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By Jefferson Flanders Robert Ariail of The State has caught the distressing reality of the upcoming November election in his editorial cartoon of a GOP elephant and Democratic donkey pointing at each other and trading insults: “Terrorist coddler,” the elephant says; “Teenage cuddler,” the donkey responds. It wasn’t supposed to be this way. Democrats had […]
The legal profession is not one that I understand or trust. To us mere mortals much of what happens in the court room is strange at best, and right out of ‘Twilight Zone’ at worst. A German lawyer is pushing the envelope even further. Obviously he was not content with ambulance chasing, medical malpractice, and […]
The hot rumor on the street is that Google is in take over talks with YouTube. The Wall Street Journal mentioned a sum of $1.6 billion. This is one of the most unlikely marriages of all time. Google is the company with the “Do no evil” motto, and YouTube is a site that you can […]
U2 will build a 450 foot tall tower in Dublin, Ireland. This will be the tallest building in the city. The phallic building will be made up of $3 million, two-bedroom apartments with a music studio at the “head” of the tower for the band. For information regarding how to buy a piece of the […]
According to the New York Times: “Jerome B. York, an adviser to the billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian, resigned from the board of General Motors today, and condemned the company’s management and its ability to overhaul the company in his letter of resignation. After Mr. York informed G.M. that he was quitting, Mr. Kerkorian said he […]
Two more men are now claiming to be Anna Nicole Smith’s new baby’s father. Larry Birkhead, Smith’s former boyfriend, has been contesting her current beau’s claim to be the baby girl’s papa. Howard K. Stern, Smith’s lawyer and committed partner, is now dealing with a paternity suit that was filed by Birkhead seeking tests when […]
Rover Photos Provide Insight on Mars Crater This is so cool, even if it does look sorta like the Texas desert east of El Paso. Heaps of layers of exposed rock, offering all sorts of insights into Martian history and geology. This will give a lot of people a lot to think about and argue […]
Surprise! They need decent food, as in real food, and other lifestyle changes to achieve a healthier weight. “Special exercise classes for children in day care won’t alone prevent obesity, and changes in diet and behaviour, including those of parents, probably are needed, according to a study in today’s British Medical Journal,” according to Bloomberg.com. “The research […]
The town of Apex is still evacuated, and chemicals— whatever they are — still burning. Ages ago, I read of the strange properties when warehouses full of various commodities burn, as they did in the East end of London during the Blitz. Sugar burned very brightly, and pepper produced a very nasty, stinging sort of […]
It’s hard to find in the store! They say it is safe to eat fresh spinach again, if you can find it in the fresh veggie section. There is just something about eating something again, if it has made you (or anyone else) vilely sick. One is really in two minds about going back and […]
Hip hop king P. Diddy is partnering up with Burger King to launch a co-branded channel on YouTube.com called DiddyTV. Starting tomorrow, fans can visit DiddyTV to access videos and music from his upcoming CD Press Play which hits stores Oct. 17. Burger King is also sponsoring Diddy’s concert tour. Diddy says of the partnership, […]
For your snarking pleasure, I give you some reviews for “Employee of the Monthâ€, here, and here, which includes this priceless line “Her breasts appear to be trying to escape from the movie, perhaps in search of a better one.” At least now it has been conclusively proven that Jessica Simpson cannot act her way […]
The LA Times is reporting that “a Navy corpsman pleaded guilty today to conspiracy and kidnapping in connection with the April death of an Iraqi man in which seven Marines are charged with murder.In a barely audible voice, Petty Officer 3rd Class Melson Bacos admitted he conspired to take 52-year-old Hashim Ibrahim Awad from his […]
For readers, young and old, “The End†is near. I guess everyone knew it was coming since the newest book by Lemony Snicket to come out was entitled “The Penultimate Peril.â€Â Of course you know that penultimate means ‘next to the last.’ And of course if you are an avid reader of Lemony’s books, you know […]
Hastert weathers criticism in House page scandal It’s kind of reminding me of Plamegate, in that after a lot of initial fuss and hyperventilating, the whole thing dissolves rather like a puff of smoke, and instead of bringing down…well whatever it was that people were hoping to bring down…. Everyone is standing around scratching their […]
