Science at work

I don’t get it.  If so many climate scientists have done so much research that “the debate is over”, then why do we still get treated to such emotional bullshit as this? “This is probably just a perception, but I just have the feeling that the glaciers are melting, the snow capping the mountains is …

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I’d be trying to move past it, too

If I managed to go from being “respected Harvard professor” to lunatic race-card playing punchline, I’d be trying to put it all behind me, too. BOSTON (AP) – Black Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. says he’s ready to move on from his arrest by a white police officer, hoping to use the encounter to …

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Life imitates Cartoons

It’s like the opener for a nice piece of slapstick:   a 15 year old fucking moron walks into an open manhole… It was an accident waiting to happen — an open sewer and a 15-year-old girl who was texting while she walked. Alexa Longueira, a high school sophomore, was walking along Victory Boulevard near …

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Why they don’t call it “Global Warming” anymore

Time to edit that PowerPoint presentation, Al! For the second time in little over a year, it looks as though the world may be heading for a serious food crisis, thanks to our old friend “climate change”. In many parts of the world recently the weather has not been too brilliant for farmers. After a …

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I hope this isn’t the change you voted for

Remember these little gems? Obama spells out plans for change Obama Promises A New Dawn of American Leadership Obama Lays Out Ethics Rules Sure didn’t last long… is this the hope and change you wanted? Exceptions to Obama ethics rules under scrutiny Daschle’s Problems: When Is a Lobbyist Not a Lobbyist? Two Obama Nominees Withdraw …

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Killing another industry?

Last year they kicked the hell out of tomato farmers (six weeks later, it turned out to be peppers), this year it’s peanuts?  How long will this one go before they determine it was something else, or not an industry wide problem? “We urge consumers to postpone eating any products that may contain peanut butter …

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The Federal Indictment “He doesn’t want you to know about”

Three years without having to suffer through another windbag, snake-oil salesman’s pitch from the dark prince of nighttime television infomercials… Yay! Judge Orders Kevin Trudeau to Pay More Than $37 Million for False Claims About Weight-Loss Book A federal judge has ordered infomercial marketer Kevin Trudeau to pay more than $37 million for violating a …

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Yes Hillary, it’s still a lousy idea

Score another victory for socialized medicine! Dean Scriven, 27, from Pantside, said although he was rushed to Newport’s Royal Gwent Hospital by ambulance at 3.30am on Saturday, the knife remained in his back for at least 12 hours until it was finally taken out at the University of Wales Hospital, Cardiff, the following afternoon. The …

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Who gave this bitch a license to pollute young minds?

Yes, I’m not happy with the election. This video did not improve my mood. Teacher’s comments about McCain, war stir anger She asks them why they are you pulling for McCain or Obama. One student says she supports Obama because “he is making good changes” like “not having a fight between Iraq, and having soldiers …

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