Monthly Archives: September 2004

Bush’s Hometown Newspaper Endorses Kerry

By | September 28, 2004

Note to George W. Bush: if your home-town newspaper endorses the guy running against you for president, you probably need to work on your image a bit. “The Lone Star Iconoclast, which has a circulation of about 425, says Kerry will restore American dignity. The Crawford paper, which endorsed Bush four years ago and supported… Read More »

FactCheck.org Bush Ad Twists Kerry’s Words on Iraq

By | September 28, 2004

Interesting article on the mostly non-partisan FactCheck.org which rebuts the claims of the latest anti-Kerry ad from the Bush campaign. Basically, Bush’s ad completely takes Kerry’s statements out of context, and uses this to try to prove that Kerry has flip-flopped on the issues. When read or heard in-context, it is clear that Kerry has… Read More »

Bad Governor, no treats for you

By | September 27, 2004

Okay, let me see if I have the timeline for installation of a new computer system in Colorado which has resulted in hundreds of needing people not receiving food stamps and pension checks correct: First: Governor Owens approves purchase and installation of the new system from EDS (which gave EDS millions of dollars in sales… Read More »

United States founded on Christianity?

By | September 27, 2004

Everyone who has ever tried to debate a conservative Christian has probably run into the same argument from the conservative: “But the US was founded on Christianity! All of the founding fathers were Christians!” It turns out, this argument is simply not true. There is a great post on LiveJournal debunking this arguement, written by… Read More »

Korea Cloud Not From Nuclear Blast

By | September 13, 2004

Well, it is a relief to find out that the mushroom cloud detected over North Korea was not from a nuclear blast. We don’t know what it is, but we are being assured that it wasn’t nuclear. The crater left from the explosion was apparently large enough to be seen on satellite, though. Whatever it… Read More »

Pirate food?

By | September 10, 2004

The dishes listed on the “Plan a Pirate Theme Party” page at about.com remind me of Rum Runners in Amsterdam for some reason…