Monthly Archives: May 2008

They should hold a raffle

Posted on May 7, 2008 by Phil Kadath

They could use the proceeds to recover the costs of his trial Convicted sniper John Allen Muhammad asks prosecutors in a letter for help to put an end to his legal appeals from death row. Muhammad says in the letter … Continue reading →

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Isn’t socialized medicine great!

Posted on May 7, 2008 by Phil Kadath

It’s so free that it hurts More than 100 Canadian women with high-risk pregnancies have been sent to United States hospitals over the past year – in what a doctors’ group attributes to the lack of a national birthing plan. … Continue reading →

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RNS Quote of the Day: 05/06/08

Posted on May 6, 2008 by Phil Kadath

Rank does have its priviliges While doing some research, I ran across this fun fact: In Westminster, members of Parliament are not allowed to eat or drink in the chamber. The exception to this rule is the Chancellor of the … Continue reading →

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Don’t Dam Him

Posted on May 6, 2008 by Phil Kadath

He’s doing the right thing. Buffett rebuffs Klamath dam protesters American Indians and salmon fishermen who had hoped to earn a private audience with billionaire Warren Buffett failed to win much support Saturday for removing four dams along the Klamath … Continue reading →

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Not a big surprise

Posted on May 6, 2008 by Phil Kadath

Rob at the SayAnything blog got an email from an anonymous reader who is a student at North Dakota’s Williston State College. The student is required to write an essay paper for his English Composition class. The topic: Do you … Continue reading →

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More Low Lifes

Posted on May 6, 2008 by Phil Kadath

But this time, istead of being in north central Idaho, they’re in north central Washington. Back at the beginning of March I posted this about a group of enviro-whackos trying to get the Giant Palouse Earthworm classified as an Endangered … Continue reading →

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RNS Quote of the Day

Posted on May 5, 2008 by Phil Kadath

When I read this, I immediately thought of John McCain. Is that wrong? Wisdom doesn’t necessarily come with age. Sometimes age just shows up all by itself. Tom Wilson

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A New Round of Stupid

Posted on May 5, 2008 by Phil Kadath

A Professor at UC-Merced has published some new photos of Hiroshima, post A-bomb. These photographs, taken by an unknown Japanese photographer, were found in 1945 among rolls of undeveloped film in a cave outside Hiroshima by U.S. serviceman Robert L. … Continue reading →

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For those who missed it

Posted on May 5, 2008 by Alaska

This past weekend there was a horse race called the Kentucky Derby. Hillary Clinton enthusiastically picked a filly named Eight Belles to win the Kentucky Derby and compared herself to the horse. Eight Belles finished second. The winner was the … Continue reading →

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DWI

Posted on May 5, 2008 by Phil Kadath

Driving While Influential A Texas state lawmaker instrumental in the passage of legislation increasing penalties on drunk drivers was himself arrested late Wednesday for driving while intoxicated (DUI). Texas State House Transportation Chairman Mike Krusee (R-Round Rock) now faces the … Continue reading →

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