Monthly Archives: October 2010

Rains cause floods in Haiti; officials say 12 dead

Posted on October 18, 2010 by The Great One

If it wasn’t for the fact that I’m not a superstitious person, I’d say that the people of Haiti are jinxed. But being that I’m not superstitious, my gut feeling is that the Haitian people are not the sharpest knives … Continue reading →

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Super typhoon lashes Philippines, kills at least 3

Posted on October 18, 2010 by The Great One

It is always the poor throughout the world who suffer most from natural disasters. And it seems storms, hurricanes, earthquakes, etc. always “seek out” those most unfortunate among us. TGO Refer to story below. Source: Associated Press By BULLIT MARQUEZ, … Continue reading →

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Pope defends priestly celibacy

Posted on October 18, 2010 by The Great One

As much as I’d hate to agree with the Pope, I don’t believe that there is a correlation whatsoever between celibacy, sexual abuse and pedophilia. The leap from celibacy to sexually abusing children is a big one. One thing has … Continue reading →

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Foreclosure problems “shameful”: Housing Secretary

Posted on October 17, 2010 by The Great One

This entire issue with banks and foreclosures is a fiasco. Banks, along with the federal government, are largely responsible for the current economic problems in this country. The sad part of it is that there is little the American people … Continue reading →

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Super typhoon only hours away from Philippines

Posted on October 17, 2010 by The Great One

Whenever a strong storm strikes a country such as the Philippines, which is basically poor, has sub-standard building construction standards and and even poorer building code enforcement, particularly in rural areas, one can expect widespread damage along with injuries and … Continue reading →

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Gunmen kill 21 in Pakistan’s largest city

Posted on October 17, 2010 by The Great One

These Muslim countries with all their religious sects and tribes will never become civilized. No sooner is there a hint of progress in any given area that some radical group doesn’t come along and terrorize the people. TGO Refer to … Continue reading →

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Australian Catholics honor nun as first saint

Posted on October 17, 2010 by The Great One

What nonsense! I didn’t realize our friends Down Under were as gullible when it came to religion as the numb-nuts here in the States. I suppose religion is a disease that affects mankind in all corners of the globe. It’s … Continue reading →

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Iran orders hand amputation of confessed thief

Posted on October 16, 2010 by The Great One

Amputating a man’s hand for stealing candy… Nice. The article states that these kinds of convictions; stoning people to death, amputations, flogging, public executions, etc. reflect poorly on Islam. Not to worry, Islam’s reputation as a barbaric faith couldn’t be … Continue reading →

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Attacks hit Kandahar, killing 2 Afghan civilians

Posted on October 16, 2010 by The Great One

In the photograph below we witness an Afghan soldier calling for prayer. This is one of the two things Muslims are best at: praying and blowing things up (including people). One would think that these two acts, praying and killing, … Continue reading →

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Chavez pledges oil to Belarus for 200 years

Posted on October 16, 2010 by The Great One

It is said that there’s always a first time for everything; this very well may be true. Today is the first time I see an orangutan wearing a red scarf. One dictator selling oil to another dictator, both of whom … Continue reading →

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Explosion in Chinese coal mine kills 20, traps 17

Posted on October 16, 2010 by The Great One

It is said that one should never say never, but I don’t believe anyone can throw enough money my way to ever go underground and work in a mine. I realize the financial hardships that people endure and therefore the … Continue reading →

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Ecuador: 4 miners trapped after tunnel collapses

Posted on October 16, 2010 by The Great One

More mining catastrophes… TGO Refer to story below. Source: Associated Press Fri Oct 15, 10:16 pm ET QUITO, Ecuador – A tunnel collapsed in a gold mine in southern Ecuador on Friday, trapping four miners 490 feet (150 meters) underground. Authorities said rescue efforts … Continue reading →

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Obama’s half brother in Kenya says he married teen

Posted on October 16, 2010 by The Great One

What can a 52 year-old man share in common with a 19 year-old teenager? My answer, other than sex, would be nothing. And as if this wasn’t bad enough, this guy has two other wives… It is no wonder that … Continue reading →

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Israel unlikely champ in global real estate

Posted on October 14, 2010 by The Great One

Real estate investments in Israel, why of course, I can’t think of anywhere on this planet that I’d rather own property than in Israel; unless of course I have the choice of buying a home in the Amazon jungle, or … Continue reading →

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US, reversing course, backs Afghan peace effort

Posted on October 14, 2010 by The Great One

Negotiate peace with the Taliban; is Barack Obama on drugs; what is there to negotiate??? I am beginning to think that Barack Obama is everything the opposition said he was two years ago; and none of it was good. After … Continue reading →

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O’Donnell, Coons face off in feisty Senate debate

Posted on October 14, 2010 by The Great One

If this bimbo, Christine O’Donnell, ran for public office against a chimpanzee, there is no question where my vote would go. I cannot believe that the national IQ of this country has dropped to the point where we continue to … Continue reading →

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Banks seize 288K homes in Q3, but challenges await

