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Thursday, November 06, 2008
GEORGE W. BUSH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ELECTION OF BARACK OBAMA…...?
We report…..you decide:
Would America have elected Barack Obama if white Americans had not gotten accustomed to seeing (in succession) two African-American Secretaries of State? I don’t think so. Before Bush, African-Americans were appointed to some good posts but not to our #1 foreign policy job. Two African Americans (one with a pretty odd first name) served as America’s face to the world. That eased Obama’s way. It is not Tiger Woods in whose footsteps Obama is walking—it’s Rice and Powell.
READY FOR A CAR FUELED BY *AIR*.......?
Well, OK…...the “fuel” isn’t air, of course. The power source is an engine that uses compressed air to drive the pistons…..but the energy to compress the air is produced by some more conventional power source. Central generation of electricity is more efficient than burning hydrocarbons in individual cars, they tell us - so these cars qualify as “green”, even when they come in other colors…...
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Nègre and company assert the AirPod can hit 43 mph, by way of MDI’s 5.45 hp compressed-air motor with traditional pistons like an internal combustion engine. At 15-20 miles per hour, they say, the AirPod has a range of 130+ miles per tankful. Sporting a body of plastic composite, the AirPod is just 82 inches long, 63 inches wide and 79 inches high, and expected to come in passenger and cargo versions, each weighing under 500 pounds.
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This particular one is a replacement for the golf cart in many applications, it seems to me. But larger and more powerful ones are promised. Many questions remain…..
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BUYER’S REMORSE IS A B***H…...
We’ve all had it, at one time or another.
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THESE FOLKS are just the vanguard of a lot of people, from a wide spectrum, that we’ll be hearing from in the next couple of years…...
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It’s just a prediction, people…......and I’ve certainly been wrong before. Keep your eyes and ears open, though.
Wednesday, November 05, 2008
STOP THE PRESSES—NEW YORK TIMES DISCOVERS TERRORISTS AT GITMO!!
Better late than never, I suppose…..
I’ll have to admit I’d be more respectful of the PAPER OF RECORD, if this discovery had occurred BEFORE the elections, but never mind…....
“It would be very difficult for a new president to come in and say, ‘I don’t believe what the C.I.A. is saying about these guys,’ ” said Daniel Marcus, a Democrat who was general counsel of the 9/11 Commission and held senior positions in the Carter and Clinton administrations….But as a new administration begins to sort through the government’s dossiers on the men, the analysis shows, officials are likely to face tough choices in deciding how many of Guantánamo’s hard cases should be sent home, how many should be charged and what to do with the rest.
This is really quite the change, don’t you think? After the last five years of reading the NYT, I was under the impression that the guys at Gitmo were simply farmers, goat-herders, and innocent bystanders swept up by the indiscriminate rampages of the American military…....what on earth has changed? Hmmmmmmmmm?
Tuesday, November 04, 2008
THIS MAY NOT BE FAIR OF ME…...
....but I’m really wondering if bloggers on the left side of the spectrum would be writing THIS KIND OF THING, had their guy lost…...
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Given what we saw in 2000 and 2004, I think I might be permitted a doubt or two…...here’s Jonah’s complete post:
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Congratulations And Thanks [Jonah Goldberg]
Look, I expect to be one of the most severe critics of the Obama administration and the Democrats generally in the years ahead (though I sincerely hope I won’t find that necessary). But Obama ran a brilliant race and he should be congratulated for it. Moreover, during the debate over the financial crisis, Obama said that a president should be able to do more than one thing at a time. Well, I think we members of the loyal opposition should be able to make distinctions simultaneously. It is a wonderful thing to have the first African-American president. It is a wonderful thing that in a country where feelings are so intense that power can be transferred so peacefully. Let us hope that the Obama his most dedicated — and most sensible! — fans see turns out to be the real Obama. Let us hope that Obama succeeds and becomes a great president, for all the right reasons.
As for John McCain, he is an American hero and arguably the best candidate we could have fielded. I will in the days to come offer no small amount of criticism about his campaign. But where his campaign may have lacked qualities that would have helped it win, the candidate never lacked for honor and integrity. Thank you John McCain for your sacrifice, commitment, and honor.
God bless America, and may He guide Obama to be the best president possible.
11/04 10:38 PM
PREGNANCY RISK INCREASES AMONG TEENS WATCHING SEXY TV SHOWS…....
Surprise, surprise…...to some folks, at least.
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Yes, this doesn’t PROVE any causation…...you can READ THE ARTICLE HERE for yourself.
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Common sense be d****d…..can’t be telling those teenagers to stop watching soft-core porn, now can we?
GOING GREEN? SAM’s CLUB MAY NOT BE THE FIRST PLACE YOU THINK OF…..
But, they’re about to begin selling an electric car…...
THIS electric car:
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