Monthly Archives: December 2009

Health Care Plan at 60

December 21, 2009 – 8:13 am

Harry Reid the Democratic Senate leader has expressed his confidence that the health care reform bill has the necessary 60 votes to avoid a filibuster by the GOP and Joe Lieberman. Maverick John McCain has admitted the bill that the bill will pass muster in the Senate. The opus has had the ‘public option’ whittled […]

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Rage Against the Machine – Killing In The Name # 1 in UK

December 20, 2009 – 9:29 pm

Rage Against the Machine beat out a TV idol’s bid for Christmas # 1 hit thanks to a campaign by teen youths to tell the record industry ‘fuck off yer gits’. The insipid cover of The Climb by X Factor winner Joe McElderry lost by 50,000 votes. The power of facebook propelled the LA-based band […]

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Don’t Use the Camel

December 20, 2009 – 8:58 pm

A classic old joke. There is a new commander of a base of the French Foreign Legion, and the captain is showing him around all the buildings. After he has made the rounds the commander looks at the captain and says, “Wait a minute. You haven’t shown me that small blue building over there. What’s […]

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Bah Humbug Xmas 2009

December 20, 2009 – 2:21 pm

Eight years ago my non-belief in Christianity forced me give Christmas a miss, although I sent presents to my kids and wives, raised a few glasses to Xmas, and wished to my ancient father Happy Holidays. I did not travel to Boston for the family gathering nor call up friends in NY to seek a […]

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Back to Camels

December 20, 2009 – 9:14 am

Private Eddie Slovik was last American to be shot for desertion. The year was 1945. In fact he was the only soldier executed for desertion in WWII “They’re not shooting me for deserting the United Stated Army — thousands of guys have done that. They’re shooting me for bread I stole when I was 12 […]

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