Daily Archives: October 11, 2008

Copyright infringement

Well, you simply can’t make this stuff up… Keene Valley resident Jerilea Zempel was detained at the U.S. border this summer because she had a drawing of a sport-utility vehicle in her sketchbook. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers told … Continue reading

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ACORN corruption

Betsy summarizes the NY Post article and Michelle Malkin’s report that ACORN is being investigated in seven separate states. She concludes that the corruption comes from the incentives ACORN offers… The problem originates from the way that Acorn does business. … Continue reading

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Wrong week CBS – Denver

Their web site has Tennessee playing Auburn in football. That was two weeks ago, this week they are playing Georgia!

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Math is for nerds

Joanne Jacobs reports on math being uncool. As the father of two girls I found this factoid disappointing although not surprising… Girls, especially, are likely to underplay their math interests to avoid being labeled a nerd. This isn’t surprising either… … Continue reading

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Rezko speaks

Political fundraiser Tony Rezko, who helped launch Obama’s political career is spilling the beans. This news is freely available, but if you rely on the Boulder Daily Camera fory our news you may not hear about it. If they can’t … Continue reading

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Local paper and ACORN

The local liberal newspaper, the Boulder Daily Camera, I should say arrogantly liberal, has had little coverage of the ACORN scandal. A search for the word ACORN on their web site yields 44 hits. Of course 42 of them refer … Continue reading

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ACORN and fraud

Why does fraud continue to follow ACORN? After all this time, there is only one possible valid reason, it’s rotten from the inside out. From the Oct 10th New York Post is a story chronicling ACORN’s corrupt voter registration attempts … Continue reading

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New stock market definitions

From the father-in-law… Subject: New Stock Market Definitions CEO: Chief Embezzlement Officer. CFO: Corporate Fraud Officer. BULL MARKET: A random market movement causing an investor to mistake himselffor a financial genius. BEAR MARKET: A 6-to-18 month period when the kids … Continue reading

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