Archive for January, 2011
TV Sucks.
This is what is wrong with America: Stupid Television – it’s all mindless, especially so-called news programs. I am an American, and am very embarrased by the fact that TV basically emanates from and dominates American discourse. Could anything be dumber than US TV? Seems to me a self respecting US citizen who got past the 9th grade, […]
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Sam Johnson
I have recently been in touch with Samuel Johnson who imparted to me the following wisdom: 1. Those writers who lay on the watch for novelty could have litle hope for greatness for great things could not have escaped former observation. Their attempts were always analytic; they broke every image into fragments and could no […]
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THIS IS A NATIONAL REVIEW ARTICLE DISCUSSING AN UNFORTUNATE TREND… BY ROBERT VERBRUGGEN Bronx Democrat Michael Benjamin, a New York State assemblyman, feels bad that 41 percent of New York City pregnancies ended in abortion last year. He feels bad enough to help set up a program that would try to convince pregnant women […]
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HEAR HEAR
WEARING THE NEW HEARING AID IS …ANNOYING. IT MAY HELP ME HEAR BETTER, BUT IT HAS SOME COMCOMIITANT DRAWBACKS:..IT’S NOT TOO COMFORTABLE; ALSO, WHEN I SCRUNCH MY FACE, IT CAN AFFECT THE MUSCLES NEAR MY EAR AND THAT EFFECTIVELY CUTS OFF THE SOUND ENTERING MY EAR, FOR SOME REASON. SAME WITH AGGRESSIVE CHEWING. AS OF […]
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Justice??
This story will make you choke… The extradition hearing of a British businessman accused of ordering the murder of his new wife in South Africa has been adjourned because he is too ill to attend court. Related content: Honeymoon murder accused ‘stressed’ (UKPA) – 1 hour ago A businessman accused of ordering the murder of his […]
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Obamacare….
This is from NRO…. Obamacare Under Attack Is it time to eliminate government health insurance? Despite President Obama’s recent declaration that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act — Obamacare — will be “a lasting legacy that I am extraordinarily proud of,” the legislation remains under vigorous attack. Polls demonstrate that up to 60 percent […]
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Regis
I was doing some random surfing and mis-typed something and up came Regis Philbin. A blast from the past….not that I ever willingly viewed his superficial talk show (in the US). But if there ever was a waste of the power of television, it was the Regis Philbin show… he also had some airishheaded female co-host […]
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“I don’t think it’s their fault. It’s not the parents’ fault,” Mark Kelly told ABC’s Diane Sawyer in an interview to air Tuesday. “You know, I’d like to think I’m a person that’s, you know, somewhat forgiving. And, I mean, they’ve got to be hurting in this situation as much as anybody.”
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The christening without much Christianity: Anglican church offers ‘baptism lite’ to attract non-worshippers By STEVE DOUGHTY Last updated at 2:10 AM on 18th January 2011 Comments (23) Add to My Stories Church of England baptism services may be re-written to remove some references to Christianity. The plan for a new ‘baptism lite’ service designed to […]
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Laurie Graham speaks….
Here’s laurie’s most recent blog…intelligent as ususal…all her blogs available at http://www.lauriegraham.com What would Sam Say? By Laurie Graham on January 7th, 2011 | Permalink A couple of scrapings from the bottom of this week’s chunder bucket. First the news that Dr Alan Gribben, an American academic, is about to publish a de-niggered version of […]
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