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November 2008



Man Trampled to Death By Mob of Shoppers

Saturday, 29 November 2008 1:05 P GMT-05
Most people by now have heard the story of the Wal Mart worker who was trampled to death by Black Friday customers who literal took the doors off the hinges yesterday, which gave an entirely new meaning to the concept of a "doorbuster sale."

The Sexual Philosophy Test

Friday, 28 November 2008 12:00 A GMT-05
Your result for The Sexual Philosophy Test... Exhibitionist!66% Perverse! You have very little, what are considered to be, socially moral standards. You do not follow traditions or believe that many of th

Two Things I'm Thankful For

Thursday, 27 November 2008 4:39 P GMT-05
I thought I'd mention two things that I'm thankful for this year.I'm thankful that this country woke up and elected Barack Obama to be our next president.  Perhaps now I can get health insurance, despite not having a high paying job

The Conservative 50s and the Liberal 70s

Wednesday, 26 November 2008 12:59 A GMT-05
While reading an excellent article on Alternet, I found an ignorant comment responding to this article which pissed me off.  What follows is the original comment plus my response.Difference between so-called progressives and conservativesThe di

Ten Things Not to Say on First Date?

Tuesday, 25 November 2008 11:20 P GMT-05
While trawling the net for something to write about, I came upon an article "10 Things Not To Say On a  First Date.  Following below are the ten things, plus my comments about each point.1.  "My ex is crazy."If a wo

What Planet Are You From?

Monday, 24 November 2008 2:45 P GMT-05
Your result for What Planet are You From? Test... You are from Mercury!27% MercuryYou, my friend, are a Mercurian!Mercury is the planet that is closest to the sun. It is the smallest planet in our solar system and it does not have rings. Because it i

World Toilet Day

Saturday, 22 November 2008 9:04 A GMT-05
It seems as if there is a holiday for everything. Today,I heard that November 19th was World Toilet Day. Yes, you heard right. The crapper has its own holiday. I googled it and found the World Toilet Organization website. Apparently, it's not a j

Some Issues Aren't Effectively Addressed By Throwing Laws At Them

Friday, 21 November 2008 12:00 A GMT-05
 I recently read a blog post where the author stated :I would like to end all abortions.  I have not seen that happen in conservative administrations and I don't think Roe v. Wade will be changed.  But there is hope for change from

Dog Risks Life to Save Kittens

Thursday, 20 November 2008 12:49 P GMT-05
About a month ago, a dog in Melbourne, Australia risked his life for four kittens.  Fire broke out in the home that the five animals shared with their humans.The dog, Leo, refused to leave the house and was found by firefighters guarding the lit

Lowest Common Denominator

Wednesday, 19 November 2008 2:24 P GMT-05
The other day, Alternet posted an article, Former News Radio Staffer Spills the Beans on How Shock Jocks Inspire Hatred and Anger by Dan Shelley, which went behind the scenes of one such talk radio host.   My response to the article follow

Bar Hookups

Monday, 17 November 2008 8:35 P GMT-05
A recent Alternet article, The Thrill of the Bar Hookup by Josey Vogels recently posed the question:What exactly do people get out of cruising for inebriated strangers in bars?   As one who has extensive experience with one-night stands,

Mormons and Marriage Discrimination

Sunday, 16 November 2008 3:03 P GMT-05
The passage of Proposition 8 in California, which categorically defines marriage as being only between one man and one woman, was successful in part because of the LDS (Mormon) Church's mobilized support for the issue, despite Mormons being only

Bad Things Happen All At Once

Saturday, 15 November 2008 12:19 P GMT-05
It seems that when money is especially tight for me, things happen to make you have to spend money.A few weeks ago, my car died, which turned out to be an electrical problem that wiped out all the remaining credit on my "car repair" credit

No Communion For Obama Supporters

Friday, 14 November 2008 11:58 A GMT-05
Rev. Jay Scott Newman of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Greenville, SC has told his parishioners that they should refrain from receiving Holy Communion if they voted for Barack Obama because the president-elect supports abortion, and supporting hi

FDR's "Economic Bill of Rights"

Wednesday, 12 November 2008 2:23 P GMT-05
This is an excerpt from FDR's 11 January 1944 message to Congress on the State of the Union.  Too bad he wasn't able to get it passed -- it sounds pretty good to me.  I'm hoping Obama can work on some of these during his time in

Man Jailed For Having a Brown Lawn

Monday, 10 November 2008 11:22 P GMT-05
About a month ago, 66 year old Joseph Prudente was sent to jail. His crime? Having a brown lawn. That's right, he was sent to jail for brown grass! Prudente, who lives in a Home Owner's Association neighborhood in Florida has been having

Mutts Like Me

Saturday, 8 November 2008 11:40 A GMT-05
In his first post-election press conference, when asked about what kind of dog he and his wife plan to get for their daughters, Barack Obama said, referring to his daughter Malia's allergies, " "Obviously, a lot of shelter dogs are mutt

Proposition 8 Passes in California

Thursday, 6 November 2008 3:11 P GMT-05
California has passed Proposition 8, which yet again repudiates same-sex marriage, returning it to a legally unrecognized status.   Religious conservatives, who supported Prop 8, made much of the idea of "preserving the 'sanctity' o

Why McCain Never Had a Chance

Wednesday, 5 November 2008 2:59 P GMT-05
Last night, shortly after hearing about the Obama victory, I listened to John McCain's concession speech, where the old, independent McCain re-emerged from under the murk of campaign rhetoric.   As I listened to him speak, I was reminded of
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Happy Days Are Here Again

Tuesday, 4 November 2008 2:15 A GMT-05
At 11pm Eastern time, I learned that Barack Obama had been elected 44th president of the United States.For the first time in eight years, I have hope that things will get better in this country and that we'll regain the respect of the rest of the

Another Endorsement

Monday, 3 November 2008 10:38 P GMT-05
Ron Reagan, youngest son of President Ronald Reagan has endorsed Barack Obama for president:I assumed most people already knew that I had supported Obama. Anyone who has spent five minutes listening to my program would have known that. But if it help

Signs of the Season

Sunday, 2 November 2008 11:00 P GMT-05
In the last several weeks as I've been driving around, I've seen Halloween decorations side by side with a growing number of political yard signs. In the last two weeks, political signs have greatly outnumbered the various kinds of Halloween

Like Rats Off the Titanic

Saturday, 1 November 2008 12:23 P GMT-05
In recent weeks, several prominent Republicans have jumped ship to endorse Barack Obama for president. I would imagine that these endorsements were partially inspired by frustration after 8 years of an inept Bush presidency that has tarnished the rep


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