For general discussion and debate. Possible talking point: It's official -- the Brits think we're in a Depression:
We knew things were bad on Wall Street, but on Main Street it may be worse. Startling official statistics show that as a new economic recession stalks the United States, a record number of Americans will shortly be depending on food stamps just to feed themselves and their families. Dismal projections by the Congressional Budget Office in Washington suggest that in the fiscal year starting in October, 28 million people in the US will be using government food stamps to buy essential groceries, the highest level since the food assistance programme was introduced in the 1960s.
Astounding. My airport was packed on Sunday. Vegas is absolutely jammed with tourists. Went to Cirque du Soleil's "O" on Sunday -- $165/ticket, totally sold out. And people are talking Depression. Anybody see the absurdity, or is it just folks like me that travel a lot and see what's actually going on outside of the media's small prism?
Comments Policy
I think they're depressed
April 1, 2008 - 13:27 ET by mattmI think they're depressed because Hillary and B. Hussein are obliterating each other.
Otherwise, the only economic problems we have are the result of dictators, terrorists, environmentalists and other socialists who refuse to take the shackles off the marketplace.
Hillary Clinton was fired from the House Judiciary Committee...
April 1, 2008 - 13:33 ET by R D Helm...for, get this, unethical conduct.
Too bad Nixon didn't wait longer to resign. If he had, Hillary would have been disbarred, and would not now be in contention for the White House.
Theme for Election '08: I want my mommy!
Do you think the MSM will
April 1, 2008 - 13:36 ET by ricklailDo you think the MSM will report this? I wish that we had some way of getting our hands on the briefs that she filed.
If you ain't the lead dog, the scenery never changes.-Lewis Grizzard
rick,, the Obama worshipers in the MSM just might.
April 1, 2008 - 13:46 ET by R D HelmIt will be interesting to see if this does go anywhere. If handled properly, it could knock her right out of the race.
It definitely shows that she had ethical problems all the way back in her mid to late twenties.
Anyone ruthless enough to purposely falsify a brief being presented to a judge has no business being POTUS.
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Whew... for a minute there,
April 1, 2008 - 21:33 ET by JerryWhew... for a minute there, I thought you said, "get our hands on the briefs she defiled...". Definitely wouldn't want to go there.
When asked if he went to war with Iraq to derail the impeachment vote: “I don’t think any serious person would believe that any President would do such a thing." - President Clinton (Dec 1998).
Wow, RD
April 1, 2008 - 13:38 ET by sarcasmoOne wonders why this didn't come to light earlier, especially since a juicy diary apparently exists documenting it...Good catch.
JMR
A corruption-story the TV media will-not cover.
Nice find RD, bet this
April 1, 2008 - 13:45 ET by vrwc13Nice find RD, bet this doesn't make MSM news!
v
"We just can't trust the American people to make those types of choices.... Government has to make those choices for people" -HRC
If true, another reason to deny hillbama
April 1, 2008 - 13:52 ET by FastEdthe nod - but I tend to hope it's NOT a 4/1 joke.
There is no sense in being stupid, if you can't prove it! - my dad V
Fast, I got tipped off by a friend about this.
April 1, 2008 - 14:14 ET by R D HelmHe called this morning and told me Boortz had mentioned it on his show. I turned on the radio and then went straight to Neal's site. There was nothing about it posted there, so I went searching for it. I found it on Google pretty quickly.
At first I was thinking this was going to be one of Neal's famous April fool's moments, but he later had the author of the artice, Dan Calabrese, as a guest on his show, and I was convinced it was the real thing.
The article was actually posted yesterday.
Update: Neal now has it on today's Nuze page:
HILLARY'S UNETHICAL BEHAVIOR
If you were listening to the show today you heard the story about Hillary
Rodham, Associate Council to the House Judiciary Committee back in the Watergate
era. It seems that the Greatest Lawyer in the World stole some documents, hid
them in her office, and then proceeded to write a legal brief that she knew to
be false and misleading. The stolen documents would have outed her. She was
later fired for her actions. Why haven't we heard about this before? For those
of you who missed the story today ..
here's a link to the incredible column by Dan Calabrese of the NorthStar
Writer's group. Read it .. and be astounded.
