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Monday, October 25, 2004

Will You Miss Miss America?

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. A truism, no doubt. But what is beauty, really? Is it something superficial, aesthetic, intellectul, proportional, or all the above? Well, for years beauty pageants and supermodels have pretty much dominated that space of idealized beauty. And topmost on the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, October 24, 2004

Don't Try This At Home -- Or Anywhere

A stowaway on an American Airlines flight was found dead in the wheel well of a recently landed plane at Detroit Metro Airport by a maintenance worker changing a tire, apparently dying from a lack of oxygen. Since the plane began its journey in La Romana, Dominican Republic and stopped also in... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, October 22, 2004

Boozeball?

They were talking about banning booze in Boston during the World Series. Seriously considering it. Yes, it's because of the public backlash from the rioting and otherwise assinine behaviour exhibited by quite a lot of people after the Red Sox trounced the Yankees in game seven of the American League... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, October 21, 2004

Because God Wanted A Democracy In Iraq

Maureen Dowd of the New York Times has written an article called " Casualties Of Faith," where she calls in question the president's entire state of mind when ordering the invasion of Iraq. She beleives he has allowed his faith to get in the way of political common sense to the detriment of our... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, October 20, 2004

Is The Big Bad Ole Senator Scaring You?

He should be. Notice that the Bush administration has flip-flopped in its stand against pharmaceuticals coming in from Canada. Notice that Kerry has jumped on this and the government's inability to stockpile enough influenza vaccine for the coming flu season. He has stated that a government that... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, October 19, 2004

Carlson Still Reeling

Tucker Carlson of CNN, in an interview Monday, said that he thought that Jon Stewart (of the Daily Show on Comedy Central) looked "ridiculous" on Crossfire when he engaged Carlson in a verbal firefight. The feud even spilled over onto AOL, prompting a story, a line-by-line sniping page, and a poll... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, October 18, 2004

Vote For Bush Or Go To Hell

Yes, you read it correctly. Or to rephrase: A vote for Kerry is a vote for the devil. This is the message being broadcast from the pulpits of many churches throughout the country. Not in so many words, because churches cannot be overtly political or openly endorse candidates or they will lose their... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, October 17, 2004

I Do Love A Well-Intentioned Ministry

I just read something straight out of Orwell, straight out of doublespeak. An official at the Ministry For Humanitarian Affairs in the Sudan stated that the United Nations' claims that the number of people having died in the past few months in Darfur refugee camps was grossly misrepresented, that... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, October 16, 2004

More On Jon Stewart Nominating Tucker Carlson For A Body Condom

A couple of things I forgot to mention in yesterday's post about Jon Stewart's butting heads with Tucker Carlson on Crossfire. On or around his third attempt to show that Stewart (a known Kerry supporter) was way too soft on Kerry when the presidential candidate made an appearance on The Daily Show... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, October 15, 2004

Real News "Crossfire" Leaves Fake News' Stewart Clearly Unscathed

I am a CNN addict, I beleive. And just recently, too, although I have been a news nut for years. I like to keep up with the state of the world. An interest in history (and a Bachelor's) and politics (a couple of credit hours short of a Bachelor's) somehow led to an insatiable need to be kept current... Sign in to see full entry.

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