tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174067072011-04-21T14:50:38.320-04:00We don't split hairs.JTAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14691696335444480713noreply@blogger.comBlogger501100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17406707.post-30130862757866198922007-03-31T10:23:00.000-04:002007-03-31T10:30:37.354-04:00

Is it me, or is this one of the most ironic things you have ever heard?Apparently, a company hired to build a border fence to keep illegal immigrants out of the United States used illegal immigrants to build the damn fence!Read all about it here.

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I got my Macbook Pro back from the Apple Store yesterday, and I'll be damned if it isn't a quieter running machine than when I first bought it. Thanks to the Apple one-year warranty (which was ready to expire exactly one month from when I brought the computer in to be repaired), what would have been over $1300 in repairs cost me nothing.I'm not very familiar with the warranty policies of many

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Another hilarious installment of This Modern World by Tom Tomorrow.

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Read on.

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I know, I know, I know. I said I'd write more often, but I have a really good excuse this time! I really do!Just when I thought I'd have time to write again, I get a freelance gig that takes up most of my non-day job hours. And now my laptop is in the shop with a bad Superdrive and a faulty heat sensor and fan. Ironically enough, not having a computer allows me to not do work at home, so now I

JTAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14691696335444480713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17406707.post-1166829205767389972006-12-22T17:59:00.000-05:002006-12-22T20:42:09.790-05:00

I've been tagged by Tom over at Hespos.com, and now I have to reveal five personal attributes/anectodes that you, my faithful readers, may not know, or even wish to know about me. I'm always down for a public embarrassment, so here goes:I hate mushrooms.When I say I hate mushrooms, I mean I really hate mushrooms. The smell, the taste, the texture, preparing them, everything about them. Preparing

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I just read perhaps the most disgusting thing I have ever read in my life. Forget American Psycho. Forget Chuck Palanhiuk. Forget Stephen King or Clive Barker. The new master of American horror is from a man who doesn't read and can barely speak the English language. I'm writing, of course, about our president, George W. Bush.A month ago, Republican Congressional leaders held a meeting with Bush

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I just heard that the Red Sox are suing Doug Mientkiewicz for the ball he caught for the last out of the 2004 World Series. This is damn ridiculous!First of all, if they cared this much about the ball, they should have thought about it that night. Larry Luccino should've gone up to Mientkiewicz in the clubhouse, in front of the video cameras and said, "Doug, that ball is a huge piece of history

JTAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14691696335444480713noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17406707.post-1132684334591816672005-11-22T13:14:00.000-05:002005-11-22T13:32:51.110-05:00

What's with the Republican's these days? They can't seem to come up with any excuses for their abhorrent behavior except either, "I forgot," or, "I was just kidding."Case in point, Bill O'Reilly's defending his call for a terrorist attack on San Francisco.Another example is the Daily Mirror's report on President Shrub's idea to bomb Al-Jazeera, which quotes an unnamed British government official

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I'm sure you've heard or seen these comments by freshman Congresswoman Jean Schmidt from the floor of Congress:A few minutes ago I received a call from Colonel Danny Bop, Ohio Representative from the 88th district in the House of Representatives. He asked me to send Congress a message, stay the course. He also asked me to send Congressman Murtha a message. That cowards cut and run, Marines never

JTAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14691696335444480713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17406707.post-1131924125738477282005-11-13T17:24:00.000-05:002005-11-15T11:59:16.516-05:00

Check out the video at this link: Click HereThanks go to Crooksandliars.com for posting this Oscarworthy film.Now, my point for linking to it? What do you see? Because what I see is a drunk slurring his words, and then using his wife to hold his drunk ass up before he falls flat on his face. Watch how his hand flops on her shoulder and her weight shifts to accept his full weight, and then her

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This past Tuesday, a number of Republicans and Republican sponsored initiatives fell victim to the re-emergence of core democratic values like common sense, compassion, true morality and fair play. But what does the losing side's most vocal nutjobs do? They resort to name calling and threatening and damning.First up to the plate was old favorite Pat Robertson. CNN.com has a report about

