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Democracy? Suckers!

Posted on March 27, 2011 by Art Stone

The top priority of the brand new government in Egypt is to make participation in a protest a crime punishable by a year in prison. http://en.trend.az/regions/met/arabicr/1849903.html http://www.almasryalyoum.com/en/node/374819 Weird, the Western press don’t seem to know or care.

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Canada takes charge in Libya, government immediately falls

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Art Stone

In the tradition of English Parliaments, the opposition can at any time call for a “vote of confidence” of the Prime Minister, the leader of the Executive Branch of the government.  Unlike the gridlock of the U.S. system where the President and … Continue reading →

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Petra, Jordan

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Art Stone

Part of wisdom is realizing just how much you don’t know. Behold the “lost city” of Petra, located in Jordan. This city was carved into the rocks in the first century AD, by the Nabataean  kingdom – a pre-Islamic Arab civilization which … Continue reading →

Posted in Islam and war, Libya | 5 Comments

Drudge Report – Show prep

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Art Stone

Rush’s show today has been little more than Rush going down the stories on the Drudge Report and reading them.   It’s :20 after the hour in the second hour, and Rush has yet to take a call during “Open line Friday”. … Continue reading →

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Photos of Detroit

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Art Stone

What the careful photography of the Eminem Chrysler Superbowl ad didn’t show you Huffington Post [engage voodoo curse] Not a word however on what caused this. In totally unrelated news, the US Census data confirms the reversal of the Great … Continue reading →

Posted in American Politics, Blackwashing, Obama Nation | 7 Comments

Portugal – the European End Game

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Art Stone

This Wall Street Journal story includes the factoid that only 28% of Portugal’s adults have a high school education. Where has this story been hiding? WSJ story (I hope that link works) I wonder how much of that is due … Continue reading →

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15 places to see by age 15

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Art Stone

http://www.cnn.com/2011/TRAVEL/03/24/15.places.before.15/ All 15 are on or near the East and West coasts – I’m shocked! Missing from the list… Anything from Chicago (ex Sears Tower?, Michigan Ave), the Arch in Saint Louis, the Denver Mint, Stone Mountain Georgia, the Grand … Continue reading →

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Never fear, NATO is in charge now!

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Art Stone

“When everyone is in charge, nobody is in charge.” U.S. Rep. Gene Taylor, concerning the Gulf Oil cleanup Turkey is more than a bit angry with France about ignoring them during the decision making process to expand the scope of … Continue reading →

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Government in Portugal resigns

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Art Stone

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/mar/24/portugal-bailout-cost-uk-3bn After failing to pass austerity reforms, the government has resigned.   Portugal has been debating whether to ask the E.U. for another 70 million Euro loan to keep from defaulting. Moody’s is threatening to downgrade Britain’s credit rating http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/8403896/Moodys-warns-Britain-over-triple-A-credit-rating.html and … Continue reading →

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The Zanclean Flood

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Art Stone

If you think the Tsunami in Japan was a big deal… http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1149387/Dramatic-flood-filled-Mediterranean-Sea How about a flood of the Atlantic Ocean pouring into the Mediterranean Sea – rushing in at 300 MPH and raising the sea level up as much as 30 … Continue reading →

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African Union to hold peace talks

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Art Stone

The AU is going to meet with represenatives of the Qadaffi government and the rebels to see if there is a way to stop this Libya thing. http://www.voanews.com/english/news/Coalition-Forces-Pound-Libya-as-African-Union-Brokers-Talks-118608614.html The AU had refused to be the proxy to give the US … Continue reading →

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War comes to Sabha, Libya

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Art Stone

News reports say that France bombed an air strip in Sabha.   Sabha is about 250 miles inland – that puts them outside the range of AWACS unless the AWACS have started flying over Libyan air space.    The air base in Sabha has … Continue reading →

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Rasmussen Poll – liberals support Libya war

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Art Stone

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/march_2011/45_support_u_s_military_action_in_libya_34_oppose_21_undecided The liberal portion of the Democratic Party strongly supports US involvement in Libya. If you poke around Libyan web sites for a while, it is very clear the government is structured around the Soviet Socialist ideal – government control … Continue reading →

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France shoots down airplane over Misrata

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Art Stone

You have to get pretty far into the story to learn it was a G2 – a probably unarmed training aircraft made in Yugoslavia with no pressurized cockpit and top speed of around 440 mph. The “Rebels” captured 4 G2s in … Continue reading →

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If women ran the world…

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Art Stone

there would be no more wars.  So goes the myth.   Ignore Queen Elizabeth sinking the Spanish Armada, Katherine the Great of Russia’s wars with the Ottoman empire, Margaret Thatcher kicking Argentina’s butt over an island full of sheep… So now … Continue reading →

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