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Entries from August 2008

Huge Crowd Welcomes McCain-Palin to Missouri

August 31st, 2008 · 7 Comments

A crowd estimated at 17,000 welcomed John McCain and Sarah Palin to Missouri.

An estimated 17,000 supporters turned out this afternoon at T.R. Hughes Ballpark, home of the River City Rascals minor league baseball team in O’Fallon, Mo., to welcome Republican presidential nominee-to-be John McCain and his running mate, Sarah Palin, to the Show-Me State.  The [...]

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Blogger to Attend McCain-Palin Rally in O’Fallon

August 31st, 2008 · No Comments

FYI: I’ll be out of pocket for a while this afternoon as I attend the John McCain-Sarah Palin rally at T.R. Hughes Ballpark in O’Fallon, Mo.  Hopefully, I’ll return chock-full of tidbit about which to write.  Until then…
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UPDATE:  See Huge Crowd Welcomes McCain-Palin to Missouri

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Mandatory Evacuation Order Issued in New Orleans

August 31st, 2008 · 4 Comments

Moments ago, officials in New Orleans issued a mandatory evacuation order in advance of the expected arrival of Hurricane Gustav, a Category 4 storm at the moment, as early as Monday morning.
The information below appears on the City of New Orleans web site under the headline below:

Click to see City of New Orleans web site.

Mayor [...]

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Former Democrat Chair Giddy About Hurricane

August 30th, 2008 · 5 Comments

The shooter of the video below — shot with a video camera while aboard a commercial aircraft en route from Denver to Charlotte following the Democratic National Convention — wrote this in a post at RedState.com this afternoon:
On a plane from Denver to Charlotte following the Democrats’ convention, I found myself seated behind former National [...]

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Credit Card Companies Kill ‘Mythbusters’ Episode

August 30th, 2008 · No Comments

Bullying takes place on the school playground and in the political arena.  It also takes place in the world of big business.
The video below shows Adam Savage, co-host of Discovery Channel’s Mythbusters program, addressing the audience at the recent HOPE hackercon about the way the popular cable television network was bullied by representatives of the [...]

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