tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273786022011-07-08T00:09:49.480-04:00Sundry observations concerning the world we live in.Dr. Knowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08035212475787264261noreply@blogger.comBlogger1551100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27378602.post-57769160200389558032009-04-15T02:02:00.003-04:002009-04-15T02:08:23.778-04:00

First eclosion of the year 2009. Kept this one captive until the tornadoes passed. Hopefully some of its larva will show up for a stay at the Chrysalis Motel later this summer.

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My recent trip to Florida which was intended to be a break from the horrors of living in nasty, corrupt Georgia was instead more reminiscent of a gauntlet from hell. First, I found that it was Bike Week, then Spring Break, and then Gator Nationals. I also learned a little something about South Florida politics; a bit more than I cared to know - even after living there for 10 years and covering

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(Click image for larger version in new window.)Actually, these unfortunate mascots for the GOP are not to blame. The GOP would have destroyed the hotel and horded all the mangoes for themselves, even if half of them rotted and went to waste, at least it would keep those pesky natives from getting any for themselves.Builders constructed a lodge in the feeding path of a small group of elephants who

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60 Minutes 02/15/09: Lesley Stahl examines the "Buy American" clause in the stimulus package.I felt the confrontational attitude towards the steel company CEO was inappropriate - reflecting the views of the "World Trade Order" brokers more than the suffering public who watch this program. To me, it sounded like thinly veiled agitprop being force-fed to the weary viewing audience.If the US economy

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You have meddled with the primal forces of nature, Mr. Beale, and I won't have it!! Is that clear?! You think you've merely stopped a business deal. That is not the case. The Arabs have taken billions of dollars out of this country, and now they must put it back! It is ebb and flow, tidal gravity! It is ecological balance! You are an old man who thinks in terms of nations and peoples. There are

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US Attorney's Gone Wild!Many of those in the general population still believe that there is justice to be had in the Courts of this country. Even those that have accepted that their local courts are often corrupt tend to believe that Federal level courts adhere to a higher standard of ethics. Unfortunately, they would be very, very wrong.Years ago, I sued a Nixon era assistant US district

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Fucking shit, it never ends. I sit in this stinking hovel in this white trash neighborhood in this nasty ass flyover state packed with ignorant human debris until I can't stand the sight of it. And when I can take no more of the total isolation and have to get out, it's bad enough I have to drive 30 miles across town to escape the ignorant inbred worshipers of Newt, but now I can't even do that -

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As if there wasn't enough space junk to keep track of... NASA ArtTwo satellites - a US based Iridium orbiter weighing 1,235 pounds and a decommissioned Soviet Kosmos-2251 military communications satellite weighing nearly a ton - collided 500 miles above the earth's surface, sending thousands of variously sized shards flying in random directions at over 660 feet per second. Portions of the debris

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AP photoStewart Parnell, owner of Peanut Corp. of America, repeatedly invoked his right not to incriminate himself before the House subcommittee holding a hearing on a national salmonella outbreak blamed on his company. The outbreak has sickened some 600 people, may be linked to nine deaths — the latest reported in Ohio on Wednesday — and has resulted in one of the largest product recalls of

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Seems there was some confusion regarding yesterday's picture story posting; perhaps this will help throw a bit of light on the agitprop being recycled currently concerning the New Deal projects instituted by FDR.The top photo is of three dam projects built in the New Deal era, several of which are Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) projects which lifted much of the rural south out of ignorance and

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Wise investments made during a time of economic implosion in this country's infrastructure which have served the citizenry for over 70 years.Not!

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Extra points if you know the movie... (Click on image for larger view...)

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Oh, the humanity... (Click on image for larger view...)

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Ward Three Morality by David BrooksOr perhaps this is more to your liking...(Click on images for larger view...)

