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Entries from May 2008

Good on ya, Katie!

May 28th, 2008 · No Comments

This morning on the CBS Early Show, anchors from the three networks came together to promote a transnetwork effort to raise money to fight cancer.
As the segment came to a close, they briefly discussed Scotty McClellan’s tasty new book book and his assertion that the journalists were complicit in the quashing of inconvenient information in [...]

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Tags: Iraq · News Media · Terrorism - real or manufactured fear · War

Bush Administration: We have enough problems, ok? Seriously. Don’t even LOOK for any mad cow!

May 26th, 2008 · No Comments

Via Consumerist:
Mad Cow is a ticking time bomb and so far, the US strategy for keeping it from going off is to pretend it’s not there.
The USDA has appealed a district court decision that would allow meatpackers to conduct their own tests for mad cow disease, alleging that such testing would only create “false assurances.” [...]

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Tags: vegetarianism

FBI seeks moles to spy on vegan potlucks???!!!??? Well, they better bring something good to eat.

May 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

Can this be true?  Are the Keystone Kops running the FBI???!!??
Having been vegan for many years and having attended quite a few of these things, let me tell you the conversation is about food, food, and food.  The most subversive thing I ever heard was the suggestion to try lentil soup made without garlic.  Heresy, [...]

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Tags: Assholes · Election 2008 · FBI · Just Plain Weird · Republicans · Terrorism - real or manufactured fear · hahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!! · vegetarianism

Sad News. The Lion of the Senate has a malignant brain tumor.

May 20th, 2008 · No Comments

Breaking news, few details online yet, is that Ted Kennedy has a glioma, a malignant brain tumor.
The Senator from Massachussetts, born to wealth and privilege, has always been a champion of those who weren’t as fortunate. He’s a mensch, a decent human being, a good guy, the real deal.
They’re a gutsy bunch of survivors, [...]

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Tags: Angels · Democrats · Senate

Spending the Gubmint’s Dough - What are you doing with your stimulus check?

May 20th, 2008 · No Comments

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Tags: It's the economy, stupid!