Archive for July, 2007

News Helicopter Crash

It’s sad when people die. It’s still sad when people die because of stupidity. Not that the pilots were stupid, America is stupid, TV News is stupid. These helicopters were providing live TV coverage to a car chase. In Phoenix. Maybe God made the helicopters crash. (via)

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Barbara Jordan Speaks Again

“My faith in the Constitution is whole, it is complete, it is total. I am not going to sit here and be an idle spectator to the diminution, the subversion, the destruction of the Constitution.” — Barbara Jordan
Max Sherman has compiled some of the late Ms. Jordan’s speeches and words of wisdom in a book [...]

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Somebody’s Lying.

Governor Perry signed a bill that reduces funding to community colleges. The reduction will have a direct impact on their ability to provide benefits for full time employees. The governor has said the shortfall is due to community colleges not reporting employment correctly and the money should come from somewhere besides the state. He’s [...]

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Uhm..Is It Barbaric?

Not to be ageist or anything, but maybe it’s time you retire.

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Finally, a Consensus in Washington

It seems that everybody pretty much agrees that Attorney General Gonzales is a lying sack of shit. You’re doing a heckuva job, Gonzales.

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That Pou Woman

Dr. Pou was the courageous doctor that stayed in that hellhole hospital in New Orleans after Katrina and was later arrested and charged with murder in the deaths of four patients. The grand jury refused to indict her this week and I only hope that she can regain her life as it was before that [...]

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That’s a first…

Even a dead farmer has it better than I do. (AAS)

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Veterans Get Screwed

Veterans are suing the VA for health care and disability benefits. Ouch.
So, I was just wondering…when is the revolution? I’m going to have to go shopping because I have no idea what to wear and I’m quite sure I don’t have a pitchfork nor a torch. What color goes well with a torch? Wait! Are [...]

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The YouTube Debates

I watched the YouTube Debates last night. I happen to think that most of the questions were better than the ones that trained journalists have asked of the candidates. Some of these voters aren’t as dumb as we’d like to think.
Here’s some thoughts. That Gravel fella? He’s kind of a loose cannon. He reminded me [...]

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