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  • Reply to: Anti-Abortionists Hijack "Horton"   16 years 10 months ago
    So if a fertilized egg is a legal person...

    ...Dr. Seuss's lawyers might theoretically sue the embryo along with the pregnant anti-abortionist who expropriates Dr. Seuss's material.

    Bad joke about an even worse proposed law.

  • Reply to: A Star Is Born: Spitzer's Downfall Gives Rise to Ashley Alexandra Dupré   16 years 10 months ago
    "...if anyone has ever

    "...if anyone has ever wondered what a premenapausal militant fat woman looks like..."

    Here's lookin' at you, kid! :-)

    "While the economy crumbles, yet another inane distraction."

    Or maybe not, after all:

    http://www.gregpalast.com/elliot-spitzer-gets-nailed/

    Gosh, I guess it was me at the top of that slippery slope. :-(

  • Reply to: Too Much Freedom of Expression for the UN   16 years 10 months ago
    Syria clamps down

    From [http://www.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUSL138353620080313 Reuters]:

    Syrian authorities have ordered Internet cafe users to reveal their identity, the latest measure in their "iron censorship" of cyberspace. ...

    Security officials ordered Internet cafe owners this week to take down the names and identification cards of their clients as well as the times they come and leave. ...

    The records are to be presented regularly to the authorities, who targeted bloggers and Internet writers in recent months as part of a renewed campaign against dissent.

  • Reply to: A Star Is Born: Spitzer's Downfall Gives Rise to Ashley Alexandra Dupré   16 years 10 months ago
    Good For Her!

    First, I think this whole episode was ridiculous! While the economy crumbles, yet another inane distraction.

    Second, I hope the young lady does benefit. Men have used women for centuries. If she can get something out of it, more power to her!

    Third, myspace is fun! I haven't done too much with mine due to an antiquated browser. But, since I have been ranting on Spin of the Day for years, if anyone has ever wondered what a premenapausal militant fat woman looks like:

    http://www.myspace.com/vortexresister113

  • Reply to: A Star Is Born: Spitzer's Downfall Gives Rise to Ashley Alexandra Dupré   16 years 10 months ago
    You're right, it's not.

    Sometimes I just get a paranoid fear of slippery slopes.

    Um...well...how about a little Carlyle Group, then?

    http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/13/AR2008031300061.html?hpid=topnews

    Carlyle Fund's Assets Seized
    Leaders Fail to Stop Securities Sell-Off

    By Thomas Heath
    Washington Post Staff Writer
    Thursday, March 13, 2008; Page D01

    A publicly traded affiliate of the Carlyle Group said yesterday that lenders were seizing its assets, sending the fund, Carlyle Capital, into insolvency.

    The collapse of Carlyle Capital is the first time a Carlyle Group fund has failed and is a stinging embarrassment for the District private-equity powerhouse....

    [More at the link]

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