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Traitors and Dead Horses

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FBI’s newest ‘Most Wanted’ terrorist is American. Great headline, that. But when you actually read the story, you quickly discern that the headline is misleading:

A fugitive animal rights activist believed to be hiding outside the United States has become the first domestic terror suspect named to the FBI’s list of “Most Wanted” terrorists.

Daniel Andreas San Diego, a 31-year-old computer specialist from Berkeley, Calif., is wanted for the 2003 bombings of two corporate offices in California.

The guy is from Berkeley. If France can disclaim Marshal Pétain, can’t we disclaim everyone from Berkeley?

BTW: Surely it’s no coincidence that John Lindh came from the same neck of the woods.

Prices at Chinese Restaurants to Drop

I’d heard of the polo horse deaths, but I didn’t realize they were from Venezuela: All the dead horses were from the Venezuelan-owned team Lechuza Polo, a favorite to win the title at what’s described as the World Series of this sport. The team included about 40 thoroughbreds in all, maybe more. I know virtually nothing about The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, but does it strike anybody else as odd that the Communists assembled a great polo team? I would’ve thought polo was the most elitist of the elite sports, and therefore scorned by the egalitarians. Maybe Chavez provides free horses to everyone. More likely, the polo club participants are heavy favorites of the government, kinda like Wall Street execs are favorites of our government.

We’re Not Anti-Semites. We Just Don’t Like Jews.

Bitter anti-religion dude writes a children’s book that slams the three major religions. People object. Dude retorts with the intellectual honesty of a member of Congress after the AIG bonuses: “I don’t ridicule religions, they are ridiculous all by themselves.”

Dude also wears a big earring. I’m not stereotyping or making a personal attack, mind you. I’m just pointing it out.

Another link to same story. Excerpt:

Next, they meet a Catholic Bishop. They enter the church. “It was quite dark inside and it also smelled kind of weird.” Piglet and Hedgehop get exited when they see cookies and start stuffing them in their faces. The bishop yelled at them, saying they are not cookies but the body of Christ, which make the animals sick. “These are cannibals!” cried Piglet. “Away here immediately!”

More Handy Hints for a Slow Suicide

Yesterday, I posted a link to the 17 fattiest foods in America. Today, here’s a link to the fattiest fast foods, broken down by category (milkshake, hot sandwich, etc.), along with alternatives on the same menu that aren’t nearly as bad. To the best of my knowledge, none of the Venezuelan horses ate this food:

McDonald’s Large Triple Thick Chocolate Milkshake
Burger King Spicy Chick’n Crisp Sandwich
Taco Bell Grilled Stuft Beef Burrito
Sonic Chicken Club TOASTER Sandwich
Hardee’s Big Chicken Fillet Sandwich
Arby’s Roast Beef and Swiss Market Fresh Sandwich
Burger King Kids Double Cheeseburger and Kids Fries with Small Coke
Dairy Queen 6-Piece Chicken Strip Basket
Arby’s Large Mozzarella Sticks
Jack in the Box Bacon Cheddar Potato Wedges
Chick-fil-A Chick-n-Strips Salad with Buttermilk Ranch Dressing
Jack in the Box Sausage, Egg & Cheese Biscuit
Dairy Queen Large Strawberry CheeseQuake Blizzard
Burger King BIG FISH Sandwich with Tartar Sauce
Hardee’s Monster Thickburger
Arby’s Roast Turkey and Swiss Market Fresh Sandwich
Jack in the Box Chipotle Chicken Ciabatta
Carl’s Jr. Double Six Dollar Burger

Three Jack in the Box items made the list. We don’t have Jack in the Boxes around here anymore, so Marie and I went to one in Fresno. It was delicious. I would’ve gotten a second burger, but it was 3:00 in the afternoon and I was slated for a dinner with my host at 6:00. I started to order a second burger anyway, but Marie, ever the nagging dutiful wife, stopped me.

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