tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50564072011-10-06T11:21:32.977-04:00The Meatstack<i>Fresh Cuts from the Heartland</i>Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.comBlogger1351100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-1155957613743813302006-08-18T23:20:00.000-04:002006-08-18T23:20:13.913-04:00Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? - Amazing finalProbably one of the coolest finals on the show "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?".read more | digg storyCraighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-1149566350609324552006-06-05T23:59:00.000-04:002006-06-05T23:59:10.613-04:00The 212-796-0735 mystery"On or around May 8, a personal ad appeared on the Internet classified ad site Craigslist (It has since been removed). Itâ??s a head scratcher to keep you National Security Agency analysts occupied in your spare time. Each block of numbers is repeated twice; but below I have transcribed them only once for clarity."This crazy story is really me just testing the blogg from Digg feature.Outside of Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-1149565154436915672006-06-05T23:10:00.000-04:002006-06-05T23:42:36.786-04:00Personal Entry: Three years?!I tend to think that after three years, I really shouldn't bother posting again. I mean, really. Three years? Almost to the date.But, Once again, I need a medium for my thoughts. You see, it's been a crazy three years, and I'll forgo the usual "here's what I've been up to" crap.Well, except for This one. That's my son, Aidan. He's currently lying in his mother's Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-1054355414736677782003-05-31T00:30:00.000-04:002003-05-31T00:30:14.573-04:00Personal Entry: Long time, no see
Wow. Has it really been since Monday since I posted last?
Things got a little crazy at that three letter company I work for. Apparently I've jumped out of the frying pan and into the Fire.
So, two weeks ago, I was asked to start training on some new duties. I didn't think much about it at the time, but that following Friday, I was told to move into a new Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-105396276423604872003-05-26T11:26:00.000-04:002003-05-26T11:26:04.256-04:00Various Topics: Time to clean up the Assignment board
Once again, time to clean up all the stuff that's been on my to-do list:
Choice of a new information
ChoicePoint, a data mining company, has been supplying the FBI with all kinds of information about you. The problem? It doesn't have to be all that correct. Read this interesting article...including instructions on how to get your very own Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-1053659215550445432003-05-22T23:06:00.000-04:002003-05-22T23:09:34.720-04:00Star Trek: Captain Picard
I'm not one to join in on the recent round of French bashing that is chic in today's pop culture, but I do have one interesting observation.
As I mentioned before, I've been having a little problem with my back as of late. This is keeping me out of my computer chair, and on the couch with a heating pad. Well, thanks to my netflix subscription, I can, and have, rented Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-1053473676432697852003-05-20T19:34:00.000-04:002003-05-20T19:34:37.270-04:00Santorum: Come on boots, start walkin'
Good for these kids. I know I would have been pissed if that jack ass was my commencement speaker.
About one in every eight graduates walked out of Sunday's commencement at Saint Joseph's University before the keynote address by Sen. Rick Santorum, who recently infuriated gay groups and others with derogatory remarks about homosexual behavior.
Santorum'sCraighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-1053473335224443832003-05-20T19:28:00.000-04:002003-05-20T19:37:16.360-04:00Personal Update: I'm an old man
My body is getting back at me for 30 years of neglect, being out of shape, and stupid stunts.
About two days ago, my back started to twinge again. This is nothing new for the MeatBack. I had spasms for 4 months after a day of paintball during my bachelor party.
So, here we go again. I'm actually in a little better shape than I was then, so hopefully it won't Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-1053319940096796222003-05-19T00:52:00.000-04:002003-05-19T00:56:30.173-04:00The Meatstack: We turn 1,000
If you use AOL, are in the Central Time zone, have been to The Meatstack on Sunday at 10:50 pm your time, use Windows 98 with IE 5, you were probably my 1,000th visitor.
Well, I want to thank you and the other 999 visitors who have come in to my mind since February.
I had been putting off posting this weekend because I didn't want me to be the 1,000th visitor. Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-1053138536158120552003-05-16T22:28:00.000-04:002003-05-16T22:30:47.210-04:00Media Ownership: A Clear Channel Example
What does greater media ownership mean? Here in Columbus, Ohio, Clear Channel owns five stations:
WCOL-FM Country
WNCI-FM Pop/Hip Hop
WFJX-FM Classic Rock
WTVN-AM Talk Radio
WZNW-AM Sports Talk
That's fine, a big company successful in a large Midwestern City, right?
If you want to hear the Dixie Chicks, you have to put in a CD.
If Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-1053055601542886182003-05-15T23:26:00.000-04:002003-05-15T23:26:41.806-04:00Job Market: Yet another week, yet another 400k
The good news is that unemployment claims fell 13,000 this week. The bad news is that even after the 13,000 reduction, there were still 417,000 job cuts this week nationwide.
I did this story last week as well. We totaled up all the job cuts for the past 12 weeks, and came up with 4.8 million jobs lost. True, we didn't count for people who found Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-1052969853425036822003-05-14T23:37:00.000-04:002003-05-16T20:18:47.823-04:00The Meatstack: www.meatstack.com
I know what you are thinking:
"Craig, I love the site, but I just hate typing www.meatstack.blogspot.com everytime I want to read your very intelligent and thought-provoking commentary."
