Archive for ‘November 29th, 2007’

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Nov29

Importing poverty

by Duane on November 29th, 2007 at 12:05 pm
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Immigrants, illegals use welfare more often
By Stephen Dinan
washingtontimes.com
Both immigrants and illegal aliens are more likely to be poor and to use welfare programs than native-born Americans because they come to the country with lower levels of education, according to a new study looking at U.S. Census Bureau data.
“The problem here is not work, or a [...]

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Nov29

If Fox News is “unfair and unbalanced”, what does that make CNN?

by Duane on November 29th, 2007 at 11:09 am
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I think what really gets me about some of the haters out there of Fox News is that they really believe that outlets like CNN or MSNBC is the gold standard when it comes to balanced reporting (“balanced” btw is very subjective depending on who you talk to).
This is not the first time and certainly [...]

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Nov29

In the words of Celie: “Beat her!”

by Duane on November 29th, 2007 at 10:44 am
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British teacher tried for inciting religious hatred with teddy bear named ’Muhammad’ (AP)
KHARTOUM, Sudan – A British teacher went on trial today on charges of inciting religious hatred by letting her students name a teddy bear Muhammad, a crime punishable by up to 40 lashes and six months in jail.
Gillian Gibbons walked in without handcuffs, [...]

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Nov29

Oh my! I remember this!!

by Duane on November 29th, 2007 at 5:41 am
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Remember toys by a company called Mego back in the 70′s? Anyway, here is a commercial for toy they produced in those days (I think this was one of the many toys I circled in the toy section of those BEST catalogs).
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8Gv6EWAZgQ&rel=1]
Either one of my friends or cousins had this toy. Like one commenter mentioned [...]

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