An Unfortunate Outburst of Intense Patriotism

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Saturday, May 20, 2006

Is NBC’s 10.5 the Dumbest Disaster Movie Ever Made?

Taking a break from the usual political themes to rejoice in the fact that idiocy thrives elsewhere as usual. I happened to see the first few minutes of the new NBC disaster movie, 10.5. Named for the intensity of the earthquake it depicts, the opening sequence was so horribly stupid as to be... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, May 19, 2006

Mad About High Ga$ Prices?

Before you scream, “YES” and start ranting and raving about the oil companies, think about a couple of common-sense factors that can help hold prices down. First, think about the traffic signals you encounter in your daily driving. If your locale is blessed with good traffic engineering, you’ll... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, May 18, 2006

What Price Security? Fence Along Border Could Cost $5,280,000 a Mile

Estimates are flying about the potential cost to build a 370-mile (per Senate legislation) or 700-mile (per House of representatives legislation) security fence along a portion of the Mexican border. One story alone has prices from $3,000,000 to $5,280,000 per mile. As if that isn’t bad enough, one... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, May 17, 2006

Prosecute the Duke Lacrosse Players whether they are Guilty or Not?

That’s the fantastic recommendation of a student at North Carolina Central University, a black institution attended by the stripper who made rape charges against Duke lacrosse players. This young hothead said they should be prosecuted “whether it happened or not. It would be justice for things that... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, May 16, 2006

Duke Rape Case Defendant Accused of Trying to Taint the Jury?

In case you haven’t been following this, three white members of the Duke University lacrosse team have been indicted on allegations of raping a black exotic dancer. To summarize events to date, the case is flimsy and questionable, to say the least. The so-called victim changed her story at least... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, May 15, 2006

USA Today Manufactures a Poll to Support its Story!

Unless you’re with the 32% of respondents to Friday’s USA Today/ Gallup poll who weren’t following the story, USA Today last week broke a huge new story. The National Security Agency is tracking phone number data for tens of millions of phone calls with the intent of discovering patterns that will... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, May 13, 2006

Is the Government Monitoring Your Phone Calls?

Before you scream “Yes!” in your paranoia over databases of phone records and surveillance of calls of known terror numbers, consider the following, gleaned from http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_051206/content/america_s_anchorman.guest.html: Assume 200,000,000 Americans spend 30 minutes a... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, May 12, 2006

Container Inspection at U. S. Ports to be Outsourced to Dubai?

Three months ago, Senator Chuck Schumer led the charge against the Dubai ports services deal. Unacceptable risk to security, too easy for A-rab terrorists to be smuggled in by their accomplices in the government-owned Dubai Ports World (DPW) stevedore services firm. Well, guess what? Softschumer... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, May 11, 2006

Bush Tax Cuts Are a Disaster! Just Look at their Impact on Tax Revenues!

I’ll bet this story didn’t get much air time. Tax receipts for April 2006 exceeded those of April 2005 by 13.4%. The $315,100,000,000 – that’s 315.1 billion dollars – in revenues was the largest amount received in one month since April 2001. Okay, now wait a minute. I thought tax cuts reduced tax... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, May 10, 2006

Iranian Dictator a Hero to the Left for Reaching Out to Bush!

Nick Wadhams of the Associated Press has come to the defense of Iranian dictator Madman Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Yea, more than that - he considers the man who dreams of annihilating Israel a man of peace, in much the same manner that Saddam is said among the politically correct and intellectually... Sign in to see full entry.

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