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As some of you know, I don't like Texas. While California and Minnesota and a few other states work hard and try to help their people, Texas has, since Enron, been the black sheep of America.

Some people have attributed this erratic, anti-social, and psycho-sociopathic behavior to various things, including mad-cow disease (my candidate) or just plain stupidity, but researchers have finally found a possible answer: the drinking water.

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Another Fairy-Tale Explanation of 1 Mil Votes

by Furious Hal

Sat Feb 26, 2005 at 11:09:04 AM PDT

How can this possibly be news?

Report: Fixes Saved 1M Votes in 2004

Improvements to voting machines and election administration saved a million votes that otherwise would likely have gone uncounted in the 2004 elections, with states and counties that made the most comprehensive upgrades recovering the most votes, a new academic analysis says.

The report released Monday by the Caltech/MIT Voting Technology Project looked at a key measure of election integrity -- residual votes, or ballots cast during an election on which voters failed to mark a choice or machines did not record it.

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A MetaDiary: Questions about old diaries

by Furious Hal

Sat Feb 19, 2005 at 01:50:12 PM PDT

Nothing important to see here.

HOMO! HOMO! HOMO!

Just some questions about where my diaries went.

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Molly Ivins on Wit

by Furious Hal

Tue Jan 18, 2005 at 04:07:14 PM PDT

Once in a while, as I'm trying to get the latest "This Modern World" out of the Working for Change website, I will read Molly Ivin's column, because I have often seen witty quotes by her in other people's sigs.

So far, she hasn't impressed me. "Texas wit" is almost an oxymoron, and while she may be the best humor columnist from Texas, that's kind of like saying "the shiniest wheel on a wheelbarrow" or "the heaviest feather."

However, this week's column is a meta-column (about a subject, rather than new information on a subject) about comedy and wit, and I thought it would be helpful to share it here.

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Title Space Too Short: Longer Title Below

by Furious Hal

Mon Jan 17, 2005 at 03:00:54 PM PDT

Title I want: Irish guy to play Abe Lincoln: Any Outrage? Hello? Fuckers.

More after the FREEDOM FOLD. (TM)

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Fox's Faux White Trash barred from school

by Furious Hal

Wed Jan 12, 2005 at 11:44:04 AM PDT

In another story that I am diarying out of sheer disbelief, Paris Hilton and Nicole Simpson have been blocked from filming a segment of their hit reality series (sorry about the bold. I find it too hard to believe without bold) "The Simple Life" from a suburban middle school... in NEW JERSEY!

More after the FREEDOM FOLD. (TM)

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What is "Free Speech?" A Metadiary.

by Furious Hal

Sun Jan 09, 2005 at 07:43:51 AM PDT

First of all, "fuck." Let's just get that out of the way in the beginning, shall we?

Ok, wikipedia is being hacked or something, as it crashed explorer within seconds of opening the page. So, I found around 3.5 ookamillion hits for "free speech primer" on google, and chose this one for no other reason than I clicked on it first.

A little tidbit:

All together, there are six (6) rights guaranteed by the First Amendment -- religion, speech, press, assembly, association, and petition -- Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. Collectively, they protect what is known as the freedom of expression (technically consisting of assembly, petition, press, and speech). Association is a derivative right from speech, assembly, and petition.

More after the FREEDOM FOLD. (TM)

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Margaret Hassan: Nobel Prize in her future?

by Furious Hal

Sat Jan 08, 2005 at 03:38:19 AM PDT

Must...find...a...way...to...snark......so...tired...outrage...fading...into...listlessness.

Peace honour for Margaret Hassan

Murdered aid worker Margaret Hassan has been given the Tipperary Peace Prize in Ireland for her charity work in Iraq.

The Care International official had "paid the ultimate price for her dedication to the poor and vulnerable in Iraq", the prize's convention said.

Sigh.

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Non-Political: WARNING. CONTAINS SNARK.

by Furious Hal

Wed Jan 05, 2005 at 04:35:43 AM PDT

I just sent an email to Roger Ebert's regular bi-monthly "Answer Man" column.

I've tried submitting stuff before, but he hasn't printed any of it. So, today I decided not to be polite about it anymore.

My submission was to his "Ebert's Movie Glossary" subsection where he prints common movie cliches.

My submissions after the FREEDOM FOLD.(TM)

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No time, so just a quickie

by Furious Hal

Mon Jan 03, 2005 at 01:47:18 PM PDT

In a stunning turn of events, a Southern TV station refuses to run a TV show the rest of the nation wasn't going to watch anyway but now will watch to see what the ruckus is about:

N.C. Station Refuses to Air 'Daddy'
NEW YORK - After protests from adoption advocates, a Fox affiliate in North Carolina chose not to air Monday's "Who's Your Daddy?" special, where an adoptive daughter tried to guess the identity of her birth father for a $100,000 prize.

