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During colonial times in America, if you wanted to convince or inform people about some issue that you considered important, you went to the local printer and got some pamphlets printed. You then handed them out, read them to anybody that was interested, nailed them to the town bulletin board, or the nearest tree.
The first amendment was specifically written to protect this type of activity and the writers or "pamphleteers".
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Sunday, January 22, 2006
Reason's Weekly Dispatch By Jeff A. Taylor and the Reason staff In this issue: 1. Follow the Majority Leader 2. Bush Defense: Clinton Did It 3. Bordering on Confusion in Pakistan 4. Quick Hits 5. New at Reason Online - Executive Assistant 6. News and Events . Highly Recommended On-Line Article The Adam Smith Myth Government Debt Has No Upside Michael Sandel's Case for Statism . New Jersey's New Slogan (From Dan, our correspondent in the Commonwealth of Taxachusetts.) Acting Governor Richard J. Codey announced the winner: "New Jersey: Come See for Yourself." Other finalists included: 1) "Most of Our Elected Officials Have Not Been Indicted" 2) "Jersey: Where Trash Gets Taken Out, but Not Women" 3) "Beaches. Syringes. What More Do You Want for Free?" 4) "You Can't Smell the Pollution in Most States" 5) "Jimmy Hoffa: Supporting the End Zone at Giants Stadium" 6) "Where Governors Don't Bend Over Backwards to Make You Happy" 7) "Our Water Contains all the Minerals You'll Ever Need" 8) "The Toll to Get Out is a Bargain" 9) "If You Can't Make it in New York, Try Jersey" 10) "Jersey: Someone's Gotta Live There" . Saturday, January 21, 2006
Highly Recommended On-Line Article Must Austrians Embrace Indifference? The Path to Lower Gas Prices: Free Trade The Bureaucrat in Your Shower The Sick Used to Die . Sunday, January 15, 2006
THE LEFT COAST REPORT The Best of LCR 2005, Part 2 - A Political Look at Hollywood By James Hirsen A NewsMax Report Headlines (Scroll down for complete stories): 1. Val Kilmer's View on Paris Hilton-type Fame 2. Yoko Ono's Paul McCartney Mea Culpa 3. Vampire Queen Anne Rice Finds Faith 4. Johnny Depp's France Dance 5. Justice Scalia Makes Mincemeat of Al Franken . Reason's Weekly Dispatch By Jeff A. Taylor and the Reason staff In this issue: 1. Alito Shuffle 2. DeLay and Confuse 3. Moving the Market 4. Quick Hits 5. New at Reason Online - Under Her Thumb 6. News and Events . Are You a Redneck or a Yankee? (From Dan, our correspondent in the Commonwealth of Taxachusetts.) To find out, go here: http://www.alphadictionary.com/articles/yankeetest.html . Sunday, January 08, 2006
Reason's Weekly Dispatch By Jeff A. Taylor and the Reason staff In this issue: 1. An Exceptional Year 2. Another One Bites the Dust 3. Unnatural Gas Lines 4. Quick Hits 5. New at Reason Online - Annus Horribilis 6. News and Events . Highly Recommended On-Line Articles A Muzzle on the Mouth of the State How the Stewardess Lost Her Stripes Can Trade Ever Harm a Country? . Monday, January 02, 2006
CIA-Clowns Idiots Assholes (Thanks to INDC.) There is a video out called "America's Dumbest Criminals", well, there should be a companion piece about the CIA. See here... . Highly Recommended On-Line Articles Help the Mises Institute Make The Difference A Flood of Folly Is the Inflation Monster Tamed? . Odd Facts (From Pamela, our correspondent in Bay Ridge.) * The longest one-syllable word in the English language is "screeched." * No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver or purple. * "Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt". * Almonds are members of the peach family. * Winston Churchill was born in a ladies' room during a dance. * Maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable. * There are only four words in the English language which end in"-dous" tremendous,horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous. * Los Angeles's full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula" and can be abbreviated to 3.63% of its size, "L.A." * A cat has 32 muscles in each ear. * An ostrich's eye is bigger than it's brain. * Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur. * In most advertisements, including newspapers, the time displayed on a watch is 10:10. * Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer. * The characters Bert and Ernie on Sesame Street were named after Bert the cop and Ernie the taxi driver in Frank Capra's "Its A Wonderful Life". * A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds. * A dime has 118 ridges around the edge. * It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open. * The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket. * John Lennon's first girlfriend was named Thelma Pickles. * The average person falls asleep in seven minutes. . Another Threat to US Work Productivity (From Tara, our correspondent on the Upper Left Side.) Whack-a-Penguin, for fun! http://www.korenwolf.net/pingu/long-distance.html . Sunday, January 01, 2006
White House Releases President Bush's New Years's Resolutions (Thanks to Scrappleface.) The New Year's Resolutions of the Commander-In-Chief have been released. I particulary liked this one:
For the rest of the list, see here... . THE LEFT COAST REPORT The Best of LCR 2005 A Political Look at Hollywood By James Hirsen A NewsMax Report Headlines (Click here for complete stories): 1. Ozzy Osbourne Shares Secret Cure 2. Bono's Green Jeans 3. The Pitt-Jolie Air Sale 4. PETA's Felonious Follies 5. Kate Hudson Sees Dead People . Highly Recommended On-Line Articles Repeal the Minimum Wage War as Spoliation Bush Battles the Chinese Sock Threat . The Refdesk Sites of the Day are: The Harvard Classics The most comprehensive and well-researched anthology of all time comprises both the 50-volume '5-foot shelf of books' and the the 20-volume Shelf of Fiction. Together they cover every major literary figure, philosopher, religion, folklore and historical subject through the twentieth century. ----- Editor and Publisher Editor & Publisher is the authoritative journal covering all aspects of the North American newspaper industry, including business, newsroom, advertising, circulation, marketing, technology, online and syndicates. ----- Charges