Free iPods?

I have my doubts, but enough people out there on tha Intarweb have reported that this actually works, so I signed up for it. Here’s the way it works. You sign up by clicking on my referral link. You sign up for one of their offers (I recommend the infone offer. They don’t charge a monthly fee, there’s no free trial period after which they charge you 2 bazillion dollars, and your credit card doesn’t get charged unless you use it. Plus, you get credit instantly!). Then get five friends to do the same (like I’m doing right now). Once they all get credit, you get a free iPod! Sound good? Cool, now click my referral link and sign up so I can start working on my free iPod!

Dennis Hastert may be a pedophile

I mean, we just don’t know for sure that he’s not. And considering he’s willing to go on Fox News Sunday and assert that George Soros is a drug dealer, I think it’s fair to throw out unsubstantiated accusations about his own character.

“You know, I don’t know where George Soros gets his money. I don’t know where — if it comes overseas or from drug groups or where it comes from,” Hastert mused. An astonished Chris Wallace asked: “Excuse me?” The Speaker went on: “Well, that’s what he’s been for a number years — George Soros has been for legalizing drugs in this country. So, I mean, he’s got a lot of ancillary interests out there.” Wallace: “You think he may be getting money from the drug cartel?” Hastert: “I’m saying I don’t know where groups – could be people who support this type of thing. I’m saying we don’t know.”

Flip flop

President Bush’s comments on winning the war on terrorism…

April 13: “One of the interesting things people ask me, now that we are asking questions, is, ‘Can you ever win the war on terror?’ Of course you can.”

July 14: “I have a clear vision and a strategy to win the war on terror.”

Yesterday: “I don’t think you can win it. But I think you can create conditions so that those who use terror as a tool are less acceptable in parts of the world.” If that’s not a flip flop, I don’t know what is.

When asked if he thought the war on terror could be won, John Kerry replied, “Absolutely.”

Unfortunately, I gotta go with Bush on this one. There’s no white flag for the terrorists to raise, no peace treaty to sign to signal an end to the “war.” But you can make them irrelevant and cripple them enough to render their acts insignificant. However, this is not America’s war alone. We need the cooperation of the world community to make it work, and that’s something we don’t have right now.

Update:
As quick as you can say “waffle”, President Bush is back to saying we will win the war on terror. I thought they would be trying to keep a tight message during the week of their convention, but that crafty interviewer Matt Lauer (of that stellar “news” show, the Today show) somehow managed to sidetrack him, if only for a day.

An Olympic marathon debacle

As I am sure everyone has heard by now, an otherwise great Olympic marathon was marred by a nut job pushing the leading runner from Brazil into the crowd on the side of the course.

A few thoughts from my vast experience in marathoning (1 completed marathon).

1. The guy would not have won the gold. The Italian and American runners behind him were cranking pretty hard and would have gotten him even if he hadn’t gotten run off

2. He shouldn’t get a duplicate gold. The appropriate gesture is the one he’s already gotten: the Pierre de Coubertin medal.

3. An American actually won a silver medal!?!?!? Wow, never saw that coming.

4. Oh yeah, he was born in Eritrea and became a US citizen in 1998 because he wasn’t sure if Eritrea would be competing in the Sydney Olympics. Welcome to the USA, Meb! Good to have you here.

5. I don’t care if you finished 65th like Dan Browne did, coming into that stadium had to be the highlight of your career.

I’m on Gmail

Thanks to my man Lance, who hooked me up with a Gmail account. Lovely 1GB of storage for all my spam.

I’m still mainly using my the-ds.com address though, but if you feel like it, shoot me an email at brian-dot-dauernheim-at-gmail-dot-com.

I’m on Gmail

Thanks to my man Lance, who hooked me up with a Gmail account. Lovely 1GB of storage for all my spam.

I’m still mainly using my the-ds.com address though, but if you feel like it, shoot me an email at brian-dot-dauernheim-at-gmail-dot-com.

I’m on Gmail

Thanks to my man Lance, who hooked me up with a Gmail account. Lovely 1GB of storage for all my spam.

I’m still mainly using my the-ds.com address though, but if you feel like it, shoot me an email at brian-dot-dauernheim-at-gmail-dot-com.

I’m on Gmail

Thanks to my man Lance, who hooked me up with a Gmail account. Lovely 1GB of storage for all my spam.

I’m still mainly using my the-ds.com address though, but if you feel like it, shoot me an email at brian-dot-dauernheim-at-gmail-dot-com.

I’m on Gmail

Thanks to my man Lance, who hooked me up with a Gmail account. Lovely 1GB of storage for all my spam.

I’m still mainly using my the-ds.com address though, but if you feel like it, shoot me an email at brian-dot-dauernheim-at-gmail-dot-com.

I’m on Gmail

Thanks to my man Lance, who hooked me up with a Gmail account. Lovely 1GB of storage for all my spam.

I’m still mainly using my the-ds.com address though, but if you feel like it, shoot me an email at brian-dot-dauernheim-at-gmail-dot-com.