Archive for the 'Pure Speculation' Category

The news that Iran and the US are going to meet to discuss Iraq of all things seems strange on its face but lends credence to the idea that there was a geopolitcal strategy behind invading Iraq, right?
About that post title . . .

The Power of Dobson


Posted by Bruno on March 1st, 2006

I’m gonna pull a Contrarian and say that this note from Sam Alito to James Dobson was intentionally leaked:
“Dear Dr. Dobson:This is just a short note to express my heartfelt thanks to you and the entire staff of Focus on the Family for your help and support during the past few challenging months.
I would also [...]

Which Way Did He Go? Which Way Did He Go?


Posted by Contrarian on January 30th, 2006

The big question over the weekend was what will happen in Israel/Palestine now that Hamas is in charge. Thursday, we wondered whether it wasn’t actually an OK thing. That led to open speculation that perhaps this was, if not a desired result, at least an acceptable outcome. Today, Administration officials seem to support this reading, [...]

Free Mobile Home


Posted by Bruno on December 27th, 2005

What are the odds that this is a former meth lab?
This home is on the property we own and would like to have it hauled away. Dont know anything about it… Broken windows, trashed… ETC…
May be used for parts or storage?? MUST TAKE THE WHOLE THING!!!
Has tow tongue still intact, dont know about [...]

iTunes Triumphalism


Posted by Bruno on November 22nd, 2005

I knew they were getting big, but did you know that iTunes is the seventh largest music retailer in the U.S.? They’re bigger than Sam Goody, Borders and Tower Records. That’s wild.
What’s also interesting is that the top 6 companies are internet retailers (Amazon.com), big-box stores (Wal-Mart, Target), and electronics stores (F.Y.E., Circut [...]

Election Fallout


Posted by Bruno on November 9th, 2005

While it’s true that yesterday’s election results are no the watershed moment for Democrats that Howard Dean would have you believe they are, there’s no denying that the re-election of Democratic governors in NJ and VA, plus the defeat of GOP initiatives in CA and ME is better for Democrats and worse for Republicans than [...]

I’m this close to succumbing to Scooter Fatigue, but before that happens, I’d like to point to this article in New York Magazine. I do this for two reasons — one, because New York Magazine is not half bad these days and two, because writer John Heilemann gets at the broad brushstrokes that make this [...]

Be A Man!


Posted by Contrarian on October 27th, 2005

If the White Sox hadn’t won last night, if the heads of Satans Incarnate weren’t on the chopping block, if the hurricane season of the century wasn’t underway and if deaths in Iraq hadn’t reached a somber, media-friendly round number, would we have paid more attention to the fact that a major sports figure has [...]


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