Archive for the 'Drugs' Category

“I remember taking LSD before I went to Disneyland, says Angelina Jolie.

Wednesday, September 19th, 2007

I remember not asking and certainly not caring.

DBp

The hard-hitting story is here.

“‘Midnight Express’ hero returns to Turkey to mend fences”–AFP

Saturday, June 16th, 2007

MIDNIGHT EXPRESS hero must not be good at taking hints.–DBp
Sat Jun 16, 3:38 PM ET
ISTANBUL (AFP) - Billy Hayes, the American whose ordeal in a Turkish jail provided the basis for the 1978 classic “Midnight Express,” has returned to Turkey in a bid to mend fences over the damage the movie caused to the country’s […]

As far as it goes, Pope Benedict certainly has a point…

Sunday, May 13th, 2007

but I wonder if this a little of the “pot/kettle” analogy. Has not the so-called “opiate of the masses” caused more deaths during the reign of humans than all the meth, smack and coke in the world?
Pope hears drug addicts’ tales, scolds traffickers
By Terry Wade and Philip Pullella Sat May 12, 12:39 PM ET
GUARATINGUETA, Brazil […]

One bumper sticker…two wars.

Tuesday, April 10th, 2007

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An Afghan points to a the resin from poppy on a poppy field in Lashkar Gah, the provincial capital of Helmand province, south of Kabul, Afghanistan on Monday, April 9, 2007. Afghanistan is one of top producers of opium in the world.
(AP Photo/Abdul Khaliq)
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Afghans collect resin from poppies on a poppy field in Lashkar Gah, […]

Rush’s Feline Side

Saturday, February 3rd, 2007

 I like the way Rush circles the litter like a dog before he finally settles on just the right spot.

Global warming sees polar bears stranded on melting ice
By BILL MOULAND - Last updated at 22:00pm on 1st February 2007
They cling precariously to the top of what is left of the ice floe, their fragile grip […]

Our favorite diplomat…

Friday, January 5th, 2007

John Bolton was knee-deep in this chicanery. 
Is there a better way to insure a Supreme Court Justice–then Chief Freakin’ Justice–will do the president’s and party’s bidding? Black Robe Mail rules!
January 5, 2007
F.B.I. Lent Help on 2 Occasions to Nomination of Rehnquist
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 (AP) — The F.B.I.’s file on former Chief Justice […]

“It wasn’t the break-in, it was the cover-up” summed up the two years of the Watergate mess. We can use the same construction about Pastor Haggard. “It’s not the sex and drugs, it’s the hypocricy.”

Friday, November 3rd, 2006

I will not judge Haggard for adult consensual sex or a taste for meth. Who amI? But, the constant, high-C, evangelical chorus intent on shattering the Constitution and our historical rights is our business! They certainly have every right to practice their religion–just don’t do it in our faces.

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If a degree of rudeness […]

Some people tour the USA by visiting ballparks, some are interstate yard sale enthusiasts and others love exploring the world’s capitals. I like monuments.

Monday, October 23rd, 2006

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The Enabler…A Quinn Martin Production.

Saturday, September 2nd, 2006

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Please find article here.

If you can’t trust a sport like bicycle-racing, what’s next? Football? Ice-skating? Bridge?

Saturday, August 5th, 2006

“Washington Post
Landis Fails 2nd Test; Title Likely Gone
By JEROME PUGMIRE
The Associated Press
Saturday, August 5, 2006; 10:58 AM
PARIS — Floyd Landis was fired by his team and the Tour de France no longer considered him its champion Saturday after his second doping sample tested positive for higher-than-allowable levels of testosterone. The samples contained synthetic testosterone, indicating […]