Archive for September, 2007

Britney Spears to Appear in New Bin Laden Video

Northern Pakistan–al Qaeda Entertainment, a division of al Qaeda-at-large, announced today that the next Osama bin Laden video will feature American pop star Britney Spears.
al Qaeda hopes that Spears’ presence will help increase viewership in the 15-24 demographic, a prime target for terrorist recruitment.  Melinda Roikers, Ms. Spears’ publicist, said the OBL video could mitigate [...]


Ted Kennedy to Patraeus: Fight Like a Man

Washington — Massechusetts Senator Ted Kennedy, today, challenged General David Petraeus, commander of forces in Iraq, to a fist fight in the rotunda of the Capitol over their disagreements on the effectiveness of surge.
“If General ‘Betray Us’ were half the man he acts like in front of the cameras, he’d come out here and fight [...]


Why Did I Serve?

It breaks my heart to write these words.
I spent 11 years in the U.S. Navy. I thought the long hours, the humiliation, the lousy pay, and missing the 1980s was worth it. I thought my country appreciated our work.
Apparently, I was wrong:
Zogby Poll: 51% of Americans Want Congress to Probe Bush/Cheney Regarding 9/11 Attacks; Over [...]


Obama Favorite of Non-Voters

St. Louis–A CNN/Time Magazine/Al-Jazeera poll of 1,098 ineligible voters finds that Illinois Democrat Barack Obama would be the next president of the United States were the election confined to non-voters. The ineligible groups polled included the mentally ill, children, and convicted felons.   
Among high school students, Obama trounced second-place candidate Hillary Clinton 62 percent to 14 [...]


He’s In! **UPDATES**

Even though he spoke the words much earlier during the Tonight Show’s taping, just moments ago, Americans heard it for the first time.  “I am running for President of the United States,” Fred told Jay Leno. 
If the audience in NBC’s Burbank studios represented a cross-section of the US, then Fred’s announcement is a welcome one.  [...]