Friday, July 23, 2004
Looking to Buy a House ... In Iraq?
An enterprising Iraqi real estate agent is looking towards the future. He has set up this online listing of homes for sale throughout greater Messopotamia. Just as more and more unemployed American workers have contracted themselves out in Iraq, due to the exhorbitant prices of housing today, we may see more and more people willing to live on the Tigris for such a great deal.
Abbassi Real Estate
posted by Jimbo Trout @ Friday, July 23, 2004
But Chaka Khan at the Convention Doesn't Cut it ...
"US President George W. Bush passionately wooed black voters, who voted against him by a 9-1 margin in 2000, and urged them to break their traditional allegiance to the Democratic party."
Yahoo! News - Bush urges blacks to break with Democrats
posted by Jimbo Trout @ Friday, July 23, 2004
Kerry Leading in Swing States
"The senator from Massachusetts leads Bush 47 percent to 41 percent in states where the November's presidential race is expected to be closest, the Pew organization said on its Web site without specifying the states. That compares with an 11 percentage- point lead held by 58-year-old Bush last month. "
Bloomberg.com: U.S.
posted by Jimbo Trout @ Friday, July 23, 2004
Mysterious Syrian Band Identified
"That purportedly suspicious band of Syrians on a June 29 Detroit-L.A. flight that caused a wave of terror about potential terror in the blogging world has been positively identified on National Review Online. Clinton W. Taylor does some deducing and makes some phone calls and discovers that, in fact, these guys were perfectly normal passengers, the backup band for Syrian singer Nour Mehana, on their way to perform at the Sycuan Casino & Resort, near San Diego ... "
And check out
the forum of people responding to this hysterical story
Hit & Run
posted by Jimbo Trout @ Friday, July 23, 2004
Thursday, July 22, 2004
Dem's Donkey
In case you sere wondering, there actually is a mascot for the Democratic Party. His name is Swifty the donkey. Here is the action photo.
Excite News Photo - DONKEY DELEGATE
posted by Jimbo Trout @ Thursday, July 22, 2004
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Wednesday, July 21, 2004
posted by Jimbo Trout @ Wednesday, July 21, 2004
Tuesday, July 20, 2004
The Manchester Guardian Examines Conservatives Response Upon Viewing F911
"I don't think he is approaching sedition but when you go to another country to criticise, that is close to rallying foreign troops ... I think that if you don't know the facts you could be persuaded ... The only people that are entertained by that hate Bush."
Guardian Unlimited Film | Features | 'I think he's a big jerk'
posted by Jimbo Trout @ Tuesday, July 20, 2004