Lollapalooza - Not Like The Old Days

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Monday July 25, 2005 · 9:22 AM PDT

2005/07/25 · 09:22

This weekend I spent my time at Grant Park in Chicago attending Lollapalooza '05. The great touring festival of the '90s debut in its new two-day format in Chicago. Needless to say, it was a great time had for all. Big acts like Pixies, Weezer and The Killers were mixed in with up and coming bands like the Redwalls and The Bravery to create something that will become a big tradition in Chicago for a long time to come.

However, there was one big thing missing from the fest this weekend. They didn't allow anyone to publicize any causes, like they have in past editions. Read More

This is What Happens When Resources Are Misused

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Thursday July 07, 2005 · 6:19 AM PDT

2005/07/07 · 06:19

When we were attacked on 9/11/01, we were told that we would use whatever we had in the west in going after the terror networks to ensure that this wouldn't happen again here in the west.

When we went into Afghanastan to fight the Taliban and OBL, it was a good step and we looked to be on our way to defeating this scourge on this earth.

Then, Bush and Blair decided that invading Iraq was a higher priority to them than taking down the terror networks and started to allocate their resources toward that. In the end, we are now in a quagmire that we can't get out of anytime soon and is eating up resources that we need to fight the real war.
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Rove Crosses The Final Line

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Thursday June 23, 2005 · 12:52 PM PDT

2005/06/23 · 12:52

Today was the end for me. For more than a decade, I have heard the people on the right say really outlandish stuff, but Karl Rove has crossed a line that should have never been crossed by either party.

To claim that we on the left did not care enough about how to deal with those on September 11th is an insult to not only every American, but also to the 3,000 lives that were lost on that tragic day. Yes, there were those on the extreme edge who did say some weird things, but those statements were not endorsed by those like myself who are in the mainstream left.
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Fighting The Good Fight....On A Soccer Discussion Site

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Wednesday June 22, 2005 · 12:47 PM PDT

2005/06/22 · 12:47

One of the regular places I visit (other than DKos) is Bigsoccer.com, the biggest board on soccer.

One of the areas is a Politics Current Events, where both liberals and conservative argue among themselves. Unfortunatly, we have more right wingers than lefties on there.

Over the last week, I have stared to become more agressive in terms of posting stuff on there. I have been answering the moonbat's arguments with facts and articles to prove my point, especially with Iraq and Bush. To be honest, its fun trying to get the goat of conservative. Read More

News From The Future

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Monday June 20, 2005 · 9:37 AM PDT

2005/06/20 · 09:37

CLINTON ACCUSED OF SPYING ON NAKED WOMAN IN YEAR AFTER DEATH

(AP) In a shocking new book to released next month, an author claims that the spirit of the late Bill Clinton has been seen trying to peek at naked women around the world.

The Ghost of Clinton, who died last year, was reported in various places such as private homes, department store dressing rooms and hooter's resturants. Read More

Chicago Is Still Not Ready For Reform

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Wednesday June 08, 2005 · 12:55 PM PDT

2005/06/08 · 12:55

Times have been hard for Mayor Richard Daley. The last couple of years have seen several big scandals break within city goverment, mostly due to a scheme where the city would hire private trucks as long as the owners kicked back part of the funds back to campaign coffers of Daley and other Democratic candidates.

Well, now Daley's problems just got worse. Nine people were arrested today in the city Water Department, charged with running a Heroin ring while on city time!

http://www.newsday.com/news/nationw...ation-headlines

As a Chicagoan I am just embarased by this and I have to wonder how much more can go on before the stupid people who vote for Daley every four years will finally realize how corrupt his administration is. Jesse Jackson Jr. is poised to make a run and the moment he announces, I'm volunteering for his campaign.

Why The Double Standard With Dean? (W/Poll

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Wednesday June 08, 2005 · 8:29 AM PDT

2005/06/08 · 08:29

So let me get this straight. Republicans can call Democrats all the names in the world and make all the silly charges they want. However, when Howard Dean does the same thing, basically giving them the same treatment, the GOP and people in his own party call him nuts. It doesn't make any sense.

True, Dean has made some madcap comments in the past, but he is a guy who has to speak the truth, without using any sort of wishy-washy nuances that those in the beltway love to use. At the same time, though, Dean is trying to re-energize the party into a fighting unit, basically using the same sort of tactics that another happy warrior, Harry Truman, used in a early time (and was also ripped by the GOP for doing so).

I home that Dean will continue his speaking ways and continue to tell the masses that the Republicans are the bad guys. We need to energize the left anyway we can and Dean is a way to help do that.

Infinity Kills Off Top Two Oldies Stations In US

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Sunday June 05, 2005 · 5:37 PM PDT

2005/06/05 · 17:37

In a move that took most people by suprise, Infinity changed formats at two of their most poplular oldies stations in their portfolio.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050604/ap_en_mu/no_more_oldies

At 5pm local time on Friday, without warning, the radio arm of Viacom switched the formats of WCBS-FM in New York and WJMK-FM in Chicago to the Jack format. For those of you who don't know what that is, Jack is a format where the station plays a huge playlist of songs from the 80's, 90's and 00's. Infinity moved the oldies format for both stations to online streams, but they fired the entire announcing staffs for both stations.

The real bad news, Jack is an automated format, so no need for any DJs or announcer staff. I can understand using this format in a small market, but in the first and third largest market in the US?

This sends a message to those who are outside the 18-54 market demo that they are no longer important in terms of having a voice in what radio can do for them. I guess that in these greedy times, those who apparently have no money no longer get to have their music played on the radio.

A case of mixed feelings

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Tuesday May 24, 2005 · 8:05 AM PDT

2005/05/24 · 08:05

First of all, I think we all can agree that its a great relief that this whole battle over the fillibuster is over with for now. The last few days I have been feeling a lot of emotions over the possibility of the loss of an important part of our checks and ballances, but as usual we saw that our worst fears and greatest hopes are rarely met. Read More

Fox Renews Arrested Development

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Monday May 16, 2005 · 1:23 PM PDT

2005/05/16 · 13:23

In what has been a pretty bad year, once shaft of light has brightened it - Fox announced today that they had renewed the sitcom Arrested Development.

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Feds Whack Chicago Mob

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Monday April 25, 2005 · 2:09 PM PDT

2005/04/25 · 14:09

In the biggest case ever brought against the Chicago Outfit, the Feds indict 18 people on charges ranging from murder, racketeering, money laudering and other mob crimes.

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Arrested Development Night In Chicago

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Thursday March 03, 2005 · 9:26 AM PST

2005/03/03 · 09:26

In Chicago and a fan of Arrested Development? Join other fans on Sunday night as we have a party to watch the one-hour episode, write letters to Fox and discuss other ways to get the message to Fox that they would be making a mistake to cancel this show.

The party kicks off at 7:00pm at The Globe Pub, 1934 N. Irving Park Road. For more info, drop me a line at billq.enteract@rcn.com.

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