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Edwards admits to affair, denies fathering child

August 8th, 2008 · No Comments

Well shit. On the one hand it does continue to build the rep of parallels to JFK. But then doing it while the wife had cancer, yea, that’s not cool. Even moreso because he made so much hay about his having to be there for her during her illness. Really had thought he’d be able [...]

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Tags: News · Politics

Oh Shit…

August 8th, 2008 · No Comments

Georgia says Russian aircraft bombed its air bases
By MUSA SADULAYEV, Associated Press Writer 19 minutes ago
DZHAVA, Georgia - Russia sent columns of tanks and reportedly bombed Georgian air bases Friday after Georgia launched a major military offensive Friday to retake the breakaway province of South Ossetia, threatening to ignite a broader conflict.
Hundreds of civilians [...]

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An older saying, but a true enough one…

May 25th, 2008 · No Comments

Pity they didn’t come to collect him 7 years ago when he lost the first time around…

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Tags: Humor · Politics

Responding to Will Manly’s “Dear Barack” Article

May 18th, 2008 · No Comments

Link to original Article
I’d had your piece sent to me by relatives there in KS as part of a general blast sending it to all their friends. It struck me how very different sides of the fence there really is, and I wonder if there’s any way around it. I grew up in Smalltown, KS [...]

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Why is Senator Erwin Silent?

May 15th, 2008 · No Comments

Back in 2005, Senator Hank Erwin of Alabama had proposed (among others), that hurricane Katrina was God inflicting punishment on the sinners which lived in New Orleans. Similar comments were made during other disasters which struck major cities (since presumably the most sin occurs in such places, like Ft. Lauderdale).
But now with the more recent [...]

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