Monthly Archives: April 2006

Relevancy To The UN: Kryptonite

Now that the UN has gotten bored with coddling terrorists and the regimes that harbor them, they’ve moved into outwardly rewarding terrorists. What a Champ! The United Nations embraces “Screaming Mary,” the face of the 1979 Iranian hostage-takers. The United … Continue reading

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I-Pod Killer Manufacturer to Make Ipod Chips

Samsung, the company who promised us a bunch of overmarketed iPod killers has now taken the iPod controller manufacturing gig from PortalPlayer. Jon Kang, a Samsung exec, gloated that “I knew PortalPlayer would take a dive,” adding, modestly, “I knew … Continue reading

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XM’s Quarterly Loss Is Up

XM Satellite quarterly loss widens Thursday April 27, 7:21 am ET NEW YORK (Reuters) – XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. (NasdaqNM:XMSR – News) on Thursday said its quarterly loss widened as spending increased, despite higher revenue and a sharp increase … Continue reading

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“I’m Proud of Him”

MILWAUKEE — A congresswoman’s son and three Democratic campaign workers were sentenced Wednesday to four to six months in jail for slashing tires outside a Bush-Cheney campaign office on Election Day 2004. The men pleaded no contest in January to … Continue reading

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Pft…

The Rangers had another stellar performance scoring a grand total of ZERO goals tonight and losing in their own building 3-0. The Devils have certainly risen to the occasion. They yanked the division title out from under the Rangers at … Continue reading

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Karma’s a Bitch

Jagr out for Game 3: GREENBURGH, N.Y. (AP) — Jaromir Jagr cradled a coffee cup in his right hand. Doing much of anything with his left arm just hurts too much. He moved his injured arm here and there, but … Continue reading

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Non Issue Being Made an Issue

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Wimbledon insists it’s fair to pay the men more than the women. The women call it sex discrimination. The All England Club said Tuesday the men’s champion will receive $1.170 million and the women’s winner $1.117 … Continue reading

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A Rogues Gallery

So let’s see… Toussaint is flanked by Randi Weingarten who makes even more than Roger Toussaint and probably drove to her posh member-sponsored office in her union member provided SUV, and Al Sharpton who perpetrated the biggest racist fraud in … Continue reading

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Guantanamo Bay Better: International Red Cross

Guantanamo conditions ‘improved’ From correspondents in Geneva 26apr06 DETAINEES are being better treated at the US prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, and the Red Cross is satisfied with its access to them, the humanitarian agency’s chief said. Jakob Kellenberger, president … Continue reading

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A Life Is A Life

Help save a life… My sister, Andrea Clarke, is at St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital in Houston, TX. St. Luke’s is located at: 6720 Bertner Avenue, Houston, TX. Their phone number is: 832-355-1000. The hospital ethics committee met the day before … Continue reading

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Open Mouth, Insert Foot

Gym Instructor Mocks Bush In Front Of First Daughters Tue Apr 25 2006 10:32:05 ET A spinning instructor at Washington, DC’s Sports Club/LA mocked President Bush without realizing (believe it or not) that a first daughter was in his class! … Continue reading

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Ain’t she cute?

Isn’t the girl in the middle panel of iChat cute? Like kind of in a dirty librarian kinda way? I always thought so. I noticed, though, she’s been replaced in a lot of newer ads with a more “multiculti” type … Continue reading

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Coffee Not a Hearbreaker

Oh baby! WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Go ahead and have that second cup of coffee — or third, or fourth. A study published on Monday shows heavy, long-term coffee drinking does not raise the risk of heart disease for most people. … Continue reading

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