JOY IN THE LAND OF JIHAD
Tim Blair – Saturday, December 29, 2012 (5:12pm)
The grand mufti of the Australian continent visits his Hamas mates:
Sheikh Ibrahim Salem expressed his happiness for being in Gaza, describing it as the land ofpride and martyrdom.“I am pleased to stand on the land of jihad to learn from its sons and I have the honor to be among the people of Gaza where the weakness always becomes strength, the few becomes many and the humiliation turns into pride,” Sheikh Salem said.
Our Egyptian-born super mufti was appointed last year and is considered a moderate. Hmmm.
While he’s hangin’ with Hamas – “obviously a terrorist organisation”, according to Prime Minister Julia Gillard – the Sheikh is also seeking advice from trees and rocks:
While he’s hangin’ with Hamas – “obviously a terrorist organisation”, according to Prime Minister Julia Gillard – the Sheikh is also seeking advice from trees and rocks:
“We came here in order to learn from Gaza. As I said in my speech, we will make the stones, trees, and people of Gaza talk, in order to learn steadfastness, sacrifice, and the defense of one’s rights from them. We feel like we are on cloud nine. We feel like we are on top of the world.”
So he’ll be staying there, then. Enjoy the local fireworks, mufti man.
- 1170 – Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Becket (stained glass portrait pictured) was slain in his own cathedral by four knights of Henry II of England.
- 1779 – American Revolutionary War: British soldiers under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Archibald Campbellcaptured Savannah, Georgia.
- 1937 – The Constitution of Ireland, the founding legal document of the state known today as the Republic of Ireland, came into force.
- 1972 – While the crew of Eastern Air Lines Flight 401 were busy trying to solve an instrumentation problem, the aircraft crashed into the Florida Everglades, killing 101 people.
- 1992 – President of Brazil Fernando Collor de Mello resigned in an attempt to stop his impeachment proceedings from continuing, but theSenate of Brazil continued anyway, finding him guilty.
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Events
- 1170 – Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II; he subsequently becomes a saint and martyr in the Anglican Church and the Catholic Church.
- 1778 – American Revolutionary War: 3,000 British soldiers under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Archibald Campbell capture Savannah, Georgia.
- 1786 – French Revolution: The Assembly of Notables is convened.
- 1812 – The USS Constitution under the command of Captain William Bainbridge, captures the HMS Java off the coast of Brazil after a three hour battle.
- 1813 – British soldiers burn Buffalo, New York during the War of 1812.
- 1835 – The Treaty of New Echota is signed, ceding all the lands of the Cherokee east of the Mississippi River to the United States.
- 1845 – In accordance with International Boundary delimitation, United States annexes the Mexican state of Texas, following the Manifest Destinydoctrine. The Republic of Texas, which had been independent since the Texas Revolution of 1836, is thereupon admitted as the 28th U.S. state.
- 1851 – The first American YMCA opens in Boston, Massachusetts.
- 1860 – The first British seagoing iron-clad warship, HMS Warrior is launched.
- 1876 – The Ashtabula River Railroad bridge disaster occurs, leaving 64 injured and 92 dead at Ashtabula, Ohio.
- 1890 – United States soldiers kill more than 200 Oglala Lakota people with four Hotchkiss guns in the Wounded Knee Massacre.
- 1911 – Sun Yat-sen becomes the provisional President of the Republic of China; he formally takes office on January 1, 1912.
- 1911 – Mongolia gains independence from the Qing dynasty.
- 1914 – A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, the first novel by James Joyce, is serialised in The Egoist.
- 1930 – Sir Muhammad Iqbal's presidential address in Allahabad introduces the Two-Nation Theory and outlines a vision for the creation of Pakistan.
- 1934 – Japan renounces the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922 and the London Naval Treaty of 1930.
- 1937 – The Irish Free State is replaced by a new state called Ireland with the adoption of a new constitution.
- 1939 – First flight of the Consolidated B-24 Liberator.
- 1940 – World War II: In The Second Great Fire of London, the Luftwaffe fire-bombs London, killing almost 200 civilians.
- 1949 – KC2XAK of Bridgeport, Connecticut becomes the first Ultra high frequency (UHF) television station to operate a daily schedule.
- 1959 – Physicist Richard Feynman gives a speech entitled "There's Plenty of Room at the Bottom", which is regarded as the birth of nanotechnology.
- 1959 – The Lisbon Metro begins operation.
