http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSL3147787120070531
Some of Mr. Putin’s comments:
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“There is a clear desire by some international players to dictate their will to everyone without adhering to international law,” Putin said. “International law has been replaced by political reasons.”
“In our opinion it is nothing different from diktat, nothing different from imperialism,” he added.
Entries from May 2007
Great, Now Bush Has Awakened The Bear
May 31st, 2007 · No Comments
Tags: Politics · Worst president ever
Hawk Needs A Pacifier
May 30th, 2007 · No Comments
I’m watching the Twins/White Sox right now, and Hawk Harrelson really needs to stop whining about the strike zone. White Sox hitters Joe Crede and Rob Mackowiak had no problems with the calls that Hawk is whining about, as a matter of fact, on a 2-2 curve, Mackoviak turned and walked away - disgusted at himself [...]
Tags: Sports
One For The Wordsmiths
May 28th, 2007 · 2 Comments
Today on ESPN, I heard a reporter use the term “pled guilty”, and to me it’s like fingernails on a chalkboard. It did not used to bother me, but then an editor – and he was a good one -Â at the newspaper I wrote for in Carson City, NV, explained to me why it should [...]
Tags: Pet peeves · grammar
If Guilty, Vick Needs To Do Time
May 28th, 2007 · No Comments
I’ll preface this by saying I will NOT be Nancy Grace and convict someone before the evidence is in, like she did with the Duke lacrosse players…an incident she refuses to apologize for even though it’s now been proven what most of us already suspected…Grace is an idiot.
With that in mind, I will say this:
If [...]
Tags: Society woes · Sports
ESPN Shows East Coast Bias…Again
May 27th, 2007 · No Comments
The very loud and very obnoxious Stephen A. Smith just admitted on national TV his East Coast bias.
He is incredulous that the NBA lottery results mean that the top picks are going to Portland and Seattle, and thus that’s probably where Greg Oden and Kevin Durant, the obvious 1 and 2 picks, will be going. Smith [...]
Tags: Sports
This Is What I’m Talkin’ About
May 25th, 2007 · 3 Comments
For years, I have claimed that Chevrolet has ridden on the coattails of Pontiac when it comes to design. Pontiac designers come up with beautiful cars…Chevy whines to the powers that be inside GM…and all of a sudden Pontiac’s designs become Chevrolet vehicles.
It all started in 1964, when Pontiac’s design team came up with this:
Look [...]
Tags: cars
Rock Honors
May 25th, 2007 · 2 Comments
Ozzy, Heart, ZZ Top, and Genesis.
All were honored on VH1 tonight, all performed, in Genesis’ case it was their first appearance together in 15 years, and all had tributes payed to them.
In a recent post, I lamented today’s so-called music masquerading as rock and tonight was a perfect example of what I spoke of. All [...]
Tags: music
Keith Olbermann’s Special Comment, May 23rd, 2007.
May 24th, 2007 · No Comments
Wow. All I can say is wow.
My favorite excerpt:
“…Because, on the subject of Iraq…
The people have been ahead of the media….
Ahead of the government…
Ahead of the politicians…
For the last year, or two years, or maybe three.
Our politics… is now about the answer to one briefly-worded question.
Mr. Bush has failed.
Mr. Warner has failed.
Mr. Reid has failed.
So.
Who [...]
Tags: Politics
Use Your Head…And COVER It.
May 24th, 2007 · 3 Comments
I like motorcycles. Don’t own one, not sure if I ever would, what with all my other interests, I don’t know when I’d find the time to ride. But I like ‘em. I think they’re pretty cool.
That being said, when I saw a dad cruising the other day with what looked to be about a [...]
Tags: Driving · Pet peeves
Drifting A Sport? Not.
May 23rd, 2007 · No Comments
I saw a show on Speed tonight that showed several NASCAR drivers participating in the Japanese “sport” of drifting, where drivers throw a car into a smoky power slide and hold it there while being judged on style, control, and other factors.
When I heard the announcer call it “The ’sport’ of drifting”, I became agitated. [...]
What “Big Tent”?
May 22nd, 2007 · No Comments
Which party has a female candidate for president? Which one has an Hispanic candidate? Which one has a black candidate? Guess what: It ain’t the GOWMP. (Grand Old White Male Party). And a bigger question…why are they not being called on it? What happened to Colin Powell? Where’s Elizabeth Dole? I’ll answer that: the powers that [...]
Tags: Politics · Society woes
How come?
May 22nd, 2007 · 5 Comments
How come I risk getting a ticket for having grass “exceeding 10 inches” (I think that’s the East Peoria Yard Nazi standard, from when Diane had an office there), but the city/county/state can let weeds grow to two, three, sometimes four feet along the sides of railroad tracks, two lane county roads, and ditches? I was driving [...]
Tags: Society woes
Dude, Back Off, Please!
May 22nd, 2007 · No Comments
I’m grocery shopping today, checking out, and the guy behind me decides he’s going to try to share my clothes with me as I’m entering my PIN in the debit card pad.
