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My wife, Kathy, and I have a running argument about that bulbous lightning rod of public opinion - Michael Moore. I used to be a Moore fan (when I knew less about his methods - get it Moore and Less… ha, ha, ha I slay me), but a few years ago I gave up […]

This morning as I was getting my first dose of the day’s news, I was struck by the conversation between the BBC World host Dan Damon and an on-air correspondent/expert who were discussing today’s report of the execution by the Chinese of former government official Zheng Xiaoyu. Xiaoyu was executed after being convicted for […]

This morning as I was heading to a meeting, I caught a portion of this report on National Proletariat Radio.  Apparently the use of condoms has had a signicant level of success in combatting the spread of HIV-AIDs in the African nation of Ethiopia.  The report hinted at the idea that perhaps some Afro-centric flavors (like […]

I don’t know how I missed this tidbit thats’ been bouncing around for a while online and in the MSM, here’s a story that caught my eye last night from ABC’s The Blotter:

U.S. Government Gave Airtime to Terrorists, Official Admits
May 22, 2007 10:47 AM
Justin Rood Reports:
Us_government_g_mn_3 Al Hurra television, the U.S. government’s $63 million-a-year effort […]

Maybe not this time around, but what about next time? Here’s the story from the Times of London:

Muhammad is No 2 in boy’s names

Helen Nugent and Nadia Menuhin

Explore The Times Book of Names and discover what your name says about you
Muhammad is now second only to Jack as the most popular name for baby […]

A few weeks back I posted an item about Tony Blair and his soon-to-be retirement from the Prime Minister’s office in Britain. At the time I indicated that the United States would be losing a strong ally in the office at #10 Downing Street - and I still feel that way.
But after reading his […]

… they go and do something smart.
Granted it took a TV station in a foreign land to put a hit out on Hugo Chavez, but hey you gotta give these guys their props…
Of course the Contrived News Network (CNN) couldn’t resist including itself in those targeted by the Venezuelan authorities. Yeah those folks in […]

I just saw this on CSpan -
Delaware Senator and candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination Joe Biden said tonight on the senate floor that the United States should take unilateral action with or without the support of the UN in an international crisis…
in Darfur.
Apparently genocide is OK in Iraq, but not in Darfur. Thank […]

Since the the local fishwrap actually reported on this case today (Mayor Campbell’s appearance drew a crowd), I’ll spare you the update.
But does it bother you that Scott Wolstein has enough money to finance doing business in Russia and the Ukraine, but requires at least $70 million in public subsidy to develop something in his […]

News is filtering in this morning that long-time British Prime Minister Tony Blair will publicly announce his chosen date for retirement from his duties to the Crown. Blair’s intention to leave office prior to the expiration of his term has been well known for some time, but today he shared the date with his […]