Archive for December, 2006
U.S. Plans Permanent Base on Moon
December 5th, 2006If this turns into, “We need the helium 3 because of peak oil,” friend, ask for extra sugar with your KoolAid. What will the U.S. national debt be by the time they light the fuse on Bozo’s rocket ship to the moon? $20 trillion? $100 trillion? The Chinese better keep buying up that U.S. debt…………………… […]
New on the Web: Politics as Usual
December 4th, 2006Politicians are now buying bloggers. And if you thought it was cheap for a corporation to buy a politician, wait until you see how cheap it is for a politician to buy a blogger (chart)! Via: NY Times: “THE Netroots.” “People Power.” “Crashing the Gate.” The lingo of liberal Web bloggers bespeaks contempt for the […]
Arrested American, Europeans in ‘Terrorist’ Cell, Egypt Says
December 4th, 2006Imagine my shock! Via: CBC: Egyptian police have arrested an American, 11 Europeans and several others from Arab countries for allegedly plotting terrorist attacks in Middle Eastern countries, including Iraq, the Interior Ministry said Monday. The group was part of an Islamic militant terror cell that had adopted extremist ideas and were living in Egypt […]
The House of Death
December 4th, 2006Via: The Guardian: Luis Padilla, 29, father of three, had been kidnapped, driven across the Mexican border from El Paso, Texas, to a house in Ciudad Juarez, the lawless city ruled by drug lords that lies across the Rio Grande. As his wife tried frantically to locate him, he was being stripped, tortured and buried […]
Boston Massacre: Real Estate Prices Now at 2004 Levels
December 4th, 2006Remember what I wrote about downward momentum increasing… Via: Boston Herald: Boston house prices plunged last month at their fastest pace in more than 13 years, erasing all gains recorded since early 2004, new figures show. Market tracker The Warren Group reported yesterday that median house-sale prices in Suffolk County, which mostly consists of Boston, […]
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December 3rd, 2006Thanks, EP, for your continued and generous support.
U.S. Government Terror Ratings Draw Outrage
December 3rd, 2006The enemy collaborator Democrats, who made all of this possible, along with the Republicans, are now squealing shock horror. Pathetic. Via: Yahoo/AP: A leader of the new Democratic Congress, business travelers and privacy advocates expressed outrage Friday over the unannounced assignment of terrorism risk assessments to American international travelers by a computerized system managed from […]
Steorn Finalizes Contracts with Validation Jury
December 3rd, 2006Via Steorn: Steorn, the technology development company, announced yesterday that it has finalized and signed contracts with an independent jury who will test Steorn’s free energy technology. This is the latest milestone in Steorn’s efforts to get validation for its technology, which began when the company issued a challenge to the world’s scientists via an […]
Artificial Happiness: The Dark Side of the New Happy Class
December 3rd, 2006Via: The Wilson Quarterly: There’s nothing like an authoritative, well-documented Grand Guignol horror story. If you’ve ever wondered about the source of those big, ecstatic American smiles or the frantically cheery commands to “have a nice day†that have become an inescapable part of our national life, read this riveting book and wonder no more. […]
Man Cuts Electricity Use by 2/3, Gets Audited
December 3rd, 2006Via: Christian Science Monitor: When high school science teacher Ray Janke bought a home in Chicopee, Mass., he decided to see how much he could save on his electric bill. He exchanged incandescent bulbs for compact fluorescents, put switches and surge protectors on his electronic equipment to reduce the “phantom load” – the trickle consumption […]