- 1972 – An Eastern Air Lines Flight 401 (a Lockheed Tristar) crashes on approach to Miami International Airport, Florida, killing 101.
- 1975 – A bomb explodes at LaGuardia Airport in New York, New York, killing 11 people and injuring 74.
- 1989 – Riots break-out after Hong Kong decides to forcibly repatriate Vietnamese refugees.
- 1992 – Fernando Collor de Mello, president of Brazil, tries to resign amidst corruption charges, but is then impeached.
- 1996 – Guatemala and leaders of Guatemalan National Revolutionary Union sign a peace accord ending a 36-year civil war.
- 1997 – Hong Kong begins to kill all the nation's 1.25 million chickens to stop the spread of a potentially deadly influenza strain.
- 1998 – Leaders of the Khmer Rouge apologize for the 1970s genocide in Cambodia that claimed over 1 million lives.
- 2001 – A fire at the Mesa Redonda shopping center in Lima, Peru, kills at least 291.
- 2003 – The last known speaker of Akkala Sami dies, rendering the language extinct.
[edit]Births
- 765 – Alī al-Riḍā, Shia Imam (d. 818)
- 1709 – Empress Elizabeth of Russia (d. 1762)
- 1721 – Madame de Pompadour, mistress of King Louis XV of France (d. 1764)
- 1796 – Johann Christian Poggendorff, German physicist (d. 1877)
- 1800 – Charles Goodyear, American inventor (d. 1860)
- 1808 – Andrew Johnson, 17th President of the United States (d. 1875)
- 1809 – William Ewart Gladstone, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1898)
- 1816 – Carl Ludwig, German physician (d. 1895)
- 1843 – Elisabeth of Wied, queen of Romania and novelist (d. 1916)
- 1856 – Thomas Joannes Stieltjes, Dutch mathematician (d. 1894)
- 1859 – Venustiano Carranza, 54th President of Mexico (d. 1920)
- 1870 – Albert Amrhein, German rugby player (death year unknown)
- 1874 – François Brandt, Dutch rower (d. 1949)
- 1876 – Pau Casals, Catalan musician (d. 1973)
- 1877 – Max Hess, American gymnast (d. 1969)
- 1881 – Scott Leary, American freestyle swimmer (d. 1958)
- 1881 – Jess Willard, American boxer (d. 1968)
- 1885 – Roman Ungern von Sternberg, famous White Russian warlord (d.1921)
- 1896 – David Alfaro Siqueiros, Mexican painter (d. 1974)
- 1899 – Nie Rongzhen, Chinese Communist leader (d. 1992)
- 1902 – Nels Stewart, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1957)
- 1904 – Kuvempu aka Kuppali Venkatappagowda Puttappa, Indian writer and poet (d. 1994)
- 1908 – Helmut Gollwitzer, German theologian (d. 1993)
- 1910 – Ronald Coase, British economist, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1914 – Billy Tipton, American musician (d. 1989)
- 1914 – Albert Tucker, Australian artist (d. 1999)
- 1915 – Bill Osmanski, American football player (d. 1996)
- 1917 – Tom Bradley, American politician (d. 1998)
- 1917 – Ramanand Sagar, Indian film director (d. 2005)
- 1920 – Viveca Lindfors, Swedish-American actress (d. 1995)
- 1921 – Robert C. Baker, Inventor of the chicken nugget (d. 2006)
- 1922 – William Gaddis, American writer (d. 1998)
- 1923 – Shlomo Venezia, Greek-Italian author and holocaust survivor (d. 2012)
- 1924 – Joe Allbritton, American businessman and publisher, founded the Allbritton Communications Company (d. 2012)
- 1925 – Pete Dye, American golf course architect
- 1927 – Andy Stanfield, American athlete (d. 1985)
- 1928 – Bernard Cribbins, British actor
- 1931 – Prince Gu of Korea (d. 2005)
- 1932 – Inga Swenson, American actress
- 1934 – Ed Flanders, American actor (d. 1995)
- 1936 – Mary Tyler Moore, American actress
- 1936 – Ray Nitschke, American football player (d. 1998)
- 1937 – Wayne Huizenga, American football team owner
- 1937 – Barbara Steele, British actress
- 1938 – Harvey Smith, English showjumper
- 1938 – Jon Voight, American actor
- 1941 – Ray Thomas, British musician (The Moody Blues)
- 1942 – Rick Danko, Canadian musician (The Band) (d. 1999)
