Untested Defense Meets Non-Existent Threat

(via APS – What’s new by Robert L. Park – Friday, 18 Feb 05) 1. MISSILE DEFENSE: UNTESTED DEFENSE MEETS NON-EXISTENT THREAT. In last Sunday’s missile defense test, an interceptor missile again refused to leave its silo. Who can blame it? It’s crazy out there. A month ago, a “minor software glitch” caused a malfunction … Continue reading “Untested Defense Meets Non-Existent Threat”

Nothing like a good football analogy

(via APS – What’s new by Robert L. Park – Friday, 11 Feb 05) 2. PROLIFERATION: TAUNTING IS ONLY AGAINST THE RULES IN THE NFL. Let’s see if we’ve got this right: based on unfounded rumors of nuclear weapons in Iraq, the U.S. committed itself to a war that has so far cost the lives … Continue reading “Nothing like a good football analogy”

Religious Right Attacks SpongeBob SquarePants

(from the these people seriously need to get a life dept.) US right attacks SpongeBob video: Focus on the Family and other groups say the video – a remake of the Sister Sledge hit, We Are Family – is a vehicle for pro-gay propaganda. The video’s makers plan to mail it to US schools in … Continue reading “Religious Right Attacks SpongeBob SquarePants”

Inaugural Schedule

(via the Ironic Times) 6-9 AM:– Citizens along the parade route are interrogated and strip searched. 10:00 AM:– Attorney General John Ashcroft leads the Abu Ghraib Tabernacle Choir in “Onward Christian Soldiers.” 10:30 AM:– Colin Powell interrogated and strip searched. 11:00 AM:– All Iraqi election officials granted asylum, interrogated and strip searched. Noon:– Dick Cheney … Continue reading “Inaugural Schedule”

Dr. Evil strikes

(via Eschaton) Competitive compassion: This just in from Sri Lanka: Just before his helicopter lifted off, Frist and aides took snapshots of each other near a pile of tsunami debris. “Get some devastation in the back,” Frist told a photographer. Dr. Evil Bill Frist, MD must have entered politics because pretending to care about his … Continue reading “Dr. Evil strikes”

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