Hanks has his nomination for the most underblogged story of 2003.
Archives for January 2004
From the “No Shit!” Department
This breaking news: Pete Rose, Major League Baseball’s career hit leader, has admitted that he gambled on baseball games while he was manager of the Cincinnati Reds, according to excerpts of a television interview . In an interview for ABC’s Primetime Thursday to be broadcast this week, Rose said he bet on baseball in 1987 …
Not Sure
Parts of me like this, parts of me don’t: Foreigners arriving at U.S. airports were photographed and had their fingerprints scanned Monday in the start of a government effort to use some of the latest surveillance technology to keep terrorists out of the country. The program allows Customs officials to check passengers instantly against terrorist …
Really- They Just Hate His Policies
The MoveOn.Org commercial juxtaposing President Bush with Adolph Hitler. I am now officially supporting Bush in 2004. Right now the Democrats either really believe Bush is Hitler, and thus have no perspective and should officially be barred from making foreign and domestic policy decisions, or they are too stupid to understand how insensitive a commercial …
Why Am I a Fan?
Sometimes I wonder why the hell I root for any teams anymore, particularly after the way they treat me year in and year out. Let’s review the sports teams I love and review their performance over the past year: 1.) The Pittsburgh Pirates: The Pirates were 75-87 in 2003, thus successfully completing their 11th consecutive …
More on Mad Cow
More on the media attempting to stir up hysteria about Mad Cow. Today they breathlessly report that a ‘third herd’ has been quarantined. Oh my god- end of the world. Beef is not safe! Bush sided with agribusiness. Profit over food safety! We are all going to die. Just to keep this in perspective, let’s …
Blogiversary
As some have noticed, today is officially the second anniversary for this website. Yay, Me!