I was reading an article on the BBC.co.uk website that there is a big scandal regarding a company called the Sanlu Group selling tainted milk powder. The milk powder was tainted with a chemical called melamine, and has made many Chinese babies ill. This melamine is the same chemical that was found in pet food last year that killed thousands of pets! Melamine is linked … Continue reading the story "What is WRONG with those people?"
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Porsche ambulances?
I heard on the radio this morning that the city of Stuttgart in Germany will be using Porsche SUVs for ambulances!? I can't imagine that any emergency rescue service would have that kind of wealth to be buying Porsches! If I lived in Germany and got a phone call asking to help raise money for that rescue service, I'd be laughing and hanging up the … Continue reading the story "Porsche ambulances?"
A female VP?
Although I like the idea of a female for Vice President, I was hoping it was going to be Hillary Clinton! I was surprised when McCain chose a woman to be his running mate. Personally I think it is a transparent attempt to get Hillary's supporters to vote for him! I know there are still a lot of Hillary supporters that are bitter that she … Continue reading the story "A female VP?"
Watched the “big speech” last night
Or at least most of it. I was really tired so started to drift off around the last ten minutes of it. I'll have to try to find it on the Internet to watch it again. What I DID hear was very good and impressive. Although I really wanted Hillary Clinton to be the next President, if Barack Obama can accomplish even half of his … Continue reading the story "Watched the “big speech” last night"
Timing
I keep hearing on the news that today is the 45th anniversary of Martin Luther King's famous "I have a dream" speech. I also keep hearing that today is the last day of the Democratic Convention, which will be featuring a speech by Barack Obama. I have to wonder if the timing of the convention happened to be planned to be corresponding to the anniversary … Continue reading the story "Timing"