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To paraphase Digby, WTF? The guy didn't die or anything.Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) had tears in his eyes as he tried to speak to reporters on Tuesday afternoon. He said the former majority leader called him to give him a heads-up about the withdrawal [of Tom Daschle], which Harkin did not believe was necessary."I’m emotionally distraught," Harkin said. "I’m just too emotionally upset right now to

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World Wide ICQ Contacts - 1998-2001After the hubbub over Blogroll Amnesty Day and blogging in general, I'm going to make a few personal observations concerning the "modern" cell-phone, laptop, Facebook, instant messaging, texting, blogger world we live in.A technological forever ago - 15 summers or so in human years - there existed a number of networking mechanisms not related to the Internet

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I have no way to judge traffic at blogs other than by the number of comments, but in the spirit of the theme I'll throw a few links out there for Blogroll Amnesty Day. Contained hereinafter is a tasty smorgasbord of progressive mental treats.H/T to Skippy the Bush Kangaroo and Blue Gal.Captain Plaid -Progressivism meets an ornery ScotA plethora of well done, factual writing and materials in the

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(Broken links fixed...)Since everyone in Illinois is enjoying the BlagoJoker image by driftglass, I decided to waste 10 minutes of time scratching out my own Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue Joker. (Good thing I don't do this for a living, eh?) Worse yet, This Joker believes he is Vice Presidential material.While Blogo may have been ousted, Perdue continues to flagrantly violate the public trust by

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Perhaps we should have sent Blue Bird Buses to Iraq and Afghanistan instead of Hummers. What a pile. What a moron.One person was injured when a sport utility vehicle crashed into a school bus on the Near Southside. No children were on the Indianapolis Public Schools bus when it collided with the SUV at Terrace Avenue and Madison Avenue, north of Manual High School, at 10:19 a.m., according to

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Since I haven't posted any of these in a while - Dust Collectors:More here: Things I Make While Not Bashing NeoCons - Part 1(Click on images to view larger versions.)

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Visit the new White House Web site.I hope this means we can say Goodbye to Cowboy Diplomacy, Robber Baron Economics, Perverted Justice, Partisan Science and Poison Food.

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As the last days of the Bush administration grind to a long overdue and tedious end it behooves us to recap the timeline of chaotic events which led us to this fateful week.An interesting overview of the Bush Years:The Farewell Chronicles at The Daily BeastIsrael secretly requests weapons, refueling equipment, and permission to fly over Iraqi airspace in order to target suspected enrichment and

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While reflecting on the last year, and possibly a few more as well, I can't help but breath a bit easier knowing that BushCo has been partially ejected from the engineers seat of the speeding train of social and economic upheaval; yet watching Democrats flagellate their way into self-destruct mode leaves little hope for improvement. I certainly hope that one of the major components of Change I

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In the preceding vein of unethical and corrupt corporate behavior, we have this dated but relative little tidbit:Bayer Knowingly Sold HIV-Contaminated Vaccines, Say Internal DocumentsHere's a little-known truth about Bayer that needs to be revisited. In 2006, it was discovered that Bayer found out a vaccine it was selling in the United States was accidentally contaminated with HIV.In order to

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"Republicans Reduced to Potted Plants" screamed the headline in the unsolicited email from NetRightNation. It seems that an unidentified prankster signed me up for this drivel, which arrives just in time for the spam filter to dump it where it belongs - the bit bucket. Curiosity got the best of me, however, and I decided to find out just where this crap originated. One name is prominent, aside

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This entry into the Georgia Hall of Shame is dedicated to P. Harris Hines, ex-Cobb County Superior Court Judge, and George H. Carley, ex-Georgia Appellate Court Judge - both of which now park their crony butts on the bench of the Supreme Court for the state of Georgia. These two rubes were appointed to the bench by Zig Zag Zell Miller in 1993/1995 as probable repayment for their kowtowing to the

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Meet State Senator John Carl Harrison - a low-life piece of GOP trash from Smyrna, GA, and the proprietor of Harrison Glass on Atlanta Rd. He is dead now, ostensibly from a heart attack brought on from his sordid involvement with a cover up concerning his pal Richard H. Still, Jr., the Nixon era ex-assistant US District Attorney turned $500,000 a year Cobb school board attorney, pictured below,

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This is for one of the few bloggers who checks up on me occasionally:One of the fonder memories of my summer Somewhere In NJ was of my visit to Cape May. Fantastic birding spot, and welcome respite from the terror of commuting through Camden. And amazingly enough, the coffee mug isn't from China.Unfortunately, I now live in one of the red states south of the Mason-Dixon, after being chased around

