Apr

30

Supply and Demand at Work: Liberal Economist John Kenneth Galbraith Called Home

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Liberal economists are as rare as trucks on the highway, but I always took a bit of a liking to John Kenneth Galbraith. Why? Because he never ran from the accurate title he earned: liberal. It’s rare to find a liberal who doesn’t get mad when they’re called a liberal. Anyway, the guns and/or butter [...]

Apr

29

If You're Alone In Fiji and Keith Richards Falls From a Palm Tree, Does It Make a Coherent Sound?

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Keith Richards, Rolling Stones guitarist and the man to whom the Cryptkeeper once said, “dude, you’re lettin’ yourself go”,  fell out of a palm tree in Fiji, hit his head, and suffered a concussion. Friends and family fear brain damage because they can now understand every word Keef says. Fell out of a palm tree? Oh, I’ll bet there’s a [...]

Apr

29

If You’re Alone In Fiji and Keith Richards Falls From a Palm Tree, Does It Make a Coherent Sound?

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Keith Richards, Rolling Stones guitarist and the man to whom the Cryptkeeper once said, “dude, you’re lettin’ yourself go”,  fell out of a palm tree in Fiji, hit his head, and suffered a concussion. Friends and family fear brain damage because they can now understand every word Keef says. Fell out of a palm tree? Oh, I’ll bet there’s a [...]

Apr

28

If You Stop Buying Pigmeat, Looking at Editorial Cartoons, and Paying Attention to Lars Ulrich, The Terrorists Win

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The world’s most wanted man is ranting about cartoons and the purchase of canned meats. We’ve seen it all now. From CNN: The complete version of Osama bin Laden’s most recent audio message appeared Thursday on Islamist Web sites, four days after excerpts appeared on the Arabic language TV channel Al-Jazeera. Al Qaeda’s leader focused [...]

Apr

28

Immigrants to Boycott… Themselves?

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On Monday, May 1st, pro-illegal alien activists are planning a protest which they hope will shut down American cities: LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Pro-immigration activists say a national boycott and marches planned for May 1 will flood U.S. streets with millions of Latinos to demand amnesty for illegal immigrants and shake the ground under Congress as it debates [...]

Apr

27

Counterproductivity at Work: Government Bashes, Takes Stock In, Big Oil

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Here’s an interesting, but typical, government tidbit. In my state, Michigan, there’s a petition on the government website that citizens can sign to “lower gas prices!” Keep that in mind, and now read this little bit of research from Mark Hornbeck of the Detroit News: While Gov. Jennifer Granholm pushes for a federal cap on [...]

Apr

26

Porn Star Planned to Launch Rocket Near Bill Clinton – Usually It's The Other Way Around

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Bill Clinton, a female porn star, rockets, and golf. In other words, “business as usual” for Bubba. Some days the material writes itself. This from the Las Vegas Review-Journal: President Clinton’s round of golf had a porn star connection the other day. Clinton was preparing to hit his second shot on the fifth hole at [...]

Apr

26

Porn Star Planned to Launch Rocket Near Bill Clinton – Usually It’s The Other Way Around

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Bill Clinton, a female porn star, rockets, and golf. In other words, “business as usual” for Bubba. Some days the material writes itself. This from the Las Vegas Review-Journal: President Clinton’s round of golf had a porn star connection the other day. Clinton was preparing to hit his second shot on the fifth hole at [...]

Apr

26

The "Well, duh" News Headline of the Week

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“Meth abusers face short life” Okay. We’ll file that one with “Michael Moore may be overweight”, “Drunk drivers are more accident prone”, and “Obvious headlines a certainty”. By the way, kids, that says “meth”, not “math”. Sorry.

Apr

26

The “Well, duh” News Headline of the Week

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“Meth abusers face short life” Okay. We’ll file that one with “Michael Moore may be overweight”, “Drunk drivers are more accident prone”, and “Obvious headlines a certainty”. By the way, kids, that says “meth”, not “math”. Sorry.

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