Archive for July, 2007

Gore is too good for us

Saturday, July 14th, 2007

Tragically, Gore’s a bore — in the best/noblest sense of the word. He puts the interests of the nation above his own. He raises American politics from the gutter of greed and self-interest. He doesn’t tell people only what he thinks they want to hear. His messages can’t be crammed into sound-bites, but he would be ground up by 30-second ads attacking him.

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George Orwell, Big Brother is watching your house | This is London

Friday, July 13th, 2007

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The Big Brother nightmare of George Orwell’s 1984 has become a reality - in the shadow of the author’s former London home.

It may have taken a little longer than he predicted, but Orwell’s vision of a society where cameras and computers spy on every person’s movements is now here.

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NY firefighters douse Giuliani’s hero claims

Friday, July 13th, 2007

According to angry FDNY firefighters, Mr Giuliani’s campaign for the Republican Party’s presidential nomination next year is based upon false pretences. They say front-runner Mr Giuliani has no right to cloak himself in the mantle of 9/11, still less to claim his track record on terrorism issues in New York qualifies him to become the next president.

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Clinton, Edwards Talk of Limited Debates

Friday, July 13th, 2007

Democrats John Edwards and Hillary Rodham Clinton consider themselves among the top presidential candidates.

They were caught by Fox News microphones discussing their desire to limit future joint appearances to exclude some lower rivals after a forum in Detroit Thursday.

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Japanese Guy Lives With 100 Sex Dolls

Friday, July 13th, 2007

Apparently this Japanese guy has given up on dating and was said that he loved his sex dolls. Not to mention that he paid up to $6000.00 for one doll!

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Rumor: VP Cheney on DC Madam Call List?

Friday, July 13th, 2007

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Place yer bets folks. It’s gettin greasy up in here.

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Bush: ‘Perhaps Somebody in the Administration’ Outed CIA Operative Valerie Plame

Thursday, July 12th, 2007

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Bush Makes No Sense Whatsovever: “Bush acknowledged publicly for the first time Thursday that ‘perhaps somebody in the administration did disclose the name’ of then-CIA operative Valerie Plame, the wife of former ambassador Joseph Wilson.” Then why is Karl Rove still in the White House? Why was his security clearance just been renewed? Why didn’t Bush follow through on his promise to fire such a person? But then he would have to fire himself. We could handle that.

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US Senate blocks rest leave for troops in Iraq | Herald Sun

Thursday, July 12th, 2007

US Senate Republicans have blocked a proposal to give American troops in Iraq more rest from battle, as Democrats renewed their attempts to change President George W. Bush’s Iraq policy. Now THAT’S supporting the troops like true fascist a-holes are meant to do it.

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Official Google Blog: Google and health care

Wednesday, July 11th, 2007

In this case, the blog criticized Michael Moore’s new film “Sicko” to suggest how health care companies might use our ad programs when they face controversy. Our internal review of the piece before publication failed to recognize that readers would — properly, but incorrectly — impute the criticisms as reflecting Google’s official position. We blew it.

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Former First Lady Lady Bird Johnson Dies at 94

Wednesday, July 11th, 2007

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Lady Bird Johnson, the former first lady who championed conservation and worked tenaciously for the political career of her husband, former President Lyndon B. Johnson, died Wednesday, a family spokeswoman said. She was 94.

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