- 1942 – Rajesh Khanna, Indian actor (d. 2012)
- 1943 – Bill Aucoin, American rock band manager (d. 2010)
- 1946 – Marianne Faithfull, British singer
- 1947 – Richard Crandall, American physicist and computer scientist (d. 2012)
- 1947 – Ted Danson, American actor
- 1947 – Cozy Powell, English drummer (d. 1998)
- 1947 – Vincent Winter, British actor (d. 1998)
- 1948 – Peter Robinson, Ireland politician
- 1949 – Syed Kirmani, Indian cricket player
- 1949 – David Topliss, English rugby league player
- 1950 – Jon Polito, American actor
- 1951 – Yvonne Elliman, American disco singer
- 1951 – Georges Thurston, Canadian singer (d. 2007)
- 1952 – Gelsey Kirkland, American dancer
- 1953 – Gali Atari, Israeli singer and actress
- 1953 – Alan Rusbridger, British newspaper editor
- 1953 – Stanley Tookie Williams, American murderer (d. 2005)
- 1954 – Roger Voudouris, American singer (d. 2003)
- 1954 – Prince Takamado of Japan (d. 2002)
- 1954 – Albrecht Böttcher, German mathematician
- 1956 – Fred MacAulay, Scottish comedian
- 1957 – Brad Grey, American film producer
- 1957 – Oliver Hirschbiegel, German film director
- 1957 – Paul Rudnick, American screenwriter/playwright
- 1958 – Nancy J. Currie, American astronaut
- 1959 – Patricia Clarkson, American actress
- 1959 – Paula Poundstone, American comedian
- 1960 – David Boon, Australian Cricketer
- 1960 – Matthew Kandegas, American Painter
- 1960 – Katerina Didaskalou, Greek actress
- 1960 – Thomas Lubanga, Congolese political activist
- 1961 – Kevin Granata, American college educator (d. 2007)
- 1961 – Jim Reid, Scottish singer (The Jesus and Mary Chain, Freeheat)
- 1962 – Devon White, Jamaican baseball player
- 1963 – Francisco Bustamante, Filipino billiard player
- 1963 – Des Foy, British rugby league player
- 1963 – Dave McKean, British artist and filmmaker
- 1963 – Sean Payton, American football coach
- 1965 – Dexter Holland, American musician (The Offspring)
- 1966 – Stefano Eranio, Italian footballer
- 1966 – Laurent Boudouani French Boxer
- 1966 – Martin Offiah, former rugby league footballer
- 1967 – Ashleigh Banfield, Canadian journalist
- 1967 – Chris Barnes, American singer
- 1967 – Andy Wachowski, American director
- 1967 – Evan Seinfeld, American musician (Biohazard) and actor
- 1969 – Jennifer Ehle, British - American actress
- 1969 – Allan McNish, Scottish race car driver
- 1970 – Aled Jones, Welsh singer
- 1970 – Hidetoshi Mitsusada, Japanese racing driver
- 1970 – Glen Phillips, American musician (Toad The Wet Sprocket)
- 1970 – Kevin Weisman, American actor
- 1971 – Sang-Hyeon Eom, South Korean voice actor
- 1971 – Margot Thien, American synchronized swimmer
- 1972 – Asheru, American rapper
- 1972 – Jason Kreis, American soccer player
- 1972 – Jude Law, British actor
- 1972 – Leonor Varela, Chilean actress
- 1973 – Pimp C, American rapper (UGK) (d. 2007)
- 1973 – Theo Epstein, American baseball general manager
- 1974 – Mekhi Phifer, American actor
- 1974 – Richie Sexson, American baseball player
- 1974 – Ryan Shore, film composer
- 1974 – Twinkle Khanna, Actress, Interior designer and Producer
- 1975 – Shawn Hatosy, American actor
- 1975 – Jaret Wright, American baseball player
- 1976 – Danny R. McBride, American actor, writer, and producer
- 1976 – Filip Kuba, Czech ice hockey player
- 1977 – Katherine Moennig, American actress
- 1977 – Jimmy Journell, American baseball player
- 1978 – Alexis Amore, Peruvian pornographic actress
- 1978 – Matthew Carr, Australian rules footballer
- 1978 – Pierre Dagenais, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1978 – Kieron Dyer, English footballer
- 1978 – Danny Higginbotham, English footballer
- 1978 – Steve Kemp, British musician (Hard-Fi)
- 1978 – LaToya London, American singer
- 1979 – Mitsuhiro Ishida, Japanese mixed-martial arts fighter
