IT'S TIME TO MOVE ON

WHAT IS BULLSHIT:

One of the most salient features of our culture is that there is so much bullshit. Everyone knows this. Each of us contributes his share. But we tend to take the situation for granted. Most people are rather confident of their ability to recognize bullshit and to avoid being taken in by it. So the phenomenon has not aroused much deliberate concern. We have no clear understanding of what bullshit is, why there is so much of it, or what functions it serves. And we lack a conscientiously developed appreciation of what it means to us. In other words, as Harry Frankfurt writes, "we have no theory."

Frankfurt, one of the world's most influential moral philosophers, attempts to build such a theory here. With his characteristic combination of philosophical acuity, psychological insight, and wry humor, Frankfurt proceeds by exploring how bullshit and the related concept of humbug are distinct from lying. He argues that bullshitters misrepresent themselves to their audience not as liars do, that is, by deliberately making false claims about what is true. In fact, bullshit need not be untrue at all.

Rather, bullshitters seek to convey a certain impression of themselves without being concerned about whether anything at all is true. They quietly change the rules governing their end of the conversation so that claims about truth and falsity are irrelevant. Frankfurt concludes that although bullshit can take many innocent forms, excessive indulgence in it can eventually undermine the practitioner's capacity to tell the truth in a way that lying does not. Liars at least acknowledge that it matters what is true. By virtue of this, Frankfurt writes, bullshit is a greater enemy of the truth than lies are.

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March 23, 2005

TAKING THE DAY OFF

Look at this picture closely it's made up of GI's that were killed in Iraq.

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March 22, 2005

WE HAVE MORE SPIN TODAY

Michael Jackson is doing it again.

Shaky-looking (kooky-looking) Jackson arrives late for court. Testimony resumes after 45-minute delay, no comment from judge

A feeble-looking Michael Jackson arrived late again Monday to his child molestation trial, walking slowly and stiffly into court, but the judge took no apparent action against the pop star.

Jackson, who is said to have back problems, trembled and wept at the defense table as lawyers and a doctor who came to court in hospital scrubs conferred in chambers with Judge Rodney S. Melville.

The judge, who previously threatened to arrest Jackson and revoke his bail when he was late on March 10, gave no explanation of what was discussed and simply ordered testimony to resume.

Tom Delay says this is an easy moral issue not a political one.

What the hell does Tom Delay know about moral issues...he needs to first work on his EITHICS, morality will follow. I think these congressmen are using the "BULLSHIT" method of persuasion. It's none of their, yours or my business.

You know I think the dems screwed this up just like they have so many other things in the recent past. They gave the republicans the rope to hang themselves but made a big mistake by voting for OR against this plan. What I think they should have done is cast NO VOTE or just stay away.

Let Tom DeLay and Frist use that rope. OK, Tom you managed to distract everyone for the last 3-4 days. You also showed that you can stand in front of a microphone again so how about answering some questions on ethics.

I don't remember this much debate before going to war with Iraq. Maybe it's time to take Government out of all Family Matters?

Republicans in Congress and administration officials say their actions are principled and courageous (yea right). Whatever the motives, dramatic actions on such a high-profile case will have repercussions in next year's congressional elections, campaign strategists say. We can only hope...we need to get back to some balance in congress.

Polls and analyses suggest that Republicans could find themselves out of step with many Americans, especially if Democrats find a more unified voice on the subject. An ABC News poll released yesterday concluded that "Americans broadly and strongly disapprove of federal intervention in the Terri Schiavo case, with sizable majorities saying Congress is overstepping its bounds for political gain."

Congress is out of touch with America. In the Iraq war, in gun control, all this morality stuff. I think we will see a change in congress and a move to the center. I hope.

One final comment on Terri's father, sister and brother, if this is what faith and religion mean to them I'll have no part of it. They have said some really awful things about Michael, just awful.

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March 21, 2005

WHAT PART OF POLITICS AS USUAL DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND

LETS TALK SPIN

Today's subject is WAL-MART Contribution. As a part of our ongoing partnership with the government we've agreed to contribute 11 million dollars to help support the fair enforcement of immigration law.

That was WAL-MARTS spin on agreeing to a settlement to charges that they employed or used illegal aliens. How sweet is that.

BTW, WAL-MART makes $288 billion in sales each year. They ring up as much as their fine ...errrrrr "contribution" in just 19 minutes at the cash register.

THIS IS NOT SPIN...IT'S BULLSHIT

It's interesting to hear the republicans saying they are interested in taking care of the weak and down trodden. This has got to be the biggest bunch of BULLSHIT in the history of congress. Pure BULLSHIT.

HERE IS WHAT IT'S REALLY ALL ABOUT.

ABC News has obtained talking points circulated among Republican senators explaining why they should vote to intervene in the Schiavo case. Among them: "This is an important moral issue and the pro-life base will be excited..." and "This is a great political issue... this is a tough issue for Democrats."

