Total Drivel

3 Human Feet Wash Ashore in Canada

Seeded on Tue Mar 4, 2008 9:18 AM EST (The New York Times)

From the article: Should a fourth human foot float ashore here in the evergreen Gulf Islands off the west coast of Canada, the person who finds it would no doubt want to know the answers to three questions. Is it a right foot? Is it wearing a running shoe?

world-news, canada, feet

8 things you need to know about Obama and Rezko

Seeded on Mon Mar 3, 2008 9:34 PM EST (Chicago Sun-Times)

Seeded by Chasing (Clipped by kevinb66)

Having a hard time keeping track of the facts? Here are eight things to know...

politics, rezko, obama, chicago, primaries, president, election

Weather Channel Founder Blasts Network; Claims It Is 'Telling Us What to Think'

Seeded on Mon Mar 3, 2008 8:39 PM EST (Businessandmedia.org)

Seeded by space guy (Clipped by kevinb66)

Well the backlash was sure to come, and now it is coming from the founder of the Weather Channel. I have quit watching the weather channel because of that inane Heidi Klum.

science, weather-channel, anthropogenic-global-warming, climate-change, al-gore

Tribune Studying Wrigley Naming Rights

Mon Mar 3, 2008 6:58 PM EST

By Rick Gano, AP Sports Writer (Clipped by kevinb66)

Wrigley Field is a shrine of sorts, a top Chicago tourist attraction and haven for baseball fans who revel in its throwback ivy-covered walls while partying and rooting for their Cubbies.

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mlb, naming-rights, wrigley-field, sports

Cold Water on Global Warming

Seeded on Thu Feb 28, 2008 2:01 PM EST (townhall.com)

From the article: Those who bother to check the facts often find that not all those who are called scientists are really scientists and not all of those who are scientists are specialists in climate. But who bothers to check facts these days?

science, global-warming, climate-change, socialism

Conservative Author Buckley Dies at 82

Wed Feb 27, 2008 11:25 AM EST

By Associated Press (Clipped by kevinb66)

William F. Buckley Jr. died at work, in his study. Communism had fallen long before. A Republican was in the White House. The word "liberal" had been shunned like an ill-mannered guest.

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obituaries, buckley, us-news, entertainment, ivy-leaguer, war-ii

Twelve-month long drop in world temperatures wipes out a century of warming

Seeded on Wed Feb 27, 2008 9:59 AM EST (dailytech.com)

From the article: Over the past year, anecdotal evidence for a cooling planet has exploded. China has its coldest winter in 100 years. Baghdad sees its first snow in all recorded history.

science, global-warming, climate-change, global-cooling

A Lesson From Venezuela

Seeded on Tue Feb 26, 2008 12:10 AM EST (townhall.com)

From the article: Venezuela is currently giving us a lesson on the consequences of price controls.

politics, hugo-chavez, socialism, price-controls, universal-health-care, democrats, media, economics

Mr. Obama's Connections

Seeded on Mon Feb 25, 2008 9:04 AM EST (humanevents.com)

The one thing that has been consistent from the Clinton campaign is that they seem to keep underestimating the power of the Chicago Democratic Machine, of which Barack Obama has been a critical cog.

politics, illinois, chicago, democrats, rezko, mayor-daley, chicago-democrat-machine, barack-obama

Gary as Chicago's Third Airport?

Seeded on Mon Feb 25, 2008 8:57 AM EST (Chicago Tribune)

From the article: No planes occupy the airline gates at Gary- Chicago International Airport, all seats in the passenger terminal are empty, the baggage carousel sits motionless and who knows the last time an egg was cracked at the airport's shuttered restaurant.

travel, chicago, illinois, gary, indiana, airlines, skybus-airlines

Chicago Public Schools hopes to solve dropout problem

Seeded on Mon Feb 25, 2008 8:35 AM EST (Chicago Tribune)

Seeded by Dr. Diane Wakat, PhD (Clipped by kevinb66)

Nearly half of Chicago public school 9th graders who started high school in the last seven years have dropped out without earning a high school diploma, according to a study to be released Monday.

education, chicago-public-schools, freshman-drop-outs, high-school-diploma

Video: Elmo Makes Death Threats

Seeded on Fri Feb 22, 2008 1:25 PM EST (tbo.com)

After the batteries are changed in a harmless Elmo doll the stuffed toy suddenly starts saying "Kill James". I found it very funny and would not be offended at all had one of my kids ended up with this toy.

us-news, parenting, elmo, fisher-price

Biofuels are Worse for the Environment than Fossil Fuels

Seeded on Wed Feb 13, 2008 12:43 AM EST (Wall Street Journal)

