Archive for June, 2009

Video: KKK targets black neighborhood with hate fliers

No matter how despicable I think the KKK is the freedom of speech covers them as well. I wouldn’t be averse to the people who live in the neighborhood letting a Doberman or Pit Bull loose on them though. Of course, the people with the dogs would be the ones to spend time [...]

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‘He Thought a Baby Would Keep Me in His Life Forever’: When Partner Abuse Isn’t a Bruise But a Pregnant Belly

I’ve always noticed that when discussing teen pregnancy we almost always hear about the girl being careless and how teenage girls have babies in order to feel loved.  What we don’t hear about is the responsibility and motivations of the boyfriends of these girls.  I think viewing an unwanted pregnancy as part of a cycle [...]

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Bernard Madoff gets maximum 150 years in prison

All I can say is GOOD.
By TOM HAYS and LARRY NEUMEISTER, Associated Press
NEW YORK – Convicted Wall Street swindler Bernard Madoff was sentenced to 150 years in prison Monday for a fraud so extensive that the judge said he needed to send a message to potential imitators and to victims who demanded harsh punishment.
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But for the grace of God

Walking down the street, my 84 year old uncle happened to glimpse at a store window and in that window he saw the reflection of a thin, rather fragile stooped over elderly gentleman.  He thought to himself, “there but for the grace of God go I.”  After another moment of reflection on the reflection he [...]

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You know what makes me crazy?

Fear is insidious, it grabs hold and holds on for dear life and it not only makes us irrational, it also makes us just plain stupid.  Using fear to control the masses isn’t just a conservative thing, although we saw it in abundance after 9/11, it’s just as evident from the liberals…..lots of fear but [...]

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Facts About Healthcare – Health Insurance Coverage

Facts on Health Insurance Coverage
Most Americans have health insurance through their employers. But employment is no longer a guarantee of health insurance coverage.
As America continues to move from a manufacturing-based economy to a service economy, and employee working patterns continue to evolve, health insurance coverage has become less stable. The service sector offers less access [...]

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How Billie Jean changed the world

For those who can’t understand why some mourn the death of Michael Jackson, I think this explains it pretty well.  The weird person he became isn’t so much mourned as the superstar he was, super stardom that was ushered in with his release of Billie Jean.
How Billie Jean changed the world
There are four kinds of [...]

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Michael Jackson has died

NBC News is now confirming that Michael Jackson, age 50,  has died. Superstar Jackson was an icon of the pop music scene probably best known for his album Thriller.

Michael suffered a cardiac arrest earlier this afternoon and paramedics were unable to revive him.
Michael is survived by three children: Michael Joseph Jackson, Jr., [...]

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Supreme Court rejects school strip search

Really?  A teenage girl is traumatized by a school over ibuprofen?   Has America lost it’s collective mind?  Can these school officials not tell the difference between fighting a serious drug problem and strip searching a teenager looking for an over the counter headache remedy?
The lunatics are running the asylum.
Thu Jun 25, 2009 12:03pm EDT
By James [...]

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Missing South Carolina Governor not on Appalachian Trail but engaged in an affair in Argentina

In a press conference Gov. Sanford, after much rambling around, admitted that he was not out hiking the Appalachian Trail during his disappearance, he was in fact in Argentina engaged in an affair.
Sanford, who was thought of as a possible Republican presidential candidate in 2012, tendered his resignation as Chairman of the Republican Governors Association.
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