Fearing High Gas Prices, Sean Hannity Proposes Re-Invading Iraq and Kuwait To ‘Take All Their Oil’
January 15, 2011 No Comment
Tonight’s Hannity on Fox News featured a discussion by the Great American Panel about high gas prices, which host Sean Hannity claimed are “now gonna go up to three, four, five dollars a gallon again.” The panel ruefully noted that Arab sheiks possess great amounts of oil, and pointed out a recent statement by Kuwait’s oil minister that he believes the market can withstand $100-per-gallon oil. After… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Think Progress Discovery Date : 15/01/2011 05:59 Number of articles : 5
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With intricate beading and down-home charm, 53 Miss America contestants strutted outside a Las Vegas Strip casino Friday to show off shoes decorated for their native states. (Jan. 14)
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enlarge Credit: Life Magazine “Funny, your lips don’t move when you talk.” Click here to view this media January 14, 1986 saw a flurry of terrorist alerts and cautions issued by U.S. Embassies throughout Europe. The threat was coming from unnamed Palestinian groups over the recent outcome of the Achille Lauro hijacking . Fighting was escalating in Yemen between rebel forces and government troops. Buenos Aires was the scene of the worst rioting in years on the occasion of a visit from David Rockefeller, not one of the loved people in Argentina. And vice-President Bush joined Daniel Ortega at the Inauguration of Guatemalan President Vinicio Cerezo . Cerezo, who was largely viewed as a mouthpiece for the real military power behind the Guatemalan government, was vigorously supported by the Reagan administration and applauded by Reagan as a step in the direction towards democracy, despite the fact that within weeks most all the suppressive actions of the Guatemalan government were alive and well and rounding up suspects as usual. Fun and games and the usual rotation of the earth, slightly off its axis, this day in January 1986.
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Zsa Zsa Gabor’s right leg was amputated Friday in a life-saving surgery that doctors called successful. Gabor, who turns 94 on Feb. 6, was being watched carefully, but there were no complications, doctors said after the surgery. (Jan. 14)
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Fair’s fair, right? The last time we spoke, we gave you all ample opportunity to tell webOS’ new owners how revision 2.0 should be changed , and now that Microsoft’s latest and greatest has been on the open market for a few months, it’s time to do the same with Windows Phone 7 . It’s obvious that WP7 is a huge, huge leap forward over Windows Mobile, but as a fledgling mobile OS, there are naturally quite a few areas where improvements could be made. If you were blessed with the ability to magically wave a wand and change anything about Windows Phone 7, what would it be? Would you tweak how the email notification system works? Alter how the tiles are laid out? Make it just a bit more like the Kin ? Go on and spill your heart below — you’re an early adopter, you’ve earned the right. How would you change Windows Phone 7? originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 14 Jan 2011 22:52:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Did you know that popes can be given posthumous credit for working miracles? That’s what may be in store for the late Pope John Paul II, who is being helped along the path to sainthood by his successor, current Pope Benedict XVI, and by a French nun who believes John Paul II played a key role in her recovery from Parkinson’s disease after his death.
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President Obama is fixing to relax the restrictions on Americans traveling to Cuba, but greater access would only be granted to certain kinds of U.S. citizens—namely, students and members of church groups—in the near future.
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News that the stars have shifted alignment, astrologically speaking, is leaving Horoscope readers atwitter. Many are hearing that their sign might have changed and there is even a neglected 13th constellation. (Jan. 14)
Continue reading …Sierra On-Line games hit iPad via web app, those old enough to remember them rejoice
January 15, 2011 No Comment
You may or may not be old enough to remember Sierra On-Line, makers of such fine games as Leisure Suit Larry , the King’s Quest , and Police Quest , but none of that matters anymore. Thanks to the folks over at Sarien, you now have access to these glorious titles via your iPad ‘s web browser. The entire catalog has been ported over, and the games which were previously available via the web only are now there on your Apple tablet! The whole shebang is now hosted on Amazon ‘s content distribution network, and the games have been extensively tweaked for that multitouch interface. Sarien hasn’t apparently been issued a cease and desist from Activision — owners of the catalog — yet, so get these free gems of yesteryear while you can. Sierra On-Line games hit iPad via web app, those old enough to remember them rejoice originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 14 Jan 2011 21:40:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …From GoLeft TV: The History of Right Wing Hate Talk : Conservative hate talkers are not a new phenomena, and as Mike Papantonio points out on The Ed Schultz Show, hateful and violent rhetoric from the right existed back in the days of JFK, and many believe that this is what led to his assassination.
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