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I saw the 1999 movie October Sky for the first time a few days ago. For those who are unfamiliar with the movie, it is the generally accurate story of a Virginia mining town youth and his struggle to escape the lifestyle (and black-lung) of his elders. The late 50's were the fledgling years of the space race, and the sight of the Sputnik satellite fly-over was the impetus for a group of teenage

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99.25% APR. Make sure and call these parasites next time gas, food, and well... everything goes up and your meager, service industry paycheck won't cover the bill.Georgia -- republican moneychanger friendly; citizens, not so much.And then there is the private probation industry.Middle Georgia, along with the rest of the state's private probation industry, owes much of its business to Bobby

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UPDATE: 08/08/08(How many times will I ever type that date again...)Doing what, you might wonder? The first predicted dry spell of the summer -- and this is the task underway:Rotten wood roof decking, trapezoidal roof planes, no drip edging, huge gaps between the facia and roof decking, a pathetic, leaky plastic bubble jokingly referred to as a "sunroof", installation of sistered rafters,

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Election time is coming and I appeal to voters to consider any alternative to re-electing P. Harris Hines to the bench of the GA State Supreme Court this fall. Although the story below was written last year, I am bumping it to the top to remind readers that they are not electing a just arbiter when voting for this corrupt, criminally complicit legal hack. Providing cover for a perfidious, yet

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Since no one bothered to read my original post back in May 2006 concerning the use of depleted uranium in military munitions, I'm going to mention this issue again until someone pays attention.UPDATE: Well, apparently, it got someone's attention. The shill who commented below seemingly has ongoing connections within the government, as I received a direct (non-search engine) hit from a computer at

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Try and read this latest William "The Bloody" Kristol "op-ed" without your head exploding. That the NYT would give this pretentious media whore, liar, and war mongering PNAC tool a voice on their pages is incredulous.Be Afraid. Please.Fathom the lack of logic, reasoning, facts; the tired, worn out rhetoric."Don’t McCain backers also have hope — for an America that wins its wars, protects its

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Here is your unbridled corporate "free market" (with refresher):Myanmar has been victim of avaricious Western influences for decades. Over 600,000 dead and over one million displaced as solders of the Military Junta rape, pillage, and burn the villages of the citizenry, and force those who are capable of work into slavery building and maintaining natural gas pipelines which feed Unocal Corp. of

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It was the beginning of the end - Of journalistic integrity, that is.I was living in Tampa, Florida in 1997 when the local buzz involved a pair of reporters working for WTVT, the local FOX affiliate television station. The story revolved around the use of Monsanto's bovine growth hormone (BGH), which was in widespread use within the state.The investigative reporters were essentially bribed, and

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Apparently the malignant wallow of criminals, cronies and sycophants of the Cobb Bar ran across this Blog and a spokesman chose to comment back in April. Seems they object to the public airing of their involvement in many immoral and even criminal activities. Hell, I can't even go out and have a beer without some whining secretary from Greene and Davis - Oh, wait, scratch the Davis part, he got

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As I opined on my personal web site in 1998, "New prison construction and staffing is a major growth industry, which speaks volumes on [economic] expectations. A discontent, riotous public must be confined." Predictably, it now seems that not only are they confined, they are to be put to work as prison laborers which benefit private industry; many of which are directly connected to state

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Spring is upon us and I am endeavoring to complete the task of rebuilding a termite infested, improperly constructed and insulated fuel-screw McMansion built by profiteering carpetbagger developers in 1987 amidst the suburbs of Atlanta; which leaves less time than usual for my online rantings. That being the case, I've decided to post a "Best Of" listing of the more interesting posts since this

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Click on Images to View Larger VersionsStogie at Ybor City Stogie has rightly reminded me that I have been reticent investing enough effort into my non-profitable distraction of blogging on current events. Thus, I am obligated to take a few moments from carousing, watching Jon Stewart and Steven Colbert, pretending to work, and hunting for the elusive woman of my dreams before I die in order to

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Click to view a larger image

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No commentary necessary.

