November 29, 2003
Anti-War == Pro-Mass-Graves?
Attention Anti-War Protestors: Here is some required viewing. Where were you when the real atrocities took place in Iraq? Sipping latte and reading poetry?
November 28, 2003
Kucinich Wins Uncoveted Endorsement
Dennis Kucinich's campaign recently received the highly undesireable endorsement of a fairy tale character and his talking animal friends. "The classic children's book icon, Grandfather Twilight, broke twenty years of silence to endorse Congressman Dennis Kucinich for President in 2004," reads the campaign website, which you can read for yourself here.
What can I say? Very embarassing. Too bad ole' Gramps couldn't keep his mouth shut, instead of reveling in his senility.
Hat tip to JAMES TARANTO and Best of the Web.
MouseTrap Control Now!
Another loopy law from the land of fruits and nuts: it is now illegal to set a mousetrap in California without a permit ($78.50) from the State.
Ahem, if I may...
THE ONLY PURPOSE FOR A MOUSE TRAP IS TO KILL MICE. KILLING MICE IS ILLEGAL. HENCE, CITIZENS SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO OWN MOUSE TRAPS. THINK OF THE CHILDREN!
Sounds kind of like an argument for gun control, doesn't it?
November 26, 2003
Men Who Bake
Mmm, look at this Blueberry Pie I made with berries that my Uncle brought from Michigan! Yummm.
November 24, 2003
Kerry Flips Out
Vote for me, or I will drop this innocent pancake onto the floor and smash it into pancake mush!
Ford Inconsequential; Furniture Inexcusable
This photo of the infamous Luke Ford is somewhat interesting, until you realize that the background is Cathy Seipp's living room: Red walls, comfy chairs with flower prints, and an Egyptian themed glass-shaded table lamp.
Oh, the horror.
Somebody call the Fab Five, and tell them it's an emergency!
November 23, 2003
Bias On Display
Only in the New York Times would an article about police investigation of street demonstrators completely expunge any reference to Seattle, where the demonstrators changed into rioters, and destroyed millions of dollars worth of private property.
Oh yes, and also completely ignore what happened in Miami, where police successfully nipped the riots in the bud.
November 19, 2003
World Toilet Day!
Yes, it's true, Nov 19 is World Toilet Day! And to think, I almost missed it. Kudos to Dave Barry, for not letting the world forget about the humble tiolet.
MegaCool Gadget For Saving Energy
The worst thing about this wonderful gadget, is that I had the idea for making one of these like four years ago. Of course, an idea without action will stay an idea.
Diamonds Are Stupid
Yeah, so there is this big billboard near the innerbelt that has an advertisment from the Diamond Cartel. It sez, "Apologies to the Sun, but she's at the center of your universe."
This is dumb on many levels.
First, I hate to bum out all the pointy heads at DeBeers, but the sun is not the center of the universe. (hint: the Earth isn't either)
Second, the sun is an inanimate object. It doesn't care whether some stupid john bought his hag a diamond.
Third, diamonds suck.
November 12, 2003
Stay The Course
On Normandy's beaches, we lost 25,000 soldiers the first day. In Iraq, we've lost less than 400. And yet, the chattering classes already talk about the need for withdrawl.
Foolishness. The job is not done. We should not even think about leaving Iraq until Saddam is a corpse. To do less is to dishonor the fallen.
November 05, 2003
More Mixed Messages
So now we know: the Evil Wal-Mart has been using Illegals to clean their floors.
Some excerpts:
- [Pavel] said he received $380 in cash for his 56-hour workweeks. That came to $6.79 an hour, and he did not receive time-and-a-half for overtime...
"When I talk on the phone to friends in Mexico, they ask me how the pay is, and I say, `We're getting $350 a week,' " said Mr. Zavala, a native of Mexico City who was rounded up in the Oct. 23 raid. "They say, `Wow, in Mexico we're earning 300 pesos a week.' That's just $30 a week. So compared with Mexico, it's good money."
Wal-Mart paid the contractor $10 an hour per worker, Mr. Kostek said, the contractor paid subcontractors $9 an hour per worker and subcontractors paid their employees $8 an hour — although many workers said they received less than $7. Mr. Kostek said he had to pay for equipment, chemicals and liability insurance.
Robert, a Czech who runs a Web site to attract Eastern Europeans to janitorial work, said using foreign cleaners was good for Wal-Mart and for American consumers.
"No American wants to do this job," he said. "If they hired Americans, it would take 10 of them to do the work done by five Czechs. This helps Wal-Mart keep its prices low."
Oh, the horror. Oh, the humanity. When it will it all end?
Hmmm. Maybe when States like California stop legitimizing illegals by, say, issuing them Drivers Licenses?