You know the kind…as you’re getting ready to unload your cart, you try to move from behind to in front of your cart, and [...]
Tags: Pet peeves
A Response to AC/DC and The Who
May 19th, 2007 · 2 Comments
While traversing Eastern Iowa today on the way to pick up my son for a visit, I heard The Who’s “Long Live Rock” and AC/DC’s “Rock and Roll Ain’t Noise Pollution” within a few minutes of each other, and I’d like to respond to both claims.
Regarding Pete Townshend’s words “Long Live Rock, be it dead [...]
Tags: music
Hmmm.
May 19th, 2007 · No Comments
March, 2006 – Army bans “Dragon Skin” body armor, saying it doesn’t pass rigorous Army testing.
May, 2006 – Army begins testing “Dragon Skin” body armor.
May, 2007 – The media finally breaks it.
May, 2007 – Are our soldiers wearing body armor that might not be as good as some other body armor now available? Are they [...]
Words To Good Not To Share
May 18th, 2007 · No Comments
I’m in an online simulated baseball league with 27 other guys from all across North America (yes, we have a Canuck or two) and the neat thing about our little “community” is how we talk about everything, not just baseball. Baseball has become secondary quite often to talk of families, kids, politics, culture, media, etc.
So [...]
The Problem With Air America
May 17th, 2007 · 3 Comments
A recent discussion at The Blogfather’s Site centered on an idiotic plan by some Democrats to invoke the “Fairness Doctrine” in an effort to stifle guys like Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity. Air America, the failed, for all intents and purposes, left leaning radio network, was mentioned in the discussion.
As a guy who’s been in [...]
I Offer A Prize!
May 17th, 2007 · No Comments
It’s time to play Wolfowitz Watch!
Sometime in the next 48-72 hours, Paul Wolfowitz will be out at the World Bank (shouldv’e happened the day after the latest scandal was exposed, but that wouldn’t be very Bush-like, now would it).
Just enter into the comment section what hour and what day the news will break that this [...]
Tags: Politics
This Guy Flops More Than A Beached Carp
May 17th, 2007 · No Comments
Wow, this Romney guy is good. This is from a Richard Cohen column when no one was paying attention back in February. Now, of course, just three months later, Romney is FauxNews’ choice as the GOP nominee. Read on for an excerpt from the Cohen column.Â
Tags: Politics
“Some of the most powerful testimony…in 25 years” – Sen. Feingold.
May 17th, 2007 · No Comments
Some wild stories in James Comey’s testimony this week. This needs to be front page news for a l-o-o-n-n-g time.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/blog/2007/05/16/BL2007051601034.html
Only one question after reading the whole thing: Why is Dick Cheney still in any position of authority anywhere in this country?
Okay, one more question…why is the radical, gun-toting, NRA right making so much noise about [...]
Tags: Politics
Quotes From A Sick Man
May 15th, 2007 · No Comments
“Textbooks are Soviet propaganda.â€
Yeah, I mean, what the heck can young people learn from…textbooks?!?!?
“Homosexuality is Satan’s diabolical attack upon the family that will not only have a corrupting influence upon our next generation, but it will also bring down the wrath of God upon America.â€
Oh…my…supreme being.
“I do not believe the homosexual community deserves minority status. [...]
Tags: religion
Another List!
May 15th, 2007 · 2 Comments
This time, some DVD’s I’d take with me if I was going to the proverbial deserted island, and in no particular order. The only stipulation is they have to be in my collection already.
 Top 15 action/drama:
Tombstone – Best. Western. Ever.
Crimson Tide – Hackman vs. Denzel, pretty good stuff.
Roadhouse – Jeff Healey’s music greatly enhances this [...]
Tags: movies
Falwell Dead At 73.
May 15th, 2007 · No Comments
I’m sure the anti-war, pro-choice, gay athiests are somehow to blame.
EDIT: Just to remind the idiot (starts with a V) where the genesis of this comment came from:
 And, I know that I’ll hear from them for this. But, throwing God out successfully with the help of the federal court system, throwing God out of the [...]
Tags: religion
Ugly car #10
May 15th, 2007 · No Comments
10. Pontiac G6
Yes, I’m a Pontiac man. I’ve had 13 of them in a row. But my next car will most likely NOT be a Pontiac. Why? Several reasons. First, the disappointing 2004-2005 GTO. While Dodge was building muscular, retro machines like the Charger and Magnum, and Ford had a hit with the new/old Mustang, Pontiac [...]
Tags: cars
Ugly car #9
May 15th, 2007 · 7 Comments
9. Toyota Yaris
Toyota strikes again. Heck, I should have just done a list of “10 Ugliest Toyotas” and it wouldn’t be far off from the actual list. This is just godawful. Why do people buy these things? Seriously, supposed quality (which isn’t really as good as they claim) aside, why would you let yourself be [...]
Tags: cars

