The Fine Art Of Subjective Fence Building

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Friday, May 26, 2006

Arnie To Vote Against Gay Textbook Legislation

California Governor Arnold Swarzenegger has vowed to veto an upcoming measure in the California congress if it passes. The measure would make it mandatory that textbooks approved for California public schools include the many contributions of gays, that history books, for example, point out the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, May 20, 2006

This Ain't No 'Girls Gone Wild', Mom And Dad

The biggest non-issue of the week, maybe the month and year, is the apparent scandal about the pictures circulating the internet depicting the various hazing activities of girls teams at several universities. It all started, I beleive, with the Northwestern girls soccer team. Their hazing pictures... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, May 18, 2006

Jim Morrison, JFK, Elvis, UFOs, D.B. Cooper, and Jimmy Hoffa

Americans love a good mystery. In fact, all you have to do is suggest something is amiss for a conspiracy theory or a faked death story will be spun from it. I grew up in the heyday of such stories. Here are some examples: Jim Morrison never died. He was living a hermitic existence on a plantation... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, May 12, 2006

That's What The National Guard Should Be Use For Anyway

Comes the idea out of Washington that the National Guard might be used for border patrol. They say there is some debate over who will pay for it: the separate states whose borders these servicemen will patrol or the federal government or a combination of the two. Personally, it is a no-brainer -- a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, May 10, 2006

"National Security Interests"

What is great about "national security interests" is that it can be used for blanket coverage of just about everything. Bush should be forced to resign for "national security interests". See how well that works? -- A comment posted on Blogflogger's Droppings by yours truly Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, May 8, 2006

Rest Easy, The British Have Found No Evidence Of UFOs

In a report that will be issued in its entirety on its website on May 15, Britain's Ministry of Defense has found that there is no evidence of extratrerrestrials. Apparently, they agree with the U.S. military's standard explanation for any UFO sighting -- misinterpretation of unexplainable (at the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, May 2, 2006

"Illegal Immigrants" A False Appellation?

While watching Lou Dobbs on CNN a few minutes ago, a viewer in Texas e-mailed in and took exception to the term "illegal immigrants". The viewer maintained that they were not illegal immigrants and should be called "citizens of Mexico" (the viewer may be under the impression that all illegals are of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, April 28, 2006

More Bitching About The Expensiveness Of Our Automobiles

According to the Automobile Association of America, we spend on average $7834 per year on gas, maintenance, and insurance. Almost eight grand? Jesus. And that was with gas prices at a little over $2 a gallon. On average, we spend nearly $1000 per annum on car insurance. That still leaves nearly... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, April 18, 2006

Bill O'Reilly Calls For A Boycott of Exxon-Mobil

Watching The O'Reilly Factor tonight, I watched O'Reilly opine on the huge gouging being done by the big oil companies, especially Exxon-Mobil. He cited their record profit earnings in the last two quarters, the high gas prices (and continuing to rise), and the fact that their CEO received a payout... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, April 17, 2006

Let's Talk About The "Rounding Up" And "Fencing Off"

The pet argument of the conservatives, the isolationists, the protectionists, the America for Americans and other intolerants concerning the immigration problem seems to be so simple: first, you round them (the illegals) up, then you deport them. While this is being done, build a fence along three... Sign in to see full entry.

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