Well, I feel your pain. Even as I type, DNS servers throughout the country are updating their entries with the Meatstack's new address:
www.meatstack.com
If www.meatstack.comCraighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-1052883789069497972003-05-13T23:43:00.000-04:002003-05-14T00:42:58.533-04:00Odds and Ends: Stuff not worth a complete post of their own
Not Hip Hop Star, but quasar
The RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) has made a public apology to Penn State Professor Peter Usher. It seems that in their searches for protected music on the net, they came across this little ditty about gamma rays.
The RIAA, ever so quick to act, sent a cease and desist letter to Penn Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-1052793167615102702003-05-12T22:32:00.000-04:002003-05-13T00:41:25.573-04:00Blog Neighbors: Dave at Phugit goes International!
Dave Sutor over at Phugit doesn't just do this to get his rocks off..for him writing is his profession.
So, when he decided to send an article to ancestral homeland of Slovakia two months ago, he really didn't know what would become of his story.
This week, they published his story. Dave Sutor, Certified Drunken Bastard has gone international.Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-1052784574751914312003-05-12T20:09:00.000-04:002003-05-13T00:22:23.743-04:00Columbus Pub Scene: Byrne's Pub.
The third of May, the Mrs. and I went down to a humble little establishment that we frequent weekly. Byrne's Pub is about as Irish of a bar as you get in Columbus.
Sure, there's Fado's, but it's in a glorified strip mall. It's so fake even the emergency lighting has that faux "smoke stained" look. There's Brazenhead, if you are ok with paying 7 bucks for a pint.Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-1052708062545179192003-05-11T22:54:00.000-04:002003-05-11T22:54:22.350-04:00Meatstack History: Usenet keeps posts that long?
Step 1: Do a Google search for yourself.
Step 2: Be afraid of what you find.
It's a usenet post from my days at Penn State. The Die-hard Rush fan (the band, not the radio talk show host) I posted this.
The funny thing is that my signature still is appropriate:
"If we don't become active, we become immune." -ELP from _Black Moon_
Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-1052705565904836702003-05-11T22:12:00.000-04:002003-05-11T22:34:15.490-04:00Economy: Strategic use of Sick Time.
When George Bush stops in Omaha Nebraska to push his tax plan to a plant full of plastic workers, there's going to be an added surprise in their paychecks next Friday.
It seems that because of the plant having to shut down for a day, those workers will be docked a day's pay, or have to come in on Saturday to make up the time.
In other words, they are forcedCraighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-1052537885065588252003-05-09T23:38:00.000-04:002003-05-09T23:38:05.330-04:00Budget Woes: Tax Free day and Debt Free day.
You might have heard of tax free day. It's the day that is determined that to that point, every penny you have made would have gone to the Federal Government, on average. This year, "tax-free day" fell on April 29.
Congratulations! Every penny you make from that day forward goes into your pocket instead of the governments.
But, now that they have Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-1052451169689231752003-05-08T23:32:00.000-04:002003-05-09T08:20:43.223-04:00Job Market: Another week, another 400k
Things aren't going so well at work. Uninformed people are making uninformed judgments based on uninformed sources.
Just another week at the three letter company I work for. The IT staff is salary, so even though they expect 40, you are deemed as disloyal for anything under sixty. They are withholding fringe benefits because they aren't sure of my "loyaltyCraighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-1052361774757876752003-05-07T22:42:00.000-04:002003-05-07T22:43:49.066-04:00Bloggers: Salam Pax
Before, and during the early part of the war in Iraq, there was a lot of buzz in the blogosphere about one particular journal. Where is Raed ?
Salam Pax posting from no where other than Downtown Baghdad, Iraq.
After the invasion began, there was a long silence from Salam. Rightfully so, he was keeping his head down. Then, a post on March 24th brought a fresh perspective onCraighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-1052278491358425972003-05-06T23:34:00.000-04:002003-05-06T23:36:59.716-04:00Politics: Election Day
It's the First Tuesday in May. And you know what that means!!!
What? You don't? You, a resident of the State of Ohio did not know it was primary election day?
Quite frankly, neither did I. there has been less than zero media coverage leading up to today's election. No campaign ads, no debates, no endorsements.
But then again, it is the Primary Election for local Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-1052004976428369822003-05-03T19:36:00.000-04:002003-05-03T19:38:19.366-04:00The Meatstack: New Blogger, New Problems
Blogger is rolling out a new verison of their on-line publishing software, and I signed up early as a beta tester. We are using "Dano" Blogger.
What does that mean to you, the readers of The Meatstack? Nothing. But you may notice a stray Mexican letter here or there. I'm going back through my work trying to clean up the problems generated by the Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-1052004379648991782003-05-03T19:26:00.000-04:002003-05-03T19:27:00.530-04:00The Meatstack: Color returns
It's as good of a time as any to return the blue back to the stack. I've actually changed the color scheme slightly, getting rid of the tan in replace of a dark blue. Easier to read the posts that way.
Let me know what you think.Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-937225812003-05-03T18:45:00.000-04:002003-05-03T19:32:03.120-04:00Tax Laws: Ironically asinine
Here's the plan.