- 1979 – Diego Luna, Mexican actor
- 1979 – Ariel Schrag, American cartoonist
- 1981 – Shizuka Arakawa, Japanese figure skater
- 1981 – Shaun Suisham, American football player
- 1982 – Alison Brie, American actress
- 1982 – Gabrielle Destroismaisons, Canadian singer
- 1982 – Dale Morris, Australian rules footballer
- 1983 – Jessica Andrews, American country/pop singer
- 1983 – James Kelly, Australian rules footballer
- 1983 – Gonzalo Olave, Chilean television actor (d. 2009)
- 1985 – Cho Cho Cheng, Chinese American fashion designer
- 1985 – Alexa Ray Joel, American musician, daughter of Billy Joel
- 1986 – Kim Ok-bin, South Korean actress and model
- 1986 – Joe Anyon, English footballer
- 1987 – Yuhi Sekiguchi, Japanese racing driver
- 1988 – Eric Berry, American football player
- 1988 – Ágnes Szávay, Hungarian tennis player
- 1989 – Left Brain, American record producer, rapper (OFWGKTA)
- 1989 – Jane Levy, American actress
- 1991 – Kim Kibum, K-pop idol (U-KISS)
- 1992 – Sam "The Badass" Thomas-Pate, Tricking, climbing, and diving pro.
- 1994 – Princess Kako of Akishino of Japan
- 1995 – Rina Ikoma, Japanese singer (Nogizaka46)
- 1995 – Ross Lynch, American singer and actor
[edit]Deaths
- 721 – Empress Gemmei of Japan (b. 661)
- 1170 – Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury (assassinated) (b. 1118)
- 1563 – Sebastian Castellio, French theologian (b. 1515)
- 1634 – John Albert Vasa, Polish bishop (b. 1612)
- 1661 – Antoine Gérard de Saint-Amant, French poet (b. 1594)
- 1689 – Thomas Sydenham, English physician (b. 1624)
- 1731 – Brook Taylor, English mathematician (b. 1685)
- 1737 – Joseph Saurin, French mathematician (b. 1659)
- 1785 – Johan Herman Wessel, Norwegian poet (b. 1742)
- 1825 – Jacques-Louis David, French painter (b. 1748)
- 1891 – Leopold Kronecker, German mathematician (b. 1823)
- 1894 – Christina Rossetti, English poet (b. 1830)
- 1897 – William James Linton, American wood engraver and political reformer. (b. 1812)
- 1910 – Reginald Doherty, British tennis player (b. 1872)
- 1916 – Grigori Rasputin, Russian monk (b. 1869)
- 1924 – Carl Spitteler, Swiss writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1845)
- 1926 – Rainer Maria Rilke, Austrian writer (b. 1875)
- 1929 – Wilhelm Maybach, German automobile designer (b. 1846)
- 1934 – Alma Tell, American stage and film actress (b. 1898)
- 1937 – Don Marquis, American author (b. 1878)
- 1941 – Tullio Levi-Civita, Italian mathematician (b. 1873)
- 1953 – Violet MacMillan, American Broadway theatre actress(b. 1887)
- 1959 – Robin Milford, British composer (b. 1903)
- 1960 – Eden Phillpotts, British writer (b. 1862)
- 1960 – Philippe Panneton, Quebec physician, diplomat and writer (b. 1895)
- 1967 – Paul Whiteman, American musician and conductor (b. 1890)
- 1968 – Austin Farrer, English theologian and philosopher (b. 1904)
- 1970 – Marie Menken, American experimental filmmaker and socialite (b. 1909)
- 1972 – Chrysostomos Papasarantopoulos, Greek missionary (b. 1903)
- 1976 – Ivo Van Damme, Belgian athlete (b. 1954)
- 1980 – Tim Hardin, American musician (b. 1941)
- 1980 – Nadezhda Mandelstam, Russian writer (b. 1899)
- 1981 – Miroslav Krleža, Croatian writer (b. 1893)
- 1986 – Harold Macmillan, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1894)
- 1986 – Andrei Tarkovsky, Russian director (b. 1932)
- 1988 – Mike Beuttler, British racing driver (b. 1940)
- 1993 – Frunzik Mkrtchyan, Soviet Armenian actor (b. 1930)
- 1995 – Lita Grey, American actress (b. 1908)
- 1996 – Mireille Hartuch, French singer and actress (b. 1906)
- 1998 – Jean-Claude Forest, writer and illustrator of comics (Barbarella) (b. 1930)
- 1999 – Leon Radzinowicz, British criminologist (b. 1906)
- 2001 – Takashi Asahina, Japanese conductor (b. 1908)
