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Bill Simon, Monday, September 25th, 2006
GURNEE, Ill. (AP) – People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals wants Six Flags Great America to scrap its Halloween-themed cockroach-eating promotion. A spokeswoman for the animal rights organization says the contest at the amusement park’s FrightFest is “gratuitously cruel.”
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politicalvine, Sunday, September 24th, 2006
The new al-Qaida field commander in Afghanistan is calling for Muslims to leave the U.S. – particularly Washington and New York – in anticipation of a major terror attack to rival Sept. 11, according to an interview by a Pakistani journalist. Abu Dawood told Hamid Mir, a reporter who has covered al-Qaida and met with […]
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Bill Simon, Friday, September 22nd, 2006
Greenleaf, Idaho — All Americans have the right to bear arms. Some towns have even gone as far as to require each household to have a gun. Now a small Idaho town is contemplating a similar idea– it’s called the Civil Emergencies Ordinance. And although gun ownership is just one piece of this ordinance, it’s […]
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Bill Simon, Wednesday, September 20th, 2006
Somebody produced a little spoof on Sonny’s latest ad…pretty funny and reminds me of Jimmy Kimmel’s stuff:
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politicalvine, Wednesday, September 20th, 2006
Just wanted to give you folks a little update on what we covered earlier this year on the Brokeback Mountain Republican Party in Cherokee County: Rumors are that one of the key founders of the Brokeback Mountain Party in Georgia, Bart Brannon, has accepted a job with newbie Republican, Ben Elliott. Elliott has a strong […]
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Bill Simon, Monday, September 18th, 2006
I watched Senator George Allen on Meet the Depressed this morning with Tim Russert. I have to say, for my first impression of the man, I am thoroughly UNIMPRESSED with his grasp of issues. Allen completely avoided having to answer the truth when Russert asked him twice to confirm that Allen stated he voted for […]
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Bill Simon, Sunday, September 17th, 2006
What is on your mind? Blog about anything (that’s not covered elsewhere)…
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Bill Simon, Sunday, September 17th, 2006
What does your name mean?
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Bill Simon, Friday, September 15th, 2006
After MONTHS of denying, Congressman Bob Ney is going to plead guilty for taking money for legislative favors asked of him by Jack Abramoff. Note To Ralphie Reed: Losing your bid for Lt. Governorship is the least of your worries. I cannot wait to hear all about your testimony in the lawsuit against you and […]
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Bill Simon, Tuesday, September 12th, 2006
Wow! I paid $2.34 today for a gallon of regular unleaded at the QT on Barrett Pkwy near 575. Last night when I was in DeKalb County, the price was around $2.38 per gallon. Two weeks ago I paid $2.99 per gallon. Too bad there was no way to short retail gasoline…I would of made […]
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Bill Simon, Tuesday, August 29th, 2006
Anyone in the subpoena/lawsuit serving business? Perhaps the Alabama-Coushatta tribe will have to get Dog, The Bounty Hunter to serve Ralph Reed his notice of the lawsuit against him. Very interesting story about good ‘ole Ralphie seemingly disappearing from the political landscape to avoid getting served a copy of the racketeering lawsuit where he is […]
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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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