{"id":543,"date":"2004-06-26T11:36:58","date_gmt":"2004-06-26T15:36:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/karmalised.com\/wordpress\/?p=543"},"modified":"2004-06-26T11:36:58","modified_gmt":"2004-06-26T15:36:58","slug":"odds-and-ends-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/karmalised.com\/?p=543","title":{"rendered":"Odds and Ends"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Senator Ernest Hollings pushes the <a href=\"http:\/\/hollings.senate.gov\/~hollings\/press\/2003108C06.html\">Koolaid<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/slate.msn.com\/id\/2102858\">aside<\/a> long enough to deliver an <a href=\"http:\/\/hollings.senate.gov\/~hollings\/opinion\/2004623741.html\">eloquent summation<\/a> of the travesty in Iraq<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Lawrence of Cyberia, one of the internet&#8217;s most prolific tea-totalers, is in <a href=\"http:\/\/lawrenceofcyberia.blogs.com\/news\/2004\/06\/haramlik_camp_d_3.html\">exceptionally fine form today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Jon Stewart.  Well, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.overspun.com\/2004_06_01_archive.html#108794560390239070\">he should be president<\/a>.  Brains, charm, and beauty.  What an exhalation that would be.<\/p>\n<p>Ralph should <a href=\"http:\/\/www.accuracy.org\/press_releases\/PR062504.htm\">dry out<\/a>.  How do you stay independent while taking money and support from the so-called opposition?  The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oregonlive.com\/news\/oregonian\/index.ssf?\/base\/front_page\/108816503613780.xml\">Oregon Family Council<\/a> Christians fighting to get him on the ballot should take the cure as well.  Won&#8217;t the Lord be displeased they&#8217;re supporting a pro-choice candidate even if they&#8217;re doing so to displace another?  Where does truth to the power fit into this equation? <\/p>\n<p>Note to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thehill.com\/news\/062404\/nader.aspx\">Democrats<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.msnbc.msn.com\/id\/5262963\">whining<\/a> about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thehill.com\/news\/062304\/cbc.aspx\">Nader<\/a>:   Get thee to a programme!  Nader isn&#8217;t the problem; it&#8217;s your <a href=\"http:\/\/ipecac.blogspot.com\/2004_06_01_ipecac_archive.html#108815321324067549\">spineless vacillation<\/a> on all matters controversial.  P. S.  While you&#8217;re squandering indignation in such a hypocritical manner your lobbyists are <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thehill.com\/news\/062304\/lobbyists.aspx\">selling you out<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Note to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hillnews.com\/news\/051204\/nra.aspx\">Tom DeLay and Dennis Hastert<\/a>:  Is there any particular reason, other than rabid partisan ideology and NRA money, Americans might have a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hillnews.com\/campaign\/062304_gunban.aspx\">window of opportunity<\/a> to purchase assault weapons this September?  If you&#8217;re not too busy feeding your golden arms, that is, I&#8217;d appreciate your thoughts on the matter.  Should I be saving my pennies?  Or will the NRA regret giving you theirs?<\/p>\n<p>Note to budget busting Republicans:  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.libertypost.org\/cgi-bin\/readart.cgi?ArtNum=54548\">What part of fiscally conservative don&#8217;t you understand?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senator Ernest Hollings pushes the Koolaid aside long enough to deliver an eloquent summation of the travesty in Iraq. Lawrence of Cyberia, one of the internet&#8217;s most prolific tea-totalers, is in exceptionally fine form today. Jon Stewart. 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