- 2001 – Cássia Eller, Brazilian musician (b. 1962)
- 2003 – Earl Hindman, American actor (b. 1942)
- 2003 – Dinsdale Landen, English actor (b. 1932)
- 2003 – Bob Monkhouse, English comedian and game show host (b. 1928)
- 2004 – Julius Axelrod, American biochemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1912)
- 2004 – Ken Burkhart, American baseball player (b. 1915)
- 2004 – Liddy Holloway, New Zealand actress (b. 1947)
- 2005 – Gerda Boyesen, Norwegian-born body psychotherapist (b. 1922)
- 2007 – Kevin Greening, British radio presenter (b. 1962)
- 2007 – Phil O'Donnell, Scottish footballer (b. 1972)
- 2008 – Freddie Hubbard, American jazz trumpet player (b. 1938)
- 2009 – "Dr. Death" Steve Williams, American former professional wrestler and football player (b. 1960)
- 2009 – Akmal Shaikh, British drug trafficker, executed by lethal injection in the People's Republic of China (b. 1956)
- 2010 – Bill Erwin, American actor (b. 1914)
- 2011 – Tyron Perez, Filipino actor and model (b. 1985)
[edit]Holidays and observances
- Christian Feast Day:
- Constitution Day (Ireland)
- Independence Day (Mongolia)
- The fifth day of Christmas (Western Christianity)
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FONTELLA BASS
Tim Blair – Saturday, December 29, 2012 (5:08pm)
St Louis soul singer Fontella Bass, who died earlier this week at 72, only had one major hit – but what a hit it was:
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WORLD’S CLIMATE UPSET
Tim Blair – Saturday, December 29, 2012 (4:55pm)
The problem is we are pumping carbon dioxide into the atmosphere much faster than the land and seas can absorb it, the accumulating gas is trapping heat and upsetting the world’s climate …I urge individuals around the world to stand up, and ask local leaders, if they haven’t already, to pledge to purchase cleaner cars, build green facilities, and buy green power like wind or solar energy. Our actions may determine if we become a casualty in the war for a habitable planet for generations to come.
Yes, Leo. About those actions …
A slew of celebrities, including Leonardo DiCaprio and Jamie Foxx, flew into Sydney on Friday reportedly as part of their plan to welcome in the new year in the city before catching light planes to Canberra Airport, then boarding a private jet to Las Vegas for a second tilt at revelry …‘’They’ll be coming into Canberra on light planes, which are allowed to fly out of Sydney, then they’ll get on their big jet in Canberra and fly off to their next destination,’’ [an airport spokeswoman] said.
(Via Garth Godsman)
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MEN OF PALE APPEARANCE
Tim Blair – Saturday, December 29, 2012 (4:38pm)
AAP frequently avoids publishing descriptions of certain lawbreakers. But look at this AAP report:
Two armed men have stormed a fast food restaurant and threatened staff before fleeing with cash in Sydney’s southwest …They are described as being of Caucasian appearance, aged around 20, about 180cm tall and were wearing dark clothing.
Raaacist!
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TONY GREIG
Tim Blair – Saturday, December 29, 2012 (4:10pm)
Former England captain Tony Greig has died of a suspected heart attack at 66.
UPDATE. The life and times of Tony Greig.
UPDATE. The life and times of Tony Greig.
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DAWKINS “EMBARRASSING”
Tim Blair – Saturday, December 29, 2012 (3:11pm)
A scientific dispute over religious fundamentalism.
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GROUP-THINK RESISTED
Tim Blair – Saturday, December 29, 2012 (12:42pm)
Age cartoonist John Spooner celebrates those who “overcame the pressures of group-think, intimidation and tribal disapproval” to question warmy propaganda. Much of which is published by the Age.
