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okay, one little news tidbit
Sep. 14th, 2005 04:04 pmFrom the Salon.com war room:
What Dick Cheney did on his summer vacation
Wait, wait we take it all back. We mocked Dick Cheney earlier today for getting snippy about how he had to cut short his vacation to deal with Hurricane Katrina. But it turns out that we were maligning the vice president unfairly. It turns out that he -- or at least his office -- was working all along.
According to a report in the Hattiesburg American, Cheney's office placed calls to the Southern Pines Electric Power Association on Aug. 30 and Aug. 31, insisting that the agency immediately repair two electrical substations that supply power to Atlanta-based Colonial Pipeline Co., a company that pumps gasoline and diesel from the Gulf Coast to the Northeast.
Southern Pines complied with the order from Cheney's office, the paper says -- taking a risk that the repair work would knock out power throughout its system and delaying by at least a day efforts to restore power to two rural hospitals and a number of water systems in Mississippi.
Neither Cheney's office nor Colonial Pipeline would respond to questions from the paper about the vice president's directives.
What Dick Cheney did on his summer vacation
Wait, wait we take it all back. We mocked Dick Cheney earlier today for getting snippy about how he had to cut short his vacation to deal with Hurricane Katrina. But it turns out that we were maligning the vice president unfairly. It turns out that he -- or at least his office -- was working all along.
According to a report in the Hattiesburg American, Cheney's office placed calls to the Southern Pines Electric Power Association on Aug. 30 and Aug. 31, insisting that the agency immediately repair two electrical substations that supply power to Atlanta-based Colonial Pipeline Co., a company that pumps gasoline and diesel from the Gulf Coast to the Northeast.
Southern Pines complied with the order from Cheney's office, the paper says -- taking a risk that the repair work would knock out power throughout its system and delaying by at least a day efforts to restore power to two rural hospitals and a number of water systems in Mississippi.
Neither Cheney's office nor Colonial Pipeline would respond to questions from the paper about the vice president's directives.
sudden realization
Aug. 10th, 2005 02:56 pmIt's annoying that the President takes more vacation every year than I do.
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What's occupying my mind of late
Jul. 20th, 2005 11:35 amDude, I'm watching the Rove-Plame story like a train wreck. I can't tear my eyes away, it's like crack.
The latest news courtesy of American Prospect Online:
White House deputy chief of staff Karl Rove did not disclose that he had ever discussed CIA officer Valerie Plame with Time magazine reporter Matthew Cooper during Rove’s first interview with the FBI, according to legal sources with firsthand knowledge of the matter.
The omission by Rove created doubt for federal investigators, almost from the inception of their criminal probe into who leaked Plame's name to columnist Robert Novak, as to whether Rove was withholding crucial information from them, and perhaps even misleading or lying to them, the sources said.
The latest news courtesy of American Prospect Online:
White House deputy chief of staff Karl Rove did not disclose that he had ever discussed CIA officer Valerie Plame with Time magazine reporter Matthew Cooper during Rove’s first interview with the FBI, according to legal sources with firsthand knowledge of the matter.
The omission by Rove created doubt for federal investigators, almost from the inception of their criminal probe into who leaked Plame's name to columnist Robert Novak, as to whether Rove was withholding crucial information from them, and perhaps even misleading or lying to them, the sources said.
a cornucopia of quotes
May. 18th, 2005 05:16 pm"I have examined all of the known superstitions of the world and I do not find in our superstitions of Christianity one redeeming feature. They are all founded on fables and mythology. Christianity has made one half the world fools and the other half hypocrites." - Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826)
"To surrender to ignorance and call it God has always been premature, and it remains premature today."
-Isaac Asimov
"A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler whom they consider godfearing and pious. On the other hand, they do less easily move against him, believing that he has the gods on his side."
-Aristotle, "Politics"
"I do not believe that a man should be restrained in his daily actions by being afraid of punishment after death or that he should do things only because in this way he will be rewarded after he dies."
