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the little guys

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Shelly
on September 3, 2008
in News and Views and Shameless Promotion
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By “the little guys”, I mean the other 2008 President and Vice President candidates you will probably hear nothing about in the mainstream or even the independent media. I thinkt the day the US population learns and understands that they have more choices besides the Republicans and the Democrats to run the country, the better!

Not wild about Obama/Biden? Turned off by McCain/Palin? Here is a small cornucopia of other options…

Bob Barr/Allyn Root (Libertarian) ~ http://www.bobbarr2008.com/

Cynthia McKinney/Rosa Clemente (Green) ~ http://votetruth08.com/

Chuck Baldwin/Darrell Castle (Constitution Party) ~ http://www.baldwin08.com/

Brian Moore/Stewart Alexander (Socialist Party USA) ~ http://www.votesocialist2008.org/

(For what it’s worth, I’ve yet to decide myself. So don’t consider this an endorsement of anyone — just me showing the rest of you what else is out there. :))

the RNC loves lieberman

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Shelly
on September 2, 2008
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Lieberman will make prime-time speech at RNC.

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: Why doesn’t this fella just cross the GD floor already?! Sweet lawd.

On an unrelated note, I’m still organizing my thoughts on the choices of both Biden and Palin for VP.

three years on - not again!

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Shelly
on August 28, 2008
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Tomorrow is the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina hitting New Orleans.

Tropical Storm Gustav is hitting Jamaica, while gaining strength; and it may hit anywhere between Texas and Florida as early as Tuesday. NOLA is already preparing for a mandatory evacuation, just in case. :(

I hope, hope, hope, hope Gustav doesn’t land. The last thing the Gulf Coast — and especially NOLA — needs is more devastation.

they’re little girls!

Published
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Shelly
on August 22, 2008
in News and Views and Sportiness
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Olympic probe into Chinese gymnasts’ ages.

How’s this part for sheer stupidity?

“It’s only because there is a rivalry between the Chinese and American women’s gymnastics teams that these questions have arisen,” Mr Lu said.

The United States came second to China in the women’s team event.

Mr Lu also told reporters that the parents of the gymnasts were “indignant” over persistent questions about their daughters’ ages.

“They have faced groundless suspicion. Why aren’t they believed? Why are their children suspected? Their parents are very angry,” he said.

They’re suspected because they’re little girls, not young women in their mid-teens! It has squat to do with rivalry; it has everything to do with THE TRUTH!

All that has to be done is for the parents to hand over a copy of their birth certificates. That would settle it once and for all. It ain’t that hard.

Meanwhile, some some Olympic humour, courtesy of The Onion. And one more from them.

contraception does NOT equal abortion

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Shelly
on July 16, 2008
in For Women Only and News and Views
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Cristina Page: HHS Moves to Define Contraception as Abortion.

Abortion ends a pregnancy. Contraception prevents one. There is a difference. Not to mention some women use The Pill for reasons that have little to do with birth control and more to do with other things (more regular cycles, perhaps?). Apparently, some people still don’t seem to get it.

Meanwhile, it’s still okay for men to get Viagra thanks to their insurance. Go figure.