Posted on October 14, 2010 by The Great One

What an absolute mess these banks have created… The sad part of it is that these crooked banks are backed by the federal government! Meanwhile, the average citizen continues getting screwed. It will never happen of course, but wouldn’t it … Continue reading →

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They’re all out: 33 miners raised safely in Chile

Posted on October 14, 2010 by The Great One

And then there were none… Except for the last rescue worker, which was the first man to enter the mine through the rescue tunnel over 24 hours ago, all 33 miners are safe and accounted for. By the time of … Continue reading →

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Mideast conflict blamed for Christian exodus

Posted on October 13, 2010 by The Great One

I am going to offer a different point of view with respect to the title of this article. I blame the 2.5 billion-plus morons who support Islam, Christianity and Judaism. The people of this world are to blame for supporting … Continue reading →

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NATO: 4 service members killed in Afghan blast

Posted on October 13, 2010 by The Great One

At one end of the spectrum we have great news in terms of the so-far successful rescue mission of the trapped miners in Chile. At the other, we have terrible news as these poor soldiers continue dying needlessly in Afghanistan … Continue reading →

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13 Chilean miners emerge in problem-free rescue

Posted on October 13, 2010 by The Great One

This is an amazing story. If those associated with this rescue mission manage to safely extract all 33 of the trapped miners in Chile, it has to be considered as one of man’s greatest  achievements of this young century. Hopefully … Continue reading →

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First of 33 trapped Chilean miners rescued

Posted on October 12, 2010 by The Great One

One down, or should I say up; 32 to go!!! TGO Refer to story below. Source: Associated Press Photography: Reuters SAN JOSE MINE, Chile – Florencio Avalos, the first of 33 miners to be rescued, has surfaced after 69 days … Continue reading →

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Chile choreographs dramatic finish to rescue saga

Posted on October 12, 2010 by The Great One

If every trapped miner is successfully rescued this would be a real testament to the human spirit and the urge to survive. TGO Refer to story below. Source: Associated Press By MICHAEL WARREN, Associated Press Writer Michael Warren, Associated Press … Continue reading →

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Johnson lifts Titans past sloppy Cowboys 34-27

Posted on October 11, 2010 by The Great One

What is Jerry Jones waiting for? He has always been so quick to pull the trigger when a head coach doesn’t perform, yet he has Wade Phillips running this team into the ground and doesn’t fire him. With the talent … Continue reading →

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Gunmen kill 4 anti-al-Qaida fighters in Iraq

Posted on October 11, 2010 by The Great One

These people truly are barbarians. Their life consists of nothing but turmoil, violence and hatred, all of which is inspired by religious belief. Sad as it is, each and every American life lost in the war in Iraq was wasted. … Continue reading →

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Living under a flight path may be bad for the heart: study

Posted on October 10, 2010 by The Great One

Interesting… TGO Refer to story below. Source: Reuters Sun Oct 10, 7:20 pm ET NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) – Living with airplanes thundering over your head could put your heart at risk, according to a Swiss study. After studying 4.6 million adults across Switzerland, … Continue reading →

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A glut of fatwas spurs Saudi king to impose curbs

Posted on October 10, 2010 by The Great One

There really isn’t much more that I can state with regard to the stupidities that religions across the globe demand of their brain-dead followers. Anyone who has read this Blog knows that I have repeatedly criticized all religions and their … Continue reading →

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Samoan superwoman Opeloge wins +75kg gold

Posted on October 10, 2010 by The Great One

The picture below is that of a woman??? Wow, I’d hate to see what the man who would dare take her to bed must look like! TGO Refer to story below. Source: Associated Press NEW DELHI (AFP) – Samoa’s Ele … Continue reading →

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Pope opens summit on Mideast Christians

Posted on October 10, 2010 by The Great One

More BS from Pope Benedict XVI… What he actually means in the last sentence of the article is that he hopes the summit will be helpful in determining how to avoid losing followers and the income they generate for the … Continue reading →

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Up to 40 states plan inquiry into foreclosure data

Posted on October 10, 2010 by The Great One

What an absolute mess! The banking industry is the main culprit behind the economic crisis that we’re currently in, and yet they continue to screw things up even further. This, despite the fact that the federal government has committed billions … Continue reading →

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Pope has received letter from Ahmadinejad

Posted on October 9, 2010 by The Great One

The letter to the Pope from Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad talks negatively about  the tendency toward a “material life.” Yeah, right! I’m sure the President of Iran lives in a modest three-bedroom, two-bath house in a typical Iranian neighborhood, drives … Continue reading →

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Indonesia picks up Playboy editor to face jail sentence

Posted on October 9, 2010 by The Great One

Isn’t it funny how religions are always obsessed with sex? It doesn’t matter what the faith is; Christians, Muslims, Mormons, etc., they all have strict rules about morality and sexual behavior. And the more religious the people are, the more … Continue reading →

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Bore hole reaches trapped Chilean miners

Posted on October 9, 2010 by The Great One

How horrible and claustrophobic must it be to be trapped underground for over two months? But as if this isn’t bad enough, just imagine being slowly hoisted up a narrow shaft to the Earth’s surface for a distance of over … Continue reading →

