Vince's Blog

United Nations Hit Iraqi People. Again.

The United Nations is stealing from the Iraqi people again. The internal investigation conducted by the UN -- the one to look into the UN Stealing billions from the starving Iraqi people -- has cost so far $30 million. The UN has decided it best to use the few funds leftover from the Oil-For-Food scandal to fund this investigation.

Dandy orginization, that.

Rather Not

Notable news fabricator Dan Rather has been nudged from his post as top news anchor at CBS. It seems the network is a tad embarassed by his antics in the recent election.

Rather is mulling offers from The National Enquirer and New York Times.

America Supports You

A new way to support our troops is available at AmericaSupportsYou.com.

Some examples of what's going on there:

Brittany and Robbie Bergquist, a brother-sister team in Massachusetts, have used their "Cell Phones for Soldiers" program to buy prepaid calling cards so deployed servicemembers can call home.

Other groups set up programs so children of deployed troops could listen to or watch their mom or dad read bedtime stories to them.

Excellent program.

Michael Moore is #1

The outspoken mockumentarian, whose anti-Bush propaganda film "Fahrenheit 9/11" ended up hurting Democrats, ranks No. 1 on this year's "Frigid 50" published by online movie magazine FilmThreat.com.

"The Frigid 50 ice pack have left audiences cold with their overbearing personalities, poor career choices and chronic inability to stop making fools of themselves," the site said.

Worship the Darkness

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A visit to church may be good for the soul but not so good for the lungs, a new study shows.

Scientists from Maastricht University found that burning candles and incense in church can release dangerous levels of potentially carcinogenic particles, according to research published this week in the European Respiratory Journal.

"After a day of candle burning we found about 20 times as much as by a busy road," Theo de Kok, the author of the study, told Reuters.

"These levels were so unbelievably high we thought we should report it to the public."

Total Embarrassment

Detroit, my home town, disgraced itself beyond anything I've seen in sports in my lifetime.

The Brawl

Indiana players were involved, but the Detroit fans were also at fault. Anyone involved should all be arrested.

Disgrace.

Those Wacky Kids

ATLANTA (AP)- The father of one of two 13-year-old girls accused of serving poisoned cake to about a dozen students said Thursday he and his daughter were sorry it happened.

"It was a horrible prank that went too far and a lot of people have suffered," the father told The Associated Press. The man asked that he not be identified by name to protect his daughter.

The girls were held on assault charges Wednesday, a day after handing out the cornbread cake at East Cobb Middle School.

Lab tests showed the icing contained an expired prescription drug, bleach, clay and hot-pepper sauce, police said. Twelve students, mostly seventh-graders, were treated and released.

Tivo to Slow

TiVo is preparing to introduce services to help advertisers be noticed even when viewers skip through commercials on its digital video recorders.

Kimber Sterling, director for advertising and research sales at TiVo in Alviso, Calif., confirmed a report of the planned services that appeared yesterday in The Los Angeles Times. The services include "fast-forward tags," which will allow an advertiser to pay for its logo or another image to appear on part of the screen when viewers fast-forward through its commercials. Advertisers will not be able to buy tags for display during commercials by their competitors, Mr. Sterling said.

Bareoke Night

You're on stage, you're in your underwear and you can't remember the words to 'Mandy' -- no, you're not in Barry Manilow's worst nightmare, you're just in Pittsburgh, where they're putting the ''naked'' back into karaoke. Shy would-be Shanias and Axls, take heart: Stripping for a song is entirely optional at Tennyson Lodge, but the club's exotic dancers are on hand to provide barely-clothed backup.

Bareoke Night

World's Largest Digital Photo

The 2.5 Gigapixel Photo
If this photo were printed, it would measure 6.67 m by 2.67 m (300 dpi).

The final image size is 7.5 GB.

Now to find a frame.

Quote of the Day

"In time of war, if you go through a bad neighborhood, I don't want a little French poodle, I want a rottweiler on my hands."

-- KISS frontman GENE SIMMONS, on why he voted for U.S. President GEORGE W. BUSH over JOHN KERRY.

This DVD Will Self-Destruct in 48 Hours

Today marks the release date for producer Howard Rosenman's new independent film "Noel" on about 100 movie-theater screens throughout the country. But around the same time, it also will be available on disposable DVDs sold on Amazon.com. Later, on the Sunday after Thanksgiving, "Noel" will air on Time Warner Inc.'s TNT cable channel.

The DVD release comes with a hitch: The $4.99 disc will be coated with a chemical that makes the movie unplayable 48 hours after the package has been opened.

The point of the self-destructing discs? Producers of "Noel" hope they will help whip up preliminary buzz for the film, while preserving sales of a permanent DVD that will be released later.

Walt Disney Co. is using the same technology, known as Flexplay, on a trial basis in certain markets around the country, offering disposable versions of already-released movies for consumers who don't want the hassle of returning a rental DVD.

www.flexplay.com

Idiot of the Week

Indiana Pacers forward Ron Artest said Wednesday that he asked coach Rick Carlisle for time off because of a busy schedule that included promoting a soon-to-be released rap album, which led to his two-game benching.

