US World Cup Match Open Thread

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Monday June 12, 2006 · 8:55 AM PDT

2006/06/12 · 08:55

US about ready to start their World Cup campaign as they face the Czech Republic. If you avoiding the score so you can watch it tonight, don't read any further. Read More

Will Fitz Go After Daley Next?

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Thursday April 20, 2006 · 8:33 AM PDT

2006/04/20 · 08:33

The conviction of former Illinois govenor George Ryan on racketeering charges that date back to his time as Secretary of State has sent a chill through the political establishment in the state.

Under the helm of Patrick Fitzgerald, the US Attorney's office in Northern Illinois has been very villigant in rooting out the culture of corruption in this state. For too many years, both parties have worked together in order to make sure they all share in the spoils.

Now that Ryan has gone down for the count, the focus is going to turn on another big name - Richard Daley of Chicago. Read More

The Christmas Truce

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Saturday December 24, 2005 · 7:58 AM PST

2005/12/24 · 07:58

(Note, this is crosposted from my website, The Fire Alarm, and is an annual Xmas tradition for me. Hope you enjoy it.)

Christmas during wartime is an unusual experience. Unlike normal times, one can find it hard when we know that so many of our youth are sacrificing their lives for their country. If anything, the wish for peace and brotherhood rings much truer than in normal times.

For those who found themselves in 1914 fighting on the western front in the conflict that would eventually be called World War I, the combatants found a way to bring the normal feelings of coming together and celebrating the season. On Christmas day, in a spontaneous gesture, both sides across most of the front laid down their arms and met to have a few hours of merriment despite the grim conditions. Read More

Rove Leaks Even More Devestating Information

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Thursday December 22, 2005 · 8:06 AM PST

2005/12/22 · 08:06

It seems that Karl Rove has been trying to damage more than just spouses of CIA Agents. Yesterday, it was revield that Rove leaked the true identity of Santa! Read More

Twenty Five Years Ago

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Wednesday December 07, 2005 · 9:14 PM PST

2005/12/07 · 21:14

December 8th, 1980 was the start of a busy week for me, even though I was a 14 year kid at the time. I was involved in the music department at my High School, Waukegan East, a member of one of the choir groups. In addition to preparing for the holiday concert the following week, we also were in the final preparation for the Madrigal Feast, which was a RenFair-like Christmas celebration held every year at our school. The only part I had that year was being a jester, but I was still nervious about performing. Read More

John Lennon and the Religious Right

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Monday December 05, 2005 · 8:14 AM PST

2005/12/05 · 08:14

25 years ago this week, John Lennon was killed on a sidewalk in New York, an event in my life that was only second to 9/11 in terms of how it shocked me.

This week, BBC Radio is doing a series of radio shows on the life of Lennon. While most are about his music and his time with the Beatles, there is one program that should be listened to, as its about how the south and religious right tried to take down the group because of Lennon's religious remarks. Read More

GOP To Ground Zero Workers - Drop Dead

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Tuesday November 15, 2005 · 4:53 PM PST

2005/11/15 · 16:53

Well, we got another indication where the Republican's priorities are. They decided to bugger those who got sick or injured at Ground Zero.

Congressional budget negotiators have decided to take back $125 million in Sept. 11 aid from New York, which had fought to keep the money to treat sick and injured ground zero workers, lawmakers said Tuesday.

New York officials had sought for months to hold onto the funding, originally meant to cover increased worker compensation costs stemming from the 2001 terror attacks.

But a massive labor and health spending bill moving fitfully through House-Senate negotiations would take back that funding, lawmakers said.

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Wednesday October 26, 2005 · 7:39 AM PDT

2005/10/26 · 07:39

I am a real tired boy after being up until 2am Chicago time watching the aftermath of Game 3 of the World Series, where the Sox won the longest World Series game in history 7-5.

Not only do my boys stand just one game from breaking a 88-year championship drought, I could be celebrating the expected indictments in the Plame affair today along with a World Series title by the end of the night. It would be the greatest day ever.

Sorry for the short diary, but this day has just all positive energy around it.

Arrested Development Is Back! (Warnng Spoilers) w/poll

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Monday September 19, 2005 · 6:43 PM PDT

2005/09/19 · 18:43

Tonight saw the return of the best sitcom of all time, Arrested Development, on Fox. The show, which is a great mixture of political and social satire set as a mock documentary about a rich family that falls apart after the father goes to prison due to financial shenanigans and the son (played brilliantly by Jason Bateman) who has to keep things together. Read More

Some Good News - US Clinches World Cup Spot

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Saturday September 03, 2005 · 7:10 PM PDT

2005/09/03 · 19:10

After such a bad week, the US soccer team gave our country some good news tonight as they cliched their fifth consectutive trip to the World Cup finals tonight, defeating Mexico 2-0 in Columbus, OH.

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=173300&cc=5901

Second half goals by Steve Ralston and DaMarcus Beasely, combined with a shutout by goalie Kasey Keller, was enough to defeat the National Tean's biggest rival and clinch a trip to Germany next summer. The US also took over the lead in the CONCACAF qualification group Read More

Call The GOP What They Really Are - Racists

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Friday September 02, 2005 · 10:38 PM PDT

2005/09/02 · 22:38

This is by far been one of the worst weeks I have ever lived through. I am out of work, so I have been watching a lot of the coverage of what is happening in New Orleans on the TV and reading about it on the internet.

As the events have unfolded out there, as we have seen the heartbreaking scenes of people stranded in the Crecent City waiting for help that never has come and as we have seen how our goverment in Washington react, I have become increasingly angry about what has happened and what the GOP are doing to treat this problem. Read More

Robertson Can Do It - But We Can't

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Wednesday August 24, 2005 · 8:04 AM PDT

2005/08/24 · 08:04

I needed to get some humor over the whole Pat Robertson thing last night at the Pub Quiz at The Globe Pub in Chicago by naming our team "Pat Robertson - Assassin For Hire." Got a decent laugh and we killed the competition (figuratively, not literally of course) Read More

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