Bay Buchanan on CNN INSIDE POLITICS called Michael Shiavo a low life with no integrity. Now how does she know that? She has never met the man. She has put herself in the same category as the ethically challenged Tom Delay.

Well that's it from SPIN-CITY for now.

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March 20, 2005

DO WE EVER LEARN ANYTHING FROM HISTORY

BLOWIN' IN THE WIND

Yesterday was the 2nd anniversary of the start of the Iraq war. 30-40 years ago there was a song, a national anthem that could be appropriate today.

How many roads must a man walk down
Before you call him a man?
Yes, 'n' how many seas must a white dove sail
Before she sleeps in the sand?
Yes, 'n' how many times must the cannon balls fly
Before they're forever banned?
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,
The answer is blowin' in the wind.

How many times must a man look up
Before he can see the sky?
Yes, 'n' how many ears must one man have
Before he can hear people cry?
Yes, 'n' how many deaths will it take till he knows
That too many people have died?
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,
The answer is blowin' in the wind.

How many years can a mountain exist
Before it's washed to the sea?
Yes, 'n' how many years can some people exist
Before they're allowed to be free?
Yes, 'n' how many times can a man turn his head,
Pretending he just doesn't see?
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,
The answer is blowin' in the wind.

Bob Dylan...

NATIONAL DEBT:

THE COST OF WAR IN IRAQ:

THE REAL COST OF WAR:

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March 19, 2005

THINGS PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW

IS ASHLEY SMITH'S HOSTAGE STORY COMPLETELY TRUE?

I've been wondering about this for a little while. I have some questions I'd sure like answered. For example who goes out for smokes at 2:30 in the morning. I mean I was a smoker for 30 plus years until about 15 years ago. I was a pack or more a day smoker and have never gone out at 2:30 in the morning to get cigarettes. It's bed time, ok.

Why when she drove/followed him to move his truck didn't she just take off? He was in the truck she was in her car. Why didn't she call 911 for help.

How come she happened to have clothes that fit him. As I understand it her husband had been killed over 4 years ago. I think she had just recently moved into this apartment.

There may be very good answers to these questions but I sure haven't heard them. Did she know him already?

JUST LET HER DIE

This Terri Shiavo mess is just that, now that Tom Delay is involved. Many thought that congress had no business sticking it's head into baseball. But in this case it's true this is a personal family matter and congress should stay out.

The groups that are protesting all of this want people to live forever yet they also want to cut FUNDING on every program that help pay to achieve those lofty goals. I also find it funny that they say that only God can end a life except when it come to the DEATH PENELTY in which case God has delegated that responsibility to the state.

I saw Michael Shiavo's attorney George Felos on CNN today and he was mad, mad as hell at congress, both the republicans and democrats. He said congress tried to intimidate and coerce Michael Shiavo. Felos called the House interference "thuggery" and said Terri Schiavo was "a pawn in a political football game."

He was particularly mad at the democrats, saying that they would remain the minority party as long as they don't develop some backbone and stand for something. Amen.

The problem in this case has made very clear to me why the democrats lose and will continue to lose. They will not stand up for what they believe. Yes Delay is a dirt bag...but the democrats are working overtime to catch up.

PRETTY-GOOD-JOKE

A Sunday school class was studying the Ten Commandments. They were ready to discuss the last one. The teacher asked if anyone could tell her what it was. Susie raised her hand, stood tall, and quoted, "Thou shall not take the covers off the neighbor's wife."

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March 18, 2005

THEY INSULT OUR INTELEGENCE

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL IS A JOKE

What pathetic steps these two groups want to take to solve problems inherent in their sport. In the case of MLB it's Steroids and testing while in the case of College sports it's the rate of graduation for athletes.

The House Hearings on Steroids in Baseball was the biggest comedy I have seen in years. To think that these guys make the kind of money they do it's mind boggling.

Bud Selig Baseball Commissioner seems to think that DRUGS in MLB started yesterday...is he nuts. Didn't we know about drugs back in say the '80's? Didn't Nancy Regan have a program called "JUST SAY NO". Yes steroids is different but there still drugs and illegal... what part of illegal don't they understand.

To tell the truth I think Jose Conseco came out the big winner in today's hearings. Management and the Union looked and talked like fools. They BOTH sleep in the same bed.

I think what might be a good idea is to think of MLB as a business and as such deal with them with our BUYING DOLLAR. We should pick a day...say Opening Day and Boycott that game nation wide. Through our pocket book I think we could get some real change in the drug testing program. Management blames the Union and the Union blames Management...now isn't that sweet.

To tell the truth I think Jose Conseco came out the big winner AND Mark McGwire the big looser in today's hearings. Management and the Union looked and talked like fools. They BOTH sleep in the same bed. Conseco at least made people talk about this subject even if it was to deny that they took them...they were talking.

Baseball has done nothing...zero...zip...they don't have a clue.

