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Taking On Polygamist Cults 2007-11-21 11:20:00 Warren Jeffs was recently given two 5-to-life sentences for his role in setting up a marriage between a 14-year-old girl and her 19-year-old cousin, as a part of marriage practices condoned by the breakaway cultish religion that calls itself the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, a group that still practices polygamy and endorses arranged marriages.
Not sure what's the Read more:Taking
Taking On Suicidal Cults 2007-11-16 11:26:00 In the midst of an already-cold Russian winter, members of a doomsday cult have holed themselves in a cave to await the apocalypse, which they believe will come in May 2008.
Crackpots.
Folks, I have a healthy respect for religion. These folks call themselves the "true" Russian Orthodox Church, and as the granddaughter of a woman who was Russian Orthodox, I have to say that I'd believe she's Read more:Taking
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Lohan Serves Jail Time for Taking Off 2007-11-15 20:24:00 Lindsay Lohan
recently spent time in jail as punishment for drunk driving and possessing cocaine.
How much time did Lohan serve for her illegal behavior, you might ask? 84 minutes. Eighty four minutes. Eight four.
Are you kidding me?
The woman has been arrested twice in the past year, once she wrecked her car and the other time after leading the police on a chase.
In addition to her 84 Read more:Taking
Taking on Hillary... 2007-11-13 00:01:00 '24' Executive Producer proclaims that Hillary
for President is nuts.
Finally...someone in Hollywood with enough brains not to follow blindly down the path of liberal lunacy.
I don't really have a long reaction to this blog posting from CNN.com - the most liberal news outlet of them all - except to say that it makes my heart exceedingly proud to read that Joel Surnow, the Executive Producer Read more:Taking
Wi-Fi Takes Off... 2007-11-12 00:00:00 American Airlines* recently announced that it would partner with AirCell to provide in-flight Wi-Fi to passengers on transcontinental flights beginning in 2008.
To be honest, I think that this is a move that’s been a long time in the coming and that will thrill passengers on all of the selected 767 flights. Quite frankly, however, I am surprised with the testing of in-flight Wi-Fi before a
Taking On Cigarettes... 2007-11-11 17:11:00 Congress has announced that it wants to add an additional $.61 tax to every pack of cigarettes sold in the United States. They intend to use the revenue from this federal tax to fund the State Children's Health Insurance Program.
I used to smoke. I started smoking when I was in middle school. I quit smoking in February 2007. I've been around smokers all my life - it's part of the reason I Read more:Taking
Tom Cruise Takes On... 2007-11-10 12:17:00 Tom Cruise
as a Republican Senator with his eyes set on the Presidency? Has the world gone mad?
In the latest Tom Cruise
flick, released 11/9/07 and entitled Lions for Lambs, the great man himself plays a politician on a mission: to introduce a new war strategy for Afghanistan while making himself a shoo-in for the White House.
Now, I love Tom Cruise. Dearly. And his performances in other
Grand Opening 2007-11-10 12:00:00 Greetings and salutations!
I am very pleased to announce the grand opening of my new blog, "Tiffany Takes On...". I've often found that my views on the news, society and the world around me can be a bit...hmm...off of the mainstream at times, and so I'm launching this new blog to give myself a space to highlight the stories that catch my fancy and perhaps give you my own spin from time to time Read more:Grand
Taking On Immigration... 2007-11-27 18:45:00 (cross-posted to TiffanyAller.Blogspot.com and ArsCompendium.com)
I would like to share the following portion of a famous political speech. Please read through the speech instead of succumbing to the urge to skip to the bottom, where I've posted the author/bibliographic information.
"Our present immigration laws are unsatisfactory. We need every honest and efficient immigrant fitted to become Read more:Taking
Green Hanukkah Burns Out 2007-12-05 20:21:00 A group of what are being called "environmentalist Israelis" is urging faithful Jews to burn one less candle in their menorah this year during Hanukkah.Why?Because by burning one less candle, each household will save the environment from 15 grams of carbon dioxide.Oh, puhleeze.I've had it up to my fanny and beyond with environmentalists. (Wait until I post about global warming...just wait. I have to be super wound up to even tackle that debacle, but when I'm ready...I'm just going to spew forth.)The enviro-nuts can apparently do (new) math, because they added up 15 grams of CO2 and multiplied that by millions of Jewish households and came to the conclusion that the best thing that could happen would be breaking a centuries old Jewish tradition that is as well known as the holiday for which it is used.I'm sorry. 15 grams from a candle? One candle saving the environment? It's too bad that Moses broke the stone tablets with the 10 Commandments, because I sure wish they were around to Read more:Green
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Taking On Senseless Death 2008-01-23 07:33:00 It was announced yesterday that actor Heath Ledger was found dead in a New York apartment with sleeping pills found nearby. Although his autopsy produced inconclusive results and the "true" cause of his death may not be known for some time, I wanted to take this opportunity to rail on the senseless deaths that have ended the lives and careers of well-known celebrities.I spent some time yesterday talking to a co-worker about Ledger's death, and we both came to the conclusion that there is something inbred into the celebrity persona that makes people believe they are above or beyond death. Like it isn't permanent. Like drinking or drugs or reckless behavior won't have the same affect on them as it has on everybody else. Like they aren't mortal.I enjoyed many of the movies in which Heath Read more:Taking
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Slavery Apologists Take Off 2008-01-03 20:21:00 The New Jersey Assembly approved a resolution today to make a formal apology for the practice of slavery within the state until it was abolished in 1846.Ok, folks. 1846 was 162 years ago, unless I've forgotten even the most rudimentary math skills. 162 years ago. This gestures goes way beyond symbolic and into the realms of flat-out absurdity.Were YOU alive 162 years ago when the last slave in New Jersey was freed? You weren't? Really? Neither was I. Going based on average generation length - 25 years - that was more than 6 generations ago. Can you tell me what in the hell this apology NOW does for someone's great-great-great-great grandmother or grandfather?If you answered "nothing", you win the prize. It really seems like politicians in this country have been stricken with an un Read more:Slavery
Taking on Sexist Parenting 2008-05-09 11:51:00 I recently read an article that said that "working moms are still more likely to do household chores and childcare." America, aren't we beyond that, yet? I mean, seriously. My job is no less serious than my husband's. My income is no less meaningful. And that means that my contribution around the house and with our future children should be no more overbalanced than his, right?Wrong, apparently.According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, on an average day, only 54% of fathers help out with childcare, while 71% of mothers are stuck carrying the full load. Similarly, on an average day, only 64% of men help out around the house, while 89% of women are left maintaining everything.Men, wake the hell up. This is an order! Lincoln freed the slaves and the 1950s era of simpering wives and pampere Read more:Taking
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