Category Archives: Current Affairs

Putin is Getting IT

Putin, during a somber televised address to the nation after the botched attempt to free the captives, said, “We have to admit we showed no understanding of the danger of processes occurring in our own country and the world at large. We failed to react appropriately to them and, instead, displayed weakness. And the weak […]

Russian terrorism

It’s plain shocking. The Russians are reporting 322 dead so far, 155 of them children. 700 wounded. 540 still in the hospital, 330 are children. This is what happens when uou deal with terrorists. They do not care. And we still have these people called militants, and hostage takers. Perhaps those words are being used […]

Clinton

Sorry to hear about President Clinton being in the hospital. If you haven’t heard about his heart trouble, check out any news site you usually hit. And yes, I am really sorry. I voted for his second term. I may be slightly rightwing, but I thought he was an ok president. Every president makes mistakes. […]

French Hostages (con’t)

Where were the French when it was Americans being held and threatened with death? They are still on the learning curve at this point. Lets hope that those 2 gentleman are released. But, I doubt they will be. This is the same group that beheaded that Italian man a few weeks ago. The Muslim Extremists […]

French getting it? part 2

So France has said nope, we are not doing away with their ban on Muslim head scarves in public schools. I applaud them for standing up to the Islamofascist terrorists. The French government has said it will not revoke a law banning Muslim headscarves in public schools, despite demands by a militant Islamic group holding […]

Will the French Get it?

So we now have 2 French journalists held by terrorists in Iraq, who want France to end its ban on head scarves for Muslim women in France. So much for France staying out of the fight against the terrorists. The Islamic Army in Iraq, which last week said it killed Italian journalist Enzo Baldoni, on […]

Peace Breaking Out

It seems that war is down. How about that? And on President Bush’s watch, too. The chilling sights and sounds of war fill newspapers and television screens worldwide, but war itself is in decline, peace researchers report In fact, the number killed in battle has fallen to its lowest point in the post-World War II […]

Updated FLSA regs

Do the new OT rules hurt? That is the question. The answer is, of course, vague. Let’s look at a few key points. (Here is the full document) 1. A person has to be on hourly wages 2. The salary is at less the $455 a week, or $23,660 a year 3. The person is […]

Woops.

Is there any doubt that the red tape of government needs to be fixed? FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — Many Army reservists are being called to active duty to help in the war on terrorism. But a Cumberland County man was more than surprised to get the order — and for good reason. He is parapalegic.

Top 10 Catastrophes

The AP has released a list of the Top 10 Catastrophe, as put together by the Insurance Services Office Inc. of Jersey City, N.J. Here it is: 1. Terrorist attack (New York, Virginia, Pennsylvania), September 2001 — $20.7 billion. 2. Hurricane Andrew, August 1992 — $19.9 billion. 3. Northridge, Calif., earthquake, January 1994 — $15.2 […]

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