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No contact (except maybe 21 recordings)

Posted: December 17, 2008 by datechguy in opinion/news, Uncategorized
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Well those photos were interesting but apparently that isn’t the half of it:

Sneed hears rumbles President-elect Barack Obama’s chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, is reportedly on 21 different taped conversations by the feds — dealing with his boss’ vacant Senate seat!

Via the Campaign spot.

This would explain the milk carton bit. To paraphrase Arthur Dent; This must be a new usage of “No contact” that I haven’t heard of before.

More Camel Spotting!

Posted: December 16, 2008 by datechguy in opinion/news
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Question what does the number of bids on my home offered tech services and the amount of dollars the SEIU spent on its charitable efforts for low income housing?

Both equal nearly one:

Union-founded nonprofit spent zero on its charitable purpose in two years

The Captain states an uncomfortable fact.

One has to wonder how the SEIU could have remained in the dark about its charitable arm for so long, unless it was a willful blindness and the unit had some other purpose.

I don’t wonder at all I think they as implied by the intercepts blog followed the rules of Larry in the stooges short Income Tax Sappy.

Moe: How much did you claim for charity?

Larry: $5,000

Moe” Who did you give the money to?

Larry: Me.

Moe: You?

Larry: Sure, charity begins at home.

Can’t find the clip online so you will have to settle for the python camel spotting clip again.

US Copied

Posted: December 15, 2008 by datechguy in internet/free speech, opinion/news
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I presume from this story that critics of the president in Iraq are now just as repressed as critics in the US.

There is likely a lot of laughing going on because of this but then again that’s too be expected.

The fact that Gateway pundit reports that the Cairo based news channel is demanding his release saying his “freedom of speech” has been violated is making my head spin.

Roger Simon as usual gets it right.

God they must be afraid of her.

Posted: December 15, 2008 by datechguy in opinion/news
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You know you would think that winning an election would be enough for some people , apparently not:

Investigators say arson caused a fire that badly damaged the former church of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin late Friday night and into early Saturday morning.

The blaze at the Wasilla Bible Church broke out as a group of women made crafts inside. It is not yet known if the church was targeted because of Palin’s affiliation. Palin’s spokesperson, Bill McAllister, issued a statement on her behalf after she visited the church on Saturday.

“(Palin) told an assistant pastor that she apologizes if the incident is in any way connected to the undeserved negative attention the church has received since she became a vice presidential candidate on Aug. 29. Whatever the motives of the arsonist, the governor has faith in the scriptural passage that what was intended for evil will in some way be used for good.”

The Captain being his level headed self is not willing to state if this had anything to do with Mrs. Palin candidacy. In my opinion he is being very generous.

Gateway Pundit notes that the folks at Democratic Underground are in his words: “having a field day with this”.

Michelle Malkin however links to a fund raising page to help rebuild.

By their fruits shall you know them