Monthly Archives: September 2005

Reports of anarchy at Superdome overstated

Posted on September 26 2005 by Mickey

From The Seattle Times By BRIAN THEVENOT and GORDON RUSSELLNewhouse News Service NEW ORLEANS — After five days managing near riots, medical horrors and unspeakable living conditions inside the Superdome, Louisiana National Guard Col. Thomas Beron prepared to hand over … Continue reading →

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September 24 Peace March

Posted on September 24 2005 by Mickey

    Apparently “two thousand”* to half a million people are marching in Washington DC, demanding the start of troop withdrawal from Iraq. You can’t see any mention of it on the networks, despite the fact the protest reflects the … Continue reading →

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AFI’s Top 25 Movie Scores

Posted on September 24 2005 by Mickey

      From the AFI press release: “American Film Institute (AFI) revealed the top 25 film scores of all time in The Big Picture: AFI’s 100 Years of Film Scores, a one-night only presentation produced by the Los Angeles … Continue reading →

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Bush’s “Bullhorn Moment” Just Bull

Posted on September 21 2005 by Mickey

By Denis Hamill, from the New York Daily News     I’m amazed that anyone is amazed that it took George W. Bush three days to show up in New Orleans after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina.    That’s exactly … Continue reading →

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Emmys 2005

Posted on September 19 2005 by Mickey

    No live-blogging tonight. Although I watched the whole show, I simply didn’t have enough of a rooting interest to get fired up enough about it. Hence no predictions, and no detailed reactions. (Plus there’s the little detail about … Continue reading →

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A Grand

Posted on September 17 2005 by Mickey

    This might not be a big deal for a lot of car owners out there, but it’s new to me. Tonight, for the first time, I got to watch my odometer roll over from 099999 to 100000. Usually … Continue reading →

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The Button-Down Mind of George W Bush

Posted on September 17 2005 by Mickey

    I’d like to return this President. It’s defective. I couldn’t tell what was dumber last night, the fact his handlers put the President in a shirt the same color as his background, or that they put him next … Continue reading →

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Headlines

Posted on September 15 2005 by Mickey

    Sure seems like a joke, but Reuters says it’s true. It’s another breakthrough. First Bush purportedly admits some form of responsibility for the cluster in New Orleans. Now comes this handwritten confession that he is possibly quite full … Continue reading →

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iPowerLess

Posted on September 13 2005 by Mickey

    I write this in Michigan but it’s hosted in California. And evidently it’s a part of California that was hit by today’s unscheduled blackout. According to Yahoo!:     The outage began at about 12:30 p.m. when workers … Continue reading →

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Stupid Quotes About Hurricane Katrina

Posted on September 11 2005 by Mickey

Compiled by Daniel Kurtzman, as published in About.com 25 Mind-Numbingly Stupid Quotes About Hurricane Katrina And Its Aftermath 1) “I don’t think anybody anticipated the breach of the levees.”–President Bush, on “Good Morning America,” Sept. 1, 2005, six days after … Continue reading →

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