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In Defense Of The Unfortunate
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============================================================Recently Michelle Obama went to serve food to the homeless at a government funded soup kitchen. Cost of a bowl of soup at homeless shelter -- $0.00 dollars Having Michelle Obama serve you soup -- $0.00 dollars Snapping a picture o...
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Prop 8 Upheld in California - But Not Equality
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quote:Gay marriage proponents had little chance of overturning Proposition 8 because California's notorious initiative process guarantees, in powerful legal language, voters' right to amend the state's constitution, legal analysts said Tuesday. In the end, the California Supreme Court re...
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Too Darn Funny
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Snowpark Niagara
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I just came across a classified ad hiring for this new attraction in Niagara Falls. The website is www.snowparkniagara.com.
This sounds awesome!!! a fifty foot tubing hill, an NHL regulation ice rink, and snowboarding.......and they will be making snow!!!!
Anyone else hear about this? It's...
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Too Big To Fail = Too Big To Exist
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...breaking up these financial monstrosities that have the power to destroy our economy. The biggest applause line I have had in my book tour, by far and without exception, is this one: "If you are too big to fail, you are too big to exist." I think the American public, including a great many...
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First 100 Days
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I know in the past, the first hundred days in any president's first term is often used as a benchmark to measure the tone of the remaining time to come. Some presidents try to do too much, too soon, and thus make mistakes. Some do too little, thus come across as "inneffective." And some take mo...
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There goes the neighborhood.
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George W. Bush has announced he bought a $2 million home in the affluent Dallas neighborhood of Preston Hollow. He apparently no longer needs to maintain the everyman facade his Crawford ranch provided, so he's movin' on up. He clearly feels more comfortable in the company of equals, aka, his "...
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Cheney & Rice Arrested
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At least, that's what the headlines should read... WASHINGTON -- A newly declassified narrative of the Bush administration's advice to the CIA on harsh interrogations shows that the small group of Justice Department lawyers who wrote memos authorizing controversial interrogation tec...
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AIG Bonus fiasco ...
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President Obama and the feds are pretty upset over the plan for AIG executives to recieve about $165 million in bonuses. I think this is not only understandable, but reasonable. Why should a failed company such as AIG grant bonuses to those captaining the FAILboat? Why should we - the US Taxpayers - be...
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GM Tonawanda Powertrain classless salary bloodbath
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Today GM Tonawanda released about 80 salary employees in a humiliating manner that had everyone shaking their heads in the plant..one by one each was called up to the room where they were told their fate, then given a white plastic garbage bag and an escort that was brought in from St. Catherines GM fac...
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The funniest thing I have ever read in the US&J....
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This needs absolutely no set-up or explanation. It must have been a joy to write this story!
CRIME: DWI charges follow report of man passed out at the wheel
Staff Reports
Lockport Union-Sun & Journal
CAMBRIA A Sanborn man was charged with driving while intoxicated after he was reported...
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Bring Business to NT! Lose $60,025! Any Takers?
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Updated: 01/26/09 08:07 AM
NORTH TONAWANDA Buffalo Stampede owner and concert promoter Vincent Lesh is looking at a bill of $60,000 for a liquor infraction that ended up costing him a $25 fine.
In the wake of last summers concert series in Gateway Park that was raided by police, the city of North T...
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What can you do without?
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The numbers are in. Retail is off 5½ to 8 percent around the country.
People are not only cutting back on retail, but services. The mindset of Americans right now is "if you don't need it, don't buy it."
Have you cut your personal budget? What have you cut?
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We've made c...
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So What!
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President Bush recently sat down with ABCs Martha Raddatz for an exit interview in Iraq recently in which she asked Bush about his legacy.
BUSH: One of the major theaters against al Qaeda turns out to have been Iraq. This is where al Qaeda said they were going to take their stand. This...
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New Years Eve Celebrations
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13 Days since the last post on this forum so I figure I'd throw something up there tonight (instead of throwing something up tommorrow morning)
We are heading for the Gateway Park Ball Drop and Pub Crawl...even though the weather is brutal we gotta check it out, so the woolies are on as we brave the 12 de...