My god, there's so much to snark here, I don't know where to begin...ah screwit, I'll begin in the same place I usually do...after the Freedom Fold. (TM)

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Fat Rich Whitey Robbed By White Conspiracy

by Furious Hal

Fri Dec 31, 2004 at 02:29:49 PM PDT

In a shocking development in Crackerland, Millionaire heiress Anna Nicole Smith had her $85 million judgement overturned at the behest of her 14-month soulmate's son.

Today's developments

Original Judgement

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The Unbearable Lightness of Being...Furious

by Furious Hal

Thu Dec 30, 2004 at 06:50:28 AM PDT

My usual handle on most boards has "hal" somewhere in it, because a) that's my real name, b) it fit perfectly on the old arcade game high score lists, c) I thought the IBM thing was cool and my first computer was an IBM PCjr, and d) my favorite superhero of all time is The Green Lantern, aka Hal Jordan:

Hal
Superhal
Superduperhal
Superduperduperhal(I don't like the numbers thing.)
da_hal
etc.

However, when I decided to join dkos, I spent a few days thinking about an appropriate handle, and decided on Furious Hal (other candidates: Angry Hal, Rabid Hal, HalOfDeath, Hal's Raging Bile Duct, Hal's Medulla Oblongata, etc.)

Since then, I've often been asked (or told outright) that it is obvious why I'm named "Furious."

In an effort to clear up any misunderstandings (and because I can't sleep) this diary will attempt to explain why I am "furious" Hal.

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Professional Blogger Questions

by Furious Hal

Thu Dec 30, 2004 at 05:39:04 AM PDT

Just curious:

Which blogs are self-supporting?
How much does it cost to run a popular blog? (or, what is the business model?)
A "popular blog" has how many hits per day?
Is the market saturated? Have there been any recent blogs that have turned a profit?

[ack! tyrannized by the character limit! RAAR! I AM NOW EVEN MORE FURIOUS!]

* sweet voice * More after the freedom fold!

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Lying, Biased Al-Jazeera...Plus, SNARK CONTEST!

by Furious Hal

Tue Dec 28, 2004 at 04:58:50 PM PDT

Media strategy aided Republicans' win
By Doha al-Zohairy in Cairo

Saturday 25 December 2004, 19:28 Makka Time, 16:28 GMT

Kasten: Republicans were more creative with the media

As 2004 comes to an end and most media focus on the year in review, elections strategists are looking back and examining how the Republicans managed not only to keep the White House but also make notable gains in Congress.

after the fold: SNARK CONTEST!

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AP carries "Arnebeck Lawsuit Refiled" Story Unsnarked (?) (10/18)

by Furious Hal

Sat Dec 18, 2004 at 04:02:09 AM PDT

In an amazing development, the Associated Press carried a story about election fraud without being smarmy, snarky or referring to conspiracy theorists and tinfoil hats:

Ohio Voters Refile Election Challenge

Sat Dec 18,12:45 AM ET

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Voters who claim problems with Ohio voting machines Nov. 2 indicated fraud refiled a request with the Ohio Supreme Court on Friday to overturn the presidential results.

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	...is a god. Leave her alone.
85%	34 votes
	...hates America except Texas.
0%	0 votes
	...isn't funny.
5%	2 votes
	...other.
10%	4 votes

	...is awesome. Don't you dare talk shit about them. Or, I'll run you over with my trailer.
0%	0 votes
	...sucks because Paris gets too much camera time. Nicole > Paris
16%	5 votes
	...is not about skanks. It's about skank attitude. Get it straight.
0%	0 votes
	...is a joke. I think.
40%	12 votes
	...hates America.
43%	13 votes
	...other.
0%	0 votes

	...finally, a real diary. Too bad I don't read your crap anymore.
0%	0 votes
	...gave up hating america and switched to the constitution eh? Fucktard.
0%	0 votes
	...useful, interesting stuff, but most likely ignored.
50%	4 votes
	...if I take the poll, can I go? It's Sunday and I have to go to a real sermon.
0%	0 votes
	...one sec, I have to troll rate this other guy first.
12%	1 votes
	...other.
37%	3 votes

	...hating america.
0%	0 votes
	...hating the dead.
0%	0 votes
	...hating the dead even though they aren't american.
0%	0 votes
	...writing non-diaries.
0%	0 votes
	...writing non-snark. You MUST WRITE MORE SNARK.
0%	0 votes
	...a sec: Who's Margaret Hassan?
0%	0 votes
	...other.
0%	0 votes

	...another non-diary?!? Bitch.
0%	0 votes
	...I can do better. Here:
0%	0 votes
	...stop hating America.
50%	2 votes
	...start hating Ebert.
25%	1 votes
	...other.
25%	1 votes

