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July 24, 2007
Make a Hitler Reference, Lose Your Argument
Works every time, kids.
(Actually, I think her whole argument WAS her Hitler reference. Sad.)
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July 23, 2007
I'll See Your Porous Border, and Raise You the NAFTA Superhighway
I haven't decided to be mildy outraged or completely infuriated by the thought of an enormous highway running in a straight line from Mexico to Canada. It seems to bother Ron Paul, as well.
By now many Texans have heard about the proposed “NAFTA Superhighway,” which is also referred to as the trans-Texas corridor. What you may not know is the extent to which plans for such a superhighway are moving forward without congressional oversight or media attention.This superhighway would connect Mexico, the United States, and Canada, cutting a wide swath through the middle of Texas and up through Kansas City. Offshoots would connect the main artery to the west coast, Florida, and northeast. Proponents envision a ten-lane colossus the width of several football fields, with freight and rail lines, fiber-optic cable lines, and oil and natural gas pipelines running alongside.
This will require coordinated federal and state eminent domain actions on an unprecedented scale, as literally millions of people and businesses could be displaced. The loss of whole communities is almost certain, as planners cannot wind the highway around every quaint town, historic building, or senior citizen apartment for thousands of miles.
Governor Perry is a supporter of the superhighway project, and Congress has provided small amounts of money to study the proposal. Since this money was just one item in an enormous transportation appropriations bill, however, most members of Congress were not aware of it.
It's got it all: Disregard for national soverignty, disregard for national security, widespread and aggressive enforcement of eminent domain, the intentional bypassing of union labor and Rudy Giuiani's support. Oh, and it was George W. Bush's idea.
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July 20, 2007
Help, Please: The New Mute Math Album
Anybody have it? Like it? Hate it?
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July 12, 2007
Corruption and Strife Got You Down? Remember Gauchos
Iron Maiden's "The Trooper" by Gauchos.
Things can only get so bad so long as videos like this exist.
Viva Gauchos!
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July 11, 2007
The Catholic Church: The "Only True Path" to Salvation?
Pope Benedict XVI approved the release of a document yesterday that says that "other Christian communities are either defective or not true churches and Catholicism provides the only true path to salvation."
Inconvenient for the Pope, however, are the millions of people across the globe who would be quick to disagree with him based on passages of scripture such as this:
For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. -Romans 10:13
I've stared at this verse for several minutes now, and I've yet to find the word "Catholic" or "church" or "Catholic church" included within it.
Sigh...
Good luck with that, Mr. Pope.
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July 09, 2007
Not That You Asked: The Police's Albums Ranked
In light of the current (consistently so-so, or so I've heard) Police reunion, here's how I rank the work of The Police:
1. Zenyatta Mondatta.
2. Ghost in the Machine.
3. Outlandos d'Amour.
4. Reggatta de Blanc.
5. Synchronicity.
6. Anything Sting, Andy Summers, or Stewart Copeland has done solo.
Favorite single track? "Demolition Man" from Ghost in the Machine.
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July 08, 2007
My First Trip to the Octagon
I watched the Ultimate Fighting Championship tonight for the first time ever. My brother-in-law got it on pay-per-view.
I could definitely get into this. Especially if they spent less time getting each other into submission holds on the canvas and spent more time just beating the ever-living crap out of each other.
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