I have many opinions on trying the 5 alleged 9/11 conspirators in New York City. I’m of the opinion that we should absolutely try them in a Federal Court, not military commissions. I’m also of the opinion that all Terrorism related cases should be tried in Federal Courts and not military commissions. I assume it …
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Finally, Good News For The Royals
Two good tidbits of news for the Kansas City Royals came out today. One, pitcher Zack Greinke was named AL Cy Young Award winner. Two, the 2012 All-Star Game will be played in Kauffman Stadium. Via Sporting News.
8 Year Old British Kids Can Say Whatever They Want
When your 8 year old son asks you if there is a swear word worse than ‘Fuck’. Your initial thought should not be ‘Yes’. Your first thought should be “Why the fuck are you saying the word ‘Fuck’?! You’re eight fuckin’ years old!” Let alone having a discussion with your child about whether or not …
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Mangino is Getting Investigated
Apparently University of Kansas football coach Jabba The Hutt Mark Magino is getting investigated by the university for an “unspecified personnel issue. Apparently “Mangino is alleged to have grabbed, yelled at and put his finger in the chest of a player who had been laughing at a walkthrough or practice prior to the Colorado game …
Nicolas Cage Is a Moron
According to an article on CNN, Nicolas Cage is very broke. Why might he be broke? Perhaps it was these purchases: [T]wo castles, 15 palatial homes, a flotilla of yachts and a squadron of Rolls Royces I do not feel bad for this man.
2009 Oxford New American Dictionary Word Of The Year
I always like to look at the “new words” list that Oxford Dictionary puts out each year. It’s usually somewhat nerdy and well, that’s me. Word of the Year – unfriend Is unfriend Word of the Year material? I dunno, perhaps. I’ve heard the word used before, it’s a Facebook thing, but I don’t know …
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Stimulus Package Reporting Sometimes Completely Wrong, But That’s OK
So Barrett “Shared in Google Reader” a post about how there is some errant reporting on recovery.gov – the government’s website for publicly displaying how the money for that 787 billion dollar stimulus package that was passed in February 2009. The website shows jobs created or saved due to the stimulus in many Congressional districts …
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Higher Alcohol Content Beer Now Allowed On Tap
I don’t think I ever knew that certain states have a limit to the alcohol content that that they can serve from the tap. Thankfully, according to this article from USA Today, many states are upping the alcohol content limit. Unfortunately, while the article does mention a lot of states and their respective limits, it …
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Rep. Alan Grayson Continues Being A Badass
Representative Alan Grayson (D-FL) reserved an hour to speak about health care. Republicans didn’t care for the way he was talking and unsuccessfully tried to cut off his speech. Alan Grayson has become my favorite Congressman. Please clone yourself, have your clone move to Kansas, and successfully run for Congress. Thanks. Via The Huffington Post.
AARP and AMA Announce Support For House Health Care Bill
Apparently the AARP and the AMA have announced their support for the House of Representatives health care bill. Despite covering more people and lowering the US deficit, there doesn’t seem to be all that many groups announcing support for Health Care reform. Nice to see that starting to change a bit. Via CNN.com.