NCAA men's teams fail in class

Only 23 men's teams in the 65-team NCAA Tournament managed to graduate at least 50 percent of their student-athletes. Two men's teams, LSU and Minnesota, failed to graduate even one basketball player, according to numbers supplied by the 2004 NCAA Graduation Rates Report. No. 1 seeds Illinois (47 percent) and Washington (45 percent) graduated fewer than half their players. UCF's Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport also found an increasing disparity between the graduation rates of white and black student-athletes on teams playing in this year's NCAA Tournament.

Bucknell and Utah State graduated 100 percent of their men's basketball players, but only four other schools topped 70 percent.

I've said it for years and I'll say it again. The schools should have a program (learning track) that pays these players a wage. They would take classes on how to handle money and deal with people. Things that will help them when they get out of school. If they want a REAL education (education track) they could sign up for that instead. Either way they are better prepared for the future.

IT'S ALL ABOUT THE MONEY.

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March 17, 2005

IRISH EYES ARE SMILING

EVEN GOOGLE IS IRISH TODAY

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March 16, 2005

SLEEPLESS IN HOUSTON

EBBERS PLEADED STUPIDITY, JURY AGREES...CONVICTS HIM ON ALL NINE COUNTS.

Bernard Ebbers could spend the rest of his life in prison following his conviction Tuesday on nine felony counts related to an $11 billion accounting fraud that led WorldCom, Inc. to file in 2002 what remains the largest bankruptcy in U.S. history.

For ex-Enron chairman Lay, HealthSouth founder Scrushy and former Tyco International CEO Kozlowski, the downfall of one of their peers has to be chilling, legal experts said Tuesday.

It could be a restless night for Kenneth Lay, Richard Scrushy and Dennis Kozlowski.

HE'S STILL DISHING OUT BAD ADVICE

Alan Greenspan, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, defended himself on Tuesday against Democratic lawmakers who say he contributed to soaring budget deficits by endorsing President Bush's tax cuts in 2001.

Mr. Greenspan acknowledged that he and many others had been wrong to expect trillions of dollars in surpluses that never materialized.

Mr. Greenspan repeated his support for private retirement accounts on Tuesday, saying they could make it harder for Congress to spend annual surpluses in the Social Security trust fund. This year, those programs are expected to take in about $173 billion more than they pay out in benefits, but in 2018 the surpluses are expected to turn into deficits.

SENATOR FIRST FOR PRESIDENT

He's kidding right???

PRETTY GOOD JOKES The following questions and answers were collated from the SAT tests given to 16 years-old students! Don't laugh too hard -- one of them could become president one day! You have to admit some are very creative.

Q: What is a seizure?
A: A Roman Emperor..

Q: What is a terminal illness?
A: When you are sick at the airport.

Q: Give an example of a fungus. What is a characteristic feature?
A: Mushrooms. They always grow in damp places and so they look like umbrellas.

Q: What does the word "benign" mean?
A: Benign is what you will be after you be eight.

Q: What is a turbine?
A: Something an Arab wears on his head.

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March 15, 2005

IF YOUR UNDER AGE 40 YOU WON'T UNDERSTAND

Black and White

You could hardly see for all the snow, Spread the rabbit ears as far as they go. Pull a chair up to the TV set, "Good Night, David. Good Night, Chet."

Dependin'g on the channel you tuned, You got Rob and Laura - or Ward and June. It felt so good. It felt so right. Life looked better in black and white.

I Love Lucy, The Real McCoys, Dennis the Menace, the Cleaver boys, Rawhide, Gunsmoke, Wagon Train, Superman, Jimmy and Lois Lane.

Father Knows Best, Patty Duke, Rin Tin Tin and Lassie too, Donna Reed on Thursday night! Life looked better in black and white.

I wanna go back to black and white. Everything always turned out right. Simple people, simple lives Good guys always won the fights.

Now nothing is the way it seems, In living color on the TV screen. Too many murders, too many fights, I wanna go back to black and white.

In God they trusted, alone they slept, A promise made was a promise kept. They never cussed or broke their vows. They'd never make the network now.

But if I could, I'd rather be In a TV town in '53. It felt so good. It felt so right. Life looked better in black and white.

I'd trade all the channels on the satellite, If I could just turn back the clock tonight To when everybody knew wrong from right. Life was better in black and white!

PRETTY GOOD JOKES You've heard it before I'm sure... A president lying about an extramarital affair is an impeachable offense. A president lying to enlist support for a war in which thousands die is solid defense policy.

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March 14, 2005

WHERE HAS THE SUN GONE

WHY DO TROOPS LACK TOURNIQUETS?

YOU GO TO WAR WITH THE ARMY YOU HAVE, NOT THE ARMY YOU WANT...Donald Rumsfeld

In a WAR the we choose the DATE and TIME to start, the fact that we "underestimated" equipment requirements, including "body armor, vehicle add-on armor and the production of new, up-armored [Humvees.]" we can now add First Aid Kits that include Tourniquets.