1) Falsify earnings reports, causing stocks to soar, and allowing executives to make a windfall.
2) When it crashes, fire millions.
3) Submit a Plea to the IRS to reclaim "overpaid" taxes on our falsified earnings statements.
Brilliant.
Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-936252872003-05-01T20:59:00.000-04:002003-05-01T20:59:27.110-04:00Polls: Bush After War
The Gallup Group has released their latest poll numbers on how the Bush Administration is doing at their job.
How much attention is President Bush paying to the economy? 54% say not enough, while 43% are saying just the right amount. 1% say too much.
Following along those lines, 47% of the people surveyed said that the proposed tax cuts are a bad idea, and 57 percent Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-935478912003-04-30T15:13:00.000-04:002003-05-07T00:34:24.833-04:00Media: Race Games
One of these kids is not like the others,
One of these kids doesn't belong.
Can you tell which kid is not like the others
By the time we finish our song?
1) Elizabeth Smart
2) Ashleigh Moore
3) JonBenet Ramsey
Did you guess which kid was not like the others?
Did you guess which kid doesn't belong?
If you guessed this kid is not like the others,
Then you're absolutely...rightCraighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-934843392003-04-29T15:53:00.000-04:002003-04-29T15:53:42.860-04:00The Meatstack: Wake Up Call
Whoops.
You may have noticed that I haven’t posted anything in about four days. I even had big plans about the Topeka Kansas group coming to town.
Well, I didn’t get to it. Working night shift like I do, it was far too difficult to peel myself off of the mattress after 3 hours sleep to cover them. For that I’m sorry. The wife and I ended up going to the zoo insteadCraighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-931932712003-04-24T15:04:00.000-04:002003-05-07T00:35:34.296-04:00Free Speech: Mrs. Meatstack?s Alma Mater is first
Via Instantpundit
Kelli?s Alma Mater is first on the list of schools targeted by FIRE to have their ?speech codes? challenged.
"It is time for somebody to say to public colleges and universities that the First Amendment is the law of the land," said Alan Charles Kors, a history professor at the University of Pennsylvania and president of FIRE.
Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-931925292003-04-24T14:50:00.000-04:002003-04-24T14:50:20.620-04:00Protests: Granville Gay bashing
A Topeka Kansas anti-gay group is planning on protesting 7 churches, a High School, and a University in Granville Ohio this weekend.
And what a whirlwind schedule they have planned! Each place will get about ½ hour of screaming and yelling, then off to the next target.
Why they are hitting these targets? I’m not sure. But, the city council, rightfully I must addCraighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-931917102003-04-24T14:33:00.000-04:002003-04-24T14:33:45.520-04:00Ohio Politics: When “No” means “Yes”
The state of Ohio is in a budget crunch. The voters refuse any new taxes, and Gov. Bob Taft has stated that he will veto any video lottery bills, despite the public’s desire to have them.
Personally, I don’t think gambling will completely solve this state’s budget deficit. But gambling can help lower the tax burden. It’s not like keeping gambling out of OhioCraighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-931912142003-04-24T14:24:00.000-04:002003-04-24T14:24:12.546-04:00Back in Action: Sorry for the Delay.
It’s been a rough week here at the Meatstack Institute for Free Thought. The wife and I got back into town on Monday, after a weekend of visiting parents in PA.
Tuesday and Wednesday were taken up by placement tests and applications. I’m planning on returning to college during the summer semester to broaden my skill set, and pad my resume.
There’s been Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-931255022003-04-23T14:02:00.000-04:002003-04-23T14:03:07.000-04:00Santorum Watch: John's X Prime
John Scalzi gives us a great logical arguement on why Santorum's comments are so off kilter.
Give it a read.
Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-930287632003-04-22T01:20:00.000-04:002003-04-22T01:20:50.780-04:00Santorum Watch: Double dose
Let me ask you a question. Which do you think is more outlandish, more harmful, or more just…creepy?
A) Consensual sex among two adults of the same gender OR…
B) taking a corpse from the hospital to show your children.
If you said A is more disturbing than B, then you are just the kind of constituent Rick Santorum loves.
Quote from A:
"If the Supreme Court says Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-928302172003-04-18T06:07:00.000-04:002003-04-18T06:09:02.000-04:00Catholicism: Why the Scandals Hurt
As a practicing Catholic, it’s hard to watch, time and time again, sexual scandals appear in the church.
It’s even harder for the victims to be the targets of molestation.
There is not a person out there that will argue the above point. There is another affect of these scandals, and that is the affect of credibility.
In debating the war in Iraq, my two Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-928294022003-04-18T05:29:00.000-04:002003-04-18T05:29:22.716-04:00Catholicism: Yet another Scandal
A Catholic College in San Francisco is under fire again for failing to report to local police incidents of Sexual Abuse on its students.
St. Mary’s has apparently been sweeping charges under the rug, including charges by Tony LaRussa’s daughter.
Full story, as reported by KGO in S.F.
I doubt this is the only school that’s doing this. It’s grabbing attention Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-927670202003-04-17T04:13:00.000-04:002003-04-17T04:13:44.450-04:00Post War Iraq: Hangovers.