The media needs to pick up this story and run with it ... Hillary should be
made to completely explain her actions. A copy of the brief and of the
documents that she confiscated and hid in her office ... documents that would have
shown her brief to be an exercise in intentional dishonesty .. needs to be made
public.
Keep watching folks. Let's see how long it takes for this to become a real
major news story out there.
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RD et al
April 1, 2008 - 17:17 ET by Noel SheppardRD et al,
This is actually old news. Zeifman wrote about this in the NY Post in 1999: http://www.freerepublic.com/forum/a37b838fb5c82.htm
Google "Hillary's Own Watergate Scandal" and you find a lot on this. Been around for years. ns
This Was on Powerline Yesterday
April 1, 2008 - 18:25 ET by Del DolemonteSomeone started a forum discussion on Zeifman yesterday on Powerline. Naturally, the BDS-infected deniers' only response was to call him a nutbar.
Gee, thanks Noel. :-(
April 1, 2008 - 19:44 ET by R D HelmGuess I didn't do a very good job of researching this thing. I really thought I was onto something juicy.
Oh, well.
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RD
April 1, 2008 - 20:14 ET by Noel SheppardRD,
Hey, don't take it that way. Boortz thought this was a big thing, too. I heard him talking about it today as well. That's what led me to research it a bit, which brought me to that August 1999 piece in the Post.
Here's potentially the bigger issue: this is just another juicy item from Hillary's past media will ignore. Just like they ignore the big 2000 fundraising event in Hollywood organized by Peter Paul after which her campaign totally abused campaign finance laws with total impunity.
If Hillary was a Republican, she would have been thrown out of the Senate in 2001, and would not be running for president today. Period. The double standard is disgraceful, and this Nixon issue is just another example. ns
"...this is just another
April 1, 2008 - 20:52 ET by Chris Norman"...this is just another juicy item from Hillary's past media will ignore."
Noel,
Wouldn't the Clinton campaign insist (as usual) that this, like all the other contoversies involving her, is "old news" and therefore a non-issue - unworthy of explanation or coverage?
Thanks, Noel.
April 1, 2008 - 21:06 ET by R D HelmI guess my being a loyal Boortz fan for over a quarter century caused me to be a little complacent here, as he has always been a fairly rock-solid source for most things, particularly things that are decidedly off the beaten trail. I guess I'm just feeling a little singed.
And you are correct about the double standard that has been applied to her for so long, as any time an article gets posted in here about the MSM pointing out her previously "invisible" warts, we members here literally jump for joy. I think this reaction reflects the frustration so many of us have felt over the years toward those who apparently couldn't see her blemishes before.
The thing I find somewhat puzzling here is that, as this information has been out there since '99, why haven't the Obama people been all over this like paint on a wall?
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Hey howdy RD... Like I
April 1, 2008 - 21:26 ET by bigtimerHey howdy RD...
Like I said before I think they, meaning Obama, are most likely the ones attempting to renew this....I knew about her being in an office for hours over night and remembered something about it not being right, but not her being in big time trouble over it...then with Noel's post when I read the name Rodino some things came back...anyway I have read so many danged books about her and still have them that some things and time fog the mind if you know what I mean...lol.
Just wanted to throw this in here real quick while I can...(I'm in the middle of finishing cooking dinner...lol)
"Never murder your opponent when he is committing suicide." ~ W. Churchill
Fast...I too was wondering
April 1, 2008 - 14:14 ET by bigtimerFast...I too was wondering same thing since there are no links in this story...although none of us would put it past her..
...whether it true or not, it won't make the light of day in the msm...and McCain and crew would never use it in the campaign, that's for sure.
It is soooo Hillary though.
"Never murder your opponent when he is committing suicide." ~ W. Churchill
bt, it better not be a Boortz scam.
