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They were going to turn on one another at some point. It was inevitable.

GOP baffled that ‘we don’t care if you die’ is not a winning slogan.

Just because you believe it, that does not make it true.

It’s a good piece. click on over. but then come back!!

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Everything is totally normal and fine!!!

Bark louder, little dog.

Sadly, media malpractice has become standard practice.

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One way or another, he’s a liar.

Republicans do not pay their debts.

He wakes up lying, and he lies all day.

Let there be snark.

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Welcome to day five of every-bit-as-bad-as-you-thought-it-would-be.

So it was an October Surprise A Day, like an Advent calendar but for crime.

Following reporting rules is only for the little people, apparently.

Be a wild strawberry.

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Thanks, Grey Lady

by John Cole|  June 22, 20045:23 am| 7 Comments

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When I say the lies and distortions from the NY times and her cronies are less than helpful, I am not exaggerating. Now the Chicoms are seizing on the election year politicking of the Times and the Democrats:

The United States should face the truth instead of playing around with the reality over the issue ofIraqi war, said China’s English-language newspaper China Daily in a signed article Friday.

“The United States would do itself and the world a huge favor by establishing a closer relationship with reality rather than wrestling with its own version of the truth, as the international credibility of American military intelligence is simply of zero value,” said the article.

“The truth is the United States used the threat of Iraqi WMD (weapons of mass destruction) and a connection to al-Qaida as justification for launching the war against the regime of Saddam Hussein,” it stressed.

According to a report Wednesday by a US commission investigating the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, no credible evidence has been found that former Iraqi President Saddam Husseinaided al-Qaida attempts to target the United States.

“We have no credible evidence that Iraq and al-Qaida cooperatedon attacks against the United States,” said the report, issued by the bipartisan commission after two days of public hearings into the Sept. 11 attacks.

Meanwhile, the Bush administration so far still could not collect enough evidence that Saddam Hussein would give whatever WMD he possessed to terrorists, although it treated as a proven fact, said the article.

As the US government did not get support from the report for waging war in Iraq, “it is likely the Bush team will face more backlash both at home and abroad,” the article added.

Thanks.

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Happy Father’s Day

by John Cole|  June 20, 200412:44 pm| 3 Comments

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You didn’t have to spend all those summers working the second job at Oglebay, but you had a family to raise.

You didn’t have to spend all those years painting and wallpapering on the side, but you wanted to make sure your kids got to go to the beach every year.

You didn’t have to spend all those years driving second-hand cars, but you wanted your kids to have new clothes for school.

You didn’t have spend all those summers getting up at 5 am to go work in the garden, but it helped to feed the family and allowed you to help pay for four sets of braces and four sets of glasses.

You didn’t have to always defend me, but you did- even when I was probably definitely wrong.

You didn’t have to be mayor for 20 years, but who else was going to take care of your family’s town?

You didn’t have to put up with me when I was a bastard as a teen, but you did- and you even blamed yourself for my behavior.

You didn’t have to stand up to all the bullies at work who were doing the wrong things and picking on those who couldn’t defend themselves- but who else in your Department could and would take the heat?

You didn’t have to travel to my Basic Training, but you were so excited to see me finally listen to an authority figure that you did.

In short, you didn’t have to do any of those things, but you did.

Thanks, and Happy Fathers Day.

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Home, Crap Home

by John Cole|  June 19, 20045:33 pm| 14 Comments

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After reading this Matthew Yglesias post, I am beginning to understand how David Dinkins got elected.

BTW- From what movie did this post derive its name?

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Snark Bait

by John Cole|  June 18, 200411:46 am| 1 Comment

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Go over to the right and click on the new ad for SnarkBait. They aren’t trying to sell you anything, they don’t want you to do anything- except read.

Pretty site, btw.

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Weird Spam

by John Cole|  June 15, 20047:01 pm| 7 Comments

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Am I the only one who has been getting stream of consciousness spam lately? This latest one had the subject of ‘diagnose jerky,’ and the text stated:

“Unlike so many brides who have made their molten sandwich to us.When ball bearing near food stamp laughs out loud, coward about mortician daydreams.”

I have been getting a lot like this.

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Invisibility Cloak

by John Cole|  June 13, 20049:54 pm| 3 Comments

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This rather embarassing to admit, but however fascinating an invisibility cloak might be, the only activities I can imagine myself engaging in with one range from the indecent to the illegal.

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MaxSpeak’s New Digs

by John Cole|  June 13, 20049:50 pm| Leave a Comment

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Check out Max’s sporty new digs! He even has a re-sized and appropriately sized column, so that the only thing that will give you headaches are some of his opinions.

Much appreciated new look, if I must say so.

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