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Tuesday, November 25th, 2008This piece has become known by several names, including “Midnight On The Coast Highway” and “The Dope Cabala and a Wall of Fire”. This is due to it being being excerpetd and published out of context so many times. It’s actually most of the last chapter of Hunter S Thhompson’s 1967 book “Hell’s [...]
Who cares what colour Obama is ?
Saturday, November 8th, 2008Some people haven’t got the memo.
I don’t get it. I mean, am I the only person in the world who’s noticed that Barack Obama isn’t black? He’s bi-racial. I don’t see why his election has prompted such an orgy of self-congratulation in America. (For an example, see Anne Applebaum’s piece on the front of [...]
Transcript of Mccain’s Concession Speech
Wednesday, November 5th, 2008Sen. John McCain conceded the presidential race before a crowd of supporters in Phoenix on Tuesday November 5 2008. He also congratulated Sen. Barack ObamaThe following is an exact transcript of his speech, sourced from cnn.com.
Thank you. Thank you, my friends. Thank you for coming here on this beautiful Arizona evening.
My friends, we have — [...]
Transcript of Obama’s Acceptance Speech
Wednesday, November 5th, 2008Sen. Barack Obama spoke at a rally in Grant Park in Chicago, Illinois, on Tuesday night November 5 2008, after winning the race for the White House . The following is an exact transcript of his speech, sourced from cnn.com.
Hello, Chicago.
If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where [...]
How do you sponsor Movember ?
Wednesday, November 5th, 2008The link takes you to @warlach’s sponsorship page, but you can use the search facility to find and sponsor anyone you want. It’s like voting really, I don’t care WHO you sponsor, so long as you sponsor SOMEONE.
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‘No God’ slogans for London buses
Tuesday, October 28th, 2008According to a BBC report, buses with the slogan “There’s probably no God” could soon be running on the streets of London.
It is all the idea of the British Humanist Association (BHA) and has been supported by prominent atheist Professor Richard Dawkins. The original plan was to raise £5,500, which was to be matched [...]
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Kevin Rudd
Thursday, September 25th, 2008Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is limbering up to address the great and good at New York’s Hyatt Hotel. Also in New York, ostensibly for discussions on the financial crisis, is Australia’s leader Kevin Rudd.
But is it the same Kevin Rudd who vowed to take “legal action” against Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in the International Court [...]
The irony of the financial crisis
Friday, September 19th, 2008Dennis Howlett has an excellent post pointing to some of the causes of the current financial instability, including the part that greed and irresponsibility played.
without a morally bound ethical compass, we all go to hell in a hand basket. Courtesy of inept and emasculated government, aided and abetted by an incompetent audit profession bending over [...]
How to get removed from the TSA No Fly List
Friday, September 19th, 2008If you’re on the U.S. Government’s “No-Fly” list - or have a name similar to someone who is on that list, you can forget about enjoying a plane ride ever again. You will be questioned, searched, delayed, hassled and bullied. You can formally request that your name be removed, but that process is so cumbersome [...]
Crack Cocaine Cconomics
Thursday, September 11th, 2008Lifted from Dennis Howlett’s excellent article on Crack Cocaine Economics and six ways to get off it.
This talk by economist Steven Levitt, filmed at TED Talks shows what it is like being at different points in the crack cocaine gang hierarchy.
This is the basis of (or comes from) one of the more famous chapters [...]
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