Archive for April, 2006

Charlie’s Show Prep #85

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Charles Krauthammer writes all you need to know about high gas prices. And he admits he’s taking much of it from what he wrote in 1996. The more things change….
A Gallup Poll found most people in the South go to church.
Yesterday was an example of why the White House press corps is worthless.
United 93 opens […]

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Could the Packers Draft Bush?

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The Houston Texans are in negotiations with both running back Reggie Bush and defensive end Mario Williams. Conventional wisdom has had Bush being the number one pick. Suppose the Texans get a better deal with Williams and draft him. Does New Orleans take Bush even though they have Deuce McAllister at running back? Maybe with […]

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Wii Are the World

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Maybe I’m just getting too old for video games but Nintendo picked a stupid name by calling their next game console “Wii” (pronounced “we”). Huh? The just named their next great hope in the video game wars after a mispelled French word. Ok everyone, being thinking up some urine jokes. Or think of something about […]

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Battlestar Galactica Prequel

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Ron Moore has done such a great job with Battlestar Galactica that I’m willing to give him a chance to win me over with a prequel series called Caprica:
Caprica would take place more than half a century before the events that play out in Battlestar Galactica. The people of the Twelve Colonies are at peace […]

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TPA Debate

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If you can stand it listen to the State Assembly live audio of the Taxpayers Protection Amendment debate. Much of it is painful to endure. Great speakers are few and far between in that body. Owen Robinson is in wait and see mode.
UPDATE: After some vote failed (I think it was Rep. Lasee’s amendment) both […]

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Charlie’s Show Prep #84

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In the past twelve months the Milwaukee area has lost 7700 jobs. Thanks to Congressman Gwen Moore, “expert” on job creation, some of those jobs won’t be replaced.
I’ve been hard on Assembly Speaker John Gard. He’s making up for his previous lack of leadership by trying to get some amendment limiting government spending passed. With […]

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Carnival of the Badger

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Belle at Leaning Blue put together a fine Carnival of the Badger. Check it out. She sacrificed valuable study time for our reading enjoyment.
“Carnival of the Badger: Q&A Edition”

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Kos’ Book Sales

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Drudge reports the Daily Kos book Crashing the Gate has only sold 3630 in the month since it’s been published. There may have been a promotion push today because Amazon has it ranked #25 today when it was #52 yesterday. Glenn Reynolds’ An Army of Davids is only ranked #1237. Roger Simon, as of this […]

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Tire Slashers Receive Sentence

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Four of the Milwaukee 5 tire slashers received their sentences today:
Michael Pratt was sentenced to six months in jail, and Sowande Omokunde, Moore’s son, got four months in jail. Lavelle Mohammad was sentenced to five months in jail, and Lewis Caldwell received a six-month jail sentence.
Each was fined $1,000. The defendants all had previously paid […]

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Charlie’s Show Prep #83

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Steve Foti works the state capitol while on work release.
The “Stop Snitching” campaign is still alive and well. There are accusations of bribing witnesses to not testify in a recent beating of a 15-year old. Also, someone might have been shot in the head to be kept quiet.
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi raises his ugly head.
Tony Snow […]

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For 24 Fans…

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I have it on good authority Defense Secretary Heller didn’t survive driving his car into the drink.

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One More Year

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ESPN learned Brett Favre told the Green Bay Packers he’ll play in 2006. Ok, the future Hall of Famer is back, but besides Donald Driver who will he throw to?
That big sigh of relief you heard was from Aaron Rodgers who has one more season to learn before being thrown into the fire.
“Sources: Favre to […]

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Economics 101

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With the talk in Washington (by Republicans no less) of price gouging by oil companies it’s obvious basic economics lessons are in order. That’s where a resource like Wikipedia comes to the rescue with their entry on supply and demand. If someone knows of a site full of interactive or animated supply and demand graphs […]

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Charlie’s Show Prep #82

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The sides of the embryonic stem cell issue are surprising and complex.
Milwaukee isn’t the only place with problem cops. Three Washington County officers have been suspended for turning in false time sheets.
Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told reporters, “We say that this fake regime [Israel] cannot logically continue to live.”
Tony Snow will be the next White […]

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Military Combats Worker Abuse in Iraq

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One problem with the Iraq War has been oversight of contractors. Auditors have found massive amounts of cost overruns and wasteful spending. Now, the Chicago Tribune reports contractors have mislead new hires by telling some they were going to work in Jordan but instead sending them to Iraq. Another abuse was confiscating workers’ passports. In […]

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