Pat Robertson- the prominent dinosaur conservative- warned the residents in
This close-to-Alzheimer conservative put both foot in his mouth a couple month before after he told the reporter that the
Question is- If God always has something to do with human’s disasters, how can him explain what happened to the disaster in Florida, Louisiana, all in those Christian lands, and all around the world?
Moreover, intelligence design is not a science. Our life has tremendously changed from
It does not come from imaginations or blind faiths.
Please stop dragging our civilization back to when we were still living in the caves and believed that the entire natural phenomenon were the acts of God.
Tae Athikomvittaya
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3:20 PM
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The result of the election in several states yesterday has shown the sign of the Republican deteriorating poll number.
Obviously Bush has lost his magic to energize his base in
Isn’t it a sign for the Republican sinking popularity? Definitely.
Do they realize it? Totally.
This is why they are running around like a mad man to try to act tough in front of their base. Today, the Senate summoned the big oil companies’ executives and proposed the windfall profit tax. Since they and we all know that this is a non-starter policy, they politely ask the oil companies to donate 10 percent of their profit to help the low income people to pay for the heat this winter. Why I said it was a non-starter policy? Given the President and the Vice-President of the
To cope with the harsh criticism from the whole country about their spending, today, the Republican House majority came up with the grand plan to cut their spending. With their dinosaur mindset, they will cut the student loans, the Medicare and the veteran benefits. No one mention about porks and the tax cut for the rich. Again, the rich will always benefit from either in a bad time or a good time.
Nancy Pelosi came up strongly and condemned the irresponsibility of this plan. All Democrat will vote against it.
Obviously, the Republican is deteriorating and people start questioning about their leadership. However, how the Democrat will capitalize this time is crucial. These are the puzzles that the Dem have to solve.
- How the Dem distinguish themselves from the Republican in term of their own value, convictions and policy?
- What is the most important issue that matter to the American people? How they harmonize the god issue and the real issue?
- Why American people should trust the Dem more than the Republican?
Democrats have to assure the American people that they are a better choice than the Republican. People might want to vote for the Democrat but if they do not see the difference between these two parties and believe that the Democrat is not a better choice, they are more than likely to stick with the Republican.
To stick with the already known devil is better than to go with another not-known one.
Tae Athikomvittaya
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1:58 PM
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This is a very unusual November. I have lived in the east coast for almost 6 years; this is the first year that the temperature is still above 60 degree in November.
In October, the weather dipped into mid 40 degree. I thought I would have to bear another brutal winter in
I love holidays and it’s approaching. I am so happy to walk on the street and to see the stores and streets are being decorated with all light bulbs and color. In particular, when the weather is so warm, it even makes my experience more joyful.
On the weekend, one of my friends raised the issue of Global Warming. I said I did believe the Global Warming was real and the increasing level of natural disasters must, in certain degree, have something to do with it. However, at the dinner table, I raised the issue of the natural cycle of the climate that might have contributed to the unusually warm month.
The conversation was getting hot. I was bombarded by the accusation of being an ignorant human being (like Bush) who did not believe in the Global Warming just because I thought the natural climate cycle might have caused the unusual violence of the natural disaster lately.
At the end, I was so tired of defending myself. I concluded that I totally believed the Global Warming was real and it’s likely to increase the violence of the natural disaster but the climate cycle was real as well and I thought both factors combined and created the unusual climate.
A little warm this year should not hurt if it’s just the regular climate cycle. Just give us a little break from the past 2 years of brutal winter.
Tae Athikomvittaya
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12:59 PM
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The average life expectancy in the U.S. was 47 years. Only 14 percent of the homes in the U.S. had a bathtub.
Only 8 percent of the homes had a telephone.
the three-minute call from Denver to New York City cost eleven dollars.
There were only 8,000 cars in the U.S., and only 144 miles of paved roads.
The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph.
Alabama, Mississippi, Iowa, and Tennessee were e! ach more heavily populated than California. With a mere 1.4 million people, California was only the 21st most populous state in the Union.
The tallest structure in the world was the Eiffel Tower!
The average wage in the U.S. was 22 cents per hour.
The average U.S. worker made between $200 and $400 per year .
A competent accountant could expect to earn $2000 per year,
a dentist $2,500 per year, a veterinarian between $1,500 and $4,000 per year, and a mechanical engineer about $5,000 per year.
More than 95 percent of all births in the U.S. took place at home
Ninety percent of all U.S. doctors had no college education.
Instead, they attended so-called medical schools, many of which were condemned in the press and by the government as "substandard."
Sugar cost four cents a pound.
Eggs were fourteen cents a dozen.
Coffee was fifteen cents a pound.
Most women only washed their hair once a month, and used borax or egg > yolks for shampoo.
Canada passed a law that prohibited poor people from entering into > their country for any reason.
Five leading causes of death in the U.S. were:
1. Pneumonia and influenza 2. Tuberculosis 3. Diarrhea 4. Heart disease 5. Stroke
The American flag had 45 stars.
Arizona, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Hawaii, and Alaska hadn't been admitted to the Union yet. The population of Las Vegas, Nevada, was only 30!!!
There was no Mother's Day or Father's Day.
Two out of every 10 U.S. adults couldn't read or write.
Only 6 percent of all Americans had graduated from high school.
Marijuana, heroin, and morphine were all available over the counter at the local corner drugstores. Back then pharmacist said, "Heroin clears the complexion, gives > buoyancy to the mind, regulates the stomach and bowels, and is, in fact, a perfect guardian of health." (Shocking!)
Eighteen percent of households in the U.S. had at least one full-time servant or domestic help.
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9:41 AM
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