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2008 July 14 — Why Now?
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They Lie To Your Face

CNN covers a major pain for some people who have to fly: Ex-prosecutor on terror list: Fix it

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department’s former top criminal prosecutor says the government’s terror watch list likely has caused thousands of innocent Americans to be questioned, searched or otherwise hassled.

Former Assistant Attorney General Jim Robinson would know: He’s one of them.

Robinson joined another mistaken-identity American and the American Civil Liberties Union on Monday to urge fixing the list that’s supposed to identify suspected terrorists.

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July 14, 2008   7 Comments

Missing The Point

When some people are given lemons by life, they make lemonade. When the Obama campaign was given a bottle of Château Lafite Rothschild, they turned it into vinegar.

When a couple of leftwingers living in isolation on the “Redneck Riviera”, like the Pensacola Beach Blogger and myself can recognize something as an all too accurate portrayal of the media coverage of Obama, how do you explain the absurd reaction of the “important leftie bloggers” living in the Northeast and California.

Even the Canadians are wondering what’s going on in the CBC piece, Obama campaign says New Yorker cartoon goes too far.

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July 14, 2008   8 Comments

Tropical Storm Bertha

Tropical Storm BerthaPosition: 33.8 N 63.7 W. [10 PM CDT] Updated
Movement: North-Northeast [015°] near 9 mph.
Maximum sustained winds: 70 mph.
Wind Gusts: 85 mph.
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 140 miles.
Minimum central pressure: 995 mb.

The center is 120 miles North-Northeast of Bermuda, and tropical storm force winds are about over. They have recorded over 4½ inches of rain at the airport.

Invest 94L continues to move West to provide more interest later in the week.

July 14, 2008   Comments Off on Tropical Storm Bertha

Happy Bastille Day

La Fête Nationale
Bastille Day

France

Thank you for the help with the Revolution.

Happy Birthday Александра.

Some background.

July 14, 2008   3 Comments