It did not take long for the post-Saddam love fest to turn into a hangover, as I predicted last week.
"They are aggressors," wheezed Ali Ahmed, 17, lying in a hospital bed as a tube drained fluid from his lungs. "They destroyed us. They put us in war and didn't let us sleep. They just raided Baghdad."
Ahmed said he was shot in the back by an American bullet Friday as Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-927633842003-04-17T02:15:00.000-04:002003-04-17T02:21:59.000-04:00Holy Week: Executions
Probably should have saved this one for Good Friday, but this poster is too good to pass on.
The story behind this goes like this:
The intended message is that it's just unconscionable that we could execute people in a very fallible criminal justice system that makes mistakes," McDowell said. "And I don't understand how we can get a perfect system.
"And I hope that itCraighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-926380542003-04-15T04:19:00.000-04:002003-04-17T02:09:09.000-04:00Blogging: Aggregation
A question facing any blogger these days is what kind of site does he or she want to run. Basically, it breaks down to two different schools of blogging: Aggregation or Commentary. Occasionally, you will see “old-school journalism,” but this usually require a budget, something most bloggers are lacking.
I was faced with this question earlier tonight, while driving back Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-926196562003-04-14T21:27:00.000-04:002003-04-14T21:27:49.093-04:00Technical Issue: Comments down again
It's the reason you are getting a signifigant number of error messages, or your page is loading slowly. Sorry folks, I'm contacting the providerCraighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-926039752003-04-14T16:32:00.000-04:002003-04-14T16:32:01.670-04:00Syria: A Primer
In administration speeches, on the Sunday news shows, and in the papers, the rhetoric against Syria has begun.
To that respect, here’s a primer on Syria (stats from infoplease)
Government type: Republic
President: Bashar al-Assad
Prime Minister: Muhammad Mustafa Miro
Area: 71,498 sq. mi. (roughly the size of N. Dakota)
Population: 17,585,540
Capital: Damascus Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-925177132003-04-13T01:31:00.000-04:002003-04-13T01:31:08.560-04:00Nation at War: Obligatory “most wanted” cards post.
Seems many of my liberal blogging companions are worked up about this. I personally, don’t see an issue with it. Albeit morbid, poker cards to educate our troops has been an American “tradition” dating back to World War II, at least.
Back in the 40’s, the Government issued cards with silhouettes of aircraft, in order to educate the troops to Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-925167122003-04-13T01:06:00.000-04:002003-04-13T01:07:29.000-04:00Tax Cuts: Go George!
I’ve heard it on our local talk radio channel enough, but didn’t believe it.
“George Voinovich is really a democrat in disguise.”
“George Voinovich is a damn liberal.”
“George Voinovich should be charged with treason.”
“George Voinovich is a communist.”
“George Voinovich blah blah blah blah blah”
Listening to this, I just said “whatever.” Figuring that the people of Ohio Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-924759762003-04-12T04:09:00.000-04:002003-04-12T04:09:42.983-04:00Northern Ireland: Peace Process Derailed
After emergency talks at Blair's London home on Thursday, Blair and Ahern refused to point the finger of blame but said time was running extremely short. Government sources said the sticking point was a lack of faith that the Irish Republican Army (IRA) would commit itself to disarming.
Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-924585402003-04-11T20:10:00.000-04:002003-04-11T20:10:49.436-04:00Nation at War: The Tired Argument
If you have been at all vocal about the war in Iraq, or you have been reading/watching people who are, you would have at one time heard this little phrase:
“What they are doing is treason…blah blah blah”
I just want to set the record straight on this. I promise I won’t use the 1st amendment argument once.
According to the U.S. Sedition Act of 1918
SECTION 3Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-924167512003-04-11T04:50:00.000-04:002003-04-11T05:02:16.000-04:00International Relations: Give it back.
Not sure which way to go on this one. Should I laugh, or cry?
Give it Back.
While we are giving back our “gifts” to the French, let’s also go back to being a colony of the British Empire, as it was the French who helped win our independence.
I can cite a book or four dealing with the history of the war for Independence, but I don’t think the people whoCraighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-924149862003-04-11T03:48:00.000-04:002003-04-11T03:48:04.936-04:00Congress at work: It’s 3 a.m. Do you know where your representatives are?
While most sane people are sleeping, The Meatstack is still working. That’s why I’ve even beaten the Drudge report on this one.
The House at 3 in the morning slammed through congress a budget allowing for 550 billion in tax cuts through 2013.
Senate says 350, House says 550. We’ll see what comes out of it.
No word Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-924011882003-04-10T22:41:00.000-04:002003-04-10T22:41:02.076-04:00Baseball: It’s an un-American sport.
My letter to the president of the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Mr. Dale Petroskey,
I am dismayed in your decision to cancel the Bull Durham celebration. A movie made 15 years ago that brought a revitalization to independent and farm teams across this country should be celebrated, despite it's stars CURRENT political beliefs.
Baseball has always been "Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-924005452003-04-10T22:29:00.000-04:002003-04-10T22:42:07.000-04:00It's the Economy: What was said vs. what is real
Daily KOS has a great piece showing the promises made by the Bush Administration in reference to economy vs. where we stand now, 10 months later.
Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-923474212003-04-10T04:01:00.000-04:002003-04-11T05:49:15.000-04:00The Meatstack: Can I have some pork with that War?
Bush’s proposed bill for the war with Iraq, 75 Billion. The Senate, feeling generous, approved a 80 billion dollar bill. But wait, Someone didn’t read the fine print:
$10 million Dollars goes to science research center at the SOUTH POLE
$5 million for new radios for a Jefferson County, KY police force.
3.3 million bucks for a dam in Vermont.
Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-923452252003-04-10T02:55:00.000-04:002003-04-10T02:55:03.340-04:00Nation at war: The Hangover is coming...
No matter where you stood on the war issue, it was hard to watch television today and not feel some emotion.
Thousands of Iraqis took to the streets of Baghdad cheering on coalition troops, and knocking over posters and status of Saddam.
It truly was something to watch.
Emotionally, this is the high point in the war. Unfortunately, this was also the Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-922799492003-04-09T05:18:00.000-04:002003-04-09T05:21:27.000-04:00Patriot Act: Trying to make it stick.
Thanks be to The Agonist for bringing this to my attention.
Looks like the GOP is trying to attach an amendment to a bill that would negate the “sunset” provision that is currently on the Patriot Act.
Story Here
I know I say this A LOT, but you must let your elected officials know that this is something that should disappear sooner than later.
For Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-922571962003-04-08T21:07:00.000-04:002003-04-08T21:07:22.076-04:00North Ireland: Good Friday II
The third item on the summit in Belfast was the Northern Ireland Peace process. London and Dublin will be releasing their proposals on Thursday.
Both Sinn Fein and the PUU seem pleased by the talks thusfar
Thursday could very well be a big day.
Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-922483922003-04-08T18:11:00.000-04:002003-04-08T18:11:43.106-04:00Blog News: Blog saves life, details at 11.
Via Calpundit
This little gem
Crazy Stalker chick hooks up with Blogger. Alert Reader knows Crazy Stalker Chick, Blogger’s life saved. Classic Love tale.
It’s a great story. Give it a read.
Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-922089332003-04-08T04:15:00.000-04:002003-04-08T04:15:08.780-04:00Post-War Iraq: Rerun
Some interesting reading about a little place East of Iraq, called Afghanistan.
At a time when the United States is promising a reconstructed democratic postwar Iraq, many Afghans are remembering hearing similar promises not long ago.
Instead, what they see is thieving warlords, murder on the roads, and a resurgence of Taliban vigilantism.
``It's like I am seeing the sameCraighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-921776242003-04-07T18:14:00.000-04:002003-04-07T22:37:40.000-04:00Nation at war: Time to move forward.
Coalition troops are in Baghdad, and this war is about over. The occupation, however, is just about to begin.
Meanwhile, in San Francisco bay area, the protests continue.
It’s time we move forward. This war cannot stop now even if the administration wanted it to. It’s time to plan ahead.
Bush and Co. is doing just that. Meeting with Blair in Belfast, Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-921724932003-04-07T16:49:00.000-04:002003-04-07T16:49:06.530-04:00Technical Difficulties: Problems with comment service
Folks, we are having some problems with our comment service. Unfortunately, because it’s a subscription, and not something I control, I do not have an estimated time until repaired at this time.
You may experience some error messages on this page, please bare with us.
Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-921274002003-04-07T00:27:00.000-04:002003-04-07T00:27:41.403-04:00War on Terror: Not on my dime.
Allow me to put some numbers forward: 9-11, 403, 0
The first number should immediately ring a bell with you. It’s the date of the worst act of terrorism the nation has ever faced.
The second number? Well, that’s the toll in lives lost by New York City and the Port Authority police, fire, and ambulance departments.
Zero is the amount Senator Ted Stevens (R-AK) Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-920560342003-04-05T16:08:00.000-05:002003-04-05T16:08:04.483-05:00Blog Watch: Sentence Diagramming.
Dave over at Phugit and myself were discussing the decline of sentence diagramming over AOL instant messenger one night. Who would have guessed that uggabugga would have perfected the art.
To really get the full flavor of these exchanges, you have to do the following (it’s not a huge time commitment, I promise.)
1) Visit Calpundit, read this.
2) Read the Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-920556252003-04-05T15:56:00.000-05:002003-04-05T15:56:49.593-05:00Nation at War: Need a bath? Praise Jesus!
This is horrible. Absolutely Horrible.
CAMP BUSHMASTER, Iraq - In this dry desert world near Najaf, where the Army V Corps combat support system sprawls across miles of scabrous dust, there's an oasis of sorts: a 500-gallon pool of pristine, cool water.
It belongs to Army chaplain Josh Llano of Houston, who sees the water shortage - which has kept Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-920184092003-04-04T21:38:00.000-05:002003-04-04T21:39:14.000-05:00Media Watch: DJ fired
Terry Hughes was fired from a Michigan NPR radio station after refusing to play NPR news breaks, instead telling listeners to go listen to Fox News.
