2896-0! One China by a landslide!
For my first diary, I'm not going to write a diary, but hopefully elicit some comments. I haven't seen much conversation yet about the proposed (and now passed) anti-secessionist law in China (did I...
View ArticleBy the waters of Babylon....we shattered it.
I would like to divert your attention from the politics of the present for a bit, to talk about the politics of the past. The distant past. Actually, the Bronze Age, some 4,000-5,000 years ago. The...
View ArticleQuestions for RFTR & anyone on the right....
Hello, RFTR. (and other GOP folk) I assume that, out of 45,000 or so people on this site, you're not the only republican who posts here. However, you're the only one I know of, and you seem well known...
View ArticleColleges destroying their own libraries? Culture of Ignorance, continued...
I don't have time for a long diary entry, but I wanted to make sure everyone's aware of this story. It seems that the University of Texas is planning to close down its library in order to create a...
View ArticleDon't blow this--thoughts from an American poster in the UK
GOP's have thrown in the towel. What do the dems do? How 'bout that. The GOP quit. There's not really anything they can do now to push their agenda--and note the lack of screaming from Virginia and...
View ArticleHop a flight to Turkmenistan, Get Shot Down.
I realize the passing of Turkmenbashi has been addressed in a few diaries, and I hope I'm not violating the rules here. But this issue is, potentially, of monumental importance--and while the general...
View ArticleRealism, Pessimism and Honesty--Don't let the DEMS fool ya!
(no i am not a troll--well maybe to some :) but you can read for yourself) For the past 6 years or so, I've been wondering if "I Don't Know" can be a winning campaign strategy. Kerry tried a version...
View ArticleIcing Imus--Our agenda scares me
UPDATE--I'm bloody tired...glad j'all had fun... *********************************************************************** OK. Not being in the US at the moment, the last thing I should really be aware...
View ArticleSarcasm-->Bill Clinton and his Hideous Racist Bile
Hm. Seems like "race baiting" is a hot topic these days. Let's see what you guys think of this example. It involves Bill Clinton's "fairy tale" speech concerning Barack Obama, Al Sharpton's...
View Articleget your priorities straight.
While you all have 37 diaries up there on the recommended list about Hillary's exaggerated claims about sniper fire, it looks like we might be on the verge of a new, big, maybe even indisputable civil...
View ArticleDumb School Boards, Take 325: Naughty Language in the Diary of Anne Frank...
I find this outrageous. Here's a copy of a letter I wrote to the school board communication director who chose to pull this book--I chose not to post the email since I had to dig for it.
View ArticleAh. So you've finally stared a moderate in the face...
and enjoyed the experience. The response here to the President's Question Time (of which, admittedly, I've only seen 20 minutes or so) has been quite interesting...maybe even compelling. The wild...
View ArticleBP. A stupid engineering question
Seems like the reason the tubes/domes, etc. haven't worked is because of issues dealing with pressure and the build-up of hydrates, etc. etc. And part of the problem is the mixture of seawater through...
View ArticleThoughts from a Bigot.
Hello there. My name's bevenro, and I'm a bigot. At least I think I'm a bigot. See, I don't like groups. Any groups. Black folks, white folks, red folks, Jews, Christians, Muslims, atheists, frat...
View ArticleSnowtober (?!) commentary...
Hi-- I'm putting absolutely no effort into this, but since I didn't see a forum on what's turning into a pretty major nor'easter, I figure I'll put one up. (if I've missed one, I"ll pull this) Sure,...
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