Archive for May, 2007
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Wednesday, May 16th, 2007 Go to google.com and do an image search for Aretha Franklin.
So what did you think? I don’t know about you, but I highly doubt Aretha Franklin would have made it in today’s culture as a musical star. She simply isn’t sexy enough, thin enough, or glamorous enough. These thoughts highlight [...]
In A Galaxy Far, Far Away
Wednesday, May 16th, 2007Imagine having a birthday every 13 days, and living in a place where the sun never sets. Such is the description of a planet that European astronomers have spotted orbiting the red dwarf star Gliese 581, some 120 trillion miles away. They announced their discovery on April 26, and are claiming that the planet has [...]
Who Am I?
Wednesday, May 16th, 2007Statesman, orator, man of letters. These terms hardly begin either to capture my stature, or to convey an idea of the commanding influence I have exerted in the western world for two millennia.
My wide-ranging writings—whether my letters, or my speeches, or my summaries of Greek thinking, or my essays on friendship and old age—have been [...]
The Gig is Up for Giuliani
Wednesday, May 16th, 2007Rudy Giuliani hates abortion. He hates it so much, in fact, that he’s donated $900 over four years to Planned Parenthood, the leading abortion provider in the United States.
That was the embarrasing information that came to light last week after a rival presidential campaign leaked records revealing Giuliani’s donations to the organization. The former New [...]
Unrest in the Republican Ranks
Wednesday, May 16th, 2007Fox News analysts and other Republicans attempted to bury Ron Paul after the May 15 debate, but the congressman from Texas isn’t going away.
Rudy Giuliani’s performance in the first Republican presidential debate was lackluster, to say the least. One pundit even speculated that Giuliani didn’t really want to win the presidency (1).
But the former New [...]