April 1, 2008 - 14:27 ET by R D HelmHe is famous for this sort of thing, after all.
Having heard the later part of his show (I missed the first hour or so) I am pretty confident that he was on the level with this. He interviewd the auther by phone, and he also said his people had checked it out pretty completely.
LOL-If it is a scam, I'm going to be the first caller on his show tomorrow.
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I'm thinking I may have been fooled...
April 1, 2008 - 14:43 ET by sarcasmoHow would such an explosive diary be hidden by this guy for all these years, and why would he suddenly want to reveal it today? Also, a clerk as low-level as Hillary back then would have probably been scared to death to do something so blatantly unethical...Swiping papers to "support" a brief is a real no-no, and even back then copy machines barely-existed (I think!) and carbon-paper surely abounded in all DC political cases. Hell, Justice Douglass himself was probably watching the case, even though he was no friend of Nixon. I'm starting to get dubious...
OTOH, Hillary IS a slimy one. Also, I know all too well that in very-political legal cases, government lawyers doing blatantly unethical/illegal things is distressingly normal. When it happens, it's rarely-if-ever reported-on, much less actually punished. So, if he has fooled me, this is a good one. My compliments to Boortz. If it's true instead, then I've still got a lot of questions.
JMR
A corruption-story the TV media will-not cover.
Hey RD... I'm really busy
April 1, 2008 - 14:46 ET by bigtimerHey RD...
I'm really busy today...saw your update above..but believe me, like I posted, it doesnt surprise me in the least about Hill regarding her time on the judiciary committee...I have read a lot about her life and she wasn't on the up and up when she went behind closed doors, this is enlightening what she was doing behind the scenes...
The only person who would use this is Obama...so maybe it will be used now, but where was this guy all these years before...seems to me he must be for Obama or something, there must be some reason for this to be coming out now...know what I mean?
...time will tell if this goes anywhere, as it should...I just have my doubts...
Nevertheless...great find friend...I'm certainly not making light of it.
"Never murder your opponent when he is committing suicide." ~ W. Churchill
Ok, maybe it's true...
April 1, 2008 - 14:51 ET by sarcasmoI'm wavering again.
You mentioned Obama, and that got me thinking. Maybe Diary-man isn't just a partisan Democrat like the story said (which would explain the diary not-emerging before) but an Obama-supporter (which explains the diary emerging now). This is totally speculative, though. I'm still thinkin' we may have been taken.
JMR
A corruption-story the TV media will-not cover.
Sarc
April 1, 2008 - 16:37 ET by UphillIt's been a couple of hours. Is it time to change your mind again?
Heh.
April 1, 2008 - 18:10 ET by sarcasmoWell, Noel said it's old news, which makes it REALLY odd that I'd never heard of it, since I try to keep up with conservatives-on-Hillary. Anyway, I guess a number of us found it odd to be learning of it on April 1.
JMR
A corruption-story the TV media will-not cover.
It's On Another Blog
April 1, 2008 - 18:28 ET by Del DolemonteCheck over at the Sweetness and Light blog, which ran a 3-parter on Zeifman Monday. It has this original 9 year old article, as well as a newer Zeifman piece.
The reason his original article from 9 years ago never got much coverage was probably because Hilly was running for the Senate at the time, and her enablers in the "objective" media shoved it down their rabbit hole.
wow, I wish I had known
April 1, 2008 - 13:32 ET by Free Thinkerwow, I wish I had known that before I just bought a new truck
NBers
April 1, 2008 - 13:33 ET by Noel SheppardNBers,
Sorry for the late open thread. I'm traveling, and thought someone else would get it.
Anyway, something else I wanted to add about this supposedly weak economy is that I had to pay more money than ever to fly my son home from college during spring break. Why? Because all the flights were so booked in advance that ALL discounted fares were taken.
Honestly, with Depressions like these, who needs economic expansions? ns
Noel,
April 1, 2008 - 13:40 ET by R D HelmThat's okay. I mean, I've only been sitting on that Hilda-bomb since 9:30am.
