The testimony of the federal government’s star witness in the trial of indicted political fixer Tony Rezko appears to contradict Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama’s past statements that he does not recall meeting Iraqi-born billionaire, Nadhmi Auchi, according to an ABC News report. In other words, it appears that yet another high-brow politician has succumbed [...]
Barack Obama Displays Signs of Partzheimer’s
April 18th, 2008 · 2 Comments
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Earthquake Survivor Fashion Line Launched
April 18th, 2008 · 2 Comments
After being awakened by a rare Midwest earthquake at 4:37 a.m. Central this morning and blogging about it all morning, I decided there’s enough interest in the 5.2 tremblor that a t-shirt was in order; hence, the “I SURVIVED THE GREAT QUAKE OF ’08″ t-shirt is now available in several varieties. To get yours, click [...]
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Pope Can’t Work Political Miracles
April 18th, 2008 · 2 Comments
The cartoon above, from DDonar at Political Graffiti mixes well the two topics respectable folks don’t discuss, politics and religion. It’s especially relevant at this time, since the leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Benedict XVI, is in the United States and the race for the Democratic Party presidential nomination is especially heated.
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Republicans Responsible for Midwest Quake
April 18th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Before the day is over, I fully expect presidential candidates Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton will attempt to place blame for this morning’s 5.2 Midwest earthquake squarely on the shoulders of President George W. Bush and their Republican rival, John McCain. In an attempt to beat the dueling Democrats to this ludicrous punch, I offer [...]
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Great San Francisco Quake Anniversary Today
April 18th, 2008 · No Comments
Is this ironic or what? On the same day as people in the Midwest experienced a rare 5.4 earthquake (see links below for details), the lead story on the “This Day in History” RSS feed from History.com is about an earth -shaker that took place in 1906: The Great San Francisco Earthquake At 5:13 a.m., [...]
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USGS Map Shows Epicenter in Olney, Illinois
April 18th, 2008 · 9 Comments
A U.S. Geological Survey map (below) shows the epicenter of the earthquake that awakened people as far away as St. Louis at approximately 4:40 a.m. this morning was located at or near Olney, Ill. UPDATE 4-18-08 7:27 a.m. Central: Officials with the U.S. Geological Survey have updated the information about the earthquake, estimating it measured [...]
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Midwest Earthquake Registers 5.4
April 18th, 2008 · 10 Comments
I was right. In my post earlier, I estimated the earthquake that awakened me this morning was at least a 3.5 to 4.0 on the Richter Scale. News accounts at 5 a.m. confirmed it, saying that a preliminary 5.4 measurement is being given to the tremblor that was centered approximately 120 miles east of St. [...]
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