Story here
Don't worry Terry, I'm sure there's a Clearchannel station somewhere that will pick you up.Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-920072862003-04-04T17:05:00.000-05:002003-04-04T17:05:41.293-05:00This Day in History: April 4th
Phugit brings to our attention that this is the day of Martin Luther King’s assassination, and gives us some comments about it.
It’s also the birthday of Mrs. Meatstack. Happy Birthday Kelli!
The two events are not related.
Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-920043842003-04-04T16:06:00.000-05:002003-04-04T16:06:41.780-05:00Peer to Peer Problems: College Students Sued
The RIAA (Recording Industry association of America) is suing several college students for running a peer to peer network on their personal computers.
Press release here
The problem is that they are suing for HAVING the network, and no mention of copyrighted material is mentioned.
What the RIAA forgets is that it’s not illegal to have a p2p Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-919412152003-04-03T17:26:00.000-05:002003-04-03T17:26:34.140-05:00Liberal Talk Radio: It really does exist
My usual source of anger and frustration has been missing lately.
You see, the local talk radio station, WTVN is currently changing their online streaming audio service. I haven’t been able to get myself fired up by listening to uninformed central Ohio callers for a couple of days.
Searching for my angst-muse, I stumble across a gem. You might remember Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-919026202003-04-03T03:48:00.000-05:002003-04-03T03:48:26.233-05:00War and Religion: Bishop says War’s OK
This from the Washington Post.
The archbishop responsible for Roman Catholics in the U.S. military has assured them that they can serve "in good conscience" despite opposition to the war in Iraq from Pope John Paul II, his cardinals and many U.S. bishops.
I have to question what “Holy See” this man is following. The Catholic Church’s view on this war is Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-918647492003-04-02T15:31:00.000-05:002003-04-02T15:43:30.000-05:00Protesting Protesters: A picture speaks 1,000 words
Once again, Bartcop gives us a great shot. (click picture for link)
I guess cardboard doesn’t have a spellchecker function.
Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-918615712003-04-02T14:36:00.000-05:002003-04-02T14:36:09.560-05:00Take Action: Write the Associated Press
Move on has assembled a media watch group, with the onus of keeping tabs on print and media sources. It’s their hope to keep these sources to the idea of fair and balanced reporting.
The first issue that they have brought forth is the AP’s equation that “pro-war” equals “pro-troops”. Although I am not in disagreement that these people support our brave Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-917984502003-04-01T17:21:00.000-05:002003-04-01T17:21:27.420-05:00World Opinion: Boycotting American Goods
I had mentioned previously that the World would attempt to boycott American products.
Now, it looks like another Meatstack prediction has come true.
And, like I said in my post of the 2nd of March, These boycotts are having more of an impact locally than here in the United States.
Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-917472202003-03-31T21:31:00.000-05:002003-03-31T21:36:02.000-05:00Computer Law: Super-DCMA already enacted in PA
Once again, from Freedom to tinker, apparently a law similar to one that is passing around some states has already been enacted in Pennsylvania.
More forthcoming.
More Computer Law: Internet Access tax looking to be nixed
Lawmakers are stating that they are going to attempt to enact legislation that will ban taxes on internet access.
Even MoreCraighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-916898022003-03-31T00:38:00.000-05:002003-03-31T00:38:48.950-05:00Sunday Commentary: Cleaning up the assignment board
I have had a consistent string of “almost” and “whoops” when putting together my Sunday articles. So, since none of these will stand up on their own as they are, I’ll clean off the Meatstack Assignment Board, and put them up as they stand.
Jim Capozzola for Senate?
Jim Capazzola over at the Rittenhouse Review has been considering a run Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-915940702003-03-29T03:14:00.000-05:002003-03-29T03:14:31.560-05:00Nation at war: Pit stop
Reuters is reporting that the forces will take a four to six day stop to allow supplies to catch up.
I guess the President’s “Plan” includes our troops only eating one meal a day due to lack of food.
I would think that the one thing this administration is good at is warmongering. I would think that, but then I would be wrong.
Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-915720862003-03-28T17:52:00.000-05:002003-03-28T17:52:42.530-05:00Technology: Firewalls and Laws
Freedom to Tinker is reporting that several states are considering bans on personal firewalls in an effort to stop file sharing.
Apparently, the firewalls are blocking the MPAA from searching your system to see if you have illegal downloads on your computer.
If you don’t know what a firewall is (which I assume most legislators do not) that would sound like a Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-915648632003-03-28T15:27:00.000-05:002003-03-28T16:23:49.000-05:00Friday Cat Blogging: Introducing Ernest Hemmingway
Taking the lead from Calpundit,
Here is a Ernest, named after the Author.
Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-915628232003-03-28T14:46:00.000-05:002003-03-28T14:46:24.950-05:00Site Update: RSS Feed now available
For individuals using Feed Reader, or other Blog reading services, I’ve added a RSS Feed button (orange XML button to the left.)
These type of programs allow you to have the latest content of all your favorite blogs beamed to your desktop, and alert you of updates.
May I suggest Feedreader. It’s a very nice program, and sort of simple to use. If you would Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-915618512003-03-28T14:26:00.000-05:002003-03-28T14:26:30.076-05:00Media Whores: We ridicule, you decide.