LOL-I thought briefly about PMing you to ask about lighting off an OT, but I didn't want to be a pest or anything.
Thought I was going to explode. :-)
Theme for Election '08: I want my mommy!
Seems suprising to me
April 1, 2008 - 13:47 ET by FastEdwhen last week, when my sister had to get to NJ from FL, she couldn't get a flight 'til Wednesday, stated calling on Friday. Even with the Easter holiday, it seemed strange that flights were so booked, even with the "maintenance" problems over the weekend.
There is no sense in being stupid, if you can't prove it! - my dad V
Last week...
April 1, 2008 - 14:02 ET by Prester John....my wife went down to the Smokie Mountains (Gatlinburg, TN) and could barely get around because of all the young families who can't afford gas and retirees barely scraping by on Social Security jamming every road, every hotel, and every restaurant in the area.
Hall Of Shame
April 1, 2008 - 13:34 ET by stratmanHere's something to be proud of.... NOT!
Cleavlund ROOCKS!
BTW, aren't most of these Dem strongholds?
RRAM Tough!
Hillary has mildly amusing April Fools' gag on Obama
April 1, 2008 - 13:39 ET by Jack BauerI never though I could crack a smile at a Hillary gag, but her challenge to Obama to a Bowl Off did give me a chuckle.
And if anyone saw the Obama's truly pitiful bowling attempt last night... has got to be thinking she'd cream him.
I've seen baby giraffes with better coordination. That must be his typical white heritage kicking in.
Jack: Obama's attempt to
April 1, 2008 - 14:19 ET by QueenMumJack: Obama's attempt to "bond" with blue collar workers by showing up at a bowling alley, reminds me of Kerry's "hunting" expeditions in Ohio. Pathetic.
I am the exotic Queen Mum, and I approved this message.
QM -- LOL yes. Deffo his
April 1, 2008 - 15:01 ET by Jack BauerQM -- LOL yes. Deffo his first visit to a blue-collar emporium.
Kingpin he wasn't. Though his big ears did remind me of the Amish Randy Quaid.
McCain's New Commercial
April 1, 2008 - 13:40 ET by TinianCheck out McCain's latest campaign commercial. I'm not a McCain fan, but it's awesome.
The Brits shouldn't act
April 1, 2008 - 13:41 ET by RESTLESS 1The Brits shouldn't act excited to see a recession here. If our economy goes down, the world's goes with it. Laugh on morons.
And now, today's The Shrub
April 1, 2008 - 13:41 ET by Roger the ShrubberAnd now, today's The Shrub Report®:
...All I had when I started was swamp ... other kings said I was daft to build a castle on a swamp, but I built it all the same ... just to show 'em. It sank into the swamp. So I built a another one ... that sank into the swamp. I built another one ... That fell over and THEN sank into the swamp .... So I built another ... and that stayed up...
Today's Nobel Peace Prize Update.
Today's Religion of Peace Update. And another.
Damn that Bush Economy!
A Right-Wing Media Bias Update.
Today in History: German writer uses nine months of peace and solitude to create literary masterpiece.
Today's Iraq War Update.
Congress takes a courageous stand.
A Beijing Olympics Update.
The Third-Party media blackout continues.
Brave protesters picket evil Zionist fundraiser.
Chimpy McHalliburton gets booed, cries like a big baby.
Twenty-Seven years ago today, the least-played song in rock and roll history is played on the radio for the first time.
And, finally, let's play Guess the Party! If you guessed National Coalition Party, you are a winner!
Roger, you missed one today
April 1, 2008 - 16:04 ET by OldSailor88Today in 1893 the grade of Chief Petty Officer was established.
There are several retired and active Chiefs on the boards.
Happy Birthday, GOATS!!
r/
AWC(AW/SW/NAC)
Stultus est sicut stultus facit
My take...
April 1, 2008 - 16:42 ET by UphillThose folks that keep rebuilding their home are just giving Mother Nature a big middle finger.
people been doing it for years...
April 1, 2008 - 16:51 ET by vrwc13http://aolsvc.merria...
