Two US democratic legislators were caught playing Solitaire on the their laptops during an important budget debate in the State House thanks to a photo made by an AP photographer. The photo shows two US legislators...
created by Yuliya Talmazan | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 3280 views | 3 recommendations | 3 comments
This story cross posted from my blog. I suppose we all could debate which is the best way to vote and to elect our representatives – and that debate is ongoing. Some say alternative vote, single transfer voting, first past the post. What is a common theme is that the...
created by The_Cynic | 2 years ago 130 views | 2 recommendations | 0 comments
Bernie Ecclestone, the CEO of Formula One Management, is in trouble over the comment he made about the leadership of German dictator Adolf Hitler. In an interview to The Times, Ecclestone said that Adolf Hitler was a man who got "things done," which prompted a lot of negative...
I was having a chat with a friend of mine – she always takes the proverbial because of my political stance – and she has never understood why I detest local councils so much. I her view I should love them, stroke them, and play ball once a day to keep them fit. But this...
opinion by The_Cynic | 2 years ago 73 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
I really don’t know what Republicans expect, but – Sanford is a Republican – remember those family values? Some vague thoughts come to me about how he sid something in the past about those…now what was it? "(CNN) — South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford told the woman...
opinion by The_Cynic | 2 years ago 116 views | 0 recommendations | 9 comments
Tyranny takes many forms – and the Iranian government is tyrannical, no matter which way you look at it. But, in these last few days they lie, lie and better lie to their people – even Nero had the audacity to fiddle while Rome burned. "TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) — Iran said...
opinion by The_Cynic | 2 years ago 134 views | 12 recommendations | 2 comments
Piss myself laughing! "Consider. A new Speaker is necessary because of the astonishing revelations of endemic and institutionalised dishonesty over Parliamentary expenses. " For parliamentary read all MPs – Conservative ones as well as New Labour, LibDem etc. Though – I...
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[...] and elect a Liberal Democratic government? "Labour may deserve to lose – but the country doesn’t deserve the Tories " It seems to me that most commentators still believe that there is only two party’s that can govern – the Conservatives or New labour. This is,...
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Police patrolling "bullet proofed" in the streets to avoid conflicts, during holday season 7000 army securites with machine guns. Well it is time to stop the violence for a Peace broker. We have to live and...
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"Facebook Connect::ing You Everywhere December 6th, 2008 Goto comments Leave a comment By Ed Penano One simple system. One simple login. That is the aim of Facebook’s freshest creation - Facebook Connect. Facebook...
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At 1.7 billion per year for a total of 17 billion dollars - equaling less than 2.5 % of the current 700 billion dollar bailout - we could end the AIDS epidemic in Africa in 10 years which would affect the AIDS...
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Bone Marrow Transplant Cured AIDS Patient BERLIN — A man suffering from AIDS, not knowing that he had been infected with the AIDS virus for more than 10 years appears to have been cured of the disease after...
created by jjenet | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 479 views | 3 recommendations | 1 comment
I don't know if this is good or not. I have close friends that are commercial fisherman. This will be very very bad for them. 50 miles off shore is not that far and they fish there. What will it do to the waters...