http://greasy.com/News_and_Issues.htm Featured articles about news and issues. en-us © 05:47:33 Greasy.com All rights reserved. Fri, Sep 05:47:33 5 GMT 30 http://greasy.com/whereabouts/putin_orders_ships_black_sea_destroyed.html September 3, 2008 Putin Orders US Ships In Black Sea Destroyed By: Sorcha Faal, and as reported to her Western Subscribers (Traducci�n al Espa�ol abajo) Russian Military Analysts are reporting today that Prime Minister Putin has ordered Russian Naval forces in the Crimea to destroy all NATO warships currently operating in the Black Sea upon the outbreak of World War. Putin had just yesterday warned the United States that Russia would not tolerate the rearming of Georgia by US ... Wed, 3 Sep 2008 18:02:05 GMT http://greasy.com/draco/plus-sized_models.html I bet you all are thinking "oh shit, Draco is now going to put down fat people." Well I'm not. I'm putting down society for thinking that most of the plus-sized models you see on advertisements either in printed ads or on the posters in the plus-size section of a store are overweight. I'll be the first to admit that PD and I are fat. We each need to drop at least 50 pounds or more. But those models I mentioned look healthy. They may have some padding(by some, I mean very little) but they a ... Wed, 3 Sep 2008 15:17:43 GMT http://greasy.com/greeneyedgemini/this.html Okay, don't mean to appear dense here - But what is this? Technorati: 51 blog reactions Gem~ Tue, 2 Sep 2008 15:25:48 GMT http://greasy.com/whereabouts/war_warning.html http://www.opednews.com/articles/WAR-WARNING-by-Lord-Stirling-080829-863.html August 30, 2008 at 13:03:03 WAR WARNING by Lord Stirling Page 1 of 1 page(s) www.opednews.com (4.7 from 5 ratings) View Ratings | Rate It War Warning Issued by Russia to NATO As the attention of the America public is focused on the American election, with the Democratic Convention having just ended, and the announcement today of McCain's female running mate, and the Republican Convention next week, the public has ... Tue, 2 Sep 2008 14:30:30 GMT http://greasy.com/whereabouts/orleans_floodwalls_stuffed_newspaper.html This is APALLING! Laura/whereabouts -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.wwltv.com/local/stories/wwl042408tpleveepaper.98095b74.html 4 Investigates: Floodwalls stuffed with newspaper? 11:54 PM CDT on Thursday, April 24, 2008 Lee Zurik / WWL-TV News Anchor “It blows my mind.” var jsVideoWidgetSize = 1; var jsVideoWidgetVideoId = 239109; Video: Watch the Story Those are the words St. Bernard parish president Craig Taffaro used to wat ... Mon, 1 Sep 2008 20:55:14 GMT http://greasy.com/busymichmom/gustav_party_affiliation.html Last week was about the Democrats, and this week was supposed to be about the Republicans. At this point in time, it doesn't really matter what party you are because Americans should be united in their thoughts and prayers for those that reside in the South. Isn't this the message we want to send to the rest of the world? May God bless America! Mon, 1 Sep 2008 05:58:21 GMT http://greasy.com/texastar/mighty_mighty_fine_mccainpalin.html Mighty, Mighty, Fine!!!!:) Thumbs Up For McCain/Palin http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26483108 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26483108 If you can't click on the link please copy and paste to read more. Very, very interesting and this is on the eve of the RNC. I just wonder if the situation was reversed would Obama have traveled down there and left on the eve of his DNC? Wait a minute, he is somewhere in Ohio last I heard so, no he isn't down there seeing what he can do and if preparations are in ... Mon, 1 Sep 2008 00:55:39 GMT http://greasy.com/anacoana/alcohol__violance__death.html Lowering drinking age a tragic idea Kevin Blaum In the Arena Sunday August 31, 2008 | 08:28 AM http://www.timesleader.com/opinion/columnists/blaum/Lowering_drinking_age__a_tragic_idea_Kevin_Blaum_In_the_Arena_08-31-2008.html An ill-conceived idea supported by more than 120 college presidents, the “Amethyst Initiative” is a call to lower the drinking age across the country. You might remember, in 1984, it was Republican President Ronald Reagan and a Democratic Congress that established ... Sun, 31 Aug 2008 14:52:19 GMT http://greasy.com/anacoana/lisa_ling_august_30_1973.html Lisa Ling is a Chinese-American journalist, best known for her role as a co-host of ABC's The View (from 1999-2002), host of National Geographic Channel's Explorer, reporter on Channel One News, and special correspondent for the Oprah Winfrey Show. Presentation Topics National Geographic Reports: A Global Perspective Keeping Lisa Ling in near constant motion, the National Geographic Channel's Explorer series takes viewers on unforgettable adventures and covers a wide range of human-interes ... Sat, 30 Aug 2008 18:26:24 GMT http://greasy.com/whereabouts/russia_destroy_nato_ships_black.html Russia 'could destroy NATO ships in Black Sea within 20 minutes ++++' Putin accuses US of starting Georgia crisis to help McCain's election bid | World news | The Guardian Address:http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/aug/29/russia.georgia ------------ ---------------------------------------- Russia 'could destroy NATO ships in Black Sea within 20 minutes ++++' Address:http://en.rian.ru/russia/20080829/116377956.html ---------------------------------------------- Bush Might Bomb Iran If He ... Sat, 30 Aug 2008 15:44:58 GMT http://greasy.com/drmaus/tom-all-alones.html