Archive for September, 2006
Tuesday, September 19th, 2006
I guess a guy can only take so much blame and have his good name run through the muck for so long. For some reason it took up until now for Colin Powell to express his regrets and perhaps even outrage over such recent American Icons as "extraordinary renditions", ...
Posted in General, Middle East, Military, Politics, Quickie | 4 Comments »
Tuesday, September 19th, 2006
(The following Public Service Announcement has been approved by the President's Council of Deflecting Your Attention From Our Illegal Activities and Immoral, Unscrupulous Governing Tactics By Highlighting Something That Can Actually Kill You And Hoping You'll Forget What We Are Trying To Do Behind Closed Doors)
Popeye always told us that ...
Posted in Current Affairs, Economics, Health, Homeland Security, Politics | 2 Comments »
Monday, September 18th, 2006
The Pope must die! This, not from Iran, Pakistan or Wahhabi Saudi Arabia but from Great Britain.
What was it about? Recently the Pope quoted from a 14th-15th century predecessor about certain aspects of irrationality and violent tendencies within Islam. Oblivious to the irony, Muslims have threatened the murder of the ...
Posted in Diaries | 41 Comments »
Monday, September 18th, 2006
For the past several years, talk about "moral values" has dominated what passes for political discourse in this country. The talk was of the 10 Commandments, Janet Jackson's weirdly pierced nipple, and people stealing Christmas from the Christians. But there's been a shift over the last six months or so. ...
Posted in Current Affairs, Gonzo's Grab Bag, Homeland Security, Middle East, Police State, Politics, World News | 8 Comments »
Monday, September 18th, 2006
So say researchers J. Philippe Rushton and Douglas Jackson at the University of Western Ontario in a recently published study.
And it's all because men have bigger brains...literally. Approximately 100 grams bigger on average after correcting for body size. And this mass factor leads to males having an average IQ ...
Posted in General, Science | 2 Comments »
Monday, September 18th, 2006
Hear, Hear Sir!Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts. – Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Posted in Gonzo's Grab Bag, Quickie | No Comments »
Monday, September 18th, 2006
Essentially, the Hawks are trying to trump up evidence about Iran's Nuclear Capability making them appear to be much more of a threat than they really are. Heard that one before. The real question is, are Americans dumb enough to fall for it a second time?
Posted in Middle East, Military, Quickie | 4 Comments »
Monday, September 18th, 2006
Things keep going from bad to worse for the incumbent majority. No one is supporting the Congress any longer and why is that Joe?:Even when the administration would not give generals the troops they needed to win the war in Iraq, Republican leaders did nothing. When the president refused ...
Posted in Politics, Quickie | 4 Comments »
Monday, September 18th, 2006
Dear Jersey,
Everything is on the line.
Oh no! Not EVERYTHING!!!
It's more than just the House, the Senate, and 36 governorships. It's whether the President's efforts to keep Americans safe will grind to a halt with Democrats in control of funding every aspect of the War on Terror... ...
Posted in DailyFeatured, Impeachment, Politics | 7 Comments »
Sunday, September 17th, 2006
Democracy is a concept of government whereby the general population consents to abide by rules of society set in place by elected representatives. In a democracy, everyone is supposed to have a chance to speak their mind on any given issue through their vote or through direct petition to the ...
Posted in Religion | 38 Comments »