-Albert Einstein
"the fearsome invaders who, like most warlike races were only on the rampage because they couldn't cope with things at home" - Douglas Adams
"To surrender to ignorance and call it God has always been premature, and it remains premature today."
-Isaac Asimov
"A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler whom they consider godfearing and pious. On the other hand, they do less easily move against him, believing that he has the gods on his side."
-Aristotle, "Politics"
"I do not believe that a man should be restrained in his daily actions by being afraid of punishment after death or that he should do things only because in this way he will be rewarded after he dies."
-Albert Einstein
"the fearsome invaders who, like most warlike races were only on the rampage because they couldn't cope with things at home" - Douglas Adams
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Apr. 25th, 2005 01:23 pmOur mayor announced his resignation today. He should've just conceded to Donna Frye this fall.
I should probably update or comment, but I truly can't be arsed.
I should probably update or comment, but I truly can't be arsed.
Eric Rudolph
Apr. 13th, 2005 04:58 pmfrom the AP:
A defiant Eric Rudolph pleaded guilty Wednesday to carrying out the deadly bombing at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and three other attacks, saying he picked the Summer Games to embarrass the U.S. government in front of the world "for its abominable sanctioning of abortion on demand."
*snip*
"Because I believe that abortion is murder, I also believe that force is justified ... in an attempt to stop it," he said in a statement handed out by his lawyers after he entered his pleas
*snip*
Rudolph, 38, worked out a plea bargain that will spare him from the death penalty.
No courage of his convictions, eh? Murder is justified when it is used to avenge murder, but you copped a plea?
Fuckin' pussy.
A defiant Eric Rudolph pleaded guilty Wednesday to carrying out the deadly bombing at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and three other attacks, saying he picked the Summer Games to embarrass the U.S. government in front of the world "for its abominable sanctioning of abortion on demand."
*snip*
"Because I believe that abortion is murder, I also believe that force is justified ... in an attempt to stop it," he said in a statement handed out by his lawyers after he entered his pleas
*snip*
Rudolph, 38, worked out a plea bargain that will spare him from the death penalty.
No courage of his convictions, eh? Murder is justified when it is used to avenge murder, but you copped a plea?
Fuckin' pussy.
snipped from Reuters
Mar. 29th, 2005 10:20 amNote: emphasis is mine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Terri Schiavo case has had the unexpected effect of uniting most Americans, whether Republicans or Democrats, around a consensus that the government should stay out of families' life and death decisions.
"You don't see many 80 percents in polls nowadays," said pollster Andrew Kohut of the Pew Research Center.
He was referring to a CBS poll last week which found that 82 percent of Americans felt Congress should have stayed out of Schiavo's case. The Florida woman's husband and parents have been battling for years over whether to remove the feeding tube keeping her alive, 15 years since she lapsed into a persistent vegetative state after suffering a heart attack.
The poll also showed 75 percent of respondents said end-of-life issues were not the province of government. Another poll this month by Time magazine found that 70 percent of respondents thought President Bush should not have intervened in the case and 65 percent said he and Congress were motivated more by politics than values and principles.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Terri Schiavo case has had the unexpected effect of uniting most Americans, whether Republicans or Democrats, around a consensus that the government should stay out of families' life and death decisions.
"You don't see many 80 percents in polls nowadays," said pollster Andrew Kohut of the Pew Research Center.
He was referring to a CBS poll last week which found that 82 percent of Americans felt Congress should have stayed out of Schiavo's case. The Florida woman's husband and parents have been battling for years over whether to remove the feeding tube keeping her alive, 15 years since she lapsed into a persistent vegetative state after suffering a heart attack.
The poll also showed 75 percent of respondents said end-of-life issues were not the province of government. Another poll this month by Time magazine found that 70 percent of respondents thought President Bush should not have intervened in the case and 65 percent said he and Congress were motivated more by politics than values and principles.