Two senators have sent a letter to Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld asking why U.S. troops in Iraq are operating without inexpensive tourniquets that can potentially save lives.

The letter from Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., and Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., obtained by ABC News, refers to a report in Sunday's edition of The Baltimore Sun that there has been a delay in getting new first-aid kits containing tourniquets to the troops.

Levin is the ranking Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Durbin serves on the Senate Appropriations Committee. The senators likened the lack of tourniquets to other "underestimated" equipment requirements, including "body armor, vehicle add-on armor and the production of new, up-armored [Humvees.]"

The Sun article said doctors and Army medical officials estimate as many as tens of thousands of soldiers are in combat without the simple medical devices, and that some bleed to death from injuries that would not otherwise be fatal if a tourniquet were applied. It also said the Pentagon has not placed an order for first-aid kits with tourniquets although the Army has approved their use, and the delay may have to do with the development of new training manuals and a pouch for holding the tourniquet.

HANDS OFF WEB LOGS (BLOGS)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- Internet bloggers should enjoy traditional press freedoms and not face regulation as political groups, lawmakers and online journalists said Friday.

In separate letters, Democratic lawmakers and Internet commentators urged the Federal Election Commission to make sure that political Web sites that serve as focal points for political discussion, like Wonkette.com and Freerepublic.com, don't have to comply with campaign-finance rules.

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String Theory (This is so stupid it's actually funny)

A string walks into a bar with a few friends and orders a beer. The bartender says, "I'm sorry, but we don't serve strings here."

The string walks away a little upset and sits down with his friends. A few minutes later he goes back to the bar and orders a beer. The bartender, looking a little exasperated, says, "I'm sorry, we don't serve strings here."

So the string goes back to his table. Then he gets an idea. He ties himself in a loop and messes up the top of his hair. Then he walks back up to the bar and orders a beer.

The bartender squints at him and says, "Hey, aren't you a string?"

And the string says, "Nope, I'm a frayed knot."

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March 13, 2005

WORKING IN THE YARD

NOW I KNOW MY ABCs

A is for Apple, and B is for Boat,
That used to be right, But now it won't float!
Age before Beauty is what we once said,
But let's be a bit more realistic instead.

Now:

• A's for arthritis;
• B's the bad back,
• C is the chest pains, perhaps cardiac?
• D is for dental decay and also decline,
• E is for eyesight, can't read that top line!
• F is for fissures and fluid retention,
• G is for gas which I'd rather not mention.
• H is high blood pressure--I'd prefer it low;
• I for incisions with scars you can show.
• J is for joints, out of socket, won't mend,
• K is for knees that crack when they bend.
• L for libido, what happened to sex?
• M is for memory, I forget what comes next
• N is neuralgia, in nerves way down low;
• O is for osteo, the bones that don't grow!
• P for prescriptions, I have quite a few, just give me a pill and I'll be good as new!
• Q is for queasy, is it fatal or flu?
• R for reflux, one meal turns to two.
• S for sleepless nights, counting my fears,
• T for Tinnitus; there are bells in my ears!
• U is for urinary; big troubles with flow;
• V is for vertigo, that's "dizzy," you know.
• W is for worry, NOW what's going 'round?
• X is for X-ray, and what might be found.
• Y is another year I'm left here behind,
• Z is for zest that I still have--in my mind.

I've survived all the symptoms, my body's deployed, And I've kept twenty-six 'doctors' fully employed!

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Give Me A Double

So this guy walks into a bar and says, "Gve me two beers."
The bartender obliges him.
The guy looks into his wallet and says, "Give me two more beers."
So the bartender gives him two more beers. The man went on like this until he had put down ten beers, and keeps on going in his wallet and asking for two more beers.
So the bartender asks, "What's in your wallet that you keep looking at?"
So the man opens his wallet and says, "The more I drink, the prettier my wife gets."

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March 12, 2005

OH WHAT A BEAUTIFUL DAY

THEY JUST NEVER GIVE UP

Some Alabama lawmakers and the American Family Association (a group that see things as they want, NOT AS THEY ARE), want to stop the viewing of a video for kids because "it promotes a non traditional family model".

I viewed the video HERE
and all I can say is that these people are nuts. It's a happy song and a cute video and says nothing about a life style unless you think being nice to each other is a bad thing.

Oh by the way...the kids that saw the video said it was about being KIND to people. Something that these adult lawmakers and AMA people could take a lesson from.

LEFTOVERS

Why did Hillary Clinton cast a "NOT VOTING" vote rather than a YES or NO vote on the Bankruptcy Bill this week?

Why is President Bush going all over the country promoting Social Security when as far as I can tell he has not developed a plan?

Remember the OLD saying "WE ARE SAFER" now that Saddam is in jail? How does our Open Boarders, Trade Deficit, National Debt, Out Sourcing, Loss of the Middle Class Jobs, Bankruptcy, Medicare Drugs Plan, and on, and on make you feel?

