Monthly Archives: August 2008

An Honest Comparison of Obama & McCain’s Senate Voting Records

By Andrew Blanco | Published August 31, 2008
I have always assumed that Senator Barack Obama has voted “Present”, the equivalent of NO VOTE, the majority of the time during his short stint as a Senator. This was at least the impression I received from the news media. On the flip side, I never even thought to question what Senator John [...]
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John McCain’s VP Choice Underestimates Women’s Intelligence

By Andrew Blanco | Published August 30, 2008
John McCain’s decision to select a female as his running mate, only months after the historic efforts of Hillary Clinton, reeks of political manipulation. This “politics as usual” is to be expected, as this has been the status quo in politics since well before the time of Julius Caesar. In fact, we are so [...]
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Barack Obama Accepts Nomination for President of The United States

By Andrew Blanco | Published August 29, 2008
In a speech that will be taught in American History classes for centuries to come, Senator Barack Obama laid out in specific detail how his vision of change will transform the direction that American society is moving. Speaking directly to hundreds of millions of television viewers around the globe, Obama forcefully proclaimed that after [...]
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Home Solar Panel Cost Analysis

By Jason Morgan | Published August 27, 2008
Cost benefit analysis of solar panel systems for your home from multiple manufacturers, including a cost per kilowatt-hour calculation factoring in tax credits.
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Excel Tutorial: Functions for Parsing and Combining Text

By Jason Morgan | Published August 26, 2008
Excel tutorial for the Concatenate, Left, Mid, and Right functions to work with a variety of text parsing and combining scenarios.
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Secret NeoCon Journal: Obama Bi(n La)den ‘08

By Jake Voytko | Published August 25, 2008
I imagine that if a NeoCon kept a journal, it would read like this: August 25, 2008 6:30 am: I had a dream that I helped the Great American (God bless) Sean Hannity kick that slimy liberal Alan Colmes off of Fox. Sean told the masses the Truth, and then he handed me an Obama ‘08 tire [...]
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Obama is Incompetent: His Failure Before The Convention Proves It

By Jack Gamble - Man Overboard | Published August 25, 2008
As I sit here away from my home on business travel in my meager accommodations supplied by a chain of hotels that shall remain nameless, I watch my outdated television wearing a face that is half disbelieving and half childishly amused. Why, you ask? Minutes before the first speaker in the Democratic National Convention, Barack Obama has [...]
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Laser Technology in the Military

By Gregory Rineberg | Published August 22, 2008
Last week the Army awarded Boeing Company a $36 million contract to continue with the development of high energy tactical lasers. Integrated Defense Systems, a subsidiary of Boeing, is aiming to have this 35-plus ton truck equipped with a “friggin laser beam” to be battlefield ready by 2013. This mobile laser cannon will [...]
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Is This Really Happening?

By Greg Molyneux | Published August 22, 2008
YouTube video of a couple celebrating their matrimony with a Star Wars themed wedding ceremony complete with Darth Vader, Storm Troopers, Jedi, and the bride.
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Do You Have What it Takes to be Ruemelified?

By Greg Molyneux | Published August 21, 2008
While Jeff Ruemeli may take the meaning of silent partner to a whole new level, he sure can sling a mean pot.  Spending his days at the M.T. Burton Gallery in Surf City, New Jersey, Jeff has been honing his skills at the potter’s wheel.  A while back, I went over to snap some photos [...]
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