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Monday, October 04, 2004

Lands End employees tricked into attending pro-Bush rally Lands End employees tricked into attending pro-Bush rally: " This is good. Lands End tricks their employees into attending a rally where Rudy Giuliani is stumping for Bush, and then Giuliani's Republican handlers try to ban the press from speaking to him. " (Via AMERICAblog.) 9:04:59 PM  Permalink  comment []

Sam Harris on O'Reilly Sam Harris author of the brilliant, courageous The End of Faith is on Bill O'Reilly tonight. Should be fun, if O'Reilly lets Harris talk.. (Via The Raving Atheist.) 8:08:16 PM  Permalink  comment []

Supreme Court Rejects Commandments Case (AP) Supreme Court Rejects Commandments Case (AP): "AP - The three-year legal battle over ousted Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore and his Ten Commandments monument ended quietly Monday when the U.S. Supreme Court rejected Moore's final appeal." (Via Yahoo! News - Most Emailed.) 8:00:43 PM  Permalink  comment []

It's Hard Work! It's Hard Work!: "As of October 3, 2003, George W. Bush had spent 250 days on vacation. (Via The Poor Man.) 5:12:35 PM  Permalink  comment []

Bush Doesn't Go To Church? Bush Doesn't Go To Church?: "The New Republic Online: Empty Pew How...illuminating." (Via Bolo Boffin.) 9:51:40 AM  Permalink  comment []

In Evolution, a Taste for Beauty Has a Purpose In Evolution, a Taste for Beauty Has a Purpose: "An appreciation for beauty may play a vital role in evolution. Female bowerbirds, for example, choose mates based on the aesthetics of their mating dance. Human behavior is more complex, but scientists say our love of beauty has also helped us survive. NPR's Christopher Joyce reports." (Via NPR's Morning Edition.) Good listening. 9:46:10 AM  Permalink  comment []

The Truth In Iraq The Truth In Iraq: "Kroll, Inc. is a risk assessment firm who USAID has enlisted to provide security for the US government agency in Iraq. As such, you would expect that their reports about the Iraqi situation have to be based in reality, and not "you forgot Poland" spin. Their latest report from Iraq, dated September 30, is practically the opposite of what George Bush says. With leading religious figures and political parties voicing doubts or open opposition, prospects for the planned election of a 275-seat constitutional assembly in January receded this week. The leading Shiite cleric, Ayatollah Ali Al Sistani, warned Iraq has not yet met conditions for fair elections and the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI), a major Shiite political party, also advised against holding the ballot, questioning its legitimacy. The influential Sunni Muslim Committee of Scholars also expressed grave reservations, while the renegade Shiite cleric Moqtada Al Sadr called for a boycott. For the time being, however, the U.S. appears determined to proceed. Officials have suggested that trouble spots such as Fallujah and Ramadi might be by-passed, but such places could amount to 25 percent of the country and that would severely undermine the credibility of the ballot. It is likely that the current U.S. firmness is tied to the November presidential elections, and that its stance could change after the U.S. vote, if George Bush is re-elected. A revised and perhaps more realistic timetable could then be adopted, especially as violence is expected to escalate further when the election board starts to register an estimated 12 million voters after October 27. " (Via Oliver Willis - Like Kryptonite To Stupid.) 8:57:35 AM  Permalink  comment []

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