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From the "could they possibly be more stupid" department . . .

The New York Times is reporting . . .

E-Mail Shows Racial Jokes by Secret Service Supervisors

By DAVID JOHNSTON

Published: May 10, 2008

WASHINGTON — Secret Service supervisors shared crude sexual jokes and engaged in racially derogatory banter about blacks, and passed around an anecdote about a possible assassination of the Rev. Jesse Jackson, according to internal e-mail disclosed in a federal court filing on Friday by lawyers for black Secret Service agents.

The filing includes 10 e-mail messages that were among documents the agency recently turned over to lawyers for the black agents as part of an increasingly bitter discrimination lawsuit. The messages were written mainly from 2003 through 2005, and were sent to and from e-mail accounts of at least 20 Secret Service supervisors.

The messages offer a glimpse into the darker recesses of an agency known for protecting presidents and other dignitaries but whose culture is regarded as one of the most insular in federal law enforcement.

Evidently intelligence is not a pre-requisite for "taking a bullet for the primary" . . . if in fact they are really willing to do that? Perhaps a more dependable Security Team should be assembled? Like the Hell's Angels.

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Clay, who is evidently a Peace Corp volunteer...

One of the most satisfying things I do each week is burn my trash. Or more specifically, watch it burn. I do this for two reasons, the first being that I like to. The second is that, if I don't, small children passing my house on the way to school will see what to them is a fresh bag of goodies and peruse through it. They will, without a doubt, be sure to taste everything they find. Jettisoned packets of velveeta-like Vache Qui Rit cheese will be licked clean, just like what I thought were empty tomato paste cans. I find the whole thing kind of ...

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Exit Polls: Limbaugh Effect Seems To Rear Its Head

Did Rush Limbaugh actually impact the Democratic primary?

The loud-mouthed radio talk show host has been encouraging Republicans to vote for Sen. Hillary Clinton to continue the "chaos" in the Democratic race. And a sampling of some key exit poll information suggests he may, to a certain extent, be having an effect.

Thirty-six percent of primary voters said that Clinton does not share their values. And yet, among that total, one out of every five (20 percent) nevertheless voted for her in the Indiana election. Moreover, of the 10 percent of Hoosiers who said "neither candidate" shared their values, 75 percent cast their ballots for Clinton.

This is the best possible press that Barack Obama could ever receive. Having Rush associated with Hillary clearly sets the tone for what is to follow. Rush is afraid of Barack - and for good reason.

Barack Obama, bringing integrity to politics will certainly put a damper on the "Rush Mouth". Soon, I hope!

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Hey! Hi and howdy dowdy!

Need I say more?








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Open Dishes

From the China Herald :

Monday, May 05, 2008

Now we have Pi Dan Congee at KFC!

The Golden China Brands blog has found the most excellent way to attract my attention, well, there are a few more, but food is certainly doing the trick. An excellent story on how KFC, Pizza Hut under their mothership Yum! Brands have introduced new local dishes in China. After being attracted by the good-looking Pi Dan congee at KFC, I actually was literally drawn into their story.
They are already wildly successful with 2,200 outlets (competitor McDonalds is not even coming close) and started now to introduce some very localized dishes.

Yum’s China business is so successful that CEO Novak is now copying the China model to the United States by introducing healthier products in its US outlets, increasing emphasis on breakfast and evening sales and broader menus that include more desserts and beverages. “Let’s learn from our most successful business. Let’s learn from our China Business”, Novak told investors at Yum’s annual shareholder conference in New York.

[Added 5/7/8 - Note the observation... "As America is facing recession, there is no one better than Colonel Sanders to save the country . . ." Oh yeah!]

食品 - Yummy Yum! China’s Fast Food to Save America

By GCB_China ⋅ Mai 5, 2008 ⋅ Email this post ⋅ Print this post ⋅ Post a comment

As America is facing recession, there is no one better than Colonel Sanders to save the country by offering Pi Dan Congee, egg tarts, Dragon Twisters as ‘menu novelties’ in its over 2,200 China KFC outlets. Yum! Brands Inc, owner of the KFC and Pizza Hut brands, is creating an expansion drive in China that could make the country its biggest source of profit within a decade.

Yum! Brands has realized very early on that it can’t rely on a foreign brand name for growth and must instead adapt to local tastes and lifestyles. “We felt that we could not just copy a model in a foreign country,” Sam Su, the Taiwan-born, US-educated head of Yum’s China division, told a forum in Shanghai late last year. “In a market like China, everyone should try to create new models.”

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Mildred Loving, matriarch of interracial marriage, dies

By DIONNE WALKER, Associated Press Writer Mon May 5, 11:25 AM ET

RICHMOND, Va. - Mildred Loving, a black woman whose challenge to Virginia's ban on interracial marriage led to a landmark Supreme Court ruling striking down such laws nationwide, has died, her daughter said Monday.

Peggy Fortune said Loving, 68, died Friday at her home in rural Milford. She did not disclose the cause of death.

"I want (people) to remember her as being strong and brave yet humble — and believed in love," Fortune told The Associated Press.

Loving and her white husband, Richard, changed history in 1967 when the U.S. Supreme Court upheld their right to marry. The ruling struck down laws banning racially mixed marriages in at least 17 states.

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Just MeMe … And YouYou … Part 2 5:37 AM (1 minute ago)

from nobody asked... by Winston

That is how it appeared in my RSS reader this morning... so here goes.

10 Years ago I . . .

. . . bought a big old fat book entitled Slackware Linux and my computing life changed forever. Yesterday was spent loading Slackware v12 on this laptop that I am typing on now.

5 Things on today's To-Do list . . .

1. Finish mowing the lawn - rained out yesterday
2. Telephone a friend (Note to self: must find a friend.)
3. Finish this d*mned post.
4. haiku
   
5. Rehearsal - Cell (Mystery Writers Festival, Owensboro, KY)
   

What I would do as a billionaire . . .

After taking care of the usual things (bills, college x 3, bills, more bills, etc.) I would set up a trust to manage the rest of the money and I would HIDE. I would be the next guy in line at the grocery store buying milk and a loaf of bread. I would ride shotgun in a dependable beater with an equally nondescript person who would be my driver (My only real luxury - I really hate to drive.) The simply appointed (spartan) one-story ranch house would be set just far enough apart so the neighbors wouldn't need good fences. (Ironically, I would be able to hire someone to deal with all the worldly crap possessions I have now and can't get rid of.)

3 Bad habits . . . In addition to a multitude of your run-of-the-mill dietary, toxins, stresses, parenting bad habits...

1. I don't hesitate to lay on the horn when I think someone is driving stupid!
2. I have a bias against really obese people.
3. I never lie. Or, I always tell the truth. (Your choice.)
   

5 Places I have lived . . .

1. Kodiak Island, Alaska
2. East Lansing, Michigan
   
3. Guadalajara, Mexico
4. Kalamazoo, Michigan
5. Philpot, Kentucky
   

5 Jobs I have had . . .

1. Backyard Electrician - Circus Kirk, Harrisburg PA
   
2. Evening Announcer - WKLA AM & FM, Ludington MI
3. Set Designer/Tech Director, Freelance
4. Emergency Medical Technician, Instructor/Coordinator
5. Permanent Substitute Teacher, Lansing MI
   

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