Minimum wage - $5.15 per hour hasn't changed in last 8 years yet Congress has given itself a raise 7-8 times during that same period.

Coordinated Champaign - Does it seem to you that when an issue comes up from the republicans the right wing talk shows all seem to talk from the same script. All saying the same thing.

Is anyone crazier than Michael Jackson and still walking around?

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March 11, 2005

OH WHAT A BEAUTIFUL MORNING

DID YOU MAKE THE LIST...I DID

FUNNY BUT SAD

The folks over at Consumers Union commissioned this incredibly irreverent and biting video on the prescription drug industry.

Sometimes the truth can be better said in humor as is the case in this little cartoon/song.

Check it out for yourself here.

BRIDGE DESERVES GAS TAX FUNDING

I found the Overviews column in today's SUN Opinion page very interesting...but a little late in the scheme of things. The first paragraph say "Will Narrows Bridge users get fairness in transportation funding from state legislators? Or will they be on the losing side of a double standard for tolls and gasoline tax revenues?"

CLICK HERE to read the full article.

It's a good idea but a little late. The Bridge is under construction as we speak, the time to argue how to finance it was back 2-3 years ago BEFORE starting construction. NOW NOBODY CARES and they sure as hell will not share one penny from their own little project.

SOCIAL SECURITY IS SO MUCH MORE

In today's SUN letter to the editor, the below letter posed some troubling questions but ask the ONLY question that needs to be answered.

What happens to the 37 percent of our Social Security benefits that currently goes to widows, orphaned children, the disabled and other needy people? Are they to become the forgotten?

It's a moral question, not a financial analysis. Are we an "only me" society where everyone looks out only for themselves - or do we support a social contract with each other that assures a guaranteed safety net for everyone?

Click here to see the full letter.

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March 10, 2005

GOODBYE AND GOOD LUCK

COURAGE

Your a good man Dan. A man is not measured by one story if it is of no great importance in a long list of life events, and in this case it isn't even a highlight.

Here is a short list of "Ratherisms," the colorful-verging-on-strange descriptive phrases that the CBS anchor has become known for over the years. Many of the most memorable Ratherisms have been uttered on various election nights.

• "This race is hotter than the devil's anvil."
• "This race is hotter than a Times Square Rolex."
• "This situation in Ohio would give an aspirin a headache."
• "If you had to bet the double wide right now, you'd have to bet [Bush] wins."
• "Don't taunt the alligator until after you've crossed the creek."
• "If a frog had side pockets, he'd carry a handgun."
• "In Southern states they beat him like a rented mule."
• "This race is as hot and tight as a too-small bathing suit on a too-long car ride home from the beach."
• "If California is the big burrito and Texas is the big taco, then Florida is the big tamale … and right now it's only the tamale that counts."
• (To John Kerry advisor Joe Lockhart): "I know that you'd rather walk through a furnace in a gasoline suit than consider the possibility that John Kerry would lose Ohio."
• (To Lockhart) "What about Michigan? It's been out there for a long time. Is that making your fingernails sweat?"
• "This presidential race has been crackling like a hickory fire for at least the last hour and a half."
• The election is "closer than Lassie and Timmy."

Click here to see his sign off video.

AND NOW THE NEWS...

The controversy over steroids in baseball erupted yesterday as a Congressional committee fired off 11 subpoenas, and Major League Baseball vowed to resist.

Let them take the "FIFTH" people will make up their own minds.

MLB is a JOKE!!! or should I say "Juiced."

WHAT'S THE PROBLEM

You know these guys have been around for years and years. Probably since the beginning of time. I don't think they have changed their approach in the slightest over the years. It's just that new believers are born every day.

What am I talking about you ask... I'm talking about the folks that make outrageous claims and offer you false hope. The first is BENNY HINN. You've seem him on TV knocking people over with the wave of his hand. I'm sorry, but if that isn't the dumbest thing you've ever seen I don't know what is.

The other night Dateline did a follow-up on Benny Hinn Ministries. Two years ago "Dateline NBC's" hidden cameras followed the self-described miracles of television's popular televangelist and faith healer, Benny Hinn. Now, in a follow-up investigative report on Dateline Sunday, Bob McKeown reported on what happens to some of the millions of dollars sent to the Hinn Ministry by his devoted followers. I think you can guess what they found...it wasn't good.

He provides a response to the show on his web site but I got to tell you when GOD tells him not to talk well you know you better not talk.

Click here for his web site:

A popular face on late night TV is back on the air again.... even though the government has banned him from appearing in any more infomercials. He's one of the kings of late night TV, Kevin Trudeau.

For years, he's been promoting items to supposedly help you improve your memory and live longer and healthier. Now, Kevin Trudeau is back on TV to pitch his newest book, "Natural Cures They Don't Want You to Know About." It's already sold more than a million copies, according to ABC news.