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Hungary village evacuated as new toxic flood ‘likely’

Posted on October 9, 2010 by The Great One

We humans are doing a really fine job of ruining this planet. At the rate we’re going in another 500 years, by the midway point of the millennium, this planet may be a wasteland. I realize no one alive today … Continue reading →

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British aid worker killed by Afghan captors: Hague

Posted on October 9, 2010 by The Great One

It is tragic that this woman was killed, but what the hell was she thinking? Why would anyone  risk their life by traveling to this sewage pit known as Afghanistan in an attempt to help these miserable people? One would … Continue reading →

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Scientists to look for China’s Bigfoot

Posted on October 9, 2010 by The Great One

Just as with UFOs, people are skeptical of the existence of these creatures. Yet in reality there is no reason why there couldn’t have been some form of ape/human mutation which occurred many thousands or even millions of years ago, … Continue reading →

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Pakistan to reopen border crossing that NATO uses

Posted on October 9, 2010 by The Great One

As stated on previous occasions on this Blog, we’re ten years into this war and continue to suffer setbacks. This war reminds me of when a great football team with incredible talent plays the worst team in the league and … Continue reading →

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Governor among 20 killed in Afghan mosque blast

Posted on October 8, 2010 by The Great One

More of the same in Afghanistan… This war is an embarrassment for the United States. Since we’re so concerned about public opinion, which is no way to fight a war, why not tell our soldiers to drop their weapons and … Continue reading →

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German militants training in Pakistani border area

Posted on October 7, 2010 by The Great One

Now the Germans are getting into the “act.” What is this world coming to? TGO Refer to story below. Source: Associated Press By DAVID RISING, Associated Press Writer David Rising, Associated Press Writer ISLAMABAD – The video at first seems … Continue reading →

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8 Taliban killed by NATO as war enters 10th year

Posted on October 7, 2010 by The Great One

Eight more Taliban killed, eight million more to go; and their numbers are growing faster than their death rate. Brilliant!!! If the war continues for another ten years, there will be several thousand more Taliban dead and another couple of … Continue reading →

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Religion News in Brief

Posted on October 7, 2010 by The Great One

What a surprise; a delinquent evangelist preacher in jail for sex crimes and his “enforcer” on the run. I wonder what the numb-nuts who threw their money away by giving it to these criminals in the name of Jesus are … Continue reading →

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Religion News in Brief

Posted on October 7, 2010 by The Great One

More temples means more money for the church as no doubt there are more than enough stupid people in the world to fill every church, temple, mosque and synagogue that can possibly be built. And yet it is said that … Continue reading →

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Southern Baptist leader on yoga: Not Christianity

Posted on October 7, 2010 by The Great One

Southern Baptists; is there a collectively more ignorant and gullible group of people in the United States than this bunch? Only two other groups of morons come to mind; Scientologists and Mormons. Either way, Southern Baptists are definitely in the … Continue reading →

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German Catholics want Santa-free Christmas

Posted on October 6, 2010 by The Great One

Leave it to the ignorant, brain-dead Catholics to come up with such stupidity. While it is true that Christmas has become all about consumerism, if there is one organization on this planet that is about expanding its business and increasing … Continue reading →

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FBI: Stripper, drugs, guns and judge don’t mix

Posted on October 6, 2010 by The Great One

What a character; strip bars, involvement with a prostitution, cocaine, prescription pills, gun charges… Ronald Reagan sure did a fine job in appointing this guy as federal judge. Refer to story below. Source: Associated Press By GREG BLUESTEIN, Associated Press … Continue reading →

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Britain’s No. 2 diplomat escapes attack in Yemen

Posted on October 6, 2010 by The Great One

As stated in a recent post on this Blog, Yemen is one of those countries where terrorism is on the rise. The war in Afghanistan is doing nothing but spreading terrorism to other regions of the world. The war has … Continue reading →

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25 NATO fuel tankers attacked in Pakistan

Posted on October 6, 2010 by The Great One

More of the same in this win-less war… TGO Refer to story below. Source: Associated Press By ABDUL SATTAR, Associated Press Writer Abdul Sattar, Associated Press Writer QUETTA, Pakistan – Gunmen torched more than two dozen tankers carrying fuel to … Continue reading →

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5 Afghan children among 9 dead in Kandahar blasts

Posted on October 6, 2010 by The Great One

Once again, as seems to be the recurring theme as of late, the United States are engaged in a win-less war. Trying to pick off Al-Qaida and Taliban militants almost one by one is pointless. Just consider the fact that … Continue reading →

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Death toll from Asian floods tops 100

Posted on October 6, 2010 by The Great One

Once again, it seems as if it’s always the most destitute people on the planet who are hit the hardest by natural disasters. So much so that it’s as if the impoverished specifically choose to live in areas subject to … Continue reading →

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Bomb kills 3 civilians in southeast Afghanistan

Posted on October 6, 2010 by The Great One

Naturally, the longer this war continues the more civilians will become casualties, especially since the barbarians we are fighting have no problem with killing their own. TGO Refer to brief story below. Source: Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan – A government … Continue reading →

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