December 16, 2004 – 1:00 am
And one that hasn’t even bothered to do his research. Let’s look at the headline: Canada Goes To Hell Legal pot? Legal gay marriage? Universal health care? What’s next, free porn and candy? Avast, Mr. Morford, Canada already has a universal health care system. Interesting headline regarding Canada supposedly about to legalize gay marriage. Because […]
December 15, 2004 – 11:38 pm
Jimmy Walter has spent more than $3 million promoting a conspiracy theory the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States were "an inside job" and he is offering more cash to anyone who proves him wrong. The millionaire activist is so convinced of a government cover-up he is offering a $100,000 reward to any […]
December 15, 2004 – 7:22 pm
The United Nations has suspended its humanitarian operations in Sudan’s troubled South Darfur area following a shooting that killed two aid workers, the agency said Monday. The Sudanese employees of Save the Children — medical assistant Abhakar el Tayeb and mechanic Yacoub Abdelnabi Ahmed — were killed Sunday when their convoy came under fire in […]
December 15, 2004 – 4:52 pm
So, this Blog Explosion thing is pretty cool. Getting a little traffic, but, more importantly, seeing some other blogs out there that aren’t really political in nature. Couple of strange things, though. All my traffic is coming from other then East Coast time. The majority is coming from the Central time zone. Now, a few […]
December 15, 2004 – 8:16 am
The sleigh was all packed, the reindeer were fed, But Santa still knelt by the side of the bed. "Dear Father," he prayed "Be with me tonight.There’s much work to do and my schedule is tight. I must jump in my sleigh and streak through the sky,Knowing full well that a reindeer can’t fly.I will […]
December 15, 2004 – 7:47 am
Seems that Cuba is a little upset about some Christmas decorations at the US compound in Cuba. It is not an embassy, since we do not have official relations with them: Cuba’s most senior US diplomat says he has been warned by the government of serious consequences unless he takes down Christmas decorations in Havana. […]
December 15, 2004 – 7:33 am
Ok, a friend of mine asked me to stop bashing the French for just one post. I said, "the one about the bridge wasn’t all that bad." She said "just one nice post." OK. So, what is good about the French? And I mean this in complete seriousness. French Bread French Coffee French Wine French […]
December 14, 2004 – 8:10 pm
This is probably acompanied by the sounds of funeral music: The NHL rejected last week’s proposal by the players’ association and then had its own counteroffer turned down Tuesday during a 3½-hour negotiating session. Nuff said. Hey, on the bright side, my NY Football Giants still suck.
December 14, 2004 – 5:57 pm
Wow, I am impressed: The world’s highest road bridge has been inaugurated in southern France by President Jacques Chirac. The Millau bridge over the River Tarn in the Massif Central mountains is more than 300m (984ft) high – taller even than the country’s Eiffel Tower. How long until they surrender it to birds? That was […]
December 14, 2004 – 5:17 pm
Now this is funny: Defeated Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry likely is going to get one less electoral vote nationally than he should have — 251 instead of 252 — because of an apparent mistake Monday by one of Minnesota’s 10 DFL electors. One of the 10 handwritten ballots cast for president carried the name […]
