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June 6, 2005 by Island Dog
I have read so many posts and blogs from the fanatical left wing people, and I have found the same rhetoric in almost all of them. So let's take this time to dismiss some of the more "popular" conspiracies, rhetoric, and lies of the lefties. If you read a post with the following comments, then you know it's pointless to argue because they will believe nothing else. Bush "stole" the election, or he was "appointed" by the Supreme Court. This has to be one of the most popular here on JU...
May 31, 2005 by Island Dog
It's become increasingly clear in recent weeks that a second front has opened in the War on Terror. Now, not only is the United States battling Islamic terrorism and its state supporters, it's facing another enemy. That enemy is the mainstream news media that is aided by its allies among so-called international human rights organizations, the anti-American left, and detractors within our own military, government and intelligence services who are leaking as much dirt as they can muster. The ...
May 30, 2005 by Island Dog
Not a bad prize. The much anticipated voting process for DashboardWidgets’ Mac mini contest has commenced! Registered users of DashboardWidgets can now vote for their favorite widget in terms of aesthetics, functionality, and purpose in our Showcase by navigating to the widget’s Details page and clicking the blue "Vote for this widget!" button. The polls will remain open until Monday, June 6, 2005. Link
May 27, 2005 by Island Dog
WASHINGTON - Personal income rose in April at the fastest pace this year while people's spending slowed after a big jump in March, the government reported Friday. The Commerce Department reported that incomes rose by 0.7 percent last month, reflecting a big jump in hiring by private sector businesses. The increase followed two 0.5 percent gains in February and March and was the strongest showing since a 4 percent jump in December that had been fueled by a big dividend payment from comput...
May 26, 2005 by Island Dog
Here's a story that will get no MSM coverage. Just imagine if this was the RNC. WASHINGTON-- The Democratic Party, the Rev. Jesse Jackson and two groups associated with the civil rights activist have agreed to pay a total of $200,000 in civil fines for campaign finance violations in the 2000 elections. At issue in the Federal Election Commission case was about $450,000 in election spending by Jackson, the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition and the Citizenship Education Fund using funds from th...
May 26, 2005 by Island Dog
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy grew more vigorously in the first quarter than first thought, expanding at a 3.5 percent annual rate, the government said on Thursday in a report showing fewer imports of goods and services than estimated a month ago. Link
May 26, 2005 by Island Dog
And this is the religion liberals want to defend. Doctors in a Cairo mental hospital are holding an Egyptian Christian against his will, telling the man he'll be a permanent resident there until he recants his faith and returns to Islam, reports a leading monitor of Christian persecution. Reminiscent of the tactics of Communists in the USSR who put dissidents in mental hospitals, the forced stay, according to Voice of the Martyrs, has been in effect since January. At that time, the ad...
May 24, 2005 by Island Dog
More good news about the economy. WASHINGTON -- Sales of existing homes rose 4.5 percent in April to the highest sales pace on record as low mortgage rates continued to fuel a housing boom, a national trade group reported Tuesday. The National Association of Realtors reported that sales of single-family homes and condominiums climbed to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 7.18 million units last month, the fastest pace on record. The increase was far above the small 0.2 percent ad...
May 24, 2005 by Island Dog
This is the mentality of the people col wants us to appease. World domination by islam, I don't think so. A Moslem cleric called for exacting revenge against Great Britain in a virulent sermon broadcast live on Palestinian television on Friday, May 13. The cleric, Sheikh Ibrahim Mudeiras, who has become a symbol of Palestinian hatred of Israel and the Western world, said the day will come when Islam “will rule Britain”. “We hold this opportunity to hold Britain accountable and say th...
May 24, 2005 by Island Dog
There is an interesting discussion going on here Link about the "possibility" of Apple using Intel chips. Now with technical reasons behind, if Apple were to announce today that OSX was available for PC's, would you make the "switch"?
May 23, 2005 by Island Dog
When politicians talk about the federal budget, they like to focus on "the deficit," or (once in a great while) the surplus. This is a political disguise that lets them avoid discussing the components of the budget -- spending and revenues -- lest the voters react in horror and ask them to tax and spend less. So we thought our readers might like to know that so far this year federal tax revenues are booming. Overall, in the first seven months of Fiscal Year 2005 through April 30, they cl...
May 20, 2005 by Island Dog
BERLIN (AP) -- The dollar rose to its highest level of the year against the euro on Friday as France reported tepid economic growth and Germany's ruling coalition looked set to lose key state elections over the weekend. The euro, used by 12 EU nations, was trading at $1.2543 in late European trading after hitting a daily low of $1.2537, down from $1.2639 late Thursday in New York. That broke the euro's previous low for the year of $1.2582, set Monday on the back of better-than-expecte...
May 20, 2005 by Island Dog
Another example of islamists taking over Europe. An official report dealing with religious expression in French schools has become a must read for anyone interested in the Islamization of France. Written under the auspices of the top national education official, Jean-Pierre Obin, the report was not initially released by the Ministry of Education. But it was leaked on the Internet in March and now can be found in its entirety at www.proche-orient.info and other websites. The 37-page re...
May 19, 2005 by Island Dog
Nintendo debuted a new portable gaming system at its pre-E3 press conference on Tuesday, dubbed the Game Boy Micro. About the size of the iPod Mini, the Micro measures four inches wide by two inches tall, and features a two-inch LCD screen. Link
May 19, 2005 by Island Dog
More than a third of the software installed on PCs worldwide during 2004 was pirated, with losses from unauthorized software increasing by $4 billion from 2003, according to a study released Wednesday by the software trade group Business Software Alliance (BSA). Link