	...hates America and God.
11%	2 votes
	...loves abortion.
5%	1 votes
	...can't tell their heads from their butts.
11%	2 votes
	...can't tell their butts from their heads.
5%	1 votes
	...CAN tell their heads and butts apart. Pinhead yankees.
5%	1 votes
	...is yet another network I don't watch.
50%	9 votes
	other.
11%	2 votes

	...is American and white therefore must not be wrong.
0%	0 votes
	...hates America.
10%	1 votes
	...will dig up her ex's corpse for revenge.
0%	0 votes
	...will respond: "What tsunami? What is a tsunami?"
10%	1 votes
	..is busy calling Warren Buffet for a date.
10%	1 votes
	...doesn't care because she just signed a $250 million contract for a new TV show, book about her life, and made-for-tv movie script.
40%	4 votes
	other.
30%	3 votes

	...Spurious Hal.
0%	0 votes
	...Stop-Writing-Dumb-Diaries Hal.
21%	4 votes
	...Masta Snark, or Snark Wad.
5%	1 votes
	..."Furious." It fits. Fucktard.
42%	8 votes
	...SuperBitchHal.
15%	3 votes
	other.
15%	3 votes

	...leave me alone, I'm blogging.
37%	3 votes
	...stop hating hate, hater.
0%	0 votes
	...where's the snark? I came here looking for snark. Bitch.
25%	2 votes
	...are you so angry because you got garbage for Xmas again? (answer: Yep.)
12%	1 votes
	...when are you going to start writing REAL diaries?
25%	2 votes
	other.
0%	0 votes

	...hates America and American Porn!
28%	2 votes
	...hates America but LOVES SATAN!
14%	1 votes
	...hates America but HEART DEMOCRACY!
28%	2 votes
	...hates America but LOVES BUSH! er. GW BUSH!
14%	1 votes
	...hates America but IS PURE EVIL!
0%	0 votes
	...hates America...TIMES TWO!
0%	0 votes
	...hates America plus...Other.
14%	1 votes

	...will retract this story.
21%	9 votes
	...hates America starting...now.
33%	14 votes
	...made a mistake.
19%	8 votes
	...is sick of making SCLM money. They want Fox money.
9%	4 votes
	other.
16%	7 votes

National Geographic Special on 9/11

by Furious Hal

Sun Aug 21, 2005 at 10:24:12 PM PDT

A Culture of Fear

by Furious Hal

Sat Aug 06, 2005 at 01:09:52 AM PDT

Bush's Latest Gift to Iraq: Racism

by Furious Hal

Sat Mar 26, 2005 at 06:10:15 AM PDT

Finally! A Reason for Texas' Insanity

by Furious Hal

Thu Mar 17, 2005 at 11:05:40 AM PDT

Another Fairy-Tale Explanation of 1 Mil Votes

by Furious Hal

Sat Feb 26, 2005 at 11:09:04 AM PDT

A MetaDiary: Questions about old diaries

by Furious Hal

Sat Feb 19, 2005 at 01:50:12 PM PDT

Molly Ivins on Wit

by Furious Hal

Tue Jan 18, 2005 at 04:07:14 PM PDT

Title Space Too Short: Longer Title Below

by Furious Hal

Mon Jan 17, 2005 at 03:00:54 PM PDT

Fox's Faux White Trash barred from school

by Furious Hal

Wed Jan 12, 2005 at 11:44:04 AM PDT

What is "Free Speech?" A Metadiary.

by Furious Hal

Sun Jan 09, 2005 at 07:43:51 AM PDT

Margaret Hassan: Nobel Prize in her future?

by Furious Hal

Sat Jan 08, 2005 at 03:38:19 AM PDT

Non-Political: WARNING. CONTAINS SNARK.

by Furious Hal

Wed Jan 05, 2005 at 04:35:43 AM PDT

No time, so just a quickie

by Furious Hal

Mon Jan 03, 2005 at 01:47:18 PM PDT

Fat Rich Whitey Robbed By White Conspiracy

by Furious Hal

Fri Dec 31, 2004 at 02:29:49 PM PDT

The Unbearable Lightness of Being...Furious

by Furious Hal

Thu Dec 30, 2004 at 06:50:28 AM PDT

Professional Blogger Questions

by Furious Hal

Thu Dec 30, 2004 at 05:39:04 AM PDT

Lying, Biased Al-Jazeera...Plus, SNARK CONTEST!

by Furious Hal

Tue Dec 28, 2004 at 04:58:50 PM PDT

AP carries "Arnebeck Lawsuit Refiled" Story Unsnarked (?) (10/18)

by Furious Hal

Sat Dec 18, 2004 at 04:02:09 AM PDT

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