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I just got back from seeing a show at Mo Pitkins on Avenue A in NYC, and rather than my usual rant, I feel the need to rave for once.Invited by a friend of mine, I sat in the upstairs theater and watched as Steve Ben Israel gave a masterful spoken word exhibition, followed by his son's hip-hop group, Continuity, who blew me away. They mixed hip-hop beat-boxing with spoken word with trombone with

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Firedoglake has a link up to a report by the Washington Post, which states that President Bush has ordered White House staffers to attend mandatory ethics classes to be taught by the office of the White House counsel.Shouldn't the people who work at the White House already be very familiar with the rules of ethics before they are even allowed to work there? It should be a mandatory part of the

JTAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14691696335444480713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17406707.post-1130961325199702432005-11-02T14:39:00.000-05:002005-11-02T14:56:26.763-05:00

Potheads have had a string of good news lately, and today is no different.Yahoo News reports that residents of Denver, Colorado have voted to legalize possession of up to an ounce of marijuana for personal use.This news follows the report last week from the University of Colorado, and one two weeks ago, which detail health benefits and dismissed popular misconceptions about habitual use of

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While on the campaign trail for the 2000 Presidential election, George W. Bush described himself as, "a uniter, not a divider." What the American people obviously took that to mean was that he would break through the partisanship that had taken hold of Washington and bring the people together as one to lead them forward into the new millenium. What has happened is slightly different.For one

JTAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14691696335444480713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17406707.post-1130651024257222042005-10-30T01:31:00.000-05:002005-11-03T14:17:34.523-05:00

It occurred to me today that every time the Right Wing felt they were about to get into a battle over a nominee for any position, be it John Bolton for United Nations Ambassador or John Roberts for Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, they always trotted out their famous "Up or Down" argument. It was their contention that these nominees, regardless of their views or history, deserved a yes or no

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A while ago I posted this item about a report that said marijuana promotes neuron generation in the brain. Well, the good news for potheads keeps on coming.Today, All Headline News reported some findings of a study by Dr. Robert Melamede of the University of Colorado that concluded marijuana was not a major health risk, and that THC, the active ingredient, "acts in ways that counter the

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I'm sure most of you heard today that Harriet Miers withrew herself from consideration for Supreme Court Justice. I have to wonder if it was really her decision or if Bush called her into the Oval Office and told her to take a bullet for him. The timing is just too perfect for her to have withdrawn herself, what with the recent milestone of 2000 dead in Iraq (not counting those who have died in

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Sorry for the long delay, folks. I just started a new job and spend a lot of my time in the city, and the time I don't spend there, I spend getting there and back. I've come to the realization that commuting to NY costs almost as much as living there - and I don't even pay rent! $13 per train ride, plus gas to get to the station, and I end up spending around $45 per day just to get to work and

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Fox sucks.I'm not talking about Fox News (which does suck), I am talking about the network's seeming inability to promote any baseball other than Yankee baseball. I turned on the television today at four o'clock, the scheduled time, to watch game four of the NLCS and what do I find? Overtime football.Okay, I understand they aren't going to just stop showing an overtime game that is important to a

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I'm sitting here watching the Angels vs. White Sox ALCS game and, after the garbage that went on in the second game where, obvious to everyone but the umpire, the ball did not hit the ground, the umpires blow yet another call. Steve Finley is up with runners on first and third and one out, he swings and hits the ball to shortstop and they get him in a double play. Inning over. But on closer

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If you haven't already heard, every time the White House has a televised session with the President speaking to "regular" people, those people are carefully chosen, as is the crowd and the background, as are the questions and answers. They are more along the lines of rehearsed plays than real glimpses into the White House - which sort of makes it a real glimpse into the White House.This President

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Ain't It Cool News reports that MC Chris, better known to Adult Swim fans as MC PeePants from Aqua Teen Hunger Force (ATHF), mentioned at a recent interview that the long-rumoured ATHF movie will be out in March, and that he is in it.Just in time for my birthday.Read it here.