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Yesterday, I again made the mistake of venturing out amidst the Cobb rednecks. While most readers would criticize my actions and proclaim "Why bother?", you must understand that it is impossible to remain imprisoned in a cul-de-sac of Reich-wingers and not occasionally attempt escape. While hope springs eternal that I might actually meet someone who shares my particular progressive, realistic

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Old column by Eric Margolis, but I'm reposting as a refresher for the slow learning red-staters around these here parts. Realize that Margolis brands himself a conservative, but rejects NeoCon-ism. Yet regardless of his political affiliation, real or imagined, the words he pens bear a striking resemblance to reality, unlike so many other vapid screeds.The latest big lie unveiled by Washington’s

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Just to satisfy my curiosity, I began tracking repeat visitors to my minor little corner of the blogosphere. This map depicts the results as of this morning. As with PC-Relay, Rime, and FidoNet -- which were popular Bulletin Board System (BBS) message distribution mechanisms from the 80's which not only spanned international borders, but were harbingers of the modern Internet -- I find it

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Interesting story in Rolling Stone, entitled:The Last Confessions of E. Howard Hunt by Erik HedegaardHe was the ultimate keeper of secrets, lurking in the shadows of American history. He toppled banana republics, planned the Bay of Pigs invasion and led the Watergate break-in. Now he would reveal what he'd always kept hidden: who killed JFK.

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More spring stuff from the native wildlife refuge area of the yard.Click on the pictures to open a larger version.

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More spring stuff from the native wildlife refuge area of the yard.Click on the pictures to open a larger version.Only problem is, the mosquitoes aren't far behind. Spring seems to last only a few weeks these days, and then it becomes a hot, humid southern summer.

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Just a reminder of how we got into Iraq, and who led us there.The only thing left to your imagination is why?Click on any image to open an associated video.These are scenes from pre-war Iraq.How many of these children are still alive?With the streets in turmoil, Iraqi's are begging for the US to invade, bomb their power and water processing plants, schools, homes, and family members in order to

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Noticing a huge increase in blog hits, I investigated the HTTP referrers log, where I discovered legions of frantic Googlers decrying the demise of BushFlash.com and stumbling across my previous post, Fascism Today in their search efforts. To confirm what I already suspected at midnight last night, I performed a route-trace on the domain. It seems there are a lot more gullible people out there on

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The latest in David Letterman's painful series of Great Moments in Presidential Speeches. Watch for the new Easter Egg.Click here for the latest eloquence from our selected leader.

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James Madison, 4th President of the United States, once quipped:If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy.With that in mind, check out today's screenshot from BushFlash.com, a popular, yet subversive, New Jersey based, anti-BushCo web site. Something to think about, eh?H. R. 3162 - aka - The USA PATRIOT ACTSEC. 802. DEFINITION OF DOMESTIC

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Borrowing a phrase oft associated with the West Indian limbo style of party dance, I steer humble readers towards this recent screed by America's most belligerent anti-Constitutionalist enemy, Georgia's own unsavory contribution to the PNAC NeoCon wallow, Newt Gingrich; wherein he states: We should replace bilingual education with immersion in English so people learn the common language of the

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Jim Morin of the Miami Herald eloquently skewers the hypocricy of the modern NeoCon "Party of Values" in this panel. So sad...Visit Bog Geiger's The Saturday Cartoons roundup for a sampler of a variety of popular nationally syndicated cartoonists.

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Will Bunch at Attytood discusses the current paranoia over child predators and accidental injury while reflecting on this article in the LA Times.Kids Taking a Bus 350 Yards to SchoolI've contemplated this current phenomenon as well. As a metro-Atlanta child who attended local public schools, I walked a mile or two to and from school. It was a chance to experience the seasons, plants and wildlife

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Ran across this faux-newspaper widget at Captain Plaid's site. You should read his snarky missives if you are at all interested in the current state of primary education, southern politics, or ???. Peace... Or War!

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FloridaCracker posted pictures from his garden yesterday and since I had taken a few shots the previous weekend, decided to post them here - just in case you're tired of hearing about crooks and liars in the gubment. I know I am...Click on the pictures for a better view in a new window.