John McCain deserves to have a birthday which falls on the anniversary of the tragedy in New Orleans from hurricane Katrina. Anyone who would be eating cake with George Bush that year (or any year, in my own opinion) should feel sick misgivings each year when the dreaded dates approached. After reading James' post including a long list of sad statistics describing New Orleans today, I think of Dickens' Bleak House and the squalid street called Tom-All-Alone's, which was left to decay after ... Sat, 30 Aug 2008 03:41:32 GMT http://greasy.com/texastar/tooooo_cool_john_mccainsarah.html McCain picks Palin as running mate Alaska governor to be first female Republican VP nominee http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25970882/?GT1=43001 Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, 44, is the first Alaskan to appear on a national ticket. Gov. Sarah Palin has more executive experience than Obama and is not a plagerist like Biden. Hmmmm can you say that Obama screwed up BIG TIME? Yeah, he sure did!! This is great!!!! A woman VP!!! And McCain has more honor and fortitude than the Obama/Biden. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:43:58 GMT http://greasy.com/anacoana/things_heating_coloardo.html http://www.koaa.com/aaaa_top_stories/x1331638508 Unexplained ground heat burns boy’s feet Story By: Bill Folsom Source: KOAA Colorado Springs Published 86 day(s) ago There was no fire, but the ground was hot enough in a Colorado Springs park to burn through an eight year old boy’s shoes and cause at least second degree burns on his feet. The boy went the hospital. His Crocs style shoes that were left behind have big holes with burned edges. Firefighters want to know what’s causing th ... Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:40:30 GMT http://greasy.com/lynnie/happend_river.html The smell of smoke triggered my phobia and I lept up from the chair and scooted out into the garden without crutches like 'Whistler' would in the 'Blade' movies to see where the smoke was comming from. At first we couldn't make out for sure what it was that set flames roaring into the air, was it comming from the motorways or the river, there was too much black smoke to tell. The boys threw on their trainers and ran up the hill, they had a better view from there, they told me it was a one ... Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:28:47 GMT http://greasy.com/looserobes/todays_insignificant_headlines.html It amazes me what some news mavens seem to consider significant items of the day. Here are some off today's wire that I could just as well do without... NICOLLETTE SHERIDAN, MICHAEL BOLTON END ENGAGEMENT BRITNEY SPEARS WON'T PERFORM AT MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS DALAI LAMA, BATTLING EXHAUSTION, CANCELS TRIPS DUCHESS OF YORK (FERGIE) VACATIONS IN SPAIN PARIS HILTON LOOKING PRETTY IN PASTEL Why should any of us care about these things? Perhaps I'm fortunate in that I'd never even heard of Nicoll ... Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:42:19 GMT http://greasy.com/greatmartin/2008_1968.html Woman's T-shirt causes her ouster By Douglas Morino, Staff Writer Article Last Updated: 08/26/2008 12:12:28 AM PDT var requestedWidth = 0; Click photo to enlarge Lapriss Gilbert, 31, was asked to leave the Social Security... (Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer) � 1 � viewer_currentlySelected = 1; viewer_lastIndex = 1; viewer_images = ['http://extras.mnginteractive.com/live/media/site200/2008/0826/20080826_121006_lesbian-tshirt_VIEWER.gif']; viewer_widths = ['200']; viewer_height ... Wed, 27 Aug 2008 04:00:47 GMT http://greasy.com/anacoana/anak_krakatau_eruptions.html This week marks the 125th anniversary of the devastating eruption of the Indonesian volcano, now an unusual tourist attraction, despite being active. Aug. 26, 1883: Krakatau Erupts, Changes World ... Again By Randy Alfred Excerpts.. 1883: Krakatau volcano in the Dutch East Indies roars to life with a volley of ever-increasing explosions. It will culminate the next morning with the loudest explosion in human history. Explosions continued at night, and lightning jumped between the ash column ... Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:55:27 GMT http://greasy.com/tonys/jersey_treasury_department_gestapo_2.html 2 Mon, 25 Aug 2008 02:25:58 GMT http://greasy.com/lunarhunk/card_special_day.html Signs of the Times: Hallmark Introduces Gay Marriage Cards Thursday Aug 21, 2008 AJ Burton Now that more than 1,000 newspapers across the nation accept wedding announcements from same-sex couples, it only seems right that Hallmark should make a card specifically celebrating that happy occasion. And they have, prompting a boycott by one of the country's most prolific anti-gay lobbying groups (more on that below). Hallmark added the cards after California joined Massachusetts as the only U.S ... Sun, 24 Aug 2008 22:08:05 GMT http://greasy.com/ancient1/speculating_cost_living.html Commodity prices rose across the board on Thursday, with oil surging up roughly 5 percent to more than $120 a barrel. No single fact seems to have caused Thursday’s broad rise — economic data recently released were, if anything, bearish — although many have pointed to a 1 percent drop in the value of the U.S. dollar. As the trading logic goes, if one does not trust the dollar, one can always sell it to purchase “stuff” such as nickel, copper, oil and whatnot. The logic holds doub ... Fri, 22 Aug 2008 15:11:42 GMT