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Entries from August 2003

“Let’s Get This Straight”

August 17th, 2003 · 7 Comments

That’s what Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore said to a mob that gathered to support his flouting federal law and a court order. What exactly are we supposed to get straight? “It’s about the acknowledgement of

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Tags: Religion

CIA Agent “Outed” By Vengeful President?

August 16th, 2003 · No Comments

Steve Malm points me to a link showing there is a story circulating that, in order to get revenge—and to send a message to anyone else who would cross them—the Bush administration recently “outed” a CIA agent because her husband was speaking critically of the President and his claims regarding Iraq. If true, this is […]

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Tags: Politics-In-General

Big Brother is Watching

August 14th, 2003 · No Comments

Well, Big Brother is arriving and he comes running at a full-tilt. Americans have decided that they no longer need a Constitution, because it doesn’t make them feel safe anymore. But cameras in every hallway and classroom in the Biloxi, Mississippi school district does.

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Tags: The Decline of America

Heinlein, et al.

August 10th, 2003 · 6 Comments

I can’t figure this guy out yet over at Lex Communis. He seems somewhat intelligent, but the blog…it’s confusing. 😉 Nevertheless, I did find out something interesting from reading his stuff tonight. I discovered my Heinlein rating, I think.

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Tags: Blogs & Blogging

Acting Like A Politician, or…

August 7th, 2003 · No Comments

…Conan the Politico. (Apologies to Margo Lerwill.) Another actor is set to enter politics. Before anyone gets to thinking this is a “slam Arnold” note, let me state unequivocally that I like the big hunk. I even like some of his political viewpoints. But there’s something troubling about a political environment where the actors are […]

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Tags: Politics-In-General

More Important Bloggers

August 7th, 2003 · No Comments

Now I know why not many people read my blog yet. There’s some heavy competition out there…

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Tags: Blogs & Blogging

TechStop™

August 6th, 2003 · No Comments

In addition to this blog (The Unspun Zone™), I also run a website called TechStop™.

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Tags: Blogs & Blogging

Die, Supreme Court, Die!

August 6th, 2003 · 1 Comment

Pat Robertson isn’t really sure he wants any of the Supremes to die. But if people think his calls for prayers that G-d will remove them is a little, well, shall we say “inappropriate,” then so be it (he says). It’s about time they moved on. After all, they’ve done their bit (he says) to […]

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Tags: Law and Legal Issues

No More Elections?

August 5th, 2003 · No Comments

For some time now, I’ve been saying to friends that I think 2004 will be the last election. My assumption has been that Bush will win, based on what I see as a “so? it’s not our rights, but theirs” attitude and a downright baffling attitude among Americans towards the economy and deficit, both of […]

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Tags: The Man Who Would Be President

The Meaning of (Missing) Links

August 3rd, 2003 · No Comments

A friend says that my writings here are not always explicit enough to make my point. After an e-mail discussion, we both learned something.

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Tags: Administrivia