Monthly Archives: August 2008

Pepper and Salt

August 23, 2008 – 11:08 am

Bob Culp and Bill Cosby in I SPY. Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson singing SALT AND PEPPER. Now the Democratic Party has offered the voters the first black/white ticket in the history of America, as Obama selects Joe Biden for his running mate in the November election. Personally I was pulling for Bill Richardson, but […]

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It’s Good to be the King

August 23, 2008 – 11:07 am

The life of a king has its ups and downs. Louis XVI at Place de Concorde. Bad. Same for Nicholas II in a small Ural town. Bad. But normally it’s good to be the king and Forbes magazine ranked the ruling monarchs according to wealth. The Thai Foreign Ministry was quick to deny the report […]

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Gimme the Money

August 23, 2008 – 11:05 am

“Show me the money.” was the hit line from the film JERRY MCGUIRE. No bank robber ever hit a bank and said, “Show me the money.” They knew what money looks like and so does the Thai Revenue Department, which wants nearly 12 billion baht from Thaksin’s frozen accounts. That sum coupled with the 76 […]

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Islam Versus America

August 23, 2008 – 11:04 am

The New Black is the Old Black Bare for America

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2008 THE MAGIC OF THE BEIJING OLYMPICS

August 22, 2008 – 5:27 pm

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