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Roger - Can't Believe You Missed This One
April 1, 2008 - 17:55 ET by CGattonAn entry for the Religion of Peace archives: Non-Muslims Deserve to Be Punished
V/R
Clyde
"...the aspirants to tyranny are either the...men of the state, who in democracies are demagogues,... or those who hold great offices, and have a long tenure.." - Aristotle, Politics, c350BC
CG... Oh now isn't that
April 1, 2008 - 18:01 ET by bigtimerCG...
Oh now isn't that just precious?!
What a bunch of BS hypocrisy....when are we going to speak out against this type of radical muslim perspective...I am so sick and tired ot this...outrageous...I don't care if it is London or here with the likes of CAIR and their ilk...enough is enough.
Just wanted to throw in my two cents real quick...it is beyond maddening.
"Never murder your opponent when he is committing suicide." ~ W. Churchill
when are we going to speak out against this... radical muslim...
April 1, 2008 - 18:09 ET by vrwc13But evil people and impostors will flourish. They will deceive others and will themselves be deceived. 2 Timothy 3:13
...and
Woe to those who call evil good
and good evil,
who put darkness for light
and light for darkness,
who put bitter for sweet
and sweet for bitter. Isaiah 5:20
v
...fortunately :
I've read the last page of the Bible. It's all going to turn out all right. - Billy Graham
Way Over the Line
April 1, 2008 - 18:16 ET by CGattonThe really worrisome point is this line, "Choudary said he would not condemn a Muslim for any action." Why is this man still a lawyer? And I'm sorry, but there is no saving grace here, no "he's entitled to his opinion" as an allowance. While he may be entitled to his opinion, he's not entitled to his license to practice law. As an officer of the court, this statement should be sufficient to revoke his license, no questions asked.
Beyond maddening is exactly what it is - and two scoops of that anger please.
V/R
Clyde
"...the aspirants to tyranny are either the...men of the state, who in democracies are demagogues,... or those who hold great offices, and have a long tenure.." - Aristotle, Politics, c350BC
Hey CG...I was so angry
April 1, 2008 - 18:21 ET by bigtimerHey CG...I was so angry after reading this bile I never even thought of the right to practice law lawyer angle...excellent point too...although I think zilch will be done about that...just my opinion.
"Never murder your opponent when he is committing suicide." ~ W. Churchill
CG, I also noticed that.
April 1, 2008 - 18:08 ET by ThisnThatCG, I also noticed that. Then I read this -- about a boy who received a zero grade on an art project because he drew a cross in it and a passage from the bible. The school's reasoning? "Because it might offend someone".
So here's my question. Your link points to people who say non-muslims are guilty and must be punished. And we have to be careful about potentially offending this trash?
Our public schools and the liberals that control them have turned them into hellish holes. I hope that student wins his lawsuit. Good for him.
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Liberalville, Wisconsin
April 1, 2008 - 18:21 ET by CGattonI read that article also this morning, but nothing that comes from the Madison area really astounds me anymore. I should have taken closer notice of the actual town it ocurred in, since there is a large National Guard camp near there. I'm glad they're suing...while lawsuits are my least favorite form of recreation, it seems more and more that they are the only way to get some people's attention.
V/R
Clyde
"...the aspirants to tyranny are either the...men of the state, who in democracies are demagogues,... or those who hold great offices, and have a long tenure.." - Aristotle, Politics, c350BC
Anti-American Sensationalism
April 1, 2008 - 13:47 ET by dboIsn't a depression supposed to be 4 consecutive quarters of negative growth? We have not even had one quarter of negative growth. How ridiculous.
It must be bad
April 1, 2008 - 14:03 ET by Prester JohnDow Jones is up over 300 points today.
Quick, lock the windows before anyone jumps!!!
It's actually 2 consecutive
April 1, 2008 - 18:10 ET by ThisnThatIt's actually 2 consecutive quarters. But the big point is -- we have not yet had one quarter, let alone two. Only Fox News is pointing this out. The rest of the MSM is too stupid to understand, or too biased to try to understand. And that goes for CNBC, too.
