November 16, 2004 – 7:01 pm
I must say that Condi Rice is a fantastic choice for Secretary of State. She is tough, unflappable, defiantly misunderestimated (see the 9/11 Commission hearings, and what she did to Bob Kerrey), and will put her stamp on the State Dept., a fed gov’t institution that has always been rather namby pamby (did I just […]
November 16, 2004 – 9:25 am
From the USA Today: A man was undergoing psychiatric evaluation after he jumped naked into a pool of carnivorous reptiles at the Bronx Zoo, authorities said. The episode happened at about 1:30 p.m. Friday, when the man, whose name was not released, stripped off his clothes and climbed a 5-foot wall surrounding the zoo’s tank […]
November 16, 2004 – 8:54 am
UN is going to put an arms embargo on the Ivory Coast. The U.N. Security Council imposed an immediate arms embargo on Ivory Coast’s hard-line government after its violent confrontation with France, drawing bitter accusations here Tuesday that the world was siding with Ivory Coast’s former colonial ruler. (that would be France) The Security Council’s […]
November 16, 2004 – 7:40 am
From WRAL: Election officials began the tedious task of looking at questionable ballots from Tuesday’s election by hand on Thursday. The ballot instructions showed voters how to complete the arrow on the ballot, but hundreds of people scribbled dots, drew double lines or put the line in the wrong place. The voting machines could not […]
November 16, 2004 – 7:11 am
Tips For Tourists From the NC Department of Tourism 1. That slope-shouldered farm boy did more work before breakfast than you’ll do all week at the gym. He doesn’t need your respect, but he sure as heck deserves it. 2. It’s called a ‘gravel road.’ No matter how slow you drive, you’re going to get […]
November 15, 2004 – 8:08 pm
Evil Pundit Of Doom (who needs to photo shop a few more military jets. Need competition for the A-10 Fluffy Bunny), links to Ace, who links to Help Them Leave. EPOD also has a link to a wonderful article on the art of wrist slashing.
November 15, 2004 – 7:00 pm
From the USAToday (online version of course. No way I am paying .75 cents for it) GREENSBURG, La. (AP) — These eager beavers had a whole new slant on money laundering. A bag of bills stolen from a casino was snapped up by beavers who wove thousands of dollars in soggy currency into the sticks […]
November 15, 2004 – 8:27 am
Captain Ed has a good take on the the Grey Lady’s article on "Southern Democrats Decline is Eroding the Political Center." Captain Ed writes "However, Toner uses contradictory racial arguments and ironically engages in a bigoted fallacy about Republicans to reach her conclusion:" Ms. Toner does, indeed. Ms. Toner also misses a few facts. There […]
November 15, 2004 – 7:21 am
From the NY Post: Soon after the buzz of gunfire faded from his ears, Army Spc. Frederick Ofori, who just minutes earlier earned hero status in Fallujah, called his mom in Coney Island and said only what he’s said for the eight months he’s spent in Iraq: "Don’t worry, Mom, I’m fine. I don’t have […]
November 15, 2004 – 7:00 am
Good for a Monday: Accept that some days you’re the pigeon, and some days you’re the statue. Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them. Always read stuff that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it. Drive carefully. It’s not only cars […]
