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	12/16/2005

Free Speech protest at UNCG (AP update)

College Libertarian efforts make the AP newswire.

5:23:49 PM

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Salon.com takes Christmas swipe at John Birch Society

What! My salon.com fanclub friends didn't tell me that the JBS was maligned by the publication on Thanksgiving week. The opening salvo of the article no less:

"In 1959, the recently formed John Birch Society issued an urgent alert: Christmas was under attack. In a JBS pamphlet titled "There Goes Christmas?!" a writer named Hubert Kregeloh warned, "One of the techniques now being applied by the Reds to weaken the pillar of religion in our country is the drive to take Christ out of Christmas -- to denude the event of its religious meaning..."

Good to see the MSM taking slaps again at the JBS. Just like the good old days. I'd like to think "they" are getting nervous. Somehow, I don't think the writer of the article just happened to have an obscure JBS pamphlet from 1959 resting in her files for an occassion such as this.

BTW: The mind control/floride in the water tag is an old canard.

3:35:45 PM

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World Factbook Quiz

"While the emperor retains his throne as a symbol of national unity, actual power rests in networks of powerful politicians, bureaucrats, and business executives."

Bonus points if you know who said that about which country.

Bonus Bonus points if you can name this country: "Constitution-based federal republic; strong democratic tradition"

I know the source I am quoting gets beat up for not being able to keep their facts straight, nonetheless, here is their list of definitions for types of government:

8:15:14 AM

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Christmas shopping around the World

Using Yahoo as a benchmark: a quick check of how Christmas is portrayed in other countires where it has become a major marketing event.

Yahoo Japan (less than 1% Christian) banner translation: "Christmas Special Edition"

Yahoo Korea (more than 25% Christian) banner translation: "Christmas Gifts Grand Exhibition"

Yahoo US (nominally 85% Christian) banner translation: "Punt"

7:43:06 AM

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