Monthly Archives: October 2010

Her Royal Humbug

October 21, 2010 – 5:14 pm

Ebenezer Scrooge infamously declared his opinion of Christmas in Charles Dickens’ A CHRISTMAS CAROL with the immortal words, “Bah humbug.” Typically portrayed as a banker, loan shark or lawyer, Scrooge’s name is synonymous with miserdom, although Queen Elizabeth II entered the anti-holiday ‘bah humbug’ by canceling Buckingham Palace’s annual Christmas party. The event was paid […]

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Adios Los Falklands

October 21, 2010 – 2:53 pm

Los Islas Malvindas are 250 nautical miles from the Argentinean Coast. The distance between Port Stanley and London is approximately 8000 miles. My friend, Vanessa, represented the Falklanders in the UN. Her duties required two annual trips to that remote South Atlantic archipelego. The voyage was a grueling 40 hours from New York via Chile, […]

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Fantastic Zoo – light show

October 19, 2010 – 9:36 pm
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Limitless Turbo Spending

October 19, 2010 – 7:45 pm

DrudgeReport.com headlined a menu of bad news from the Democrats. 336 HOURS: SPEAKER FACES FORECLOSURE ON HOUSE White Republican men stand out in early voting… Republicans target ‘witch’ Pelosi… LAST GASP: I won’t run again for Speaker… GOP takes aim at Reid for living at Ritz-Carlton… Angle ad shows Reid ‘hanging out with supermodels’… The […]

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Spend Spend Spend

October 18, 2010 – 8:32 pm

New York City’s 2009 mayoral election was highlighted by the record spending by the incumbent to defeat an unknown. Mayor Bloomberg shelled out over $100 million to convince New Yorkers that former comptroller Bill Thompson didn’t stand a chance against his money juggernaut. The strategy succeeded and Bloomberg eked out 50% to 46% victory over […]

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