on Your Phone Bill Consumers are often confused by the various charges and items on their monthly phone bills. Under the FCC’s Truth-in-Billing rules, phone companies must provide clear, non-misleading, plain language in describing bill services, and identify the service provider associated with each charge; they must also display, on each bill, one or more toll-free numbers customers may use to inquire or dispute any charge on the bill. Related site: Sample Phone Bill. ----- Being Irish - American means... (From Mal, our correspondent on the Left Coast.) * you will never play professional basketball * you swear very well * at least one of your cousins holds political office * you think you sing very well * you have no idea how to make a long story short * you are very good at playing a lot of very bad golf * there isn't a huge difference between losing your temper and killing someone * much of your food was boiled * you have never hit your head on the ceiling * you spent a good portion of your childhood kneeling * you're strangely poetic after a few beers * you're poetic a lot * you will be punched for no good reason ... a lot * some punches directed at you are legacies from past generations * your sister will punch you because your brother punched her * many of your sisters are Catherine, Elizabeth or Mary ... and one is Mary Catherine Elizabeth * someone in your family is incredibly cheap ... it is more than likely you * you don't know the words but that doesn't stop you from singing * you can't wait for the other guy to stop talking so you can start talking * "Irish Stew" is the euphemism for "boiled leftovers from the fridge" * you're not nearly as funny as you think you are, but what you lack in talent, you make up for in frequency * there wasn't a huge difference between your last wake and your last kegger party * you are, or know someone, named "Murph" * if you don't know Murph, then you know "Mac" * if you don't know Murph or Mac, then you know "Sully" * you'll probably also know Sully McMurphy * you are genetically incapable of keeping a secret * your parents were on a first name basis with everyone at the local emergency room and last but not least ... Being Irish means ... * your attention span is so short that --- oh, forget it. . I'D LIKE THIS BACK IF IT APPLIES (From Pamela, our correpondent in Bay Ridge.) A little girl went to her bedroom and pulled a glass jelly jar from its hiding place in the closet. She poured the change out on the floor and counted it carefully. Three times, even. The total had to be exactly perfect. No chance here for mistakes. Carefully placing the coins back in the jar and twisting on the cap, she slipped out the back door and made her way 6 blocks to Rexall's Drug Store with the big red Indian Chief sign above the door. She waited patiently for the pharmacist to give her some attention but hewas too busy at this moment. Tess twisted her feet to make ascuffing noise. Nothing. She cleared her throat with the most disgusting sound she could muster. No good. Finally she took a quarter from her jar and banged it on the glass counter. That did it! "And what do you want?" the pharmacist asked in an annoyed toneof voice. I'm talking to my brother from Chicago whom I haven'tseen in ages," he said without waiting for a reply to his question. "Well, I want to talk to you about my brother," Tess answered back in the same annoyed tone. "He's really, really sick... and I want to buy a miracle." " I beg your pardon?" said the pharmacist. " His name is Andrew and he has something bad growing inside his head and my Daddy says only a miracle can save him now. So how much does a miracle cost?" "We don't sell miracles here, little girl. I'm sorry but I can't help you," the pharmacist said, softening a little. "Listen, I have the money to pay for it. If it isn't enough, I will get the rest. Just tell me how much it costs." The pharmacist's brother was a well dressed man. He stooped down and asked the little girl, "What kind of a miracle does your brother need?" " I don't know," Tess replied with her eyes welling up. Ijust know he's really sick and Mommy says he needs an operation. But my Daddy can't pay for it, so I want to use my money." " How much do you have?" asked the man from Chicago. "One dollar and eleven cents," Tess answered barely audibly. "And it's all the money I have, but I can get some more if I need to." "Well, what a coincidence," smiled the man. "A dollar and eleven cents---the exact price of a miracle for little brothers. " He took her money in one hand and with the other hand he grasped her mitten and said "Take me to where you live. I want to see your brother and meet your parents. Let's see if I have the miracle you need." That well dressed man was Dr. Carlton Armstrong, a surgeon, specializing in neuro-surgery. The operation was completed free of charge and it wasn't long until Andrew was home again and doing well. Mom and Dad were happily talking about the chain of events that had led them to this place. That surgery," her Mom whispered. "was a real miracle. I wonder how much it would have cost?" Tess smiled. She knew exactly how much a miracle cost...one dollar and eleven cents ... plus the faith of a little child.. In our lives, we never know how many miracles we will need. A miracle is not the suspension of natural law, but the operation of a higher law.. I know you'll keep the ball moving! Here it goes. Throw it back to someone who means something to you! A ball is a circle, no beginning, no end. It keeps us together like ourCircle of Friends. But the treasure inside for you to see is thetreasure of friendship you've granted to me. Today I pass the friendship ball to you. Pass it on to someone who is a friend to you. MY OATH TO YOU... When you are sad.....I will dry your tears. When you are scared.....I will comfort your fears. When you are worried.....I will give you hope. When you are confused.....I will help you cope. And when you are lost....And can't see the light, I shall be your beacon.....Shining ever so bright. This is my oath.....I pledge till the end. Why you may ask?.....Because you're my friend. Signed: GOD YOU ARE REQUESTED TO SEND THIS LETTER IT TO AT LEAST 10 PEOPLE, INCLUDING THE PERSON WHO SENT IT TO YOU. . |