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"Isn't a depression supposed to be..."
April 1, 2008 - 21:13 ET by Indiana JoeI think you mean "recession," don't you?
Obama was in my hometown
April 1, 2008 - 14:02 ET by Hero SquadObama was in my hometown yesterday, about 4 blocks from my house, checking out our beloved Wilbur Chocolate factory.
Our local media is having a love affair with Obama. Hillary was here last week and didn't receive one fifth of the love. Several articles talking to Republicans who are smitten by Obamarama.
What a great guy. I think I'll vote for him.
*****
"People only insist that a debate stop when they are afraid of what might be learned if it continues." - George Will
He's In My Town Today
April 1, 2008 - 14:07 ET by TinianThey love Hillary here -- didn't run a single word about the Tuzla story in either newspaper. The locals are all complaining that Senator Casey, of Scranton, didn't accompany Obama to Wilkes-Barre. I think they want to lynch him.
Will we ever be able to use his full name-BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA
April 1, 2008 - 14:19 ET by PawpawNWhat's all this about no one can use his middle name? Is he ashamed of it, or are the media doing just like usual and holding the cartoon back!
Using his full name, the
April 1, 2008 - 18:13 ET by ThisnThatUsing his full name, the initials are BHO -- too much like Boo Hoo. Leaving out his middle name gives us BO - Body Odor.
Either way, his policies stink.
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Pres. Bush/admin. to loosen
April 1, 2008 - 14:06 ET by bigtimerPres. Bush/admin. to loosen laws to build fence...wonder how many trial lawyers are at the ready...they had better just get to finishing this before some leftist judge intervenes if possible...
Plus the good ol UN at it again...in conjunction with Chavez....when oh when are we going to get someone to run on us getting out of this despicable, filthy, thieving' organization?
McDermott gets his just rewards.....finally!
"Never murder your opponent when he is committing suicide." ~ W. Churchill
Someone just *did* run on getting us out of the corrupt UN...
April 1, 2008 - 14:09 ET by sarcasmoHe lost.
JMR
A corruption-story the TV media will-not cover.
Who was more charitable...
April 1, 2008 - 14:08 ET by Prester John...the saintly Obama or the eeeevil Cheney?
http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=ZmMxMDk1MDNlMjI2NTQwYmE5NjEwZTJkZTM2YjRiNzI=
Hint: One gave 5-6% of his income, the other gave 78% (seventy eight).
OPM
April 1, 2008 - 14:17 ET by vrwc13...with liberals it's the law of OPM, don't expect them to fund socialism with their own money!
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I opposed the Defense of Marriage Act in 1996. It should be repealed and I will vote for its repeal on the Senate floor. I will also oppose any proposal to amend the U.S. Constitution to ban gays and lesbians from marrying. -
Barack Obama
Things Are BAD
April 1, 2008 - 14:15 ET by JoelCTNoel, there's a quiet little story on cnn.com which points out how bad this depression is.
"Economic news. The ISM's manufacturing index rose to 48.6 in March, from 48.3 in February, surprising economists who thought it would fall to 47.5, on average. Nonetheless, any reading below 50 indicates weakness in the sector."
"Another report showed that construction spending fell 0.3% in February, after falling 1% in January. Economists thought spending would fall 0.9% in February."
There is no doubt about it, this is the worst economy since Hoover. We need a communist to come in and quadruple our taxes if we are to save this country. Vote for Obama!
Here in Texas, the job market is strong, building is going on everywhere, houses are selling at a good clip, and every mall and store I have been in over the last month has been full of shoppers.
We decided to go eat out at
April 1, 2008 - 18:21 ET by ThisnThatWe decided to go eat out at Pizza Hut last Friday. PIZZA HUT! Couldn't get in; had to leave and go home. All the other restaraunts in the area also had waiting lines in excess of 1/2 hour. I commented at the time -- no recession around here!
