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[01 Sep 2004|12:25am] |
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Well, as long as Georgie says there is no connection, that is good enough for me. NOT!!!
SWIFT BOAT VET GOT $40M CONTRACT FROM BUSH
The Bush White House has denied any connection to the Swift Boat Veterans
for Truth[1] - the group that has been airing factually unsupportable smear
ads against Sen. John Kerry's war record. But a new report today shows that
one of the key accusers in the smear ads was a lobbyist for a company that
recently received a massive federal contract from the Bush administration.
As the Washington Post reports, Rear Admiral William L. Schachte Jr., the
man who claims Kerry was not under fire when he received his first Purple
Heart, is a top lobbyist for a defense contractor that recently won a $40
million grant from the Bush administration. According to a March 18 legal
filing by Schachte's firm, Blank Rome, Schachte was one of the lobbyists
working for FastShip's effort to secure federal contracts.[2] On Feb. 2,
FastShip announced the Bush administration had awarded it $40 million.[3]
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| Silly Adult Humor..... |
[01 Sep 2004|04:05am] |
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***WARNING***
The following joke is a little adult in nature.
The newly born sperm was receiving instructions in conception
from the instructor: "As soon as you hear the siren, run for
the tunnel and swim in a straight line until you get to the
entrance of a damp cavern. At the end of the cavern you will
find a red, sticky ball which is the egg. Address it and say,
'I'm a Sperm. She will answer, 'I'm the Egg. From that moment
on you will work together to create the embryo. Do you
understand?"
The sperm nodded affirmatively, and the instructor said, "Then,
good luck!"
Two days later, the sperm is taking a nap when he hears the
siren. He wakes up immediately and runs to the tunnel. A
multitude of sperm swim behind him. He knows he has to arrive
first. When he nears the entrance to the cavern, he looks back
and sees that he is far ahead of the other sperm. He is able
to swim at a slower pace but does approach the red, sticky ball.
When, at last, he reaches the red, sticky ball, he smiles and
says, "Hi, I'm a sperm."
The red sticky ball smiles and says, "Hi. I'm a tonsil."
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| Jon's Green Soapbox..... |
[01 Sep 2004|08:07am] |
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BUSH EPA ROLLS BACK ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT, PESTICIDE PROTECTION
The Bush administration's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
has found a subtle way to sidestep the Endangered Species Act.
New rules, announced in late July, allow EPA to approve new
pesticides without consulting the Fish and Wildlife Service or
the National Marine Fisheries Service to determine possible harm
to wildlife. [1]
The new rules greatly favor industries that produce pesticides.
As reported by BushGreenwatch, a special chemical industry task
force has used insider access to the EPA to achieve this rule
change.
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| Jon's Soapbox..... |
[01 Sep 2004|11:26pm] |
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No really those numbers don't mean a thing. PAY NO ATTENTION TO THAT MAN BEHIND THE CURTAIN!!!!!!!!!
BUSH TO ALTER ECONOMIC STATS AGAIN
Last week, the Census Bureau released statistics showing that for the first
time in years, poverty had increased for three straight years, while the
number of Americans without health care increased to a record level.[1] But
instead of changing its economic and health care policies, the Bush
administration today is announcing plans to change the way the statistics
are compiled. The move is just the latest in a series of actions by the
White House to doctor or eliminate longstanding and nonpartisan economic
data collection methods.
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