Posted on July 31, 2008 by bsnotebook
THURSDAY 7-31-08….Former Vice President Al Gore made a major climate change address at the Daughters of the American Revolution Constitution Hall in Texas. The event’s press release recommended the public walk, ride bicycles, or take public transportation to the hall for the speech. Gore told those in attendance that the climate change crisis is getting [...]
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Posted on July 30, 2008 by bsnotebook
WEDNESDAY 7-30-08…The Cape Cod Times and the Boston Herald are reporting on a trend that really gotten outta’ hand lately. Sex on public beaches. Cape Cod National Seashore officials say they’re starting to crack down on public sex acts along that picturesque shoreline after the number of citations for public sex acts has more than [...]
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Posted on July 29, 2008 by bsnotebook
TUESDAY 7-29-08….The date was May 17th, 2004. Comedian Bill Cosby was standing at the podium addressing the NAACP annual convention. Seated behind and to his left was civil rights leader Jesse Jackson. Cosby criticized blacks in sometimes very harsh language while emphasizing the need to take personal responsibility.
Fast forward to July 14th, 2008. Barack Obama [...]
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Posted on July 28, 2008 by bsnotebook
MONDAY 7-28-08….It’s fun to watch Democrats whine and holler about the price of gasoline at the pump since they are the one’s who’ve gone out of their way to make sure we don’t drill for any of our own oil. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi thinks she knows how to solve the price at the pump [...]
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Posted on July 25, 2008 by bsnotebook
FRIDAY 7-25-08…Oh goody…..we’ve made it to a Friday amid a mixture of good news and bad. So, let’s take a breather and get away from the usual controversies such as “to drill or not to drill”…homosexual marriage, and Bible bans.
I was surfing the internet and came across Wall Street Journal Online and a piece written [...]
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Posted on July 24, 2008 by bsnotebook
THURSDAY 7-24-08… I never thought I’d live to see the day that a church’s moral teachings are said to be “hateful” “defamatory” “insensitive” and “ignorant”. Wow! That must be SOME church! Turns out, it’s not just one church, but ALL churches within that religion. And what religion is that? The Catholic Church.
Yep, that’s right. A [...]
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Posted on July 23, 2008 by bsnotebook
WEDNESDAY 7-23-08…Our state Supreme Court says….yes, California’s voters can go back to the ballot box in November and vote for Proposition Eight. That’s the proposition that’ll define very clearly in our Constitution that “only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California” and if passed, will nullify the 4 to [...]
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Posted on July 22, 2008 by bsnotebook
TUESDAY 7-22-08…We’re fast approaching August, and that’s when the state will run out of money. The annual budget dog-and-pony show is underway. What’s the hold up? Same as it’s always been. Democrats wanna raise taxes, Republicans say “no new taxes.” Democrats say “we can’t cut anymore.” Republicans say “oh yes you can.”
When one starts looking [...]
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Posted on July 21, 2008 by bsnotebook
MONDAY 7-21-08…The drumbeat to drill for our own oil is rising, and so is the opposition from democrats. They are so beholden to the environmental wackos that they can’t publicly come out say let’s “gitterdone.” They seem to have forgotten the Arab oil embargo of the early seventies. That’s when the Arabs closed off the [...]
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Posted on July 18, 2008 by bsnotebook
FRIDAY 7-18-08…We seem to be getting a little touchy lately. The editor of a women’s magazine approached a construction zone in Atlanta, Georgia, and saw the sign “Men Working Ahead.” She was “offended”. When she reached her destination, she demanded officials of the city remove the signs.
The Atlanta Public Works Chief agreed, and began the [...]
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