:: blame the extended gestation.... ::

:: Friday, July 30, 2004 ::

The reason I don't support the death penalty is the fact that I think letting someone die doesn't punish them it lets them escape. Making someone get up every single day and do nothing for the rest of there lie seems like a far greater punishment than killing them and letting them get out of life.

:: Jim Nichols 7/30/2004 09:32:00 PM [+] ::
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I wasn't too impressed with Kerrys speech. He seemed too uncomforable. The last five minutes were okay.

:: Jim Nichols 7/30/2004 05:11:00 PM [+] ::
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One of the most uncomfortable things about watching the convention is watching people who don't give speechs have to give speechs.

:: Jim Nichols 7/29/2004 06:23:00 PM [+] ::
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One of the most uncomfortable things about watching the convention is watching people who don't give speechs have to give speechs.

:: Jim Nichols 7/29/2004 06:23:00 PM [+] ::
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The Democratic Convention
Maybe I'm justbuying into the hype but I feel pretty confident for the first time that Kerry can beat Bush.

:: Jim Nichols 7/29/2004 04:58:00 PM [+] ::
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Al Sharpton rocks...

:: Jim Nichols 7/28/2004 05:45:00 PM [+] ::
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I just rented Bad Santa with Billy Bob Thornton and Lauren Graham.  Its funny as shit.  Its all about being a shitty drunk santa claus that robs malls.

:: Jim Nichols 7/27/2004 10:25:00 PM [+] ::
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I have a real problem with putting kids on stage.  Kids don't know what they think, they aren't mature adults.

:: Jim Nichols 7/27/2004 07:19:00 PM [+] ::
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Dean's speech wasn't much to write home about.

:: Jim Nichols 7/27/2004 06:19:00 PM [+] ::
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Dean got a big ovation.  Good for him.  He gave the democrats a backbone again.

:: Jim Nichols 7/27/2004 06:10:00 PM [+] ::
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I saw Micheal Moore on O'Reilley.  Moore is a putz who isn't a very good debater.  I thought his movie sucked, it was drawn out and mostly Liberal masturbation.  Don't get me wrong Bowling for Columbine was a really good movie.  911 wasn't.

:: Jim Nichols 7/27/2004 05:57:00 PM [+] ::
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I still haven't decided if I'm voting for Nader or not. I gave Kerry money I might still give Nader my vote. AlterNet: Why Is Everybody Picking on Poor Ralph?:

"the best reason that Nader should run, beside the fact that it's his right, is that he will be the only presidential candidate that will stress rigid environmental protections, corporate responsibility, massive funding on public education and health care, a minimum wage increase, and a speedy withdrawal from Iraq. He will also stress long overdue, and much needed campaign reform. That would include more public funding, same day voter registration, equal access to TV time for qualified independent candidates, and instant run offs. He would also rekindle the debate on proportional representation."

:: Jim Nichols 7/26/2004 01:49:00 PM [+] ::
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Ted Turner on the big media problem AlterNet: MediaCulture: My Beef With Big Media:

"The founder of CNN explains why big media conglomerates pose a serious danger to democracy."

"In the media, as in any industry, big corporations play a vital role, but so do small, emerging ones. When you lose small businesses, you lose big ideas. People who own their own businesses are their own bosses. They are independent thinkers. They know they can't compete by imitating the big guys – they have to innovate, so they're less obsessed with earnings than they are with ideas. They are quicker to seize on new technologies and new product ideas. They steal market share from the big companies, spurring them to adopt new approaches. This process promotes competition, which leads to higher product and service quality, more jobs, and greater wealth. It's called capitalism."

:: Jim Nichols 7/26/2004 01:30:00 PM [+] ::
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Industries & Communities - bizjournals.com:

"With Georgia's obesity costs weighing in slightly above the national average, businesses, government agencies and hospitals are feeling the bite of an epidemic that continues to drive up health-care costs."

:: Jim Nichols 7/26/2004 06:55:00 AM [+] ::
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