A Good Year for the Outlaw

http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSL3147787120070531
Some of Mr. Putin’s comments:
 
“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 “International law has been replaced by political reasons.”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.

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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 [...]

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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 - at the newspaper I wrote for in Carson City, NV, explained to me why it should [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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. [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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.
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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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. 

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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 [...]

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“Textbooks are Soviet propaganda.”
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.”
Oh…my…supreme being.
“I do not believe the homosexual community deserves minority status. [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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