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Raw Story points to an article in The Globe And Mail which explains findings by a Calgary based team of international researchers who have found that periodic use of high potency marijuana, "could have some benefits when administered regularly.""Most 'drugs of abuse' such as alcohol, heroin, cocaine and nicotine suppress growth of new brain cells. However, researchers found that cannabinoids

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A friend, Tom Hespos of Hespos.com, is having some work done to his house, and apparently has had a devil of a time dealing with John Crovello and Long Island Custom Builders, the company he hired to do the work (read his post here for more info).He suggests against ever using John Crovello, or his company Long Island Custom Builders, to do any work on your home, apartment, dog house, hen house,

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I don't often revel in the downfall of others, but there are certain people that draw my ire, and I cannot help but feel a little better when they fall. These people are the ones who act entitled to what they have. The ones who swing their egos and their jaws, but when push comes to shove, they can't swing their bats. People who put money above honor. People who, instead of helping their side to

JTAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14691696335444480713noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17406707.post-1128968537396240712005-10-10T14:07:00.001-04:002005-10-10T14:32:26.380-04:00

Aparently UNICEF has created a public service commercial in Belgium wherein the Smurf Village is destroyed not by Gargamel and Azrael, not by Big Nose the ogre, and not by those slime goblins that shoot the bubble guns, but by bombs dropped from warplanes flying overhead.Crooks and Liars, has a slideshow version of the commercial here (The Smurfs appear midway through clip).Read more here.

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On CNN's "Late Edition" yesterday I saw an interview with 700 Club preacher and former presidential candidate Pat Robertson during which he made a number of alarming claims (1, 2).Most worrisome was his claim that the current political and natural disasters might be a sign of the biblical end of time. He said:"It's possible. I don't have any special revelation to say it is but the Bible does

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Against my better judgment I watched the new t.v. season's second episode of Saturday Night Live this weekend, and I don't know that I've seen a worse SNL show. They took the tried and true SNL method of stretching scenes and replaying old jokes to a new horrific level.Guest Jon Heder (Napoleon Dynamite) flubbed his lines a number of times, grasping for words to fill his stumbling mouth, and "

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We can dream, can't we?

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The inspiration for the new Energy Hog mascot.

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CNET News.com writer Elinor Mills posted a brief report about the annual conference of the Association of National Advertisers (ANA). In it, she quotes Bob Liodice, president and CEO of the ANA complaining about:"unwarranted criticism advertisers have received for their alleged role in causing obesity and 'other social ills.' What about 'personal responsibility?' he noted. The attempts to 'vilify

JTAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14691696335444480713noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17406707.post-1128746463188127872005-10-08T00:24:00.000-04:002005-10-08T00:41:43.163-04:00

For as long as I can remember, the right wing smear machine has attacked any actor or musician who speaks out against anything they perceive to be wrong with society or government as "just an actor," or from the "liberal Hollywood elite." But when an actor comes out in favor of their agenda, they give him a post.From Ronald Reagan to Shirley Temple Black to The Governator, Arnold Schwarzenegger,

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A week ago, the NY Times reported that two Japanese scientists had made the world's first observations of a giant squid in the wild.I disagree.Since 2002, Washington lobbyist and all-around horrible guy Jack Abramoff has been under observation by the U.S. Department of Justice, and so far his tentacles have been found squirming wherever shady money deals and government corruption are uncovered.

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According to the NY Times, a spokesman for the Department of Homeland Security said LAST NIGHT:"While not entirely dismissing it, a spokesman for the Department of Homeland Security described it as 'specific yet noncredible,' adding that the intelligence community had concluded that the information was of 'doubtful credibility.'"Of course, being of doubtful credibility, the alert was taken more

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Watching the President's speech at the National Endowment For Democracy this morning, I was shocked to hear that some of the words he used to describe the War on Terror and its surrounding catastrophe could easily be used to describe his administration's policies and the policies of his pals on The Right.A few examples:He said: Islamic terrorism is, "an ideology that exploits Islam for political

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In my first post, I wrote that Alex Rodriguez's supporters think his glove and speed should boost him over Ortiz for AL MVP. I don't know how many of you saw last night's Yankees-Angels game, but his glove and speed were not in top form.In the bottom of the sixth inning, ARod's error at third base let Orlando Cabrera get on, and eventually score the tying run. Then, in the top of the seventh,