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Leftist Brits Want - Need - A Great Depression
April 1, 2008 - 14:24 ET by rammingspeedThe world-wide Left is gearing up its efforts to hurt the big evil entity, the USA, in this American presidential election year. They use the same tactics every four years.
How much success have they had?
US vs. UK is no comparison
April 1, 2008 - 14:39 ET by CaringwhiteguyI recall visiting the UK several years ago and watching a quiz show on the Telly. It was the British version of Jeopardy, Wheel or Fortune, or some such (it really doesn't matter which). What I found amazing was the prize awarded the winner. In the US the winner of those shows walks away with tens of thousands in cash, a new car, or dream vacation. The big prize awarded in the UK was a built-in shower stall . . . and it was a big deal.
The winner was jumping for joy. Why? Because not that many Brits actually had a shower in their homes. It will take a might big "depression" here to take us back to the days when few people have a shower in their home.
I studied in Britain in the
April 1, 2008 - 16:37 ET by Hero SquadI studied in Britain in the late 80s, and in my student hall there was a guy who designated Sunday as his bath day. Yep, just once a week, and he spent about 3 hours in there, cranking his music.
We had a shower stall, but he preferred the bath. Nice guy, but later in the week I made sure to choose a different table in the dining hall.
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"People only insist that a debate stop when they are afraid of what might be learned if it continues." - George Will
Dick Cheney Bags Polar Bear Hunting in Greenland
April 1, 2008 - 14:44 ET by BritcomSource: Snowman Gazette
Update: Due to threats from angry environmentalists, Dick Cheney was taken to an undisclosed location.
Sources close to the Vice President said the polar bear will be stuffed and mounted and flown to Cheney's ranch in Wyoming.
I found the latest case of
April 1, 2008 - 14:49 ET by zfI found the latest case of IW syndrome, "Blame Everything Bad On The Iraq War."
In this case, I saw someone on a message board claim the Iraq War was responsible for the lending "crisis". Yup, I know I take wars in foreign lands deeply in account when I decide to ask for loans I shouldn't be asking for in the first place.
And no, I don't think it was intended to be a April Fool's Day joke.
Clap your hands, there goes another one...
April 1, 2008 - 14:55 ET by Chris NormanIf it's not an April Fools joke, we can take heart that another all-Liberal talk show station proves that it just can't fly. This time in Sacramento. The comments following the story are very demonstrative of the liberal - er - mindset.
Chris,
April 1, 2008 - 15:01 ET by R D HelmThat Malloy is such a whiner.
That may explain why he has been off the air here in Atlanta for years. Boortz used to have a really big time giving him hell.
Theme for Election '08: I want my mommy!
RD, I cracked up over the
April 1, 2008 - 15:08 ET by Chris NormanRD,
I cracked up over the comment that it wasn't a matter of ratings but lack of "national advertisers". Listen, if they had the ratings, they'd have the advertisers. Last I checked, liberal content doesn't scare them away - otherwise the networks would be gone, the NYT would be gone...
Chris,
April 1, 2008 - 16:09 ET by R D HelmThey will never understand even the most basic tenets of a market-based enonomy.
Theme for Election '08: I want my mommy!
RD, Yeah, that's why they
April 1, 2008 - 16:20 ET by Chris NormanRD, Yeah, that's why they think they can do anything that they want to it (taxes, regulations) without any negative consequences.
Murtha and aide apologize
April 1, 2008 - 15:03 ET by bigtimerMurtha and aide apologize for this...get it taken care of in a jiff...can you just imagine if this was reversed?
Hell, I'm still waiting for hem to apologize to our military about HADITHA!
"Never murder your opponent when he is committing suicide." ~ W. Churchill
This is funny
April 1, 2008 - 17:58 ET by general companyRep. John Murtha’s (D-Pa.) top aide spent more than $2,000 of campaign money to buy a rifle and other items for himself at a National Rifle Association (NRA) charity auction, raising questions about whether the transaction violated House ethics rules and campaign finance law
Ya think ?
"Always do right. This will gratify some people, and astonish the rest". Mark Twain
From where I sit....
