Archive for the 'Books' Category

John Edwards’ Ex-Aide Andrew Young Speaks On Alleged Rielle Hunter Sex Tape - And Fears For His Life–New York Daily News headline, February 1, 2010

Monday, February 1st, 2010

What life?
 
He agrees to say he is the father of his boss’ love child, picks through the mistress’ trash, then makes appearances talking about it.
ABC

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The article is here.
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Images: (Fool’s Cap) via utheguru.com

The Huffington Post shows the front cover of Sarah Palin’s book…

Saturday, October 3rd, 2009

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Images: (Front covert) via huffingtonpost.com; (wood strips)engineering-foundations.com; (i x 2 wood) transcontinentalmedia.com via canadianliving.com;

They were thinking Dr. Seuss and Marvel…

Sunday, September 27th, 2009

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A few Mazda concept vehicles
graced the Detroit Auto Show earlier this month.
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Images: (Mazda) Road&Track.com; (Bale) img.trb,com via swamppolitics.com; (symbol) polaris.umuc.edu; (Grinch hat) imagecache2.allposters.com via deborahsteinber.com; (Grinch) via fishkite.com;
This entry was posted on Sunday, January 27th, 2008 at 1:51 pm and is filed under Business, Japan, Automobiles.
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Reason #8425 why I avoid purchasing books at garage sales.

Friday, June 12th, 2009

The cover is bad enough,
but the author’s photograph on the back flap
really tore it.

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Images: #1–(woman) via a goodyarn.net; (flag-top left) via abytheliberal.com;(flag-bottom center) via library.usu.edu; #2–(main photo) via agoodyarn.net; (swastika) via hinduvoice.co.uk; (Messerschmitt) farm4.staticflickr.com;

“Everybody’s gotta git inta da act!”–Jimmy Durante

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

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A real book!

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Howya doin?

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They couldn’t afford a napkin?!

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Extra ketchup, please.

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Open Sesame!
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How it all started.

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Images: (automat) via bethleintz.typepad.com (JC) via dst-corp.com;(book) via christianbookshop.ca; (hot dog stands) via roadfooddigest.com; (hot dog) via deusterco.com (JC) via dst-corp.com (ad) (pizza) via blog.pennlive.com;; (JC) via mormonwiki.com; (drive-through) (JC) via dst-corp.com

Without a Pastor of His Own, Obama Turns to Five–New York Times headline, March 15, 2009

Sunday, March 15th, 2009

It’s the IDES of MARCH,
and you’d have thought President Obama would have
hung back from the need for any pastor
after his roller coaster ride with
Good Time Jerry Wright.
Now, Obama goes for the Quinella
of having five times the chance of embarrassment.
He has allowed hubris to leave the mistaken impression
that the press will not take a look at
past […]

‘(The) former Illinois governor plans to write a book “exposing the dark side of politics.”‘

Monday, March 2nd, 2009

 I thought he had already done a good job in achieving that goal.
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Publicist: Ousted Illinois governor to write book
2 hrs 17 mins ago
CHICAGO – A publicist for Rod Blagojevich (blah-GOY’-uh-vich) says the former Illinois governor plans to write a book “exposing the dark side of politics.”
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Images: (nitro label) kmhk.kmu.edu.tw; (nitro) tracefireandsafety.com;(barber) reference.findtarget.com via wikimedia.org; (shop) […]

“They appalled me, absolutely. You know, I was angry. In fact, I wanted to get off the bus after I talked to him.” –Samuel (Joe the Plumber) Wurzelbacher

Thursday, December 11th, 2008

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Image: (Michael Chiklis) via movieblog.ugo.com; (SHIELD Strike Team) via taipanproductions.com; (Sink, etc) via statservices-ca.com; (Joe the Plumber-Up) via huffingtonpost.com; (Joe the Plumber-Down) (Lori King/Toledo Blade) via washingtonpost.com; (jeans) via dan-kyle.blogspot.com; (boots) stylefrizz.com; (toilet) via darkcreek.com;

Please find the story in the Huffington Post.

Gambling casinos require their guests to provide their own decks of cards and dice.

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008

Here is George Will on ABC’s THIS WEEK…

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“All will be forgiven if things turn out well. And it’s just possible, Donna, that the economy is not going down the drain. 94, 95 percent of all mortgages in this country are being paid off on time. Ninety-four percent of those who want to work are working. […]

Albert Speer actually believed Petain when the old soldier told him Versailles was in Illinois.

Monday, October 13th, 2008

Axis of Incompetence
Lessons from the Nazis on how not to run an empire.
Reviewed by Andrew Nagorski
Sunday, October 12, 2008; BW04
HITLER’S EMPIRE
How the Nazis Ruled Europe
By Mark Mazower
Penguin Press. 726 pp. $39.95
Surveying Nazi Germany’s conquests shortly after it invaded the Soviet Union, Hitler’s minister of economics boasted: “Never before in the history of the world has […]