I thought this was just too funny.


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Very interesting take on the unexpected defeat of the bailout deal.

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Swing(er) States . . . Barry and Johnny try to seduce away the uncommitted states. Cute and informative. Thanks to my friend, Martin, in Tasmania for this.

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The American Academy of Pediatrics is looking for parents whose children contracted childhood diseases as a result of not being immunized and parents of autistic children who do NOT believe their child's condition is a result of immunization.

From: Susan Martin
Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 2:29 PM
To: SPOKESPERSONS@LISTSERV.AAP.ORG
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LOL  This is a comment I made in a discussion of the interview the other:

I am also anti-NRA, but I'm pro-gun ownership. I just think that the NRA, like Greenpeace, has gone off into some other dimension from the rest of us. (Just for the record, if I'm not a lifetime member, I spent many years a member and owned my first gun when I was five years ( Read more... )

Just an update about the Podcast interview a conservative friend is doing with Orson Scott Card.  Remember, this is by and for conservatives, so even if you like Card, you might want to use discretion.  I'll at least be listening.  Bodhi's website is All American Blogger, which has dial in information and the url for the Talkshoe interface.  ( ( Read more... )

The Postal Service created a 41-cent first-class stamp with a picture of President Bush. The stamp was not sticking to envelopes, which enraged the President,who demanded a full investigation.  After a month of testing,  a special presidential commission presented the following findings:

1. The stamp is in perfect order.
2. There is nothing wrong with ( Read more... )

This is a message from one of my Newsvine/Facebook friends:

OK, Travis said that I should give enough time prior to an interview. Well, this is my prior notice.

Monday, November 5th at 10 pm Eastern, Orson Scott Card will be on my podcast. I have another interview on the 7th with David Harsayni, who wrote Nanny State.

He emailed me asking me if I ( Read more... )

BRUSSELS - Hidden among the porcelain fox hounds and Burberry tablecloths on sale at eBay.be this week was an unusual item: "For Sale: Belgium, a Kingdom in three parts ... free premium: the king and his court (costs not included)."
The odd ad was posted by one disgruntled Belgian in protest at his country's political crisis which reached a 100-day ( Read more... )