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theweaselkingIn New Orleans, people are so afraid of retaliation that when the police fired 700 blank rounds of ammunition in a crowded neighbourhood at night, not one person called the cops to report gunfire.
In California, the next election might be The Governator versus Rob Reiner, Robin Williams, Steve Jobs, or Warren Beatty. Yikes.
In Columbia, the brother of the House Speaker has opened a new lobbying firm, whose advertising method is simple: The brother of the second-most powerful South Carolina lawmaker works there. You give him money, he promises "unparalleled access to top decision-makers." The concept of keeping your ambitions towards nepotistic corruption *quiet* appears to be lost on him.
In the USA in general, half of all people believe in extraterrestrial life - because they think it's visited here. This is further proof of the abject failure of the American education system to instill any kind of critical thinking ability.
In California, the next election might be The Governator versus Rob Reiner, Robin Williams, Steve Jobs, or Warren Beatty. Yikes.
In Columbia, the brother of the House Speaker has opened a new lobbying firm, whose advertising method is simple: The brother of the second-most powerful South Carolina lawmaker works there. You give him money, he promises "unparalleled access to top decision-makers." The concept of keeping your ambitions towards nepotistic corruption *quiet* appears to be lost on him.
In the USA in general, half of all people believe in extraterrestrial life - because they think it's visited here. This is further proof of the abject failure of the American education system to instill any kind of critical thinking ability.
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Date: 2005-08-20 02:17 am (UTC)