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Old story, but some may have missed it the first time around. This Slate article written by Sharon Weinberger reveals the possible use of psy-ops propaganda and disinformation to mislead the populace into submission. The red zone is for loading and unloading only...You Can't Handle the Truth: Psy-ops Propaganda Goes Mainstream - Slate

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I was awakened around four this morning by the pretentious, nasal voice of Newt Gingrich being interviewed on The O'Reilly Factor. As the tsunami of incredible GobbledyNewt rushed towards my ears, the torpor eased and the words became clearer. Yet the more I awakened, the more uncertain I became whether this was reality or nightmare."The danger the news media runs, though, is a little bit of the

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Earlier tonight I caught part of a "documentary" on the National Geographic Channel. Dubbed "War on America", it is part of a four hour series covering events surrounding 9/11, the CIA, FBI, Osama, and Jihadists. I was struck by the rhetoric used and of the skewed presentation of fact. This led me to investigate, online of course, who the producers of this film were, and in which direction they

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How a Three-Word Mantra Has Undermined AmericaBy Zbigniew BrzezinskiThe "war on terror" has created a culture of fear in America. The Bush administration's elevation of these three words into a national mantra since the horrific events of 9/11 has had a pernicious impact on American democracy, on America's psyche and on U.S. standing in the world. Using this phrase has actually undermined our

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Texas Police Say Man Used Grill To Burn Ex-Girlfriend's BodyHOUSTON (AP) -- A 19-year-old Texas A&M University student was killed by her ex-boyfriend, who then dismembered and burned her body on a patio grill, authorities said Saturday.Investigators say Timothy Wayne Shepherd, 27, confessed Wednesday to strangling Tynesha Stewart because he was angry she had begun a new relationship. Shepherd,

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While judicial reform and accountability laws should be ammended to each state's constitution, big money interests are fighting tooth and nail to prevent this from occuring. Gee, I wonder why...Backers of a South Dakota initiative designed to reform the state’s courts by holding judges accountable for their rulings are licking their wounds after the amendment’s defeat at the polls. Organizers

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Lunatic authoritarian eschatologists are being led by legions of snake-oil salesmen who prey upon their callow, misguided visions for the future. These recent end-timer prophets, as well as the centuries of apocalyptic promoters before them, believe they have a say in the outcome of the universe; that they can, by force of will, incite the realization of The Revelations - and make a buck in the

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John W. Backus, developer of FORTRAN, died Saturday at the age of 82. Backus led the IBM development team that created the first widely utilized, high level, optimizing compiler for the FORTRAN programming language in 1957. This compiler was developed primarily for scientific and engineering applications and during its 50 years of continual use has been implemented on multiple platforms. The

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Yeah, right, George. The world just loves ya!Remember this?

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Having been peripherally aware of the barbarism and propaganda which permeates the diamond trade, it surprises me that more people aren't aware of the myriad of ills which this purely self-serving industry and its rogue players foists off on the international community - Torture, mutilation, murder, civil war, terrorism and slavery. For many African nations, diamonds are not a luxury item but a

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Today is Albert Einstein's birthdate, and appropriately enough, pi day as well. For those who may have slept through high school math, pi is not only the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet, but a lengthy transcendental number that stretches to over a trillion decimal places. It is commonly abbreviated to a more usable, albeit slightly inaccurate, 3.14 - hence the date it is celebrated, March 14.

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Since many people I meet here in red-stater land dispute the fact that Donald Rumsfeld met with Saddam Hussein in 1983, but are too lazy to do their own homework, I am posting this well known video:Now do you get it?

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My thoughts on what it means to be a conservative are apparently at odds with not only the GOP, but the rest of the country as well. When considering conservative mandates, I envision fiscal responsibility, a balanced national budget, reasonable trade deficits (or dare I dream, surpluses), a healthy economy and profitable, diverse employment for the bulk of the population. Adherence to

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Oh, God - Just Make It Stop!This country has gone absolutely insane.If you live in the United States of Self-Indulgent Consumption, you know who the first two women are - but what about the third?Meet Marine Corporal Jennifer Parcell, 20, of Bel Air, Maryland. She was killed Wednesday, February 7, 2007 while supporting combat operations in Al Anbar province.When you tire of watching the endless

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I made the mistake of venturing out into the nether world of the Red State this past Saturday, mingling with a variety of people including two generations of federal law clerks, an enlisted Air Force lifer about to be deployed to Iraq, a clothing salesman originally from New York, a transplanted Ohioan, and of course, the ubiquitous (around here, anyway) "friend of Newt." The conversations were

