Paradise Driver: 05/16/08

Friday, May 16, 2008

WANNA TAKE A GUILT TRIP?

This past Thursday the British medical journal Lancet published a letter that indicts obese people as a cause of global warming. Other health officials strongly rebuke the assertation. You can read about it while I go turn on my air conditioner.

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Dubya's selective memory process still amazes me. His barely veiled political rhetoric in Israel's Knesset on Thursday about negotiating with terrorists, and terrorist supporting nations, fails to mention the Iran-Contra arms trade deal formulated by HRH Reagan. Which was proceeded by HRH Reagan's dealings with Iran, regarding the release of the embassy hostages, prior to being sworn in for his first term as President. Or Daddy's consultations, pre-"Desert Storm", with Saddam. Or even his own talks with Kim Jong-II of North Korea. If you are such a hard-ass, why are we still sending food to a country that we don't even recognize.

I wish he would just shut up and go play golf. He just keeps making a fool of himself.

Obama didn't waste anytime responding:

And Mr. President, why is Osama bin Laden still able to send out his vitriolic missives? You've had 7 years to get him, "Dead or Alive". Is it because you need to keep the bogeyman out there to further justify your failed policies?

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Its not that the cops don't aggressively attempt to remove drunk drivers from the road. Its just that the courts continue to give the offenders a slap on the wrist and kick them loose. This guy had 6 DUI convictions in California before moving to Illinois, where he got 3 more. This time the punishment was just a wee bit more severe.

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The world's largest oil producer, Saudi Arabia, has agreed with the world's largest oil consumer, USA, to increase oil production. Not really by much, though. Just 300k bbls a day. Add that to the 75k bbls a day that the US Dept. of Energy will no longer be purchasing for the Strategic Oil Reserve. The cost of oil may stabilize for a short time. Thus delaying a global economic meltdown. The Saudis realize that having all the oil in the world doesn't help if no one can afford to buy it.

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Over The Limit?
UNDER ARREST!
Please don't drink and drive

"Let's all be careful out there!"

NOT HOOF AND MOUTH DISEASE

HAND, FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE

Relatively unheard of but it has sickened thousands of children in China, and caused at least 43 deaths. I know there have been cases, one that I am personally aware of, in the US also. The correct pronunciation of the Chinese news agency Xinhua is "shin-wa".

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Yet another display of just how much the current administration cares about people. Big business is where their concern rests.

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The Indiana Jones adventures have probably done more to generate interest in the field of archaeology than any other force. Yesterday, the Archaeological Institute of America elected actor Harrison Ford to its board of directors.

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Yesterday a poor hungry, homeless mother took her toddler into the big city. Possibly in hopes of finding food for her and the child They wandered through gardens and finally decided to take a rest on the roof of a building. Authorities finally placed them in custody after the disturbance they caused.

Did I mention that mother and child were bears?

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Another shocking case to add to my LLDE file.

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Boy, all those CSI: shows are going to have to be rewritten with these new findings.

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Its still in the psuedo-science category but the anecdotal stories of weird events and animal behavior proceeding this weeks earthquake in China are starting to appear.

Over The Limit?
UNDER ARREST!
Please don't drink and drive

"Let's all be careful out there!"

DAILY CHUCKLE

Over The Limit?
UNDER ARREST!
Please don't drink and drive

"Let's all be careful out there!"

BEWARE OF A GEEK

BEARING GIFTS

Any truth to the rumor that Dubya presented smoked hams as a gift to the leaders of Israel and Palestine?

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In order to capitalize on the windfall of the Economic Stimulus Checks, I've decided to open a PayPal account where you all can just endorse them over to me.

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I see that the disaster in China has caused an upsurge in capitalism. I think they are calling it the Green Acres Society.
Just more proof that the world wants to be part of the "American Dream".

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Would you believe that the Johnson & Johnson Companies actually sued the American Red Cross over the use of the symbol on the left? They lost.

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In Los Angeles, to get a drink of water, it may be necessary to flush the toilet. Hey! If its good enough for our astronauts, its good enough for the rest of us. Now don't cringe. Most of you have been doing this for generations without notice. Does your community get its water from a river? Just look at what your neighbors upstream are dumping into it. All that LA is doing is eliminating the middle-man.

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I guess this Compass Airlines flight attendant couldn't find a passenger to ride in the toilet, like that earlier story. So he took matters in his own hands.

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By posting this image I am now subject to 4 years in prison in New York State. Gee, all I was doing was inviting Dubya to a party. Casual dress, of course. If Dubya wants to wear a tie, I'll provide it. He may be the only one dancing though. ;-)

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Talk about a major "flip-flop"! Wasn't it McCain that said that we could be in Iraq for the next 100 years? His latest projection is a 95% improvement over his earlier statements. I wonder if he has hired Sylvia Browne as his prognosticator?

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Poor Dubya. Not only is he the least respected President this country has ever had, but his fiscal policies may have actually cost him money. Cheney, our invisible VP, may have actually made money. Didn't he refuse to put his money in a "blind trust" when first elected? Now I understand why.

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