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The Top 10 Reasons Why I Don't Celebrate Christmas It’s that time of year again! You’ll soon be barraged by the sights, sounds and smells of Christmas. Shoppers will soon go into spending overdrive, and when the bills arrive, some will wonder if it’s really worth it. Here’s a perspective from one who kicked the Christmas habit. by Scott Ashley Christmas is a hugely popular holiday celebrated by some 2 billion people worldwide. It's become such an ingrained part of modern culture that even people in nations with little or no Christian history or tradition are celebrating it in increasing...

Hello, fellow white people! Yeeeeeehaawwwwww! What in tarnation is all this jibber jabber I hear about the Iraqi war going anything but one hundred percent perfectly?! I tell ya what that is: COMMIE talk! These Un-American libs (which include minorities, women, and other minorities, such as blacks and homosexual gay queers!) the war has turned into a black hole with no "forseeable" (whatever in tarnation that big word means) end in sight. To this I say, shut your damn mouth! The only opinions that should be expressed are those that are in total agreement with our distinguished president, Dick Cheney,...

A figure of speech, some say of the quarterback’s “black-on-black crime” remark. Others say it fans flames. Hear what fans have to say. During the lead-up to the world's biggest sporting extravaganza, the Super Bowl, Donovan McNabb fires off a salvo for the world to hear: Terrell Owens' criticism of his quarterbacking skills last season was "black-on-black crime." Black-on-black crime? A careless choice of words, given the daily tragedies in Philadelphia and other cities, or intentionally loaded? Or just a figure of speech? From the streets of Philadelphia, inside barbershops, and all day over the radio airwaves yesterday, people weighed...

You people are a genuine menace. I think I'll be calling my congressman to see what can be done to shut this place down.

Is anyone watching the Monday Night Football MNF pre-game on ESPN? Jeremiah Trotter & Kevin Mathis were ejection during the warm ups! I foresee a tough game!

I hate George W. Bush. I'll say it again. I HATE GEORGE W. BUSH!! Yes, HATE. I think his policies rank him among the worst presidents in U.S. history. And, while I'm tempted to leave it at that, the truth is that I hate him for less substantive reasons, too. I hate the inequitable way he has come to his economic and political achievements and his utter lack of humility (disguised behind transparently false modesty) at having done so. His favorite answer to the question of nepotism--"I inherited half my father's friends and all his enemies"--conveys the laughable implication that...

'WASHINGTON - Sen. John F. Kerry's brash offer to meet privately with former foe President Bush [related, bio] to discuss foreign policy before Bush's meetings abroad next week with key European leaders has apparently fallen on deaf ears at the White House. ``We've offered to have Sen. Kerry (D-Mass.) meet with President Bush to discuss his trip to Iraq, if the White House is interested,'' Kerry spokesman David Wade said yesterday. ``There are many areas where genuine bipartisanship would make a difference in leading our country forward, whether in national security or children's health care.'' The White House declined comment...

Notice: Whoever's posting stories written by Bob wallace please cease and desist at once! I have no idea who this guy is or who is posting his stories, but whoever is doing it, please stop. He's demanding it be stopped or he will call his lawyer. He's also prohibiting me from posting his email message to me (or, you guessed it, he will call his lawyer). So, rather than post his email message, I'm posting this message: Do not post stories written by BOB WALLACE! Thank you. That is all.

<p>"Are you one of the many libertarian, anti-war writers who do not believe in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance? I sure hope not. You are living in the greatest country ever, or don't you believe that either?"</p> <p>Since this guy does not have a clue as to the history and true meaning of the Pledge of Allegiance, I will enlighten him. (He also doesn't have a clue as to what I think about this country.) He also doesn't understand what a non sequitur is. What does reciting the Pledge of Allegiance have to do with living in the greatest country ever? Or does he believe that pledging allegiance to a piece of cloth automatically leads to living in a great country? There is something missing in his chain of logic.</p>

Okay. I'm ticked. ABC News is breaking into the golf tournament to have a bunch of doctors crow and brag about a routine qaud bypass for mr slick. Listening to this reminds me of reports of how the Moscow radio would be interrupted w/ military music to give 'announcements'. Only, this guy is bright eyed and bushy tailed! Oh, for pete's sake, now they are appluading and doing a Q and A. I'm about to barf. It is an OVERT slap at Republicans (who tend to like golf ... a LOT). But fine. I guess its just punishment for the...

He at the Wendy's and goes up to a soilder eating lunch and the soilder said he support Bush 100% and does not like be introuded on while he was eating.

I can't figure it out. Yes, I have my weaknesses. Yes, I have faults. Yes, at times I'm too apprehensive and at others I'm too hasty. But I belong to the species homo sapiens sapiens. Aren't I entitled to a little imperfection here and there? Of course. But that's not why people hate me. The truth is, I don't know why people hate me, nor shall I try to figure it out. However, I think I know--if not understand--the individual reasons why people like me seem to call forth images of lava reservoirs swooping down and devouring towns. For my...

White House Brief Stops Short of Bush Speech January 17, 2003 Folks, I really don't relish the next words, sentences, and paragraphs, which you will read on this page or hear from my mouth in the audio links below. There is some angst today in the conservative legal community over the University of Michigan case and the brief filed by the Bush administration late Thursday night near the midnight deadline, and how this brief differs in scope from the president's amazing speech. Now, the mainstream press, of course, is late to pick up on this. We have several wire reports,...