Spreadsheet Jockeys

American Presidents of years past have all been politicians, but at times when the country needed a leader, the politician stepped back and a leader emerged. A politician takes account of a situation and knows what to say. A leader … Continue reading

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Newsweek Article on the Hurricane

How Bush Blew It Bureaucratic timidity. Bad phone lines. And a failure of imagination. Why the government was so slow to respond to catastrophe.

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Government Cannot Restrict Corpse Coverage

Aftermath: CNN Wins Round One; Judge Grants Temporary Restraining Order

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Week 1 Picks

9-6 for Week 1 with Atlanta taking down McNabb and Owens tonight.

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A Sportsfan’s Dream – Weekend Weblog

Sox-Yankees x 2, Notre Dame-Michigan (on now), South Carolina-Georgia, Texas-Ohio State (the main attraction), Clemson-Maryland (on now), LSU-Arizona St, NFL Opening Sunday…as Al Bundy used to say, “Let’s Rock”! I’m going to be updating this as the weekend progresses. My … Continue reading

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The Low Blame Theory

These two articles were sent to me while I was away (thought I’d have a PC to write on, but unfortunately it was busted) – and they detail exactally how the Mayor and Governor screwed the pooch in terms of … Continue reading

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Rolling Stone to Publish Thompson Suicide Note

Rolling Stone, the magazine that was home for years to Hunter S. Thompson, will publish a note written by the gonzo journalist days before he committed suicide in February.

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“Popular Culture” Sucks So So So Much!

The Patriots pregame…Freddy Prince Jr. announcing Ozzy Osbourne, who’s lip synching ‘Crazy Train’ inside the helmet the team runs out of.

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Barbara Bush’s Wealthy Outlook of Convenience

“And so many of the people in the arena here, you know, were underprivileged anyway, so this–this (she chuckles slightly) is working very well for them.”

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The Real Story! Army was ready to go

Note: NorthCom’s mission is to protect the homeland.

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Stock Market – Weekly Preview

I’ve got a couple of picks for long term growth and a couple conditional picks. The portfolio ended the week 10-10, 100% in terms of win/lose over last week. 1.78% increase overall – would have been a gain of $1,288.25 … Continue reading

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Army Again Baffled by the Obvious

The New Orleans deputy police commander, W.S. Riley stated that the National Guard rolled in to New Orleans and went to sleep. That they were playing cards while police, firefighters and private citizens were rescuing people and battling the armed … Continue reading

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Efficiency Key to Patriots’ Success

The time has come for another Super Bowl run for the Pats, and to kick off the NFL season here’s an article that speaks to how they’re getting it done. My first week picks, I’ll try to get them posted … Continue reading

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Law Officers, Overwhelmed, Are Quitting the Force

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Idiots Rule!

1. Price Gouging GOOD for America! 2. Dennis Hassert Has the Right Idea 3. LA National Guard in Iraq Doesn’t Matter 4. WalMart’s Corporate Heroism

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Sorry Everyone, but it IS about Black and White!

The initial framing of this tragedy I was acquainted with on the net was that the politics and blame are in bad taste.

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Chimp genetic code opens human frontiers

In honor of the wackos out there telling people that Noah had baby dinosaurs on the Arc…

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Mock Portfolio A – 9/1/05 Update

Total for the week so far is a gain of 1.11% – $799.50

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Negros on the Overpass

Literally baking under an unforgiving sun, some have been on the march for two days already without water, food or direction from officials of where to go. Time ticks away, police shoot home movies of the new coastline, scattered rooftops … Continue reading

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Uh-oh: Wells called into commissioner’s office

If there was ever a Yankee I hated more than David Wells, I can’t think of who it was.

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Bush Slashed Hurricane Funding For New Orleans

Kudos to Think Progress on this one! Tax cuts for the wealthy leads to the scene down in New Orleans…

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In War’s Chaos, Iraq Finds Inspiration for Reality TV

Just got the chance to make my way through the Sunday Times, and this article was the one that stuck out the most.

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Poverty Rate Rises to 12.7 Percent

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Stormtroopers Attack!!!

Here’s the situation in brief.

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Portfolio A (Something New)

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