When was the last time a university
considered turning down $500,000,000?
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I noticed a Huffington Post link to a Texas Monthly story that Southern Methodist University has shown a disdain for W’s $500 million library of Revisionist Knowledge at the Dallas Kollege.
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Please find the Texas Monthly piece here.
Images: (W) AP Photo via external.cache.el-mundo.net; (Colossus) harbourlights.com
Why don’t these folks do the right thing
by practicing self-flagellation to expiate our sins.
“Anti-abortion group: Stop ‘heretical’ Pelosi from going to church
RAW STORY
Published: Tuesday December 19, 2006
An anti-abortion group is lobbying a Washington, DC Catholic Church to stop Speaker of the House-designate Nancy Pelosi from attending mass, RAW STORY has learned.
Rep. Pelosi, the California Democrat […]
“Judith Regan’s Attorney Vows ‘War’”
This is part of a headline on the Wall Street Journal online edition. Regan vs. Murdoch. I don’t know about you, but choosing sides will be very tough.
Thanks to Huffington Post for heads up on the story found here.
“All cars be on the look-out for a skinny fellow who moves like greased lightning.
Do not attempt to apprehend without back-up.”
‘Ex-Iraqi minister escapes prison in Baghdad
Security company helps dual Iraq-U.S. citizen break out of custody
Updated: 1 hour, 12 minutes ago
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraq’s former electricity minister, a dual U.S.-Iraqi citizen, has escaped from police custody, […]
This is reminiscent of the CASABLANCA scene in which Claude Rains declares his shock at the gambling at Rick’s Bar, then graciously pockets his winnings from a waiter.
‘Offensive’ phone call by publisher preceded her firing
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Photo: Stuart Ramson/AP
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‘Comments by Judith Regan, already in hot water over Simpson and Mantle deals, to a lawyer at HarperCollins were […]
The news story mentions that the train car carried a chemical agent which could cause blindness. What about fore-sight? Until I had blogged the bottom photograph, I have not thought of or seen the Patapsco River in many years. This is definitely a task for John Newland of ONE STEP BEYOND.
“From Saturday’s Sun
Derailed train […]
Water is often wet,” “Dogs smell stuff,”
“Crack is not good for you” and;
“Hillary wants to be president.
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The Independent
16 December 2006 12:02
“Diplomat’s suppressed document lays bare the lies behind Iraq war
By Colin Brown and Andy McSmith
Published: 15 December 2006
The Government’s case for going to war in Iraq has been torn apart by the publication of previously […]
TIME MAGAZINE
Thursday, Dec. 14, 2006
“By JOE KLEIN
Only a seriously diseased political junkie-one without a life, one who hates to go holiday shopping, one like me-would give a local Presidential poll more than a nanosecond’s attention this early in the political process. But…hey, it’s Iowa and the results are kind of interesting. The Des Moines Register […]
Does God look upon Humankind as most of the country looks upon W’s Iraq? This story certainly causes an ill-feeling.
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Please find this story at the San Francisco Gate.
Images: (Money For Nothing) vergonzos.com; (Mario) gamestop.com; (Pat Robertson) cnn.com; (burning new york Left Behind) seattletimes.nwssource.com
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Recently, much publicity has surrounded Franklin Graham’s plans for final, earthly resting of his father (Evangelist Billy Graham). The link to a lengthy Washington Post front page article about the trying intra-family battle, follows this post.
In a nutshell, Franklin wants to bury his father and mother in a 40,000 square foot barn/museum/mausoleum. Mourners and future […]
Reality is not this family’s strong suit.
Laura Bush blames the press for W’s in-the-toilet ratings.
The press had been embarrassingly pliant for a long time.
Please find story and video at Think Progress.
I found photographs and architectural drawings of many of the Federal Buildings named by the 109th Congress. Instead of belittling their work, we should praise the “Fightin’ 109th!”
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“Of the 383 pieces of legislation that were signed into law during the two-year 109th Congress, more than one-quarter dealt with naming or renaming federal buildings and structures […]
I guess the war ended just before he agreed and the
control of the Senate no longer hangs in the balance.
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Please find the Boston Globe page here.
“Washington Post-ABC News Poll
The Washington Post
Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2006
This Washington Post-ABC
2. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bush is handling (ITEM)?