Ironically, the FTC banned Trudeau from appearing in infomercials a couple of years ago, after charging him with making fraudulent claims. But books are not covered by that order... So he's back on TV, claiming he knows how to cure heart disease, cancer, even MS. Yes, Kevin Trudeau claims there are simple, natural cures for most major diseases.

But many critics complain his book really doesn't give any specifics: just pitches to buy his other products. And the FTC says there's no evidence to back up his claims. ABC news reports that Trudeau has been convicted of credit card fraud and has served prison time in the past. Trudeau tells ABC news he has done nothing wrong.

As for those natural cures, ABC news says the most it could find was a page recommending that you "be thankful, laugh, be lighthearted, and avoid stress."

Is he NUTS???

So what is it that these two guys have in common. They know that someone, somewhere will fall for their garbage. In the case of Benny-boy it's in the name of GOD, while Kevin seems to want to cut GOD out of his good deal.

I don't know who falls for this crap... but just looking at the faces I saw on TV during the ABC show it looks to me like people from all ages where there. I would have guessed mostly seniors before I saw the show. Maybe it's an Evangelical thing.

I guess it's like the scams you see on the internet where people seem willing to believe almost anything.

Go figure.

PRETTY GOOD JOKES

"The White House now has disputed allegations by members of the House Intelligence Committee that President Bush went to war with Iraq based on vague intelligence. Of course he did: EVERYTHING Bush does is based on vague intelligence." -- Jay Leno

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March 09, 2005

SO MUCH ON MY PLATE

NICE GOING

The other day I sent an email to the Bremerton City Mayor asking for an explanation about a procedure that didn't seem to be followed (see 3/7 and 3/6 below). I figured that the email would end up in the round file but I was wrong.

I got a call that day from Roger A. Lubovich, City Attorney. We played phone tag but finally got connected. I can't remember everything he said but I can say that I was satisfied with what had happened and that they (the city) had handled the problem correctly.

Nice job Roger and thanks for the call...I was surprised and pleased.

A LITTLE BACKGROUND

A Washington State Transportation Commission fare proposal includes a proposed new system that would shorten the expiration time for frequent-rider books and limit their use to one individual.

Four public meetings the ferry system scheduled in Kitsap County to explain the new tariff proposals and give the public a chance to sound off before they are made into law are now over.

"This is all based on what we can do to help people understand the new tariff system. And the tariff proposals are not a done deal. There is a process and public comment is a part of that process, and that's where we are now," said Susan Harris-Huether, spokeswoman for the ferry system. See my Daily Dose on 2-10-5.

I didn't attend any of the meetings because I feel they are a waste of time and are really a "FEEL GOOD" exercise for the Commission. Well according to Val Torrens in The Reporter on 3-9-5 she is very critical of the Commissions proposal. NO ONE from the Commission was there to answer questions from the public. Placards were set up and paper provided for people to write down their comments. ARE THEY NUTS!!!

As I said I didn't go to the meetings and it turns out I was right to save my time. You can tell from the interest the Commission showed on this public comment meeting nothing was going to happen and as far as I can tell it wasn't important to them.

I'm sending them an email and we look forward to their quick response.

THERE MIGHT BE A LITTLE DELAY

WASHINGTON, March 8 - Documents subpoenaed from an indicted fund-raiser for Tom DeLay, the House majority leader, suggest that Mr. DeLay was more actively involved than previously known in gathering corporate donations for a political committee that is the focus of a grand-jury investigation in Texas, his home state. Hmmmmm.

Is there a more arrogant guy in congress?

THANK GOD WE HAVE THAT HOMELAND SECURITY DEPARTMENT

WASHINGTON (AP) -- More than 40 terror suspects on federal watch lists were allowed to buy firearms in the United States last year because background checks found no reason to stop them, says a government report released Tuesday.

WE NEED TO FIND THE GUY THAT COMES UP WITH THESE IDEAS

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Wal-Mart and other retailers are lobbying Congress to extend the workday for truckers to 16 hours, something labor unions and safety advocates say would make roadways more dangerous for all drivers.

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TOP 10 REASONS FOR BEING SPANISH:

1. Glorious history of killing South American tribes.
2. The rest of Europe thinks Africa begins at the Pyrenees.
3. You get your beaches invaded by Germans, Danes, Brits, etc.
4. The rest of your country is already invaded by Moroccans.
5. Everybody else makes crap paella and claims it's the real thing.
6. Honesty.
7. Only sure way of bedding a woman is to dress up in stupid, tight clothes and risk your life in front of bulls.
8. You get to eat bull's testicles.
9. Gibraltar.
10. Supported Argentina in Falklands War.

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March 08, 2005

STARTING ANEW

MARTHA IS BACK

I just tuned into CNN to see the last few minutes of Martha Stewart talking with her employees. I wish I had seen it all and hope they will replay it later.

