Monday, April 18, 2011

"Oh Come On!"


Racists are never racist.
Reached by telephone and asked if she thought the email was appropriate, Davenport said, "Oh, come on! Everybody who knows me knows that I am not a racist. It was a joke. I have friends who are black. Besides, I only sent it to a few people--mostly people I didn't think would be upset by it."

Saturday, February 19, 2011

There's Always Hope


There's Always Hope, originally uploaded by ~db~.

Sunday, July 04, 2010

Tacit America


Tacit America, originally uploaded by ~db~.

Happy 4th of July

Friday, July 02, 2010

Distress


Distress, originally uploaded by ~db~.

Broadway, Downtown LA.

Friday, January 15, 2010

Noordin Mohammad Top Reported Killed

Reuters is reporting that Indonesian police have killed Noordin Mohammad Top in Central Java. He was a prime suspect in the recent attacks on the Marriott and Ritz-Carlton hotels in Jakarta.

Friday, February 13, 2009

Army Suicides > Combat Deaths

Really incredibly sad.

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Peanut Corp Owner Won't Eat Peanuts

Stewart Parnell, owner of Peanut Corp. of America, declined the request of Congressman Walden, citing fifth-amendment protections. It's no wonder.
Charles Deibel, president of Deibel Laboratories Inc., said his company was among those that tested Peanut Corp. products and notified the Georgia plant that salmonella was found. Peanut Corp. sold the products anyway, according to an FDA inspection report.

White House Live-Blogs Obama

The White House live-blogged President Obama's recent speech in Fort Myers Florida.
-- 12:30 pm: (Blogger) A moment of candor: "No plan is perfect. I can't tell you with one hundred percent certainty that everything in this plan will work exactly as we hope." But, that said, "doing nothing is not an option -- you didn't send me to Washington to do nothing."

-- 12:55 pm: (Blogger) President pauses the Q&A to announce some breaking news: the Senate has passed the (economic stimulus plan). And there was much rejoicing.

-- 12:58 pm: (Blogger) A woman in the crowd asks for assistance, President embraces her.