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September 28, 2004
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Swagger vs. Substance
By PAUL KRUGMAN
- 9-28-04
Let's hope the press won't let President Bush steal the debate with his
Clint Eastwood imitation.
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FBI behind in handling
terror files
International Herald Tribune, France - 9-28-04
WASHINGTON Three years after the Sept. 11 attacks, more than 120,000 hours’
worth of potentially valuable terrorism-related recordings ... |
GAO: White House Violated Law on Medicare
AP - 9-28-04
The Bush
administration violated the law by allowing private insurers to limit
choices of some patients...congressional investigators said. |
Thirty
five days till the election.
"Teresa Heinz Kerry
predicted at a fund-raiser the other day that Osama bin Laden will be captured
just before the election. Of course when President Bush heard he was furious. He
said, 'How did she find out?'" -- Jay Leno
"He's walking with his
arms a little wider, as if he's gonna go for his sidearms. I don't know whether
his tailor is making his suits too tight under the arms or whether he's adopted
a kind of Gary Cooper-John Wayne walk down the hall to the podium. He's far more
confident than he was. And he is more certain of his rightness, regardless of
the facts."
– Ann Richards – Former Governor Of Texas speaking about George W. Bush
The-World-Is-A-Safer-Place-Without-Saddam News
"You
know when your horse is headed down toward the waterfalls or when your horse is
drowning, it's a good time to change horses in midstream." -- John Kerry
Reporters Put Under Scrutiny in C.I.A. Leak
By ADAM LIPTAK
The investigation of the disclosure of C.I.A. agent Valerie Plame's identity
seems to have been both exhaustive and inconclusive…
Disturbing News
"Here's some good news... I
think we can all sleep a little easier tonight knowing Cat Stevens is no longer
a threat, can't we? The bad news -- Joni Mitchell is still out there somewhere."
– Jay Leno
Republican Shenanigans
Seen on the always
informative and fun Bartcop Entertainment
Good News
Viewers of Jon Stewart’s
show are more likely to have completed four years of college than people who
watch “The O’Reilly Factor,” according to Nielsen Media Research. -
MSNBC
Graphic sent
in by Girolamo
Biz/Tech
News
“Patriotism now means
talking tough, being tough-minded -- which mostly consists of endorsing U.S.
military action to solve problems and publicly disparaging international
diplomacy. You can also find an overload of tough-talking, tough-minded types in
the political press corps. Virtually none of the press bus "patriots" ever
risked corrupting his views of the country's military or warfare by personal
exposure to either military service or combat. By their lights, if you dare to
question, let alone oppose, the next U.S. war du jour, then you are a hopeless
wuss”.
-- Mark Shields -
CNN
Kerry/Edwards News
Spank Bush
"Oil is at a record
high. Almost $50 dollars a barrel. Here's my question: Then why does it cost me
almost $50 to fill my tank? I know I'm not using the whole barrel. I want a
whole barrel!" -- Jay Leno
Odd News
This image
taken 22 August, 1999 by NASA's Landsat 7 satellite and obtained 19 May, 2000
from NASA's Earth Observatory Internet site shows Mt. St. Helens as it looked 20
years after the eruption of the catastrophic volcano. (NASA)
Peace.
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