Over at QCExaminer’s blog she posed a question about how the Obama camp will attack John McCain’s choice as running mate for the Republican Vice Presidents position, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. It is simple really, you let your supporters and bloggers do the real dirty work and keep your hands clean. It didn’t take long [...]
Archive for August, 2008
They All Look Alike Anyway
Posted in Culture, Current Events, Fleecing the Sheep, News, Politics, Scalawags, Scoundrels, Wheres the Beef!, government, tagged 2008 elections, Democratic Underground, Democrats, Republicans, Sarah Palin on August 31, 2008 | 8 Comments »
Money-Money-Money Re-launch the Speed Cameras
Posted in Culture, Current Events, Fleecing the Sheep, Illinois, Life, News, Politics, Quad Cities, Scoundrels, Wheres the Beef!, government, tagged finance, Iowa, legal system, money, technology on August 30, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Davenport, Iowa city fathers must be licking their chops right about now! The State of Iowa Supreme Court has ruled that their speed trap cameras are legal. The cameras had already made the city over $1.3 million dollars before they were shut down over a legal challenge. The city coffers will soon be able to [...]
Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich – A Legend in His Own Mind
Posted in Current Events, Fleecing the Sheep, Life, News, Politics, Scalawags, Scoundrels, Wheres the Beef!, government, tagged Demoncrats, Rod Blagojevich on August 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Illinois Democrat Governor Rod Blagojevich was recently asked if he was considering a third term run as Governor. According to the QCOnline article Blago did not offer up a definite answer about running for a third term, though Blago evidently did offer up an opinion suggesting that he considered himself a great governor. He must [...]
The Full Monty
Posted in Culture, Current Events, Illinois, Life, Politics, Quad Cities, Scoundrels, Wheres the Beef!, humor, tagged blogging, Democrats, food, personal, Republicans on August 27, 2008 | 9 Comments »
Blog visitor Pioneer was speaking his piece in a discussion on another blog about the socioeconomic significance surrounding certain meals. And after I replied, I realized that I had shortchanged Pioneer in my narration. But I did not want to further congest up QCExaminers excellent blog with another lengthy response- yet I also [...]
Fun Things to Do in the Quad Cities – Grand Prix Cart Racing
Posted in Culture, Current Events, Entertainment, Illinois, Life, News, Quad Cities, Sports, Wheres the Beef!, tagged Kart Racing, Rock Island on August 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
If you are looking for something fun to do over the coming labor day weekend –>For your live viewing pleasure, The 2008 Rock Island Grand Prix annual Kart racing will once again be filling the downtown streets with hopeful Kart racers this labor day weekend – looking for racing glory and prizes. Of [...]
Baseball Set to Utilize Instant Replay Cameras on Boundary Calls
Posted in Baseball, Cubs, Culture, Current Events, Life, News, Sports, Wheres the Beef!, tagged Chicago Cubs, Major League Baseball, technology on August 26, 2008 | 2 Comments »
According to an article by Ronald Blum, Baseball will unveil its long rumored version of Instant Replay cameras this Thursday. The cameras will be used to confirm fair or foul umpire calls on homeruns and to determine if baseballs did or did not clear the outfield fences. I think I can live with that.
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