I must tell you I feel almost as happy as she does that she is now home. In my opinion this should never have gone to trial.

Be that as it may Martha Stewart is one of the smartest women in America and I'm certain after watching her today she will bring her company back.

God bless you Martha.

PS: She looks good too. Makes me think I should do some hard time too. It could only help.

LIBERAL-BIAS MARCH MADNESS 2005

SEE THE 3/3/5 dOSE FOR FULL DETAILS. Click here to cast your vote.

SOME STATS ON SOCIAL SECURITY - VERY INTERESTING

PRETTY GOOD JOKES

This is a picture of my pals Buddy on the left and Sweet on the right. They have tried and tried to get that pesky squirrel for months but it stays just out of reach, at least for Buddy.

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March 07, 2005

TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS

WE SHALL SEE WHAT WE SHALL SEE

I sent copy of yesterdays "Daily Dose" to Bremerton City Mayor asking him if he would address this issue. I sent copies to the city council, city attorney and the editor of the Bremerton Sun. I asked the question:

The mayor, city attorney or someone on the council needs to address this issue and clear the air.

Can it start with you?

Don't hold your breath for a reply from any of them. I will post any answer I get back.

DIVIDED WE STAND

Back on 2/23/5 I did a map of the split up of the state of Washington, I called it WA-Idaho. And now there is a move to split up King County. I'm telling you the republicans are good at splitting hairs, issues and now counties and states.

It seems to me using their logic we really need to split up the whole country. We could call it THE DIVIDED STATES OF AMERICA.

PRETTY GOOD JOKES Now what's that stuff about "OLD EUROPE"

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March 06, 2005

WHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT

A PROCEDURE WAITING TO BE FOLLOWED

There was a very interesting letter to the editor in the Bremerton Sun yesterday. It addressed the question of some 39 acres of wooded watershed property that was recently acquired by the city.

According to the letter: "The property was never publicly offered for sale, no realtor had been contacted to place it on the market, and no public notice was ever made that this property was surplus to the City of Bremerton's needs and available for sale." And in addition neither the public works department director or the planning department director even knew the current value of the property.

These government officials nevertheless quickly accepted an offer from an out-of-town, out-of-county developer. No other offers were made for the Tracyton Watershed acreage because apparently no one else really knew about it.

This transaction smells to high heaven. Simply not knowing the current value of the property leads one to wonder what are these department directors doing? If I put my house on the market you can bet the FIRST thing I would do is know what it was worth.

There must be a procedure for handling a transaction like this...a secret bid and acceptance of that bid can not be it.

SOCIAL SECURITY

It's interesting to see how the republicans are spinning the seniors opposing the presidents social security initative like it's a BAD thing. We used to value the wisdom and judgement of our seniors. For some reason the republicans want to diminish it.

ON ANOTHER ISSUE

Way do the republicans continue to say that folks that oppose the war WANT US TO FAIL IN IRAQ. That drives me crazy. We are where we are and it just doesn't make sense for use to NOT want to succeed. Do I want to fight another war in IRAN, North Korea or any other place...HELL NO!!!

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TOP 10 REASONS FOR BEING ITALIAN:

1. In-depth knowledge of bizarre pasta shapes.
2. Unembarrassed to wear fur.
3. No need to worry about tax returns.
4. Glorious military history prior to 400BC.
5. Can wear sunglasses inside.
6. Political stability.
7. Flexible working hours.
8. Live near the Pope.
9. Can spend hours braiding girlfriend's armpit hair.
10. Country run by Sicilian murderers.

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March 05, 2005

MADE IT TO SATURDAY

ANSWERING MACHINE(it's a joke, ok)

This is the message that the Pacific Palisades High School (California) Staff voted unanimously to record on their school telephone answering machine. This came about because they implemented a policy requiring students and parents to be responsible for their children's absences and missing homework.

The school and teachers are being sued by parents who want their children's failing grades changed to passing grades even though those children were absent 15-30 times during the semester and did not complete enough school work to pass their classes.

This is the actual answering machine message for the school:

"Hello! You have reached the automated answering service of your school. In order to assist you in connecting the right staff member, please listen to all your options before making a selection:

"To lie about why your child is absent - Press 1

"To make excuses for why your child did not do his work- Press 2

"To complain about what we do - Press 3

"To swear at staff members - Press 4

"To ask why you didn't get information that was already enclosed in your newsletter and several flyers mailed to you - Press 5

"If you want us to raise your child - Press 6

"If you want to reach out and touch, slap or hit someone - Press 7

"To request another teacher for the third time this year- Press 8

"To complain about bus transportation - Press 9

"To complain about school lunches - Press 0

"If you realize this is the real world and your child must be accountable and responsible for his/her own behavior, class work, homework, and that it's not the teachers' fault for your child's lack of effort: Hang up and have a nice day!"

