August 27, 2008
August 26, 2008
BAITING THE CHIMP
Russian Jerks Meet Western Knee-Jerks
Steve Weissman, Truthout:
“The Russians can be real jerks, but they are not the only ones dragging us into a cold war redo. Blockheads on all sides are bringing back the risk of all-out nuclear conflict, along with a new arms race and the thrusting of American power from the Russian borderlands to wherever we see a Russian proxy. Even if Barack Obama and Joe Biden manage to win the election in November, the financial cost of a rush to yesteryear could cripple any real chance for a better tomorrow.”
http://www.truthout.org/article/russian-jerks-meet-western-knee-jerks
SAINT McCAIN
Saint McCain meets with former Clinton backer
Promises her “REWARD IN HEAVEN” No doubt he was speaking for God!
RACINE, Wis. – Republican presidential hopeful John McCain had coffee Thursday with a former Wisconsin Democratic Party delegate who wanted to vote for him at her party’s national convention instead of Barack Obama.
The state Democratic Party dumped her as a delegate last week.
http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/26142954.html?elr=KArksDyycyUtyycyUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU
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111-year-old reptile finally becoming a father
111-year-old reptile finally becoming a father
WELLINGTON, New Zealand – Officials say an indigenous New Zealand reptile regarded as one of the last living remnants of the dinosaurs will become a father for the first time in decades at the age of 111.
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Preacher faked leukemia for cash
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/08/24/2344853.htm?section=justin
If there was a God, there’d be a special hell for this guy.
August 25, 2008
corporations don’t pay taxes – solution. – Grimgold
If we had the Fairtax, corporations would be forced to pay the consumption tax just like everyone else.
Tue Aug 12, 12:46 PM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Most U.S. and foreign corporations doing business in the United States avoid paying any federal income taxes, despite trillions of dollars worth of sales, a government study released on Tuesday said.
The Government Accountability Office said 72 percent of all foreign corporations and about 57 percent of U.S. companies doing business in the United States paid no federal income taxes for at least one year between 1998 and 2005. (more…)
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The donkey and the texan. – Grimgold
Young Chuck moved to Texas and bought a donkey from a farmer for $100.00. The farmer agreed to deliver the donkey the next day. The next day he drove up and said, ‘Sorry son, but I have some bad news, the donkey died.’
Chuck replied, ‘Well, then just give me my money back.’
The farmer said, ‘Can’t do that. I went and spent it already.’
Chuck said, ‘Ok, then, just bring me the dead donkey.’
The farmer asked, ‘What ya gonna do with him?
Chuck said, ‘I’m going to raffle him off.’
The farmer said, ‘You can’t raffle off a dead donkey!’
Chuck said, ‘Sure I can. Watch me. I just won’t tell anybody he’s dead.’
A month later, the farmer met up with Chuck and asked, ‘What happened with that dead donkey?’
Chuck said, ‘I raffled him off. I sold 500 tickets at two dollars a piece and made a profit of $898.00.’
The farmer said, ‘Didn’t anyone complain?’
Chuck said, ‘Just the guy who won. So I gave him his two dollars back.’
Chuck now works for the government.
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The Tattlesnake – Small Wagers of Sin Edition
I’d bet that …
… At least once during the GOP convention, and likely more often than that, the theme from Rocky will be played to bring a speaker on stage, probably Scooter Libby or Alberto Gonzales.
… Also during the Republican convention, some Big Media dunce – I’m looking at you, Charlie Gibson – will ask Joe Lieberman for a ‘Democrat’s perspective on the GOP convention.’
… Even if Obama delivers the equivalent of the Gettysburg Address on Thursday at Invesco Field, the Punditocracy will determine it wasn’t enough to unify the Democratic Party.
… No one in the Official Washington Press Gaggle will raise an eyebrow over McCain sending his wife Cindy to Georgia to inspect the human suffering there. (Of course, if Obama tried this, there would be a locust-like screeching that it smacks of outrageous presumption.)
… By the end of the week, Michelle Obama’s speech Monday at the Dem convention will be adjudged by the Solons of Pundit Planet as a failure, since it fell short of convincing every Democratic and Independent woman in the Known Universe to vote for Obama.
… Keith Olbermann will finally throttle the life out of MSNBC convention co-host Chris Matthews for the good of his audience and the country, right in the middle of the Hardball host’s braying spittle-flecked recollection of his imaginary tough- teen years on the mean streets of Philadelphia. A jury of his peers will not only acquit KO, but also award him a medal for service in the public interest beyond the call of duty.
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