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Sicko
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If you haven't seen this movie, rent it immediately. You will be shocked, enraged, envious and sickened all at once.
Movie Website
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One for the Police State file
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An interesting blog post: Pardon Me, I'd like to cash in my Constitution
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The Fate of the American Auto Industry
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WASHINGTON -- The $25 billion rescue plan for the auto industry, desperately sought by Detroit's beleaguered Big Three, collapsed Thursday as Congress drew the line at one more bailout and Democrats said they wouldn't even consider it until the companies produced a convincing plan for re...
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George Bush Library
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Dear Fellow Constituent:
The George W Bush Presidential Library is now in the planning stages and accepting donations. The Library will include:
The Hurricane Katrina Room, which is still under construction.
The Alberto Gonzales Room, where you won't be able to remember anything.
The Tex...
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Prop 8: The Musical
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[URL=http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/c0cf508ff8/prop-8-the-musical-starring-jack-black-john-c-reilly-and-many-more-from-fod-team-jack-black-craig-robinson-john-c-reilly-and-rashida-jones]Propositi...
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Schumer establishes Internet lottery for inauguration tickets
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Sen. Charles E. Schumer plans to conduct a statewide Internet lottery to distribute 350 tickets for President-elect Barack Obamas historic inauguration Jan. 20.
The inauguration of a new president is always an exciting event, Schumer said in a statement Sunday. But I think we all realize that...
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President-Elect Obama
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Today I feel supremely hopeful about our country's future. There is a chance for our country to be great again. A chance to right the wrongs of the last eight years. A chance to restore accountability and responsibility to every facet of our government. A chance to rebuild international bridges of tr...
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Steal Back Your Vote
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One of my biggest fears is not that the wrong candidate will become President. (That's my second biggest fear.) My greatest is that it won't be the citizenry of the United States that makes that decision.
Voter fraud is rampant. And I'm not talking about ACORN or Mr. Ed. That's a whole different thre...
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That's Outrageous!
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OK, OK, I stole the title from Reader's Digest. But when I read this it was the first thing I thought of...
Hospital bills woman who never saw a doctor
DALLAS - A woman says she waited 19 hours at Parkland Memorial Hospital's emergency department for treatment of a broken leg and nev...
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Political Gaffes
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Everyone loves a good gaffe, and McCain's latest is a doozy:
McCain: "You know, I think you may have noticed that Senator Obama's supporters have been saying some pretty nasty things about Western Pennsylvania lately."
Throng of Supporters: "BOOOOO...
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Pet peeves ...
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Yesterday I heard a hundred people wish one another a "Happy Fourth of July." Arghhh! It's "Independence Day" ... not "the Fourth of July." We don't say, "Merry December 25th." Or "Happy October 31st." Let's not forget the "Independe...
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Barack Obama's Life In Danger?
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Secret Service Looking Into Potential Threat Against Obama
The Secret Service is following up on media reports today that someone in the crowd at a McCain/Palin event suggested killing Barack Obama, according to Secret Service spokesman Malcolm Wiley. The shout of "kill...
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Still another reason to hate Sarah Palin.....
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As Mary Pemberton of the Associated Press reports in a story headlined "Palin's town billed rape victims to get evidence":
When Sarah Palin was mayor of Wasilla, the city billed sexual assault victims and their insurance companies for the cost of rape kits and forensic examinations...
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Did Biden win the debate? You bet'cha, doggone it!
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Okay, a coupla observations about last night's debate...
First of all, did Sarah Palin have something in her eye? What was up with all of the winking and kiss blowing? I could have lived without it. I coulda lived without her sashaying all over the stage with her special needs child. Yes, okay, we get...
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Friday Night's Debate
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I do agree with Scott's analysis that both candidates seemed to hold their own, but Obama really came out on top.
One major problem that I have with McCain, is his continued insistance that his age and experience make him the more qualified candidate. In my opinion, that "experience" pu...
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