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Jawohl Mein Führer!

With friends like Matt Iglesias, who needs a Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda?

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This tranquil haven of democracy

Let's face it, budget problems means drastic budget cuts.

It is time to remember what some of our top priorities should be in these troubled economic times.

Family values, of course, should remain one of our top priorities.

Lifeguards have long had responsibility for the enforcement of laws and regulations.



Municipal Code sections have been known to be added to give lifeguards the specific title of public officer; with the right to arrest for misdemeanors and infractions. This also gave lifeguards the right to release those arrested on their written promise to appear in court at a future time. In other words, in some counties, lifeguards have been given the right to issue citations.



In some instances, lifeguards assigned to harbor patrol functions are designated as harbor police, which eventually makes these lifeguards peace officers.



I know; it's a tough job but someone's got to do it.

Lifeguard Service all over the States has continued to expand and improve its operations to accommodate the increased use of beaches and waterways over the years.

As County commissioners are deciding what program should be among the ones they have to cut to make up for their budget shortfall, they ought to be reminded that the skills and techniques of life-guarding have come a long way. As such skills and techniques continue to improve, so will the Lifeguard Service and the great ministry they render our Nation.

Most people agree, the extra eyes make them feel safer. And safety is what the land of the free and the home of the brave is all about, right?

It means other County programs will have to be at risk of getting the budget cut ax, of course. But there are so many useless programs to choose from in our needlessly overburdened County budgets. After all, how many public libraries does this Nanny Nation of ours really need anyway?



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A Woman's Place

They weren't?


Oh, pooh!

Don't you just hate it when a filmmaker, nowadays, just doesn't understand what the proper place of a woman in a fantasy setting should be?


Obviously, Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg didn't properly research their subject:


Many a popinjay do agree with Fred.

Witness: Kenneth Turan's vitriolic review of Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland:


Goodness gracious . . .


Otto Weininger must be rolling in his grave :)

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After sharing a couple of beers with Pope Benedict XVI, director James Cameron sees error of his ways

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"Avatar Urbi et Orbi," a new revised version of James Cameron's "Avatar," under the direction of Rev. Ferderico Lombardi, more in tune with Vatican's values, is in the making.


We had it from good authority already that James Cameron had decided to scrap the movie as it is right now and start over:



Speculations still abound as to whom the role of Corporal Jack Sully might be handed to.


Chuck Sully?
Anyone's guess is as good as mine.
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How To Mousse A Moose

Sarah Palin's family on "The Oprah Winfrey Show", AP Photo/Harpo Productions, Inc., George Burns

Don't turn up your trousers before you get to the brook.

---Advice for today at The Old Farmer's Almanac

I like to think I support feminists, despite the challenges of consistency I sometimes assert. However, I remain vague on aspects of hair styling and artistic cookery. To mousse something has to do with frothing up the hair I believe, and a mousse is a sort of frothed food. A moose mousse would involve intricate grinding and sieving of the animal before the actual dessert could be served. And I don't know whether chocolate goes well with moose. Chocolate gravy on roast beef might not be bad.

But back to topic: a moussed moose might make a cute, fluffy animal toy for a child, complete with soft antler rack---if the things on a male moose are called antlers and not some special term. You see, I don't really know what I'm talking about here, which is why I want to turn the job over to a woman who, before Sarah's book, might have been considered a real rogue of a female. Can there be any comparison between Maureen Dowd and Sarah Palin? Go to this morning's link...and let the moussing begin~~~

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/18/opinion/18dowd.html?_r=1&th&emc=th
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The Free Market is a natural and wise regulator

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