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Stick Magnetic Ribbons on Your SUVWinter's low humidity has left me infected with a horrible cold. Posts will not be particularly insightful 'till this is over. Humor is about all I have to offer at this point, and even that is accompanied by a resigned grimace.So, this is dedicated to all the red-staters who seem to think that buying a yellow, made in China, "I Support the Troops" ribbon helps

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The American press covers little of the Iraqi situation, and what does make it into mainstream news presentations is frequently skewed towards the administration line. Considering this, I felt it to be appropriate to share these bits of video journalism to counter the spin which pervades common American opinion. Draw your own conclusions.This is a fairly balanced documentary based upon Iraqi

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A picture is worth a thousand words...More than one year after Katrina swept through coastal Louisiana and Mississippi, unleashing torrential floodwaters upon the populace, a drive-through of the Lower Ninth Ward and Lakeview reveals little recovery.Previous posts:The Enduring Legacy of KatrinaThe Enduring Legacy of Katrina - Part Deux

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It recently dawned on me that one of the things I missed most about living in the coastal areas of Florida was the diversity of the population - whether resident or tourist. Each day might result in a 2 hour laugh-fest with a group from England at a SunSpree resort on the Atlantic, or an hour long walk and discussion of American politics and JFK with an elderly couple as we wound our way through

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Ran across this clip and thought it was inventive.Man, does this guy love his cello!Follow the link to watch and listen to A Cello Rondo

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I don't generally watch mainstream TV news, but I happened across the Scarborough Country on MSNBC tonight. My reward was a splitting headache and a general queasiness after 20 minutes. Here is a man who, not long ago, was hawking the war on Iraq. Now he seems to have reversed his position on Iraq, but is now ginning up public acceptance for a war with Iran - even if by proxy through Israel, via

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U.S. wrestlers were welcomed to Iran on Tuesday with bouquets of pink and white flowers at a time of increasing tensions between the two countries, recalling the days before Tehran's reformers were defeated by its current hard-line leadership.The Americans, wearing jackets emblazoned with "USA Wrestling," were given the warm greeting by young girls in traditional Iranian dresses at an airport in

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Living in one of the largest backwater states in the nation, I am constantly subjected to some of the most alarming and disingenuous propaganda imaginable. This is a place where people urinate on the floors of local taverns, puke on fellow patrons, and discard mountains of trash for others to clean up after a holiday event. Welcome to Cobb County, Georgia. But it's the same in other parts of the

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What is it about Atlanta's Emory University and its penchant for producing NeoCons who are totally devoid of honorable behavior? Me thinks that perhaps Emory should institute a few more ethics classes, and a few less back-stabbing, lying, hubris, ladder climbing, and corporate raider classes. Probably should throw a few US Constitution 101 classes in there as well.Shocking you say, how could you

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So the freaking insanity continues. Add another log to the fire that blazes up from the blackened coals of bias - consuming and polarizing our society. The ludicrous sniping and propaganda which saturates this country with the bile of hostility, and which originates from both political camps concerning just about every damned aspect of modern life, is sickening at best. And a grand distraction of

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It's not too late to snag your very own copy of:Newt Gingrich's Bedtime Stories for Orphansby Cathy Crimminsand Tom Maeder(Hardcover)Just hop on over to BuzzFlash and make a small donation.Just One Newtism and Your Kids Will Never Be Able To Forget!

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There is nothing new here. These words have all been uttered by myself, and by others before me. This country is coming to face one of the most critical changes of its existence. The era of plentiful energy is coming to a close, as are the careless lifestyles to which many have become accustomed. Unless new, clean technologies are developed which reduce our dependance on petroleum products,

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And all the King's Men, can't put Iraq together again.OK, I admit it, resorting to a nursery rhyme in reference to a war which has cost nearly 3,000 American and Coalition and somewhere around 50,000 Iraqi civilian lives, and nearly a trillion taxpayer dollars is poor form. And yet the "Pottery Barn" analogy was uttered by Colin Powell as a warning to the Bush Administration that: 'You are going

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Back in May of 2006, while administration chickenhawks and their media shills were zealously promoting the preemptive bombing of Iran, I penned a column in response to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's letter to President Bush.(I believe Mahmood Ahmadi-Nejad is the proper Iranian form.)Well, it's now November 30, and little has changed save for a slight reduction in the xenophobic rhetoric

