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Oulangi linked me to some revolting political articles/ads, for which I did curse her, the ads' creators, and the world in general.
"Black babies are terminated at triple the rate of white babies," a female announcer in one of the ads says, as rain, thunder, and a crying infant are heard in the background. "The Democratic Party supports these abortion ( Read more... )

Yesterday I welcomed a few new books to my collection. I'm currently reading Crunchy Cons, which is about conservatives who fall outside the mainstream, and feel that the Republican Party has fallen away from its conservative roots. Apparently, the author wrote a column about a conversation he had with a National Review colleague who responded to ( Read more... )

( I think I want this book... )

I am reading an entry that contains one of my biggest pet peeves, which is nicely embodied in a quote* from a recent thread:

Tell me, you do realize you come across as one of the worst kinds of leftist intellectual elitists, right? The kind who worships at the alter of "tolerance" while simultaneously labeling any view held by someone who doesn't ( Read more... )

I have a story! It starts with an odd question and a prominent figure opening his mouth juuuust wide enough to insert a foot while answering.

LONDON (AP) - Maverick British politician George Galloway has claimed it would be "morally justified" for an assassin to target Prime Minister Tony Blair, but he said he was not advocating an attempt, ( Read more... )

OMG! Does everyone remember that one quote from Bush in which he's giving an interview while golfing? He act really concerned about something (the war, probably) long enough to give a soundbite, and then when he thinks the camera's off he switched into cavalier mode with some comment like, "Now watch this put!"

Well, I'm now watching Fun with ( Read more... )

Today my flist is determined that I shall never again have faith in the judicial process.


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