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Terror in the Streets

8 Jul, 2005 – 21:43

At a time when all eyes are on London it might be instructive to view a slice of the Arab press this week.
Many of the leftest moonbats and appeasement monkeys would have you believe yesterdays strike in London is fueled by America’s foreign policies and Prime Minister Blair’s steadfast refusal to abandon America or President [...]

Posted in Islamism, Media | Comments (4)

The Philippines Becomes Scrappleface!

29 Jun, 2005 – 06:36

You could say this is satire in the best tradition of Scrappleface, but it isn’t. Philippine President Arroyo has tossed her husband out of the country to hide him from corruption allegations.
Jun 29, 2005 — MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo moved dramatically on Wednesday to reduce pressure on her government from graft [...]

Posted in China and SE Asia, People who need a good thrashing | Comments (1)

Hey Dude, Where’s My Crime!

24 Jun, 2005 – 21:11

Via the BBC:
Campaigns to persuade people to stop downloading pirated games or software from the internet are not working, a report suggests.
Two UK university researchers found that people did not see downloading copyrighted material as theft.
The findings are unwelcome news for the games industry, which says it loses more than £2bn annually from piracy.
No! [...]

Posted in Crime news, Culture | Comments (2)

The Machinations of a Corrupt Government

16 Jun, 2005 – 03:47

Lets lay out a scenario first.
Your the president of a struggling third world country. You assumed power when a peoples revolt tossed out your predecessor, whom you served as vice president. Two years later - and reneging on a previous promise not to - you run for re- election against a political virgin. The “John [...]

Posted in China and SE Asia, Politics and Governments | Comments (2)

Commercialization of Education

8 Jun, 2005 – 05:13

A lot is heard about the intrusion of advertising into the nations public schools. A few years ago the Seattle school system provoked a raging debate over it’s plans to allow advertisements on the uniforms, book covers, gym walls and sports fields. In Seattle’s case, and I suspect most, it was a question of money. [...]

Posted in Media, Not too smart | Comments Off

Hold the Pickles, Lleve a Cabo el Lettace

4 Jun, 2005 – 08:39

I think I’ll stop using drive-throughs as my own personal protest against this nonsense.
The local pizzeria or fast-food drive-through might fill your order, but it is increasingly likely they won’t take your call.
More and more pizza restaurants — including two chains in the Washington area — are relying on operators at call centers to take [...]

Posted in Not too smart | Comments (3)