''My body has been aching, I was going to take some time off, and I said it the wrong way,'' Artest said. ''Everything that happened wasn't too negative. I kind of surprised the team by wanting to take some games off, just to get back together, maybe stay home for a little bit, rest a little bit and come back.''

He certainly surprised Carlisle, who said Tuesday that the situation ''compromised the integrity of the team.''

''I don't know what that means,'' Artest said. ''They probably expected a little more, expected me to play every game. Everybody's different. It's early in the season, so I feel like I could take some time off early and be ready for the long stretch.''

Artest went on to explain that he really didn't know what "integrity" meant. "I keep meaning to ask my Dad or look in a dictionary."

Tower of Babble

I picked up an interesting new book by former UN Ambassado Dore Gold. A very good read.

Tower of Babble : How the United Nations Has Fueled Global Chaos

The Camera

Looking for a good source for news on the Middle East? With biased outfits such as the New York Times and Al Jazeera slanting facts left and right to promote their agenda, the picture can become very muddy. Enter the Camera.

The Camera keeps its lens focussed on the press and lets you know who is developing the real story. OK, I'll stop with the photography references. I promise.

New Tactic in Iraq

We're sending in reinforcements!

Pre-Election Prep

"John Kerry met with Ralph Nader last week. Both sides of every issue were discussed. And then, Nader spoke." --Jay Leno

Top 10 Songs about Space

Top Ten Space Songs.

Where's Space Cowboy?

Big Government

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - After exhorting citizens to smile more, flush toilets after use, be courteous on the road and to have more babies, Singapore is zeroing in on rude wedding guests in its latest bid to improve etiquette.

Infuriated by reports of weddings marred by tardy guests, the government-led Singapore Kindness Movement launched a "Punctuality Drive at Wedding Dinners" campaign for a second straight year, a spokeswoman for the group said on Friday.

CBS Declares Kerry Winner!

In an unprecedented announcement late Wednesday, CBS and Dan Rather have declared John Kerry as the new President of the United States, despite Kerry's concession to President Bush.

"We have verified memo's certifying that the clear winner of the election is John Kerry." Stated a frantic Dan Rather. "We will show them tonight in 60 Minutes and we're fully prepared to obtain more documents as needed."

Will They Take Communion?

TAIPEI (Reuters) - A man leaped into a lion's den at the Taipei Zoo on Wednesday to try to convert the king of beasts to Christianity, but was bitten in the leg for his efforts.

"Jesus will save you!" the 46-year-old man shouted at two African lions lounging under a tree a few meters away.

"Come bite me!" he said with both hands raised, television footage showed.

One of the lions, a large male with a shaggy mane, bit the man in his right leg before zoo workers drove it off with water hoses and tranquilizer guns.

Newspapers said that the lions had been fed earlier in the day, otherwise the man might have been more seriously hurt ... or worse.

Quote of the Election

If a frog had side pockets, he'd carry a handgun.
- Dan Rather, CBS Election Night Coverage

The New Bob

Despite the threats of "10,000 lawyers," Kerry has faced the reality of the situation and conceded. So he did one thing right. Finally.

In a very small way, I'm going to miss John Kerry. Much in the same way I do Baghdad Bob -- so misconstructed you have to laugh. But it will be good to have them both fade away forever.

On Track

The people have spoken and the country is moving forward in the right direction. Disturbingly close, for certain, but at least not derailed.

24 Hours of Madness

It's almost over. Soon the sight-gags, the mis-quotes, the flips, the flops, the botox injections, the manicures, the hyperbole, the CBS gaffes will all be over.

It's the election to end all elections: Bush vs. Anti-Bush. Never has the country been so divided.

George W. Bush may have some slow-to-evolve or possibly backwards views on things, but he is what he is. He can be measured and pegged.

The Anti-Bush candidate is a bit more slippery. He comes in many forms, all united in one purpose: to eliminate George Bush. Nothing elses matters.

The Anti-Bush candidate comes in the form of:

The hordes of the fanatical-left in the media, the sort of liberals who tolerate everything except those who disagree with them.

Hollywood narcissists, self-appointed arbiters of a nation's morals, who think the struggles for freedom are always someone else's fight.

Soft-headed Europeans who think engagement and dialogue with mass murderers is the way to achieve lasting peace.

The United Nations, which, if it had its multilateral way, would still be faithfully minding a world in which dictators like Saddam would rape, kill, and starve its citizens daily, as long as the greenbacks kept flowing into their hands

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Terrorists. If your bitterest enemies are the sort of people who hack the heads off unarmed, innocent civilians, then I would say you are probably doing something right.

France

CBS

Bush is facing a multi-headed foe and he has only one weapon: His resolve against terrorism and those who support it. Is it enough?