9 Killed as Suburban LA Trains Derail
Metrolink is a different transit system from the one I ride, but I'm still nervous. There have been a lot of problems with SoCal trains lately. *eep*
ETA: Life Imitates the Stupid Doctor Show
Suicidal man triggers California commuter rail crash, police say.
Metrolink is a different transit system from the one I ride, but I'm still nervous. There have been a lot of problems with SoCal trains lately. *eep*
ETA: Life Imitates the Stupid Doctor Show
Suicidal man triggers California commuter rail crash, police say.
Mr. President, you're an ass
Jan. 13th, 2005 10:18 amOnce Again, No Regrets
By Dan Froomkin
Special to washingtonpost.com
Thursday, January 13, 2005; 11:43 AM
On the same day that the White House conceded that its futile search for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq was, indeed, finally over, President Bush told Barbara Walters that the invasion of Iraq was "absolutely" worth it.
By Dan Froomkin
Special to washingtonpost.com
Thursday, January 13, 2005; 11:43 AM
On the same day that the White House conceded that its futile search for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq was, indeed, finally over, President Bush told Barbara Walters that the invasion of Iraq was "absolutely" worth it.
Who wants to say "Told you so?"
Jan. 12th, 2005 03:14 pmWASHINGTON, Jan. 12 (Xinhuanet) -- The US search for Iraq's alleged weapons of mass destruction (WMD) was over, White House spokesman Scott McClellan said Wednesday.
The Iraq Survey Group (ISG ), consisting of some 1,200 military and intelligence specialists and support staff, spent nearly two years in Iraq searching for the banned weapons that the Bush administration cited to justify the Iraq war, but failed to find any of such weapons.
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Jan. 6th, 2005 12:17 pmI don't mean to seem cold, but I can only hope that this serves to put more attention and resources on the AIDS pandemic. It's so important.
Mandela Says Son Dies of AIDS
By VOA News
06-January-2005 1401
Former South African President Nelson Mandela says his son has died of AIDS.
In a news conference outside his home in Johannesburg, Mr. Mandela said his only surviving son, Makgatho Mandela, passed away earlier Thursday. He was 54.
The Nobel peace prize winner said the world must redouble its fight against AIDS. Mr. Mandela has been an active figure in the fight against the deadly pandemic.
Relatives of Mr. Mandela said his son had been in critical condition for several days. They said the former president had spent a lot of time at his ailing son's bedside.
Makgatho Mandela was the son of the former president and his first wife, Evelyn Mase, whom he divorced in the late 1950's.
Another son died in a car accident in 1969.
Some information for this report provided by AFP and Reuters
Mandela Says Son Dies of AIDS
By VOA News
06-January-2005 1401
Former South African President Nelson Mandela says his son has died of AIDS.
In a news conference outside his home in Johannesburg, Mr. Mandela said his only surviving son, Makgatho Mandela, passed away earlier Thursday. He was 54.
The Nobel peace prize winner said the world must redouble its fight against AIDS. Mr. Mandela has been an active figure in the fight against the deadly pandemic.
Relatives of Mr. Mandela said his son had been in critical condition for several days. They said the former president had spent a lot of time at his ailing son's bedside.
Makgatho Mandela was the son of the former president and his first wife, Evelyn Mase, whom he divorced in the late 1950's.
Another son died in a car accident in 1969.
Some information for this report provided by AFP and Reuters
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Dec. 28th, 2004 06:17 amWorld - AP Asia: Tidal Waves Death Toll Rises to 44,000
Makes my weekend seem like a walk in the park. 44,000 people dead in a horrible natural disaster; I can't even wrap my brain around that number. I don't know what I can do or where to begin.
Makes my weekend seem like a walk in the park. 44,000 people dead in a horrible natural disaster; I can't even wrap my brain around that number. I don't know what I can do or where to begin.
