Archives: June, 2005

Poll Stunner: 25% of Republicans Would Favor Impeachment; Invasion of Syria Imminent
Jon Ponder | Jun. 30, 2005

A quarter of Republicans are disgruntled with the president. They say he is doing a poor job – and they would call for his impeachment if they were convinced he lied about the war.
Good thing President Bush doesn’t look at polls because the new Zogby poll would seriously harsh his mellow: “Among [...]

Katherine Harris’ Hand Just Keeps Getting Stuck in the Money Jar
Trish Ponder | Jun. 30, 2005

If there’s one thing that distinguishes Katherine Harris’ career, it’s the ability to play fast and loose with the rules. You might be able to believe that Harris was just looking for her missing contact lens when her hand got stuck in the MZM Inc. cookie jar, except for the pattern of such behavior her [...]

Breslin — Florida Not Big Enough for Me and Jeb
Buck Banks | Jun. 30, 2005

At a recent writers workshop in Fort Lauderdale, “Sun-Sentinel” sports writer Michael Mayo asked legendary columnist and rabble-rouser Jimmy Breslin, 75, whether he was ready to retire to Florida:
After his talk, I asked if he’d ever become a Floridian, like so many other New Yorkers. He let out a curse and said, “You think I [...]

GOP Rep. Hayes Contradicts Bush & 9/11 Commission, Says Saddam Was Connected to 9/11
Jon Ponder | Jun. 30, 2005

Rep. Robin Hayes – a Republican from Concord, N.C. – has been caught red-handed, lying to the American people and his constituents, apparently attempting to bolster President Bush’s assertions in a speech Tuesday night that Iraqis were involved in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. connection Hayes made the untrue statements on CNN:
[Hayes said] [...]

Poll on Bush’s Speech Is Even Worse Than It Appears
Jon Ponder | Jun. 29, 2005

The 323 adults interviewed were 50% Republican, 23% Democratic and 27% independent.
Poll results are in on President Bush’s speech last night and they are underwhelming, at best. According to the CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll, an unimpressive but seemingly sturdy 46 percent said they had a “very positive” reaction to the speech.
That number [...]

Topics: Politics

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Bush’s Speech — What Did He Say?
Buck Banks | Jun. 29, 2005

Here is a text analysis of President Bush’s speech delivered at Fort Bragg June 28, 2005.

The speech contained 1996 words, 928 of them different words.
The compexity factor (lexical density) was 46.3%; readability on the Gunning-Fog Index, where 6 is easy and 20 is hard, was 8.6. On another readability scale where 100 is [...]

Topics: Politics

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Columba Bush Livin’ Large in Japan on the Taxpayer Dole
Trish Ponder | Jun. 29, 2005

It’s not just Halliburton living large on the taxpayer dole. Florida’s First Lady recently enjoyed the prize behind Door No. 1: an all-expense paid trip to Japan, along with her personal assistant and chef.
Tampa Tribune:
The trade and culture mission made by Bush’s wife, Columba, her executive assistant, Gail Campbell, and governor’s mansion chef Josh Butler [...]

Topics: Conservative Values, Jeb Watch, News, Politics

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Supremes to Pensito Review — Cease and Desist
Buck Banks | Jun. 29, 2005

The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on peer-to-peer file-sharing networks earlier this week may hold unforeseen ramifications for Pensito Review. While aimed primarily at such P-to-P products as Grokster and Napster, it appears the ruling also might impact Penster, Pensito Review’s P-to-P truth-sharing network.
Penster is the backbone of Pensito Review, providing the technological [...]

Topics: About Us, Polls

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Poll: Nelson Ahead of Harris in Florida Senate Race
Jon Ponder | Jun. 29, 2005

A new Quinnipiac University Polling Institute shows that incumbent Florida Senator Bill Nelson is ahead of his best known rival in the 2006 race:
Quinnipiac’s snapshot of that race some 14 months before the primary showed Nelson favored by 55 percent of those asked to 26 percent for [Republican state House Speaker Allan] Bense. [GOP state [...]

Topics: Politics

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‘Freedom Tower’ Design for WTC Site Unveiled
Jon Ponder | Jun. 29, 2005

Curbed:
With one eye on monolithism and the other on monotheism, the powers that be will unveil the new Freedom Tower design later this morning. Gone is Daniel Libeskind’s dream, replaced with David Childs’ new favored son, an 82-story tower that sorta vaguely kinda echoes the old Twin Tower design. More fun facts about the newcomer:
1) [...]

Topics: Culture

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