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Scary Stories!!
Author: velveeta jones    Date: 10/31/2010 15:22:54

Happy Halloween all you ghouls and goblins and vampires and werewolves and Jedi knights and sexy nurses!

I have a few tales to tell you, true stories that will send a CHILL up your spine. So, sit back and take heed to these lessons that some people never learned. BOO!

Once upon a time a young couple named Cody and Blair where parked on lovers lane in a dark and wooded area of town, they were making out in the car by the light of the full moon.
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6 comments (Latest Comment: 10/31/2010 23:06:53 by Raine)

Last, Local weekend.
Author: TriSec    Date: 10/30/2010 13:13:30

Well, it's the last weekend before the election.

There are many national elections that are taking up the bulk of the news, but we've got two in Massachusetts that might have national implications, too. While the governor's race is close, we're starting to feel better that perhaps Deval Patrick might just eke it out. The Big Dig that you all paid for is still taking casualties; Charlie Baker (R-MA) knew about the financial problems as early as 1998, but decided it would be more prudent to cover it up and work on getting a Republican elected to the corner office instead. Now that chicken has come home to roost, and Baker is paying the price.

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4 comments (Latest Comment: 10/31/2010 00:37:59 by livingonli)

America for Sale
Author: BobR    Date: 10/29/2010 10:27:17

I'm getting a certain sense of déjà vu. Every two years, I see the craziness swirling around the impending election, as if a tornado is bearing down on our house, with the leaves kicking up and debris scattering hither and yon... We wake up on Wed morning to see if our house is still standing, and feel - regardless of the results - a certain sense of relief that it is over. Every year I think: "good gawd - I've never seen the craziness THIS bad before", and every year I think it can't get any worse...

... and every year I am wrong.
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46 comments (Latest Comment: 10/29/2010 19:38:45 by Scoopster)

No -- both sides are not the same.
Author: Raine    Date: 10/28/2010 12:47:02

In yesterday's blog, BobR brought up a few disturbing incidents with regard to this year's mid-term elections. It's been an ugly election cycle. The latest was a little incident outside a debate between senate candidates Jack Conway and Rand Paul. A woman was dragged and stomped on the head. It's a horrible thing any time; the fact that this was done in the name of politics makes it even more disturbing and disgusting.

One would think the candidate in whose name this was done would immediately denounce such actions. Not Rand Paul... Mr. Paul still has this statement on his website:
“The Rand Paul for Senate campaign is extremely disappointed in, and condemns the actions of a supporter last night outside the KET debate. Whatever the perceived provocation, any level of aggression or violence is deplorable, and will not be tolerated by our campaign. The Paul campaign has disassociated itself from the volunteer who took part in this incident, and once again urges all activists — on both sides — to remember that their political passions should never manifest themselves in physical altercations of any kind.”
Emphasis mine - the indication here that both sides do it, that both sides of the political spectrum are just as bad as each other.

They are not.
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55 comments (Latest Comment: 10/29/2010 02:32:31 by Raine)

Freedom of Speech
Author: BobR    Date: 10/27/2010 11:44:34

There's been a lot of talk recently about "Freedom of Speech". It's been at the forefront of our national self-image since our country was formed. The idea that we have the right to say what we want when we want is something we all cherish, even though we really don't have that right. We can't yell "Fire!" in a crowded theatre. The reality is that what we assume to be freedom of speech isn't what's written in the Constitution. The exact words are:
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.

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27 comments (Latest Comment: 10/27/2010 18:08:46 by BobR)

Ask a Vet
Author: TriSec    Date: 10/26/2010 10:31:32

Good Morning.

Today is our 2,778th day in Iraq and our 3,294th day in Afghanistan.

We'll start as we always do, with the latest casualty figures from our ongoing wars, courtesy of Antiwar.com:

American Deaths
Since war began (3/19/03): 4426
Since "Mission Accomplished" (5/1/03): 4287
Since Handover (6/29/04): 3567
Since Obama Inauguration (1/20/09): 198
Since Operation New Dawn: 8

Other Coalition Troops - Iraq: 318
US Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 1,348
Other Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 819
Contractor Employee Deaths - Iraq: 1,487
Journalists - Iraq : 348
Academics Killed - Iraq: 448

We find this morning's Cost of War passing through:

$ 1, 098, 300, 000, 000 .00


A story we've been following for quite some time has been the alarming suicide rate among our returning veterans. While there have been many initiatives, there has been little success in reaching out to our vets, as the numbers continue to increase.

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33 comments (Latest Comment: 10/26/2010 23:33:15 by Scoopster)

Biting the hand that feeds you.
Author: Raine    Date: 10/25/2010 13:27:12

This morning the Washington Post reports: Companies that received bailout money giving generously to candidates

Yes you read that correctly.
The political action committee formed by the company, which is now largely owned by taxpayers, cut McConnell a $5,000 campaign check in September, a small piece of the $190,000 it donated to campaigns in the past month.

Although GM suspended its contributions while it solicited the government for financial help, it is now back in the game of political giving, increasing donations from its federal PAC steadily over the past few months.

It is not alone: Companies that received federal bailout money, including some that still owe money to the government, are giving to political candidates with vigor. Among companies with PACs, the 23 that received $1 billion or more in federal money through the Troubled Assets Relief Program gave a total of $1.4 million to candidates in September, up from $466,000 the month before.

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22 comments (Latest Comment: 10/26/2010 00:52:24 by trojanrabbit)

Open Blog. Please Vote.
Author: Raine    Date: 10/25/2010 12:44:50

So What happened this weekend? Let's have a temporary Open blog for this bleary eyed Monday Morning.
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1 comments (Latest Comment: 10/25/2010 13:11:43 by wickedpam)

I am Woman, Hear Me...
Author: velveeta jones    Date: 10/24/2010 14:16:15

...ROAR. In numbers too big to ignore. Or, if you're a GOP a candidate in Oklahoma running for Governor of that state, your rally cry might go: "I am mother, her me whine. With words meant to align".

And so it comes down to this, women may swing the elections of several states.

Some recent poll, don't ask me which one - I don't take note of these silly polls they always talk about. Who does these polls anyway? And how? No one has ever called me! Anyway, some recent poll says that 4 in 10 Obama supporters now oppose him, and, among likely-voter women who previously supported him, more than 60% have changed their minds.

Of course, Obama is not currently running for office, so....
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4 comments (Latest Comment: 10/24/2010 17:29:03 by livingonli)

Defcon One
Author: TriSec    Date: 10/23/2010 12:42:45

A half century ago this would have been a disaster. Imagine, if you will, dozens of unknown radar contacts crossing over the North Pole and heading for major North American cities.

Meanwhile, off the coasts, detection equipment is picking up numerous missile launches, and Washington DC in particular is in danger of imminent destruction.

The situation is grave. The President has a monumental decision to make; is this a mistake, or the beginning of WWIII?

A nearby aide brings in "the football"...which is the briefcase full of our nuclear attack orders. Another aide brings in "the biscuit", which is the index card with the daily codes to access the material in the football.

Only the biscuit is missing.

*POOF*. Endgame. Russia "wins".

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4 comments (Latest Comment: 10/23/2010 15:33:51 by livingonli)

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