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Bill Simon, Monday, October 9th, 2006
These are the people who deserve a bruising beating, once a week, for the length of time they serve in jail OR instead of killing them on Death Row, as the case may be: Saddam Hussein: Saddam will probably be hanged for his crimes. Frankly, that’s just too damned soft of a punishment for me. […]
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Bill Simon, Wednesday, September 13th, 2006
Debra Lafave, 25, who became a tabloid sensation after her arrest in 2004, also acknowledges that her victim might “have a hard time trusting women one day. I’m sure he has to be living with the guilt of – quote, unquote – ratting me out,” according to transcripts of the interview with Matt Lauer released […]
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Bill Simon, Wednesday, September 13th, 2006
Though Bart Brannon probably won’t believe these statistics, Georgia is now somewhere between 4th and 1st in the country in home foreclosures. Take a look at this article from The Atlanta Business Chronicle. How do you think the rise in home foreclosures happens? Business layoffs of the residents? Or, have they been taking out highly […]
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Bill Simon, Tuesday, September 5th, 2006
[NOTE: The following was scooped-up from an e-mail…I did not research and write it] Global Islamic population is approximately 1,200,000,000, or 20% of the world population… They have received the following Nobel Prizes: Literature: 1988 – Najib Mahfooz. Peace: 1978 – Mohamed Anwar El-Sadat 1994 – Yaser Arafat Physics: 1990 – Elias James Corey 1999 […]
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Bill Simon, Saturday, August 26th, 2006
With political season not yet heating-up enough, I thought y’all might like this post on the fall football season that I got in my email recently: “Planning for the fall football season in the South is radically different than up North. For those who are planning a football trip South, here are some helpful hints. […]
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politicalvine, Wednesday, March 29th, 2006
In light of these frightening statistics, we propose the following bread restrictions:
1: No sale of bread to minors.
2: No advertising of bread within 1000 feet of a school.
3: A 300 percent federal tax on all bread to pay for all the societal ills we might associate with bread.
4: No animal or human images, nor any primary colors (which may appeal to children) may be used to promote bread usage.
5: A $4.2 zillion fine on the three biggest bread manufacturers.
Please send this e-mail on to everyone you know who cares about this crucial issue.
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Bill Simon, Thursday, March 23rd, 2006
The following is the actual letter sent-out by the Hispanic community to the Hispanic community regarding the call to skip a day of work this Friday, March 24: URGENTE. Noticia publicada hoy Jueves 23 de Marzo En La Vision Newspaper March 23, 2006 Por favor lean la noticia y envien copia a sus contactos. Es […]
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Bill Simon, Wednesday, March 15th, 2006
April 24, 2006, 9:00 A.M.: Earliest day/time for a Political Party candidate to file Declaration of Candidacy to have his/her name placed on the General Primary Election Ballot. April 28, 2006, 12:00 noon: Last day for a Political Party candidate to file Declaration of Candidacy to have his/her name placed on the General Primary Election […]
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Bill Simon, Thursday, March 2nd, 2006
But, on the video of [tag]President Bush[/tag] sitting in a room talking in a speaker-phone, supposedly talking about moving-in resources to help, etc., the date at the bottom of the video reads WHITE HOUSE 0725.
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Bill Simon, Tuesday, February 28th, 2006
Seriously, I have a question for those who blindly support the President on this deal: Are you truly willing to stake your life on your beliefs that the UAE are our buddies for life? You may be doing just that.
The interesting thing you should take note of is that regime change in the countries of the Middle-East can happen at the snap of your fingers.
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politicalvine, Sunday, February 26th, 2006
House member Calvin Hill, R-Woodstock, for his declaration of war against FDR for sins of the flesh…we can’t wait for Hill to start throwing out MLK, Jr. Day for the same reasoning…
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politicalvine, Wednesday, February 1st, 2006
Two women got ejected from the House Gallery during last night’s State of the Union speech: Cindy Sheehan and Beverly Young, wife of Rep. C.W. Bill Young (R-FL) were both ejected from the assembly because of T-shirts they wore. Sheehan’s shirt was a protest shirt against the war in Iraq, while Young’s shirt was a […]
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