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Monday, January 24, 2005

Addendum To "Johnny Carson..."

A couple of days before the death of Johnny Carson, I happened to see a special interest peice on the man on one of the news programs I watch. It was a small segment where the newscaster asked aloud the question that many wondered what Johnny was doing with himself. They said that Johnny was keeping... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, January 23, 2005

"Johnny Carson And John Q. Public"

Carnac smirks knowingly, fumbles with the envelope as he lowers it from his forehead, can't quite tear it open, then does. His first attempt at blowing it open is a miss. The audience rolls with laughter as he frowns, looks toward the camera and raises an eyebrow. With rolling eyes and a snooty look... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, January 20, 2005

55th Inaugural

Bush was inaugurated again today for the last time (thank those legislators who foresaw a problem with unlimited presidential victories and one man sitting in the Oval Office for more than eight years). Video footage of the inaugural route looks like any other happy event, record numbers of security... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, January 18, 2005

Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, (You Pick The Next Muslim Country To Be Invaded)

Iranian officials said they weren't afraid of Satanist America and proceeded to collectively moon effigies of Dubya in Tehran. They maintained that with their new ballistic missiles and their armies would defeat any attempts by the infidel Americans to invade their sacred Islamic homeland. Well,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, January 14, 2005

Marine Commits Suicide By Cop To Stay Out Of Iraq

A young Marine, 19-year-old Andres Raya, committed suicide by cop today in Ceres, California. Or that is the consensus after he was killed and follow-up interviews were conducted. He first killed police officer Sgt. HowardStevenson, 39, and severely wounded another, Sam Ryno, in a convenience store... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, January 11, 2005

The Old One-Two Punch

Dubya reached into his bag of "who-gives-a-fuck-about-American-civil-liberties" and pulled out the name of Judge Michael Chertoff for his nominee for Chief of Homeland Security. Since Chertoff has been through the Senate three times (all successfully), there probably won't be a significant problem... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, January 9, 2005

Nothing Like A Little Bitchin'

Well, if it's one thing that Americans are good at, it's bitchin' about them damned politicians. Bad enough we elect (or don't elect, depending on your vote) some unsavory characters to office (usually found out after the fact), but what about the appointees? You know -- those guys like Gonzalez who... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, January 6, 2005

Gonzalez Confirmation Mere Formality

Alberto Gonzalez drew some heavy fire from Senators Leahy and Kennedy today for his involvement in formulating the policies that led to Iraqi prisoners being abused. Still, his appointment is almost a foregone conclusion. Senator Biden went so far as to praise the man, but asked for a little more... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, January 4, 2005

Ex-es That Make Us Proud

I watched Larry King Live last night. His guests were ex-Presidents George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton. For those of you who do not know, now President George Dubya Bush appointed the two men to co-head a private tsunami relief fundraising program, which they agreed to without hesitation. It was a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, January 3, 2005

Why I Love Sandra Bullock

It is an amazing thing, this great outpouring of humanitarian and charitable actions in the wake of the horrendous earthquakes/tsunami. Billions of dollars have been given and pledged; billions more are promised. The navies and many military personnel are pitching in in a united effort to bring... Sign in to see full entry.

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