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The First Child of Scientology has been conceived! Long live the future king!It's all over the news that Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise are expecting a child. I don't know about the rest of you, but I seem to recall that during their whirlwind romance at the beginning of the summer, Katie Holmes said she planned on staying a virgin until marriage, and as far as I know, she and Cruise have not

JTAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14691696335444480713noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17406707.post-1128536954229719292005-10-05T14:02:00.000-04:002005-10-06T15:45:45.116-04:00

First Brad and Jen, and now a report from US Weekly that Nick Lachay and Jessica Simpson are splitting up.If a B-List bimbo and a C-List mangina can't make it, what chance do the rest of us have?Expect to see their faces smeared across every celebrity gossip magazine (probably with a nice faux-tear between them) as the vultures express how shocked they are at this turn of events.Then expect a few

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Another idiot in the news today.Reuters reports that an Oregon doctor convinced his female patient that he could cure her back pain by having sex with her...and she believed him. Now she is suing the doctor and the clinic where he worked for $4 million.The lawsuit charges battery, negligence and intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress.I'm not married, but from what I hear, it

JTAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14691696335444480713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17406707.post-1128466725384418512005-10-04T18:49:00.000-04:002005-10-04T18:58:45.390-04:00

It seems that a bunch of people who thought that Dr. Phil could solve their weight problems with his "Shape Up!' diet plan didn't lose weight and are now suing the t.v. psychologist.From what I gather, his diet plan consisted of taking a bunch of pills and dieting and exercising, but the people seeking legal action were led to believe that they didn't need the diet and exercise, and that just the

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The Associated Press has reported that over 6,000 people have applied for 24 hunting licenses to hunt bison in Montana for the first time in 15 years.Now, I don't know many hunters, nor do I hunt anything worse than a frozen White Castle hamburger, but I do read a lot and watch a lot of television, and I've never come across an interview with a hunter who was eager to kill a bison. Hell, it's

JTAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14691696335444480713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17406707.post-1128457071903365152005-10-04T16:04:00.000-04:002005-10-04T16:17:51.920-04:00

It is being reported that Tara Reid had a nice meltdown in the latest issue of Steppin' Out magazine, complaining about her unfair treatment by the media.She said:"I need one more great movie role so they say, 'Wow, she can act! She's a great actress.' Then I think they'll leave me alone."Another great role? What was the first, pray tell? American Pie? Van Wilder? Body Shots? The only decent part

JTAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14691696335444480713noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17406707.post-1128448160043096662005-10-04T13:35:00.000-04:002005-10-04T18:35:04.733-04:00

It seems that my earlier post about Newsday's color coding of Fox News Channel shows as entertainment and not news has proven true.Thanks to Six Degrees of Aaron at Daily Kos who hunted down this little tidbit from an interview with former Fox reporter David Shuster in The Herald Times:"Editorially, I had issues with story selection," Shuster went on. "But the bigger issue was that there wasn't a

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In Robert Novak's October 1 column for the Union Leader, he wrote a small item about Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist's brief press conference, held to discuss the recently opened probes by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Department of Justice into his sketchy dumping of HCA stock.According to Novak:"Frist called a press conference to read a brief statement asserting that he 'had

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On HuffingtonPost.com Arianna Huffington broke the news that recently freed NY Times reporter Judith Miller was, "telling friends that she has made a $1.2 million book deal with Simon & Schuster."I can just see John & Jane Q. Public telling little Timmy Public to hone his writing skills so he can one day set himself up as a puppet to a special interest group or political party, wrongly protect a

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I was reading Long Island Newsday's television schedule today and noticed that they color all new episode listings orange. Not a bad idea, especially during the beginning of a new t.v. season. What struck me as odd, however, was that not only are new episodes of entertainment shows highlighted orange, but so are all new episodes of Fox News Channel programs. Again, not a bad idea, as I am sure

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For my inaugural post, I thought I would forgo my planned political rant in favor of an even more divisive subject - the American League MVP race. No matter what sports show you watch or newspaper/website you read, the two players that have broken away from the rest of the pack are David Ortiz and Alex Rodriguez.Ortiz fans point out his big homers in big spots, while ARod fans say that since

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