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It was 1999 in Northern Florida, and I had created a personal web site devoted to hobbies and punditry. For me, it was the beginning of the Blogosphere. But it was also the beginning of a frightening chain of events that would forever change the way I looked at politics, big money, and the dark, seamy side of human nature. It also marked the onset of NeoCon attempts to quell the rising

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Collusion - behaviors which make my skin crawl. Regardless of the motivations of the participants, it is a vile, unforgivable act. The bromide declares that the road to hell is paved with good intentions, and it's looking to be a well traveled street.Every time some contemptible politico drops over dead, his enablers line up to wax poetically of their alleged virtues. In reality however, the

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Here are a couple of my favorite old op-ed panels:

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As reported earlier, Tom Noe, who was recently convicted on 29 felony counts including racketeering, theft, forgery and stealing millions from a fund for Ohio's injured workers in Ohio's Coingate scandal, was just sentenced to 18 years for what the Judge cites as an 'elaborate scheme' to defraud the state. This is in addition to his conviction by U.S. District Judge David Katz who sentenced Noe

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The Discovery Channel is airing a Ted Kopel presentation on Iran tonight at 9:00. Whether this turns out to be divisive propaganda or actual journalism remains to be seen, but I believe all Americans should be knowledgeable about the country and its people that some NeoCon Crazies would love to shower with nukes in a preemptive strike. As the drumbeat of alien culture demonization throbs in the

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Gingrich is not only a lying, honorless, bloated bile pump, but he truly is "Mad As Hell". CBS News.com's Dick Meyer pens this long overdue gem...Good Riddance To The Gingrichites Really, it's just a simple thesis: The men who ran the Republican Party in the House of Representatives for the past 12 years were a group of weirdos. Together, they comprised one of the oddest legislative power cliques

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As the Klownhammer of Incompetence is passed from the Right to the Left, I find it interesting to watch as the rats leap from the sinking U.S.S. Bu$hCo. The Bob Woodwards, Rush Limbaughs and Sean Hannitys of the mainstream media fervently downshift into damage control mode as the shrinking pool of crap these spineless sycophants have been wallowing in for the past 6 years hardens in the

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As I've mentioned repeatedly for the last 10 years, this country is headed towards a class warfare scenario. Finally, someone else is vocalizing these concerns, albeit a bit late...Class Struggle - American workers have a chance to be heard.By Senator Elect Jim Webb

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As the avarice in the Big Easy continues unabated...Robin Hood in Reverse - Corporate & Government Looting of the Gulf Coast

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Having spent 1987 to 2001 in constant motion to avoid the irritating and malicious tendrils of a political machine run amok, only to end up in the belly of the beast, I am now going to complain of the public's total ignorance of exactly what goes on behind the doors of your capital buildings, bar associations, judicial circuits, and even school boards. And it's not a pretty sight - reminiscent

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While reflecting on the GOP backlash over the recent Democratic Juggernaut, I contemplate what fairy dust attracted such rabid support for a party that, in recent history, has offered little to your average citizen. It wasn't Truth, Justice, and the American Way, nor was it heartfelt appreciation of the wisdom of the Founding Fathers, and it most certainly wasn't fiscal responsibility or even

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It seems as thought the American Public has finally gotten wise to the name calling, smear campaigns, fear mongering, and corruption of the Neo-Con Cabal, and has chosen to re-assess the direction this country is heading. Although I am appalled at the amount of time it has taken for these seamy truths to become self evident, I am nevertheless glad that a new day dawns - lending credence to the

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Well, my earlier prediction concerning the Philistine Bush came to pass as this country was handed not one, but two gifts on Wednesday. Need I tell you that not only has the GOP lost both houses, but Donald Rumsfeld is History.It is only a matter of time before Rove and that disgusting Chicken Hawk Newt Gingrich are slam dunked. My animosity towards this group of individuals is not based upon

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Well, it looks as though Democrats have finally thrown a chock under the wheels of the runaway GOP machine. As of this writing, the House is assured, but the Senate is still up for grabs. It's gonna be tight, but some balance has been restored.Even if Democrats have no viable solutions to offer, at least they have impacted the inertia of the power mad PNAC/GOP kleptocracy known as the Bush

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