Archive for July, 2006
Saturday, July 29th, 2006
How else to explain it? Well, Alan Dershowitz explains it very well. I don't know if it will make a difference. In fact, I doubt that it will but it should.SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "He probably just likes the moustache.", url: "http://www.teambio.org/2006/07/29/he-probably-just-likes-the-moustache/" });
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Saturday, July 29th, 2006
At today’s news conference George W Bush was asked about his “strategy” for the Middle East. He was asked some questions, but this one yielded the most interesting response.
Mr. President, three years ago, you argued that an invasion of Iraq would create a new stage of Arab-Israeli peace. And ...
Posted in Homeland Security, Middle East, Military | 1 Comment »
Friday, July 28th, 2006
Boy, this Bush economy is really spreading the wealth around, at least for Big Oil and the Military-Industrial complex.
Third quarter reports show ExxonMobile reaping record profit levels, raking in over $10 Billion in profit in the third quarter alone. Since the costs of extracting, refining, and delivering crude oil has ...
Posted in Budget, Current Affairs, Economics, Homeland Security, Military, Politics | No Comments »
Friday, July 28th, 2006
When North Korea test fired several missiles earlier this month, it seems that representatives from Iran got a closer look at the results than the rest of the world.
According to this quietly published news piece from CNN, Assistant Secretary of State Chris Hill, the chief U.S. negotiator with Pyongyang reported ...
Posted in Current Affairs, Homeland Security, Middle East, World News | 1 Comment »
Friday, July 28th, 2006
It's either a bold marketing gimmick or a case of fighting fire with fire, but a Fresno, California radio station has made a daring format change, shocking listeners of once Christian radio station KFYE with the all new, Porn Radio format.
Billed as the first of its kind in the country, ...
Posted in Current Affairs, Gonzo's Grab Bag, Miscellaneous, Religion, Right Wing Nut | 2 Comments »
Friday, July 28th, 2006
When ever one spends a little time thinking about the “Meaning of Life,” one must eventually face the fact that it has a lot to do with the notion of “purpose.” The question could be rephrased, “What is the purpose of my life?” Or perhaps it could be asked, “What ...
Posted in General, Politics, Religion | No Comments »
Friday, July 28th, 2006
Just two days after the U.S. House of Representatives decided that a religious icon in San Diego needed federal protection, California's two 'liberal Democratic' senators, Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein, appear to have joined ranks with the bible thumpers as a bill heads to the Senate in defense of the ...
Posted in Current Affairs, Religion, Right Wing Nut | 16 Comments »
Friday, July 28th, 2006
Friday Guest AuthorAn old friend returns to BIO this week, to lay it out like only he can. We're delighted to yield the stage to the inimitable Jersey McJones.
The Maliki address to the Congress went off on Wednesday despite some calls for Speaker Hastert to withdraw the invitation after the ...
Posted in DailyFeatured, Politics, World News | 9 Comments »
Thursday, July 27th, 2006
Pharangula's PZ Meyers called his post "Inanity Squared", refering to Pat Robertson interviewing Sen. James Inhofe.
Sen. Inhofe:
Look, Pat, I don't have to tell you about reading the Scriptures, but one of mine that I've always enjoyed is Romans 1, 22 and 23. You quit worshipping God and start worshipping ...
Posted in Environment, Quickie, Religion, Right Wing Nut | 14 Comments »
Thursday, July 27th, 2006
Yep, that wonderful comprehensive Energy Policy Act of 2005 sure has paid dividends to the American public, hasn't it? Okay, so it hasn't, with gas prices higher now than one year ago, we are no less dependent on foreign oil and we aren't really seeing much in the way ...
Posted in Politics, Quickie | 4 Comments »