Archive for June, 2004

Not From Me

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Oliver comments on Steve from Norway’s post: “Yeah, Sean’s definetly out of town because this blog had actual analysis instead of name calling at one point.”
Well, it won’t be from me. We’ll have to leave that to Steve.
I’ve got a degree in Teaching High School Mathematics from the University of Minnesota Duluth, which also gives […]

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Don’t Tug On Superman’s Cape

Most criminals really aren’t that bright…
A woman with a history of fraud got the bank account number of Houston’s chief prosecutor, and is now accused of writing hot checks.

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For Oliver

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I think this poll is an amalgamation of confusion, demagoguery and skillful nuance. I think it should make the usual suspects happy for a little while.
Souring attitudes toward the war could present challenges to President Bush, who plans to keep thousands of U.S. troops in Iraq even after the handover of power. While he has […]

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What Are We?

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For as long as I have been reading TAM, I have been reading John Hawkins’s “Right Wing News”.
Today, John tells his readers which blogs he visted yesterday. No TAM?? No TAM.

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Working! (For a Couple Days, At Least)

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So, a light posting day so far. Sean asked me to fill in so it wouldn’t be dead then it gets dead. Well, here’s why.
Since April 26, this Shawn has been unemployed. Probably one reason Sean asked me to fill in; I’ve had nothing better to do!
I’ve been actively looking […]

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Liberal Media, Part II

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Yesterday, I talked about three different papers reporting on one story, the tragic story of a young man shooting his father to death.
I still find it interesting that only one report, of print and broadcast media accounts indicate that the three men who captured the young suspect reported that they were armed. That account, […]

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Look in the Mirror

For those who don’t wish to acknowledge it, we are at war. And not just since Sept. 12th, 2001, but for at least 30+ years. From Walter E. Williams:
At the 1972 Olympic games in Munich several athletes were massacred. In 1979, the U.S. embassy was taken over and 52 hostages held for more than a […]

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Running Scared

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I don’t doubt the veracity of the story, but I think it shows that Al Qaeda linked (and based in Iraq) terrorist (note: not MILITANT) Abu Musab al-Zarqawi is in the last stages of some sort of breakdown before the handover on June 30th.
“As for you, Allawi — sorry, the democratically elected prime minister […]

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The Greatest Military in History

Or to quote Victor Davis Hanson: The United States military is the most formidable force in the history of civilization.
Remember Michael Moore’s heroic Al Sadr militiamen and how he proclaimed they would win? Aww, too bad, eh Flint Fattie? Looks like we’ve dusted the floor with Al Sadr’s army.
The Army’s powerful 1st Armored Division is […]

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Oh, THAT Liberal Media

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There’s a sad story today here in Minnesota. A young man has killed his father. After a search of several hours, the boy was found walking along a rural road, and was not initially apprehended by police, but rather by a few guys working in an auto-body shop who saw him walking along the […]

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Who would’ve thunk it

Hold onto your hats, but Mary-Kate Olsen is anorexic. Yes, I know, the skeletal one has an eating disorder…surely this must be some sort of joke.
Wonder what was the giveaway? Maybe weighing 70 pounds perhaps?
Olsen Twin has eating disorder.

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Super Contestant

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Is anyone else raptly watching Jeopardy! everyday?
This Ken Jennings is something else. Today was his 15th day of winning. (That site might be a day behind or so.) A software engineer from Utah, he consistently is winning around $30,000 a day, and is quickly approaching $500,000 in total winnings.
It used […]

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Like flies on stink

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The Left is infatuated with polls…from justifying their lives to telling them whether their candidates are popular or not. They can’t seem to live without some pollster telling them what’s up and what’s down.
ABC News Told ME So!

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The Dream Team

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Nader/Camejo 2004…it just rolls of the tongue.
East Bay businessman, Green Party stalwart could give independent a boost
Either this headline was written by someone who is optimistic about this dynamic duo or it was tongue in cheek. How exactly does one socialist give another socialist a boost?

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Contracts

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I don’t know how rampant a problem this is across America, but it has been a problem here in Minnesota.
The Minneapolis School Board has chosen its candidate for the next Superintendent of Schools, Thandiwe Peebles. Now the school board is in the process of negotiating her contract, which will likely pay her over […]

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