Archive for the 'Politics' Category

The Hops Have Been Freed (ALMOST!)

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Alabama beer lovers rejoice! The Gourmet Beer Bill has passed the Second House today! The hops are so close to being free! You must do your part and contact Governor Riley RIGHT NOW! Encourage him to sign HB373 into law. Call him, email him, hand deliver a letter… but contact him and do it now! [...]

Colbert’s Campaign May Be Illegal

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Stephen Colbert, of the Colbert Report, has recently announced his bid for the presidency of the United States. And the great thing about this is that no one knows how far he’ll take this, or if he’s truly in it.

Germany puts the screws to copying…

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In another stunning move, Germany becomes even less popular amongst the tech-savvy populace by cracking down on the copying of anything film or music related… even for personal use.

Great Moments in Alabama Politics

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Here is another great moment in Alabama politics. A Republican Senator decked a Democratic Senator “upside the head” after the Democratic Senator called the other gentleman’s mother a “bitch.”
FOXNews.com – Republican Punches Democrat in Alabama Senate Chamber – Politics | Republican Party | Democratic Party | Political Spectrum
The 69-year-old Bishop said he punched Barron, 65, [...]

I thought we were out of middle school…

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From the “I’m Taking My Ball and Going Home” department…
DRUDGE REPORT FLASH 2007®
After losing a string of embarrassing votes on the House floor because of procedural maneuvering, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has decided to change the current House Rules to completely shut down the floor to the minority.
So instead of [...]

Did your country make the list?

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Well, did it? We Americas are making a list and checking it twice – trying to find out who’s naughty or nice… at least, in terms of piracy and all. I mean, we’re all about protecting our money and all.
Anyway, I digress. FoxNews, my news source du jour, reports of the US additions to [...]

Alabama Beer Fans Rejoice!

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For those of you supporting Free The Hops, you can rejoice in knowing that we are one step closer to setting them free. The
Alabama House Travel and Tourism Committee has passed a bill allowing for the sale of “gourmet” beers in Alabama along to the Alabama House.
The bill would raise alcohol limits from 6% to [...]

One step closer to the emergence of Big Brother

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I just read this article regarding US corporations having to now record and archive every IM and email generated by their employees for potential use during discovery periods of litigation. Maybe I misinterpreted what I read. From the article:
U.S. companies will need to keep track of all the e-mails, instant messages and other electronic documents [...]

Middle Class Commentary

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Ok, so I read various sources of news, editorials, and commentaries. Lou Dobbs, of CNN, has a fairly interesting commentary on the War on the Middle Class. It has put me on a quest to learn more about what is going on in Washington and with our political leaders. I encourage you to read his [...]

Need a penny? Sorry, I’m fresh out…

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It looks like legislation has entered Congress to do away with the beloved penny. It seems someone tried to do this in the past, 2001 to be exact, and failed. Here are a couple of links:
http://www.bangornews.com/news/templates/?a=136546http://money.cnn.com/2006/07/18/news/penny/index.htm?cnn=yes
Ok, so Rep Jim Kolbe of Arizona has introduced this bill that will effectively kill the penny. Now, I don’t [...]