My friend Roger sent me these pics today. He took them in DeKalb (Illinois) at one of Barack Obama’s campain stops when he was then running for the U.S. Senate. That was a week or two after his now-famous speech at the 2004 Democratic convention. Roger said Obama was the same regular kind of guy... »
The Independant: Catholics ordered to keep quiet over Virgin visions “The Pope has instructed the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, formerly the Holy Office of the Inquisition, to draw up a new handbook to help bishops snuff out an explosion of bogus heavenly apparitions.” And here’s my favorite part: “Benedict XVI plans to update the... »
Bill Nye (the Science Guy)/Huffington Post: On Science and the Obama Administration “… as Barack Obama begins his administration with his lovely family alongside, I find myself as a science educator, not just relieved, but downright, maybe upright, optimistic.” “If you think about it, well, even if you don’t, the President of the United States, for... »
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Dear American People, Before you get too excited about President Obama’s Recovery plan, do you understand that the U.S. is really going into more debt to try, maybe, to dig out of the financial hole created by borrowing on top of borrowing? When will the borrowing end? When will we all stop getting drunk off... »
Can you believe what Senate-wannbe Roland Burris said? Well, here are his words: “We are hoping and praying that they will not be able to deny what the Lord has ordained. I am not hesitating. I am now the junior Senator from the state of Illinois.” He thinks the Lord is sending him to Washington,... »
National Geographic: Countdown to extinction: Last one “In the United States as elsewhere, stopping the countdown to extinction means preserving healthy habitats—the aim of the celebrated and scorned Endangered Species Act.” “We have no way of guessing how long our own kind will survive, but one thing is certain. The better the chances of... »