Metallic Pea

‘A government powerful enough to guarantee universal healthcare is powerful enough to deny you health care.’

[Jesus] said to them, “But now let the one who has a moneybag take it, and likewise a knapsack. And let the one who has no sword sell his cloak and buy one.” ~ Luke 22:36

More funny search engine terms:

• praise the lord babes  (Press the ‘Inappropriateness Alert’ Button now.)

• money in lds  (Frankly, Utah just plain smells like money, huh?)

• patrick s susan k sister  (Wha?)

• how to hold a pistol  (I’ll be glad to help you out here.)

• do people drink pea  (If that’s a spelling mistake…yuck!)

• obama metallic  (He does dance a mean ‘robot’, doesn’t he?)

William Wallace is one of my heroes, so it obvioiusly follows that Braveheart is one of my favourite movies.  Adding to that that Newhart is one of my all-time favourite television shows and you’ve got the making of a fantastic–and quite funny parody!

• ‘Despite attempts in training and technological sophistication, large-scale civilian death is both a direct and indirect result of United States aggression in Iraq. Even the most conservative estimates of Iraqi civilian deaths number over 100,000. Currently over 100 civilians die every day in Baghdad alone.’ ~ Iraq Veterans Against the War

• This is just plain creepy: ‘[Comcast] cable company is experimenting with different camera technologies built into devices so it can know who’s in your living room.’

• Did you know that Yankee General William Rufus Shafter has a Bacon Number of 7? That means that, using the ‘Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon’ criteria, you can connect an officer from the War Between the States to Mr Bacon through film actors in only seven—SEVEN—steps!

• Something even crazier: A friend of mine from high school has a Bacon Number of 2! TWO!

• ‘The occupation of Iraq began five years ago today, but few realize that the march to war began ten years ago under Bill Clinton, when regime change became official U.S. policy. In 1998, I took to the House floor in protest of the Iraqi Liberation Act to warn that, ‘I see this legislation as essentially being a declaration of virtual war. It is giving the President tremendous powers to pursue war efforts against a sovereign Nation.’ My warnings were largely dismissed at the time, but five years later, we were bombing Iraq.’ ~ Ron Paul 

• Jon: You may want to cancel that cheque you wrote to your alma mater.

• Here’s something the Findley’s might find interesting from ESPN.com: ‘When hungry and thirsty in San Antonio, just head down to the RiverWalk, the epicenter of fun in America’s best Final Four city. Nobody else can beat the combination of weather, central location and overall ambience. The Mexican food is superb, the bars are cool, the area is booming. If you cannot have a good time here, The Minutes cannot help you.’

• Now that’s great detective work!

• Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has finally come out of the closet!

In honour of baseball’s fast approaching Opening Day, to-day’s 1980’s Moment brought to you by John Fogerty:

Which of the following is scheduled to occur on Tuesday, 04 November 2008?

1. U.S. Presidential Election.
2. The birth of our second child.
3. Both of the above.