News Briefs

Cindy Sheehan: God, how I love what Cindy is doing down in Crawford. But not everyone agrees apparently. Take last night for instance. One of Crawford's citizens, using his truck as a mower, cut down roadside crosses erected by those at Camp Casey to commemorate fallen American soldiers in Iraq. In what may be rare evidence of the existence of a god, the perpetrator was caught red-handed. Apparently, a portion of a wooden cross had embedded in the flat tire he was changing as police came upon him.

My first thought upon hearing of the destruction of the crosses was that it had probably been done by some kids out drinking a few beers. You know, trying their hand at crosses for a night instead of the usual mundane mailboxes. But the act was done by an upstanding, responsible 59 year old Crawford village idiot!

Today, in a meeting with Crawford city representatives, a number of residents testified in an effort to get Sheehan and her supporters to move Camp Casey. One woman described the camp as "disruptive and dangerous".

Pardon me? Dada is really puzzled over the "disruption and danger" visited upon the woman and others in her community. I think she's an excellent candidate for a one week, all expense paid trip to Fallujah, Iraq. Maybe then, this knee-jerk reactor could gain appreciation for REAL disruption and danger?

Or, or, maybe the angered 'cross destroyer' and the woman so inconvenienced have misplaced responsibility for Sheehan's presence in their community? Maybe they should direct their outrage at the real source for all of this, just up the road at Bush's Crawford "ranch"?
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Another Crash: Sadly, another airliner has crashed killing all 160 of its passengers. Apparently it was a chartered jet returning Martinique vacationers to their home in the Caribbean.

I think today's accident a worthy reminder to anyone vacationing. When you book travel on third world and/or charter airlines, be aware that some of these jets may have a history that began before you were born. Who knows where some of the United, Swissair, SAS, and El Al jets end up in "retirement" after 25 or 30 years service. Also note, maintenance routines are not as strictly enforced--nor affordable--in these smaller companies and countries. So when excitedly planning your week or two vacation of leaving it all behind, don't abandon your common sense as well.
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Being reported in the Chicago Tribune, Atlanta "city officials on Monday passed a tough anti-panhandling ordinance that forbids anyone from begging for money in most of downtown." Hours of debate leading up to the ban outraged many of the city's homeless people and their advocates.

Atlanta's focus on this issue was misplaced. It upset a lot of poor people and their advocates. Dada suggests city councilmen should have taken action on the broader issue by passing an ordinance making all poverty illegal.
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Madonna has cracked three ribs and broken her collarbone and her hand in a fall from a horse. It happened while she was celebrating her 47th birthday.

Dada would like to remind Madonna to be a little more careful in the future with just two words: Christopher Reeve!