Archive for September, 2007
Hump-Day Bouillabaisse
Lots of news out there on this Wednesday morning and time is short, so I'll try to sum it quickly: –And the most influential pundit in America is…Roger Ebert? Thumbs down. –These guards at a nuclear power plant are anything but up & atom. –As soon as Jesse Jackson gets back from Jena, Louisiana, Bill O'Reilly [...]
Bring Your Toothbrush, Ladies
Hillary Clinton is now using Bill to sell her presidential bid like he's Corbin Bleu and her campaign is the cover of Tiger Beat magazine. Here's the latest: On Hillary's website, if you enter by Sunday's deadline, you might be one of three lucky winners chosen to sit down and "watch a debate with Bill." Hurry up and [...]
The Devil is in the Details
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told Columbia University that his country doesn't have the "phenomenon" of homosexuality the way the United States does. Well, there's a good reason for that: they hang homosexuals in Iran. According to Lucianne G., it looks as if the hardline Iranians might want to save a healthy length of [...]
“Draft Gore” Petition Not Getting Enough Signatures, Climate Change to Blame
Here in Michigan, there's a petition drive to get former veep and environmental crusader Al Gore on the ballot for the January 15th primary. I saw one petitioner this afternoon on my way out of Home Depot. Unfortunately, I couldn't sign the petition as I had my hands full with a new gas powered leaf blower. Later on I found a news story [...]
The John Edwards-ization of the Middle East
From the Times Online — Men lead rush to the beauty salon despite Islamist threats: Midway through a society dinner party in the Pakistani capital, conversation turned to the recent deportation of Nawaz Sharif, the former Prime Minister, to Saudi Arabia. I couldnt believe it, yah, a young Pakistani woman said in an exaggerated English [...]
Gay World Cup Underway, 28 Nations Cher in the Competition
The gay World Cup is underway in Buenos Aires. In case you're wondering, the gay World Cup in Argentina is just the same as the regular World Cup except that, instead of yelling "goaaalll!" when somebody scores, the announcer cranks up the soundtrack from Evita. Otherwise the rules are the same as in any soccer match featuring straight [...]
Katie Couric: Profile of Female Privilege.
That women are oppressed is one of our nations greatest, and most cherished, beliefs. It also happens to be a myth. In contemporary America, to be a female is to live like a Spartan among helots. Edward Kleins new biography, Katie: The Real Story, elucidates the nature of CBSs grand dame of journalism, Katie Couric, while also documenting [...]
Monday’s Column: On the Business Offensive
Today's column at WorldNetDaily began with the news that Beaner's Coffee, a large chain here in the midwest, would be changing their name, as "Beaner's" can also be a disparaging term toward Hispanics. This got me to looking around at the business world that surrounds us and trying to figure out what other potentially offending [...]
Department of Homeland Security Recent 4-Year Anniversary Review
by Jim Kouri, CPP The Department of Homeland Security's recent 4-year anniversary provides an opportunity to reflect on the progress DHS has made. The creation of DHS was one of the largest federal reorganizations in the last several decades, and the Government Accountability Office has reported that it was an enormous management challenge and [...]
Scary Judges Spook Father’s Rights Picnickers in Park Face Off
The first measurable rainfall in five months fell in Southern California on Saturday. The soaking rain was followed today (Sunday) by one of those million dollar Southern California days. The morning was cool and damp, but the sun broke on the horizon about 7 A.M. in a full blaze of glory. The clear blue sky stood in stark contrast to the [...]