April 1, 2008 - 15:43 ET by Missouri ConservativeFrom where I sit, the Dow is up over 350 pts today.
This past weekend, the mall was as crowded as I've ever seen it. It took me a half hour to find a parking spot.
Meanwhile, we have the media and the Democrats trying to talk their way into a recession. Socialist idiots like Ed Markey are grilling oil executives today.
"women and minorities hardest hit"
recession/depression???
April 1, 2008 - 15:49 ET by misterbillI live about 30 miles Northwest of Atlanta in Cobb County. I took my family out to dinner on Sunday, a weekly occurrence. I commented to my wife and son that the recession had yet to hit our area. Every time we go out to eat at non-reservation restaurants, there is a minimum half hour wait. One hour is more the norm. I have been around for a long time and my experience has been that restaurants fare badly in recessions or depressions. I was in New York/New Jersey area in the early 70s and in the late 80s. I saw many businesses fold, especially restaurants.
It is not very evident here.
Houses are depressed in price, foreclosures have surged, yet there still seems to be lots of folks with enough money to keep the restaurants busy. My development is very modestly priced, yet there are 5 out of 80 homes here that are in foreclosure.
I believe the full impact of the economic problem has not hit across America yet. I believe it will. We are living on and in debt. No home, business or country can continue down the road we have taken and survived.
PS An afterthought--as long as our government fails to uphold our laws, as long as we continue to deficit spend to support legions who do not belong here, we will never get out of debt. Those of you who are twenty/thirty years younger than I will never see Social Security as your government signs agreements to provide this retirement funding to other countries.
British Depression
April 1, 2008 - 15:51 ET by chinesearithmeticThe mainstream media never misses an opportunity to god up the British at our expense, and the British feel they are entitled to every dollar we've got. Anglophiles and their British masters are the most treacherous, wheedling people.
An aside:
April 1, 2008 - 15:52 ET by misterbillAn aside:
"Globalization is the economic treason that dare not speak it's name."
A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government.
Author:
Hey misterb... Did you
April 1, 2008 - 16:22 ET by bigtimerHey misterb...
Did you hear about a little good news today?
"Never murder your opponent when he is committing suicide." ~ W. Churchill
Greeeeat!!!
April 1, 2008 - 16:49 ET by misterbillGreeeeat!!! I will be a little "wait and see" until I wait and see, but it sounds good!!
The Final Aloha Airlines Flight
April 1, 2008 - 16:00 ET by Del DolemonteThe last Aloha Airlines interisland flight left Mau'i just about 10 PM Monday night, and arrived at HNL a little past 10:30.
Such a shame...
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Complete Aloha Air roundup here:
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DD, wish me luck, I'm tring to book a flight to big isle on mon.
April 1, 2008 - 16:38 ET by upcountrywaterGO! went from 34 flts a day to 90. Hawaiian has upped their planes also... arg!
Young brothers bought the aloha freighter aircraft, monolopy continues..
<gaia/love>SAVVVE The Whales N' Earth; conserve N' recycle !
IranianUranium<sleep>New/Infrastructure/repair?/ROFLMAO
Good Luck
April 1, 2008 - 18:32 ET by Del DolemonteI hear that travel to the Big Isle is gonna be tough, what with the Merrie Monarch Hula Festival and all.
Did you hear about the Go! pilots who apparently flew asleep in the cockpit on an early morning flight from HNL to Hilo, and overshot the airport by 15 miles before they woke up?
DD Thankx lol, I'm tring to get to Kona as if THAT makes a diff.
April 1, 2008 - 19:02 ET by upcountrywater15 Years ago a hawaiian flt from mainland over flew HNL sleeping again at the wheel... on their way to micronesia... some fisherman saw the plane and called. Evenually got them turned around, landing 45 minutes late.
<gaia/love>SAVVVE The Whales N' Earth; conserve N' recycle !
IranianUranium<sleep>New/Infrastructure/repair?/ROFLMAO
DD, got my flights, Mokulele one way Pacific Wings the other way
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