Travis Barker, of Blink 182 fame, caused a barroom brawl between his ex-wife model Shanna Moakler and Paris Hilton when Moakler reportedly caught Barker and Hitlon smooching. Apparently, Hilton and Barker started chasing each other around Fashion Week in New York a mere month after Barker filed for divorce from the former Miss USA. Moakler, […]
“Russia has deported a planeload of Georgians, amid a deepening diplomatic row sparked by Georgia’s recent arrest of four alleged Russian spies,” according to a BBC News report. The International Herald Tribune offers an excellent timeline for the events leading up to the deportations. According to a United Press International report, “Russian authorities reportedly are trying […]
N Korea told to abandon missile plans Or else…. Or else…or else what? Kofi Annan will frown very seriously in their direction, and write a strongly worded note? It’s purely amazing how long most of the rest of the world can go on pretending that North Korea can be sweetly reasoned with, in the face […]
A perfect world would allow men to indulge in a very accessible dream. This dream, of all men, is to sleep with as many women as possible. If a man contends otherwise…He’s lying, probably to make someone feel better about things, or herself. Men like variety. It’s in their human nature. Guess what would be […]
The Khaleej Times reports “Foreign ministers from six major world powers were to meet here on Friday for crunch talks on whether to call for sanctions on Iran for failing to bow to demands to suspend its suspect nuclear programme.” However, as the Houston Chronicle reports, the meeting “was disrupted when Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice’s […]
So, Jack Straw is honest enough to admit that he finds communication is a little less than satisfactory when speaking to someone whose’ face is entirely covered, and for this bit if honestly the Moslem street is seething at a full rolling boil again? And might I ask if a Moslem women is so devout […]
Honestly I cannot make up my mind whether this man should hang. Agreed he and his fellow conspirators mounted the biggest assault on Indian democracy by organizing the terror attack on Indian parliament. If a handful of brave security personnel hadn’t risked life and limb, the terrorists may well have entered Parliament House and killed […]
Noteworthy achievements of the former White Sox first baseman, and current Oakland Athletics designated hitter, Frank Thomas:  — Whines more than a police siren, but he isn’t hesitant to attribute it      to the treatment he received from his old team, the Chicago      White Sox. — Arguably the best White Sox hitter in […]
Noteworthy achievements of the former White Sox first baseman, and current Oakland Athletics designated hitter, Frank Thomas:  — Whines more than a police siren, but he isn’t hesitant to attribute it      to the treatment he received from his old team, the Chicago      White Sox. — Arguably the best White Sox hitter in […]
According to the Mercury News, “when the first of the dozen or so federal agents arrived Wednesday about 9:30 a.m. at Growers Express in Salinas, equipped with sidearms and search warrants, some employees initially thought it was some kind of sick joke.” The Boston Globe reports “by launching a criminal investigation into the role of […]
Shoppers who are soothed by classical music over the loudspeakers of a retail establishment should note that the music is doing much more than just soothing. Music provides subtle gestures, all of which scream, “Spend money, lots and lots of money!â€Â The retail patrons don’t recognize this of course, but that’s exactly what the retailers […]
News and commentary by: Whymrhymer Former British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw (now an MP) has raised the ire of many Muslims (not very hard to do nowadays) by stating very clearly in a newspaper article that he is uncomfortable talking to a Muslim woman when he can’t see her face. When he meets with Muslim […]
According to news reports in the mainstream media, fashion designer “Yves Saint Laurent collapsed in the road outside his boutique, just hours after his latest catwalk triumph. You really have to wonder if he’s just not eating enough, kind of like his dangerously rail-thin models paraded around on fashion model runways. An examination of the lifestyle of […]
After seven hours of negotiation reaching late into the night, nobody in the Merkel government could go fifty-fifty any further so they reached a completely laughable cop-out compromise on the health system “reform†which saved the current grand coalition government (as in grand theft auto) – at least for the moment. In other words, the SPD […]
News and commentary by: Whymrhymer The media, and gay activists themselves, are coloring Thursday’s 1st District Court of Appeals ruling, upholding the state’s ban on gay marriage, as a defeat; the language of the decision, however, should be considered at least a partial victory. “The time may come when California chooses to expand the definition […]
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