UPDATE. Richard Parncutt, the musicologist of extreme climate justice, now recants:
I wish to apologize publicly to all those who were offended by texts that were previously posted at this address. I made claims that were incorrect and comparisons that were completely inappropriate, which I deeply regret. I alone am entirely responsible for the content of those texts. I would also like to thank all those who took the time and trouble to share their thoughts in emails.In October 2012, I wrote the following on this page: “I have always been opposed to the death penalty in all cases, and I have always supported the clear and consistent stand of Amnesty International on this issue. The death penalty is barbaric, racist, expensive, and is often applied by mistake.” I wish to confirm that this is indeed my opinion. More generally, all human beings in all places and at all times have equal rights. I have been a member and financial supporter of Amnesty International for at least 18 years, and I admire and support their universal, altruistic approach to defending human rights.
UPDATE II. Apology aside, Parncutt has a real thing for executions:
To avoid the US fiscal cliff, the rich will have to pay more tax. The democratically elected US president has a mandate, but Congress, which is dominated by millionaires, will try to stop him. This is corruption at the highest level. Democracy? You must be joking. Off with their heads?Today, we prefer to avoid violence, although millions are dying of hunger and preventable disease worldwide, killed indirectly by the selfishness of rich politicians.
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LABOR ABANDONS NSW TO DISTANCE THEMSELVES FROM THE STENCH OF THE TAINTED “NSW LABOR” BRAND.
Such is the stench emancipating from Labor in NSW, that today’s Financial Review reports that Labor are planning to abandoning NSW by relocating their 2013 federal election headquarters from Sydney to Melbourne.
At first this seems astounding given that half of Gillard’s 10 most marginal seats are in western Sydney or on the NSW central coast, and with the election likely to be won or lost in the NSW.
But such is the stench of the tainted NSW “Labor Brand” its little surprise that Labor have decided to abandon NSW.
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Full story - http://www.afr.com/p/
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WINNER – Quote of “THE MOST BLEEDIN’ OBVIOUS” for 2012
“We embarked on a big transition to a low-carbon economy without taking into account the cost and without factoring in the competitive impact ……… I think there will be a critical review of some of these policies in the next few years.”
Mr. Fabien Roques, head of ‘European Power and Carbon’ at the energy consulting firm IHS CERA in Paris.
I wonder how long it will take Gillard, Combet, Dreyfus and others to wake-up and realize the insanity of their Carbon Tax and damage they will cause to Australia by following Europe’s disastrous ETS.
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WAYNE IN WONDERLAND - "THE TEA PARTY ATE MY SURPLUS"
In today’s Weekend Australian, Wayne Swan blames the “American Tea Party” for his broken promise on returning the budget to surplus. Does this man have no shame.
According to our Treasurer, the reason his record of 5 budgets – 0 surpluses/5 deficits (-$174 billion and counting), it's not Labor’s waste and reckless spending………
It's not that fact that he is now spending a $100 billion more than the last Costello budget……….
It's not the fact that Border Protection costs have blown out $6 billion because Labor foolishly rolled back Howard’s successful policies for perceived political gain ……….
It's not the fact billions were wasted on the Pink Batts debacle .....
Its not the fact that billions have been wasted on useless “green energy” schemes, etc, etc, etc …………
It's not the fact that he and Ms. Gillard personally botched the mining tax ………..
It's not the fact that millions have been spent on advertising propaganda for the Carbon Tax and the NBN …………
No, according to our Treasurer- it is all the fault of the Tea Party in America.
Whom will he blame next year; the White Rabbit or the one arm man ?
Long after Wayne Swan has left parliament, children yet to be conceived will be paying higher taxes thanks to his 5 years of waste and reckless spending. And to think, Labor are seriously going into the next election asking people to give Wayne Swan another 3 years as Treasurer. God help us all.
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.. chills from the movie .. it kept all the subtleties and is a testament to God in our lives. - ed
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The Midnight Express
Many thanks to Andy Frazer for turning me onto this event for two years. It has been an honor to be able to document and light paint these old beauties at the Niles Canyon Rail Yard.
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A gem of Hindu culture and a truly great man, whose untimely death is still a loss. - ed
100-year-old deathbed dreams of mathematician proved true
While on his death bed, the brilliant Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan cryptically wrote down functions he said came to him in dreams, with a hunch about how they behaved. Now 100 years later, researchers say they've proved he was right.
"We've solved the problems from his last mysterious letters. For people who work in this area of math, the problem has been open for 90 years," Emory University mathematician Ken Ono said. (more at the link)
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