12/11/06 - Summary Table
…………………………………………………Approve//Disapprove/ No op.
a. The situation in Iraq……………………….. 28………. […]
“Official: Saudis to back Sunnis if U.S. leaves Iraq
POSTED: 11:13 a.m. EST, December 13, 2006
• Source says Saudi king “read riot act” to Vice President Dick Cheney about Iraq
• Saudi Arabia would support Sunnis in Iraq if the U.S. pulls out, the source says
• King reportedly would “intervene aggressively” but not support al Qaeda in […]
My pal in Baltimore sent this article
about an extraordinary woman.
‘Updated: 6:18 p.m. ET Dec 11, 2006
BALTIMORE - In 1942, the Gestapo circulated posters offering a reward for the capture of “the woman with a limp. She is the most dangerous of all Allied spies and we must find and destroy her.”
The dangerous woman was […]
Had he not affected the sartorial style of Pinochet,
Johnny would have won the Nobel Peace Prize!
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Images: (box) AFP TV; (Senor Wences & Johnny & man in box) Life Magazine-michelelafong.com;
(hat) landenweb.net; (uni & cape) latinamericanstudies.org
his wife and dog may have already joined the other side.
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The image is that of CBS. The overstatement is mine.
December 11, 2006
BUSH’S JOB HANDLING IRAQ
Now
Approve
21%
Disapprove
75%
11/14/2006
Approve
29%
Disapprove
67%
Opposition to the war is now taking on historic proportions, with 62 percent saying it was “a mistake” to send U.S. troops to Iraq — slightly more than told a […]
you do whatever your little hearts desire and
I’ll just sit quietly thinking about brick walls.”
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School shuns tech, teaches fountain pen
By BEN McCONVILLE, Associated Press Writer Sat Dec 9, 7:51 PM ET
EDINBURGH, Scotland - In this age of cell phones, text messages and computer keyboards, one Scottish school has returned to basics. It’s teaching youngsters […]
“Inquiry Sought Over Evangelical Video
Defense Department Asked to Examine Officers’ Acts Supporting Christian Group
By Alan Cooperman
Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, December 11, 2006; A03
A military watchdog group is asking the Defense Department to investigate whether seven Army and Air Force officers violated regulations by appearing in uniform in a promotional video for an evangelical Christian organization.
In […]
Might I add that he should lose the prison haircut?
Iranian students interrupted President Ahmadinejad’s speech with chants of “dictator.”. It is a shame that W had not realized the students were leaning toward the west before the invasion of Iraq.
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Please find the story at CNN.
Image: (logo) flying-models.com which has nothing to do with […]
Washington Whispers from U.S.News and World Report states that Rove is losing face. It would be a shame for him to be known only for the first part of his W-given nickname. Thanks to Huffington Post for the heads up.
The world may have become ever so slightly
a better place to live.
The Washington Post included this side-bar with their story. The accented portions are my additions.
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The Career of Pinochet
– Key dates in the life of Gen. Augusto Pinochet and in the deaths of thousands:
Aug. 23, 1973 _ Named commander of the Chilean army by Marxist […]
The excitement and majesty of a night launch are evident in these brilliant photographs–the last of which conveys the concept of ‘downrange’
as television cannot.
Nevertheless, NASA persists in suburbanizing these incredible events. Could they not have awakened the astronauts with Stravinsky’s Firebird, Brahms’ Academic Festival Overture, Mendelssohn’s Reformation symphony or even Holst’s Planets?
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‘Shuttle astronauts wake to […]
With the realization that this question may be taken as flip, is it surprising that a defector from a spy agency turns up dead? I don’t think these folks–whatever their national persuasion–cotton to defection. The use of Marquess of Queensbury rules and the practice of political correctness are far down their To-Do Lists.
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Hunt for […]
I’m sure the Dems will love to start their reign with this mess still frozen in place. At the moment his 8-term run is not about to cut any ice with the Feds. Maybe the voters fell back on the $100,000 rule. Since his freezer allegedly held less than 100 large, he skates with them. […]
The American people are not as stupid or as craven as
Dick ‘n W think they are, but the people are on the
gullibility hook for their belief that a president could not possibly sacrifice the many for the wealthy few.
That belief disappeared on November 7th.
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“Americans Back Price Negotiations On Medicare Drugs
By Christopher Lee
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, […]
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Images: (McKinney) newcounterculture.com; (Santorum)readingtimes.com;
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The New York Times article and the AP article can be linked. Thanks to Huffington Post for Times heads-up.