During the Manhattan “Die-in” on Thursday, Fox used their street ticker to harass protesters complaining about unbalanced coverage of the Iraq War.
"War protester auditions here today ... thanks for coming!" read one message. "Who won your right to show up here today?" another questioned. "Protesters or soldiers?"
Said a third: "How do you keep a war Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-915204342003-03-27T22:06:00.000-05:002003-03-27T22:06:09.513-05:00Civil Liberties: Patriot Act II
It looks like Ashcroft may be building steam to release his second assult on civil liberties. This one, as reported by the village voice, would…
“Among the more extreme powers Patriot Act II would grant the executive branch: The ability to strip citizenship from an American who supports a group the feds label as terrorist. Secret arrests—the government could Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-914958592003-03-27T14:08:00.000-05:002003-03-27T14:08:09.326-05:00Media: The pendulum swings both ways
For months, left-leaners like myself have been railing against mainstream media for their one-sided coverage of the Bush administration.
Now, I think we are at the very tip of that swing, just before it starts falling the other way. Why? To explain, we need a history.
The events of 9/11 galvanized the American public, press, and leadership like no event Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-914940512003-03-27T13:32:00.000-05:002003-03-27T13:32:44.123-05:00Nation at War: The sounds of Freedom
Does This sound like a people who want to be "liberated?"
The only certainty to war is that things do not necessarily go according to plan. Such was the case when the first food convoys arrived in Iraq.
later...
"At first I thought they were chanting pro-U.S. Slogans, but my Arabic speaking cameraman let me know that no, what they're chanting is with our Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-914528542003-03-26T21:57:00.000-05:002003-03-26T21:57:00.293-05:00Nation at War: Protest signs
Um, someone may want to tell this woman that her peace sign is missing a line.
NO WAR for Mercedes-Benz
Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-914492842003-03-26T20:51:00.000-05:002003-03-26T20:51:15.200-05:00Media Whores: Protests bad for business
Where is Edward R. Murrow when we need him most?
Coming from the Broadcast and Cable magazine, a publication found on the desk of every news director, comes this article.
"The issue for the local stations—and it comes through loud and clear—is that, if they take a traditional approach to their coverage they are making a big mistake."
That “traditional”Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-914289912003-03-26T14:37:00.000-05:002003-03-26T14:37:48.640-05:00Plug: Are you using The Meatstack to its full potential?
Real quick, then we’ll get back to the real content:
Subscribing allows you to receive emails alerting you when There has been signifigant updates to the site. I don’t send them out for every post, only for the major ones, or a bunch of little ones. And, I promise, I will not sell your name. I’m very anti-spam myself.
If you plan on Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-914001762003-03-26T03:26:00.000-05:002003-03-26T03:26:21.576-05:00Nation at War: Gee, we diddn't see this one coming.
With Shock and Awe, it's been announced that Halliburton subsidiary wins Iraqi oil firefighting contract.
It's so blatant, but the networks are too jazzed up over a ground war in Bagdad that this will receive no play.Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-913885582003-03-25T22:46:00.000-05:002003-03-26T03:27:41.000-05:00Nation at war: Those damn Canadians
here
Bush's strongarm tactics are going to isolate this country from the world. Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-913521982003-03-25T11:19:00.000-05:002003-03-25T11:19:12.653-05:00Nation at War: The Staggering Cost
75 billion dollars. 75,000,000,000 dollars. 75 gigadollars.
How much is that? Well, in today’s dollars the Marshal Plan cost $120 billion. (source: Newsweek, no link available) The difference is that the Marshal Plan covered 18 countries.
But, unlike the Marshall plan, Bush’s plan is based on a war that only goes for 30 days or so, and has no provision to Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-913159702003-03-24T20:47:00.000-05:002003-03-24T20:47:21.826-05:00Legislature updates:
This is something new for the stack. I’ll report to you what your elected representatives are doing in the Senate and House. If you would like to see your officials on this list, subscribe, with your zip code (with your +4 please) in the body of the message.
Boxer Amdt. No. 272; FY2004 Congressional Budget Resolution
During the budget resolution debate, the Senate narrowlyCraighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-913122582003-03-24T19:40:00.000-05:002003-03-24T19:41:25.000-05:00Nation at War: Napalm usage apparently false
While checking back on some of the links, verifying that they are still working, it is now being argued if the US used Napalm.
Marine Cobra helicopter gunships firing Hellfire missiles swept in low from the south. Then the marine howitzers, with a range of 30 kilometres, opened a sustained barrage over the next eight hours. They were supported by USCraighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-913116122003-03-24T19:26:00.000-05:002003-03-24T19:26:30.356-05:00Nation at War: Coverage ahead of the curve
The agonist is covering the war, minute by minute.
In some cases, he’s ahead of the major news networks by minutes, hours, and sometimes days.
If you can get in, as he is having bandwidth problems, check him out.
Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-913037992003-03-24T17:01:00.000-05:002003-03-24T17:03:30.000-05:00Nation at War: WWJD?
"Jesus did not come to bring peace on Earth. I don't agree with those clergy who say Jesus would be marching for peace. Jesus said he did not come to bring peace, but a sword. Jesus brings peace to the individual heart amid war and pestilence and famine."