*** SOCIAL SECURITY FOR DUMMIES ***.

When actually, the truth is that the surplus is supposed to be applied to social security in later years:
While the following shows what the real problem is, in red, white and blue:

PRETTY GOOD JOKES When cloning just goes wrong:

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March 04, 2005

IT'S A GOOD THING

COUNT DOWN TO THE RELEASE OF MARTHA STEWART

NOW TURN TO PAGE 23

Taking things out of context, which seems to be the hallmark of a conservative republican these days. They sing from the same song book, talk from the same talking points and twist that which was said to suit their own agenda.

For example, Brit Hume on FOXNEWS and Bill Bennett change what FDR said around to suit there needs as though nobody would check what FDR ACTUALLY DID SAY, it's nothing close to what they said. Click here for complete story. and pay close attention to what he REALLY said. Even James Roosevelt Jr., grandson of our 32nd president, former associate commissioner on Social Security says it's a lie and shame on Hume.

What's in a word. Bill Clinton wanted congress to commit 60 percent of the SURPLUS (now that's a word we haven't heard in oh...4 or 5 years) into the Social Security Trust Fund with a small portion of it to be invested in mutual funds. Wait a minute wasn't it a republican congress back then too?

What did Bush do...he gave that SURPLUS away so now we have a $7 trillion dollar deficient. Way to go boys, turn the page.

*** SOCIAL SECURITY FOR DUMMIES ***.

To summarize, the Bush Administration takes the extra payroll taxes intended for Social Security and spends it on war and tax cuts:

Then, Bush declares there isn't money for when the Social Security beneficiaries require more money than the payroll taxes supply, and says the only solution is to cut Social Security benefits:

PRETTY GOOD JOKES When cloning just goes wrong:

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March 03, 2005

IT'S THE SMALL THINGS

COUNT DOWN TO THE RELEASE OF MARTHA STEWART

THIS CRAP DRIVES ME CRAZY

There seems to be so much intrusion into our lives these days. More often than not you have to request to OPT-OUT rather than automatically being opted-out from ads and other intrusions.

If you have internet you get popup ads and span even though you didn't request it.

Why is it that I can't remove that CBS, NBC, or ABC logo on my TV screen, I didn't ask for it. Why can't I turn off the news crawler along the bottom of my screen.

IT'S MARCH MADNESS TIME

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*** SOCIAL SECURITY FOR DUMMIES ***.

But the Bush administration applies payroll tax to the normal deficit, claims that the trust fund does not exist, says Social Security needs to be cut, and implies that the government isn't good for their U.S. Treasury Bonds anymore:

PRETTY GOOD JOKES When cloning just goes wrong

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March 02, 2005

CATCHING UP ON THE NEWS

COUNT DOWN TO THE RELEASE OF MARTHA STEWART

ENJOY IT BUT TAKE IT SLOW

With all that is going on in the middle east you just have to ask the following question: Did we do the right thing for the wrong reasons by going into IRAQ. We also must temper what is going on in the middle east with a very large dose of caution.

THEY SAY ONE THING AND DO ANOTHER

You know I don't get it. Aren't the republicans the ones that say they are for LESS government? Well now comes Alaska's Ted Stevens (R). The Senate Commerce Committee Chairman said he would push to apply broadcast decency standards to subscription television and radio services like cable and satellite.

My God there is an ON/OFF switch, plus you don't have to subscribe.

*** SOCIAL SECURITY FOR DUMMIES ***.

They will then paint this as a problem - even though this is exactly how it is supposed to work - because in their mind, it would require higher government spending. And the GOP can't have that. So instead of paying us back, they say that benefits would instead need to be cut.

It is important to recognize what they are doing here. The payroll tax is a regressive tax designed for Social Security. Normal tax is a progressive tax designed for normal government spending. They are two separate systems. Revenue and Spending need to balance out in each system, and they should not intermingle:

PRETTY GOOD JOKES When cloning just goes wrong...

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March 01, 2005

COUNTING DOWN THE DAYS

COUNT DOWN TO THE RELEASE OF MARTHA STEWART

YESTERDAY WE TALKED ABOUT THE TRUST FUND

I keep hearing folks that want to promote the private accounts in Social Security say that there are NO FUNDS in the trust fund, it's broke. What I don't understand is that if there was a surplus (more fund put in than where paid out). WHAT HAPPENED to that money?

If the answer is that congress used it than I think the solution is very simple...pay it back FIRST, then work on a way to fund the damn thing so that it's safe.

*** SOCIAL SECURITY FOR DUMMIES ***.

Now the Bush Administration is saying that when beneficiaries require more money than payroll taxes generate - 2018 or 2028, depending on who's talking - that we will not be able to afford it.

This basically means that the Bush Administration is following a policy of ignoring the Trust Fund entirely. Rather than viewing excess money as going to the Trust Fund, they view it as going to the government:

And then when the time comes, they will see the extra money that the Beneficiaries needing as coming from the government, from cashing in bonds:

PRETTY GOOD JOKES Why the Oscars bombed:

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