Author Archives: Sparhawk

Lou Dobbs, the “Independent”

Posted on September 8, 2008 by Sparhawk

This is hilarious. Lou Dobbs paints himself “independent” only because not even the most rabid, foaming-at-the-mouth conservatives have a place for him. He’s so far to the Right that he qualifies as “infra-” or “ultra-” something, yet to be defined … Continue reading →

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“Word Magic” and mavericking votes

Posted on September 7, 2008 by Sparhawk

While feeding my Yijing OCD of reading all I can get my hands on related to it, I found the following passage in Richard Smith’s latest book, “Fathoming the Cosmos and ordering the world”: A certain “word magic” gave early … Continue reading →

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Sarah Palin taking cues from Bill Clinton’s…

Posted on August 29, 2008 by Sparhawk

…book of propriety… Of course, she didn’t inhale either… It reminds me of the tale of the “confirmed straight man;” you know, the one that tried sex with another man and confirmed that he wasn’t gay because he didn’t like … Continue reading →

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Soledad O’Brien’s shoddy reporting of the DNC

Posted on August 28, 2008 by Sparhawk

I posted the comment below in Jack Cafferty’s blog. I’ll post it here, just in case the “moderation” works against me… Cafferty File: Tell Jack how you really feel Blog Archive – What can Obama say to get your vote? … Continue reading →

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The other pieces on the board of Russia’s thoughts…

Posted on August 13, 2008 by Sparhawk

IndianExpress.com :: As Russia shows Georgia its iron hand, a look at the love-hate relationship it shares with Soviet Union’s former ‘republics’ since USSR’s dissolution in 1991: As Russia shows Georgia its iron hand, a look at the love-hate relationship … Continue reading →

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Well, duh!!

Posted on August 12, 2008 by Sparhawk

One only has to hear McCain talk yesterday… Asia Times Online :: Central Asian News and current affairs, Russia, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan What is playing out in the Caucasus is being reported in the United States media in an alarmingly misleading … Continue reading →

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Master chess players…

Posted on August 11, 2008 by Sparhawk

It is hard to fathom such an amount of stupidity on the part of a supposedly “Western leader” like Saakashvili. What was he thinking? There are very few random things that happen in geopolitics. This was a (mis)calculated move by … Continue reading →

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It makes me wonder…

Posted on August 4, 2008 by Sparhawk

When is the territorial China going to shrink. I mean, you can’t have it both ways. Be a capitalist powerhouse and keep a totalitarian regime (cough! cough!, yes, I know, I’m pointing at the mirror). I’m not saying that they … Continue reading →

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WTF v3.5

Posted on March 4, 2008 by Sparhawk

This is like the third or four piece of news from UPI, in the past couple of weeks, where they quote information obtained from Debka. I mean, I’ve been reading the site since they opened the joint and although they … Continue reading →

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How’s this for drumming in Armageddon?

Posted on July 9, 2007 by Sparhawk

The linked article is also reporting U. S. Defence Secretary Robert M. Gates was forced to cancel a trip to South America due to the emergency situation throughout West Asia (Middle East). It is an alarming situation to Washington and … Continue reading →

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