So says Pastor Dick Bernal.
There is a chaos theory that says humanity, on the side of order, must constantly battle Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-911819652003-03-22T10:50:00.000-05:002003-03-22T10:53:21.000-05:00Nation at war: More causalities
Sky news is reporting that 4 US Army soldiers were killed when their reconnaissance vehicles came under propelled grenade attacks.
This oil is getting damn expensive.
British: 14
American: 11Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-911703572003-03-22T02:34:00.000-05:002003-03-22T10:42:07.000-05:00Nation at war: More casulities
The brits suffer more losses Here’s the story
Unrelated: Another US Marine dies in firefight.
Bush’s body count:
British: 14
American: 7
UPDATE: MSNBC is reporting that one soldier in that chopper was a US Navy officer. Count updated.Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-911676532003-03-22T01:10:00.000-05:002003-03-24T19:46:51.000-05:00Nation at War: I thought we were the good guys
If this fight is about illegal weapons, may I suggest this reading: [UPDATE 3/24: Link removed, story has changed.]
Marine Cobra helicopter gunships firing Hellfire missiles swept in low from the south. Then the marine howitzers, with a range of 30 kilometres, opened a sustained barrage over the next eight hours. They were supported by US Navy Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-911554432003-03-21T20:02:00.000-05:002003-03-21T20:09:04.000-05:00Nation at war: Media Whores
Today it happened. Today the media got their promised “shock and awe.” Finally, they can sleep soundly.
If ever there was an example as to why I left journalism, it’s this.
Although I don’t approve of the war, I do approve of how they are fighting this war. The Bush administration decided to try a surgical strike to “decapitate” the leadership of Iraq from the Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-911171812003-03-21T06:13:00.000-05:002003-03-21T06:13:08.216-05:00War: Chopper Crash +1
The first casulities have happened. A Sky King crash kills 4 US chopper crewmen, and 8 British Commandos.
The CBC radio is reporting that a marine from the 1st M.E.U. was Killed in action.
Damn.
Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-910470842003-03-20T03:13:00.000-05:002003-03-20T03:13:46.640-05:00A Sad Day: War begins
Although this will probably be a quick victory for the armed forces, it is an embarrassment to American diplomacy. It shows an absolute failure by the Bush Administration in foreign policy.
We are committed now, and must see it through.
But, as a quiet little protest, this blog will remain black until the fighting is over.
Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-909720402003-03-19T00:03:00.000-05:002003-03-19T00:03:36.390-05:00
I love Bartcop. Click the image for the full issue.Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-909140812003-03-18T04:51:00.000-05:002003-03-18T04:51:35.966-05:00US at War: Endgame
There is something fishy going on.
I just finished reading (well, actually listening to) Endgame: Solving the Iraq Problem Once and for All.
It gives a fascinating history of Iraq, and Saddam Hussein. That’s the majority of the book. Along with this is hauntingly familiar phrases, which could be ripped from today’s headline. Read these, knowing that the book was written in Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-908686032003-03-17T13:47:00.000-05:002003-03-20T03:17:06.000-05:00Nation at War: No UN Vote
Is anyone surprised that there shall be no UN vote on the issue of Iraq? After all, this is the same administration that saw to it that your vote did not count in the 2000 elections.
I would also like to remind you, the Meatstack reading audience that in Bush’s “Press Conference” of Bush’s Promise of calling for a vote.
I’ll summarize here:
THE PRESIDENT:Let's see Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-908427892003-03-17T02:18:00.000-05:002003-03-17T02:20:03.000-05:00Dean in 2004?: First Blogging Prez Candidate
To be honest, I haven’t started looking for a candidate for 2004 yet. I'm been really focusing on the possible war.
That being said, Howard Dean gets points from me to be the first presidential candidate to use a blog in their campaign. This scores a point with me. I'm going to try to do some research on this guy, hopefully have something for the Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-908383832003-03-17T00:15:00.000-05:002003-03-17T00:18:44.000-05:00There is a quiz to see what political sterotype you are. Here are my results:
Democrat - You believe that there should be a freemarket which is reigned in by a modest statebeaurocracy. You think that capitalism hassome good things, but that those it helpsshould be obliged to help out their fellow mana little. Your historical role model isFranklin Rosevelt.
Which political sterotype are you? Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-908174832003-03-16T16:11:00.000-05:002003-03-16T16:13:58.000-05:00Sunday Commentary: More terror levels?
There is talk now of a new threat level to be added to the “rainbow of terror”. This level, as reported in CNN may be added “within orange”
Where do I sign up to get a job like Tom Ridge’s? it took him eight months to come up with five colors, later suggesting duct tape and plastic sheets for biological protection, and now the system we have proves to be Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771710048399523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056407.post-906901752003-03-13T23:36:00.000-05:002003-03-13T23:36:31.186-05:00Hrrrrm: NYC against War.
If the possible battle with Iraq is continuation with the "War on Terror," You would think that the city hardest hit by terrorists may be all for it.
You might think that, but you would be wrong.
This isn't about terrorists. This isn't about Oil. I don't know what this is all about. Until I get a straight answer from either side, I'll stay pro-peace.
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