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Video Offers New Take on ‘Drill, Baby, Drill’

November 9th, 2009 · No Comments

In a thinly-veiled video effort to generate buzz about their involvement in the Vancouver 2010 Olympics, Samsung recently released a new video that puts a whole new spin on a phrase made famous by former Alaska governor and vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin — “DRILL, BABY, DRILL!”
The only thing that would have made this better [...]

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Answers Reveal Much About McCain, Obama

September 26th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Partnership for a Secure America, a group that recently gave the U.S. Government a “C” grade for its efforts to prevent a nuclear, chemical or biological terror attack on America, used a news release this morning to raise five questions (below) for Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain to answer.  Those questions appear below, [...]

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Poll: People Dislike Bush, Not His Policies

September 5th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Results of a new Sacred Heart University poll released today show that, while President George W. Bush has the lowest positive job approval rating recorded, most of his policies and initiatives, over the years, were viewed favorably by moderate to strong majorities of those surveyed.
The FHU poll found the president’s job approval rating declined over [...]

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Weightlifter Experiences Painful Olympics Moment

August 13th, 2008 · No Comments

While the caption below the photo above attempts to describe the painful moment experienced by Hungarian weightlifter Janos Baranyai at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, this video captures the moment in a way that made me want to take an Advil (i.e., it’s painful to watch).

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Blogger Offers Reactions to Drudge Headlines

May 16th, 2008 · No Comments

As a full-time blogger, I check Drudge Report headlines several times daily. While many of them inspire me to write new blog posts, others simply inspire brief reactions that don’t necessarily have anything to do with the articles to which the headlines link. Below are some examples:
NOONAN: Republicans ‘falling apart… dying’ — [...]

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