From the article: The researchers break new ground by exposing a kind of mega-accounting error: Prior studies had never credited the carbon-dioxide emissions that arise when virgin forests, grasslands and the like are cleared to grow biofuel feedstocks.

science, ethanol, oil, biofuel, fossil-fuel, gas, environment, global-warming, climate-change, carbon-emissions

John McCain Votes Against Electronic Privacy

Seeded on Tue Feb 12, 2008 5:09 PM EST (CNET News.com)

Barack Obama is the only front runner that voted to protect our privacy. Hillary didn't show up for the vote so she won't be pegged and John McCain voted to protect the corporations should they violate our privacy.

politics, at-t, privacy, democrat, republican, john-mccain, hillary-clinton, barack-obama

Retired Teacher Reveals He Was Illiterate Until Age 48

Seeded on Tue Feb 12, 2008 11:48 AM EST (10news.com)

How many more illiterate teachers are employed in the nation's public school system? From the article: In 1961, Corcoran graduated with a bachelor's degree in education, while still illiterate he contends. He then went on to become a teacher during a teacher shortage.

education, teachers, public-schools, literacy, california

Who Is "Fascist"?

Seeded on Tue Feb 12, 2008 9:00 AM EST (townhall.com)

From the article: The Fascists were completely against individualism in general and especially against individualism in a free market economy.

politics, fascism, democrats, liberals

They're Coming After You

Seeded on Tue Feb 12, 2008 8:57 AM EST (townhall.com)

From the article: Anti-tobacco zealots don't have a monopoly on tyrannical designs. There are those who wish to control what we eat, and the successful attack on smokers has provided a template for their agenda.

politics, smoking, fascism, fast-food, obesity, taxes

What Kind of "Experience"?

Seeded on Mon Feb 4, 2008 5:11 PM EST (townhall.com)

From the article: Whether in Arkansas or in Washington, Hillary Clinton has spent decades parlaying her husband's political clout into both money and power. How did that benefit anybody but the Clintons?

politics, democrats, republicans, hillary-clinton, john-mccain, 2008-election

Global warming: Whats the real truth?

Seeded on Mon Feb 4, 2008 9:45 AM EST (helium.com)

From the article: The modern theory of global warming is based upon the fact that the temperature has been rising steadily for the past 100 years due to rising CO2 and other emissions.

science, global-warming, climate-change, glaciers, antarctic, sea-ice, co2

The Color of Charity

Seeded on Mon Feb 4, 2008 9:23 AM EST (Wall Street Journal)

From the article: Private citizens typically establish foundations with specific charitable goals in mind -- such as wetlands conservation, or medical research, or even promoting free market ideas.

politics, charity, racism, minority, california

Equity and Health Care

Seeded on Mon Feb 4, 2008 9:14 AM EST (Wall Street Journal)

From the article: According to the Democratic consensus, too many people lack health insurance, and the liberal remedy is to protect the status quo while expanding public programs for the uninsured.

politics, health-care, health-insurance, democrats, taxes, employers, universal-health-care

States Scooping Up Assets From Millions of Americans

Seeded on Mon Feb 4, 2008 9:01 AM EST (Wall Street Journal)

From the article: "Somewhere along the line, a good idea got lost," says John Coalson, an Atlanta attorney who represents companies undergoing state unclaimed-property assessments.

us-news, economy, unclaimed-property, state-budgets, state-revenue

U.S. Troops Denied Access to Food and Restrooms at Oakland Airport

Seeded on Fri Feb 1, 2008 8:59 AM EST (The Washington Times)

From the article: The Sept. 27 layover was the last stop for fuel and food, but the troops, who were returning from a tour in Iraq, were denied access to food and bathroom facilities.

us-news, military, marines, iraq

Telcos Win Big In The House Over Net Neutrality

Seeded on Thu Jan 31, 2008 1:41 PM EST (voip-news.com)

From the article: The Markey amendment to mandate Net Neutrality was defeated and removed before passage of the overall bill with a vote that was somewhat along party lines (but a significant number of Democrats voted for removal making this defeat for Net Neutrality a surprising …

technology, cable-tv, fcc, net-neutrality, internet

Bill Clinton: "We Just Have to Slow Down Our Economy" to Fight Global Warming

Seeded on Thu Jan 31, 2008 10:14 AM EST (ABC News Blogs)

From the article: In a long, and interesting speech, he characterized what the U.S.

politics, bill-clinton, hillary-clinton, economy, economics, global-warming, climate-change, environment, democrats

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— Steve Watts

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— Behind My Screen

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Kevin, you do a great job of making me think about things from the contrary point of view, which makes me smarter all the time, even if we don't come to the same conclusion on every instance. Props buddy.

Keep it up fellas!

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