September 24, 2004

• Somehow, I’m not surprised.

  Well, no more calling me a “lefty blog”. According to Quizilla, I’m a conservative:

  
  Where do you fall on the liberal – conservative political spectrum? (United States)
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  I’m guessing it was from the following beliefs : I prefer equal opportunity to affirmative action, I think the ten commandments are fine in public institutions if they are part of a display of historical legal codes, I think immigrants need to learn english and follow the law.

  Interestingly though, if I shift from “Execution should only be reserved for the most heinous, inhuman crimes” to “The death penalty is a barbaric holdover from ages past, unworth of a civilized nation”, I move from “Conservative” to Far-Left Liberal. Methinks the quiz leaves a bit to be desired.

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  God wants you to not vote for Bush

  Proof you ask? Right Here.

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  Satire finds its way into real life…

  International (the people who make semi trucks) is now making a “Commercial Extreme Truck” which is being billed as the world’s biggest pick-up truck. Six tons.

  “The International CXT brings new meaning to ‘everything is big in Texas,’” said Garland Mayor Bob Day. “There is nothing on the road as bold, strong and tough as this truck, and we are delighted that International Truck and Engine Corporation will manufacture it here in Garland.”

  Great. Just Great. We truly are fiddling as Rome burns.

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  More on the “boot the Independence Party” situation

  Featherly brings us more details on the 10% law that was used to remove the Independence Party from the Minnesota ballots for this election.

  Turns out it was a depression era bid to weaken a strong third party of the time (the socialist Farm-Labor Party). The law was repealed in 1996, but “a peripherally related Supreme Court decision somehow tossed it back onto the books.” At least, according to our AG and SOS.

  I stand by my statement: While this law exists, no Democrats or Republicans will receive a vote from me.

  Hopefully this won’t conflict with my vote for any candidate that supports IRV resolution…

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  Small Business Owners?

  Fact Check knocks down another one. A Bush-Cheney ad is pretty much just lying. It says that Kerry’s plan would raise taxes on small businesses. Kerry’s plan says nothing about small businesses but would raise taxes on individuals who make over $200,000 per year.

  By Bush-Cheney logic, if any of those individuals make money from outside business income, they are a small business owner and raising taxes on them consitutes raising taxes on small businesses.

  There is an aspect of what Bush and Cheney are saying that is worth looking at, but by they way they are saying it, they are willfully misleading the public.

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  shit

  Through the cursor feed, Newhouse News Service reports that the United States is selling 5,000 heavy precision-guided bombs to Israel.

  We are supplying these weapons. These weapons are guided by US military satellites for accurate targeting. Ultimately, we will be held responsible for whatever Israel chooses to do with them.

  Is everyone ready for war with Iran?

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  wow

  Joshua Norton II discusses PTSD, its roots, its effects, and its cures. It is worth reading and thinking a bit about.

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