Monthly Archives: May 2006
Chicks – cheep, cheep, screechin’ along
Why is this woman smiling? The giant sucking sound of the brain leech trying to gather one more snack from Natalie Maines' grey cells (and coming up dry), is a far more pleasing sound than the shrill Dixie Chicks. Not … Continue reading
Filed under Entertainment, In the news
It worked for France, let’s boycott Mexico
Should anyone wonder why we need to start getting tougher, this may help them understand.As if it wasn’t enough to see illegal immigrants rallying to demand their rights several weeks ago, now we have the Mexican government stating they will … Continue reading
Filed under Duct tape zone, In the news, Issues
Hugo Chavez es un loco
This is Hugo Chavez. He is the president of Venezuela. He is also an idiot. He says the U.S. is trying to assassinate him. He says the U.S. is going to invade Venezuela. He says the planet’s most serious danger … Continue reading
Filed under Duct tape zone, In the news
How much can barbed wire cost? Securing the border
I just got finished watching President Bush's speech on immigration reform. My immediate response? Bull-hockey! I was looking for the President Bush I saw after 9-11, standing on a mound of rubble, clad in a windbreaker with one arm around … Continue reading
Filed under Duct tape zone, In the news, Politicians
Teachers — Guardians of your children
Teacher apologized for asking students to write about who they'd kill I am wondering if the sleeper cells that Al Qaeda has discharged to the USA aren't really sleeping. Perhaps they are wide awake. Perhaps their objectives are not blowing … Continue reading
Filed under Duct tape zone
Britian’s Youngest Mother
The British newspaper, The Sun, reports on the 12-year-old girl who is set to give birthshortly. Look, I know times have changed since I was eleven, but really….I feel as if I am living on another planet here. Let's just … Continue reading
Filed under Duct tape zone, In the news
Sleight of hand
NSA has massive database of Americans' phone calls That's the headline in the USA Today. The opening paragraph says:The National Security Agency has been secretly collecting the phone call records of tens of millions of Americans, using data provided by … Continue reading
Filed under Media
Things get chilly in the gaggle
I love Tony Snow. I loved him on Fox News, I loved him on Fox Radio, I loved him when he would fill in for Rush Limbaugh. I was sorry when he announced he had cancer, I was glad when … Continue reading
Filed under 'bout Time
Is there anything nicer than a blank page?
This is our first post on our new blog. The tag line on the blog is from the Broadway musical and movie, "1776". The context is during the "editing" of the Declaration of Independence. One of the congressmen is lobbying … Continue reading
Filed under Just stuff
